Pixar adviser and theologian Suzan Johnson Cook on how they came to define...
(RNS) — 'I'm a faith leader, so I wanted to make sure my definition wasn't too strong, and (Pixar's) definition wasn't too weak,' the minister and former ambassador said. The post Pixar adviser and...
View ArticleJennifer Hudson: Their shared faith ‘definitely’ helped her depict Aretha...
(RNS) — ‘We felt it was very important to maintain her faith throughout the film in telling her story because that was her base,’ Hudson said of the R&B star. The post Jennifer Hudson: Their shared...
View ArticleActress Jessica Chastain looked at more than ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ for new...
(RNS) — Tammy Faye Bakker taught ‘everyone is deserving of God's love and grace,’ said Chastain. The post Actress Jessica Chastain looked at more than ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ for new movie appeared...
View ArticleDenzel Washington: ‘I wanted to please God’ in latest directing effort
(RNS) — ‘True love never dies. That's what they have — not had — have,’ Washington said of Dana Canedy and her partner who was killed in Iraq. The post Denzel Washington: ‘I wanted to please God’ in...
View ArticleAuthor Lee Strobel, after brush with death, explores ‘Case for Heaven’ in film
(RNS) — ‘The topic of what does indeed happen after we leave this world is more relevant to a lot of people today than it was a couple of years ago,’ Strobel said. The post Author Lee Strobel, after...
View ArticleA new biopic about King’s mentor Bayard Rustin has lessons for today
(RNS) — ‘Rustin’ reminds us what makes nonviolent revolutions powerful. The post A new biopic about King’s mentor Bayard Rustin has lessons for today appeared first on Religion News Service.
View Article‘The Hopeful,’ film about Adventist origins, debuts in theaters
(RNS) — ‘I think a lot of those misconceptions that Adventists maybe aren’t mainstream Christians, I think they’re going to be challenged,’ said director and co-producer Kyle Portbury. The post ‘The...
View ArticleIn ‘Disciples in the Moonlight,’ US Christians are persecuted and the Bible...
(RNS) — Mike Pence praised the Christian action film as a 'cautionary tale' that should 'inspire people of faith to do even more to protect religious freedom in America.' The post In ‘Disciples in the...
View ArticleDemocracy Defying Gravity: WICKED as Movie and Metaphor
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What Oscar-nominee ‘Conclave’ gets right — and wrong — about the Vatican
(RNS) — Like a dark horse candidate for the papacy, the movie “Conclave,” a sort of papal procedural drama, has become a late favorite to win the Oscar for Best Picture, possibly outlasting “Emilia...
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