A drum beat commands attention, gathers communities, invites us to dance. It is the sound of freedom and also the sound of warning: “Sit up, take notice, focus.” The drum beat in “The Visitor” serves as a wake up call. It raises timely issues of immigration and incarceration but keeps the focus upon the human…

Billy Graham, one of the most influential evangelicals in history, is finally due for the big screen treatment. Variety reports that an independent film production has begun shooting the bio pic in Tennessee. Without any sex scandals or other juicy scandals in Graham’s past, it looks like the film will focus primarily on his early…

In the movie “The Visitor,” opening this weekend, a depressed college professor (Richard Jenkins) discovers that a young immigrant couple has illegally moved into his New York City apartment. Rather than turn them away, he befriends them, a decision that will ultimately impact all of their lives forever. embedVideo(1483831219);

In the upcoming documentary, “Lord Save Us From Your Followers,” releasing June 13, 2008 (the book version was released in March), writer/producer/director Dan Merchant, a Christian, “explores the collision of faith and culture in America.” Specifically, he wants to learn why Christianity–or the Gospel of Love–is dividing the country. In this clip from the movie,…

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