Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/08/23 The sleeper summer blockbuster Sound of Freedom reaches a new milestone. After shocking industry experts with its stellar domestic success, the Angel Studios film that dramatically tackles the issue international child sex trafficking has claimed the #1 spot in 18 countries throughout Latin…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/06/23 Jeff Allen arrives. In his new memoir Are We There Yet? – My Journey from a Messed Up to a Meaningful Life the 67-year-old veteran comedian somehow finds the funny in Ecclesiastes, the biblical book he says God used to rescue him from…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/01/23 Since I went off the grid off the grid in August: My wife and I saw Barbie. We originally intended to see Oppenheimer but the play times didn’t work out for us. While I still think those Barbenheimer memes were beyond crass, Barbie…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/31/23 In 2023, the fact-based faith-themed hits keep coming. Box office successes like Jesus Revolution (hitting Netflix today) and Sound of Freedom (still holding strong at #4 in its 4th week of release) are proving that there’s a large audience for movies featuring real-life…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/28/23 Murder, She Spoke. Rising multihyphenate Ansley Gordon, who also executive produced and wrote the teleplay, stars as true-crime podcaster Abby Broukes in this TV movie update of Murder, She Wrote (with Gordon playing a younger, somewhat hipper version of Angela Lansbury‘s Jessica Fletcher)…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/26/23 Bill Abbott of Great American Media and Pure Flix Brand builder. As reported here last month, Great American Media has officially merged with Sony’s Pure Flix subsidiary to build a powerhouse faith-and-family operation run by GAM President and CEO Bill Abbott who famously…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/24/23 Images from Warner Bros. & Universal Crass appeal. As the seemingly perpetually offended continue to snipe at just about everything – even popular hits like the anti-child sex trafficking movie Sound of Freedom (projected to tally a nearly $125 million total cumulative box…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/21/23 Angel Studios’ sleeper hit Sound of Freedom starring Jim Caviezel has crossed a major theatrical milestone – pulling in over $100 million at the box office. Since its #1 debut on July 4th (beating Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) the fact-based…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/19/23 Shawn Boskie is livin’ enough dreams for two fellas. In 1998 he concluded a successful nine-year Major League Baseball pitching career that included stints with the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, and Baltimore Orioles. These days he’s a prolific filmmaker. Divine Influencer,…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/17/23 The Chosen, from Angel Studios Is a guardian angel looking after the producers of The Chosen? It seems so. From Deadline: The prayers of The Chosen fans have been answered with news that season four of the popular Jesus of Nazareth series has…

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