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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Mini-Review: Pete’s Christmas  – airing 8:00 PM ET tonight (9/8) on Hallmark Channel’s Walden Family Theater Traditional yet hip, Pete’s Christmas is really the kind of family holiday film the broadcast networks used to provide us every year. These days, thankfully, that vacuum is…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A new Christmas classic? That’s what ARC Entertainment CEO Trevor Drinkwater hopes he has on his hands with Pete’s Christmas.  The holiday-themed edition of Hallmark Channel’s Walden Family Theater joins Return to Nim’s Island, Space Warriors, Dear Dumb Diary, The Watsons Go to Birmingham and…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A labor of love. I previously interviewed Corbin Bernsen about 25 Hill, his ode to American tradition that is the Soap Box Derby. Like that film, his latest work Beyond the Heavens is available for DVD purchase or online streaming at HomeTheaterFilms.com, the website…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. No High School Musical. Former Disney Channel star Vanessa Hudgens will get a chance to demonstrate her acting chops in Gimme Shelter. Set for an early 2014 release, Hudgens plays Apple, a homeless pregnant teenager whose life is turned around when she lands in…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Going for it. The Dempsey Sisters, Up TV‘s latest world-premiere movie debuts tonight (11/2) @ 7:00 PM ET with encores at 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM ET. Synopsis (from the UP press release): Petite, take-charge, 27-year-old Deena Dempsey (Denyce Lawton) has been working unenthusiastically…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Weekend viewing option. UP TV debuts its newest original film The Dempsey Sisters tomorrow night (11/2) @ 7:00 PM ET with encores at 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM ET. The family drama, which stars Cymphonique Miller, Denyce Lawton, Teairra Mari, MC Lyte, Valarie Pettiford, Antwon…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Note: I took an unexpectedly long weekend when a computer crash upset my plan to post this Monday.  But, thanks to support from the good folks at Carbonite and Geek Squad, I’m up and running again. My thanks to the techies that helped me…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Family adventure. The Hunters (based on the Joshua Williamson graphic novel Mirror, Mirror) debuts tonight (10/25) at 8:00 PM (ET) on The Hallmark Channel’s Walden Family Theater. Synopsis: Based on the infamous magical mirror from Snow White,  the story follows Paxton Flynn (Robert Amell)…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The family business. The Hunters, the fourth original family movie to premiere under the Walden Family Theater banner premieres tomorrow night (10/25) at 8:00 PM (ET) on The Hallmark Channel. Like Return to Nim’s Island, Space Warriors, Dear Dumb Diary and The Watsons Go…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. He said, She Said (Part 1).  Oxygen appears to have a new hit on its hands with Preachers of L.A., its new reality following six successful church pastors from the Southern California area. While generating strong ratings, the show has also sparked a “prosperity Gospel”…
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