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‘In the Land of Women’: Avoid at All Costs

posted by Donna Freitas

I should have listened to New York Times film critic Stephen Holden, who called “In the Land of Women” meek and mopey, “the film equivalent of a sensitive emo band with one foot in alternative rock and the other in [...]

Kathie Lee Gifford’s New Role

posted by Paul O'Donnell

Two of America’s biggest born-again tabloid sensations are getting together in a stage musical with all the hoopla of a tent revival meeting. One is Kathie Lee Gifford, the public Christian and former morning talk-show matron whose repeated bouts with [...]

The Birth of a Mythmaker

posted by Paul O'Donnell

Any Tolkien fan can tell you that J.R.R. Tolkien, a faithful Catholic, was pals with pop theologian C.S. Lewis, and that he laced his Lord of the Rings trilogy with Christian theology. What’s not always obvious, however, is how. What’s [...]

The Kiss Heard ‘Round the World

posted by Ellen Leventry

A week or so ago, I suggested that “Idol Chatter” cover the Richard Gere kissing kerfuffle that was consuming India. It seems the “Officer and a Gentleman” exhibited what some Indians consider less than gentlemanly behavior by vigorously kissing Bollywood [...]

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New Episode of Super Soul Sunday: Oprah and NBA Legend Coach Phil Jackson
NEW SPECIAL EPISODE of ‘SUPER SOUL SUNDAY’ Oprah & NBA Legend, Coach Phil Jackson: The "Zen Master" airs FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 16 at 11Am ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Oprah Winfrey sits down with NBA Championship coach and New York Times bestselling author, Phil Jackson, t

posted 11:40:27am Jun. 11, 2013 | read full post »

TD Jakes Presents: Mind, Body & Soul
BET Networks, a division of Viacom, brings a brand-new talk show "TD Jakes Presents - Mind, Body & Soul" with spiritual leader, educator, and humanitarian Bishop T.D. Jakes as host. Covering a wide range of topics including health and wellness, finance and relationships, Bishop Jakes unearths de

posted 11:58:56am Jun. 04, 2013 | read full post »

NEW EPISODE OF ‘SUPER SOUL SUNDAY’ THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH OPRAH, REV. ED BACON, ELIZABETH LESSER & MARK NEPO
NEW EPISODE of  ‘SUPER SOUL SUNDAY’ The Bigger Picture with Oprah, Rev. Ed Bacon, Elizabeth Lesser & Mark Nepo Airs SUNDAY, MAY 26 at 11Am EST/PST on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Pictured here: Rev. Ed Bacon, Elizabeth Lesser, Mark Nepo and Oprah Winfrey at Harpo Studios in Chicago, IL

posted 9:27:04pm May. 22, 2013 | read full post »

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 »


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