by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 12, 2004 | News
Two of the most successful producers of children’s programs are putting the Ten Commandments on display—in a new animated series aiming to teach the commandments in age-appropriate ways. “HoopDogz,” from David Campbell and Jim Jinkins of the Cartoon...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 8, 2004 | Opinion
In “Raise Your Voice,” Hilary Duff plays Terri Fletcher, a small-town girl with big-city dreams. Terri wants to make music, and she sees the route to her dreams through the Bristol-Hillman Conservatory in Los Angeles. But something stands in her way: her...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 6, 2004 | Opinion
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–An English teacher in West Virginia and an acting coach in Los Angeles have something in common: Both influenced the career of actor John Corbett. Corbett, co-star of the hit “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” was talking with a group...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 5, 2004 | News
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–After the phenomenal success of “The Passion of the Christ,” the role of faith in Hollywood is talked about more frequently, taken more seriously and viewed more strategically. Though films like “The Passion,” which...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 4, 2004 | News
In “Raise Your Voice,” the new Hilary Duff movie opening Oct. 8, teachers and mentors play a significant role. Duff’s character, Terri Fletcher, leaves her small Arizona town to study music at the fictitious Bristol-Hillman Conservatory in Los...