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Review: “The Starling” soars on Netflix + Director Theodore Melfi on his ode to marital commitment
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/22/21 The Starling starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd and Kevin Kline lands (and soars) on Netflix this Friday. My review follows the synopsis and trailer below. After that, you can read my conversation with the film’s director (and co-producer) Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent, Hidden…
From “Bill & Ted’s Adventure” to “My Best Worst Adventure”: The journey of a Hollywood storyteller
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/20/21 Joel Soisson’s new Adventure. Perhaps the most prolific producer-director-screenwriter you’ve never heard of, Joel Soisson scored a major success by producing the 1989 cult comedy classic Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and has been working pretty consistently ever since. His own Hollywood adventures…
How Kanye West got involved with a nature series built on Creator theory
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/13/21 Kanye West goes wild. The headline-making Christian rap artist who, according to Politico, is “arguably the modern era’s most accomplished provocateur” is lending his music to the trailer for The Riot and the Dance, itself a provocative new nature series that looks at…
A religious scholar/author tackles 9/11 families’ “Unanswered Questions”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/10/21 Eve of destruction. Tomorrow we mark the 20th anniversary of the event some say began the story of the 21st century. Unfortunately, our nation’s recent departure from Afghanistan, following a two-decade occupation, is feeling like the opposite of victory – with a Trafalgar…
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