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To bring the story of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to the big screen was one fraught with difficulties ever since Brad Pitt optioned the rights to Mariane Pearl’s (Daniel’s widow) book, “A Mighty Heart.” Who would be the right director? Who would play Mariane without over-dramatizing her agonizing story? How could you…

Who knew that the story behind the tale of Peter Rabbit could be a perfect date movie, a family friendly drama, and a feminist–not to mention environmental–manifesto all at the same time? In the style of “Finding Neverland,” “Miss Potter,” released this week on DVD, whimsically chronicles the life of children’s author Beatrix Potter from…

“Evan Almighty” is good, clean family fun. And I know this because the 4-to-7 year olds sitting around me kept up a giddy, running commentary about everything on screen: “Look Mommy, sheep!” “Look Mommy, his beard won’t stop growing,” they’d say, squealing with glee. “Look Mommy, the lamas spit!” Funny! Yeah. Do you get the…

If you’re a person of faith who loves any time when biblical stories make it into the mainstream cinema, then “Evan Almighty” is for you and everyone you can invite to go with you. But if you’re looking for great laughs, surprising spin, and a compelling story that will take you where you’ve not been…

When Hollywood releases a faith-based movie these days, the marketing plan is sure to include sermon outlines, church-basement screenings and other come-ons for evangelicals. But at this weekend’s debut of “Evan Almighty,” evangelicals will be buddying up to the mainstream. Showings of “Evan” will be preceded by a trailer for “The Pirates Who Don’t Do…

When I was in film school in Los Angeles, I went to sneak previews all the time. It’s a great chance to see movies before critics and friends ruin them for you, and best of all, the audiences are a hodge-podge of teenagers, couples, college students, and families who come for free seats and glory…

Summer Solstice–one of the most important pagan holidays that celebrates the longest day of the year–is today, June 21st. Maureen Sullivan of MSN “set out to find the more popular–and more unusual–solstice-centered events around the country. … Some are spiritual in nature; others just use the solstice as an excuse to have a good time.”…

It’s a zeitgeist double-whammy, as celebutante-of-the-moment Paris Hilton is reportedly reading the best-selling, Oprah-endorsed “The Secret” while finishing out her time at a women’s jail in Lynwood, California. A Hilton representative told TMZ.com that “Paris is spending time reading ‘The Secret’ and ‘The Power of Now.’” As Elliot Mintz, Hilton’s publicist, recently told InTouch Magazine:…

While many artists are out there stumping for their own music, it is such a delight to find albums that promote something more important than the artists themselves–a good cause. “Instant Karma”, a new two-CD set, is doing just that for the Campaign to Save Darfur. Amnesty International has teamed up with Warner Bros. to…

Movie buffs won’t want to miss tonight’s American Film Institute special, “AFI’s 100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition”, on CBS. Ten years ago the AFI did a special celebrating the top 100 movies of the 20th century as decided by a panel of industry professionals. The special has spawned an annual series of film retrospectives including…
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