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I’ve been away for a while – due to a combination of reasons good and bad (i.e. book deadlines, TV pilot work, storm-related blackouts, site glitches, etc.) But, hopefully, today’s effort somehow finds its way to you. Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Remembering 9/11. Odyssey Network’s inspirational…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Ryan McPartlin (aka Captain Awesome of Chuck) talks about his lead role in Game Time: Tackling the Past. The emotional football-themed family drama is the eighth presentation of the well-received Walmart-P&G Family Movie Night franchise. This latest entry debuts tomorrow night (Saturday, Sept. 3rd)…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. The Help “blind sides” box office competition. From The Wrap: The phenomenon known as “The Help” could bring another aftershock to the box office this weekend: The smart money is that the Disney/Dreamworks dramedy wins the weekend for the second time in…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1.  Ricky Gervais “crucified” on cover of New Humanist Magazine. From The Christian Post: The September/October issue of the magazine features Gervais shirtless, but in jeans, holding a mic stand across his back as if he was being crucified. The words “atheist” in…

Bill Reilly, recently left his creative post at the multi-faith production group Odyssey Networks after a successful 12-year stint , is now busier than ever. I caught up with the creative producer on the phone the other day and, I must say, his roster of current projects is both interesting and impressive. For instance, he’s…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Hard times over for R.J. From The Wrap:  After two seasons, MTV has canceled “The Hard Times of RJ Berger.” The series starred Paul Iacono as an unpopular schoolkid whose life is changed when his oversized manhood is discovered. Comment: Whether you…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. America needs The Mighty Macs. I just attended a screening for the theatrical comedy based on the true story of how, in 1971, coach Cathy Rush  took the struggling-to-survive (much-less-win) basketball team at the Catholic and all-female Immaculata College (now a co-ed…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Television makes strange bedfellows. From The Wrap: Gloria Steinem is no fan of NBC’s upcoming “The Playboy Club.” In the 1960s, the feminist icon rose to public attention after posing as a Bunny in the New York Playboy Club for an investigative…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1.  Credit Where Credit is Due Dept. From The Daily Caller: Monday, the National Organization for Women (NOW) spoke out against Newsweek’s most recent cover, which features an extreme close-up of Michele Bachmann and the title “The Queen of Rage.” “It’s sexist,” NOW…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Time to redefine The CW Network?  From The Hollywood Reporter: It’s not like The CW is printing money, most of its shows get beat by cable channels that have done a better job of attracting that core audience (hello MTV, hello ABC Family) and,…
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