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2015-11-30T19:26:14-07:00

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‘Martin Sheen: Pilgrim on the Way’ and People of God Series for stocking stuffers!

Last updated on: November 30, 2015 at 7:26 pm By Sister Rose

As you may know my biography of Martin Sheen came out in February, 2015 (Liturgical Press). It’s part of the wonderful People of God series of compelling biographies about Catholics living and dead. The books are all about the same length (130 pages), the same size (about 5×8), the cost is the same $12.95 and the cover art is by the same artist. The series looks so good and the stories are well-written, interesting, and great for parish, high school,... Read more

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2015-11-25T08:46:05-07:00

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‘The Good Dinosaur’ is a visual treat

Last updated on: November 25, 2015 at 8:46 am By Sister Rose

So what if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely, and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Never fear, Disney/Pixar has an animated answer for you. Reaching back in history, just as humanoids were beginning to walk upright, dinosaurs, namely of the Apatosaurus species that roamed the North American northwest in the late Jurassic period, were talking, raising corn by creating furrows with their snozzles, chopping wood with their tails, storing food, living in dwellings,... Read more

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2015-11-24T11:41:19-07:00

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The Cinema of Mercy: the Face of Mercy

Last updated on: November 24, 2015 at 11:41 am By Sister Rose

The French Catholic film critic André Bazin’ once wrote: “The cinema has always been interested in God.” This contemplative observation—or conviction— by a layman who spent his few adult years immersed in film criticism is interesting at any time, but it invites a narrative reflection on the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy set to begin on December 8. What does Pope Francis mean by “mercy”? As we know, he announced the Holy Year on April 11, 2015, in... Read more

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2015-11-19T18:15:49-07:00

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‘Kingdom of Shadows’ shows futility of U.S. war on drugs

Last updated on: November 19, 2015 at 6:15 pm By Sister Rose

For years I’ve been watching and reviewing movies on Mexican cartels that act with impunity due to government corruption and the futility of the war on drugs in the United States. The atrocities in Mexico include kidnapping, murder, mass murder, dismemberment, burning, hanging, the torture of thousands of innocent people (in Ciudad Juarez it was women for many years), and government complicity through intimidation, infectivity and collusion. Some of these films are Gregory Nava’s fictionalized 2006 “Bordertown,” about a journalist... Read more

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2015-11-20T14:13:15-07:00

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‘The Letters’ new biopic about Mother Teresa of Calcutta inspires

Last updated on: November 20, 2015 at 2:13 pm By Sister Rose

A new film about Mother Teresa, “The Letters”, will be released in theaters on December 4, 2015 and stars Juliette Stevenson, Max Von Sydow, and Lutger Hauer. “The Letters” is a very close interpretation of the 2009 book “Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light” edited by the postulator of her cause for canonization, Brian Kolodiejchuk. Though the film was written and directed by William Riead the film seems to track the book closely. Both are biographical and historical and detail... Read more

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2015-11-16T15:20:15-07:00

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‘India’s Daughter’ brings gender inequality, violence against women into sharp focus

Last updated on: November 16, 2015 at 3:20 pm By Sister Rose

Jyoti Singh was a 23-year old medical student in Delhi, India, who went out to see “The Life of Pi” with a young male friend on the evening of Dec. 16, 2012. On the way home, around 8 p.m., they got on a private bus as people do in Delhi. But on that bus were five men and one 17-year old male who gang-raped Jyoti for over an hour as the bus kept going. They assaulted her so severely that... Read more

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2015-11-13T22:36:03-07:00

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‘My All American’ celebrating the Freddie Steinmark story

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 at 10:36 pm By Sister Rose

Freddie Steinmark (Finn Wittrock; Unbroken; American Horror Story) is a scrappy, gritty, determined and successful high school football player in Colorado whose father Fred (Michael Reilly Burke) taught him the game and was present at all of Freddie’s. When Freddie is a junior, and training intensely, he meets Linda Wheeler (Sarah Bolger) and it’s love at first sight. Early on they start talking about how many kids they want to have when they get married. In 1968 Freddie applies... Read more

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2015-11-13T13:37:39-07:00

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A ‘Spotlight’ on how films about the Catholic Church went from praise to judgment day – LA Times

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 at 1:37 pm By Sister Rose

Over at the LA Times yesterday Lewis Beale posted a feature article about how the Catholic church has been covered in films from the 40s until now and how the representation has changed. I think this topic should be someone’s doctoral dissertation so that what Beale outlines is explored more thoroughly. I think it was more than the Hayes Production Code and the Legion of Decency that gave us these mostly post WWII images of the Catholic Church in America... Read more

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2015-11-13T13:01:13-07:00

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“The 33” riveting and inspiring true story about the Chilean miners (and Pope Francis likes them, too!)

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 at 1:01 pm By Sister Rose

It was a normal day for the miners and citizens of Copiapó, Chile, in 2010, but there had been warnings about the instability of the San José Mine for some time. The mine collapses and the 33 men underground make it to the “safety zone,” where there is supposed to be food, water, and means to communicate with those above ground. But there is almost no food, and communication lines are broken. Luis Urzua (Lou Diamond Phillips) is the foreman... Read more

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2015-11-14T15:20:50-07:00

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‘Burnt’ is a better film than critics say (see my recipe for mashed potatoes, too!)

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 3:20 pm By Sister Rose

Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) is a washed up, two-star Michelin chef on a mission of self-redemption. After leaving the ruins of a self-destructed career, wrecked because of his womanizing, partying and drug and alcohol addiction in Paris, he goes to New Orleans with a self-imposed penance: to shuck a million oysters. If nothing else, Adam Jones is a man of great extremes. He keeps track of the number of oysters in a little notebook, and when he’s reached his goal,... Read more

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