As U.S. troops withdraw, Iraqi Catholics targeted

From the Aug. 2 edition of  OSV Newsweekly

4 killed, 32 wounded as 6 Baghdad churches bombed

Given the Hurt Locker story, here’s a CNN article about July 12 bombings. Be sure to click on the video report, featuring Michael Ware in Bagdad, as well.
May God empower the good people of Iraq and the rest of the world.

In ‘Hurt Locker’ realism is the special effect

Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal talk about their movie
Today, The Hurt Locker expands from Los Angeles and New York City to more cities around the United States. From beginning to end, it is an eye-opening, teeth-clenching thriller about a U.S. Army bomb squad, formally classified as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

Jim O’Neil, executive director of the [...]

Gary Sinise and ‘Brothers at War’

Here’s the story published by National Catholic Register:
 
War, Family and Faith
Gary Sinise and Filmmakers Reveal Faith
BY ANITA CRANE, REGISTER CORRESPONDENT
March 15-21, 2009 Issue | Posted 3/6/09 at 7:04 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Behind the new film Brothers at War, which was scheduled to open in theaters March 13, are two Catholic stories.
One is that of a [...]

The woman behind ‘An American Carol’

By Anita Crane
Published 10/3/2008 12:08:42 AM
 
 

Myrna Sokoloff and David Zucker.

If you couldn’t stomach the thought of seeing Robert Redford’s Lions for Lambs or Brian De Palma’s Redacted, consider treating yourself to An American Carol, which opens in movie theaters today. This gutsy satire by David Zucker challenges Michael Moore, Rosie O’Donnell, Barack Obama, the ACLU, [...]