The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:42:07 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Spruce up your Christmas movie watching /features/christmas/item/33837-spruce-up-your-christmas-movie-watching /features/christmas/item/33837-spruce-up-your-christmas-movie-watching

Since screening Christmas movies together with family and friends has become as ubiquitous as Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties, maybe itƵapp time to be more than just holly jolly couch potatoes. Perhaps we can find ways to integrate Christmas activities (emphasis on “active”) with the spectating.

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Christmas Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500
DisneyƵapp Hunchback ages well /features/arts/item/33286-disney-s-hunchback-ages-well /features/arts/item/33286-disney-s-hunchback-ages-well

The Hunchback of Notre Dame at 25: ‘The Most R-Rated G You Will Ever See.’ ”

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Movie News Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:35:22 -0400
Speaking Out: Always be true to your beliefs /item/33109-speaking-out-always-be-true-to-your-beliefs /item/33109-speaking-out-always-be-true-to-your-beliefs

Based on its description, everything about the 1957 film 12 Angry Men seems synonymous with the word “boring.”

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 19 May 2021 10:00:31 -0400
Film club creates movies with a Christian edge /item/33026-film-club-creates-movies-with-a-christian-edge /item/33026-film-club-creates-movies-with-a-christian-edge

Just days before Chloé ZhaoƵapp Nomadland won Best Picture at the Oscars, student auteurs at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College in BarryƵapp Bay, Ont., gathered virtually for the premiere of the John David Filmmaking ClubƵapp new movie titled Joe.

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Youth Speak News Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:35:01 -0400
Best of the season: Christmas movies to capture the spirit /features/christmas/item/32516-best-of-the-season-christmas-movies-to-capture-the-spirit /features/christmas/item/32516-best-of-the-season-christmas-movies-to-capture-the-spirit

Isn’t it fascinating how, back in spring 2020, at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the first impulse for comfort and familiarity was an urge to watch Christmas shows? The goodwill and good feels of Christmastime pageantry is powerful medicine.

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Christmas Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:00:00 -0500
Peter Stockland: 'The Irishman' takes long road to genius /opinion/columnists/item/30845-peter-stockland-the-irishman-takes-long-road-to-genius /opinion/columnists/item/30845-peter-stockland-the-irishman-takes-long-road-to-genius

Martin ScorseseƵapp The Irishman is already scooping up movie awards despite its swerve to Netflix barely a month after being released in theatres. 

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:50:15 -0500
Bob Brehl: 'The Two Popes' just what Church needs /opinion/columnists/item/30838-bob-brehl-the-two-popes-just-what-church-needs /opinion/columnists/item/30838-bob-brehl-the-two-popes-just-what-church-needs

The Two Popes is an entertaining movie that is well-acted, well-written and visually appealing, especially when considering most of the movie is about two old men in frocks verbally jousting over weighty issues. But, make no mistake, it is a drama with lots of humour sprinkled in, not a documentary.

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robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Robert Brehl Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:25:58 -0500
Speaking Out: A movie for every single person /item/27706-speaking-out-a-movie-for-every-single-person /item/27706-speaking-out-a-movie-for-every-single-person

When I left high school I told myself university is where I would find a husband. Well, I have one year left of my bachelorƵapp degree with no husband in sight. 

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YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:49:17 -0400
Movie night spotlights growing relationship between Christians and Jews /item/27381-movie-night-spotlights-growing-relationship-between-christians-and-jews /item/27381-movie-night-spotlights-growing-relationship-between-christians-and-jews

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government would formally apologize for sending refugee Jews back to Nazi death camps during the Second World War, Canadian bishops, rabbis and their supporters were down the street watching a movie.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 16 May 2018 11:54:54 -0400
Prayer, Eucharist prepares Jim Caviezel for latest biblical role /features/arts/item/27044-prayer-eucharist-prepares-jim-caviezel-for-latest-biblical-role /features/arts/item/27044-prayer-eucharist-prepares-jim-caviezel-for-latest-biblical-role

Since he shot to fame 14 years ago after playing Jesus in Mel GibsonƵapp religious blockbuster The Passion of Christ, Jim Caviezel has turned down several biblical roles. 

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Arts News Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:07:46 -0400