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The Fine Art of Self-Deception
BY Steven D. Greydanus Matt Damon Takes a Comedic Turn in The Informant!
October 4-10, 2009 Issue
There are so
many twists and turns to Steven Soderbergh’s deceptively lighthearted dark
comedy The Informant! that by the time the end
credits roll, it’s hard to recall that it all began with orange juice, maple
syrup, biodegradable trash bags, jumbo shrimp and chickens.
What do all these... READ MORE
TV Picks 09.27.2009
BY Daniel J. Engler
September 27-October 3, 2009 Issue 
SUNDAY,
7 p.m.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
ABC Emmy-winning
pro-life actress Patricia Heaton guests on this two-hour season premiere. The
crew builds a new home in South Range, Wis., for highly decorated fireman
Howard Huber, his wife, Jessica, and their kids. Advisory:... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 09.27.2009
BY Steven D. Greydanus
September 27-October 3, 2009 Issue
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
Joseph of Nazareth: The Man Closest to Christ (2000)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
If you see
only one 3-D computer-animated family-film sci-fi thriller parody this year …
be sure to see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, now in
theaters. Monsters vs. Aliens, new on DVD,... READ MORE
Drawing a Bead on Prayer
BY Anthony Flott ‘Rosary Stars’ Packs Star Power
September 27-October 3, 2009 Issue
Lauren
Bauer’s first recollection of the Rosary is seared into her memory.
When she was 13, Bauer’s father and
brother left California aboard a sailboat headed for Costa Rica, a journey that
should have taken just weeks. But more than two months passed without word from
them.
The family began... READ MORE
Batman Fights Crime — and His Inner Demons
BY Thomas L. McDonald ‘Arkham Asylum’ Is the Finest of Its Genre
September 20-26, 2009 Issue
Batman began
his career as the World’s Greatest Detective, but it wasn’t long before people
started calling him the Dark Knight.
A modern knight-errant with a strong
moral code, he chose the mantle of the bat to terrify criminals. Fighting crime
with a combination of detective skills, gadgets... READ MORE
TV Picks 09.20.2009
BY Dan Engler
September 20-26, 2009 Issue
DAILY
Daily Mass and Rosary
CATHOLIC TV This
network airs on TV in the Archdiocese of Boston area and online for everyone.
New times as of this month: Daily Mass at 9:30 a.m., with re-airs at 7 and
11:30 p.m., and the Rosary at 10 a.m., with a re-air at 6:30 p.m. On Sundays,
the Rosary is at 9:30... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 09.20.2009
BY Steven D. Greydanus
September 20-26, 2009 Issue
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (1989-2009)
Battle for Terra (2009)
Hero (2002)
New Wallace
and Gromit! A Matter of Loaf and Death marks the return
of Nick Park’s Claymation duo to the half-hour short format of their... READ MORE
TV Picks 09.13.09-09.19.09
BY Daniel J. Engler
September 13-19, 2009 Issue
VARIOUS
Interrupted Lives: Catholic
Sisters Under European Communism
ABC Starting this week,
ABC stations and affiliates can air this new 60-minute documentary about the
heroic Catholic sisters in the Captive Nations, 1945-1989, who kept the faith
despite totalitarian persecution by atheistic... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 09.13.09-09-09.19.09
BY Steven D. Greydanus
September 13-19, 2009 Issue
New this week
on DVD, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is Hugh Jackman’s
fourth outing in the Marvel superhero role that made him a superstar, but if
his claws are as sharp as ever, the rest of the movie isn’t, at least compared
to the first two X-Men movies.
For
comic-book and action fans devoted to... READ MORE
Caught in the Numbers Game
BY Steven D. Greydanus Formulaic 9 Is No District 9
September 13-19, 2009 Issue
The world of 9
is populated by a visually intriguing cast of characters that first-time
feature director Shawn Acker calls “stitchpunks.”
