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1. Imagine This: MercyMe Hit Now an Official State Inspirational Song

"I Can Only Imagine" is not only a multi-platinum Christian song and a mainstream movie. Now it's been recognized as an official state inspirational song. Thursday, Gov. Mary Fallin signed HB 3473 into la ...

Created on 20 April 2018

2. Korn's Brian 'Head' Welch Doc Is the Opposite of What You Might Expect

... , as human beings, need each other—warts and all," said Hill. "In that way, I believe every dad, mom or teenager that sees the movie will walk out feeling hopeful that the pain they've experienced or the  ...

Created on 18 April 2018

3. 90 Percent of 2017's Top Movies Contained Strong Christian, Redemptive Values ...

MOVIEGUIDE® Founder and Publisher Dr. Ted Baehr presented highlights from MOVIEGUIDE®'s 2018 Report to the Entertainment Industry, a comprehensive economic analysis of the content and philosophical, moral ...

Created on 17 April 2018

4. 'This Is Us' Heroine Chrissy Metz to Star in Latest Faith-Based Flick

From DeVon Franklin, the producer who brought us Heaven Is for Real, Miracles From Heaven and The Star comes the movie Breakthrough. Slated for release in Spring of 2019, Breakthrough tells the true story ...

Created on 12 April 2018

5. Helen Hunt: 'The Miracle Season' Is The Movie I Needed ...

... It wasn't really until we started shooting, and then it wasn't really until I was standing on that floor with these women around me that I went, 'This is exactly the movie I should be making,' a movie ...

Created on 06 April 2018

6. How Hollywood Changed the True Story Behind This Weekend's Inspirational Hit

... 8-10 weeks or so. So I was there very little. I went mainly, I went to see how this whole movie business process occurs, which is overwhelming to me. And I wanted to take a pulse on the whole scenario, r ...

Created on 06 April 2018

7. Martin Sheen Plays Oral Roberts in Netflix's Pentecostal Universalist Movie ...

Netflix's Come Sunday tells the story of Bishop Carlton Pearson, a popular Pentecostal pastor mentored by Oral Roberts who was deemed a heretic when he adopted Universalist theology. The movie stars Chiwete ...

Created on 29 March 2018

8. God's Not Dead Star: 'Is the Church Relevant Today in Our Society?'

... n the Darkness, in an interview with Movieguide. Don't miss it.  ...

Created on 29 March 2018

9. Christian Movie Trio Brings Hope Over Easter Weekend—Wowing Even Atheists ...

Three faith-based films helped multiply box-office numbers this weekend, with two of the three hitting the top 10 best movies in America. I Can Only Imagine, Paul, Apostle of Christ and God's Not Dead ...

Created on 02 April 2018

10. David A.R. White: 3 Things Culture Needs From the Church Right Now

... a part. My parents were the pastors of that community and I had a very insulated upbringing. I had only been to the movie theater a single time growing up and was completely unaware of the larger world ...

Created on 29 March 2018

11. 'Paul': A Different Kind of Superhero Movie ...

... ical emperor is never shown.) There are no gladiators; the costumes are drab; and Nero's gruesome executions happen mostly off-screen. Sadly, that means modern moviegoers with short attentions spans will pr ...

Created on 28 March 2018

12. 'I Can Only Imagine' Continues to Shatter Expectations—What It Means for the Future of the Craft

... ost grassroots of all movie marketing, which is at the church level. It's like having a watercooler discussion at work, but you're having a watercooler discussion in front of a church. You can imagine ...

Created on 26 March 2018

13. New Documentary Celebrates Beloved Christian Entertainer Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers may have been best known for his children's show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, but he was also known for his deep Christian faith—which motivated all his work. He was an ordained Presbyterian ...

Created on 22 March 2018

14. Good News: How 'Paul, Apostle of Christ' Gets the Bible Right

Paul, Apostle of Christ is coming only a week after the success of I Can Only Imagine, but the market may have room for two Christians movies this good. In its video review, Plugged In assures Christian ...

Created on 21 March 2018

15. These 3 Christ-Centered Films Prove God Gained Ground in Hollywood

God's Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness is positioned, as was the case for the first movie in the series when it came out with two other God-centered films in the same year, to make it another season tha ...

Created on 22 March 2018

16. Everything You Need to Know About the Coming 'Ice Dragon'

Children's entertainment continues to be a big draw in theaters and this week a new feature will be among the first faith-based animated Fathom presentations. Premiering in 800+ theaters, Ice Dragon: Legend ...

Created on 20 March 2018

17. Must-See TV Coming to You April 1

What good is art if it offers nothing positive or life affirming?   We've all watched Hollywood award shows where we wonder how on earth anyone voted to nominate that the best movie of the year. When i ...

Created on 20 March 2018

18. 'I Can Only Imagine' 'Vastly Overperformed' to Stun Box Office and Critics Alike

... e to play solidly through the Easter holiday and well into spring." Hollywood Reporter claimed the film "vastly overperformed. The movie debuted to $17.1 million from 1,628 cinemas to defeat A Wrinkle in Time and ...

Created on 19 March 2018

19. Billy Graham, Stephen Hawking and 'I Can Only Imagine'

Billy Graham died two weeks ago. Stephen Hawking died Wednesday. And this week, I Can Only Imagine releases in movie theaters. What do these three events have in common? Billy Graham was a well-known evangelist ...

Created on 15 March 2018

20. How One of the Most Famous Christian Songs of All Time Made It to the Big Screen

If Fandango and MovieTickets.com sales hold steady, I Can Only Imagine is going to have an impressive opening weekend. Both sites report the film in high demand, with the latter reporting it as the site' ...

Created on 15 March 2018