Michael Kress: December 2006 Archives

'Tis the season of year-end best-of lists, and Beliefnet is no exception. Check out our Top Ten Family Films of 2006 gallery here, compiled by Sharon Linnea, our Reel Inspirational columnist. Sharon's kids also made their own best-movies lists here.

You can join the debate by clicking here to let us know what your favorite movies of 2006 were.

Christmas may be behind us, but it's never too late to enjoy Twisted Sister's take on Christmas classics. Here's an animated video of their "Come All Ye Faithful":



For more celebrity Christmas carol fun, click here.

The holiday season means it's busy time here at Beliefnet, and there are a couple of new features that we think Idol Chatter readers will love. The first is Caroling with the Stars--music from some of the year's best celebrity Christmas albums, as well as a few old favorites. It features Sarah McLachlan, Brad Paisley, Rebecca St. James, Twisted Sister, and many other artists. Click here to listen and enjoy!

While you're listening, how about testing your knowledge of Christmas and Hanukkah movies? Click here to take the quiz.

I liked "Blood Diamond" for a lot of little reasons and one big one. I liked it because Leonardo DiCaprio seemed more like a man's man--or at least an adult--than he did as Howard Hughes in "The Aviator" or other...

Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" is a story about pagan Mayan Indians who offer ghastly human sacrifice to their gods, hunt tapirs to bloody deaths, and fill their leisure hours playing bawdy practical jokes on each other. It is also a deeply...

A funny (if somewhat low-blow) fake movie trailer from SNL explains what those Mayans are really saying:...

Looking for a holiday feel-good movie with an inspirational message? A family-friendly tale of father-son devotion that uses the F-word in a heartwarming way? A spiritual flick that embodies some of the highest ideals of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,...