2011-03-30T06:25:39-06:00

  Paramount released the 55th anniversary edition of “The Ten Commandments” in DVD and Blu-ray today. For my capsule review click here and scroll down. Did you know that Charlton Heston’s son Fraser played the baby Moses? Son Fraser narrates the new documentary included in the new release – and says he was born just in time to play this key role! Here’s an interview with Fraser by James Plath Fraser Heston talks about the making of The Ten Commandments As one... Read more

2011-03-27T06:47:46-06:00

The labyrinth   ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Ask anyone who participated in the Religious Education Congress March 17-20 how they would describe the event in terms of art, and they will tell you: It’s the people. Ask author/speaker Jesuit Fr. James Martin and he will tell you that the congress — not Disneyland across the street — is the happiest place on earth. Charity Sr. Edith Prendergast, who heads the Los Angeles archdiocese’s Office for Religious Education, told me that she... Read more

2011-03-15T07:54:00-06:00

When a nun dies Read more

2011-03-11T10:45:24-07:00

    It is so exciting that The Rite premiered at the Vatican! I think it is only the second film to ever do so (the first was The Nativity in 2006). Click on the link and you go to Vatican Radio for the news report and you can hear the broadcast. Congratulations. This is a wonderful film for Lent. Read more

2011-03-11T07:44:20-07:00

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2011-03-07T10:41:10-07:00

  The Catholic Media Group of Southern California, with the Partnership for Spirituality & Film invite you to the     Theme: Peace Making Film Slate: TBD Date: Friday, October 7 – Monday, October  10, 2011 Long Beach, CA – Ensenada, Mexico – Long Beach, CA   Columbus Day weekend Prices: Oceanview Double Cabins: $461.63 total pp Deposit 100.00 PP due  March  18, 2011 Includes $50.00 onboard ship credit Includes donation to Daughters of St. Paul/National Film Retreat; To be... Read more

2011-03-07T07:53:15-07:00

See my review of The Adjustment Bureau: A cry for freedom.   Read more

2011-02-26T11:33:16-07:00

Not long after midnight on March 27, 1996 seven Trappist monks were kidnapped from the monastery of Our Lady of Atlas in Tibhirine, Algeria. After two months in captivity, they were beheaded; their bodies were never found. The monastery was begun in 1934 and located 272 miles south east of the capital of Algiers. The murders of these priests counted among the estimated 150,00-200,000 Algerian people who were killed during the Algerian Civil War 1991 – 2001, among them nuns,... Read more

2011-02-25T06:44:04-07:00

2010 was not a particularly great year for mainstream film. Stories about men dominated the films up for Oscars and it is my guess that these will sweep the awards – and deservedly so in terms of art.  Films are often in production for years so there is no real way to balance releases though we know that stories about men dominate – male experiences and points of view (wait until you see the upcoming “The Adjustment Bureau” with Matt... Read more

2011-02-16T09:14:44-07:00

I am reposting my review … the DVD came out today. REally too bad it was not nominated for an Oscar. One of the most important films of the year – the decade. ‘Waiting for Superman’ by Sr. Rose Pacatte Davis Guggenheim got the idea for Waiting for “Superman” one day as he drove his kids to an expensive private school. He passed a downtrodden public school and wondered about kids who didn’t have a choice. The film’s concept was... Read more




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