I am beginning these remarks about Week One of the History Channel’s The Bible during a commercial break in The Vikings—strange that the HC should debut both big budget series on the same night! Anyway, now that I have seen the entire first installment, I can go beyond my first bog when I had watched …
TV Series NOTHING SACRED on You Tube
During its 1997-98 brief run on ABC this series about the hardworking staff of St. Thomas CatholicChurch, located in the inner city of a large but undesignated city, was the best program on TV. No program (or movie for that matter) had shown both the daily activities of a parish connecting with its neighborhood and …
The Bible, First Week
The Bible, the First Week I am beginning these remarks about the History Channel’s The Bible during a commercial break in The Vikings—strange that the HC should debut both big budget series on the same night! Anyway, now that I have seen the entire first installment, I can go beyond my first bog when I …
This Sunday–The Bible: 5-Week History Channel Series
1. Abraham about to sacrifice his son. 2. Christ at the Last Supper An ambitious and spectacular new series entitled “The Bible” begins on the History Channel this Sunday, March 3. (Consult your local paper for the time). The ten hour-long series covers many of the highlights of the Old and New Testaments, beginning with …
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Some Ramblings on the 2013 Oscars
Well, the 2013 Oscars are now history. Although Seth McFarlane did a fair job at times of poking fun at the pretentiousness of the Awards ceremony, his bad taste evidenced in the comments and song about boobs turned my wife off so much that she stopped watching. The Lincoln joke was a bit much too. …
Amour (French with English subtitles)
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -2-; L 46; S/N -3. Running time: 2 hour 7 min. Georges and Anne try to adapt to the effects of her stroke. (c) 2012 Sony Pictures Classics Even those who live for many years should rejoice in them all; yet let them remember that the days of darkness will be …
Les Miserables: A Review
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -3; L -1; S/N -1. Running time: 2 hour 37 min. But Esau said, ‘I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.’ Jacob said, ‘No, please; if I find favour with you, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like …
Coming: My New Book
I can’t believe it’s been such a long time since my last entry. Aside from my usual writing for Visual Parables, LectionAid, and Lectionary Homiletics, I’ve been engrossed in finishing the book Blessed Are the Filmmakers, outlined below. It was inspired by reading Daniel Buttry’s inspiring collection of 60+ minibiographies of peacemakers, living and dead, …
Marvel’s the Avengers
Rated PG-13. Running time: 2 hours 22 min. (c) 2012 Marvel/Walt Disney/Studios Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. Again, if two …
Those Far Away Places in Two Film
Many years ago one of the hit songs heard everywhere included the line, “Those far away places with the strange sounding names that are calling, calling me.” One of the reasons why I love film so much is its power to transport us to those “far away places” where we meet interesting people who see …