Catholic Priests Will Make Oscar Predictions During Special Episode of Their Movie Review Show on CatholicTV

Fr. Chip (left), and Fr. Bill Kelly

During the week beginning March 1^st, two Catholic priests, Fr. Bill Kelly and Fr. “Chip” Hines, co-hosts of the CatholicTV movie review show “Spotlight”, will share their opinions of Oscar winners and will offer commentary in preparation for the upcoming 82nd Annual Academy Awards on March 7th, 2010.

Fr. Bill and Fr. Chip will predict winners for best picture, director, actor, actress, supporting actor, and supporting actress during this episode of Spotlight. The idea of the Spotlight show originated when a fellow priest overheard Fr. Chip and Fr. Bill arguing about whether Amy Ryan deserved a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2008. The priest who overheard them said, “you two should have your own show”.

Spotlight premiered on CatholicTV as part of the 2009 fall season. The show has gained national attention and the two priests were invited to make a monthly appearance on Wendy Wiese’s ON CALL Relevant Radio show.

This special Oscars episode of Spotlight will air at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV during the week of March 1^st at the following times (Eastern): Mon 6 p.m., Thurs 8 p.m., Friday, 6 a.m. Sat 12 noon and 10 p.m.

This full episode will also be viewable anytime in the CatholicTV.com archives starting the evening of March 1^st. Archived episodes of Spotlight are available at http://www.CatholicTV.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=11

Catholic Filmmaker to Be Interviewed on CatholicTV Talk Show

On Friday, October 23rd, Justin Bell, the producer of an upcoming film called “Seven Shades of Green” will appear on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Justin is a Catholic graduate student studying Visual and Media Arts. He has also been involved in a Catholic college campus outreach organization called FOCUS. Justin will talk about the film “Seven Shades of Green” which is currently in production. The film looks at the lives of 7 people, living in both the United States and Ireland. The film aims to give viewers insight into modern Ireland, while learning about its past. A clip of the film will be shown during the broadcast.

One of the people interviewed in Seven Shades of Green is Fr. David Shoemaker. Fr. Shoemaker is a Catholic priest who recently served in the parishes in South Boston and is of mixed Irish heritage. Rotimi Adebari is also interviewed in the film. After moving to Ireland from Nigeria, Mr. Adebari became the first black mayor in Ireland.

Justin chose St. Patrick as the Patron Saint of the film.

Justin Bell attended Colorado State University. He has written articles for several periodicals including the National Catholic Register & The Fort Collins Coloradoan. Justin has produced several films and short-films including a humorous film called “The Towman Cometh”. Justin chose St. Patrick as the Patron Saint of the film “Seven Shades of Green”.

More information about “Seven Shades of Green” can be found at www.sevenshadesofgreen.net.

Justin Bell’s interview can be seen on Friday, October 23rd live at 10:30AM (EST) on CatholicTV where available (rebroadcast at 8PM). The show will also be streamed simultaneously at www.CatholicTV.com and will be available on the site’s archives starting Friday night. All videos at the website are viewable in full-screen. Paste this URL into your browser in order to access the “This is the Day” video archives. http://www.CatholicTV.org/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72

John Paul II International Film Festival to Be Discussed on CatholicTV

On Tuesday, August 11th, the John Paul II (JPII) International Film Festival will be discussed on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. “This is the Day” will feature the organizers of the festival in an interview. The JPII Film Festival was organized in response to Pope JPII’s call to the “new evangelization”. Before becoming Pope, JPII was an actor and playwright who believed in using the arts to express the glory of God.

Also on “This is the Day” will be iconographer Marek Czarnecki who will discuss how Catholics can learn more about their faith through images of Jesus, Mary, and the saints.

In 1999, “The Great” Pope JPII wrote a letter to artists everywhere. He asked them to be witnesses to the Truth and invited them to take part in what he called “The New Evangelization”. This year, filmmakers from around the world will unite into one festival to answer that call.

After the enormous success of films like The Passion of the Christ, Bella, and Fireproof, it became clear that the hunger for faith-based films is prominent and desires to be fulfilled. Organizers of the JPII Film Festival believe “the world is in need of Truth– the truth about love, who we are, what we’re called for, and WHO we come from. We are all deeply hoping to be reminded about the truth of our humanity.” More information on the film festival can be obtained by visiting: www.jp2filmfestival.com/blog/. The television interview will feature the founders of the JPII Film Festival- Laura Alvarado, Rafael Anrrich, and Frank Brennan.



Also featured on “This is the Day” will be iconographer Marek Czarnecki. Mr. Czarnecki studies under Russian Orthodox iconographer Mrs. Ksenia Pokrovsky, within the Izograph School which she founded in Moscow.

Mr. Czarnecki’s icons can be found in the homes and chapels of individuals, as well as churches across the country, including the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, IL. Mr. Czarnecki has been featured in numerous articles, exhibits, and videos. He continues to teach and write about icons out of his studio in Meriden, Connecticut.