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Every generation has its signature Catholic movie: Bing and Barry Fitzgerald in “Going My Way,” Julie Andrews nose-wrinkling her way through “The Sound of Music,” the ambivalent faith and flawed priests of 1984’s “Mass Appeal,” Mel’s militant metaphysics in “The Passion of the Christ.” Late last year, Colleen McDannell, the authority on the “material culture”…

While Miley Cyrus is on the cover of the latest issue of TV Guide Magazine promoting her new album and new movie–as well as virginity and the fact that God is one of the seven things she can’t do without–I can’t say it’s been a great week for Miley in the press. Though the Vanity…

Earlier this week I posted the trivia question “How many Oscar winners have planned Satan in the movies?” Though Hollywood has featured the Devil in many movies–from the ridiculous Adam Sandler comedy “Little Nicky” to the thriller “End of Days”– very few actors who have played the Prince of darkness have also won an Oscar.…

If you’re a sports movie fan, you’ll love our new gallery: Top 20 Inspirational Sports Movies of All Time. It includes some of your favorites–like “Rocky I” and “The Karate Kid”–but you may be surprised by some of the other picks. Check it out, and let us know about the movies we’ve missed by posting…

The Internet sensation Stuff White People Like has just been released in book form. The items listed on the satirical website receive more detailed treatment, but surely, amidst the affection for organic food (#6), yoga (#15), and public radio (#44), there should be an entry for Coldplay. Their earnest, arena rock turns most people (except…

If you are like me and you didn’t get a chance to see Ben Stein’s controversial documentary before it was pulled from theaters due to a lawsuit brought by John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, you may have another chance in the coming months. The trade paper Variety has reported that a judge has thrown out…

Are you excited about the Beijing Olympics? Get yourself ready to watch the 2008 games by reliving some of the most inspiring moments of Olympics past. For the documentary “Let It Out: The Movie” Kleenex traveled around the country asking both former Olympians and regular American sports fans to talk about the moments that meant…

The art of Andres Serrano has been derided in the crudest ways. Now it seems those comments, at least the most potty-mouthed, are all true. The artist, who has long experimented with bodily fluids in his photographs, will display his images of animal feces, including a human being’s (his), at a gallery in New York…

I feel a certain amount of pride that I’m one of the folks who jumped on the Mormon Mom Stephenie Meyer “Twilight” bandwagon back when the very first book was still in galleys. I remember getting the bound paperback ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) from an editor friend with only a Post-It attached to the front…

For this weeks summer movie trivia question I thought I’d try the flip side of last week’s movie question about angels, and started thinking about the famous actors who have played Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub–you get the idea. So today I’m asking: How many Oscar winners have played Satan–not a demon, not just a supernaturally evil…
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