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God won’t mind if we laugh at ourselves
IRVINE, Calif. (RNS) In more than 30 years as a believer, I’ve attended enough “Christian conferences” to expect at least a few of the speakers to be talking out of their … um … butts, if you will. But...
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A thoroughly modern mystic makes his way to the big screen
Don’t sing love songs, you’ll wake my mother She’s sleeping here right by my side And in her right hand a silver dagger, She says that I can’t be your bride. — from “Silver Dagger” by Joan Baez (RNS)...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie defends ‘universal’ depiction of faith in ‘Unbroken’
(RNS) "He said he wanted the message to reach everyone," Jolie said. "He said to make faith and forgiveness universal.”
View ArticleEwan McGregor pulls off a convincing Jesus in ‘Last Days in the Desert’
PARK CITY, Utah (RNS) McGregor delivers a stand-out performance, and quipped that “somehow playing Satan came more naturally to me then playing Jesus."
View ArticleThis filmmaker set out to win Sundance and got ‘saved’ instead
"When I started, I was using these people in Korea to fulfill my aspirations to go to Sundance, but I found something much great" says Brian Ivie, director of "The DropBox." His critically-acclaimed...
View ArticleMichael Douglas has a very Jewish “basic instinct”
Michael Douglas stood up against anti-Semitism. Time for other Jewish entertainment figures to do the same.
View ArticleJesus is all over the small screen, and that’s no accident
"We didn't make Sunday-school programming," says Hollywood producer Mark Burnett. "We made stuff that was accurate to the Bible, but realistic, and didn't feel like it had been made on a shoestring...
View ArticleChristian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed Bible films
The movie industry has a long history of casting white actors to play African and Middle Eastern Bible characters. But religious audiences can witness a stark departure from this trend when Sony's “War...
View ArticleMayim Bialik: Religion isn’t ‘trendy’ in Hollywood
"It's never going to be trendy to be observant or religious in Hollywood circles," said the Emmy-winning actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik.
View ArticleDiCaprio gets a papal audience ahead of Oscars
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The actor kissed the pontiff's hand and gave him a book of paintings by a Dutch painter whose works meld fantastic imagery with reality.
View ArticleHollywood reworks Muslim stereotypes
(RNS) Hollywood is slowly changing its "good Muslim, bad Muslim" paradigm, as more cultural advisers become part of the creative process.
View ArticleWill young Jews stand up for Judaism?
Young Jews need to stand up for themselves and their narrative. A manifesto.
View ArticleMeryl Streep sainted by coastal elite
HOLLYWOOD (RNS) Breaking down the sermon at her canonization.
View ArticleA Jewish guide to Florida real estate
Do you live in a gated community? Don't make it a spiritual metaphor for life.
View ArticleMahershala Ali becomes first Muslim to win acting Oscar
(RNS) Ali, 43, who converted to Islam in 1999, won for best supporting actor.
View Article‘Gay moment’ stays put as Malaysia to release ‘Beauty and the Beast’ without...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) Walt Disney blockbuster 'Beauty and the Beast' will be released in Malaysia this month without any cuts, the company said on Tuesday, after censors had earlier asked...
View ArticleHolocaust, climate change — when did we know, what did we do?
Climate change. Future generations will ask: When did we know? And what did we do about it?
View ArticleThe gospel according to Wonder Woman?
(RNS) In the latest action movie, we have a skillfully wrought story about a powerful woman, a divine force in the world and all of the other women who helped fashion her.
View ArticleWhy they should change the names of Hollywood streets
What do we do about places named for Confederate generals? Change the names.
View ArticleMayim Bialik: Religion isn’t ‘trendy’ in Hollywood
"It's never going to be trendy to be observant or religious in Hollywood circles," said the Emmy-winning actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik.
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