Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Heavy rain expected in March of 2014. From The Hollywood Reporter: Paramount and New Regency have settled on a release date for Noah, the Biblical movie to star Russell Crowe that Darren Aronofsky is directing. The new retelling of the Noah’s Ark…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Catholic group slaps the Three Stooges. Then pokes them in their eyes and hits them on their heads with a rubber hammer. Just kidding.  From The Hollywood Reporter:  The Catholic League is in an uproar over the way nuns are depicted in…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Amid controversy, plug is pulled in Mel Gibson’s Judah Maccabee story. From TheWrap: Warner Bros. has put on hold a controversial Mel Gibson movie project about the Jewish Maccabee revolt in the 2nd Century B.C. after reading the script by writer Joe Eszterhas, TheWrap…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. A saint’s story headed for theaters. Filmed in Europe (in English),  Restless Heart: The Confessions of  Augustine , which tells the epic story of  the inspiring saint, is being prepped for a fall release. Says Pope Benedict XVI: “We hope that many…

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