On the 10th anniversary of the release of The Life of David Gale (SPOILERS FOLLOW), I wanted to revisit an essay I wrote about it when it was released. The film is a fictional story about a man who opposes the death penalty and ends up on death row for the rape and murder of a woman, his best friend, who works for an anti-death penalty organization. At that time many critics deemed David Gale to be a “heavy handed” message movie. Perhaps, but I think it opened a door to talk … [Read more...]
In John Sexton’s passionate book about the game of baseball, “Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game: Seeing Beyond the Game” (Gotham/Penguin, 2013), he describes the mysticism of the game in perfectly accessible terms: “Baseball, as it turns out, can help us develop the capacity to see through to another, sacred space. Indeed, the more we come to appreciate the sport’s intricacies and evocative power, the clearer it is that it shares much with what we … [Read more...]
April 1 Part One ET/PT 9-11PM (check local listings) April 2 Part Two ET/ 9PM-12AM (check local listings) Independent Lens/Frontline Robin Charboneau is a young divorced single mother of two, an Oglala Sioux woman living on the Sprit Lake Reservation in North Dakota. We first meet her as she walks home in subzero weather after twenty days in a rehab facility for alcohol abuse and its causes – extreme sexual abuse form a young age. Once home she invites a tribe … [Read more...]
Hanoverhill Starbuck (1979-1998) was a Canadian bull that sired 200,000 daughters around the world -- just under 37,000 in Canada alone. He also sired 209 proven sons, all through artificial insemination. 685,000 doses of his semen was sold in 45 countries globally, earning almost $25 million. David Wozniak (Patrick Huard) is a 42-year old loveable ne'er do well whose code name was “Starbuck” at the Montreal fertility clinic where he was a habitual donor 20 years ago -- and … [Read more...]
When it was announced March 13 that the church had a new pope who had taken the name Francis, the first thing that popped into my head was, "St. Francis was the first one to reach out to Islam." This fact had just recently had been reinforced when I screened a new documentary from Franciscan Media, "In the Footprints of Francis and the Sultan: a Model for Peacemaking." Talk about great timing for the release of this two-part DVD written and produced by Franciscan Sr. Kathleen A. … [Read more...]
Deadline Hollywood broke the news this morning that Nikos Kazantzakis 1954 novel "Christ Recrucified" has been acquired by Grindhouse Pictures, a company that seems to have only one other film to its credit, "Gabriela", 2001. The new film will be re-titled "Christ is Risen." Click here to read the entire article on Deadline Hollywood. Amazon's description of the novel says: "The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play … [Read more...]
On Facebook today the great American film critic Roger Ebert posted a link to this story about what some fans believe is the greatest science fiction movie ever -"Blade Runner" and I'm sharing the REDDIT Salon story here. One executive's comment said, "The movie gets worse with every screening." Click here to see the actual notes. "Blade Runner" (1982) was directed by Ridley Scott starring Harrison Ford is loosely based on the 1968 sci-fi novel by Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) "Do … [Read more...]
According to the Hollywood Reporter, in various announcements since mid-Feburary, this new series "The Vatican" is helmed by Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott (Prometheus, The Good Wife) and Paul Attanasio (House). It is set to star Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies), Matthew Goode (Watchmen), and as of yesterday, when Pope Francis was elected as Pope, Ewan Bremner (Trainspotting), was added to the cast. Click here to read today's announcement and to catch … [Read more...]
I just signed up! Now praying that the smoke will turn white during the day. We have a relay set up between the mom of one of our sisters on the east coast. Since the first burning will be about 10:30am on Wednesday, March 13 ROME time, it will be 5:30am ET, and 2:30am PT. So mom will text - we know she'll be prompt! But this website might work, too. Come Holy Spirit... … [Read more...]
In "Beyond the Hills," a young woman, Alina (Cristina Flutur), returns home to Romania after living and working in Germany for several years. She visits her childhood friend Voichita (Cosmina Stratan), who is a novice in a Greek Orthodox monastery in a remote area. Both women were raised in a state orphanage and seem to have had an intimate relationship in their teen years that Alina now wants to rekindle. Voichita, however, wants to be kind but is focused on dedicating her life to God and … [Read more...]
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