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Iranian actress faces harsh “justice” + “Mighty Macs” humanizes nuns while celebrating female empowerment
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John W. Kennedy
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…
A Mitch Albom TV series? + Supporting “The Mighty Macs”
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. TNT’s 2012 slate includes possible Mitch Albom series. The 2011 season is just beginning but development for next year is already underway. Cable networks like USA and TNT have been gaining a lot of traction producing the kinds of shows broadcast networks…
Why America needs “The Mighty Macs” + A Tyler Perry network? + Audiences respond to “The Help” + Will Bert & Ernie tie the knot?
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. America needs The Mighty Macs. I just attended a screening for the theatrical comedy based on the true story of how, in 1971, coach Cathy Rush took the struggling-to-survive (much-less-win) basketball team at the Catholic and all-female Immaculata College (now a co-ed…
Cindy Bond and Chevonne O’Shaughnessy are on a faith-filled cinematic mission
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John W. Kennedy
Mission: Possible: To bring positive, inspirational messages back into the global marketplace. Such is the goal of Mission Pictures International (MPI), the global film financing and distribution company founded by Cindy Bond and Chevonne O’Shaughnessy in 2008. Based in Los Angeles, MPI’s goal is to seek out the very best in uplifting, values-based entertainment (often…
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