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Idol Chatter hangs out at the intersection of faith and culture, and such is the exact location of the current film “Couples Retreat.” This has enough laughs to get you through, enough awkward moments to make you squirm, enough drama to sustain your interest and enough text on the topic to send spiritually minded people…

iTunes has a new vampire series "I Kissed a Vampire" and it debuts October 13th.

Three new and very different movies have one thing in common — they all ask their characters and their audiences to think about the nature of God and faith. This week we have a perky romantic comedy with Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner called “The Invention of Lying.” As the title suggests, it is about…

Back in July, I wrote my own “Dear John” letter to Jon Gosselin, explaining that it really was him when it came to my decision to side with “Team Kate.” And now TLC, the cable channel that spawned the whole “Jon & Kate Plus 8” phenomenon, has written their own version of a Dear John…

One new book is published about Anne Frank's diary, and David Mamet's proposed film on the subject is rejected by Disney.

There are certain things that we Americans tend to forgive. And things that we don’t. So, where does Roman Polanski fall? Hmmnn. I don’t think we, as a culture, are sure. You’ve probably heard that he was arrested in Switzerland this week, for a sex crime with an underage girl dating back to the seventies.…

What is it about shows and stars from the 70’s that give them an everlastingness? Perhaps it’s because we only had three networks. Perhaps it’s because there were so many of us boomers growing up at that time? Or, more extraordinarily, what if it was simply a renaissance time for our culture? (Okay, maybe not,…

Thomas Nelson is gearing up to release an audio Bible CD set with a cool twist–the biblical characters are voiced by some of your favorite actors. The “Word of Promise” audio Bible is voiced by such reknown film and TV stars as Jim Caviezel (Jesus), Ernie Hudson (Peter), Richard Dreyfuss (Moses), Marcia Gay Harden (Esther),…

Actor Ernie Hudson talks about his role on "Heroes" and whether God plays a role on the show.

Jane Campion (‘The Piano’) returns to the screen with her latest and perhaps best work yet, ‘Bright Star.’ The film, about the poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, the girl who steals his heart and becomes his muse, is the best romance I’ve seen in ages. It’s the perfect portrait of why eros is often…
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