Loyola Marymount University named one of top 25 US film schools
The Hollywood Reporter just released its annual review, and Los Angeles’ Loyola Marymount’s School of Film and Television has been ranked No. 9 of the of the top 25 film schools in the U.S. shaping...
View ArticleSr. Rose’s List of Books on Theology, Religion, Scripture, Spirituality,...
This is an alphabetical list of books, and one journal, that may be of interest. This is not an endorsement though I am familiar with almost all of these and of course, I endorse those I wrote or...
View ArticleYou know that book I’ve been working on for 7 years? Lights, Camera, Faith:...
Yes, it is finished. The fifth volume in the series Lights, Camera Faith by my co-author Peter Malone, MSH and me. Click here to see the other volumes. And it’s not like Peter didn’t do his work:...
View ArticleSurvey about Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” for 10th anniversary
The 10th anniversary marking the release of Mel Gibson’s THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST is approaching. I am preparing some articles on various aspects about the film and others that dramatize the life of...
View ArticleA decade later “The Passion of the Christ” still raises questions of...
Feb. 25 will mark the 10th anniversary of the release of Mel Gibson’s hugely successful and controversial “The Passion of the Christ.” Right after Christmas, I had the opportunity to sit down with...
View Article“John Wayne: the Life and Legend” review by Peter Bogdanovich
This morning’s New York Times Book Review section has a highly enthusiastic review of Scott Eyman’s new biography of John Wayne by director (and former journalist) Peter Bogdanovich: “”Playing John...
View ArticleRoma Downey & Mark Burnett sign on for 2016 ‘Ben-Hur’ reboot
On Friday Mike Fleming, Jr., posted this news about the remake of “Ben-Hur” over at Deadline. My big question is will this new film include the entire story, including the role that Balthazar’s...
View ArticleMother Dolores Hart to host TCM tonight: “Lisa”, “Laura”, “The Song of...
I so meant to post this last week! As you probably know, Mother Dolores published her autobiography last year: and I wrote about her coming to our Pauline Book & Media Center in Culver City in my...
View ArticleAnne Frank’s 85th birthday: the girl behind the diary
In October, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles launched “Anne: A Premier Experiential Exhibit” to commemorate the life of Anne Frank, who would have turned 85 on Thursday, for a 10-year stay. I had...
View ArticleShould a Catholic pick a favorite war film?
Just before Memorial Day, a friend who teaches in a Catholic high school wrote to me on Facebook that he and his daughter had just watched “Black Hawk Down,” Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film about the...
View Article‘Jurassic World’– No dinosaurs with pink feathers, but questionable ethics
Below is the feature article I wrote on the science and philosophy in “Jurassic World” but I want to add a couple of things. First, the engineering science of Dallas Bryce Howard’s high heeled shoes...
View Article“Censoring the Silver Screen” a History of the Legion of Decency
This paper was written by Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP in 2013 as a Church History project. It’s a good overview of the history of the Legion of Decency in view of the upcoming series on TCM “Condemned”...
View ArticleStatement from Daughters of St. Paul: “Condemned” series on TCM hosted by Sr....
Statement from the Daughters of St. Paul Beginning on Thursday, March 3, Sr. Rose Pacatte, the founding Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, CA, will be providing...
View ArticleThe Catholic Legion of Decency – a bibliography
I am posting this bibliography as a reference to the Turner Classic Movies series “Condemned” that I am hosting on the Thursdays of March, 2016 (17 of the 27 films, that is.) Please feel free to add...
View ArticleThe power of movies about nuns: “Seeing the Light, Hearing the Call…”
I am so pleased to announce the publication of a superb article at the University of Nebraska’s online Journal for Religion and Film about how movies about nuns influenced many young women in their...
View ArticleTCM Classic Film Festival April 28-May 1, 2016 Hollywood
If you are a film buff and like classic films from every era, don’t miss the upcoming TCM Film Festival April 28 – May 1st. What’s really cool is that I will be introducing “The Song of Bernadette”...
View Article8 films and mini-series to see before you vote
My ears perked up back in March when Texas Sen. Ted Cruz defended his wife, Heidi, after Donald Trump threatened to “spill the beans” about her. Cruz came back with a threat of his own that sounded...
View ArticlePope Francis invites us to reflect mercy in our speech and in Tweets for...
One of the best-kept secrets of the Catholic Church is that we have a beautiful tradition of teaching about communication and media that goes back to the 1930s and continues through today. This...
View ArticleStories that invite us to be cultural mystics
After more than six decades of life, I am still startled by the profound empathy for humanity often revealed in stories told through sight and sound. Cinema, and increasingly episodic stories on...
View Article‘Thelma & Louise’ 25 years later still poses a challenge to male entitlement
I first saw “Thelma and Louise” while studying for a master’s in education in media studies in London in 1995. We gathered to watch the film and not one male student of the 12 or so in our class showed...
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