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Producer DeVon Franklin on the box office success of “Breakthrough”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media and culture: $18 million + and counting. That’s the domestic box office take so far as Breakthrough (which debuted as Easter weekend’s #3 film) enters its second weekend of theatrical distribution. The film tells the true story of John Smith, a St. Louis teenager who fell through…
“Breakthrough” mom Joyce Smith talks about the real-life miracle that saved her son
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media and culture (Holy Week edition): Just in time for Easter: Breakthrough, the miraculous true-life story of a modern-day resurrection, arrives in theaters Wednesday, April 17. In recognition of the power of the film’s message, I’m reposting an interview I did with Joyce Smith, the mother of…
Controversial Christian satire comic cancelled + CBS casts “Evil” + “Dumbo” returns
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: 1. The Hollywood Reporter notes that DC’s Vertigo imprint has cancelled controversial plans to launch Second Coming, a satire comic book pairing Jesus with a superhero named Sun-Man. The book’s co-creator (that’s “creator” with a small “c”) Mark Russell doesn’t blame DC. He says…
“The Apparition”: Spiritual drama coming to DVD on January 22nd
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John W. Kennedy
From my in-box: A modern-day ecclesiastical thriller, THE APPARITION is a startlingly original contemporary drama about faith and spirituality. Written and directed by lauded French filmmaker Xavier Giannoli (Marguerite, In The Beginning), THE APPARITION follows a respected journalist whose belief system is profoundly shaken when he’s recruited by the Vatican to investigate an apparition of…
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