Posted on October 5th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Finally, the “Passion” be viewed in selected theatres in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – More than 40,000 Malaysians have watched Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” after authorities in this mostly Muslim nation allowed the movie to be shown to Christians in designated movie theaters.
Crowds at the screenings, which are slated to run for nearly [...]
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Posted on September 6th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Another record for the Passion
Biblical epic The Passion of the Christ sold 4.1 million DVD copies on its first day of release in the US.
Fox Home Entertainment said film, directed by Mel Gibson, was the best-selling R-rated film of all time.
Starring Jim Caviezel, the film made $610m (340m) at the global box office after its [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
“The Passion of the Christ” will finally play in Malaysia, but only for Christians.
Johor Baru (AsiaNews) After box-office records in the Arab world, Mel Gibsons The Passion of the Christ will soon be released in Malaysia, but for Christian eyes only. Some months ago Catholics and Protestants were worried that the Film Censorship Board [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
“The Passion of the Christ” re-wins the box office over the Easter weekend. Did you really think that it wouldn’t? I mean, honestly, did you?
bq.. LOS ANGELES (AP) – Many Christians made “The Passion of the Christ” a part of their Easter weekend, lifting the crucifixion saga back to the top box-office [...]
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Posted on April 5th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Muslim students view “The Passion of the Christ” impressed by the language parallels, not by the content.
bq.. They expected the blood. They expected a story of Jesus that differed from what the Quran taught them about the man revered as one of the greatest prophets of Islam.
What a group from the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh [...]
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Posted on April 4th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
What the Journal of the American Medical Association has to say about the death of Christ.
Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death by crucifixion. The scourging produced deep stripelike lacerations and appreciable blood loss, and it probably set the stage for hypovolemic shock, as evidenced by [...]
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Posted on March 11th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Tim Challies of Challies.com (pronounced CHALL-eez) has assembled a notable collection of articles discussing the symbolism, pitfalls, biblical truths and heresies of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” from a Reformed Christian Perspective.
Here ye him:
bq.. Thoughts and reviews of “The Passion of the Christ”
This is part one of a two part review of the [...]
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Posted on March 1st, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
The Denver Post invited several Colorado religious leaders to share their thoughts on Mel Gibson’s controversial new film
TED HAGGARD, pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs and president of the National Association of Evangelicals
bq.. I have said many times in recent months that Mel Gibsons The Passion of the Christ is the most powerful [...]
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Posted on February 27th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Barry Bowen, the editor of Christian Headlines, posts this editoral about evangelicals endorsing the “The Passion of the Christ” without any criticism of the movie at all.
bq.. After watching the The Passion of The Christ, I left the theater disturbed that so many evangelical pastors and leaders uncritically endorsed this brutal film. [...]
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Posted on February 26th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
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Posted on February 24th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
So, after seeing the movie, what are your reactions to “The Passion of the Christ?”
When posting comments, please include the date, time, and location the showing you attended and your comments.
For instance, I am seeing it on 2/25/2003 at 11:30 AM at the Rave Motion Pictures in Little Rock, AR with my wife, Pastor, [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Previously, I posted this entry at my personal weblog. I’m inspired to share this same entry the readers of
Totem to Temple, a blog of Available Light Online, has crafted an excellent article that should be read by every church and every Christian planning to attend a showing of
To make the most of [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Pre-release ticket sales have caused “The Passion of the Christ” to acquire 800 more screens for opening day, driving debut to about 2,800 screens. Phenomenal theatre presence for an independent film.
bq.. LOS ANGELES —Mel Gibson is adding 800 theaters to the debut of his controversial Crucifixion drama, The Passion of the Christ, next Wednesday.
The $25 [...]
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Posted on February 17th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
ABCNews.com has the exclusive coverage of the Mel Gibson/Diane Sawyer interview, How Despairing Gibson Found ‘The Passion’, at
bq.. Gibson’s renewed faith will be on display for moviegoers to see starting Feb. 25, Ash Wednesday, when The Passion, depicting the final 12 hours of Jesus’ life, debuts in theaters.
But in the months leading up [...]
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Posted on February 7th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
And so it begins…
bq.. Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ” doesn’t open in the theaters for almost a month, but a growing number of Chicago area churches already are buying thousands of tickets to ensure that their members get to see it.
_”I feel like there’s going to be almost like a cultural happening [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
A revamped add from the Baptist General Convention is accepted by AMC Theatres. Regal
Entertainment Group, including United Artists theatres, accepted the original ad from the Convention.
bq.. DALLAS —AMC Theatres is now saying they will accept a 30-second ad produced by the Baptist General Convention of Texas and timed to coincide with the Ash [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus-who has performed ‘miracles’ and has publicly announced that [...]
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Posted on January 8th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Per Yahoo, advance tickets for “The Passion of Christ” are available.
bq.. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/—Never before in motion picture history have tickets been offered this far in advance as they now are for Mel Gibson’s much anticipated film, “The Passion of the Christ.”
To view the Multimedia News Release, complete with video [...]
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Posted on July 22nd, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Source: USAToday.com
More on Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion”
Any piece of pop culture that touches on serious religious themes inspires its share of controversy, but the noisy assaults on Mel Gibson’s unfinished film The Passion, which describes the final 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ, seem unfair and painfully premature. Indignant denunciations of [...]
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Posted on July 16th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Source: The Herald, UK
The trailer for the “The Passion” is available at aint-it-cool-news.com. “The Passion” is a film through which its director, Mel Gibson, a devout Catholic, determined to show the pain and torture that Jesus Christ, our Savior, suffered at this time of his crucifixion.
...the trailer demonstrates the film’s brutal impact. It shows [...]
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