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Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/09/23 Trailer Watch. The faith-based streamer Pure Flix spent this past week dropping trailers for upcoming offerings. Here’s a look. Eleanor’s Bench (Series launches June 30th) Vindication (Season 3 set for fall) Films Coming This Fall John W. Kennedy is a writer, producer and…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/07/23 Producer DeVon Franklin is as hot as a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto – and that’s sayin’ somethin’. So, it seems appropriate that his newest feature film Flamin’ Hot (dropping this Friday (6/9) on Disney+ and Hulu) offers the inspirational account of Richard Montañez (played…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/05/23 Photo from Foster Care & Adoption Resource Center website God’s work continues. Last month, to mark National Foster Care Month, I spoke with Kathleen Paydo, author of Fostering Love: A Glimpse Into Foster Care, about her personal involvement with foster care as a…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/02/23 “It’s not how you start the game, it’s how you finish.” That clearly stated optimistic (and true) idea provides a compelling theme for Shooting Stars (rated PG-13 and dropping today on Peacock), the terrific and engrossing origin story of basketball superhero LeBron James.…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/01/23 Young LeBron James. Just as TV’s Young Sheldon reaches back into the youth of Sheldon Cooper, the fictional Nobel Prize winner from The Big Bang Theory, Peacock’s Shooting Stars tells the origin story of the real-life basketball legend LeBron James. Based on the…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/26/23 Way to go! In a week when a deal has been announced between Angel Studios, the company behind the hit faith-based TV series The Chosen, and the Hollywood entertainment powerhouse Lionsgate allowing the latter company to represent sublicensing for the show worldwide (for…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/24/23 Pure Flix presents its wares at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando. The event, which opened Monday with remarks by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (who reportedly is officially jumping into the 2024 GOP presidential race tonight), continues as the streamer’s leadership team…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/22/23 The National Religious Broadcasters Convention kicks off tonight night in Orlando with opening remarks from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis, of course, is expected to soon join the growing list of challengers to former President Donald Trump, the far-and-away front-runner (as of now)…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/19/23 Channeling the future of TV. Over the past week or so I’ve reported on the upcoming slates of the successful faith-based distributors Angel Studios and Pure Flix. We’ve also seen the so-called mainstream broadcast networks (including, in order, CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC and…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/17/23 It’s not often Fox News and CNN agree on something. Yet both networks’ websites recently ran in-depth stories about the impact faith entertainment is having today. Is faith-friendly entertainment finally getting the respect it deserves? I asked Pure Flix Chief Content Officer Linda…
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