{"id":1936,"date":"2012-02-01T10:58:49","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T15:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2012-02-01T11:31:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T16:31:45","slug":"excellent-faith-based-the-way-coming-to-vod-dvd-blue-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/02\/excellent-faith-based-the-way-coming-to-vod-dvd-blue-ray.html","title":{"rendered":"Excellent faith-based &#8220;The Way&#8221; coming to VOD, DVD &amp; Blue-Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong><em>The Way<\/em><\/strong> <strong>making its way to VOD, DVD Blu-Ray.<\/strong> Written and directed by Emilio Estevez , <em><\/em>the powerful and inspirational 2011 film which <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/2011\/09\/the-way-four-likable-people-on-a-believable-and-captivating-faith-journey.html\">I thoroughly enjoyed<\/a>\u00a0 is available Feb. 9, 2012, on VOD on all providers, and the DVD is in stores on Feb. 21, 2012 at a suggested retail price of $26.99 for the DVD and $32.99 for the Blu-Ray. It also is available now for pre-order in the <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/the-way\/id493752706\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes store.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The film stars Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Yorick van Wageningen. DVD bonuses include commentary by Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez and producer David Alexanian, as well as other behind-the-scenes features.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plot Summary:<\/strong> Tom (Martin Sheen) is an irascible American doctor who comes to France to deal with the tragic loss of his son (Emilio Estevez). Rather than returning home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, \u201cThe Way of St. James\u201d to honor his son\u2019s desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn\u2019t plan on is the profound impact this trip will have on him. Through unexpected and oftentimes amusing experiences along \u201cThe Way,\u201d Tom discovers the difference between \u201cthe life we live and the life we choose.\u201d <strong>Highly Recommended.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Way - Movie Trailer (2011) HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o5VZKWcgw6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>BTW, you can video view my interview with Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/2011\/10\/1390.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. The Way making its way to VOD, DVD Blu-Ray. Written and directed by Emilio Estevez , the powerful and inspirational 2011 film which I thoroughly enjoyed\u00a0 is available Feb. 9, 2012, on VOD on all providers, and the DVD is in stores&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,13,24],"tags":[2330,35,1569,2331,100,1684,2332,1570,144,2333,1568,2334],"class_list":["post-1936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catholic-church","category-christianity","category-family-matters","category-movies","tag-the-way-coming-to-vod","tag-1-thessalonians-511","tag-deborah-kara-unger","tag-dvd-blue-ray","tag-emilio-estevez","tag-emilio-estevez-and-martin-sheen","tag-itunes-store","tag-james-nesbitt","tag-martin-sheen","tag-producer-david-alexanian","tag-yorick-van-wageningen","tag-the-way-of-st-james"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Excellent faith-based &quot;The Way&quot; coming to VOD, DVD &amp; Blue-Ray<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/02\/excellent-faith-based-the-way-coming-to-vod-dvd-blue-ray.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Excellent faith-based &quot;The Way&quot; coming to VOD, DVD &amp; Blue-Ray\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here are today&#8217;s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. 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