New Orleans is perhaps most frequently associated with Mardi Gras. Although this originally Catholic holiday is celebrated around the world, the famous customs and revelry of Carnival time in “The Big Easy” make it Louisiana’s event of the year. “New Moon,” the 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical based on Sigmund Romberg’s operetta of the same name, is…
‘Housewife’ From 1934: A Pre-Code Crossover
Commentary “Housewife” is a 1934 film starring George Brent, Ann Dvorak, and a young Bette Davis. To be accurate, all three of the lead actors are young here, but Bette is noticeably more youthful than in her later, more famous roles. Movies from the early 1930s have a distinct style, and they offer fascinating insight…
Traveling Light Ep6
March 1, 2023
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This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Most of us like to travel. What we don’t like is the baggage we’re carrying around. But what if you could travel through life with no bags at all? In this 18-part teaching series, bestselling author and speaker Max Lucado invites you…
South Park’s Royal Roast Provides Both Humor and Insight
February 28, 2023
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Satire is at the heart of free speech and expression. A recent South Park episode lampoons Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their recent worldwide privacy tour. After allegedly wanting to be left alone, the couple has written books, filmed a documentary, and moved to a hotbed of celebrities and paparazzi. The cartoon draws on…
‘Salome’ (1953): A Classic Film versus a Famous Opera
Commentary Salome ranks with Jezebel and Delilah as one of the most notorious temptresses in the Bible, if not all history and literature. Although she is unnamed in the New (or Old) Testament, first century historian Flavius Josephus identified the daughter of King Herod as Salome III in his “Jewish Antiquities.” She has been immortalized…
‘Invitation’ From 1952: A Melodrama About Lies and Love
Commentary One letter in the mail can disrupt your whole world. “Invitation” is a classic film that explores this premise by focusing on one woman’s happy life, which is based on love and lies. Starring Van Johnson, Dorothy McGuire, and Ruth Roman, it’s a dramatic MGM film from 1952 directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, a German-born…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Olympus Has Fallen’: Director Antoine Fuqua’s Pulse-Pounding, Patriotic, Cinematic Powerhouse
2013 | R | 1h 59m | Action, Thriller When it comes to film and TV franchises, action thrillers tend to be among the most popular. There are many examples of successful action thriller series: Mission: Impossible, James Bond, John Wick, and, of course, one of my favorites, The Equalizer films starring Denzel Washington. One…
Queen of Sextortion | The Dark Web Ep4
February 28, 2023
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This film is only available in North America and the UK because of territorial licensing. Sextortion was invented by one woman in the Philippines—Maria Caparas. She turned the idea of making friends online and recording explicit video chats into a profitable blackmail and extortion scam that could not exist without social media. …
[PREMIERING 3/3 at 8PM] Divine Messengers | The Viking Prophecy (Episode 6)
February 27, 2023
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Ancient Scandinavians, often referred to as the Vikings, might not have been as simple and barbaric as they have been portrayed for the last decades. For a Viking, the art of storytelling was highly regarded and the stories told around the fire were often filled with deeper wisdom and warnings on what would happen if…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Keys of the Kingdom’: A Christian Miracle in Imperial China
G | 2 h 17 min | Drama | 1944 Young, handsome Francis Chisholm (Gregory Peck) hopes to marry his childhood sweetheart in his native Scotland. But fate and faith have him pick priesthood. Then the early 20th-century Catholic Church sends him on a mission to the tumultuous province of Pai-tan, China. He arrives to…
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