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Movie Review: ‘Couples Retreat’ Is a Winner During and After
By
Douglas Howe
Idol Chatter hangs out at the intersection of faith and culture, and such is the exact location of the current film “Couples Retreat.” This has enough laughs to get you through, enough awkward moments to make you squirm, enough drama to sustain your interest and enough text on the topic to send spiritually minded people…
Three New Movies Examine Attempts to Understand God
By
Nell Minow
Three new and very different movies have one thing in common — they all ask their characters and their audiences to think about the nature of God and faith. This week we have a perky romantic comedy with Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner called “The Invention of Lying.” As the title suggests, it is about…
Jon Gosselin Gets a ‘Dear John’ Letter from TLC
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Ellen Leventry
Back in July, I wrote my own “Dear John” letter to Jon Gosselin, explaining that it really was him when it came to my decision to side with “Team Kate.” And now TLC, the cable channel that spawned the whole “Jon & Kate Plus 8” phenomenon, has written their own version of a Dear John…
Roman Polanski: Forgiveness or Accountability?
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Douglas Howe
There are certain things that we Americans tend to forgive. And things that we don’t. So, where does Roman Polanski fall? Hmmnn. I don’t think we, as a culture, are sure. You’ve probably heard that he was arrested in Switzerland this week, for a sex crime with an underage girl dating back to the seventies.…
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