Category: Movies

IN ‘THE JESUS MUSIC,’ ERWIN BROTHERS RECOUNT THE GLORY AND MESS OF CHRISTIAN MUSIC

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USA – Source: Washington Post (RNS) — The contemporary Christian music industry survived scandals, pushback from televangelists and the wholesale disruption of the record industry over the past 50 years and kept rolling along. Then last spring, COVID-19 brought it all to a halt. Artists who’d spent decades on the road were suddenly stuck at home, their tour buses unpacked, with no clear indication when they’d be able to get back to playing music in public. For Christian filmmakers Andrew and Jon Erwin, who began their careers making music videos,…

“WATCH ME, BUT LISTEN TO GOD” DENZEL WASHINGTON NARRATES HIS INTERACTION WITH GOD

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USA – Source: Christian Post Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington recently revealed what the Lord has been telling him to do when he prays in this season. Washington was among the featured speakers at “The Better Man Event” hosted by First Baptist Orlando in Florida on Saturday, where he revealed to his spiritual mentor, Pastor A.R. Bernard, the senior pastor of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York, the message he’s consistently been hearing from God. “At 66, getting ready to be 67, having just buried my mother, I…

FAITH-BASED FILM SHOW ME THE FATHER EARNS RARE A+ CINEMASCORE

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  A faith-based documentary about fatherhood opened in the Top 10 at the box office over the weekend and earned an A+ CinemaScore grade from moviegoers, marking the fourth time that a film from Alex and Stephen Kendrick earned a perfect score. Show Me the Father, which opened at No. 9, tells the inspiring stories of fathers while weaving in biblical truths about the Fatherhood of God. The film earned an A+ grade from CinemaScore, an exit polling service that asks moviegoers, on opening weekend, to grade a film. Affirm Films, which…

7TH ANNUAL GREAT LAKES CHRISTIAN FILM FESTIVAL STARTS THURSDAY

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USA – Source: WKBW EAST AURORA, NY (WKBW-TV) — The 7th Annual Great Lakes Christian Film Festival will take place in East Aurora, this week Thursday through Saturday. According to festival director Shawn Patrick Green, there will be fifty films shown that are “faith based and family friendly.” Shawn says “We pretty much are spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. We know Jesus did parables in the bible-so some of our films are more parable like.” The line up includes drama, comedy, animation, music videos and sci-fi. The i61 Church…

ACTRESS ROMA DOWNEY SAYS HER CATHOLIC FAITH INFLUENCED NEW FILM “RESURRECTION”

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Europe – Source: IrishCentral Irish actress and producer Roma Downey speaks about her Catholic faith and her new Easter film, “Resurrection.” The upcoming MGM and Lightworkers film, premiering on Discovery Plus, depicts the immediate aftermath of Jesus’ crucifixion, reports ChurchPop.com. Co Derry-native Downey, who is best known for her role as Monica in “Touched by an Angel,” owns the media company Lightworkers with her husband, Mark Burnett.  Their company is behind the Emmy-nominated mini-series “The Bible,” the sequel “A.D.: The Bible Continues,” and the feature film “Son of God.” “Resurrection” picks…

MOVIE REVIEW: ABEJOYE, WHEN YOU GIVE CHRIST THE WHEEL

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“Jeeeeeesu Olayiotan Abejoye, sanu fun mi.” These were the words muttered by Oloye Oluoje after his evil attack on Abejoye, a one-time evil genius who had encountered Christ and given his all to Him backfired. You might be wondering what this is all about. It is not a real-life story, but it is an enactment of the life of an occultic War Lord who found Christ in an unusual manner during a visit to his children in America. The movie, Abejoye comes from the staple of Mount Zion Films, a…

CHRISTMAS FILM ‘THE FARMER AND THE BELLE’ HIGHLIGHTS INNER BEAUTY, GOD-GIVEN VALUE

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USA – Source: Christian Post For actress Jenn Gotzon, the heartwarming new family film “The Farmer and The Belle: Saving Santaland” is highly personal. “I went through a very bad relationship, and I felt ugly, I felt worthless, I felt fat,” the model and actress told The Christian Post. “After working with therapists and pastors, I realized I didn’t see myself as God saw me. And then I learned that 90% of women in the world struggle with the same lies: ‘If I’m not beautiful, then I’m not worthy to…

MAYBE MORE CHRISTMAS MOVIES NEED A LITTLE CHRIST

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USA – Source: Patheos Who doesn’t love Christmas movies? I love Christmas movies. I’ve even written a couple. But there’s a problem. And it’s right in the image at the top of this post. What do you see? Santa hat, holly, tree, presents … all the Christmassy goodies. Just about every Christmas movie on TV these days is stuffed to the gills with these things, along with ugly sweaters, eggnog, cookie-baking, gift-wrapping, shopping, reindeer, hot cocoa, drifting snowflakes, etc. This is all good. I have people drinking cocoa and decorating…

SONY PICTURES ACQUIRES FAITH-BASED STREAMING SERVICE, PURE FLIX.

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As faith-based movies continue to be profitable, Sony Pictures has made a move to acquire Pure Flix streaming service. In a statement issued on 12 November, Sony Pictures announced it was about to acquire Pure Flix, a family-focused, faith-based streaming network. The acquisition means that Pure Flix will become a part of Affirm Entertainment, the faith-based subsidiary of Sony pictures, producers of successful Christian editions like War Room, Miracles from Heaven and Overcomer. Sony’s president of networks and distribution, Keith Le Goyin in a statement says, “Pure Flix is a…

GOD HAS A SENSE OF HUMOUR – KAREN ABERCROMBIE

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For lovers of Christian movie, particularly from Africa, the name Karen Abercrombie might not ring a bell. But unknown to many, she has carved an image of herself in our hearts and sunk deep into our memories unknown to us. If you remember the character, Aunt Miss Clara, the persistent, old but spiritually agile Christian lady whose role was pivotal in projecting the essence of prayer in a Christian home in the movie War Room, that is Karen Abercrombie. The 56-year-old (then 51), played the role of a significantly older…