“Veronica Mars” fundraiser for feature film raises $2.5 in just a few hours

March 14, 2013 By 1 Comment
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I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed the UPN television show "Veronica Mars" - starring Kristen Bell - that ceased production in 2005. The New York Daily News reports that the show's creator Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell began a "Kickstarter" campaign to raise funds for a movie and her fans have responded: "The "Veronica Mars" movie is coming to a theater near you in 2014! "In just 10 hours, scores of fans of the hit television show starring Kristen Bell rallied to raise more … [Read more...]

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What people are saying about the new pope!

March 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
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Watch late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's reporter interview people on the street about the new pope! Even though, as yet, there is not a new pope.   Remember, these people will vote, probably marry and have children. These are the people to whom the new Holy Father will want to direct the new evangelization. The good news is, these young people have good hearts. But what a commentary. … [Read more...]

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Feeling grinchy about family movies? Don’t miss “Parental Guidance” it’s one of the good ones

December 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
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  Artie (Billy Crystal) is the sports announcer for the Fresno, CA minor league baseball team. At the end of the season when he is suddenly let go due to the team’s reorganization,  he and his wife Diane (Bette Midler) get a call from their daughter Alice (Marisa Tomei) in Atlanta. She and her husband Phil (Tom Everett Scott), a computer application inventor, are going away for several days and want the grandparents to take care of their three children. Besides, the other … [Read more...]

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“Weaving Life” “Where Do We Go Now?” and a “Girl with a Book” Images of peacemaking in the Middle East

October 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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In the last month or so, a narrative film, a documentary and a poster on Facebook came across my desk. The films were sent for review, but the Facebook poster (or image) arrived in my newsfeed this morning, unbidden, a "share" from my youngest sister. "Weaving Life" a documentary on The Life and Death of Peacemaker Dan Terry - is a film from MennoMedia that will air on participating ABC stations beginning Oct. 21 (check local listings). It is the story of Dan Terry, one of 10 humanitarian … [Read more...]

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Cardinal Dolan & Stephen Colbert meet Fordham c/o Jim Martin, SJ to evangelize anew

September 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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      I was not there last night, where new kinds of Bronx cheers must have been heard when Cardinal Dolan of New York and Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" met at Fordham University. Their host was Rev. James Martin, SJ, a lover of good humor and author of "Between Heaven and Mirth." Here are a couple of paragraphs from Jim's post at "America" magazine this morning and a link to the whole thing. Jim also explains why there was no television … [Read more...]

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Iris – a journey through the world of cinema by Cirque du Soleil

September 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Iris is “A journey through the world of cinema” as seen through the lens (iris of the camera and the human eye) of live theater, street theater, mime, circus, dance, gymnastics, special effects and film. Sister Madonna and I were given free tickets in hopes we would write a review for the faith community that would correspond with a group sales promotion for the show. Sister Madonna had been talking about seeing “Iris” since it opened at the now Dolby Theater here in Hollywood a year … [Read more...]

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Catholic Comedy Night Update July 11

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Listening to Flannery O’Connor

July 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I was chatting with an acquaintance recently about Flannery O’Connor (1925 – 1964) when he told me about a recent find and that it is available on the Internet. In January 2012 “Deep South” online magazine  editor Erin Z. Bass wrote: “Professor of English with a focus on Southern lit and women’s studies at UL Lafayette, Dr. Mary Ann Wilson was cleaning out her office and came across an old audio reel labeled ‘Flannery O’Connor.’ It turned out to be a recording of the … [Read more...]

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Catholic Comedy Night (The Laugh Factory in LA) July 11, 2012

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