1956 Missionary Slayings Receive Film Treatments

In 1956, five American missionaries were killed by Waodoni tribesmen in Ecuador. The story gained recognition through a Life magazine spread and a book, Through Gates of Splendor. Now, 50 years later, a documentary and feature-length movie are putting the incident and...

Fox Markets Christian, Family Films at Faith Site

A major studio division is now setting up online shop for Christian consumers. Fox Home Entertainment recently launched www.foxfaith.com, a Web site promoting Twentieth Century Fox films with Christian and/or family themes. Offerings include old biblical epics like...

‘Ben-Hur’ DVD Re-Release Targets Christians

A new collector’s edition DVD of the biblical epic “Ben-Hur” comes not only with four discs and loads of special features, but also a Bible study guide. “Ben-Hur,” the 1959 movie starring Charlton Heston that won 11 Academy Awards, was...

‘Emily Rose’ Plumbs Depths of Religion

More and more, Hollywood is going after “Passion” dollars. That is the people who paid to see “The Passion of the Christ.” Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 movie, which grossed more than $370 million in the United States alone, convinced...