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USCCB’s Review of Ratatouille
- Art
- Friday, July 27th, 2007
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
This is hardly the first time an American animated feature has used Paris as a backdrop for the adventures of four-legged creatures — think "Gay Purr-ee" and Disney's The Aristocats — but the City of Light has never been so… Read More
Disney Bans Smoking: Will It Now Ban Catholic Bashing?
- Art
- Thursday, July 26th, 2007
- Catholic League
Disney president Robert Iger wrote a letter today to Rep. Edward Markey, chairman of the House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee, regarding smoking in its films. Here is an excerpt:
"We discourage depictions of cigarette smoking in Disney, Touchstone and Miramax… Read More
USCCB’s Review of Transformers
- Art
- Friday, July 20th, 2007
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
'Tis the season for mindless entertainment designed to keep a wide cross section of the movie-going public out of the summer heat. Considered from that perspective, Transformers (Dreamworks/Paramount) can be considered a success.
The many moving parts cannibalized from Hasbro's… Read More
Prince of Darkness Sheds Light on Washington
- Art
- Monday, July 16th, 2007
- Deal W. Hudson
Every now and then a book comes along that everyone interested in politics should read. The new memoir by veteran journalist Robert D. Novak, I think, is one of those books.
Most people, even those who live there, wonder what… Read More
USCCB’s Review of Rescue Dawn
- Art
- Friday, July 13th, 2007
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Fourth of July is the second-best day of the year to release Rescue Dawn (MGM). Memorial Day would be the most appropriate, since this stirring movie pays tribute to the valor of rank-and-file military personnel by relating the real-life… Read More
Healing Power of Forgiveness Inspires Physician
- Art
- Monday, July 9th, 2007
- Martha H. Fitzgerald
[Editor's note: The author's father, physician-author Joe Holoubek of Shreveport, Louisiana, was last interviewed for a March 23 Catholic Exchange Today podcast. The crucifixion scholar discussed the physical sufferings of Christ and new theories about His death.]
My father's final… Read More
Book Review: St. Fidelis Parish in College Point, NY: The First Seventy-Five Years 1856-1931, A History
- Art
- Saturday, July 7th, 2007
- Karen Lynn Ford
I grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, where many of the smaller city parishes have an ethnic affiliation — Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, and Irish to name a few. My home parish was St. Stephen of Hungary. In my childhood, we drove… Read More
USCCB’s Review of Nancy Drew
- Art
- Friday, July 6th, 2007
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
This may not be your grandmother's Nancy Drew. But the latest screen incarnation of the popular book series penned under the pseudonym Caroline Keene works acceptably on its own terms, at least for its targeted female Tween audience.
Formulaic yet… Read More
USCCB’s Review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Art
- Friday, June 29th, 2007
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Though not aspiring to the artistic heights of that other Marvel Comics franchise, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox) nonetheless proves an entertaining enough 95 minutes for the younger set and comic book fans of all ages.… Read More
USCCB’s Review of Evan Almighty
- Art
- Friday, June 22nd, 2007
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Funnyman Steve Carell might not seem a likely choice for a present-day Noah, replete with white beard and flowing robe, but he turns out to be just dandy in Evan Almighty (Universal/Spyglass), a delightful contemporary spin on Genesis.
At the… Read More
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