openly calls for the destruction of Israel<\/a> proves its intolerance once again.\u00a0 Next time, we’re fighting in this country over tax policy or whatever, we should remember what real evil looks like. Our domestic disagreements pale in comparison.<\/p>\n2. The Mighty Macs<\/strong><\/em> isn’t just another faith-themed film. <\/strong>So say actress Katie Hayek and legendary women’s basketball coach (and former member of the historic 1971 Mighty Macs team) Theresa Shank Grentz. The pair are out promoting the lighthearted film but dramatic film which opens October 21st.\u00a0 The movie tells the inspiring story of how a little-regarded girl’s basketball team at a struggling Catholic college went on to win it all in the early seventies. They told me that they are very happy with how the film turned out but want everyone to know that, while set at a Catholic college, this is primarily a story not of Catholics but of underdogs rising to their opportunity to defy expectations.<\/p>\nKatie Hayek says:<\/strong> I don\u2019t think there’s an overwhelming religious factor to <\/em>(the film). I think it\u2019s a sports movie that has religion in it and I think\u00a0 it humanizes nuns…Its fun like Sister Act and its fun like Hoosiers and it\u2019s a combination of both.<\/em><\/p>\nTheresa Shank Grentz says:<\/strong> When I coached the Olymbic team in ’92, I talked about educating the public about woman\u2019s basketball. I think that if you\u2019re a young person, particularly a young girl, and you have a love of sports and want to play, this film gives you an opportunity to see that there were people before you who went out and believed in their dreams when everybody didn\u2019t believe in them.\u00a0 But they believed in each other. Most films today, sports films, they\u2019re all about men. You have to relate to the spirit of the characters but in this case there\u2019s an actual situation, a visual where young people can (see) the female side of it. I hope everybody and their brother goes to this thing and I hope it has the success of a film like My Big Fat Greek Wedding.<\/em><\/p>\nShe’s right. My Big Fat Greek Weddin<\/em>g was a great feel-good film. And, after previewing The Mighty Macs,<\/em> I can tell you that I too hope “everybody and their brother goes to this thing.”\u00a0 It’s a solid story with characters you’ll enjoy cheering for.<\/p>\nCheck out the trailer:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=acZtRoK1FsA<\/p>\n
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Comment:<\/strong> Yes, the same regime that has allegedly plotted political assassination on U.S. soil<\/a>, has (in all likelihood) trumped up rape charges against a Christian pastor who refuses to renounce his faith (and faces possible execution)<\/a>,\u00a0 has laws allowing for the execution homosexuals<\/a>\u00a0 and openly calls for the destruction of Israel<\/a> proves its intolerance once again.\u00a0 Next time, we’re fighting in this country over tax policy or whatever, we should remember what real evil looks like. Our domestic disagreements pale in comparison.<\/p>\n