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Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/16/23 Following up on two of last week’s posts here. The Frasier reboot that is. On Friday, following the premiere of the much-anticipated Frasier reboot on Paramount+,  I self-indulgently posted about my updated version of an idea for a series continuation (aka the Frasier…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/13/23 Family Man. Known for his roles in 1996’s Sling Blade, 2013’s Jackie Robinson biopic 42 (in which he played Pee Wee Reese), the blockbuster Fast and the Furious film series and the long-running TV show NCIS: New Orleans, Lucas Black has reached that…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/11/23 The Isolation Pandemic. In May the US Surgeon General issued an advisory on “the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in our country.” The report asserts that the mortality impact of being socially disconnected is akin to smoking up…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/09/23 Indefensible. That’s the only word I can think of describe this weekend’s cruel and heartless attack on the people of Israel. Speaking of the vicious assault Israel singer-songwriter Don McLean – who penned the song Jerusalem – put out this statement: “It is…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/06/23   b Great America success story. The family entertainment brand Great American Media continues to upset the Hollywood apple cart. For the eleventh consecutive month its Great American Family linear channel is TV’s fastest-growing network – up 185% in Total Day Household ratings…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/04/23 Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz portrays Mother Teresa in Mother Teresa & Me. The acclaimed film (that I reviewed here on Monday) which won first prize Rome’s Mirabile Dictu International Film Festival and has had successful releases in Switzerland, India and Latin America opens as a…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/02/23 Mother Teresa & Me hits movie theaters as a one-night Fathom Event on Wednesday. The English-language movie, which received the top honor at Rome’s Mirabile Dictu International Film Festival, is written and directed Bollywood filmmaker Kamal Musale (Curry Western) and stars Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/29/23 Dean Cain lets his opinions fly. He soared to fame as Superman on the nineties TV hit Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – which, for my money, remains the best screen take of the Man of Steel. Speaking of money,…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/27/23 From the You Can’t Make It Up File: This is the bizarre backdrop for tonight’s second GOP presidential candidate debate simulcasting tonight on Fox Business and Fox News Channel. Meanwhile, a Democrat-leaning African-American minister offers his take on the issues. Movement Forward CEO…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/25/23 Real reality. Premiering nationwide in theaters this Thursday (9/28), The Blind reveals the powerful true love and redemption story of Phil and Kay Robertson before they shot to fame on the reality TV phenomenon The Duck Dynasty. Will and Korie Robertson, the couple’s…
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