Neither ‘The Passion’ nor ‘Fahrenheit’ scored best picture nod LOS ANGELES – Michael Moore’s attempt to turn voters against President Bush failed, and Tuesday he lost his gamble as well for a coveted best-picture Oscar nomination for his incendiary documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11.” The omission from the coveted category marks a major misfire for the liberal [...]
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French actress Audrey Tautou, star of hit film “Amelie”, will play the female lead in the film adaptation of “The Da Vinci Code”, it has been reported. The movie version of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel is being directed by Ron Howard and also stars Tom Hanks. Tautou will play Hanks’ code-cracking partner, according to various [...]
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A new film highlights Harry Reems’ porn fame, but now he’s a born-again Christian who sells real estate. PARK CITY, Utah — Let Harry Reems count his blessings. It is not a small list. “I’ve been clean and sober for 15 1/2 years. I’m happily and faithfully married and I love my wife dearly. I’ve [...]
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An alternative half-time show to be presented by Sky Angel. Sky Angel will also air exclusive Reggie White interview NAPLES, FLORIDA (ANS) — Television viewers looking for something more inspirational than last year’s “wardrobe failure” by Janet Jackson during the half-time programming on Super Bowl Sunday will be pleased to know that Sky Angel, the [...]
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The 20th Anniversary of the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The Stellar Gospel Music Awards celebrate their 20th anniversary this year with performances that highlight the genre’s contemporary urban stars and honor some of its greatest legends. The show, which was taped Jan. 15 in Houston, begins airing in syndication nationwide Saturday Tonex, who co-hosts the [...]
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The “Father of Christian Rock”, Larry Norman, who has been battling various health related issues for the past decade, is in dire need of financial assistance to help cover his medical expenses. Christian Rock pioneer Larry Norman’s health continues to deteriorate and a new website has been established to help with his medical bills. Norman, [...]
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Brian Littrell of the Backstreet boys preps to release his debut solo album. Hopes to encourage others to be open about their faith. NASHVILLE (Billboard) – Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell will make his first foray into the Christian music market next fall when he releases his debut solo album. Littrell is talking to producers, but [...]
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The return of “Davey and Goliath” MOUNT VERNON — Many adults who grew up between 1960 and 1975 will remember the stop-motion animated series featuring a little boy, Davey, and his talking dog, Goliath, that aired on Sunday mornings. After a 30-year hiatus, they are back. According to a news release, issued by the Evangelical [...]
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Spreading the message of Islam through the hip-hop culture. When David Kelly — aka “Capital D” — raps, he doesn’t follow the mainstream mantra of women, cars and jewelry. Instead, the Chicago rapper uses his rhymes to dish out praise for Allah, criticize the war in Iraq and blast corporate America. Kelly is among a [...]
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Positive reviews for “Woman, Thou Art Loosed: The Movie” Bishop T.D. Jakes’ Woman, Thou Art Loosed began as a novel and then became a stage play. Now, Jakes himself has a role in the big screen adaptation of a story that reflects his investment in ministering to wounded women. The film, directed by Michael Schultz, [...]
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A critically not-so-good ” Ten Commandments” cuts performance times. LOS ANGELES – The big-budget stage musical “The Ten Commandments,” starring Val Kilmer as Moses, has canceled three performances per week after receiving critical reviews. The show, which opened last week, is being retooled, producers said Monday. Performances on Tuesday and Wednesday night as well as [...]
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Matt Redman tackles the subject of worship, “facedown”, with a new CD, video, and book. (AgapePress) – A contemporary Christian recording artist is challenging believers to go to a lower level in their worship of God — that is, to the floor level, on their faces. Matt Redman has written some of today’s most popular [...]
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Reviewing the upcoming release of Jakes’ movie, “Woman, Thou Art Loosed.” DALLAS – Bishop T.D. Jakes isn’t easily intimidated. He is, after all, a best-selling author of 29 books, a Grammy-winning gospel singer, a nationally renowned preacher and the subject of a 2001 Time magazine cover story that asked: “Is This Man The Next Billy [...]
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“Woman, Thou Art Loosed” from bible study, to conference series, to book, and now to the silver screen. ATLANTA, Ga. — Bishop T.D. Jakes, pastor of the Potter’s House in Dallas, is promoting the fall release of his first movie “Woman, Thou Art Loosed: The Movie” by conducting pre-screenings across the country. The movie, which [...]
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And even more “Passion” madness begins as the DVD release of “The Passion of the Christ” approaches. Piggybacking the 1965 biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told with Aug. 31′s DVD release of The Passion of the Christ was a no-brainer for MGM Home Entertainment’s Alex Carloss. MGM has one of the biggest film libraries [...]
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Ellen DeGeneres as God? LOS ANGELES (AP) – Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is getting a promotion – to supreme being. DeGeneres will star as God in a remake of the 1977 comedy “Oh, God!” The original starred George Burns as the creator and John Denver as a supermarket manager tapped as a new prophet. “Ellen is [...]
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They say God is in the details, but a new genre of Web sites and the pastors who use them believe He’s also at the movies. Sites like Movieministry.com, HollywoodJesus.com and Reelspirituality.org offer biblical lessons found in popular flicks and ways preachers can incorporate these ideas into sermons. “We live in an age of entertainment,” [...]
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Time magazine reports on Christians using pop culture to teach biblical truths. The August 16, 2004 issue of the magazine has the full story. The Congregation for today’s service of the journey, “a casual, contemporary, Christian church,” fills the Promenade, a theater on upper Broadway in New York City. The Sunday-morning faithful — a few [...]
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Does Joe Budden’s remix of “Confessions”, an R&B song made popular by singer/dancer, Usher, advocate violence against women? NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–The remix version of a popular R&B song contains lyrics advocating violence against pregnant women who choose not to abort their babies and has prompted a grassroots effort by two pro-life organizations to keep the [...]
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Hmmm…. Marilyn Manson as Jesus Christ. bq.. Ghoulish rocker Marilyn Manson is in talks to play Jesus Christ in an upcoming film, reports MSNBC.com. The shock rocker – whose controversial lyrics and stage antics have made him the target of some Christian groups – is being tapped to play Christ in the upcoming film “Diamond [...]
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