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Box office: Red One does well for a movie that was made for streaming, not so well for an action film with a really big budget
Meanwhile, the top movie worldwide this week was Gladiator II, which hasn't even opened in North America yet. (It comes to the US and Canada next week.)
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Should Israeli actors star in Bible movies?
Social-media users are protesting the fact that Netflix's upcoming Mary movie has a mostly Jewish-Israeli cast rather than, say, a Palestinian one.
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Did the baby Jesus burp, cry, or get sick?
A few thoughts prompted by The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
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Trailer round-up: Mary! Light of the World!
Plus, a quick rundown of all the biblical movies and streaming shows that have already started production and are due to come out in the next year or…
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Box office: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is one of the bigger recent "faith-based" hits
The Dallas Jenkins-directed adaptation of the 1972 children's novel exceeded expectations, as did the religion-themed horror film Heretic.
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The Chosen Season 5 sneak peek – a few quick notes
Spoiler-ish thoughts re: a three-minute clip that played in theatres last Saturday.
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Interview: Andrew Erwin on producing The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and other faith-based films with cross-over appeal
The co-founder of Kingdom Story Company has also produced and/or directed faith-based hits like Jesus Revolution, Unsung Hero, and I Can Only Imagine.
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Sound of Freedom director tackles Nativity story in Bethlehem
The film, which stars Avatar's Sam Worthington as Herod's son Antipater, is currently being filmed in Morocco for Angel Studios.
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Box office: Forrest Gump reunion flops, Venom holds, Wild Robot surges
Here, which reunites the director and co-stars of Forrest Gump, was the only new wide release from a major studio this week, and it had one of the worst…
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Newsbites: Scorsese's Saints! Netflix's Narnia! Land of Nod! Last Supper! The Chosen!
Scorsese's docudrama series, which includes episodes about John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene, starts coming out later this month. Also: will Narnia…
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October 2024

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