Vatican movie ‘night’: Popcorn, beer, rosaries and Russell Crowe
As soon as the lights dimmed for the start of the show in the tiny Vatican movie theater, the crack of beer cans being opened joined the quieter crunch of popcorn.
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by bcadmin | Oct 19, 2022 | Catholic News Service, lead, Movies, News, Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Vatican | 0 |
As soon as the lights dimmed for the start of the show in the tiny Vatican movie theater, the crack of beer cans being opened joined the quieter crunch of popcorn.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 9, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Laudato Si' Movement, Movies, News, Vatican | 0 |
Highlighting the church’s approach of coupling the power of prayer with active and committed care for the earth, the Vatican wrapped up the monthlong Season of Creation Oct. 4 with the launch of new initiatives.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 10, 2022 | Church in Europe, Documentary, Greece, lead, Monasteries, Monks, Movies, News, Orthodox Church, Ukraine | 0 |
Ukrainian film maker Alexandr Plyska made a unique documentary about the monks living on Mount Athos, a peninsula in northeastern Greece.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 7, 2022 | Catholic news, Eduardo Verastegui, Human trafficking, Movies, News, News Briefs, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
Eduardo Verástegui speaks at the Vitae Summit in Vatican City on Sept. 1, 2022. / Courtney Mares/CNA
Rome Newsroom, Sep 7, 2022 / 07:29 am (CNA).
Catholic actor Eduardo Verástegui has launched a national campaign in Mexico to combat human …
by bcadmin | Aug 26, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, lead, Movies, News, Padre Pio | 0 |
Abel Ferrara, whose gritty New York exploitation films of the 1980s and 1990s delved into the soulless evils of drug addiction and corruption, pays homage to one of Italy’s best-known and most revered saints in his newest film, “Padre Pio.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 27, 2022 | creativity, culture wars, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Hollywood, Movies, News, The Dispatch, Tom Cruise | 0 |
One of the most refreshing things to come out of Hollywood in recent times is Tom Cruise’s “thank you” message before the start of this summer’s biggest blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick, a film mercifully free […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 8, 2022 | Douglas Beaumont, Movies, News, The Dispatch, The Message BEhind the Movie | 0 |
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Douglas Beaumont, about his book The Message Behind the Movie—Reboot: Engaging Film without Disengaging Faith (Ignatius Press, 2022). Douglas earned a Ph.D. in theology from North-West University and […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 14, 2022 | awards, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Movies, News | 0 |
The feature film “CODA,” which won three Oscars, just captured another accolade: a Christopher Award from the Christophers, which annually honors the best in uplifting and edifying movies, television programs and books.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 24, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Hollywood, Movies, News | 0 |
Dorothy’s refrain, “There’s no place like home,” in “The Wizard of Oz” also could be echoed by her blue and white gingham dress from the 1939 movie.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 23, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, entertainment, Movies, News, Theater | 0 |
Family Theater Productions is marking its 75th anniversary with just one event, a dinner at a Hollywood hotel April 27, because the folks there are just too busy to do more.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 22, 2022 | Disney, ideology, Movies, News, Pixar, Russell Kirk, The Dispatch | 0 |
It has been a lively month at the Walt Disney Company. Late February saw the release of the feature film Turning Red to the dismay of parents who believe that discussion of menstruation, sexualized drawings […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 7, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Film festival, Movies, News | 0 |
“CODA” is an acronym for children of deaf adults. It could also stand for quality filmmaking, as the movie took home a slew of prizes in the International Catholic Film Critics Association’s awards competition.
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