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Mission: Possible: To bring positive, inspirational messages back into the global marketplace. Such is the goal  of Mission Pictures International (MPI), the global film financing and distribution company founded by Cindy Bond and Chevonne O’Shaughnessy in 2008. Based in Los Angeles, MPI’s goal is to seek out the very best in uplifting, values-based entertainment (often…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. HBO renews crappy show. From Hollywood Reporter: HBO kicked off Wednesday’s Television Critics Association Tour session by announcing it has picked up Bill Maher’s show, Real Time With Bill Maher, for a 10th season. 2. Maher mocks Beck’s Israel speech. From The…

Here are today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Mrs. Miller sees series potential in Simon…  I had the opportunity to ask actress Robin Lively (Twin Peaks, Chicago Hope) about her role as Meredith, the loyal wife of the mysterious title character in Who is Simon Miller? The film, the seventh…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. I just had the pleasure of talking with music industry exec-turned- movie producer/writer Galley Molina about I’m in Love With a Church Girl, his upcoming semi-autobiographical film about a drug trafficker who has his life turned around by the love and faith of a…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Oslo shooter watched Dexter. Among the excerpts from the Norwegian terrorist’s so-called manifesto reportedly was this: “I am currently watching Dexter, the series about that forensic mass murderer” Comment: Of course, no TV show is to blame for the actions of a…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Glenn Beck: “I am a Jew!” From The Blaze: In Glenn Beck’s keynote speech at the Christians United for Israel summit in Washington, D.C.Tuesday night he boldly stated, If the world goes down the road of dehumanizing Jews again, “then count me…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Pro gay marriage video mocks Christians. From The Christian Post: A website in support of gay marriage in Minnesota has come out with a new vulgar video in which actors mock and slander Christians and even show two young boys kissing each other.…

This year’s HUMANITAS Prize nominations have been announced honoring TV and movie who create stories that are  “truly and deeply explore the human experience in a way that both entertains and enlightens.” Nominees include: Feature Film Category ($10,000) 127 HOURS Written By: Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy THE FIGHTER Written By: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Is Rupert Murdoch’s media empire crumbling? From The Wrap: Now more engulfed than ever in a virulent phone-hacking scandal, it appears that Rupert Murdoch’s days amid the upper echelons of media moguldom are numbered. With resignations and arrests occurring daily among News…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Debate over the existence of hell continues to heat up. From (what else?) The Blaze: Rob Bell’s recent best-selling book, Love Wins, sparked huge controversy inside and outside the evangelical church, questioning if people actually go to hell…Now three follow-up books—fast tracked by Christian…
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