{"id":6052,"date":"2015-03-25T06:05:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T10:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=6052"},"modified":"2015-03-25T08:58:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T12:58:52","slug":"coming-attractions-holderness-family-on-tv-brothers-keepers-and-war-room-in-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2015\/03\/coming-attractions-holderness-family-on-tv-brothers-keepers-and-war-room-in-theaters.html","title":{"rendered":"Coming Attractions: &#8220;Holderness Family&#8221; on TV + &#8220;Brother&#8217;s Keepers&#8221; and &#8220;War Room&#8221; in theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV: <em>The Holderness Family<\/em> airs on UP TV tomorrow night (Thursday, 3\/26) @ 10:00 PM (ET).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Makin&#039; It: The Holderness Family | The Holderness Family\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9sT4qHVQQE4?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><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_70238\" class=\"yiv1843118377MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_70231\"><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> Billed as the &#8220;first family of viral video,&#8221; <em>The Holderness Family<\/em> is a reality show that follows the eponymous husband-and-wife filmmakers Penn and Kim as they go about their everyday lives in Raleigh, North Carolina while producing musical parodies with titles like <em>Xmas Jammies<\/em> and their recent Super Bowl anthem <em>It\u2019s Sunday Night.\u00a0<\/em>The videos often involve their two kids (eight-year-old Lola and five-year-old Penn Charles) who certainly seem to be enjoying the process.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1843118377MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_70231\">The family&#8217;s online videos have been viewed by about 33 million people to date and have been featured across diverse platforms, including <em>Today<\/em>, Buzzfeed.com, USA Today and US Weekly. They&#8217;ve even been parodied on <em>SNL.<\/em> The series will premiere with back-to-back episodes following the special one-hour season finale of <em>Bringing Up Bates<\/em> which is UP\u2019s highest-rated series ever. The show is p<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_70237\">roduced by Figure 8 Films (which also produces <em>Bates <\/em>and TLC&#8217;s <em>19 Kids and Counting<\/em>) and Greenroom Communications which is the Holderness&#8217; literally in-house production company with commercial clients that include <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_70244\">Hidden Valley Ranch, Weight Watchers, the children\u2019s clothing store Chasing Fireflies and Hasbro\u2019s Monopoly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mini-Review:<\/strong> There&#8217;s no doubt that Penn, Kim and their kids have great chemistry and seem to genuinely have fun doing the program and their show may very well be a success for UP. After all, how can you go wrong with funny videos featuring kids?\u00a0 And, I must say, their music has catchy tunes and witty lyrics. The back-and-forth between Penn and Kim is also often quite clever. While some of the some of the relentless aren&#8217;t-we-having-fun? banter can seem a little forced, if you like happy family reality shows you may very well enjoy this one.\u00a0 The bottom line is that <em>The Holderness Family<\/em> is probably a good business and programming gambit by UP. My only question is why is such a family-friendly show is airing at 10:00 PM?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theaters: <em>Brother&#8217;s Keeper<\/em> opens nationwide on May 29th.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Brother&#039;s Keeper (2015 Release) - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eIGVnJWl7vs?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><\/p>\n<div class=\" no-tabs\"><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong><i>Brother\u2019s Keeper<\/i><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_73695\"> follows the story of two orphaned identical twins, Pete and Andy.\u00a0 As their high school graduation nears, Pete plans to marry Maggie, the love of his life, and head off to school to become a preacher. Andy, who wants nothing to do with God, has no plans, no direction and seemingly no future. <\/span>In a cruel twist of fate\u2014orchestrated by a rival for Maggie\u2019s heart\u2014Pete finds himself locked away in prison on trumped-up charges. The brothers must decide if they will seek vengeance on those whose corruption and deceit have taken that freedom away.<\/div>\n<div class=\" no-tabs\"><\/div>\n<div class=\" no-tabs\">While revenge may seem sweet, <i>Brother\u2019s Keeper <\/i>co<i>&#8211;<\/i>director Josh Mills sees the story\u00a0 as a powerful reminder that only forgiveness can truly heal. He says \u201cThe film<i> <\/i>addresses multiple themes and shows the raw emotion of how truly difficult it is to forgive in extreme circumstances, It captivates the audience into feeling both deep-seeded anger and compassion for the characters&#8230;<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_73719\">This film will surprise audiences, forcing them to reevaluate what is most important in their own lives.