Dena Ross: November 2007 Archives

In what is Hallmark Hall of Fame's 231st presentation, "Pictures of Hollis Woods" is sure to inspire.

The movie, which is based on the Newberry Honor award-winning book of the same name, tells the story of a young girl, Hollis Woods, who has been in foster care most of her life. After leaving a family under mysterious circumstances, she is placed with a retired art teacher Josie, who has a fading memory. Being a talented artist herself, Hollis begins drawing pictures of her life story.

The film stars the wonderful veteran actress Sissy Spacek, as Josie, and the amazing Jodelle Ferland--who at 13-years-old, already has an incredible resume under her belt.

You can check out the movie this Sunday, December 2nd at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.

The film "Amazing Grace"--which was released on DVD yesterday--tells the story of William Wilberforce, who led the successful effort to abolish slavery in 18th-century Britain. He was inspired by a former slave trader who wrote the widely known hymn.

To celebrate the release of the film, Beliefnet is giving away 10 copies of the DVD.

There are two ways for you to enter:

1) Post a comment below by November 27th telling us what the hymn "Amazing Grace" means to you. Make sure you include your email address in the designated area (it won't be made public).

2) Or, show us what the song means to you by uplaoding your own version of "Amazing Grace." To do this, visit the Beliefnet Community site and click "Upload Audio" to add your own audio file of the song (also, by November 27th). Please note, you must log in with your Beliefnet user name and password first. If you do not currently have one, you may register for free.

The five most original written responses and five most original audio versions--based on the judgment of the Idol Chatter editors--will win a copy of the DVD.

To listen to cool renditions of the classic him by popular artists, click here.

For the legal issues, click here.

Reality TV star Duane Dog" Chapman of A&E's hit show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter" has publicly apologized after a private phone conversation where he repeatedly used the "N" word was leaked to the "National Enquirer" and made public.

In a conversation with his son, (click here to listen to a clip, but be warned, the language is explicit.) Tucker, Chapman expressed concerns about his girlfriend, who is black, because he felt that she would out him to the news media if she heard him say anything she deemed racist---since he admitted he sometimes uses the "N" word. During the conversation, he also noted that if the public knew that he used such a word, he would have everything taken away from him and they would jump to the conclusion that he was a racist.

In the recorded phone call he said that when he—or someone else on his bounty hunting team says the N-word that, "We don't mean f------ scum n----- without a soul. We don't mean that. But America would think we mean that."