I like Bandslam: see my review at Eye on Entertainment August 2009 St. Anthony Messenger. It’s entertaining and a big vote for the arts in the curriculum. Then there’s Ponyo click here and scroll down to CAPSULES. I saw it at the Venice International Film Festival last year; this is a longer review: Ponyo click here and scroll down. The TV ads make Ponyo look like a linear tale; it is not according to the English subtitles we saw... Read more
When I saw my friend’s Rae’s list on Facebook it made me think of some older films that I really enjoyed or found inspiring (and the books – all except “I know where I am going” – if there is a book I haven’t read this one.) 1. Rebecca 2. Jamaica Inn 3. All this and Heaven Too 4. To Sir, With Love 5. The Song of Bernadette 6. Northwest Passage 7. I Know Where I’m Going (Wendy Hiller and Petula Clark!)... Read more
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My friend and colleague Harry Forbes has launched a new blog: Forbes on Film & Footlights Harry is a wonderful film critic, and I am glad to see him reviewing the stage, The Great White Way (and other venues), as well. Be sure to add Harry’s blog to your RSS feed (he sometimes gets to the movies before I do!) Harry has a wonderful background (this resume is from the “about” section of his blog): “Harry Forbes has most recently... Read more
Although Hollywood Jesus reviewer Elizabeth Leitch (“Elisabeth is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, with a BA in Literature-Writing”) gives Judd Apatow’s film an excellent review that does find the “deeper” themes that the writer/director meant for audiences to notice, I am underwhelmed – totally. And I wanted to like it. Here’s what I wrote to a Christian filmmaker/critic/theologian; trying to understand the penile-centric, genital grunge film (remember, I am not a film critic that wilts in... Read more
The John Paul II International Film Festival is taking place in Miami October 20-November 1. The planners are working very hard at putting together a festival about cinematic art and humanitarian themes through the lens of faith. One of our sisters, Sr. Helena Burns, fsp, will be a panelist at the festival. This YouTube video is a good look at what the festival hopes to do; check it out! <a href=”http://”> Read more
I have been spending some time on Facebook recently (Rose Pacatte) and everyone is doing these lists on Notes on their profile pages. So I decided to start some lists of my own. Here is a list of my 12 favorite lives of the saints. I have read much hagiography over the course of my life, but these stand out as really good reads. Of course, when I was in the postulancy and novitiate more than 40 years ago our... Read more
I don’t have time for a full review but if you want to be charmed by a film about life, love and food – get thee to a theater. Meryl and amy do it again. Oh, and Norah Ephron and Stanley Tucci as well. Read more
Click on the tab above to read news about the parish that built its own movie theater in their catechetical complex! Read more
Yes, 42 years ago, on August 5th, a Saturday and the feast of Our Lady of the Snows (now called the commemoration of St. Mary Major), I flew from San Diego via American Airlines to JFK, stayed in the terminal for a few hours because of a thunderstorm (had supper with my Uncle Richard who my mom alerted) and then onto Boston. We (Sr. Mary Thecla and another aspirant) arrived very late. If you can believe it, Mother Paula... Read more
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