Low-budget Bible Belt films meet the bright lights of Hollywood

Hollywood has discovered the Bible Belt — again.

Here at GetReligion, our leader — Terry Mattingly — suggested in 2011:

Someone needs to copyright that phrase, “Tinseltown is rediscovering religion.” You can make some money off it in three to five years.

Back in March, USA Today reported on Hollywood finding “religion and profits at theaters.” Over at Religion News Service, Editor Kevin Eckstrom linked to a similar Los Angeles Times story in April

Read Bobby Ross Jr.’s full article, with several examples form the press, at GetReligion.com

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