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Actor Christ Pratt accepted the MTV Movie & TV Awards’ Generation Award Monday night and then proceeded to list “nine rules” to live by – four of which mentioned his Christian faith. He even referenced Christ’s atonement.

A conservative author and writer is sounding the alarm on an upcoming animated “drag queen superheroes” series on Netflix, saying it and another cartoon like it are normalizing the lifestyle for children.

Roseanne Barr continues to make news this morning. After her racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett led ABC to cancel Barr’s show, the reaction has been predictable.

Liberty University students and faculty have been working on a feature-length film that will be shown in over 1,000 theaters across the country. The film is called “The Trump Prophecy” and explores how one man’s prophecy and a prayer movement apparently helped to elect President Trump.

Han Solo has never been one to avoid trouble, but that’s not for a lack of trying. Misfortune seems to follow him everywhere.<p>Such is the life of – as he labels himself – an “outlaw.” He grew up on Corellia, a lawle ss planet where good people are rare and where everyone is trying to escape. Stealing and cheating are the norm in this gang-ruled territory, but Han believe he has discovered his ticket to a better future for him and his love interest, Qi’ra: He’ll become a pilot.<p><i>If he only had a ship.</i><p>Perhaps new friends can help him. Han bumps into a man named Beckett and a woman named Val – two people who have similar aspirations and who aren’t afraid to break a few rules to get ahead. Soon, he’s involved in a dangerous heist that could make him rich, set him up for life, and give him the money needed to buy that ship. That is, if he isn’t killed first.<p><i>Solo: A Star Wars Story</i> (PG-13) opens this weekend, starring Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Thandie Newton (<i>Crash,</i> <i>Mission Impossible II</i>) as Val, Woody Harrelson as Beckett, Emilia Clarke as Qi'ra, and Donald Glover as a young Lando Calrissian.<p>It’s the 10th Star Wars film in the saga, which is so old (41 years) that parents who went to the first film in 1977 are now taking their children to enjoy the newer films. Still, those same parents realize that some of the material might not be appropriate for all ages. This creates a dilemma: How can they determine if the newest movie is OK for the kids without spoiling the plot for mom and dad, who want to enjoy the surprises, too?<p>That’s where this review can help. If you’re a parent needing spoiler-free content details, then read Nos.1-3 below. If you’re a moviegoer who wants to know a little bit more, continue to the end.<p>Here are seven things parents should know:<p><span style="font-size:10px;"><i>Photo courtesy: Facebook/Star Wars</i>

Global Road Entertainment, the movie studio behind the new film <i>Show Dogs,</i> says it is editing out two controversial scenes and will release the new version in theaters this weekend.

A TV watchdog group issued an “urgent warning” this week to parents and schools about Netflix’s second season of the suicide-themed 13 Reasons Why, saying the series will leave children and teens feeling even more hopeless and depressed.

The Mick and Lucifer -- two FOX television shows that drew the ire of pro-family groups – have been cancelled.

The 266th man to hold the Papal reigns is starring in not one, but two movies coming out this May.

Actor Woody Harrelson has an Emmy win and three Oscar nominations to his name, but he considered becoming a minister, he said on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!