Christian Film/Movie News
This is a list of Top “Christian Film” News Stories!
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5/15/2012 – Now casting for GSN’s “The American Bible Challenge,” a new game show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy.
We’re looking for lively individuals or teams who want to win money for their favorite charity. TV CASTING CALL Tentative Schedule Los Angeles: May 14th-June 8th Sacramento: May 18th, 19th Atlanta: May 25th, 26th Chicago: June 1st-3rd Dallas: June 1st-3rd.
5/15/2012 – ABC’s GCB Gets Canceled Because of Conservative Christians
For family and child advocate Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of Movieguide®: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment, ABC/Disney’s cancellation of its “bigoted” show “GCB,” which mocked and ridiculed Christians, was a “victory for faith and values.”
5/14/2012 – Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) Finds TRUE STRENGTH!
On television, as the star of the popular Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Kevin Sorbo portrayed an invincible demigod. He relished living the part – putting in 14-hour days on the set, doing his own stunts, and relentlessly working out at the gym. Until one day it all came to an abrupt end.
5/14/2012 – DISH Expands On-demand Lineup with First Faith-Friendly Streaming Movie Service from GMC TV
DISH, a leading pay-TV provider, is offering more choice in family-friendly entertainment by adding G-Movies, the new faith friendly streaming movie service from GMC TV, to its on-demand programming lineup. Subscribers of DISH’s exclusive Heartland Package or Blockbuster @Home service can stream inspirational titles from G-Movies directly through their television or mobile devices.
5/12/2012 – Avoid Movies that ‘Lure Away’ from Christ: Pastor Craig Groeschel
For many Christians, watching a movie with some violence, bad language, and a little sex scene is no big deal. But one pastor says it can be poisoning their soul and driving them farther from God.
5/8/2012 – Is “Suing the Devil” Scaring Luke-Warm Christians Around the World?
Churches around the world are reporting the film is awakening Christians to the devil’s tactics in a stunning, if not scary fashion.
5/4/2012 – Left Behind: “The most ambitious Christian movie of its time”.
Cloud Ten Pictures, a Christian film company in Ontario, Canada, called it the most ambitious Christian movie of its time. Between 2000 and 2005, the company poured roughly $12 million into three profitable Left Behind movies, which are based on the best-selling novels of the same name.
5/3/2012 – Mexican Film “For Greater Glory” to Premiere at World Congress of Families VI Madrid, Spain
One of the most expensive movies ever produced in Mexico, it stars an international cast including Peter O’Toole (nominated for 8 Academy Awards) as the elderly priest Father Christopher, Andy Garcia as the leader of a rebel army and Ruben Blades, as Mexican President Plutarco Elias Calles.
5/2/2012 – Chuck Colson’s 50 Films Every Christian Should See.
As some of you may know, Chuck loved movies. He saw them as a wonderful way to communicate truth and the many characteristics of our loving and all-powerful God. By viewing and studying certain films, he believed we could be inspired to live better lives. I think he was right.
4/27/2012 – Film’s Gay Jesus Sees Backlash & Bomb Threats.
A Christian group has branded a new documentary film about a play that depicts Jesus as a gay man as “blasphemous” and wants producers to apologize to God, while the film makers say they’ve also been the target of hate mail and even bomb threats.
4/26/2012 – Meagan Good Talks Making Christian Movies, Her Fiance And God.
On the heels of starring in the number hit movie ‘Think Like A Man’ actress Meagan Good graces the cover of RollingOut Magazine. The newly engaged Good dishes on working with her fiance and speaking loudly about her faith.
4/26/2012 – Faith-Based Movie to be Filmed on Liberty University Campus.
Hollywood is coming to Lynchburg, Va. this summer as the faith-based film “Finding Faith” is set to begin filming locally thanks to a strong show of support from Liberty University and Thomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC).
4/21/2012 – Chuck Colson, Watergate Felon and Evangelical Leader, Dies at 80.
