George Lucas was asked which religions influenced him when he created his classic ‘Stars Wars’ series. He replied ‘all of the above,’ and he wanted to tell ‘an old myth in a new way.’
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Actress Julia Roberts will join adventurer Bear Grylls on NBC May 25 as part of Red Nose Day, a fundraiser that has the goal of ending child poverty.
Tourists who have visited Branson, Mo., or Lancaster, Pa., know all about Sight & Sound Theatres and the massive Broadway-like shows that bring the Bible to life. But for the rest of the country, trips to those two scenic locations may not be practical. Sight & Sound will give lovers of musicals the next-best thingRead more
I screened the first two episodes in the 10-part series, and it’s safe to say I’m wanting to watch more of it.
“We want it to be Schindler’s List for the Armenian community,” says Winter.
FandangoNOW, Fandango’s movie streaming service, is holding an Easter sale on family movies through Monday, with some films as low as $5. The sale includes such popular titles as The LEGO Movie ($9.99), The Peanuts Movie ($9.99) and Paddington ($7.99). Classics such as The Sound of Music and E.T. (each $9.99) also are on theRead more
“I knew it could get very dry very fast if it was just Lee talking to somebody in an office somewhere. So we tried to give it a little bit of sense of urgency, like it was a big mystery he was trying to solve. It was a bit of a Da Vinci-code search for evidence.”
The persecution of religious and ethnic minorities has tragically become common in some parts of the world, and an upcoming movie serves to remind us that the battle against prejudice is far from new. The Promise (PG-13) opens in theaters April 21, spotlighting a time during the 1910s when the Ottoman Empire turned against itsRead more
“Because of the flexibility of filtering, families can use it on a wide variety of movies, whether it is an edgier PG-13 movie or a relatively family-friendly kids movie.”
“We frequently hear that children are just amazed when they learn that these things actually happened, that they are not fictionalized as most stories now are.”
