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DVD Picks and Passes 09.28.2008

BY Steven D. Greydanus

September 28-October 4, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Godfather (1972) - Pick

The Godfather Part II (1974) - Pick

The Godfather Part III (1990) - Pass

Iron Man (2008) - Pick


This week, Francis Ford Coppola’s celebrated Godfather trilogy comes to DVD and Blu-Ray in a newly restored edition called “The Coppola Restoration.”

The Godfather... READ MORE


TV Picks Sept 28-Oct. 4, 2008

BY Daniel J. Engler

September 28-October 4, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

SUNDAY, 7 p.m.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

ABC In this special two-hour season premiere, host Ty Pennington, his crew and hundreds of volunteers build a new home in Rockville, Md., for Felicia Jackson, her four children and her 10 nieces and nephews, whom she took in four years ago to fulfill... READ MORE


Ride on, Buffalo Soldiers

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BY STEVEN D. GREYDANUS

Miracle at St. Anna Ultimately Rewarding

September 28-October 4, 2008 Issue

Spike Lee probably made few friends in Hollywood over his spat with hometown favorite Clint Eastwood regarding the absence of black soldiers in Eastwood’s twin World War II epics, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima.

Still, Lee has a valid point about the absence of black Americans in... READ MORE


DVD Picks and Passes

BY Steven D. Greydanus

September 21-27, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

102 Minutes That Changed -pick

America (2008) -pick

Independence Day -pick (2008)

Speed (1994) -pick

An American in Paris (2005) - Pick


This month, in observance of Sept. 11, the History Channel aired — without commercial interruption — 102 Minutes That Changed America, a unique... READ MORE


TV Picks September 21-27, 2008

BY Daniel J. Engler

September 21-27, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

SUNDAY, 9 p.m.

Being Human: 40 Days for Life II

EWTN This documentary tells us about the babies saved and the hearts and minds changed in the highly successful 40 Days for Life campaigns of prayer, fasting, community education and 24-hour prayer vigils outside abortion chambers. This year’s... READ MORE


Spreading the Gospel Through Music

BY KATY CARL

Curtis Stephan’s ‘Underground Catechesis’

September 21-27, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

“Exhilarating” might be one word for the experience of playing to tens of thousands of young people at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia.

Curtis Stephan, a rising star of Catholic music who just had that experience, has another description for it: “Really cool.”

“It was a huge... READ MORE


DVD Picks and Passes

BY Steven D. Greydanus

September 14-20, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

Hulk (2003)

Shelly Duvall’s Faerie

Tale Theatre (1982)

The Absent-Minded Professor / Son of Flubber (1961/1963)

This summer’s The Incredible Hulk was a popular success, but the new Hulk DVD hitting shelves this week isn’t that movie — it’s the less popular 2003 Ang Lee film, hoping you... READ MORE


Even Superheroes Need Superheroes

Dark Horse Comics

BY ANGELO STAGNARO

An Appreciation of Dark Horse Comics’ ‘Hellboy’

September 14-20, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

When it comes to comic books and science fiction, I am not alone when I proudly say I am a geek of the first order. That geekdom has become magnified now that we are seeing a steady stream of our favorite comic book heroes in cinematic adaptations.

Mike Mignola’s Hellboy II is a case in point.... READ MORE


TV Picks Sept. 14-20, 2008

BY Daniel J. Engler

September 14-20, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

ALL TIMES EASTERN


DAILY

Wow: The CatholicTV Challenge

CATHOLIC TV Grade-school kids compete in game-show style to answer questions about the Catholic faith, at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, 4 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 5 p.m. Thursdays, 1 p.m. Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and midnight... READ MORE


DVD Picks and Passes 09.07.08

BY Steven D. Greydanus

September 7-13, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

New this week on DVD, The Case for Faith is a documentary based on the book of the same name by journalist Lee Strobel, and the follow-up to book and DVD versions of Strobel’s earlier The Case for Christ.

