Faith, Media and Culture

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) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcnQjti7hlc Comment: I’ll take a…

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…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFSqf0GUwtg&feature=youtu.be Compelling and inspirational biographical documentary Hesburgh hits theaters nationwide this weekend (Friday, May 3). I just  had the opportunity to view the film and I have to say I was blown away. A highly-recommended portrait of a kind of bridge-building leader the country…

Here’s the latest entry from the crossroads of faith and media: Some Ugly Dolls are poised to take on The Avengers in theaters next Friday (May 3). STX’s new animated musical is being describe as the ultimate underdog (or underdoll) story. The film, which questions society’s ideas about what perfection really is, stars Kelly Clarkson…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media and culture: $18 million + and counting. That’s the domestic box office take so far as Breakthrough (which debuted as Easter weekend’s #3 film) enters its second weekend of theatrical distribution. The film tells the true story of John Smith, a St. Louis teenager who fell through…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media and culture (Holy Week edition): Just in time for Easter: Breakthrough, the miraculous true-life story of a modern-day resurrection,  arrives in theaters Wednesday, April 17. In recognition of the power of the film’s message, I’m reposting an interview I did with Joyce Smith, the mother of…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: President Trump is reportedly screening the movie Gosnell today (4/12) at the White House. The film, based on grand jury testimony surrounding the case of former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell shines an unflattering spotlight on late-term abortions. Gosnell is currently serving a life sentence…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Unplanned continued to surprise industry experts, with a strong box office run in its second week for an estimated 8th place finish. The film earned an estimated $3.2 million after expanding to 1,515 screens. The true of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic…

Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Best of Enemies is a wonderfully humane testament to the power of determination and kindness to change human hearts. I had the opportunity to attend a screening for the film starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell as, respectively, a civil rights activist and…

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