the book of clarence

Video round-up: Light of the World! The Book of Clarence! The Chosen!

A promo video, a music video, and an upcoming livestream.

Oct 26 •

Peter T Chattaway

Bible movies on Netflix: the first-half-of-2024 viewership stats

For the first time since Netflix started releasing its semi-annual viewership data, the top Bible movie and the top Bible TV series were both about…

Sep 25 •

Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Israeli Jesus! Feminist Mary! Funny Moses! and more!

Updates on The Promised Land and Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints; new trailers; and new soundbites from the makers of The Book of Clarence and…

Jul 12 •

Peter T Chattaway

How many Dune actors have also been in Bible movies?

The list includes such names as Jose Ferrer, Max von Sydow, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, William Hurt, Susan Sarandon, and James…

May 15 •

Peter T Chattaway

Nicolas Cage to star as Joseph in a horror movie about Jesus' younger years

The Carpenter's Son is reportedly inspired by the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.

May 9 •

Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Branagh! Ben-Hur! Testament! Clarence! Chosen!

Kenneth Branagh's first Bible movie is an animated film from South Korea; the digital effects in Timur Bekmambetov's Ben-Hur remake get a second look…

Apr 27 •

Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Malick! Scorsese! Chosen! Cabrini!

The Way of the Wind targets a 2025 release, Scorsese produces a series about The Saints, The Chosen starts filming Season 5 in less than two weeks, and…

Mar 30 •

Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Moses! David! Cabrini! Clarence!

A trailer, a production rumour, a corporate-synergy tie-in, and a couple of interviews.

Mar 8 •

Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Turkish Moses! Sign-language Jesus! Freud & Moses! Malick! Scorsese! Clarence!

World premieres, a Netflix release, new making-of clips, and more.

Feb 22 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: A lack of new films leads to one of the worst weekends since the pandemic

Argylle has a steep drop, The Chosen has a great hold, Dune makes a comeback, and more.

Feb 12 •

Peter T Chattaway

Watch: A ten-minute clip from The Book of Clarence

In which Clarence faces a gangster, gets baptized, and is profiled by the Romans.

Feb 7 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Argylle underwhelms, while The Chosen rises up the chart

The Chosen opened at #2 for the first time ever this week. Also: Wonka joins the $200 million club.

Feb 5 •

Peter T Chattaway

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