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“The Way” and “Doonby” receive high-level Catholic endorsements + Magic Johnson’s new TV network
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s “Way” with words. During his historic address to Pope Benedict over the weekend, New York’s newly-elevated spiritual leader offered something of a movie review: “We as believers, must have at heart even those people who consider themselves agnostics or…
“The Way” and “The Mighty Macs” hit the home video market + Tyler Perry’s latest
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. The Way and The Mighty Macs out on DVD today. The Way, in my view, is the better of the two but both are recommended faith-themed films with loads of heart and, I think, mainstream appeal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEqNn_kAh7Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-dO0LfXItQ 2. And looking good…
Five suggestions for bringing Oprah’s ratings-challenged TV network into its OWN
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. How Oprah Winfrey’s TV network can finally come into its OWN. The media mogul’s year-old TV network scored a ratings bump on New Year’s Day with the debut of her new interview show Oprah’s Next Chapter. But, overall, OWN (a joint venture of Oprah’s…
“The Way” finds its way at the box office while winning a Catholic endorsement + Emilio Estevez on Hollywood values + positive TV and movie development on the upswing
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John W. Kennedy
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…
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