Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. UP, UP and away in 2014-2015. With sci-fi Noah taking on water at the box office, the UP TV network may just tap into that large swath of the audience thirsting for a more traditional (and decidedly less dark) retelling of the Biblical epic.…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. What’s the buzz? Jesus Christ Superstar, which debuted on stage over 40 years ago, is being reimagined for the 21st century as an arena rock spectacular.  A  North American arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground-breaking rock musical is scheduled hit…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Faith journey. Growing up as a member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho, Hattie Kauffman (one of seven children) became the first Native-American reporter and anchor for a broadcast network when in 1987 she was hired as a Special Correspondent for ABC’s Good…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The beginning of the end. Stoney Lake Entertainment has announced that its Left Behind reboot will be released on October 3rd. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, Cassi Thomson, Nicky Whelan, Lea Thompson and Jordin Sparks. The movie is directed Vic Armstrong,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Rough seas ahead? Noah may be riding an opening weekend box office wave that netted $44 million floats to top of box office but a CinemaScore survey of audience members resulted in a very-tepid average score of C. That score pretty much matches my…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A buggy ride down Memory Lane. Tomorrow (Sunday 3/30) INSP will air a special 12-hour marathon to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of NBC’s airing of the two-hour pilot movie for Little House on the Prairie (on March 30. 1974). The pilot, of course, would…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Synopsis (from the film’s website): Russell Crowe stars as Noah in the film inspired by the epic story of courage, sacrifice and hope. Directed by visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. Not really a Bible movie. A posting at The Wrap about this weekend’s box office…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. All the Buzz! I caught this on YouTube from musician/songwriter Tom Fletcher of the British pop group McFly. The video cleverly and sweetly chronicles the pregnancy of his wife Giovanna and the March 13th of their son Buzz Michelangelo Fletcher. As of this writing, it…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Beyond box office success. Despite opening in fewer than 800 theaters, the Pure Flix production of raked in 9.2 million smackers in its opening weekend — good enough to place an impressive #4 on the B.O. — as, yet again, Hollywood finds itself stunned…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Redemption of Henry Myers airs tonight (3/23) @ 9:00 PM ET on The Hallmark Movie Channel. Cast: Drew Water, Erin Bethea, Jaden Roberts, Ezra Proch; Directed by Clayton Miller; Written by Clayton Miller, Charlie Shahnaian and Chris Vanderkaay; Produced by Bobby Downes and…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
Close Ad