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Review: “Dear Dumb Diary” is a smart family comedy
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Family TV staging a comeback on Hallmark Channel. The cable network launches a second season of Walden Family Theater with Dear Dumb Diary airing tonight (Friday 9/6) at 8:00 PM ET. Synopsis: The film, adapted from the popular book series by Jim Benton, features Emily…
As Walden Family Theater launches its new fall season on Hallmark with “Dear Dumb Diary”, the brothers behind the brand preview what’s ahead
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Wonderful World of Walden. At one point or another (and under various titles), The Wonderful World of Disney aired on each to the then Big-3 broadcast networks from the fifties into the nineties. By the time the 2000’s rolled around, the broadcasters (including, ironically,…
Thank God! “The Ultimate Life” is a movie about the value of gratitude + Producer Rick Eldridge talks about bringing his sequel to “The Ultimate Gift” to the big screen
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Ultimate Life mini-review: I checked. Gratitude is not among the top trending topics on Google today. No surprise there. The undervalued value of gratitude certainly just doesn’t much attention these days. That’s why I’m grateful when a movie like The Ultimate Life comes…
Alexa Lindsey of Oxygen’s “I’m Having Their Baby” talks about the reality of being a reality TV star
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A star is born. If you’re a fan of the hit Oxygen reality show I’m Having Their Baby then chances are you witnessed the taped birth of 18-year-old Alexa Lindsey‘s beautiful daughter Enslie. You also saw her decision-making process as she ultimately decided to…
“Sweet Lorraine” is a genuinely heartfelt hit for 96-year-old Fred Stobaugh + Singing nuns continue to get it done
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Sweet Story. Fred Stobaugh, a 96-year-old man from Peoria, Illinois has quickly become the latest viral video sensation. Stobaugh entered a singer-songwriter competition hosted this summer by a local recording studio, Green Shoe Studio. Although entries were supposed to be uploaded to YouTube for…
Writer-director Bryan Coley hopes “Crackerjack” is seen as an outside-the-box movie comedy not-exactly-saintly Christian men
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. “The Road Less Graveled.” That’s how Crackerjack creator Bryan Coley describes the journey of his independent comedy film. Though the film as a Christian theme, Coley doesn’t want it tossed into the faith-based film bin. He says this one’s for the masses. Perhaps the…
Stars allign in Washington for today’s anniversary of Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” civil rights speech
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Dream Lives On. Grammy-nominated and five-time Dove Award-winning Female Artist of the Year Natalie Grant will perform today at the 50th Anniversary “Let Freedom Ring” Commemoration and Call to Action event at the Lincoln Memorial. The event, commemorating the historic speech delivered by Rev.…
Former “700 Club” co-host Sheila Walsh talks about her journey back from the darkness of depression
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke…
“The Price of Fear”: Utilizing the iconic actor’s own words, author Joel Eisner reflects on the life, career and faith journey of Vincent Price
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The legacy of Vincent Price. On October 25th, it will be exactly 20 years since the legendary film actor Vincent Price from lung cancer at the age of 82. Such is the timing of Joel Eisner‘s new book The Price of Fame: The Film…
Recommended this weekend: “In the Meantime”, 2012 Faith & Family Screenplay Competition winner debuts this weekend on UP TV
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Worth two hours of your time. In the Meantime finally makes its debut tomorrow night on UP TV. The film is from Nzinga Kadalie Kemp’s award-winning screenplay from the 2012 UP Faith & Family Screenplay Competition, the winner of which was announced at the…
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