Faith-Themed Films

Christian movies: Starring Nicolas Cage, the widely panned 2014 apocalyptic thriller Left Behind was a box office bomb – unlike (relatively) recent popular “faith movies” such as Heaven Is for Real, Son of God, and War Room. A thought on the New Christian American Cinema:…

‘Ben-Hur’ 2016 trailer with Jack Huston: Deadly chariot race in religious epic for the CGI-loving crowd. ‘Ben-Hur’ 2016 trailer: ‘Gladiator’ meets ‘Fast Seven’ meets ‘Star Wars’ meets… Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have released the trailer for their Ben-Hur 2016 remake (or reboot or readaptation) –…

Donald Trump vs. Starbucks’ War on Christmas: Movies to remember range from ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ to Kirk Cameron documentary. The War on Christmas: Movies that come to mind & fighting ‘haters and atheists’ We’re still in November, but the War on Christmas – according to online…

“Eye of the Tiger” band Survivor: Lawsuit against a couple of radical Christians. ‘Eye of the Tiger’ band Survivor sues radical Christian county clerk & far-right U.S. presidential candidate The band Survivor, whose song “Eye of the Tiger” underlined the critical dud (but box office…

Dean Jones: Actor in Walt Disney and Christian movies. Dean Jones: Actor who went from ‘The Love Bug’ and ‘That Darn Cat!’ to Christian movies dead at 84 Dean Jones, best known for playing befuddled heroes in 1960s Walt Disney movies such as That Darn…

‘War Room’ movie: The Power of Prayer. The Power of Prayer at the domestic box office: ‘War Room’ (sort of) beats ‘Straight Outta Compton’ A miracle was needed for any of this weekend’s new entries to beat the sleeper hit of 2015, F. Gary Gray’s…

‘Straight Outta Compton’ poster. Weekend box office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ to beat weak competitors, but still far from being top blockbuster directed by black filmmaker If you thought last weekend was bad at the U.S. and Canada box office, you should see what’s in store…

‘The Fixer’ movie cast: Alan Bates, Dirk Bogarde and Ian Holm (background left) in political drama about the persecution of Jews in Czarist Russia. ‘The Fixer’ movie review: 1968 anti-Semitism political drama wrecked by cast, direction and its own good intentions In 1969, director John…

Fanny and Alexander movie: Ingmar Bergman brilliant classic with Bertil Guve as Alexander Ekdahl. ‘Fanny and Alexander’ movie review: Last Ingmar Bergman ‘filmic film’ Why Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander / Fanny och Alexander bears its appellation is a mystery – one of many in…

Luis Buñuel movies: Subversive, challenging filmmaker. Luis Buñuel movies on TCM: ‘Blasphemous’ ‘Viridiana’ & subversive, Oscar-winning ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ The city of Paris and iconoclastic writer-director Luis Buñuel are Turner Classic Movies’ themes today and later this evening, Jan. 26, ’15. TCM’s…

Kelly Greyson in Alone Yet Not Alone. ‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ song has Oscar nomination revoked: Nod for obscure Christian movie had left many scratching their heads Last night, Jan. 28, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors voted to revoke…

Paradise: Faith sex & Christianity mix: Ulrich Seidel’s “blasphemous” movie stars Maria Hofstätter. ‘Paradise: Faith’: Sex & Christianity movie mix draw Catholic protests “Oh boy. People are picketing our box office in protest of PARADISE FAITH.” That’s a tweet by Cinefamily, referring to the Wednesday,…

Pope movies: Anthony Quinn in The Shoes of the Fisherman. Pope Francis movie in the works? Friend of the Poor: The Pope Francis Story is the working title of a projected English-language biopic about the recently elected pope, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires.…

Robert Pattinson hates Twilight? Robert Pattinson Hates ‘Twilight’? Does Robert Pattinson hate Twilight, the movie franchise that made him both a worldwide household name and a millionaire? Well, let’s just say that Pattinson is glad that the five-movie Twilight Saga franchise is over, as the…

Innocence of Muslims. Innocence of Muslims: Cast and crew repudiate anti-Islam ‘film’ Innocence of Muslims, an amateurish, rabidly anti-Islam ‘film’ – actually, more like a homemade video made three decades ago – whose Arabic-dubbed version was initially blamed for this week’s attacks by Muslim fanatics…

Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan in The Butler, also featuring Oprah Winfrey and directed by Lee Daniels. Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan + Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan: The Butler Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, a Hollywood actor and…