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In 2015, Alex and Stephen Kendrick co-wrote the faith-based film War Room, which defied expectations by earning $74 million at the box office on a $3 million budget. The duo is returning with their latest film, The Forge, which hits theaters on August 23. The film follows the story of Isaiah Wright, who is fresh out of high school with no plans for his future and is challenged by his mother to find his purpose.

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Isaiah Wright finds himself stuck in the in-between. A year after he leaves high school, he only cares about playing basketball with his friends during the day and video games at night. After a confrontation with his mother, she forces him to find a job and start paying rent or find a friend who will let him move in with them. He meets Joshua Moore, who challenges his outlook for the next five years of who...

Todd and Julie Chrisley have officially started to serve their combined 19-year prison sentence following their federal tax fraud case convictions.

TMZ reported that Todd, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison, had now headed to Federal Correctional Institution (Fci) Pensacola in Florida, a minimum security facility, where he met his deadline to turn himself in for lockup.

Julie, meanwhile, was originally set to report to Fci Marianna in Jackson County, Florida, just two hours away, but instead headed to Federal Medical Center Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky after being re-designated to the facility on Dec. 20.

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Fmc Lexington houses both male and female inmates requiring medical or mental health care and holds inmates of all security classifications, Et confirmed.

The “Chrisley Knows Best” stars were sentenced back in November, nearly six months...

Disgraced reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been opening up for the first time since being sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison for fraud and tax evasion. The couple spoke on their Chrisley Confessions podcast about their impending prison sentence and how they’re living every day like it’s their last. Reading a quote from author Priscilla Shirer, Julie said, “Age is just a number, and since we don’t know our death date,.” (via ETOnline) Agreeing with his wife’s sentiment, Todd added, “Yesterday doesn’t matter. Today is what we have. Tomorrow belongs to God because we’re not promised tomorrow.” Julie went on to say that she is handling this stressful time by remembering that her children are watching. “The difficulties I’m going through, how I handle it… they’re watching that as well. If I handle it right, they’re watching; if I screw it up,...

Todd and Julie Chrisley are speaking out for the first time after being sentenced to 12 and seven years in prison, respectively, following their conviction in their tax fraud case.

In the latest episode of their “Chrisley Confessions” podcast, the couple said they are living every day like it’s their last amid their impending time in prison.

“Age is just a number, and since we don’t know our death date, we have to live every day as if it’s our last,” Julie said, reading a quote from author Priscilla Shirer.

Todd agreed, adding, “Yesterday doesn’t matter. Today is what we have. Tomorrow belongs to God, because we’re not promised tomorrow.”

Leaning heavily on their faith, Julie said God will “equip” you with what you need to accomplish the most difficult of tasks, even if it’s something you don’t believe you have the education, patience or time to do.

Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have picked up the North American rights to faith-based feature I Can Only Imagine.

Dennis Quaid and Cloris Leachman star in the Jon and Andrew Erwin-directed drama, along with Priscilla Shirer, Madeline Carroll and J. Michael Finley.

I Can Only Imagine follows the true story of Bart Millard, lead singer of the Christian band MercyMe, and how he wrote what is now the most-played radio single in Christian music history.

Kevin Downes, Cindy Bond and Daryl Lefever are producing. The Erwin brothers are responsible for other faith-based fare, including Woodlawn.

I Can Only Imagine is set to be...

Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired the North American rights to Jon and Andrew Erwin’s faith-based drama “I Can Only Imagine.” The drama will star Dennis Quaid, Cloris Leachman, Trace Adkins, Priscilla Shirer and J. Michael Finley. It tells the true story behind the song of ultimate hope, “I Can Only Imagine.” It follows Bart Millard, the lead singer of the Christian band MercyMe, who wrote what is now the most-played radio single in Christian music history. “This is an extraordinary movie about the power of faith, love, family, and music,” said Roadside Attractions Co-Presidents and Co-Founders Howard Cohen and Eric.

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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