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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
DVD Picks & Passes 07.26.2009
BY Steven D. Greydanus
July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue
New on DVD, Coraline is a near
masterpiece of darkly surreal fantasy from stop-motion animation filmmaker
extraordinaire Henry Selick (The
Nightmare Before Christmas).
Based
on the children’s fantasy/horror novella by Neil Gaiman, Coraline’s original
inspiration was stories made up by... READ MORE
TV Picks 07.26.2009
BY Daniel J. Engler
July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue
SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1:30p.m., live
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony
MLB NETWORK Some 50
Baseball Hall of Famers will be on hand at the Clark Sports Center in
Cooperstown, N.Y., as the class of 2009 enters the hall. This year’s inductees:
Rickey Henderson (the all-time leader in... READ MORE
From Writing Jokes to Sacred Songs
BY ANTHONY FLOTT Father Bill Quinlivan’s Latest CD Celebrates the Priesthood
July 12-25, 2009 Issue
Joan Rivers
kept asking Bill Quinlivan when he was going to be ordained.
Yes, that Joan Rivers. The
raspy-voiced, sharp-tongued comedienne-actress turned fashion expert/jewelry
designer/cosmetics hawker. The same Joan Rivers who owed part of her success to
Quinlivan.
Okay, a very small part.
In... READ MORE
TV Picks 07.12.2009
BY Dan Engler
July 12-25, 2009 Issue
SUNDAY,
JULY 12, 3 p.m., live
U.S. Women’s Open
Championship
NBC The names of past
U.S. Open champions such as “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, Betsy Rawls and Meg
Mallon will be echoing at Saucon Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa., during this
final round.
TUESDAYS,
10 p.m., live
Threshold of... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 07.12.2009
BY Steven D. Greydanus
July 12-25, 2009 Issue
For All Mankind (1989)
Peanuts 1960’s Collection (1965-1969)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Marking this
month’s 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, a number of Apollo-related documentaries have
gotten new DVD releases lately.
Among
the best such documentaries is For... READ MORE
TV Picks 07.05.2009
BY Daniel J. Engler
June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue
DAILY
Going
My Way
CATHOLICTV Boston archdiocesan Father Chris Hickey hosts
this upbeat show about the priesthood. He sings as well, accompanied on the
piano by his onetime seminary mentor, Father Paul Rouse. In each episode,
Father Hickey interviews a guest priest. Airs 12:30 p.m. Sundays, 1... READ MORE
TV Picks 06.28.2009
BY Daniel J. Engler
June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue
DAILY
Family Rosary With Sacred
Scripture
FAMILYLAND TV “Cling to
the Rosary as the creeper clings to the tree — for without Our Lady we cannot
stand,” Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta said. At 4 a.m. and noon daily, as
well as 7:30 p.m. daily except Sundays and Wednesdays, this show... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 06.28.2009
BY Steven D. Greydanus
June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue
The Swiss Family Robinson (1976) -Pick
Blu-ray: Miracle (2004) -Pick
Blu-ray: The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) -Pick
Not to be
confused with the 1960 Disney film by Ken Annakin, “The Swiss
Family Robinson,” new this week on DVD in a 3-disc box set from
Image Entertainment, is one of the... READ MORE
Family Time in the French Countryside
BY STEVEN D. GREYDANUS Summer Hours Is a Moving Meditation
June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue
French
director Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours opens
with a glimpse into a world that has already passed away, though not all the
characters realize it yet.
On the luxuriant grounds of a
stately old country home in a village not far from Paris, a pack of children
and dogs run along well-tended... READ MORE
TV Picks 04.21.2009
BY Daniel J. Engler
June 21-27, 2009 Issue
VARIOUS
Advanced Catechism Series With
Cardinal Arinze
FAMILYLAND TV The late
Jesuit Father John Hardon said that unless the Catholic Church in America
solved its catechetical crisis, it would disappear like the Church in North
Africa. At 3:30 a.m. Mondays, 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, and 11 a.m. Fridays,... READ MORE
DVD Picks & Passes 04.21.2009
BY Steven D. Greydanus
June 21-27, 2009 Issue
More Shaun
the Sheep! The third collection of the ovine Aardman Animations hero’s
adventures in British television, “Shaun the Sheep: Sheep on the
Loose” offers more of the “Wallace & Gromit” co-star’s
delightful seven-minute escapades on a British sheep farm.
Actually, “Sheep on the... READ MORE
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