movies
Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
By Vasudha Narayanan — November 5, 2018
(The Conversation) — Many fans of the rock band Queen are only now learning, via the new movie "Bohemian Rhapsody," that Freddie Mercury, the band's leader, was born Farrokh Bulsara was a Zoroastrian by faith.
Watch these movies before Yom Kippur!
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 5, 2018
How to prepare yourself -- spiritually and cinematically -- for the High Holy Days. Jeff goes all film critic on you.
The surprising success of ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 14, 2018
(RNS) — Perhaps more surprising than the film's success is the quiet presence of Fred Rogers’ faith in the documentary 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'
Politics, persecution and ‘ardent love’: New movie aims to show why Paul is still relevant
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 30, 2018
(RNS) — And it stars Jim Caviezel, who played the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson's 2004 film 'The Passion of the Christ.'
‘Black Panther’ inspires Kenyan church leaders’ march for Pan-African unity
By Jerome Socolovsky — March 27, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A network of progressive churches in the United States, inspired by the success of the movie 'Black Panther,' has joined with over 100 Kenyan church leaders in a march to promote a global movement on Pan-African peace, power and prosperity.
On Israeli posters, Paddington Bear gets kosher for Passover
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 22, 2018
JERUSALEM (AP) — On some posters advertising the new film, 'Paddington 2,' the British movie creation is being given a kosher-for-Passover makeover.
Thin crowds greet Bollywood film after rumors set off anger
By Muneeza Naqvi — January 26, 2018
NEW DELHI (AP) — The film is based on a 16th-century epic Sufi poem, 'Padmavat,' in which a brave and beautiful Rajput queen chose to immolate herself in a ceremonial fire rather than be captured by the Muslim sultan of Delhi, Allaudin Khilji.
The nones — and nuns — are all right in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 5, 2018
(RNS) — 'I felt, as a moviegoer, kind of making fun of Catholic school has been covered,' Gerwig told RNS.
Cue the religion scholar! Representing faith on the big and small screen
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 1, 2017
(RNS) — Try boiling down 400 years of religious history into a few seconds.
Is ‘The Little Hours’ a big deal for Catholics?
By Madeleine Buckley — June 30, 2017
(RNS) Despite calls for its cancellation, critiques of Jeff Baena’s new film may be doing it more good than harm.
The gospel according to Wonder Woman?
By Yonat Shimron — June 11, 2017
(RNS) In the latest action movie, we have a skillfully wrought story about a powerful woman, a divine force in the world and all of the other women who helped fashion her.
At Cannes, Wim Wenders talks about making movies that matter
By A.J. Goldmann — June 1, 2017
CANNES, France (RNS) 'It’s not so much the story, but something more essential, which is: Why are we here and what are we living for?' said Wim Wenders at a forum on religion and art. 'Every movie has to respond to that.'
The best Jewish movies you never knew were Jewish
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 27, 2017
Was Rick in Casablanca Jewish? A guide to the hidden Jews of the cinema.
The secret Christian message in this weekend’s highly-anticipated horror film
By Jonathan Merritt — June 10, 2016
The second highest grossing horror film of all time, 'The Conjuring,' was written by two Christians who quietly inserted a religious message into it.
Holiday movies in theaters tap into spiritual side of season
By Kimberly Winston — December 25, 2015
(RNS) A crop of December movies have strong religious themes, both Christian and Jewish, and there are a few for the skeptical and the atheist as well.
