Fátima Movie Release
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:35 PM
Oct. 13 marks the 92nd anniversary of the famous final apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fátima, Portugal, in 1917.
This year, the date has an additional significance: It marks the formal release in the United States of a new and highly acclaimed movie about Fátima, The 13th Day.
The promotional trailer posted with this blog entry provides a glimpse of the movie’s contents. Information about... READ MORE
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JPII Film Festival
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, August 07, 2009 10:58 AM
In this video, Rome Reports discusses the upcoming, first-ever Pope John Paul II international film festival, which will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Miami.
The festival is being organized by the American production company 7eventhDay Media, Inc. with the theme “Faith Through the Storm.” It will consist of feature films, short films and documentaries that have the goal of promoting love, human... READ MORE
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Actress Uma Thurman to 'Become' a Nun
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:10 AM
Several Hollywood sources are reporting that actress Uma Thurman will be playing the role of a nun in her next film, Girl Soldier.
The movie, MTV reports, is based on Kathy Cook’s firsthand account, Stolen Angels, of the kidnapping and enslavement of 140 Ugandan girls in 1996.
Thurman will play Sister Caroline (Rachele Fassera by birth), who was among a group of interfaith religious who fought... READ MORE
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Top 10 Priest Movies
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:40 AM
For the Year of the Priest, here are the “Top 10 Priest Movies” from our Top 100 Catholic Movies List (the full list, the result of an online poll of 1,000 people, is always under “Resources” above):
1. The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
2. The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
3. The Mission (1986), mature audiences
4. Going My Way (1944)
5. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
6. On the Waterfront... READ MORE
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Fatima on Film
Posted by Tim Drake
Monday, June 08, 2009 11:08 AM
Religious stories, visually told, still attract audiences, it would seem. The wondrous story of the miracles at Fatima never ceases to inspire. The latest creative effort profiling the events at Fatima is the result of the work of filmmakers Ian and Dominic Higgins at 13th Day Films. Their film, The 13th Day is currently seeking a distributor. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in... READ MORE
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'National Treasure' vs. 'Angels & Demons'
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, May 30, 2009 4:47 AM
Angels & Demons is basically National Treasure, set in Rome ... which could have been so much cooler than National Treasure. But it was so much worse.
Jerry Bruckheimer’s work may have been derivative, commercial and silly. But as it turns out, that works better for a treasure hunt story than ponderous, arrogant and overblown.
My wife and daughters reviled me for paying money to see Angels &... READ MORE
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Dom DeLuise, 1933-2009
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:27 PM
Dom DeLuise and his wife Carol Arthur in 2001. (Reuters)
In this U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops video, Dom DeLuise discusses his devotion to Mary.
The Catholic actor died last night in Santa Monica, Calif., after battling cancer for more than a year, CNN reported. He was 75.
The Brooklyn-born DeLuise was noted for his movie portrayals of comic characters. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, actress Carol Arthur, and the couple’s three... READ MORE
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