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What “Passion” Effect?

posted by burb

Remember how “The Passion of the Christ” was supposed to be a wet smack in the face for those jaded sybarites of Hollywood/Babylon? How church basements, not focus groups, would be the new proving ground for America’s blockbusters? After the [...]

Out of the Closet, in the ‘End of the Spear’

posted by ellen leventry

Actor Chad Allen and I have two things in common: (1) We share the same birthday, and (2) we both like boys. That’s right, the man chosen to play the dual role of evangelical missionary Nate Saint and his son [...]

More Faith at Sundance

posted by kris rasmussen

According to a Friend of a Friend, who just happens to be a big-shot Hollywood producer, “Son of Man,” which I blogged about here yesterday, is not the only movie dealing with issues of spirituality and redemption at this year’s [...]

Closing the Book on ‘Daniel’

posted by burb

Now that NBC’s controversial show “The Book of Daniel” is no more, it brings up the question, again: What does a television show look like that is both viable and Christian? Not all spiritual shows are Christian. One of the [...]

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Has your favorite show been "smashed"?
I hope you weren’t too fond of “Smash” or “Go On”. It seems as though ‘Smash’ never quite found the adoring fan-dom of ‘Glee’ (you know, that other TV show based on signing and danc

posted 3:08:31pm May. 13, 2013 | read full post »

NEW EPISODE OF ‘Oprah’s LIFECLASS’ featuring Iyanla Vanzant
NEW EPISODE OF ‘Oprah’s LIFECLASS’ featuring Iyanla Vanzant – Single Moms RAISING SONS airs Sunday, May 12 at 9pm ET/PST Photo Credit ©Harpo Studios Oprah Winfrey and Iyanla Vanzant speak with single mothers raising fatherless sons and help them to overcome the challenges of being an

posted 5:17:58pm May. 06, 2013 | read full post »

MOTHER’S DAY PROGRAMMING ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK
Season premiere of ‘Super Soul Sunday’ featuring         Oprah & Dr. Maya Angelou airs Sunday, May 12 at 11am EST/PST Photo Credit ©Harpo Studios In the first of a special two-part event, Oprah Winfrey sits down with her beloved mentor and internationally acclaimed author, Dr.

posted 3:54:46pm May. 03, 2013 | read full post »

NEW EPISODE OF ‘OPRAH’S LIFECLASS’
Oprah & Iyanla Vanzant / Fatherless Sons - Part 1 & Part 2             airs SUNDAY, MaY 5 at 9pm EST/PST            on OWN:Oprah Winfrey Network Photo Credit ©Harpo Studios Iyanla Vanzant joins Oprah Winfrey for a two-hour special event to address the growing epi

posted 3:35:44pm May. 03, 2013 | read full post »

The Queen is Dead…Long Live the Queen.
Annette Funicello -- the undisputed Queen of the "Mickey Mouse Club" -- has passed away from complications due to Multiple Sclerosis after more than 25 years fighting the disease. She was 70. Pretty, dark-haired Funicello – one of America’s perpetual teenagers – was ‘discovered’ at a da

posted 3:56:52pm Apr. 08, 2013 | read full post »


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