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“The Bible” beats “The Walking Dead” in TV ratings + “Blind Side” inspiration Leigh Anne Touhy to host GMC TV reality series
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Book of Nielsen. From The Wrap: The premiere of “The Bible” from 8 to 10 p.m. (Sunday night) drew 13.1 million total viewers, rivaling last year’s finale of the History miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys,” which drew an astonishing 14.3 million total viewers. With…
Producer/director/writer Bill Muir hopes family audiences find “The Lost Medallion” in theaters this weekend
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Is The Lost Medallion box office gold? The answer will come this weekend. And on Monday writer-producer-director Bill Muir may well decide if his pro-faith and family adventure tale is to result in two already-written film sequels. Muir, a successful author and publisher, founded…
“Walden Family Theater” to debut on Hallmark Channel
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Cable channels fill broadcast network family movie void. As followed closely here, Walmart and P&G has made a valiant effort in recent years to bring family friendly television back to NBC and Fox via a series of MOW/backdoor pilots airing under the umbrella title…
Easter-themed TV movie “Carpenter’s Miracle” to air on GMC TV as top exec reflects on network’s growing success and future
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Little network that could continues to build successful Uplifting Entertainment brand. GMC TV says it will debut the Easter-themed telefilm The Carpenter’s Miracle, on Saturday, March 30 at 7:00 PM with encore showings at 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM that same night. The movie,…
EchoLight Studios commits millions to support Christian filmmakers + Bill O’Reilly’s next book: “Killing Jesus” + Bible game show scores Epiphany Prize + “Abel’s Field” on GMC
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Hollywood Parables. EchoLight Studios is following through with its multi-million dollar commitment, announced earlier this year, to support the next generation of Christian filmmakers. The fast-growing film production and distribution company plans to spend up to $1 million to produce and distribute a…
It’s Showtime at “The Vatican” as cable network sets “Dallas”-style soap pilot in the political hub of the Catholic Church
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Mass appeal? From The Hollywood Reporter: Kyle Chandler to Star in Showtime’s ‘The Vatican’ Pilot…The Vatican, a contemporary thriller about spirituality, power and politics, is set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic Church. The potential series would explore the relationships and rivalries in…
Serial killers running amok on network TV
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Silence of the critics. From The Wrap: NBC’s “Hannibal” adaptation will occupy the Thursdays at 10 p.m. time slot, starting April 4…The series, which has received a 13-episode order from the network, will feature Lecter and his protege, FBI agent Will Graham, in the beginning…
My favorite Valentine’s Day film: “Joe the Volcano”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. One of the most under-rated movies ever. No doubt about it. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan displayed great screen chemistry. But, for my money, their best romantic pairing wasn’t in their hits Sleepless in Seattle or You’ve Got Mail but in film that…
State of the Union: Sequester this! + Why I’d like to see Dr. Benjamin Carson run for president in 2016
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. An alternative the budget sequester. They say politics is downstream of culture. So, let’s take a quick journey downstream. Here’s my suggested alternative to those proposed across-the-board cuts that were designed to be so devastatingly painful to both the military and domestic programs that…
Death by demographics: A new novel by Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner suggests a dark future when longer life spans meet lower birth rates
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Negative numbers. In the newly-released Fatherless, prolific Christian authors Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner not only collaborate — while each taking their first stab at a novel.(Kurt Bruner, it should be noted has some background in fiction, particularly in radio drama as an…
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