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The writer and director of last year's off-beat comedy Thank You for Smoking, Jason Reitman has...

Alvin and the Chipmunks has its moments as an animation/live action combo because it targets our cuteness...

If you like sweet films where you have to suspend your disbelief (as my sister...

Director Marc Forster's (Finding Neverland) interpretation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel is warm and faithful,...

This  period drama, based on the book by Ian McEwan, is as tragic as it...

One of the best kept secret treasures of the Catholic Church is its body of...

Earlier this year I read The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznic (2007; Scholastic)....

Christmas 2007 Part I   Welcome to my annual Christmas Letter.  If you are reading...

Christmas Letter Part II   Activities of the Director (PCMS)   In March, St. Mary’s...

More Resources for Navigating The Golden Compass       The Golden Compass: Download a 1 page handout guide...

New on DVD, these three films deserve some commentary. "La Vie en Rose" is probably...

I am probably the last film reviewer to see writer/director Tony Gilroy's (The Bourne Trilogy)...

Now beginning its third weekend, I finally got to see Disney's charming ENCHANTED, starring Dr. McDreamy -...

Media Mindfulness Strategy for The Golden Compass   As a media literacy education specialist I...

New Line Cinema’s latest contribution to the fantasy film genre is director/writer Chris Weitz’s (About...

This will be a brief entry because I don't have much time but I saw...

Champions of Faith: Baseball is one of the best documentaries in recent years. On November 4,...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Several years ago a few folks who love theology, spirituality, and film,...

Jeffrey Overstreet, moderator; Rev. Peter Malone, Claudia Puig, Eleonora Granata, Jonathan Bock, panelists. On Sunday,...

"Lars and the Real Girl" is my favorite film of the year so far. Written...

Robert Redford's new film is a study in how media and politics reinforce the other...

Primo Levi’s Journey – (not rated) Primo Levi (1919 - 1987) was an Italian Jew,...

I am receiving many email requests for information on the upcoming release of the book-into-film...

Written by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Patrick Million, Leo Severino. Directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde.www.bellathemovie.com Bella:...

American & Canadian Media Educators Share 2007 Media Literacy HonorsOn the 20th anniversary of the...

Hi everyone, I have finally created a My Space account; here is the link:

  Bella is a  lovely film about Jose (Eduardo Verástegui), a soccer star, who accidentally...

I am pleased to send you the slate of panelists for the Catholics in Media

Director David Cronenburg (A History of Violence) once again gives us an in-depth look at...

Let me the first to say that Hal Holbrook ,who plays Ron Franz in Sean...