Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Crowning achievements. Crown Media Family Networks (consisting of Hallmark Channel and the newly-rebranded Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel) held its Upfront presentation to advertisers yesterday (3/13) at the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan. Hosted by Crown Media President & CEO Bill Abbott, Executive Programming…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A TV event. The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson’s blockbuster retelling of Jesus’ final hours, will premiere with limited commercial interruption on the UP television network on Palm Sunday. The landmark 2004 film will air as one-night television event at 9:00 PM (ET)…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Ark of triumph? Darren Aronofsky’s Noah movie will finally set sail at the box office on March 28th. While the movie is proving a hard sell for some believers who suspect it will take unacceptable liberties with the actual Bible story (in favor of…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Touched by faith. On the heels of The Bible and Son of God, married producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett are hardly resting on their laurels (which also include Touched by an Angel for her and a slew of smash-hit reality shows for him).…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. (Jim Breuer from his website) Funny act. One of the perks of doing a blog like this is that occasionally you get invited to stuff.  And, so it was that my wife and I skipped our usual Saturday night routine of Doc Martin on…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Good luck, Rob! “I’m announcing my candidacy today for governor of New York State because I’m tired of listening to the fairy tale that everything is just great when it’s just the opposite; I’m tired of watching New York’s decline; living in New York…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. With tomorrow being International Women’s Day, it’s a good time to note that Veil of Tears, a new documentary from Gospel for Asia (GFA) will be released in the U.S.  on March 28. The film tells the untold stories of millions of women in…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. In case you missed it…Here’s last night’s live Google + Hangouts event  featuring Kathie Lee Gifford hosting an hour-long Q&A with Son of God producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. Also on hand were Diogo Morgado (who, of course, played Jesus in both the…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Son of God event at Google + Hangouts. This just popped into my mailbox and given it’s timely nature, I thought I’d  share it with you immediately. LOS ANGELES, CA (March 5, 2014) Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, the husband-and-wife production team behind SON…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. (The Horn Family album cover via iTunes) Singing the Lord’s praises. With a decade of performing over 100 concerts a year under their belts, The Horn Family have finally come out with their long awaited first album. Their self-titled debut effort (following, that is,…

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