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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. More Heart. Hallmark Channel’s has renewed its original prime-time romantic western series When Calls the Heart for a third 10-episode season. The plan is to roll out a special two-hour holiday episode around Christmas with the show’s new season officially kicking off in February,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Family Ties. Sheryl J. Anderson has been writing episodic television since the early nineties (i.e. Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Dave’s World, Charmed). Her more recent work has included work on the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart and TV movie like UP TV’s…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. (Important Note: Below is my original review of the documentary An Open Secret. The documentary film deals with the issue of child sexual abuse in Hollywood. Some entries in the comments section below (combined with the charity registration issue mentioned in the original post)…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Following success in Chicago (above), the cast of Amazing Grace is now performing the show on Broadway. Simply Amazing. The musical Amazing Grace has its official opening at Broadway’s Nederlander Theater (208 West 41st Street) on Thursday (7/16). I just had the opportunity to…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. (Images from Archie Comics and RiseAboveSocialIssues.com) The rebooted Archie debuted its premiere issue to strong reviews Wednesday (7/8). The original Archie bowed on December 22,1941, just a couple of weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In other words, Archie is no spring…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Jason’s journey. Jason Pamer produced and co-wrote Rape For Profit the critically-acclaimed 2012 documentary praised by Huffington Post as offering a “gritty look at Seattle’s growing problem with sex trafficking.”  He then negotiated a theatrical distribution that landed the film in the top 5 in…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Pure Flix just finished production on God’s Not Dead 2: He’s Surely Alive. This film is the follow-up to the immensely-successful God’s Not Dead which grossed over $60 million last year at the box office. The sequel features a star-studded cast that includes Melissa Joan…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. UP TV promos its first scripted series. Above is the trailer for Ties That Bind. The hybrid cop-family drama will debut Wednesday, August 12 @ 9:00 PM (ET). Premise (from UP’s press release): Allison McLean (Kelli Williams) (is) a tough and experienced police detective…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Vischer’s back. Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer, a pioneer of Christian children’s media, has announced the launch of Galaxy Buck, his first narrative storytelling video series in over a decade. The faith-themed trilogy aimed at kids begins with Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9 which…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A 336-year-old hymn is amazingly relevant today. Carolyn Rossi Copeland, the executive producer of the new Broadway musical Amazing Grace,  emailed me “The president singing Amazing Grace was so affirming that our show is happening at the right moment.” Certainly, the world can use…
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