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“Unlimited” executive producer Harold Finch honored by alma mater
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A life well lived. That pretty sums up the ongoing life of Harold Finch, the NASA engineer turned motivational speaker/author/entrepreneur/movie producer — though it doesn’t quite convey his whole story. Harold, a very nice man who I met on the set of his upcoming…
Who is Pope Francis? Authors talk about about new book that provides insight into new pontiff in “His Own Words” + film about new pontiff in the works
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Out now: Pope Francis: His Life in His Own Words (Putnam). Award-winning journalists Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti’s authorized bio of the first Latin-American pontiff is the result of a series of interviews with Jorge Bergoglio conducted over the course of two years when…
Mark Burnett follows up “Bible” miniseries success by shopping series about early Christians to networks
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Following up on a mega-success. From The New York Post: Mark Burnett is quietly trying to find a home for his television follow-up to “The Bible.” The History channel, which averaged a record-setting 13 million viewers for the original mini-series in March, has not…
“Lancaster County” chronicles continue on Hallmark Channel + Redemptive drama “Deep in the Heart” on DVD + “The Bible” heading to theaters
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Beyond The Shunning. Hallmark Channel has set Saturday, May 11 (9:00 PM ET) for The Confession. The Hallmark Channel Original Movie is a sequel to The Shunning which scored very well for the network in 2011. The story is the second installment of The…
Jim Caviezel starring in inspirational real-life football drama “When the Game Stands Tall”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A movie of interest. With the success of box office success of 42 (reviewed here) once again proving the enduring power of inspirational fact-based sports stories, Mandalay and Sony’s AFFIRM Films division have just begun production of When the Game Stands Tall in New Orleans.…
“Space Warriors” to land on Hallmark Channel in May
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Hallmark Channel sets launch date for Space Warriors. The star-studded world-premiere entry of the weekly Walden Family Theater franchise will debut Friday, May 31st at 8:00 PM (ET). The stellar cast includes Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion),…
How you can help your favorite “American Bible Challenge” team win an extra $10,000 for its charity
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Biblical bonus round. TV’s other Bible-based hit, which airs on GSN (Thursdays, 9:00 PM ET*), will give an $10,000 to the charity of the team voted The American Bible Challenge Fan Favorite. The contest-within-a-contest runs through his weekend. Voting ends May 19th at midnight (PT). …
Chart-topping contemplative nuns to release highly-anticipated follow-up CD next month
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Their debut album, Advent at Ephesus, spent six weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Classical Music Chart and Nielsen SoundScan crowned them the #1 Classical Traditional Artists of 2012, now the Benedictines of Mary, a group of 22 young contemplative Catholic sisters based in the…
Minister/movie producer Brent Martz on the amazing story behind the anti-human trafficking drama “Not Today”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The road to India. In my previous post, I reviewed Not Today, a captivating film dramatizing the plight of India’s Dalit underclass and the ongoing tragedy of human trafficking in India and around the world. I recently spoke with producer Brent Martz, aka the…
Movie reviews: “42” and “Not Today” explore human rights battles of past and present
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Two movies are opening this weekend that call attention to the historic and ongoing quest for human rights here and around the world. 42 tells the story of how the legendary Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson broke through Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.…
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