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USCCB Movie Reviews
The above link will connect you to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop's movie and video reviews. They contain a brief overview of many movies with the USCCB's classification and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating. They may have a comment on any inappropriate language or violence in the film.
You may also want to check out the Catholic News Service capsule movie reviews.
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Miracle on 34th Street:
At St. Bernard Parish
By Julianne Nornberg
CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF
MADISON -- The curtains will rise on the St. Bernard Players' 12th performance when they reenact Miracle on 34th Street at the theatre in the St. Bernard Parish Center, 2438 Atwood Ave., the first two weekends in December.
For the past six years, the St. Bernard Players have been performing two shows a year: one during summer and one during the Christmas season. Proceeds from the shows are donated to the parish.
A husband-wife team, Tara and Mickey Reynolds, members of St. Bernard Parish, produce and direct each show. Tara is the producer and Mickey is the director.
"It's a labor of love," said Mickey. "We love it."
He explained that he and Tara both have a background in theatre. Originally from Madison, they moved to New York City for a while, but they eventually settled in Madison to raise their family.
When Msgr. Mike Hippee, pastor, discovered they were involved in theatre, he told them he would support them if they wanted to use the theatre space in the parish center to produce a show. Then Director of Worship Ken Sosinski was going to do a show to raise funds for choir chairs and everything snowballed from there, said Mickey.
They hold open auditions for the shows, so parishioners as well as others make up the St. Bernard Players. In that way it's kind of a community outreach, too, he said.
A cast of all ages will perform Miracle on 34th Street, which is a story about Kris Kringle and a girl and her mom. While the mother teaches her daughter that Santa Claus is just a myth, a man named Kris Kringle crosses paths with them. Hired as a department store Santa Claus and eventually put on trial, Kris Kringle proves to the girl and her mother - and many others - that he is in fact the real Santa Claus.
The evening performance includes dinner and the matinee includes lunch. Meals are planned by Monsignor Hippee, who enjoys cooking. Volunteers serve the meal.
"We have a strong following of attendees," said Mickey. "It's great they have such a good time and we like doing it."
But it's not just the two of them, Mickey said. "There are so many people who work so hard on it."
Miracle on 34th Street will be performed on Dec. 3, 4, 10, and 11 with cocktails and dinner beginning at 5:45 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 5, with the lunch matinee beginning at 11 a.m. The Sunday matinee includes a visit from Santa and caroling with the cast after the show.
Ticket prices for the evening performances are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. For the Sunday pizza matinee, the tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under.
Advanced reservations are required and should be made by Monday, Nov. 29, by calling 608-249-9256, ext. 228.
Media/Arts Briefs
Nativities exhibit
SINSINAWA -- The Sinsinawa Mound Art Gallery will present "One Night, One Miracle," a collection of nativity scenes from around the world, Nov. 28 through Jan. 31. An opening reception will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, in conjunction with the 13th annual Messiah concert.
Visitors may view the show in the Mound Gallery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information, contact Michelle Till at 608-748-4411, ext. 849.
A Journey of Spirit
MADISON -- The public is invited to see A Journey of Spirit on Monday, Nov. 29, at Hillel, 611 Langdon St., at 7:30 p.m.
A Journey of Spirit is a new documentary by Ann Coppel, writer/director/producer. It profiles singer/songwriter Debbie Friedman and the impact that her contemporary Jewish musical compositions have had on the American Jewish community.
This event is co-sponsored by Beth Israel Center, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Hillel, the Madison Jewish Community Council, and Temple Beth El.
Special programs
MADISON -- Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will air special programs for children and families.
Programs include: Thursday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m to noon Postcards from Buster and from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Maya & Miguel; Friday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m to noon a mini marathon of Arthur and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Cyberchase; and Sunday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m. Masterpiece Theatre's "Pollyanna."
New documentary
MADISON -- A new documentary airing on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, captures the brass, sass, and memories of 30 years of UW Varsity Band Spring Concerts. The program encores at 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2.
Spring Fever: 30 Years with the UW Varsity Band uses interviews, classic concert footage, and behind-the-scenes material to trace the tradition of the annual spring concerts on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. This tradition started when UW Director of Bands Michael Leckrone was hired.
