Christians in Cinema

When Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki conceived of VeggieTales, it was a fairly radical departure for children’s animation. Talking and singing vegetables telling updated Bible stories? We all know kids don’t like to eat vegetables, but will they enjoy watching them singing silly songs (“Where is My Hairbrush?”) and answering viewer letters?
Kids loved it. Adults [...]

At this year’s National Religious Broadcasters’ Convention (NRB) in Nashville, Tennessee, Alex Kendrick (director/producer/writer of Fireproof, Facing the Giants, Flywheel) addressed an audience in a session about filmmaking. As reported by the Church Executive, he and his brother Stephen, who shares writing and producing responsibilities, have an idea about the plot of their next film, [...]

Unless you’ve been hiding in the jungles of Borneo for the last two weeks, you’ve heard of, seen on YouTube or read articles about Christian Bale’s highly publicized outburst on the set of Terminator Salvation. Never mind that it’s technically “old news” because filming wrapped a few months ago, it’s new news to the world [...]

“Every movie has a worldview.” A review I read recently included that statement as a lead-in to an explanation of what the various archetypes and social institutions represented in this particular film. It was an interesting read, so I thought I’d pick a recent film and try to apply this reasoning.
Let’s look at Fireproof. Kirk [...]