Film Series: “Faith and Religion in Film”
Few things inspire such passion and conflict–and such meaningfulness and peace–in our lives as religion. Join us for different looks at faith and religion through the lens of the filmmaker as we start our...
CALL FOR PAPERS: Divine Recognition
An area of multiple panels for the 2016 Film & History Conference: Gods and Heretics: Figures of Power and Subversion in Film and Television October 26-October 30, 2016 The Milwaukee Hilton Milwaukee, WI (USA)...
“Through a Class Darkly” – takes a look at religion in an unconventional way
A supernatural world full of mythical beings and musical songs set on East Carolina University’s campus comes alive tonight in Speight Auditorium. “Through a Class Darkly,” a film written and directed by ECU professor...
The Passion review – Jesus Christ turns superstar in live broadcast
Fox’s take on the story of the crucifixion comes live from New Orleans, with the aid of pop music and some inescapably campy production choices For anyone who grew up in a Christian household,...
Hell or High Water Trailer
”Hell or High Water” tells the story of a young pastor loved and adored by the people around him. Things change for him when he has to confront a hidden truth about himself—a truth...
Books added to filmandreligion.com in March 2016
In the month of March 2016 I added this 19 books to filmandreligion.com that discusses aspects of film/TV and religion. About half of them are from the last year, and the rest is from...
BFI Flare: Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? follows Saar, a gay man from a very religious family in Israel. After being kicked out of the kibbutz because of his sexuality, Saar moves to London, where he enjoys...
Risen movie review: when habeas corpus gets weird
Here’s something we don’t see often on the big screen: a detective story set in the ancient world. There are lots of novels, but I can’t think of a single other movie in the...
‘God Willing’: Filmart/Hong Kong Review
Winner of the 2015 David di Donatello Award for best new director (aka the ‘Italian Oscar,’) God Willing, a comedy-drama directed and co-written by Edoardo Falcone, screenwriter for Massimiliano Bruno (Nessuno mi può giudicare,...
Why Religious Movies Are Luring Mainstream Stars
But even with more marketable star names, faith-based films face a challenge — Heaven Is for Real, for instance, drew much of its audience from the Bible Belt, cities in the South, the Midwest...