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March 2025

March 18, 2025

Adolescence: Netflix series asks what lies beneath

Deserves To Be Seen And Awarded Last weekend, I watched "Adolescence," the new four-part Netflix...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

“Martin Sheen: Pilgrim on the Way” is in the house! Launch Feb 7th, 2015

CLICK HERE for early editorial reviews. The back cover: Martin Sheen, best known for...

January 08, 2015

‘Selma’ shows how nonviolence can achieve social change

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. It...

January 07, 2015

‘Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain’ tells of the world’s deadliest industrial disaster

Dilip (Rajpal Yadav) lives in the city of Bhopal, India, which grew around a gigantic...

December 2014

December 05, 2014

“The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns” is more reality show than – reality

From left: Eseni Ellington, Sr. Beth Ann Dillon, and Claire Halbur in "The Sisterhood: Becoming...

July 2014

July 02, 2014

Should a Catholic pick a favorite war film?

Just before Memorial Day, a friend who teaches in a Catholic high school wrote to...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

Anne Frank’s 85th birthday: the girl behind the diary

In October, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles launched "Anne: A Premier Experiential Exhibit"...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

NOAH is not your typical robe-and-sandal Bible movie

Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe star in "Noah." (CNS/Paramount) There is no doubt that...

March 19, 2014

“The Way” with Martin Sheen Week 3 Lenten Film Series

You can access the entire series directly at Lenten Film Series 2014. I hope you...

March 12, 2014

Champions of Faith: Mike Sweeney Newest episode of the Lenten Film Series

Here is Episode 2 of our Lenten Film Series; I hope you are...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

“Veiled Desires” reveals the inner realities of cinematic sisters (book review)

VEILED DESIRES: INTIMATE PORTRAYALS OF NUNS IN POSTWAR ANGLO-AMERICAN FILM By Maureen A. Sabine...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

American Idol & My Wife’s Death – my interview with Danny Gokey

Here's Part 1 of my interview with american Idol's Season 8 Finalist Danny Gokey...

October 19, 2013

‘Trailblazers in Habits’ documents extraordinary women doing extraordinary things

When I was growing up, I had a friend who went to Catholic school....

October 03, 2013

“Grace Unplugged” opens tomorrow: my review and interviews with the cast and director

"Grace Unplugged", a coming of age film with Christian themes and a killer soundtrack, opens...

April 2013

April 27, 2013

“This is Our Time” is a movie with a message

On the day five friends graduate from college their hopes soar as high as...

April 19, 2013

“Remember Sunday” Hallmark’s sweet but improbable new movie

Hallmark Hall of Fame Sunday, April 21 ABC -check local listings Molly (Alexis Bledel) is...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

‘Starbuck’ the hilarious tale of moral dilemmas and unintended consequences

Hanoverhill Starbuck (1979-1998) was a Canadian bull that sired 200,000 daughters around the world...

March 18, 2013

“Last Temptation of Christ” author’s “Christ Recrucified” acquired for film

Deadline Hollywood broke the news this morning that Nikos Kazantzakis 1954 novel "Christ Recrucified" has been...

March 15, 2013

“Mea Culpa: Silence in the House of God” SIGNIS statement on HBO film about clergy sex abuse scandal

The following is a statement about this HBO film from SIGNIS, the World...

March 12, 2013

“Oz the Great and Wonderful” is about the wizard of ‘id’

"Oz the Great and Powerful" opens with Oscar "Oz" Diggs (James Franco), a self-centered...

March 07, 2013

‘Beyond the Hills’ finds the devil in ignorance, fear

In "Beyond the Hills," a young woman, Alina (Cristina Flutur), returns home to Romania after...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

The INNdustry with Sister Rose, Oscars Edition “Zero Dark Thirty” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, “Argo”

The INNdustry with Sister Rose, Oscars Edition: Zero Dark Thirty The INNdustry with...

February 28, 2013

The INNdustry with Sister Rose, Oscars Edition “Silver Linings Playbook” “Django Unchained” “Lincoln”

Here are more reviews from The IN Network from the Jesuits: The INNdustry with Sister...

February 21, 2013

LA Religious Ed Congress FILM SHOWCASE Fri, 2/22 Anaheim Convention Cr

February 19, 2013

Sr. Rose’s Oscar Picks for Best Picture 2013

I think Lincoln should win this category, but don't be surprised if Silver Linings, Argo,...

February 02, 2013

Les Miserables: a conversation about what the movie means

Here's is a conversation that I had with radio host Sharon DiCicca...

February 01, 2013

Saturday, February 16 at 9:30am to 12:00pm UH - University Hall,...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

‘Les Misérables’ a fusion of heaven and earth, sight and sound

Millions of people have seen the musical "Les Misérables" since the English version premiered...

December 03, 2012

‘The Rise of the Guardians’ an inspiring fantasy mash-up

Although it took me some time to figure out what was going on and what...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

“Restless Heart: The Confessions of St. Augustine” theatrical screening 12/10/12 in Los Angeles

You are welcome to come in to purchase tickets or to call 310-397-8676. Tickets must...