Serena Dykman Serves Us Some Babka by Jay S. Jacobs “You can’t beat a Babka,” so said Elaine Benes in a classic episode of Seinfeld. The delicacy is a sweet, braided bread often made with chocolate that originated in the Jewish communities. It is a yummy snack. And now, it is central to a smart … Continue reading
Filmmaker Beth Lane Celebrates her Family As Holocaust Survivors in the Documentary UnBroken by Brad Balfour In light of all the attention on antisemitism and the Jewish people since the October 7th massacre by Hamas terrorists, there’s been a desire for a story of triumph in the face of bloodshed and slaughter. So when filmmaker … Continue reading
FATHER STU (2022) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Jacki Weaver, Mel Gibson, Teresa Ruiz, Malcolm McDowell, Niko Nicotera, Chiquita Fuller, Annet Mahendru, Faith Jefferies, Winter Ave Zoli, Colleen Camp, Cody Fern, Ned Bellamy, Alain Uy, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Larry Bagby, Michael Fairman, Danielle K. Golden, Annie Lee, Skip Howland, Carlos Leal, Aaron Moten and Grace Karman Graham. … Continue reading
Mark Wahlberg Keeping the Faith with Father Stu by Jay S. Jacobs You often hear the term “labor of love” bandied about for films. Well, for Mark Wahlberg, the religious drama Father Stu was indeed one of those aforementioned labors. In fact, he was so taken by the story of the late boxer-turned-actor-turned priest Stuart … Continue reading
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021) Starring Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio, Sam Jaeger, Gabriel Olds, Mark Wystrach, Chandler Head, Fredric Lehne, Jay Huguley, Louis Cancelmi, Coley Company, Randy Havens, Joe Ando-Hirsh, Kimberly Hester Huffstetler, Meredith Jackson, Michelle Brown Houston, Lindsay Ayliffe and Sophia Bell. Screenplay by Abe Sylvia. Directed by Michael … Continue reading
STILL LIFE IN LODZ (2019) Featuring Lilka Elbaum, Paul Celler, Roni Ben Ari, Elzbieta I Boguslaw Biskcupscy, Ryszard Bonislawski, Stefan Brajter, Felicja Chorazkiewicz, Krystyna Gorecka, Lilliana I Jankiel Mitelmanowie, Patrycja Ulanska, Lilka Ulevic, Joanna Zielinska-Ulevic, Theresa Zielinska and Jan Zielinski. Written by Lilka Elbaum and Slawomir Grunberg. Directed by Slawomir Grünberg. Distributed by Log TV. … Continue reading
Riley Clemmons We Choose Her Over and Over Again By Isa Barnett Riley Clemmons is a Christian pop star and singer/songwriter who was discovered at the age of 13. Now at just 20, Clemmons has grown up within the Nashville music scene and Nashville is the kind of scene that begs for her type of … Continue reading
I STILL BELIEVE (2020) Starring KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Melissa Roxburgh, Nathan Dean, Gary Sinise, Shania Twain, Abigail Cowen, Nathan Parsons, Reuben Dodd, Cameron Arnett, Tanya Christiansen, Nicolas Bechtel, Gregory Hobson, Sheé Dueitt, Nicholas Sims, Alyssa Gonzalez, Vanessa Padla, Denise Morris, Tera Smith, Hali Everette, Liam Kelly and Jeremy Camp. Screenplay by Jon Erwin and … Continue reading
Chrissy Metz Breakthrough Faithfully Makes Actress a Film Star and Garners Her an Oscar Nom for Its Featured Song by Brad Balfour It used to be that faith-based films were low-budget productions, cheaply made with cheesy storytelling and wooden acting – more about propagandizing than worthy narrative. Nowadays, they’re labelled as contemporary Christian and as … Continue reading
AMERICAN MUSLIM (2019) Featuring Mohamed Bahi, Debbie Almontaser, Aber Kawas, Imam Shamsi Ali, Kobir Chowdhury, Rafael Espinal, Bedor Elhanafi Bahi, Zaid Nagi, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Rabbi Marisa Alana James, Rev. Khader El-Yateem and Linda Sarsour. Directed by Adam Zucker. Distributed by Longnook Pictures. 82 minutes. Not Rated. Screened for Cinematters: New York Social Justice Film … Continue reading
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