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February 2013

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,...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

Windrider Forum a perfect introduction to Sundance, filmmaking

Ever since I was assigned to Los Angeles in 2002, I have wanted to come...

January 25, 2013

New York Times: A Nun at the Crossroads of Faith and Film at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah – On the day before she entered a Catholic boarding...

January 21, 2013

Questions In the Night: The Crises of Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker

In the months and years following the attacks on the World Trade Center in...

January 14, 2013

Little Red Wagon the movie

As Hurricane Charlie bears down on Tampa, FL in 2004, 7 year-old...

January 13, 2013

Catholic Christian criteria for awarding films

SIGNIS and INTERFILM Criteria for Juries I have had the privilege of serving on...

January 12, 2013

What is Cinema Divina?

Cinema Divina: Spiritual Development through Contemporary Film One of the most spiritually powerful essays I have...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Do we need the zombie apocalypse?

Thanks to my sister who sent me this I discovered that Marc, over at...

December 14, 2012

“Wreck It Ralph” and the shooting at the elementary school in Connecticut today

Today, December, 14, a gunman killed 26 people in Newtown, CT, including 20 elementary school...

December 11, 2012

“Apocalyptic themes in movies”: 12/21/12 and the end of the world … again

According to the Mayan Calendar the end of the world is to happen on December...

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 21, 2012

Best Thanksgiving Movies (aka Sister Rose’s favorite Thanksgiving movies)

These are my all time favorite Thanksgiving movies. I will add comments as to...

November 17, 2012

Pianist brings mother’s Holocaust experiences to life

Live theater is always fresh even when the story breaks your heart. The actors pour...

November 15, 2012

“Chasing Ice” glaciers matter and they are dying – update 12/16

James Balog is an avid adventurer, photographer and photojournalist who was born in Pennsylvania, went...

November 05, 2012

Metaphors and Journeys of Faith in the Life of Pi & Big Fish

Tim Burton’s Big Fish (2003) and Ang Lee’s 3D Life of Pi (2012) have...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

“Chasing Mavericks” bio of surfing legend Jay Moriarity

As a kid, Jay Moriarty loved to watch the waves. He timed the swells...

October 26, 2012

The Writer’s Speech: Frank Cortrell Boyce

When Oscar nominee, Colin Firth was asked to guest-edit the Today programme on BBC Radio...

October 18, 2012

“Weaving Life” “Where Do We Go Now?” and a “Girl with a Book” Images of peacemaking in the Middle East

In the last month or so, a narrative film, a documentary and a poster on...

October 01, 2012

Dexter, theology, the Bible and Christ-like non-violence

I wondered on Facebook about Dexter's theology in last night's episode (season premiere) as well...

September 2012

September 21, 2012

Ruminating on the Emmy’s (this Sunday, September 23)

In the scheme of family, church, and world events, this Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards show sinks...

September 20, 2012

“A Better Life” “The Pursuit of Happyness” and the parable of Home Depot (those vineyard workers)

A few summers ago, I had taken to driving to St. John's Health Center in...

September 15, 2012

Cardinal Dolan & Stephen Colbert meet Fordham c/o Jim Martin, SJ to evangelize anew

I was not there last night, where new kinds of Bronx cheers...

September 01, 2012

Cinema’s independent summer road trip Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, The Intouchables, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Along with a few million people, I watched as four richly textured films opened...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Searching for Sugar Man

Music is the language of the soul and no one can ever know...

August 30, 2012

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Cindy Green (Jennifer Garner) is a guide at a pencil museum. Her husband, Jim...

August 26, 2012

Restless Heart: The Confessions of St. Augustine

“Our hearts are restless, O God, until they rest in You.”The story begins at the...

August 23, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises

After eight years, Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) has finally rid Gotham of its criminal...

July 2012

July 28, 2012

Cinema of our Golden Years

My "On Faith and Media" column in the September 2012 issue of St. Anthony Messenger Erma Bombeck...

July 24, 2012

Summer Film Retreat

Looking at movies and the stories they tell through the lens of faith and...