Television & Video

This gag photo intended to show her 'sparse accommodations' Oprah Winfrey was forced to adapt to launch her OWN Network now appears strangely prophetic of the now financially strapped TV station.

Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network is rapidly rupturing

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/8/2012

When Oprah Winfrey left her phenomenal daily talk show, it was with the intention to launch and maintain her own TV network, OWN. Since then, the multi-million network has been plagued with difficulty and financial stress - losing a reputed staggering $330 million. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic ...

Buzz on the big-screen adaptation of 'Dark Shadows' has been mostly negative among fans of the original TV series. Director Burton and actor Depp have reportedly rendered the film as a campy, self-knowing ironic comedy - something the original would never resort to.

Actor who played TV vampire 'Barnabas Collins' dies

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 4/20/2012

The mythical blood-sucking vampire is supposed to be immortal. It still came as a bit of a shock to learn that TV vampire Jonathan Frid, who played Barnabas Collins on the Gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" has passed away at the age of 87. He died just days before his character was to be ...

OWN began as an ambitious new platform for Oprah Winfrey after she finished her long-running, top-rated daytime talk show, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' Viewership for OWN shows have been largely unimpressive.

Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network to lay off one-fifth of workforce

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 3/20/2012

Oprah Winfrey's television network, OWN, will layoff one-fifth of its employees and restructure its operations in New York and Los Angeles. Winfrey said the decision to let 30 staffers go is a "tough" one, but the economics of a start-up cable network didn't fit with OWN's cost structure. LOS ...

Hugh Laurie has played the irascible title character since the show debuted in 2004. 'House' will have completed 177 episodes after its final episode. The producers joked in their statement that this 'is about 175 more than anyone expected' when the show began.

Popular TV series 'House' to end after current season

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 2/9/2012

Popular medical TV "House" has decided to say goodbye. Dr. Gregory House is done. The producers have announced that the show will end after its current - and eighth season. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "The decision to end the show now, or ever, is a painful one, as it risks putting ...

Viola Davis won the best actress trophy, while Octavia Spencer was given the best supporting actress honor. 'The Help' also won the best cast ensemble SAG award.

Actresses from 'The Help' Take Top Honors at SAG

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/30/2012

"The Help," a drama about two maids in Mississippi during the civil rights era stood out in 2011 in an American movie market glutted with 3-D and computer generated imagery. "The Help" took top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last night, making it a film to watch as the Oscar awards ...

'Game of Your Life': Good Movie, Good Message!

By Randy Sly • Catholic Online • 12/4/2011

Don't' miss "Game of Your Life" on Friday night as Family Movie Night wraps up its second year providing great entertainment that families can enjoy together. Over the past year, FMN has heard from thousands of Family Movie Night fans. Parents have told them that they love to experience the ...

Interview: Nathan Kress Talks About 'The Game of Your Life'

By Randy Sly • Catholic Online • 11/25/2011

Best known as the teen hunk Freddie on the Disney show "iCarly," Nathan Kress portrays a nerdy math genius in the upcoming Procter & Gamble and Walmart newest Family Movie Night offering, "Game of Your Life" on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 8e/7c on NBC. WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - Procter ...

Interview: 'Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith' is Food for the Soul

By Randy Sly • Catholic Online • 11/23/2011

Challenging. Engaging. Entertaining. Thought provoking. These are just a few words the described my impression of Mitch Albom's new Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, "Have a Little Faith," which premiers Sunday, November 27 on ABC. WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - Several years after his famous ...

On 'The People's Court' in which both Michelle Parker and Dale Smith appeared revealed deeper conflicts within their relationship.

Woman vanishes after appearing on 'People's Court'

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 11/22/2011

Orlando, Florida resident Michelle Parker disappeared after appearing on the TV's how "The People's Court" last week. The mother of twins appeared with her former fianc� to settle a dispute overt a $5,000 engagement ring last week - and then vanished the same day. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) ...

'Have a Little Faith' Premieres Sunday, November 27, on ABC

Grace Hill Media • 11/17/2011

On the surface, these two larger-than-life characters, the charismatic African-American preacher and the feisty, funny rabbi, could hardly be more different. But they each in their own way profoundly affect the writer. It's a story about life's purpose - losing belief and finding it again - and ...