April 28, 2005

The Arts, Briefly; Showtime Reassesses Promotion of Religious Film

The New York Times

By JACQUES STEINBERG; COMPILED BY ERIK PIEPENBURG
Published: April 4, 2005, Monday

The death of Pope John Paul II has prompted an adjustment in Showtime's promotional efforts for a forthcoming made-for-cable movie called ''Our Fathers.'' The movie, a dramatization of the sexual abuse scandal in the Boston archdiocese featuring Ted Danson (as a lawyer for several victims) and Christopher Plummer, right (as Cardinal Bernard F. Law), is scheduled to have its premiere on the premium cable channel on May 21. While that date apparently still stands, Showtime decided over the weekend to postpone a screening it had planned in Boston, at Faneuil Hall, on April 12.

Posted by kshaw at April 28, 2005 12:34 PM