Hollywood Sacrifices Good Stories for Quick Profits

I have loved Hollywood’s products my entire life. I sat in the dark of the Carolina Theater in Lumberton, N.C., as a boy and became enthralled by the figures that danced across that screen. Yes, I heard the preacher say I shouldn’t go there. He told me I...

Vatican Mourns Taylor as Last Diva of Cinema

VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican’s official newspaper eulogized actress Elizabeth Taylor as the “last remaining star in the firmament of old Hollywood,” and praised her contributions on AIDS and other charitable causes. “The curtain falls on the violet eyes of...

Fed Up with Hollywood, Churches Make Their Own Films

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (RNS)  This year’s Oscars may have been passed out, but for some churches across the country the major motion picture season is just getting started. Frustrated with the movies Hollywood has been releasing, more and more congregations are making...

How Hollywood Is Selling ‘Narnia’ to Christians

With the Dec. 9 release of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” still more than six weeks away, the companies behind this highly anticipated film adaptation are already making sure it doesn’t escape the attention of a targeted audience: Christians....

Get Real About Religion and Entertainment

Contrary to what some people believe, Hollywood doesn’t revel in sex and violence. Hollywood revels in money. If sex and violence are the keys to that kingdom, Hollywood will produce those keys.   It follows that if Hollywood thinks religion or spirituality will...