For more on the production and the UW Varsity Band, check wpt.org/band
Sunday Afternoon Live
MADISON -- Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem welcomes vocalists Ilona Kombrink and Wendy Rowe as they perform vocal duets, accompanied by pianist Martha Fischer, Sunday, Nov. 28, at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery III at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
The series, hosted by music commentator Lori Skelton, is broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio stations, including WERN, 88.7, Madison.
TV Programs of Note
Following are some theatrical movies and television programs of note. This information is being provided to assist people in making viewing choices.
Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m., Inspiration Channel (cable) -- Catholic Mass.
Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Daily Mass. No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday.
Sunday, Nov. 28, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.
Sunday, Nov. 28, 10 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Advent Reflections. Repeats 4 p.m. Nov. 30 and 5:30 a.m. Dec. 3.
Sunday, Nov. 28, 8 p.m., WMTV (NBC) -- A Christmas Carol. Kelsey Grammer stars as Scrooge in the timeless tale by Charles Dickens set in Victorian London about a miser who changes his humbug ways after being visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The musical special is based on the long-running Madison Square Garden stage production. With Jason Alexander, Jane Krakowski, Geraldine Chaplin, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Monday, Nov. 29, 1 p.m., WYOU (cable) -- Christopher Close-Up: "A Christopher Classic Christmas." A look back at rare footage from Christopher Christmas specials from the 1950s, featuring Mario Lanza, Danny Thomas, Rosalind Russell, and others.
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., WISC (CBS) -- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. The longest-running holiday special in television history celebrates its 40th anniversary. Narrated by Burl Ives, the special recounts the tale of a shy reindeer whose Christmas spirit is dampened because his shiny nose has made him the laughing stock of Christmasville.
Friday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m., WISC (CBS) -- Frosty the Snowman. Animated holiday classic narrated by Jimmy Durante about a snowman who is brought to life by a magical stovepipe hat. The special is followed by Frosty Returns, 7:30 p.m.
Radio Program of Note
Friday, Nov. 26, 9 a.m., Relevant Radio (1240 AM) -- Relevant 2 U. This locally produced magazine style program features people, events, and Catholic issues in the Diocese of Madison. Repeats 5 p.m. Nov. 27 and 9 a.m. Nov. 28.
Edgewood College Arts Schedule
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Edgewood College Music Performances
All concerts are held in St. Joseph Chapel, Regina Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison, unless otherwise noted.
December 10, 2004, 7 p.m.
77th Annual Christmas Concert, Part I
Wind Ensemble and Campus-Community Band
Julie Dunbar, Conductor
$5 gen. admission to benefit Sr. Blackwell Scholarship Fund
December 12, 2004, 2:30 p.m.
77th Annual Christmas Concert, Part II
Women's Chorus, Chamber Singers, Campus-Community Choir
Kathleen Otterson and Joseph Testa, Conductors
$5 gen. admission to benefit Vernon and Anja Sell Choral Scholarship
February 6, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital Series: Music Scholarship Benefit
Kathleen Otterson, Mezzo-Soprano
Location: Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham Street, Madison, Wis.
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors
February 26, 2005, 7 p.m.
Faculty Recital Series: Music Scholarship Benefit
Edward Parsons, Piano
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors
March 6, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Edgewood Chamber Orchestra
Blake Walter, Music Director/Conductor
$4 general admission, $2 with Edgewood ID
March 13, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Wind Ensemble and Campus-Community Band
Julie Dunbar, Conductor
No admission charge
April 3, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Chamber Singers Concert
Joseph Testa, Conductor
No admission charge
April 24, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Edgewood Chamber Orchestra
Blake Walter, Music Director/Conductor
$4 general admission, $2 with Edgewood ID
April 29, 2005, 7 p.m.
Spring Band Concert
Wind Ensemble, Campus-Community Band, Jazz Ensemble
Julie Dunbar and Daniel Wallach, Conductors
$5 general admission
May 1, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Spring Choral Concert
Women's Chorus, Chamber Singers, Campus-Community Choir
Kathleen Otterson and Joseph Testa, Conductors
$5 general admission
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Edgewood College DeRicci Gallery Exhibits
All art exhibits take place in the DeRicci Gallery, DeRicci Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison, unless otherwise noted. All exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the gallery director at 608-663-2800 or aloft@edgewood.edu.
