NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 6. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations. Marty (1955) Sunday, May 6, 6-8 p.m. EDT (TCM) Low-key tale of a 34-year-old butcher (Ernest Borgnine) who falls for a shy science teacher (Betsy Blair) despite the disapproval of his mother (Esther Minciotti) and his Bronx … [Read more...]
TV Program Notes – Week of May 6
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of May 6 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by Catholic News Service. Enthronement of William Skurla Sunday, May 6, 1:30-3:30 p.m. EDT (EWTN) Enthronement of Archbishop William C. Skurla as the fifth metropolitan archbishop of the Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. Part of the series "Cathedrals … [Read more...]
TV Programming – Week of May 13
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of May 13 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by Catholic News Service. EWTN Theology Roundtable Sunday, May 13, 10-11 p.m. EDT (EWTN) Host Colin Donovan leads a discussion about the theology of vocations and vocational discernment. Johnny Carson Monday, May 14, 9-11 p.m. EDT (PBS) This episode … [Read more...]
TV Film Fare Week of May 13
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 13. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations. I Remember Mama (1948) Sunday, May 13, 5:30-8 p.m. EDT (TCM) Engaging, warm-hearted version of the John Van Druten play in which a daughter (Barbara Bel Geddes) recalls the nurturing influence of her mother (Irene Dunne) on her … [Read more...]
TV Programming – Week of May 20
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of May 20 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by Catholic News Service. In Concert: Purcell's Sacred Music Sunday, May 20, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT (EWTN) In this special celebrating the work of 17th-century English composer Henry Purcell, the choir of Clare College from Cambridge, England, performs "Te Deum … [Read more...]
TV Film Fare – Week of May 20
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 20. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence, and sexual situations. U-571 (2000) Sunday, May 20, 12:30-3 p.m. EDT (AMC) Suspenseful World War II action-drama about a young Navy lieutenant (Matthew McConaughey) who leads a daring mission to commandeer a disabled German U-boat and capture a … [Read more...]
GSN Signs Jeff Foxworthy to Host “The American Bible Challenge”
New York, NY – March 21, 2012 – GSN announced today that it has signed comedian Jeff Foxworthy to host the pilot of the network’s original one-hour game show, THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE. GSN, which is currently developing the series, will shoot the pilot later this month. THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE is a studio-based game show in which contestants compete based on their knowledge of the Bible. Questions will be designed to acknowledge and celebrate the … [Read more...]
Fr. Barron’s PBS series and DVDs ‘show off’our beautiful Catholic faith
By Christopher Fenoglio Editor in Chief Not since the popular TV and radio broadcasts by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in the late 1950s has a Catholic media project received such national exposure as Father Robert Barron’s “Catholicism” series. Four of the series’ ten 60-minute episodes are airing on PBS stations across the country this fall (check your local listings or go to http://bit.ly/CatholicismSeries). Filmed at more than 50 locations across 15 … [Read more...]