They’re animated cloth dolls, less
than a foot high, running around in post-apocalyptic ruins where they are
apparently the sole survivors — unless you... READ MORE
Catholics in the Kitchen
BY Amy Smith Food-Based Shows and Ministries Evangelize Through Cooking
September 6-12, 2009 Issue
Father Leo Patalinghug was making the marinade for
his fajitas in front of a crowd at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg,
Md., where he serves as director of pastoral field education for the seminary —
and TV cameras.
He
thought the Food Network was filming a show about Grace Before... READ MORE
TV Picks 09.06.09-09.12.09
BY Dan Engler
September 6-12, 2009 Issue
VARIOUS
New Series Debuts
EWTN At 8 p.m.
Saturdays, EWTN Cinema will air lives of the saints and
Catholic dramas. At 6 a.m. daily, EWTN Original Productions
will portray the Catholic world. At 5:30 p.m. Sundays, Forgotten
Heritage: Europe and the Eucharist will explain how faith in the
Eucharist... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 09.06.09-09.12.09
BY Steven D. Greydanus
September 6-12, 2009 Issue
Earth (2007) — PICK
The Class (2008) — PICK
Shaun the Sheep – Little Sheep of Horrors (2007-2008) — PICK
Now available
on DVD, Earth, the premiere film from DisneyNature,
offers an impressive 90-minute distillation of the 550-minute BBC miniseries “Planet Earth,” one of the best... READ MORE
TV Picks 08.23.09-09.05.09
BY Dan Engler
August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue
SUNDAY, AUG. 23, 7 p.m.
Planet Earth
DISCOVERY CHANNEL At 7 p.m., “Ice Worlds” visits polar areas and mountaintops to chart weather, observe animals and capture scenic views. At 8 p.m., “Pole to Pole” surveys continents, weather and Earth’s amazing variety of animals.
MONDAY-FRIDAY,... READ MORE
Miyazaki’s Mesmerizing Fish Tale
BY Steven D. Greydanus Ponyo Seamlessly Blends Reality With Whimsy
August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue
“Fish with human faces cause tsunamis,” an old lady
in a nursing home warns 5-year-old Sosuke, looking suspiciously at the thing
swimming around in his bucket.
Later,
as his mother sets a covered bowl of ramen noodles to steep in hot water before
little Ponyo, Sosuke solemnly tells her, “It... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 08.23.09-09.05.09
BY Steven D. Greydanus
August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue
New to
Miyazaki? Here’s a rundown of some of his most popular films, all
near-masterpieces or better. Some are ideal for even the youngest viewers;
others are more sophisticated and mature. All are available on Disney DVD.
Reverence for nature, a common
motif, is sometimes imaginatively... READ MORE
TV Picks 08.09.2009
BY Daniel J. Engler
August 9-22, 2009 Issue
SUNDAY,
AUG. 9, 10 p.m.
A Hand of Peace: Pope Pius XII and
the Holocaust
EWTN This 2008
documentary uses archival film and interviews to show that Pope Pius XII
publicly opposed Nazism, protested persecution of Jews, and saved hundreds of
thousands of Jews during World War II. Experts include... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 08.09.2009
BY Steven D. Greydanus
August 9-22, 2009 Issue
Pickable but skippable: That’s the verdict on this
week’s crop of new DVD releases, all of which might be worth catching, but none
of which demands to be seen (or seen again).
Strong
performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx elevate The Soloist,
a fact-based story starring Downey Jr.... READ MORE
The Unprincipled Abyss of ‘Sims 3’
BY THOMAS L. McDONALD Best-Selling Franchise Chooses Materialism Over Morality
August 9-22, 2009 Issue
The success
of “The Sims” is something of a mystery to most gamers.
Somehow, a game that simulates
sleeping, eating, going to work, and making friends became the most successful
PC gaming franchise of all time, with sales topping 100 million units before
the newest version — “The Sims 3”... READ MORE
The Storm Before the Calm
BY STEVEN D. GREYDANUS Darkness Descends in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue
“Right about now I assume you’re wondering why I’ve
brought you here,” Albus Dumbledore says to Harry Potter in an early scene in Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
“Actually, sir,” Harry replies, “after all these
years, I just sort of go with it.”
Well, after all these... READ MORE
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