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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Comeback story. Texan Richard Wallrath had lost everything — his job, his family, his hope in the future — to the personal demon that is alcoholism. But, fortunately, for him and all the people whose lives he has since gone on to touch what,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s Dolores Hart was a young, beautiful and talented actress who had starred alongside the likes of Elvis Presley (Loving You, King Creole), Anthony Quinn (Wild is the Wind) and Montgomery Clift (Lonelyhearts). By the time she made…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Friend of the Poor: The Pope Francis Story. As reported here on Wednesday, that’s the title of producer Christian Peschken’s just-announced a film on the life of Jorge Bergoglio, the man who would become Pope. It’s a major project with $25 million budget and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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),…

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). …
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