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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. You heard it hear first. Alcon Entertainment has acquired Hillsong – Let Hope Rise for worldwide release by Warner Bros. Pictures, it was announced today (7/1)  by Alcon principals Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Directed by Michael John Warren (Jay-Z’s Fade to Black), the…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Values have value. I just got off the phone with Dick Rolfe, the visionary founder of The Dove Foundation.  The Dove CEO filled me in on some details about his group’s just-announced deal with the independent content distributor Cinedigm to create a subscription-based online streaming…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Greed isn’t good but capitalism is. And, no, contrary to what Hollywood stereotypes like Gordon Gekko might have us believe, capitalism is not synonymous with greed. Greed, of course is a sin. But Reverend Robert Sirico, the Catholic priest who founded the Acton Institute for…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. My stamp of approval. Signed, Sealed, Delivered delivers its first season finale on Hallmark Channel tomorrow night (6/22) at 8:00 PM ET with Carol Burnett guest starring. The TV icon, whose legendary variety show helped launch the writing career of Signed creator/producer Martha Williamson…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. I’ve been busy since returning from the Variety Family and Faith-Friendly Summit in LA having meetings about an entertainment project of my own which I hope to tell you more about in due course. In the meantime, some headlines. 1. A faith-based Netflix. I’ve…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Dateline Hollywood. Actually Beverly Hills. Like it was for its two previous sessions (which I also attended), Variety’s 3rd Annual Family Entertainment and faith-based Summit was held at the Four Seasons Hotel. Here’s the rundown: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Registration I arrived early…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Doing good while enjoying what you do. Otherwise known as being blessed while being a blessing. And Roma Downey certainly appears to be achieving that dream. The former star of Touched by an Angel is now spreading her wings as a powerhouse producer. Along…

A great “get”! WABC Radio host Rita Cosby, who I used to work with Fox News and whose excellent book I reviewed here,  was granted a rare audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome last Wednesday (6/4), becoming one of the first American journalists to talk with the new Pontiff. With the Pope…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Let there be light! The broadcast and cable networks recently wrapped up their annual upfront presentations in which they locked in and promoted their series selections for the 2014-2015 TV season. It’s amazing to me that — with the exception of networks like Hallmark…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Son of God hits home entertainment market. The successful big screen spinoff of History Channel’s hit miniseries The Bible has just been released on Blu-ray, DVD  and Digital HD. Executive Produced by Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) and her husband Mark Burnett (The…
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