Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Little Hope Was Arson premiered on demand (via iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu) and at New York City’s Cinema Village theater yesterday (11/21). The powerful documentary is set to hit theaters in select markets over the next couple of months.
Synopsis (from the film's website): January...
This weekend: “Little Hope was Arson” on VOD + “A Royal Christmas” on TV
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“Signed, Sealed” returns delivering Christmas charm and heart + A chat with series creator Martha Williamson
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
“A letter can restore a relationship or change the world. Half of the New Testament is made up of letters, mostly from Paul, but also from Peter, James, John and Jude. Letters are forever.” - Signed, Sealed, Delivered creator Martha Williamson (from her website)
Special Delivery: Signed, Sealed Delivered for Christmas premieres tonight (9/23)...
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First Look: NBC’s A.D.
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Saga of the Early Church. Executive producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have just released a sneak peek of A.D., the highly anticipated follow-up to of their smash-hit History Channel miniseries The Bible and successful theatrical film Son of God. The epic drama is set to premiere this coming Easter Sunday on NBC.
As Roma Downey told me in a Read the full post here »
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See “Vatican Museums 3D” in theaters + Riding high, UP expands into scripted series + Catholic Channel at 8
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Your chance to tour The Vatican Museums. If you never have been able to visit Rome and have wondered what it would be like to witness the awe-inspiring beauty of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, or if you would like to make a return trip to Rome, now’s your chance via SpectiCast, one of the fastest growing event cinema marketing and distribution companies in the world. In...
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TV Reviews: UP’s “Marry Us for Christmas” + Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas at Cartwright’s”
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Warm and believable Marry Us for Christmas airs tonight (12/7) @ 7:00 PM (ET) on UP TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSnkM57OII
Synopsis (from the UP press release): In the sequel to last year’s popular UP Original Movie Marry Me for Christmas, it’s a year after Marci Jewel (Malinda Williams) and Blair Kirkland (Karon Riley) declared their love for each...
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“Unbroken” poised to be breakout hit + A Merry Christmas at Hallmark + Viral video family in UP pilot
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Why Unbroken could be a game changer. Not known for any sort of religiosity Angelina Jolie is said to have formed a deep bond with the real-life Christian hero Louie Zamperini while directing the film version of his life story (adapted from Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book). The relationship may had a lasting impact on her. In fact, Read the full post here »
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Hallmark’s “Best Christmas Party Ever”
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Best Christmas Party Ever air tomorrow night (12/13) @ 8:00 PM (ET) on Hallmark Channel.
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Christian singer Melissa Greene on NBC’s “The Sing-Off”
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Veteran Christian music artist Melissa Greene will appear on NBC’s two-hour season premiere holiday special of its popular musical competition series The Sing-Off. Green will perform Ghost with the female group Timothy’s Gift, one of the six new acts who will compete for the show's first-place $50,000. Here's a...
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In 2015: “Exodus” doc plus Ben Franklin in faith-themed adventure + Hallmark’s record holiday ratings
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Coming Attractions:
One night event: Patterns of Evidence: Exodus to run in select theaters across the US Monday, January 19 @ 7:00 PM local time. Whether or not Ridley Scott's take on Exodus works for you, you might...
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For KING & COUNTRY performs “A.D.” video + “Joy” to the malls
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
They will know we are Christians...By Our Love. For KING & COUNTRY performs the beautiful hymn (which it would be nice if we could live by) in a new promo video for A.D., Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's upcoming drama series about the early Church set to debut...
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The “Unbroken” power of forgiveness + TV Review: “Bringing Up Bates”
Happy New Year! Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Unbroken smashes industry projections -- earning an astounding $47.3 million over Christmas weekend. As Big Hollywood's John Nolte notes, producer/director Angelina Jolie's telling of the Christian-themed true-life saga of...
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TV Review: “A Girl’s Best Friend”
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
A Girl's Best Friend airs tomorrow (Sunday, 1/4) @ 7:00 PM (ET) on UP TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTmCYRkeEH4
Synopsis: Polka-Dot, an 11-year-old girl with a quirky devotion to Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, befriends a K-9 police unit officer and his bloodhound Luey while hiding the fact that she lives alone while her single mother is in the...
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America takes the Bates! New reality show premieres to strong ratings for UP
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
The premiere episode of the family reality series Bringing Up Bates on New Year's Day was UP TV's strongest original telecast ever for the network among women in both the 18-49 and 25-54 demographics. Based on live + same day data, the series ranked #16 in the time-period among ad-supported cable networks among the former group and #20 among the latter. The series premiered last Thursday at 9:00 PM...
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Top five faith/family media stories: January 12, 2015
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
1. Christian retailer gets into movie-making biz. Family Christian Entertainment (FCE), the recently-launched sister company of Family Christian Stores, has announced its first project. Production of 90 Minutes in Heaven will commence January 26th in Atlanta. The film is based on the 2004 New York Times bestselling book (7 million-plus copies sold) about Pastor Don Piper's 1989...
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Bud Paxson, Pax TV network creator dies
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x2HSf-ZQ34
Passing of a visionary. Lowell “Bud” Paxson, the co-creator of Home Shopping Network who later amassed a trove of TV stations and launched the family-friendly network Pax TV, had died at his home in Montana. He was 79. (More @...
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Former TLC programming exec Amy Winter joins UP TV
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
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Moving on UP. UP TV has announced that Amy Winter will join the network on February 1 as executive vice president and general manager, a newly created position....
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ASPiRE premieres Season 2 of “Laff Mobb’s We Got Next” tonight + Basketball as a way of life
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Season 2 of Laff Mobb's We Got Next premieres tonight 2/4 @ 10:00 PM (ET) on ASPiRE. Billed at an original weekly “clean stand-up” comedy/reality series, Laff Mobb's We Got Next features two hot young African-American comedians being interviewed by executive producer Bob Sumner (Def Comedy Jam) before being seen on stage plying their craft for live audiences at the El Portal...
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Weekend TV movies: “Megachurch Murder” + “Christian Mingle” + “Cloudy with a Chance of Love”
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Megachurch Murder airs on Lifetime on Saturday (2/7) @ 8:00 PM ET.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTNyQ82E5rE
Synopsis: Said to be inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Megachurch Murder tells the story of turmoil in a modern African American church that is set in motion when Hannah Spears (Shanica Knowles), the alcohol-abusing daughter of Hamilton Spears...
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Writer-director Corbin Bernsen finds a well-matched creative partner in “Christian Mingle”
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Christian Mingle airs on UP TV on Sunday (2/8) @ 7:00 PM ET.
Synopsis: Despite her own lukewarm Christian faith, Gwyneth Hayden (Lacey Chabert), a talented ad executive searching for “Mr. Right”, signs up with the dating site ChristianMingle.com. The film also stars Jonathan Patrick Moore, John O’Hurley, Morgan Fairchild,...
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Romantic rivals: Rik Swartzwelder’s “Old Fashioned” competes with “Fifty Shades of Grey” for Valentine’s box office love
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. - 1...
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