This past weekend, attendees at New York Comic Con saw a teaser trailer for the second season of Netflix’s “Marvel’s Daredevil,” courtesy of Jeph Loeb, the head of Marvel Television. After a “sizzle reel” of scenes from season one, there are some scenes from season two, which is currently in production. Unsurprisingly, a low-quality version of the clip wound up online. Then, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, a high-quality version of the trailer was leaked. Alert fans managed to grab it... Read more
Looking at most fashion runways, one could only conclude that lots of designers don’t like the way women look, since much of high fashion seems intended to obscure the natural female form and remake it in various bizarre ways (the fact that most models have figures more like boys than grown women doesn’t help). And then there’s Los Angeles-based designer Sue Wong. I had the pleasure of going to her Spring 2016 opening last week in Hollywood, and her colorful... Read more
Playboy magazine, which led the charge to turn sex — and the female body in particular — into a public commodity has now decided that less is more. One would hope it’s the beginning of a cultural trend, but these days, it’s not safe to predict much. What we do know is that Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, 89 (likely the combined age of the last few of his wives or so), agreed to a suggestion by magazine editor Cory Jones... Read more
Christianity Today thinks so, in reacting to the announcement on Friday, Oct. 9, on Fox News’ “The Five” by FNC contributor and author Kirsten Powers that she will — actually, it should be happening right about now as I type, at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 10 — be received into the Catholic Church. In a story called “Pope Francis’ Latest Convert: Kirsten Powers,” CT said: Powers, who grew up in the Episcopal Church, became an evangelical about 9 years... Read more
Today on Facebook, actor/director Nick Searcy (“Justified”), who’s currently at the helm of the “Gosnell” movie, shooting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, offered some words of wisdom for his fellow film directors. Notes to future directors: When directing a movie, 1. Wear headphones at all times, whether anything is coming through them or not. They protect you from outside noise. 2. Stay with the crew and the DP on set. Talk to the actors constantly. Make sure they are confident and... Read more
The Bible isn’t all that kind to goats, always leaving them on the short end of the stick compared to sheep. I get it, Christ is a shepherd, not a goatherd. And, of course, God loves all his creatures, goats included. But if the Bible writers had seen this video, they might have had a different attitude. No, I don’t know why the goat kids are in jammies, and I don’t care. Enjoy. Image: Wikimedia Commons Don’t miss a thing: head... Read more
Back when I had just come back to the regular practice of the Faith, I accompanied a friend to Mass at her local parish in Orange County, California. I’d been away for a long time — long enough that, when I used to take Communion as a child, it was on the tongue, on our knees, from a priest, period. Granted, our small-town parish was rather behind on a lot of liturgical innovations (thank God, as it turned out). Anyway,... Read more
In January 2012, I spent a blustery day on the set of The CW’s “Hart of Dixie,” chatting with cast members — including former “Friday Night Lights” star Scott Porter. On the record, we discussed how he’d have liked to have Tim Tebow as a TV brother. Off the record, he talked about designing the engagement ring he was preparing to give his girlfriend, Kelsey Mayfield, whom he met while shooting “Friday Night Lights” in Austin, Texas (she was a University... Read more
Some cultural elites dismissed writer/producer Martha Williamson’s “Touched by an Angel” as lightweight fluff, because it didn’t feature profanity, gratuitous sex or extreme violence. All that demonstrates is that many self-proclaimed cultural elites are arrested adolescents still rebelling against mommy and daddy. They’re eager to shock and titillate and thrill, but not nearly as interested in telling a solid human story. Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Frank Capra didn’t need sensationalist crutches, and neither does Williamson. In her just-renewed movie series,“Signed, Sealed,... Read more
Today, fellow Patheos Catholic blogger Tony Rossi spotlights a new interview with Hugh Jackman, soon to be seen as the pirate Blackbeard in the new movie version of “Pan,” due out Oct. 9. In this week’s issue of “Parade” magazine, actor Hugh Jackman offers a variety of fascinating insights about his life while promoting his latest movie, “Pan.” He discusses his mother leaving his family when he was eight, the Wolverine-type anger that produced inside him, the peace that acting provides, and... Read more
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