The Forgiven: New faith film has Cabarrus connections
“The idea of ‘The Forgiven’ is wrapped up around whether or not these people can forgive him, because he not only acted against these people, but he acted against God as well,” Burgess said....
‘Little Boy’: Changing the culture, one film at a time
When was the last time you saw a truly great film, one that inspired you, made you laugh or even shed a tear or two? There aren’t many movies like that these days. “Little...
Science and Islam – A Documentary Film
Islam and science addresses the relationships between the religion of Islam, its adherents’ (Muslims) communities and the activities known collectively as science. As with all other branches of human knowledge, science, from an Islamic...
King of Kings (1961) Revisited
And herein lies the basis of Ray’s gospel: Jesus is a messiah of peace that stands in opposition to all this power and violence. Perhaps this is why there is a such a preponderance...
Content Television Takes On Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus
Content Television has secured the international distribution rights for the feature-length documentary Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus, in which filmmaker Timothy Mahoney chronicles an archeological investigation in Egypt as his team attempts to corroborate...
God, Religion And Bollywood: An Uneasy Relationship And How Bollywood Manages To Do It
But movies like Oh My God as well as PK changed the way religion was perceived in Bollywood as it became more daring and started asking questions. Oh My God starring Paresh Rawal as...
Short film: Five
Five children, five religions, (almost) five minutes. This short film takes us from the mundane to the sublime, from the chaotic to the peaceful, and for a moment we consider our beliefs about spirituality....
How biblical television & movies are the 21st-century cathedrals
As media and modernization threaten to strip us of our religious imagination these new forms of visual piety are important mediums for confirming, or challenging, our religious curiosities and convictions and bearing us forward...
Movie review: ‘Dial a Prayer’ isn’t a preach-to-the-choir faith-based film
No leap of faith or sudden spiritual conversion brought Cora to the dial-a-prayer call center in suburban Detroit. A judge made that her community service sentence. Because Cora made a big mistake, one with...
Pure Flix Releases ‘Pure Flix Releases ‘Faith Of Our Fathers’ Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS—a moving story of faith and friendship in time of war, and for generations—premieres nationwide July 1 as the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. A Downes Brothers...