Tyler’s Ride Update It’s Tuesday and time for an all new Tyler’s Ride! See Episode 6 today! This week, find-out what happens when Tyler and Vinnie push Samantha too far. Then, how does a neighbor’s dog help? What happens to Tyler in the park that sets him into a new direction? It’s a new day on Tyler’s Ride! You can watch Episodes 1 – 6 in Fullscreen HD TV on blinkx! Go to www.blinkx.com and send your favorite episodes to... Read more

Just letting you know about these events. Please visit websites for more information. And please feel free to forward this to anyone you think may be interested. 1) Catholic Media Convention Toronto, Canada May 28-20, 2008 Catholic Press Association (USA & Canada) & the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals (SIGNIS- USA and Canada) http://www.catholicmediaconvention.org/   2) Catholic New Media Celebration                             Atlanta, GA June 22, 2008 http://celebration.sqpn.com/about/ Tags: Catholic Media; Catholic Media Conferences; Read more

Happy Days are Here Again in A Plumm Summer   A conversation with Henry Winkler   In 1966 the F.B.I. was called in to investigate, of all things, a puppet-napping of the star of a children’s television show in Great Falls, MT. David Brinkley is said to have reported at the time, “Justas coast-to-coast networks threaten to make local children’s programming a thing of the past, we get this report from Billings, Montana. Froggy Doo has been kidnapped. That’s right... Read more

You can find my review at St. Anthony Messenger’s website: http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Apr2008/Eye_On_Entertainment.asp While I often will write two reviews for a film, I decided that this was about all I can say about “Expelled.” If my column length had permitted it, I would have added links to what a Vatican scientist said about “intelligent design” in 2005: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10101394/ And I would really have wished the filmmakers would have included a Catholic perspective (they mention “Catholic” only once in the film), including... Read more

Summer Theology 2008 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Center for Religion & Spirituality www.lmu.edu/extension/religion (click on Summer Theology)   Meeting Jesus at the Movies Sister Rose Pacatte, F.S.P., MEd in Media Studies RELX 855.01 Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings, June 15 – 17. Sunday class to meet at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 6657 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028; 7:00-8:30 PM.  Monday – Tuesday classes 7:00- 8:45 PM at LMU.  Sunday night’s lecture at Blessed Sacrament is both the first night of the... Read more

If you missed last Sunday’s new episode of Desperate Hosuewives (picking up where the Writers’ Strike left off), be sure to catch the re-run this Friday night, ABC, 8pm. Why? Here’s the write-up from the website: “Katherine is unable to keep some of her secrets; Susan’s young, attractive cousin reveals more than expected; a surprise wedding ceremony has its share of secrets. “ But the reason to watch (and if you are in any kind of ministry, to record) is... Read more

Just by chance I got to see this film on Saturday with my sister Libby, visiting from Sacramento. Enchanting, life-affirming, foot-stomping, inspiring, and fun. The film follows the Young@Heart Chorus from Northampton, MA – median age: 80 – for about seven weeks before they are to go on tour with a new program. Led by Bob Climan for 25 years, the group learns several new songs and deals with life in a way that transcends the sickness and limitations that... Read more

The more I watch ABC’s mid-season dramedy Eli Stone, the more I like it. (Thursdays, 10pm – but airing a new episode this Sunday as well.) Eli Stone (Johnny Lee Miller, Hackers) is a San Francisco lawyer with an inoperable brain aneurism that causes very disruptive hallucinations that lead him to do unexpected – and generous – things. His accupuncterist suggests that his visions might be of divine origin and Eli begins to think that God is asking him to be a... Read more

       Join us for the very first        Cathlic Film Retreat At Sea!                                                                 Theme:        Melting Pots: Food & Family Film Slate: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Big Night, The Grapes of Wrath,  What’s Cooking?           Date: Friday, October 10 – Monday, October 13, 2008                                       Long Beach, CA – Ensenada, Mexico – Long Beach, CA (The first deposit of $25 due 4/08 All deposits totally refundable until June, 2008)   Columbus Day... Read more

Film Study Themes for Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who By Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP Pauline Center for Media Studies         Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, based on the book published in 1954, is an anthropomorphic tale; that is, it is written in a literary form in which human qualities are attributed to animals or non-humans. Having said this, we can then imagine these creatures as persons and make applications accordingly (as does the great Dr.... Read more