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April 2014

April 28, 2014

‘Cesar’s Last Fast’ my interview with director Richard R. Perez

Here's my on camera interview with "Cesar's Last Fast" director Richard R. Perez. The...

April 22, 2014

Earth Day Films from the Sundance Institute

I got an email today from The Sundance Institute - it is offering...

March 2014

March 29, 2014

Cesar Chavez – my on camera review

Here's my online video review of "Cesar Chavez" along with insights and excellent comments by...

March 26, 2014

“Cesar Chavez” is a stirring biopic

“Cesar Chavez: An American Hero,” director Diego Luna’s latest production, is a moving biography...

March 24, 2014

Oscar Romero’s Life in Music (short film on the 34th anniversary of his death)

Today marks the 34th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero (1917 - 1980)....

February 2014

February 10, 2014

Facebook at 10: a Christ-haunted political forum, family reunion, prayer group

Last week marked the 10th anniversary of Facebook, the social networking site founded more or...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

‘Gimme Shelter’: 30 years dealing with broken hearts

Agnes "Apple" Bailey (Vanessa Hudgens) is 16 years old and living on the streets...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

Director’s dream began in a Cincinnati Catholic high school

Director Joseph De Francesco never forgot the impression that Stephen Vincent Benet’s epic 1928 Pulitzer...

December 17, 2013

San Quentin film highlights human redemption

“’John Brown’s Body’ at San Quentin Prison,” a movie about the making of a play inside...

December 16, 2013

“How Sherlock Holmes Changed the World” PBS doc about the world’s first CSI

9 p.m. EST Tuesday, PBS (Check local listings) For fans of Sherlockology, this two-hour BBC...

December 11, 2013

“Narco Cultura” explores the meaning of the US & Mexico’s war on drugs

"Narco Cultura" 102 minutes, in English and Spanish with English subtitles Just when some think...

December 11, 2013

Traveling Out of this World through Film: finding perspective on human existence

Movies can help us find perspective on our own existence by taking us to infinity...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Savior on the Silver Screen – or – Meeting Jesus at the Movies

Meeting Jesus at the movies might seem impossible to some … but this session will look...

November 22, 2013

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”: my review on The Industry with Sr. Rose on the INNetwork

Sister Rose reviews the second installment of The Hunger Games, released on November 22nd....

November 07, 2013

Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival (watch and vote for the audience award online)

I received this information this morning from SIGNIS, the international Catholic association for communication. The...

October 2013

October 11, 2013

“Captain Phillips” is Tom Hanks at his very best but the film raises questions

There are just so many ways to go in writing a review of the true...

September 2013

September 18, 2013

“The Watsons Go to Birmingham” Must see TV Hallmark Channel September 20

"The Watsons Go to Birmingham" 8 p.m. (7 p.m. Central) Friday, The Hallmark...

September 12, 2013

You know that book I’ve been working on for 7 years? Lights, Camera, Faith: Beatitudes and Deadly Sins? It’s finished!

Yes, it is finished. The fifth volume in the series Lights, Camera Faith...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

PBS Documentary marks 50th anniversary of the march on Washington

Almost every American above the age of 6 knows who Martin Luther King Jr....

August 20, 2013

“In a World …” a funny, pointed look at a mostly male industry

Because I did not want to wait an hour to see "Lee Daniels' The...

August 15, 2013

More than Honey: new doc seeks answer for why the honey bees keep dying

For the last 15 years the disappearance and mass deaths of honeybees has been...

August 07, 2013

Loyola Marymount University named one of top 25 US film schools

The Hollywood Reporter just released its annual review, and Los Angeles' Loyola Marymount's School...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

‘Family values’ entertainment needs to also tell great stories

There has been some interesting activity regarding faith-based entertainment this summer, including a summit between...

July 19, 2013

“Nicky’s Family” tells of a man who saved 669 Jewish children in Prague

This inspiring and well-made docu-drama tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a British citizen who...

July 15, 2013

“Fruitvale Station” witness to justice via social media

(I wrote this review for the National Catholic Reporter after seeing the film at...

July 13, 2013

“Now You See Me” is a caper film about magic and justice

“The first rule of magic is to always be the smartest guy in the room”...

July 13, 2013

“Blackfish” examines the tragedy of orcas in captivity

Tilikum, a longtime star of SeaWorld, is an orca that was captured near Iceland in...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

The Gatekeepers: candid interviews reveal the failure of violence as a peace tactic for Israel

“The Gatekeepers” (2012) is a documentary with candid interviews with six former heads of...

June 16, 2013

“Short & Strong” is a film competition for youth about the immigrants in their lives “Cortos Y Fuertes”

What is Cortos Y Fuertes/Short and Strong? We want young people to tell their...

June 05, 2013

Oranges and Sunshine: the UK’s and Australia’s dirty secret

Beginning in 1912 the UK began exporting children between the ages of five and...