To outsiders, Ann Lee was a madwoman, a dangerous nonconformist and a sexual deviant; but to her faithful, “Mother Ann” was the promise of God fulfilled.
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Interview: ‘Knives Out’ director Rian Johnson on the Catholic inspiration for ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
Rian Johnson spoke with America about his own experience with faith and the Catholic stories that inspired his latest ‘Knives Out’ mystery.
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Rob Reiner’s gift: Finding humanity—both on and off the screen
The Reiners, so many agreed, were not the type of couple who would sit down. They used their influence and voices to make a difference and had a multigenerational impact.
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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ review: A whodunnit with a surprising message about priesthood
“Wake Up Dead Man” leaves us with an important question once the mystery has been solved: What sort of church do we want, led by what kind of shepherds?
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Holiday watch: ‘Household Saints,’ a film about food, family and faith
“Household Saints” is a story about how culture, and especially faith, evolve through the different generations of an immigrant family.
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Trying (and failing) to give Jeff Buckley a ‘last goodbye’
When it comes to Jeff Buckley, we are as stuck as he always seemed to be—unable to move on, let go or say goodbye.
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The dark, indelible Catholic imagination in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’
The most surprising thing about Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is that he hadn’t already made it.
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Pope Leo to Hollywood: Don’t give up on movies (or movie theaters)
Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Judd Apatow and Andrew Scott were among the Hollywood personalities who met with Pope Leo XIV for a private audience on Saturday.
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Hitchcock’s ‘I Confess’: a classic Catholic noir about the seal of confession
While considered a minor work in Hitchcock’s filmography and the annals of film noir, “I Confess” is Hitchcock’s most explicitly Catholic film.
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Pope Leo’s favorite films—and what ‘America’ said about them
Pope Leo delighted Catholic cinephiles this week by revealing his four favorite films, in anticipation of his upcoming meeting with members of the “World of Cinema” at the Vatican.