Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Dave Coulier Going for a PG (Pure Genius) rating. (From The Hollywood Reporter): The comic hopes to recruit the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Tim Allen to headline family-friendly comedy specials in movie theaters…Shows typically will run 90 minutes and include five comics performing.…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The timing is kinda interesting.  While Oprah Winfrey’s interview  with Lance Armstrong airing tonight on OWN is making big headlines, a faith-based film set in the world of cycling has just hit the DVD market.  The Potential Inside, from director Scott Curlee (a former…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Read-letter day. The Dove Foundation, which is known for reviewing movies and DVDs for family-friendly content says it’s now reviewing books, as well. And, like the movies and DVDs the group evaluates, the books will also be eligible to receive its highly-valued “Family Approved”…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Un-Facebook? What 7 Up (aka the Un-cola) is to Coke, HeavenUp is to Facebook.  That is an alternative with a unique flavor all its own.  Whereas Facebook is aimed at the amorphous masses and quite literally seeks to be all things to all…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A marriage made in Heaven. Reality show producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Voice) and his wife Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) have pooled their talents to to produce an epic of faith based on the ultimate bestselling book.  Checkout the trailer for The…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A story for the Americas. Movie to Movement, the Jason Jones-founded organization dedicated to “endorsing and producing films that promote a culture of Life, Love, & Beauty,” has announced a partnership with Renegade Productions and Leo McWatkins Films to present The Blood & The…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. From Big Hollywood: A year ago graphic novel artist Billy Tucci unveiled “Billy Tucci’s ‘A Child is Born’” to critical acclaim. Tucci, a U.S. Army veteran, is an award-winning illustrator known more for Sgt. Rock, capes and cowls than inspirational Christian art...Now Tucci is…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Over 100 pregnancy centers are expected to screen Crescendo during one-night premiere event on Feb. 28th. Movie to Movement, Jason Jones’ grass-roots organization dedicated to using films to better humanity, is utilizing the premiere of the 15-minutre film he produced with his Bella collaborators…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Singing praises. Congratulation to the monastic sisters of Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles in rural Missouri. For five weeks now their CD album Advent at Ephesus (which debuted on Nov. 20th) has topped  Billboard magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart. That put singing nuns…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. With the Christmas holiday behind us, a few additional pounds (quite likely) with us and the New Year before us, if you’re like me, you may be considering the notion of finally getting in shape…

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