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The Forge, a spin-off of War Room, is a faith-based drama about finding purpose through faith and prayer. Characters from War Room, like Tony and Elizabeth, appear in The Forge, linking the two stories together. Despite being a spin-off, The Forge has received positive reviews and strong box office numbers compared to War Room.

Released theatrically on August 23, 2024, The Forge is an uplifting faith-based drama with a positive message about righting past wrongs and starting life anew. Directed by Alex Kendrick from a screenplay he wrote with his brother Stephen Kendrick, the inspirational story concerns Isaiah Wright (Aspen Kennedy), a wayward teenager lacking direction. When he is forced to get a job or move out of his childhood home, Isaiah finds newfound hope in unlikely places.

The Forge marks the ninth movie made by the Kendrick brothers and the sixth produced by their company, Kendrick Brothers Productions. The first film...

Into the Spotlight, the coming-of-age musical based on a screenplay by teenager Kate Larson, who was just 15 years old when she wrote it, has found a home in North America.

The family feature — which stars Leigh-Allyn Baker (Good Luck Charlie), Karen Abercrombie (War Room), and Larson — has been acquired by Entertainment Squad, which has set a VOD release date of Sep. 1.

Directed by Lisa Arnold and executive produced by Cakki and Brian Warren of Revive Productions, Into the Spotlight centers on a high-schooler who grew up writing music with her rockstar dad but always preferred to stay out of the limelight. When her best friend isn’t able to perform, she steps in as her substitute at their high school talent show. For luck, she uses a vintage, glowing microphone that turns out to be enchanted. Her incredible performance goes viral and overnight she becomes a star. Discovering fame and losing herself along the way,...

Exclusive: Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) has joined the cast of director Josh Webber’s holiday pic Athena Saves Christmas, with Christina Cooper coming aboard as producer.

The film follows Samuel (Paxton Kubitz) and his friends, along with Sam’s trusted dog Athena, on an adventure of a lifetime, as they match wits with a mob boss and look to solve a series of riddles, in order to save Christmas for their town.

Webber is also producing for Webber Films, alongside Michael Girgenti, Henry Penzi and Cooper. Tony Mercedes and Tamara Johnson are serving as EPs, with Robert Miano (Fast & Furious), Richard Portnow (Hitchcock), Mars Callahan, Glenn Plummer, Kaitlyn Raymond and more rounding out the cast. Gooding Jr. is repped by manager and attorney Peter Toumbekis.

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Exclusive: Liam O’Donnell (XYZ Films’ Skyline franchise) has been tapped to direct the action-thriller Triggermen...

Slick production values cannot overcome a preachy script full of strained metaphors delivered by wooden actors. Like a corporate promo video for God. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): do not believe in the power of prayer

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

If you’ve ever wondered what a corporate promo video made by God’s marketing department would look like, now we know. Slick production values cannot overcome a literally preachy script full of embarrassingly strained metaphors delivered by wooden actors… and that’s even before we get to the scene in which an old lady disarms a mugger with the power of Jesus; the sincerity of that bit only renders it all the more ludicrous.

Smart and confident real-estate agent Elizabeth (Priscilla C. Shirer) is having trouble at home: her husband, Tony (T.C. Stallings), a pharmaceutical sales rep, is nasty,...

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Pan (family fantasy-adventure; Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Levi Miller, Amanda Seyfried, Cara Delevingne; rated PG) War Room (faith-based drama; Priscilla C. Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Beth Moore, Karen Abercrombie; rated PG) Pawn Sacrifice (drama-thriller; Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe; rated PG-13) Sleeping with other People (comedy; Alison Brie, Jason Sudeikis, Natasha Lyonne...

