For all of the negative comments made in the press about the violence or negativity or lack of depth in films, we love to discover and recognize those which have more to offer, especially near that intersection of faith and life. “To Save a Life” is on such positive contribution, opening today. Take your teens,…

By Sara Shereen Bakhshian May contain spoilers The new Sony Pictures Classics’ biopic “The Last Station,” opens with the Leo Tolstoy quote “Everything I know, I know only because I love.” The film chronicles the last year of the life of the acclaimed novelist, where he and his circle of family and friends debate the…

Spiritualityandpractice.com, and its founders Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, has announced its nominees for the Most Spiritually Literate films of 2009. I think it’s a great site and a great category, reminding people of faith to consider not only which films will win Oscar or Gold, but also which ones really stimulated and provoked us…

In 1325 a 21-year-old man named Ibn Battuta set out from his native Tangier on pilgrimage to Mecca that would take him 18 months. And now the story of that journey has become an extraordinary IMAX film, stunningly beautiful, soul-stirring, and genuinely historic. The Hajj, or obligation to visit Mecca, is one of the core…

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