Bows, arrows and a sword: Girls rock this year on film
2012 is turning out to be a banner year for films with significant female lead characters: warriors, weapons and all. With an estimated budget of $185 million, the new Pixar/Disney 3-D animated...
View ArticleMedia’s part in the culture of guns
“Fourth of July parade, 2011, Independence, Calif.,” by photographer Craig Semetko, from his project “America — E Pluribus Unum”...
View Article‘The Flat’ is a fascinating detective story
“The Flat,” an award-winning documentary, follows the story of Israeli documentary filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger, whose 98-year-old grandmother died in Tel Aviv a few years ago, sparking a search to...
View Article“Weaving Life”“Where Do We Go Now?” and a “Girl with a Book” Images of...
In the last month or so, a narrative film, a documentary and a poster on Facebook came across my desk. The films were sent for review, but the Facebook poster (or image) arrived in my newsfeed this...
View Article‘The Rise of the Guardians’ an inspiring fantasy mash-up
Although it took me some time to figure out what was going on and what Dreamworks’ handsome, over-long film was trying to say, it became apparent about halfway through that I could easily make...
View ArticleFirst place award from the Catholic Press Association for Sr. Rose
I was very pleased and grateful to discover that my column (three pieces) had received a first place award from the Catholic Press Association last night in Denver for contributions in 2012. My...
View ArticleOscar Romero’s Life in Music (short film on the 34th anniversary of his death)
Today marks the 34th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero (1917 – 1980). NCROnline posted this video by Michael Glen Bell and Duane W.H. Arnold of TheMartyrsProject.com that...
View Article‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ for all its heroism and love, remains a paradox
I had a dream about Mel Gibson recently. His face was very close to mine and his beard was gone. He looked very serious. I congratulated him on his new film “Hacksaw Ridge,” his first in 10 years. But...
View ArticleSr. Rose’s Oscar Ballot 2021 (picks and some guesses!)
Sr. Rose’s 2021 Oscar Ballot ( Name or title in Bold ITALICS is my pick not what the Academy might do!) ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (All deserving!) Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal Fine, deeply felt...
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