PBS Independent Lens Premieres Monday, May 13 Check local listings On May 5 the officer in charge of the Air Force’s efforts to confront sexual assault, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, was arrested for sexual battery in Virginia . The tragic irony of this arrest occurring days before the premiere of the new documentary “The Invisible War” by the Oscar and Emmy- nominated team of director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering, cannot be overstated. This deeply disturbing … [Read more...]
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...]
The following is a statement about this HBO film from SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication. Australian Sacred Heart Missionary, Rev. Peter Malone, gives a detailed review with additional information. The film, by award-winning director Alex Gibney, already aired on HBO in the US (and can be seen on HBOGo or on reruns). MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. 13th March 2013 Clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has been a … [Read more...]
Caption: Marian Kolodziej’s artwork offers disturbing images of life in Auschwitz. “These are words locked in drawings,” he noted. “It is a rendering of honor to all those who have vanished in ashes.” DECEMBER 2ND PRODUCTIONS Story by Paula Doyle, The Tidings He’s a Valley boy and retired Army lieutenant colonel who has had not one but two late vocations. Jesuit Father Ron Schmidt, a son/brother/father to acclaimed Hollywood film editors, is now a grandfather/priest/filmmaker … [Read more...]
The 2013 Sundance Film Festival came to a close with an impressive list of award-winners. Of these, I saw and reviewed seven of them: "Circles" (review below), "The Square," "Who is Dayani Cristal?", "Crystal Fairy," "Ain't Them Bodies Saints?" and "Upstream Color." According to the Sundance website, "The 2013 Sundance Film Festival presented 119 feature-length films, representing 32 countries and 51 first-time filmmakers (including 27 in competition), and 65 short films. … [Read more...]
PARK CITY, Utah – On the day before she entered a Catholic boarding school in August 1967, as a 15-year-old who felt the call to be a nun, Rose Pacatte indulged in a final fling with the secular world. She went to the local drive-in to see “The Dirty Dozen.” While young Rose’s stirrings toward religious life had been inspired in part by films about nuns – “The Song of Bernadette,” “The Trouble with Angels” – she expected that her vows would mean … [Read more...]
I am at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT this week and have already seen several excellent films, some very good and a couple that were just fair. I will be posting about the films and the festival in the next few days. Nine years ago The Windrider Forum: Cinema in Coversation was inaugurated here and I will be participating in this as well. More later! … [Read more...]
I saw 'The Hobbit" yesterday but reviews are embargoed until next Thursday. I caught this Today Show interview this morning and thought I'd share it with you. Nice to meet some of the principle cast ahead of time - though I think I found this more interesting and meaningful having already seen the film. Watch this space! (BTW, keep a look out for Richard Armitage as Thorin ...) Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...]
James Balog is an avid adventurer, photographer and photojournalist who was born in Pennsylvania, went to St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey and on to Boston College. At a recent press day for his newest film “Chasing Ice” he described himself as some one who has always been interested in the intersection or “contact zones” between nature and humans. He started out photographing animals, then technology, followed by trees and then the role of human activity in climate … [Read more...]
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