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'War Room' movie: The Power of Prayer. The Power of Prayer at the domestic box office: 'War Room' (sort of) beats 'Straight Outta Compton' A miracle was needed for any of this weekend's new entries to beat the sleeper hit of 2015, F. Gary Gray's Straight Outta Compton, at the North American box office. As long as studio estimates are on target, that miracle has (sort of) happened. Praise the Power of Prayer and the Power of Expert Targeted Marketing. “If you haven't started already, pray for this movie,” urges an Evangelical Christian website featuring a War Room promotional giveaway, “that the Holy Spirit would be in abundance at each showing of the film, that hearts would be impressed to pray more than ever and that revival will happen as a result!” Directed by Alex Kendrick and co-written by Kendrick and his brother, Stephen Kendrick, the Power of...

“War Room” may have crushed Zac Efron‘s “We Are Your Friends” at the box office on Thursday — the Christian drama grossed $600,000 compared to the meager $175,000 for “Friends” — but critics were decidedly less friendly than audiences. The Sony release garnered a Rotten Tomato score of 18 percent and reviewers called it “a mess,” “anti-feminist” and an “infantile depiction of prayer.” The drama follows a seemingly perfect family looking to fix their problems, so they turn to an older, wiser lady named Miss Clara. It stars Priscilla C. Shirer, T.C. Stalling and Karen Abercrombie, and is directed by brothers Stephen...

'Straight Outta Compton' poster. Weekend box office: 'Straight Outta Compton' to beat weak competitors, but still far from being top blockbuster directed by black filmmaker If you thought last weekend was bad at the U.S. and Canada box office, you should see what's in store for this weekend, Aug. 28-30, '15. For starters, only one movie, F. Gary Gray's sleeper hit Straight Outta Compton, is expected to earn more than $10 million. The rest – and that includes Zac Efron, Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan, and the Power of (Christian) Prayer – will perform quite powerlessly indeed. In case Straight Outta Compton reaches the box office gurus' estimated $15 million, it will get close to the $140 million mark. Bear in mind there's no guarantee that will happen; despite basically no competition, the drop-off rate of Gray's hip hopping film was steeper than expected last weekend. (See updated weekend box office estimates.) Now, some...

Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, August 28. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise. Wide No Escape Director: John Erick Dowdle Cast: Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Sterling Jerins, Spencer Garrett, Byron Gibson, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Claire Geare, Russell Geoffrey Banks, Damian Mavis, Kimia Sun, Dollar Tan, Jimmy Chhiu, Bonnie Zellerbach, Sam B. Lorn, Suphornaphat Annie Jenselius, Hiroyuki Kobayashi Synopsis: "In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed." Criticwire Grade Average: C- (8 reviews) War Room Director: Alex Kendrick Cast: Priscilla Evans Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie, Beth Moore, Jadin Harris, Tenae Downing Synopsis: "The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in...

Elizabeth Banks’ comedy sequel for Universal will close Geena Davis and Arc Entertainment’s inaugural festival while the world premiere of TriStar Pictures’ War Room will open the event, set to run in Arkansas from May 5-9.

The Kendrick brothers’ War Room centres on a family that turns to prayer to save their marriage. Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer, Tc Stallings, Beth Moore and Karen Abercrombie star. The film is scheduled to open on August 28.

Banks directed Pitch Perfect 2, which will screen as a free event ahead of nationwide release on May 15. The returning cast features Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Alexis Knapp, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean, John Michael Higgins and Banks.

Paul Brooks and Max Handelman produced alongside Banks.

“We’re beyond excited to have two highly anticipated studio films open and close the first Bentonville Film Festival,” said Davis.

“War Room is another heartfelt film from Alex...

The power of prayer is explored in “War Room,” hailing from the award-winning Kendrick Brothers (“Fireproof,” “Courageous”). The film stars Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Beth Moore and Karen Abercrombie and focuses on a family that is being weighed down by an ailing marriage. One of the ways used to bring the family back together is a place dedicated solely for prayer, a “war room.” Here’s more about the film. “Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all—great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream house. But appearances can be deceiving. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan’s world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. While Tony basks in [ Read More ]

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