Like other recent apologetical documentaries, such as Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?... READ MORE


Computer Games and Your Family

Cortesy of Bethesda Softworks

BY THOMAS L. McDONALD

Part 1: Understanding the Ratings System

September 7-13, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

Video and computer games are an almost inescapable element of life for any modern child. Even parents who don’t have game machines and carefully control their children’s media exposure will, at some point, have to make some choices about games.

Do you let your children play them? What kind?... READ MORE


TV Picks Sept.7-13, 2008

BY Daniel J. Engler

September 7-13, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

ALL TIMES EASTERN


SUNDAY, 7 p.m.

Franciscan University Presents: Evangelizing Today’s College Students

EWTN According to its mission statement, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students exists “To know Christ Jesus, and to fulfill his great commission, by first living and then... READ MORE


DVD Picks & Passes

BY Steven D. Greydanus

August 31- September 6, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

Max and Ruby: Max & Ruby’s Perfect

Pumpkin (2008)


With September only just beginning, is it too early for Halloween?

Leading this week’s pack of Halloween-themed DVD releases is perennial October favorite... READ MORE


Diving in the Shallow End

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BY STEVEN D. GREYDANUS

Henry Poole Never Takes a Stand

August 31- September 6, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

Does a water stain in the cheap stucco job on Henry Poole’s new house contain a miraculous image of the face of Jesus, as his neighbor Esperanza believes?

Henry (Luke Wilson), whose main intention in life is to be left alone, certainly by Esperanza (Adriana Barraza) and probably by Jesus too,... READ MORE


TV Picks August 31- September 6, 2008

BY Daniel J. Engler

August 31- September 6, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

VARIOUS

New Series in September

EWTN In Catholic Lives (11 a.m. Mondays, 10:30 p.m. Thursdays), Joanna Bogle interviews Catholics worldwide. In Crossing the Goal (6:30 p.m. Sundays, 2 a.m. Thursdays), ex-football star Danny Abramowicz encourages Catholic men to live for Christ. In Discovering Our... READ MORE


DVD Picks & Passes

BY Steven D. Greydanus

August 24-30, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

Jesus: The Lost Years (2007) - Pick

Constantine’s Sword (2007) - Pass


If two best-selling authors make globe-trotting documentaries from their books, touting their personal theories of religious history, does it matter if the docs aren’t necessarily factually reliable, as long as they... READ MORE


Theater as Evangelization

BY BARB ERNSTER

Jeremy Stanbary’s Epiphany Studio Productions

August 24-30, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

Inspired by the writings of Pope John Paul II, Jeremy Stanbary set out five years ago to combine his love for theater and for the faith, and evangelize through the performing arts, especially to young people.

As a young adult, Stanbary, 30, is very much aware of the competition he faces... READ MORE


TV Picks August 24-30, 2008

BY Daniel J. Engler

August 24-30, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

SUNDAY, 7 p.m.

2008 Summer Olympic Games, Closing Ceremony

NBC As the 29th modern Olympic Games close with this four-hour ceremony in Beijing, Catholic viewers might put the events in context by praying for the communist regime’s millions of victims — persecuted Christians, slave laborers,... READ MORE


TV. Picks 08.10.2008

BY Daniel J. Engler

August 17-23, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

SUNDAY, 8 p

SUNDAY, 8 p.m.

Tiger — Spy in the Jungle

ANIMAL PLANET Producer John Downer trained elephants in the Indian jungle to carry and set down remote-operated and motion-sensor cameras that can capture images of tigers from far closer up than humans could ever get. This new BBC One... READ MORE


DVD Picks & Passes 08.17.2008

BY Steven D. Greydanus

August 17-23, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

Brideshead Revisited (1981) - Pick So beloved is the acclaimed 1981 U.K. miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s masterpiece Brideshead Revisited, that last year it finished in the top 10 in a popular Best of “Masterpiece Theatre” poll — despite not being a “Masterpiece Theatre” production.... READ MORE

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