Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:43:10 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb 'Unbroken' sequel puts faith at the centre /features/arts/item/28059-unbroken-sequel-puts-faith-at-the-centre /features/arts/item/28059-unbroken-sequel-puts-faith-at-the-centre

SAN DIEGO – Almost four years ago, Louis ZamperiniöÏÓãÊÓƵapp life story received its first big-screen treatment.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Arts News Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:03:43 -0400
Inspiring lesson in film of church revival /features/arts/item/25931-inspiring-lesson-in-film-of-church-revival /features/arts/item/25931-inspiring-lesson-in-film-of-church-revival

It was an impossible task.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Movie News Sat, 26 Aug 2017 10:49:12 -0400
Review: The Exception /features/arts/item/25758-review-the-exception /features/arts/item/25758-review-the-exception

NEW YORK – Historical kitsch applied to World War II espionage doesn't get more gloriously over the top than in "The Exception" (A24).

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Movie News Sun, 23 Jul 2017 04:59:00 -0400
Review: War for the Planet of the Apes /features/arts/item/25740-review-war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes /features/arts/item/25740-review-war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes

NEW YORK – Monkey business turns deadly serious in "War for the Planet of the Apes" (Fox), the climactic installment of the rebooted film franchise based on the work of French science-fiction author Pierre Boulle (1912-1994).

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Movie News Fri, 21 Jul 2017 04:59:00 -0400
'The Shack' brings its Holy Trinity to the screen /features/arts/item/24504-the-shack-brings-its-holy-trinity-to-the-screen /features/arts/item/24504-the-shack-brings-its-holy-trinity-to-the-screen

William Paul Young initially made 15 copies of The Shack in 2005 as a Christmas present for his six children and for a handful of his close friends.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Movie News Fri, 03 Mar 2017 08:10:00 -0500
'Hacksaw Ridge' is a model of faith /item/23564-mel-gibson-s-hacksaw-ridge-is-a-model-of-faith /item/23564-mel-gibson-s-hacksaw-ridge-is-a-model-of-faith

When presented with barrages of violent and destructive images, sometimes the only place to look is away. To say that it is a challenge to witness these horrors is an understatement, but to go beyond that and work against these horrors is what makes heroes.

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YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:07:26 -0500
TCDSB student filmmakers received red carpet treatment for their films /features/item/22238-tcdsb-student-filmmakers-received-red-carpet-treatment-for-their-films /features/item/22238-tcdsb-student-filmmakers-received-red-carpet-treatment-for-their-films

TORONTO – Student filmmakers from across the Toronto Catholic District School Board received the red carpet treatment April 21 as they celebrated the big-screen premiere of their short films.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sun, 01 May 2016 17:00:00 -0400
Alpha launches new film series for new generation /item/22179-alpha-launches-new-film-series-for-new-generation /item/22179-alpha-launches-new-film-series-for-new-generation

Alpha Canada is hoping to inspire a new generation with the launch of its new and improved Alpha Film Series.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:30:00 -0400
'God's not Dead 2' and 'Miracles from Heaven' blessed with ticket sales /features/arts/item/22055-god-s-not-dead-2-and-miracles-from-heaven-blessed-with-ticket-sales /features/arts/item/22055-god-s-not-dead-2-and-miracles-from-heaven-blessed-with-ticket-sales

Evangelical Christian inspiration and apologetics are filling theater seats, with two films in the top five for box office last weekend.

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Movie News Tue, 05 Apr 2016 08:30:00 -0400
Sequel mirrors reality of faith's place in secular world /features/arts/item/22018-sequel-mirrors-reality-of-faith-s-place-in-secular-world /features/arts/item/22018-sequel-mirrors-reality-of-faith-s-place-in-secular-world

GodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Not Dead 2 is more of art reflecting life when faith is put on trial again in the sequel to the 2014 surprise blockbuster, God's Not Dead.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Movie News Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:00:00 -0400