Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Beyond box office success. Despite opening in fewer than 800 theaters, the Pure Flix production of raked in 9.2 million smackers in its opening weekend — good enough to place an impressive #4 on the B.O. — as, yet again, Hollywood finds itself stunned…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Redemption of Henry Myers airs tonight (3/23) @ 9:00 PM ET on The Hallmark Movie Channel. Cast: Drew Water, Erin Bethea, Jaden Roberts, Ezra Proch; Directed by Clayton Miller; Written by Clayton Miller, Charlie Shahnaian and Chris Vanderkaay; Produced by Bobby Downes and…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. God’s Not Dead opens in theaters across the country today 3/31. Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper, David A.R. White, Dean Cain, Willie & Korie Robertson, Benjamin Onyango, Paul Kwo, Hadeel Sittu, Cory Oliver and Newsboys (Michael Tait, Jody Davis, Jeff Frankenstein, Duncan Phillips) Synopsis…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The man behind Pure Flix. David A.R. White may be the world’s most-unlikely movie mogul.  Raised in a small farming community just outside of Dodge City, Kansas (home of Gunsmoke‘s Marshal Matt Dillon, as I recall), his father was a pastor in a Mennonite…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Continuing our countdown to Friday’s theatrical premiere of God’s Not Dead (3/21). Yesterday, Shane Harper (Disney’s Good Luck Charlie) talked about his role as the earnest young college student forced to defend his faith through classroom debates that pit him against his atheist philosophy…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. From “Luck” to “God”. Its YouTube channel has scored over a million and a half hits. Now, God’s Not Dead, the Pure Flix movie inspired by the book of the same name by Rice Broocks is scheduled to open this Friday (5/21). While it…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Crowning achievements. Crown Media Family Networks (consisting of Hallmark Channel and the newly-rebranded Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel) held its Upfront presentation to advertisers yesterday (3/13) at the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan. Hosted by Crown Media President & CEO Bill Abbott, Executive Programming…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A TV event. The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson’s blockbuster retelling of Jesus’ final hours, will premiere with limited commercial interruption on the UP television network on Palm Sunday. The landmark 2004 film will air as one-night television event at 9:00 PM (ET)…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Ark of triumph? Darren Aronofsky’s Noah movie will finally set sail at the box office on March 28th. While the movie is proving a hard sell for some believers who suspect it will take unacceptable liberties with the actual Bible story (in favor of…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Touched by faith. On the heels of The Bible and Son of God, married producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett are hardly resting on their laurels (which also include Touched by an Angel for her and a slew of smash-hit reality shows for him).…

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