Idol Chatter

With the Grammy Awards coming up Sunday, I got to thinking that of all of the plethora of categories and veritable cornucopia of nominated songs, the event is missing what I’d consider to be the most important and relevant category. Where is the “Most Inspirational Song” category? I mean, think about it. For a single…

He called Haiti’s earthquake a “blessing in disguise.” He calls it some sort of retribution for the Haitian people’s “pact with the devil” during the French Revolution. This is about as obnoxious as when he accused martial artists of “inhaling demon spirits,” pronounced pro-abortionists as those who would be “vomited out of the earth,” or…

"Holy Rollers" features themes of faith and blind faith in a film (now at Sundance) about a Hasidic ecstasy dealer.

A new film"Lourdes" is one of many movies with religious themes at Sundance.

Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock look to be the Oscar favorites.

It’s another hit for Al Aqsa TV. Hamas’ terrorist TV channel — which (according to the NY Post) “routinely indoctrinates kids by portraying Israelis as ghouls — is launching a new cartoon series that depicts another enemy, the Palestinian Authority police.” The NY Post reports that the pilot episode was a huge hit in the…

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,…

A new series follows women as they decide whether or not to have an abortion.

Pamela was bid "auf wiedersehen" on last night's "Project Runway," but has the show bottomed out by allowing Ping to stay?

A few years ago, John Travolta–probably better known for his affiliation with the Church of Scientology than his acting at this point–stepped in to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, jetting in food and meeting with the folks of Louisiana. Now, Travolta is doing the same to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. In a…

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