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Sherwood Pictures’ Alex Kendrick talks about “Courageous” + Mel Gibson’s Maccabee matchup
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Courageous opens tomorrow (Friday). It’s the fourth film from the creative folks at Sherwood Pictures, the movie ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, whose previous credits include Flywheel, Against the Giants and Fireproof (the latter film starring Kirk Cameron of…
Weekend choices: “Dolphin Tale” at the movies and “My Run” on DVD + No “Book of Mormon” movie and Muslim cabbies score court victory
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Looking for uplifting movies this weekend? I haven’t seen either of these movies but, if (like me) you’re drawn to inspirational stories of kindness and triumph, they both seem worth checking out. New in theaters: Dolphin Tale New on DVD: My Run…
Mel Gibson’s Maccabbee controversy + Writer-Director Jim Hanon talks about making “Little Town of Bethlehem”
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Rabbi David Wolpe takes on Mel Gibson’s Maccabbee movie. Writing in The Hollywood Reporter, The respected Jewish scholar of Sinai Temple in West Los Angeles says: Apparently it is not enough for Gibson to dislike Jews. He must also expropriate their heroes.…
Why America needs “The Mighty Macs” + A Tyler Perry network? + Audiences respond to “The Help” + Will Bert & Ernie tie the knot?
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John W. Kennedy
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…
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