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Arts & Faith at Loyola Press Interview

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago a blog writer for Loyola Press contacted me for an interview for their "Arts & Faith" page. Here is the interview - thank you so much, Loyola Press (Elizabeth Elliott and Rosemary Lane). Catholic Nun and Film Critic Finds God's Grace at Movies     … [Read More...]

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The “Stories We Tell” is art that reveals truth

May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Canadian director and former child actress (Avonlea), Sarah Polley, has made an fascinating  kind-of documentary about her family, and her parentage especially, in “The Stories We Tell.” From her mother Diane’s death when Sarah was eleven years old, rumors began to circulate that her biological father was not the father who raised her, Michael Polley. Over time Sarah decided to tell her story via a documentary film, even though some cast members are actors. She looks at the nature … [Read More...]

Media Literacy Certificate Course July 7 -13, 2013 Register now!

May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

  Some of the 2012 students on the tour of Sony Studios Announcing our "Advanced Certificate in Media Literacy Course" Sunday, July 7 - Saturday July 13, 2013 Click here for details & registration form For more information contact Sr. Jennifer at … [Read More...]

Your script and how to find a Hollywood literary agent

May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

As time goes by I continue to receive inquiries about writing or reading a script that will save the world and change Hollywood.  Today someone asked me how to get an agent so he can get his script to Mel Gibson. Gibson's office finally replied to him after a year that they will only consider a … [Read More...]

There’s Something in the Air (“Après mai”)

May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

This French film won Best Screenplay at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, but I am not quite sure why. It tells the personal story of the filmmaker Olivier Assayas, a kind of semi-autobiography. It starts off well enough in a high school classroom in Paris 1971, when a teacher reads from Blaise Pascal: … [Read More...]

“Midnight’s Children” and the search for identity

May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Indian/Canadian director Deepa Mehta's cinematic interpretation of Salmon Rushdie's 1981 Booker Prize-winning novel "Midnight's Children" is a vibrant epic that spans about 30 years and has a cast of thousands. It tells the story of two baby boys who were born precisely at midnight on Aug. 15, … [Read More...]

“This is Our Time” is a movie with a message

April 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment

  On the day five friends graduate from college their hopes soar as high as their mortarboards.  Ale’ (Erin Bethea) and Ethan (Shawn Caulin-Young) are brother and sister and are very close with Catherine (Kate Cobb),  Ryder (Matthew Florida), Luke (T.J. Dalrymple). Bob (Eric … [Read More...]

“Remember Sunday” Hallmark’s sweet but improbable new movie

April 19, 2013 By 5 Comments

Hallmark Hall of Fame Sunday, April 21 ABC -check local listings Molly (Alexis Bledel) is a sweet, ditzy, waitress and college student in New Orleans on a first name basis with the traffic man who comes to take the boot off of her car over and over again. She is romantically challenged and … [Read More...]

Hope in disaster from Mr. Rogers

April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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