Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Harriet, the real-life story of  the iconic woman of African-American freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman will arrive in theaters on November 1st. The Focus Features release stars Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo (Widows, Bad Times at the El Royale), Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton, Murder on the Orient Express),…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Season 12 0f Heartland premieres on SVOD and the UP app on July 25th. Rising UP. Heartland, based on a series of books by Lauren Brooke, debuted on Canada’s CBC on October 14, 2007 and has since gone on to become that country’s longest-running…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith opens next Friday (June 28). Rated PG-13. Synopsis: A Mormon missionary family in 1960’s Tonga faces the ultimate test of faith when their newborn baby boy falls critically ill and they are forced to rely on the…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and med A chilling day remembered. To commemorate the tragic murders of nine African-Americans at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina four years ago,  Fathom Events opens the documentary Emanuel in theaters nationwide on June 17th and 19th only. Those dates are the respective anniversaries…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is set to release Breakthough on Digital July 2 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray/DVD on July 16. Breakthrough was the No. 3 film at the box office its opening weekend, eventually drawing more than $50 million worldwide, and continuing the trend…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Sikh’s have a dream. Nearly 56 years after Martin Luther King’s historic Lincoln Memorial rally in Washington, DC (on August 28, 1963),  the non-profit NYC-based civil rights group Sikhs for Justice is holding a rally at the same location tomorrow (June 6) from 5:00…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: Meryl Streep deserves another award for this. The actress is daring to suggest that the phrase “toxic masculinity” may actually be toxic to boys. Good for her! While the video above makes the point that “toxic masculinity” refers to certain bad behaviors (i.e. bullying,…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: The broadcast networks have announced their fall schedules. Here are my initial takes on what’s new, night my night (New Shows in Red), from a creative and likelihood to uplift perspective. All times are ET ABC Mixed-ish (Tuesday, 9:00 PM) Comment: I’ll take a wait-and-see…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: Photo Finish wins sci-fi honor. With the broadcast TV Networks considering their pilots for the 2019 fall schedule announcements to made next week (more on those next week), here’s one concept I honestly think has potential for 2020 – especially since it’s sizzle reel…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Tuesday May 21. That’s the date the group RIP Medical Debt (co-founded by US Navy veteran Jerry Ashton and financial expert Craig Antico)  has designated as the next step forward in the campaign to end medical debt as a scourge of American society. Much…

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