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Monday, April 1, 2019

PureFlix's Pro-Life 'Unplanned' Movie Takes 5th Place in Weekend Box Office - CBN News Steve Warren

"Unplanned" movie trailer (screen capture: YouTube)
PureFlix's Pro-Life 'Unplanned' Movie Takes 5th Place in Weekend Box Office
CBN News Steve Warren 3.31.19
Unplanned, the new movie that tells the true story of former abortion clinic director Abby Johnson, took 5th place at the box office on the movie's opening weekend.
The film by writer-directors Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon, which is distributed by PureFlix, was estimated to have earned $6,110,000 through Mar. 31 after three days of release, according to the website Box Office Mojo.
The film opened in 1,059 theaters across the country on Friday. 
It was the second-best opening weekend for a PureFlix film behind God's Not Dead 2 ($7.6 million), according to The Hollywood Reporter
The movie stars Ashley Bratcher (90 Minutes in Heaven, War Room), Brooks Ryan (Overexposed) and veteran film and TV actress Robia Scott.
As CBN News reported, the film depicts Johnson's emotional decision to quit her job after watching an abortion via ultrasound.
"It's a little surreal, if I'm honest, to watch someone play out the worst version of yourself in a film," Johnson told CBN News during an interview on the set of the film.
"But it's also just a good reminder that God can literally use anything from our past and use it for his glory and use it for his kingdom," she added.
Solomon and Konzelman, who also wrote "God's Not Dead" and "God's Not Dead 2," believe with the passing of radical abortion laws in New York and other states, "Unplanned" is the right film "for such a time as this."  
"This is sort of our last wakeup call I think politically because these laws are being enacted now," said Konzelman. "We as Americans, as people of faith. One of two things is going to happen. We're either going to rise up and say this is wrong or we're going to become accustomed to it and it's going to become the new norm."   
For more information about the movie or to purchase tickets, click here.
Watch Unplanned's trailer below.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Is it Time to Totally Rethink Christian Music? - BILLY HALLOWELL/PUREFLIX

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Is it Time to Totally Rethink Christian Music?

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Music and film producer Mark Joseph knows a thing or two about the entertainment industry, having worked for decades in both the Christian and secular worlds. In his new book, Rock Gets Religion: The Battle for the Soul of the Devil's Music, Joseph makes the case for Christians to "make their music in the middle of popular culture."
Joseph recently told "The Billy Hallowell Podcast" that he believes it's important for Christian artists to speak to the broader culture by having a presence in the mainstream. He also expressed worries about attempts to keep Christians out of the secular music arena.
"American culture thrives when all different voices are at the table," he said. "When one group suddenly evacuates, that creates a problem in the culture."
Listen to Joseph explain why Christians need to enter the secular realm in the podcast.
Joseph explained how he came to love both secular and Christian music during his younger years, but soon came to question why Christian music was contained in its own isolated genre—a dynamic that kept great talent from being heard in the mainstream.
"I began to really question, 'Why are they walled off?'" he said. "I just felt bad that there were so many amazing artists that were in Christian music who never got to be heard by the outside world."
Joseph soon started working in record distribution overseas and met some of those Christian artists. His concern only intensified.
"I realized that people of faith, devout Christians were not being heard," he said, noting that he soon found himself wondering how this trend could be reversed. "It's like Christians were at the kiddy table, not being taken seriously."
The music and film producer soon set out on a mission to try and change that dynamic, writing three books on the subject over the years. Joseph has plenty of ideas about how Christians can take their music into the mainstream.
Ideally, he wants to see Christian music "function like a normal part of the industry," with insiders pitching to mainstream media. A smaller portion of Christian singers, he argued, should focus on church worship music.
"My hope was that a smaller percentage of them would really focus on ... songs that are for worship," he said.
When asked about the separate Grammy categories that currently exist for Christian and gospel artists, Joseph said that these categories can't be eliminated and integrated into general music categories until Christian artists take a stand on the issue.
"It has to be the Christians themselves saying, 'You know what? We are tired of sitting at the kiddy table at Thanksgiving. We want a seat at the normal table,'" he said. "When the first artist declines their Grammy and says, 'You know what? I am an artist defined by my category of music' [then there will be change]."
Joseph added, "Right now, Christians are being treated like second-and third-class citizens."
In "Rock Gets Religion," he recounts stories of some of the Christians who have hadsuccessful mainstream careers, while also covering the tragic stories surrounding artists like Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus, who moved away from their faith roots as fame crept in.
"There are some casualties as we integrate people of faith into rock and pop," he said. "The music industry, the way it's organized is inherently unhealthy."
Rather than a touring model that leaves artists separated from their families for long periods of time, he encouraged people to rethink how it all works. Joseph encouraged artists to opt for residency instead—a model that allows fans to come to them and, in turn, allows them more consistency for their families and marriages.
Find out more about Joseph here.
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This article was originally published on Pure Flix Insider. Visit Pure Flix for access to thousands of faith and family friendly movies and TV shows. You can get a free, one-month trial here.
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Friday, August 11, 2017

Archaeologists May Have Just Found The Jars In Which Jesus Turned Water Into Wine; Tim Tebow In New PureFlix Soap Opera - HELLO CHRISTIAN

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