Joel and Luke Smallbone, frontrunners of the award-winning indie rock/pop band for KING & COUNTRY, announced late last month that filming began for Priceless: She’s Worth Fighting For in New Mexico. Production for the drama, scheduled to release in 2016, wrapped on September 12. Priceless stars for KING & COUNTRY’s ...
Read More »This Just In: The Film Version of “The Shack” Enters Production
Rumors began in early 2014, but Christian Retailing reported yesterday that on June 10, principle photography began on the mega-best-seller The Shack, in Vancouver, Canada. Lionsgate will be producing the film, and at this time, no scheduled release date is set. The Shack, is based on the best-selling book of the ...
Read More »“War Room” – The Latest Film from the Kendrick Brothers
From the producers of Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Fireproof and Courageous, comes Alex and Stephen Kendrick’s fifth film: War Room. The movie, scheduled to release in theaters on August 28, is a commanding drama about the importance and necessity of prayer. The movie follows the lives of a middle-class couple, ...
Read More »2014 Faith-Based Films: A Year in Review
In 2014, faith-based films took to mainstream audiences like never before. From the controversial depiction of Paramount’s Noah to Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s film Son of God, Hollywood has seen its fair share of biblical films hit the box office this year. So does Hollywood plan to promote Christian ...
Read More »Christian Portrayal in Films
The problem with Christian entertainment in general, but movies specifically, is how Christians are portrayed, not only in secular offerings, but also in Christian ones. In secular movies, Christians are often portrayed as a caricature, like the so-called “holy roller.” These characters include the effeminate male or the hysterical antics ...
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