{"id":4064,"date":"2013-08-02T10:43:16","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T14:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=4064"},"modified":"2015-11-30T13:40:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T18:40:36","slug":"faith-media-fall-movie-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2013\/08\/faith-media-fall-movie-preview.html","title":{"rendered":"Faith &amp; Media Fall Movie Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s ahead? <\/strong>The faith-and-values friendly entertainment sector continues to gain steam as we head into the 4th quarter of 2013. Here&#8217;s some of the movie premieres to look out for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 6 &#8211; <em>The Ultimate Life<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>In this prequel\/sequel to 2007\u2032s<em><strong> The Ultimate Gift<\/strong>,<\/em> <strong>Peter Fonda (<em>Ulee&#8217;s Gold<\/em>)<\/strong>, <strong>Logan Bartholomew (<\/strong><em><strong>Love\u2019s Enduring Promise<\/strong><\/em><strong>)<\/strong> and <strong>David Mann (Meet the Browns)<\/strong> join original cast members <strong>Bill Cobbs, Lee Meriwether<\/strong> and <strong>Ali Hillis<\/strong> in the film based on the best-selling books by <strong>Jim Stovall<\/strong>. Building on the successful 2007 theatrical release of \u201cThe Ultimate Gift\u201d in which Jason Stevens (Logan Bartholomew) inherits a two-billion dollar trust from his grandfather, Red (<strong>James Garner<\/strong>)<strong>, <\/strong><em>The Ultimate Life<\/em> begins three years after Jason receives the gift. \u00a0We discover the ensuing years have been challenging for Jason and his girlfriend Alexia. \u00a0When his extended family files suit against him, Jason is left reeling until his lawyer and confidant Hamilton, shares Red\u2019s journal with Jason. Reading the journal takes Jason (and moviegoers) back into Red\u2019s younger days where he meets lifelong friends and discovers the origins of the gifts that would mark Red\u2019s life. \u00a0Spanning across generations and time, the question now is: \u00a0Is it too late for those lessons to help Jason?<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"The Ultimate Life - Official Trailer 2013\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7C_ghciPnco?start=14&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>September 27 &#8211; <em>Alone Yet Not Alone<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>The film\u00a0is based on a true story taken from the novel of the same name written by <strong>Tracy Leininger Craven<\/strong> and depicts a family at a critical juncture in America\u2019s history. It tells the story of <strong>Barbara and Regina Leininger<\/strong> and their journey of faith and survival during the French &amp; Indian war in 1755. Captured by the Delaware Indians in a raid on their home and transported over 300 miles of wilderness to Ohio, the sisters are sustained only by their abiding trust in God, and their hope of escape against all odds to be reunited with their family. The flagship production of Enthuse Entertainment stars<strong> Kelly Greyson (<\/strong>Return To The Hiding Place), <strong>Jenn Gotzon (<em>God\u2019s Country, Frost\/Nixon<\/em>) and<i> <\/i>actor\/musical artist Clay Walker (<i>Clay Walker: Jesse James<\/i>)<i>.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3n0TORpISk8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3n0TORpISk8<\/a>\n<p><strong>October 4 &#8211; <em>Grace Unplugged<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n22-year-old former Disney star <strong>AJ Michalka<\/strong> stars as a 22-year-old Christian teenager who gets a big break which thrusts her into stardom while also testing her faith. <strong>James Denton (<em>Desperate Housewives<\/em>)<\/strong> co-stars as her minister dad.\u00a0<strong> Note:<\/strong> I just saw a preview of this one and it has all the earmarks of a mainstream winner.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k9HLF2K9pFM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k9HLF2K9pFM<\/a>\n<p><strong>October 11 &#8211; <em>Unlimited<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nStarring <strong>Fred Thompson<\/strong> (<em><strong>Law &amp; Order<\/strong><\/em>) as real-life entrepreneur, Christian motivational speaker and <strong>NASA <\/strong>spacecraft scientist<strong> Harold L. Finch, <\/strong>the fictional storyline tells the story of Simon Orwell (<strong>Daniel Ross Owen<\/strong><b id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1375361036245_3910\">s<\/b>) whose life takes a series of unexpected turns after he helps an old professor build a device that creates unlimited energy. But, when the professor is murdered by a drug cartel, Orwell goes into hiding and takes refuge in a Mexican orphanage. There, he meets Finch, a former NASA scientist and his life begins to change. With Finch\u2019s help, Simon sets out on a journey to find out who killed the professor and the reason behind their motives. In the process, he discovers the truth about the world-changing device, along with uncovering the power that will allow him to reach his own unlimited potential. <strong>Robert Amaya<\/strong>\u00a0 (<em><strong>Courageous<\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>October Baby<\/strong><\/em>) also stars.\u00a0\u00a0<i><\/i><em>Unlimited<\/em> will be released through a new movie ticket reservation platform and film distribution company called <strong>Seatzy (<a href=\"http:\/\/seatzy.com\/unlimited\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">seatzy.com\/unlimited<\/a>)<\/strong>. \u00a0Seatzy allows moviegoers to participate in the process of supporting the films they love by getting ticket reservations in early and assuring the film will play in the theater closest to them. Note: I&#8217;m met Harold Finch <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/04\/harold-finchs-book-three-keys-is-well-worth-opening-and-reading-2nd-october-baby-review-contest-winner-named.html\">and read his book.<\/a>\u00a0 He truly is an inspirational man.<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. What&#8217;s ahead? The faith-and-values friendly entertainment sector continues to gain steam as we head into the 4th quarter of 2013. Here&#8217;s some of the movie premieres to look out for. September 6 &#8211; The Ultimate Life In this prequel\/sequel to 2007\u2032s The Ultimate Gift,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13,24,25],"tags":[35,5209,5215,5213,5221,2678,5212,5222,5206,5207,5225,5220,5200,5226,5223,5217,5219,5216,5218,5214,5210,2680,5224,5211,5227,5228,5208],"class_list":["post-4064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-family-matters","category-movies","category-music","tag-1-thessalonians-511","tag-2007s-the-ultimate-gift","tag-ali-hillis","tag-bill-cobbs","tag-clay-walker-clay-walker-jesse-james","tag-daniel-ross-owens","tag-david-mann-meet-the-browns","tag-disney-star-aj-michalka","tag-faith-media-fall-movie-preview","tag-faith-and-values-friendly-entertainment","tag-fred-thompson-law-order","tag-frost-nixon","tag-grace-unplugged","tag-harold-l-finch","tag-james-denton-desperate-housewives","tag-james-garner","tag-jenn-gotzon-gods-country","tag-jim-stovall","tag-kelly-greyson-return-to-the-hiding-place","tag-lee-meriwether","tag-logan-bartholomew-loves-enduring-promise","tag-nasa","tag-october-11-unlimited","tag-peter-fonda-ulees-gold","tag-robert-amaya-courageous-and-october-baby","tag-seatzy-seatzy-comunlimited","tag-the-ultimate-life"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Faith &amp; Media Fall Movie Preview<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/Galleries\/Faith-and-Media-Fall-Movie-Preview.aspx\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Faith &amp; Media Fall Movie Preview\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 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