Nov. 14 - Dec. 3, 2004
Kelly Parks Snider
Title: "Dialogues with Silence"
Reception: Nov. 20, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"My paintings express the dimensions, the quirks, the many facets I detect in a subject. I rely on pastels and acrylic paint, but I incorporate whatever other materials help me convey the traits I think are worth noticing, celebrating, even puzzling over. Sheep's wool, pieces of fabric, gravel, newspaper...these are some of the materials that I combine with pastels in order to draw attention to my subject. What I am after is a forceful expression of the profound connection I feel to another person, an idea, or a dimension of my life. My hope is that the viewers will feel that connection just as powerfully."
December 5 - 17, 2004
Maria Liebl
Title: "Senior Exhibit: On Simplicity and Beauty"
Reception: December 9, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"'May go with luck whoever believes to be astute / because he has been able to accumulate objects, / poor mortal that soulless and brutal / has lost the love and has lost the respect for himself. / On the other hand to stop love / is to pretend to stop the universe. / Who carries love assumes his pain / and neither the sun or his reverse will stop him.' -- Silvio Rodriuez"
January 9 - February 4, 2005
Marilyn Annin
Title: "Materials Figured"
"My work consists of a series of sculptured garments with each acting as a metaphor for a specific attitude or custom of our culture. I focus on garments as portraiture, as commentary, and as satire."
February 6 - 25, 2005
Laurel Lueders
Title: "And Now . . . ?"
Reception: February 10, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"Using video installations and digital photographs, I reflect upon the recent political climate in the United States, both as I have observed in this country and while living abroad. Specifically, I react to a post-9/11 world, where fear, uncertainty, and paranoia pervade; where surveillance, loss of civil liberties, and media cover-up become a cultural norm. I question the reliability of physical evidence, particularly as we enter the unknown territory of a digital age."
February 27 - March 18, 2005
Mayumi O. Takayama
Title: "Fragments of Imagination"
Reception: March 3, 5-7 p.m.
"What we know sets limits on what we actually come to see and experience. In this sense, we cannot see and experience things as they are, but do so only through the interpretive lens that we have come to wear. My paintings in this show play with and trouble the taken-for-granted correspondence between the signifier and the signified, inviting you to the world of infinite signification."
March 20 - April 8, 2005
Mike Wodyn
Title: "Ideas on a Plane - Paintings About Paint"
Reception: April 6, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 6 p.m.
"When I begin a painting, it is not my intention to create the illusion of something on the canvas, such as a figure or landscape. Instead, the painting itself is the object, and the colors, textures and shapes created by paint on the canvas are the subject matter. Much like a carpenter who doesn't try to disguise the fact that he works with wood, I am not trying to hide the fact that what I am presenting is paint on canvas."
April 10 - 29, 2005
Student Exhibition
Reception: April 13, 5-7 p.m.
A self-juried exhibition of works in a variety of media by Edgewood College art students. Reception co-sponsored by the Edgewood College Alumni Association.
May 1 - 20, 2005
Senior Art Exhibition
Lyndsay Blohm, Kate Clausius, Amanda Collins, Jennifer Waack
Title: "Group Senior Art Exhibition: A Collection of Four"
Reception: May 14, 4-6 p.m.
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Edgewood College Theatre Performances
The theatre is located in Regina Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, Wis., and accessible via the door facing the Regina parking lot. For ticket information, contact the Box Office at 608-663-6710 or boxoffice@edgewood.edu.
Cabaret
Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff
Directed by Philip Martin
March 14, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
March 15, 4:00 & 7:30 p.m.
March 10, 7:30 p.m.
March 11, 7:30 p.m.
March 12, 7:30 p.m.
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors
Willkommen to the Kit Kat Klub - a sleazy nightclub thriving on the decadence of 1929 Berlin. Inside, people escape to live the high life, while outside the world slowly disappears as the Nazi regime grows into a brutal force. Come share the nightlife and feel the impact of "Cabaret." "Wickedly Delicious!"
Student-Directed One-Acts
Directing students collaborate in this evening of short one-act plays.
April 29, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
April 30, 7:30 p.m.
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors
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