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Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton’: The Country That Prays Together… You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase  “The family that prays together, stays together.” The documentary “Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton” tells of the Irish priest who made that phrase famous, and why it was his life’s mission to do so. In Peyton’s own words: “I’m for God, for peace, justice, mercy, truth, love. I’m for stronger homes and loftier lives, and the better use of time. But first of all, I am for prayer, family prayer, because the family that prays together, st...

Easton news briefs NoteAble Blend to create second virtual chorus The NoteAble Blend chorus based in South Easton recently created a virtual chorus video in which each participant recorded her part and submitted it to an audio technician to compile the individual parts into a four-part recording.  The first recording was a song called “Sound Celebration” and can be heard at http://noteableblend.org. NoteAble is now planning a second virtual chorus and is inviting all women who like to sing to join in the process. The selected song is “With A Little Help From My Friends,” and particip...

Kenya’s film The Letter has been named in the list of eligible films for this year’s Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars. The nominees for the awards will be announced on February 9, 2021 ahead of the Oscars Academy Awards ceremony scheduled for April 25, 2021. The Kenya Film Commission has previously selected The Letter as the country’s official entry for the Oscars’ best international film category. The  Letter is a film by producer-director duo Christopher King and Maia Lekow. The film follows a young man, Karisa, who travels to his grandmother’s rural home when he l...

Oscars Obliterate Old Record With 238 Qualifying Documentaries A final batch of 25 films pushed the total well past the old record of 170Steve Pond | January 16, 2021 @ 9:18 PM Last Updated: January 28, 2021 @ 11:26 AM AWARDS BEAT "He Dreams of Giants" / Screen Media NOTE: This story was originally published on Jan. 16, after a final batch of documentary features was made available to Oscar voters. After it was published, the Academy determined that two films that had been sent to voters and placed on required viewing lists, “The Lost Paradise” and “Music Got Me Here,” d...

Oscars Documentary Race Tops 200 Entries to Shatter Old Record (Exclusive) A huge group of 93 films was added to the list of contenders just before ChristmasSteve Pond | December 22, 2020 @ 3:13 PM Last Updated: December 22, 2020 @ 3:17 PM AWARDS BEAT "Gunda" / Neon The Academy has added 93 more films to the members-only screening room devoted to entries in the Best Documentary Feature category, bringing the total number of eligible contenders to a record-shattering 215. The previous record for entries was 170 in 2017. And this year’s crop of nonfiction films is expected to pa...