\u201d He adds \u201cThe movie grapples with several themes throughout the story, including: reconciliation, second chances, salvation, forgiveness and sacrifice.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\" no-tabs\"><i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427275491464_2593\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427275491464_2592\"><br \/>\nBrother\u2019s Keeper<\/span><\/i><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427275491464_2533\"> is a Desert Wind Films production.\u00a0 Executive Producer Steven Camp helped to secure the rights to\u00a0<em>The Gift &amp; Giver,<\/em> the original story that inspired the film<i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427275491464_2597\">. <\/i>\u00a0The movie is directed by Josh Mills and TJ Amato and stars Alex and Graham Miller, Daniel Samonas (<i>iCarly, Wizards of Waverly Place<\/i>), Michael Rooker (<i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427275491464_2599\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/i>) MacKenzie Mauzy (<i>Into the Woods<\/i>),\u00a0 <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427275491464_2532\">Ray Wise (<i>How I Met Your Mother<\/i>), W. Earl Brown (<i>True Detective<\/i>), <\/span>Noell Coet, Robyn Lively and country music artist Travis Tritt.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\" no-tabs\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"shellcontent\" class=\" no-tabs\"><em>Brother&#8217;s Keeper <\/em>will be released through the movie ticket reservation platform and film distribution company <a href=\"http:\/\/seatzy.com\/\">SEATZY<\/a> which allows moviegoers to participate in the process of supporting the films getting ticket reservations in early and assuring the film will play in the theater closest to them. It also allows moviegoers all across the country the opportunity to bring the movie to their city if the movie is not playing nearby.<\/p>\n<div id=\"shellcontent\" class=\" no-tabs\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_73683\" class=\"yiv3387896823MsoNormal\">In the fall of 2013, the film was shown at eleven select locations as part of a &#8220;sneak peek\u201d week long release. With sold out showings, <i>Brother\u2019s Keeper<\/i> boasted a successful opening weekend at the box office averaging over $11,000 per screen (including SEATZY presales), beating out national films including <i>Ender\u2019s Game<\/i>, <i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427214537434_73691\">About Time<\/i>, <i>Last Vegas<\/i> and <i>Free Birds<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theaters: <em>War Room<\/em> opens nationwide in theaters August 28.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"War Room Official Teaser Trailer (2015) Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore Inspiring Movie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsNmagELjpQ?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><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> From the award-winning creators of<em> Fireproof<\/em> and <em>Courageous<\/em> comes War Room, a film drama that explores the \u00a0power that prayer can have on marriages, parenting, careers, friendships and every area of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all\u2014great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream \u00a0house. But appearances can be deceiving. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan\u2019s world \u00a0is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. While Tony basks in his \u00a0 \u00a0professional success and flirts with temptation, Elizabeth resigns herself to increasing \u00a0bitterness. But their lives take an unexpected turn when Elizabeth meets her newest \u00a0client, Miss Clara, and is challenged to establish a \u201cwar room\u201d and a battle plan of \u00a0prayer for her family. As Elizabeth tries to fight for her family, Tony\u2019s hidden struggles \u00a0come to light. Tony must decide if he will make amends to his family and prove Miss \u00a0Clara\u2019s wisdom that victories don\u2019t come by accident.<\/p>\n<p>Writer-director Alex Kendrick (who also acts in the movie) says \u201cWe made this film to inspire, challenge and motivate viewers to fight the right kind of battles and to fight them the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others in the cast include T.C. Stallings (<em>Courageous<\/em>), comedian Michael Jr., Karen Abercrombie,\u00a0 Alena Pitts and New York Times bestselling author and Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer in her film debut. Christian speaker <a href=\"https:\/www.lproof.org\/aboutus\/BethMoore\/default.htm\">Beth Moore<\/a> has a cameo role.\u00a0 her first acting role. <em>War Room<\/em> is directed by Alex Kendrick and produced by his brother Stephen Kendrick and Gary Wheeler.\u00a0 The Kendrick brothers also co-wrote the script. AFFIRM Films and Provident Films partnered with the Kendricks on the film which was\u00a0 filmed in and around Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. TV: The Holderness Family airs on UP TV tomorrow night (Thursday, 3\/26) @ 10:00 PM (ET). 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