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Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, is urging the faithful throughout the Archdiocese to see the powerful new film "Bella" which opens in select local theaters on Friday, October 26, 2007. Cardinal Rigali said, "This film has a message that is so connected to life: to the problems of life, the challenges of life, the value of life. This film, I believe, is destined to have an extraordinary impact on people's lives." Bella is a film with wide audience appeal. It was the 2006 winner of the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, an honor received by former...

Bella, an independent film staring Mexican superstar Eduardo Verástegui, is scheduled for limited release in theatres on October 26. The movie, an inspirational drama set in modern-day New York, has what America's been asking for but what Hollywood refuses to give. Having won the People's Choice Award at last year's Toronto Film Festival, you'd think major Hollywood distribution companies would be crawling over one another for a crack at the film. But such is not the case. Bella's central theme puts a premium on the value of human life — including life in the womb — and that is a...

Director: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde Writers: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde and Patrick Million Release Date: 26 October 2007 (USA) more view trailer Genre: Drama Tagline: One Person Can Change Your Life Forever more Plot Outline: Sooner or later every one of us will face an irreversible moment that will change our lives forever. If it hasn't happened to you yet...it will. BELLA is a true love story about how one day in New York City changed three people forever. more Awards: 2 wins more User Comments: There is hope for Hollywood See Also [LifeSite Articles]Life Site News Scoop on Release Date of...

"Valley of Elah," Lions for Lambs", "Redacted"...Sheesh. Doesn't anybody make movies anymore?

LifeSiteNews.com Scoop Confirmed: "Bella" the Movie to be Released Across United States October 26 By Peter J. Smith NEW YORK, August 31, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Bella," the heart-warming independent film that took the 2006 Toronto Film Festival by storm, has now officially secured a major distributor for US audiences confirming a . The Hollywood Reporter confirms a July 26 scoop by LifeSiteNews.com that had reported "Bella" would be released nationwide in US theaters by October 26 by a major distributor once Metanoia Films finalized the contract. (http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jul/07072609.html)Now it is reported that Roadside Attractions has acquired the rights to distribute "Bella,"...

        Abortion Methods     PoliticsInternationalWhat Can I Do? Educational InformationNews PartnersCulture Features Crisis Pregnancy Support Free DailyE-News Subscribe Friends New on LifeSite Donate About Us Contact Site Map Thursday July 26, 2007 Printer friendly version Email to a friend   Toronto Film Festival Winner "Bella" Finds Major Distributor, Anticipates Opening October 26 By John JalsevacJuly 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Bella, the heart-warming independent film that took the 2006 Toronto Film Festival by storm, winning the prestigious "People's Choice Award," has been picked up by a major U.S. distributor, a representative at Metanoia Films told LifeSiteNews.com.According...

Most movies coming out of Hollywood these days leave an audience completely removed from the characters. Moviegoers walk out of a theater and soon forget the plot—if there was a plot. Now we look forward to Bella—the beautiful inspiring film that opens around the country this fall. Bella stars Eduardo Verastegui and already it has won scores of awards. At the pre-release screenings that I attended— including one with the toughest crowd of all, college students—Bella got standing ovations. Yet that’s not the most fascinating part. Behind the scenes of this feature film is a story that may very well...

Eduardo Verástegui, Leo Severino and Alejandro Monteverde have a plan. And if everything goes according to script, come Aug. 15’s feast of the Assumption, the movie actor, producer and director, respectively, will offer a prayer of thanks to Mary for her intercession on their labor of love, a film called Bella. “Our mantra is what Mother Teresa said: ‘I didn’t come to be successful; I came to be faithful to God.’ And if success comes, it’s a blessing,” Severino said. All modesty aside, Bella seems primed for success. The film took one of the top honors at the 2006 Toronto...

Scheduled for release in August, Bella bucks the desire to provide a neat and painfully obvious Christian message in favor of a realism and moral complexity that may affect the lives of women struggling with abortion. In Passion: Films, Faith, and Fury, a recent British documentary on the tumultuous relationship between religion and film, a Christian filmmaker was interviewed concerning his involvement in the 1979 epic film Jesus. Also known as The Jesus Project, the film has been translated into hundreds of languages and show at gigantic screenings across the globe. The filmmaker described the project as being inspired by...

Los Angles, CA (LifeNews.com) -- With its movies and music, Hollywood can make a significant impact on society and can change the face of the nation's attitudes on any topic. And changing the way the public approaches the issue of abortion is the top goal of the producers of Bella, a film that continues to generate a buzz within the pro-life community. Bella was shown for the second time at the National Right to Life convention in Kansas City last week and once again an audience of hundreds rose to its feet with teary eyes, thunderous applause and offers to...

If the story of the rich young man from the Gospel of Matthew had a sequel updated for modern times, it might resemble the life of actor Eduardo Verastegui, a Catholic who stars in the new film Bella. In the Gospel account, a rich young man asks Jesus what he needs to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus tells him to sell all he has and follow him. But the man goes away sorrowful because he had great wealth. In the modern day sequel, Verastegui, a rich young man, does sell all he has and is prepared to give up...

An invited audience including Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez gathered at the National Geographic Society's auditorium in Washington Monday night for a screening of ''Bella,'' an independently produced feature film. It offers hope for the beleaguered anti-abortion movement to reverse the political tide running against it. This was the eighth such screening in Washington. Monday night's audience reflected the reaction in more than 100 showings nationwide: an emotional experience for a stunning exhibition of cinema art that unexpectedly won a Toronto Film Festival award. It is no propaganda film but a dramatic depiction of choices facing an unmarried pregnant woman....

Bezos survives crash of helicopter in Texas By Monica Soto Seattle Times technology reporter Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos avoided serious injury last week when a helicopter he was riding in crashed on a mountain range in southwest Texas. None of the passengers was seriously injured. A spokesman for the Seattle-based Internet retailer declined to comment. Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson, whose department covers 6,125 square miles of southwest Texas, said the accident occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday roughly 16 miles south of Alpine, a small college town. The pilot, Charles Bella of El Paso, had flown Bezos, 38; Elizabeth...