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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. MPI acquires top faith titles for international distribution.  The company is heading for MIPCOM, the renowned global film-selling event taking place in Cannes, France (October 8-11), with an impressive slate of values and faith-based films. The list includes family-themed dramas like Last Ounce of…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Mandy Patinkin, my hero. From RTI: Speaking to New York magazine he said “The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do Criminal Minds in the first place.” He added “I thought it was something very different. I never thought…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Here it is! My reason, that is. I co-created and co-wrote the thing with a guy named Michael Jue.  Actually, in all fairness, the idea started with Michael. He came to me with an original one-line pitch for a TV series that, quite honestly,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The halo effect. GMC TV, riding a ratings wave thanks, in part, to the success of recent feel-good TV movies like The Heart of Christmas, Raising Izzie and Somebody’s Child  continues to expand  its programming slate with a deft mix of original movies and…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Kickstarting faith-based films. Movie to Movement  has launched Your Film Fund (YFF), a grassroots crowd-funding site aimed at helping producers sidestep the usual Hollywood gatekeepers to get positive, life-affirming movie projects financed via financial support from average folks who simply want to support such works. …

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Two films celebrating the rights to life and religious liberty hit the DVD/Blu-Ray market today. And, of course, speaking of 9/11, you may also want to check out this one from the Erwin Brothers (makers of October Baby). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1g3NEeWm3Q Encourage one another and build…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. First of all congratulations to my friend Anthony Sacramone whose excellent faith-centric satirical blog Strange Herring has just broken into the Top 50 of all religion blogs as ranked by Technorati. In praise of sarcasm? It’s interesting that I read the news of Strange…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Who am I to argue with Chuck? The action icon is currently backing both Mitt Romney for president and this movie. I haven’t actually seen this film which is about a small-town mayor moved by the death of his soldier son overseas to stand…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Be all that you can be! So said the U.S. Army and so says Gus Lloyd. If you’re a fan of SiriusXM’s Catholic Channel, you’re no doubt familiar with the upbeat brand of Christianity espoused by Gus via his long-running morning drive-time Seize the…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Pro-life film set to debut at MIPCOM. October Baby, written, produced and directed by Jon and Andy Erwin, will be distributed to audiences this fall through Mission Pictures International (MPI) and Provident Films.  Provident Films Sr. Vice President, Ben Howard, and MPI co-founder Cindy…
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