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Hollywood Jesus
Movie News
04·26·13
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In the Works for Film & Faith
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 A DECADE OF MINSTRY Show Hope, a nonprofit orphan care ministry founded by Grammy Award winner Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, announces the addition of world-renowned Christian music artists to its 10 Year Anniversary Celebration in Nashville, Tenn.
Grammy Award winning group and billboard chart toppers Casting Crowns, Grammy Award winning band Audio Adrenaline, and Grammy and Dove Award winner Laura Story will join the lineup on Sunday evening, May 26, alongside Andrew Peterson, Geoff Moore, and Steven Curtis Chapman. Read more...
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 LAUGHTER IS SACRED SPACE Swartz writes of growing up in a Conservative Christian denomination and in a household where humor was appreciated within the confines of appropriate behavior. He traces the journey to his calling that included both a seminary degree and an acting degree, working as one. And ultimately, he tells the story of his partnership in comedy with Lee Eshleman. Read more...
- Jacob Sahms, Managing Editor
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 ESCAPING THE PAST Wallace Avery is not pleased with where his life has led. He is divorced. He cannot connect with his son. His job is boring. His girlfriend is bland. He carries binoculars in his car and watches life from a distance. So he buys a new identity - Arthur Newman - stages his own death, and heads off to Terre Haute to become a golf pro at a country club. Read more...
- Darrel Manson
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 THE LATEST TRAILER Monsters Inc. was a pretty perfect movie; it didn't really need a sequel. And it's not getting one, it's getting a prequel. Mike and Sully are such great characters, I can't help but be happy that we're going to see more of them. Read more...
- Yo
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 MODERN DAY PROPHET Scripture speaks of prophets as men who have been chosen by God to speak on His behalf to a culture, often with messages of repentance. So what does this have to do with Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9 and Elysium? Read more...
- Steve Norton
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Special Coverage of The Hobbit
by Mark Sommer
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 THE BOSTON BOMBINGS AND TOLKEIN'S WAR ETHIC Tolkein was well-acquainted with war, having fought in the trenches at the Battle of the Somme in the First World War, and living through the Second, "witnessing" the atrocities from afar. These wars were demonstrably different from the "war on terrorism" that we face today, but there were certainly elements of terror in them. Read more...
- Mark Sommer, Books Editor
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Erin Bethea paused for a few seconds, unsure how to answer the question. Some might argue that it was starring opposite Kirk Cameron in the independent film Fireproof. And they may be right. The role as Cameron's wife changed Bethea's career path. Read more...
- Jason C. Stanley
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| Django Unchained, Escape, Gangster Squad, The Impossible, Pawn, This Is Our Time |
 DJANGO UNCHAINED While analogies have been drawn to the epic heroism of Samson, I thought of Foxx's Django as Moses. Moses beating the slaveholder down, and Moses establishing parameters by which the Israelites would one day be treated. This is a skewed, vengeance-filled look at life, the OT according to Tarantino, but it has a story to tell. Read more...
- HJ Staff
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