The Young Messiah: the Cyrus Nowrasteh interview round-up
The co-writer/director talks about how the film almost didn't get made, imagining what Jesus was like as a little boy, what his favorite passage of scripture is, and more.
View ArticleBattle of the Thursday-night Bible-movie previews!
The Young Messiah made more money in fewer venues at its Thursday-night previews than Risen did -- so why are industry experts predicting a much smaller gross for the weekend?
View ArticleReview: The Young Messiah (dir. Cyrus Nowrasteh, 2016)
The film adaptation of Anne Rice's Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt isn't flawless, but it explores certain aspects of the Jesus story so well -- aspects that other films have rarely even touched -- that...
View ArticleThe Young Messiah: rounding up the other interviews
Co-star Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones) says The Young Messiah is "a very, very interesting story, which I happen to believe is a true story."
View ArticleBox office: The Young Messiah has a smaller opening than expected, and...
Despite healthy Thursday-night previews, The Young Messiah had the smallest per-screen average of any major Bible-themed film in the past 40 years.
View ArticleWatch: Actors and audiences discuss The Young Messiah
The actors and filmmakers discuss the film in an eight-minute video that was screened for private audiences before the movie came out. Plus: kids and parents react to the film.
View ArticleThe Young Messiah: a scene guide (w/ clips and references to the scriptures,...
Detailed notes on the Cyrus Nowrasteh film and how it lines up with the scriptures, the apocrypha, and the Anne Rice novel on which it is based.
View ArticleWatch: A 22-minute documentary on The Young Messiah
The filmmakers and a variety of Christian leaders discuss the meaning of the movie in a new video.
View ArticleBox office: Miracles from Heaven opens strong, and both of the season’s Bible...
The Young Messiah had possibly the steepest second-weekend drop of any Bible film in recent memory.
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Also: Risen narrowly missed being in the top ten again on this Easter weekend.
View ArticleBox office: God’s Not Dead 2 and Batman v Superman both perform below (their...
God's Not Dead 2 made less money in its first weekend than the original film did, despite opening on three times as many screens.
View ArticleBox office: Melissa McCarthy beats Batman, while Zootopia becomes one of the...
The Boss and Batman v Superman are almost tied for the box-office crown this week, but most observers are giving McCarthy's abrasive comedy the edge.
View ArticleRisen and The Young Messiah are coming to Blu-Ray
The Blu-Ray edition of Risen will have deleted scenes, making-of featurettes, and an audio commentary.
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Also: Zootopia and Batman v Superman crossed the $300 million mark in North America this week.
View ArticleA few more details about The Young Messiah on Blu-Ray
As reported earlier, the disc comes out June 14.
View ArticleDid a Young Messiah poll find that most Americans think Jesus was a socialist...
The people behind The Young Messiah say it isn't a political movie, but they sponsored a poll asking people about the political inclinations of Jesus anyway.
View ArticleThe Young Messiah — a round-up of my top posts
The film, which tells the story of Jesus and his family when he is seven years old, is out on Digital HD today. It will come to DVD on June 14.
View ArticleWatch: A clip from The Making of The Young Messiah
The complete documentary will be on the Blu-Ray coming out this Tuesday, June 14.
View ArticleWatch: Four new clips from The Young Messiah, plus a clip from one of the...
Jesus raises a boy from the dead, impresses a rabbi, and more in four new clips from the film.
View ArticleWatch: Mary lights the Sabbath candles in a deleted scene from The Young Messiah
Plus: the Canadian edition of The Young Messiah does not have any of the bonus features that are on the American edition.
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