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Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Movie Review: Snowmen (opening nationwide today) Synopsis: Three small town kids, one of whom may be dying, decide to become famous by leading an effort to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by building the most snowmen in one day.…

Here are today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. I recently had the pleasure of taking part in phone conference with Steve McEveety and John Shepherd, the producers of MPower Pictures’ Snowmen which opens in theaters tomorrow (Oct. 21) and follows the humorous and heartfelt story of a group of kids on…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Movie Review: The Mighty Macs (opening nationwide Friday, Oct. 21) Synopsis: The Mighty Macs tells the true story of how Cathy Rush led the women’s basketball team at Immaculata College, an all-female Catholic academy not exactly known for producing winning sports teams,…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. “Way” up. Faith-themed films continue to demonstrate their box office mojo as Sherwood Pictures’ Courageous spends a third week in the Top Ten (8) and The Way boosts its take by a whopping 127% in its second week (moving up 32 to…

Here’ today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. The Might Macs occupy Wall Street then take Philly by storm. The inspirational comedy-drama (based on the true story of the historic 1971 winning season of the women’s basketball at the Pennsylvania-based Catholic academy Immaculata College) opens in over 1,000 theaters nationwide this…

Here are today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Day the Sun Danced. Today (October 13) is the 94th anniversary of an event known as the “Miracle of the Sun,”  the spectacular 1917 event that marked the final apparition of the Virgin Many in Fatima, Portugal to Francisco and Jacinta Marto…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Iranian actress sentenced to 90 lashes. From The Wrap: An Iranian actress has been sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in jail for starring in an Australian movie with a shaved head — and no head-covering. Marzieh Vafamehr, who appeared in…

Here’s today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media & culture. 1. Does TV have a conscience? That question was posed by Laura Zalaznick, head of NBC Universal Entertainment & Digital Networks in a speech before TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), a non-profit group dedicated to what it calls “Ideas Worth Spreading.”  View the video here.…

In limited release, The Way scores well. The new Emilio Estevez film (starring his father Martin Sheen) opened in only 33 theaters this weekend, as of this writing, reportedly pulled in an average of $4,012 in each of them.  Per theater, it ranks as the Number 3 film in the country, trailing only the Hugh…

Here’s today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Courageous stats. The box office strength of faith-based films continues to surprise Hollywood.  Here are some interesting numbers regarding Courageous, the new Sherwood Pictures release about cops struggling with gang violence and their own parental responsibilities. ONE: That’s its among new movies debuting…
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