Chuck Colson’s life as a political enforcer for Richard Nixon was the stuff of movies. Dubbed “Nixon’s Hatchet Man” by the Wall Street Journal, he was the first aide to be convicted in the Watergate Scandal. Colson, however, would have a “Born Again” experience, receiving Christ after a conversation in the office of Raytheon CEO Tom Phillips.
Check out is story in the Christian Movie “Born Again“.
4/19/2012 – Lee’s Summit man inspires movie with “Unlimited” potential.
Actor and former U.S. senator Fred Thompson will be on the screen when the movie “Unlimited” hits theaters next year. His character is based on Harold L. Finch of Lee’s Summit, who at 78 is enjoying a new chapter in an already eventful life.
4/18/2012 - “Suing the Devil” Ranks in Top 12 Films on Walmart’s On Demand.
It’s official: “Suing the Devil” is catching the nation by storm. On Walmart’s official On Demand site (Vudu.com), ‘Suing the Devil’ ranked in the Top 12 films out of more than 15,000 movies in the ‘Top Picks’ category.
4/17/2012 – ChristianCinema.com Helps out a Nascar Driver!
NASCAR driver Blake Koch sat just 28 points out of the top ten driver standings. Koch was forced to race with a blank car after losing his primary sponsor, all caused by controversy over his Christian faith and an ad on ESPN not being allowed to air.
4/15/2012 – Movie trailers have become a main event.
This is the new world of trailers, in which the Internet and rabid fan culture have turned one- to three-minute ads, once seen only in theaters, into events promoted and analyzed as avidly as the films themselves.
4/14/2012 – “Standing Firm” reaches new heights, Coming to Redbox April 24th.
On April 24th “Standing Firm” will hit Redbox kiosks across the nation. This is a very unusual opportunity for a small independent movie.
To find this or other “Christian Films” at Redbox click here.
4/11/2012 – “Blue Like Jazz” Opinion Article: Faith Based! Family Friendly?
“If the Bible had to be family-friendly, it would be a much shorter book.” Steve Taylor, (“Blue Like Jazz“), in his typical dry wit, highlights an important realism about the Word of God that perhaps many of us haven’t given adequate consideration. The Bible describes graphic sexual situations, violent brutality, and in the original languages, uses occasional colorful colloquialisms often sanitized in the transliteration process to most English language versions.
4/11/2012 – Entertaining Hit “October Baby”, Culture War or Culture Gap?
While pundits call ”October Baby” controversial, the surprise hit with a dramatic, humorous love story at its heart continues to win over audiences nationwide.
4/10/2012 – “Touchback” Star Brian Presley on Being Christian in Hollywood.
In a heartwarming story of destiny and redemption, actor Brian Presley has explained that his role in “Touchback” reflects moments of his actual life, and has described how the power of God is reflected throughout the movie.
4/10/2012 – Film to Depict Lewis-Tolkien Friendship.
“Christian without being preachy,” is how Louis Markos describes his desire for “The Lion Awakes“, an upcoming film based on the screenplay he co-wrote about the friendship between C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien and Lewis’s conversion to Christianity.
4/2/2012 – Kirk Cameron’s “Monumental” film and other Issues.
Kirk Cameron defends his comments to CNN about gays while talking up his new documentary “Monumental“.
4/1/2012 – “Bully”: A Movie with a Message? Anti-Christian?
“BULLY” is a sometimes informative documentary about bullying in the public schools across the United States. BULLY is too episodic and contains politically correct homosexual references and strong foul language, so extreme caution is advised.
4/1/2012 – “Heaven’s Rain” World Premiere Movie on gmc April 22, 2012 – 7:00pm
“Heaven’s Rain“, starring Brooks Douglass in his film debut, Mike Vogel and Taryn Manning, captures one of the most important stories of our time, in which violence is challenged by the resilience and courage of one man’s mission to find forgiveness, and to fight for victims’ rights.
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