Entertainment

(ChurchLeaders) After a member of the embattled Hillsong Church won the latest season of “The Voice Australia,” social media buzzed with allegations that the show is rigged and promotes the evangelical megachurch. Meanwhile, supporters of the singing competition and its latest winner, Bella Taylor Smith, say she had the “best talent” and her faith is irrelevant. Smith, a … [Read more...] about ‘The Voice’ Fans Question Aussie Winner’s Hillsong Ties

(RNS) Jessica Chastain remembers the “media sensationalism” that surrounded the larger-than-life image of the woman she portrays in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” But years before deciding to produce and star in the biopic, the actress realized she never came close to knowing who the person long known as Tammy Faye Bakker was at heart. “The reality that I discovered is she was … [Read more...] about Actress Jessica Chastain Looked at More Than ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ for New Movie

(Forbes) The Walking Dead is…going some places here in its final season. While one half of the show is adapting the end of Robert Kirkman’s books with the Commonwealth arc, the other half has invented a new plotline entirely from scratch, a new enemy group called The Reapers who are stalking Maggie’s old crew and now Rick’s group, since Maggie has reunited with them. They are … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead’s New Villains Are a Psychotic Christian Militia

(Christian Headlines) A faith-based documentary about fatherhood opened in the Top 10 at the box office over the weekend and earned an A+ CinemaScore grade from moviegoers, marking the fourth time that a film from Alex and Stephen Kendrick earned a perfect score. Show Me the Father, which opened at No. 9, tells the inspiring stories of fathers while weaving in … [Read more...] about Faith-Based Film ‘Show Me the Father’ Earns Rare A+ CinemaScore, Opens in Top 10

(Relevant) Who would you want to play you in a movie? For most of us, it’s a fun icebreaker, a way to dream about what our life would look like through the lens of beautiful celebrities, interested in getting all our quirks and nuances just right. But for the late Queen of Soul herself Aretha Franklin, it was a real consideration. Franklin knew Hollywood would want to tell her … [Read more...] about Respect the Music: A Conversation Between Jennifer Hudson and Derek Minor