Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Would you watch this stuff? The broadcast network chieftains are at it again — ordering up pilots and trying to figure out which ones will fly. Here’s the list of what ABC has on its plate so far — along with my thoughts on whether…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. What People Want. Christopher West is a well-regarded teacher, writer and theologian who is, perhaps, best known for making the dense scholarship of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body accessible to a wide audience. He’s also the founder of The Cor Project,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Music makes the world go round. For the past decade, Mark Johnson, a Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer and award-winning film director, has worked with some of the most renowned musicians and producers in the music, film and television industries. As the co-founder of Playing For…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Dave Coulier Going for a PG (Pure Genius) rating. (From The Hollywood Reporter): The comic hopes to recruit the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Tim Allen to headline family-friendly comedy specials in movie theaters…Shows typically will run 90 minutes and include five comics performing.…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The timing is kinda interesting.  While Oprah Winfrey’s interview  with Lance Armstrong airing tonight on OWN is making big headlines, a faith-based film set in the world of cycling has just hit the DVD market.  The Potential Inside, from director Scott Curlee (a former…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Read-letter day. The Dove Foundation, which is known for reviewing movies and DVDs for family-friendly content says it’s now reviewing books, as well. And, like the movies and DVDs the group evaluates, the books will also be eligible to receive its highly-valued “Family Approved”…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Un-Facebook? What 7 Up (aka the Un-cola) is to Coke, HeavenUp is to Facebook.  That is an alternative with a unique flavor all its own.  Whereas Facebook is aimed at the amorphous masses and quite literally seeks to be all things to all…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A marriage made in Heaven. Reality show producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Voice) and his wife Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) have pooled their talents to to produce an epic of faith based on the ultimate bestselling book.  Checkout the trailer for The…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A story for the Americas. Movie to Movement, the Jason Jones-founded organization dedicated to “endorsing and producing films that promote a culture of Life, Love, & Beauty,” has announced a partnership with Renegade Productions and Leo McWatkins Films to present The Blood & The…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. From Big Hollywood: A year ago graphic novel artist Billy Tucci unveiled “Billy Tucci’s ‘A Child is Born’” to critical acclaim. Tucci, a U.S. Army veteran, is an award-winning illustrator known more for Sgt. Rock, capes and cowls than inspirational Christian art...Now Tucci is…

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