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Facing the Giants

A collection of 7 posts

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Jeff Berryman on "Facing the Giants"

Actor, novelist, playwright, and director Jeff Berryman knows a lot about great art, great storytelling, and great drama. So when he goes to a movie, I want to know what he thinks. Looks like he finally sat down to watch Facing the Giants. And what does he think? I love

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"Have you people lost your minds and perhaps your souls?"

The latest letters to Christianity Today Movies continue to demonstrate the great divide... No Heads in the Sand posted 11/02/06 I am a pastor of a large church in Denver and appreciate your approach on reviewing films. I am proud of you for reviewing R-rated movies and coming

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Nicolosi Slays "Giants"

Buckle up. Barbara Nicolosi is a little late to the game with her views on Facing the Giants, but her new blog entry was worth the wait. Here are some excerpts: That was before the FOX Faith announcement and the small success of Facing the Giants at the box office,

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Terry Mattingly ponders "the birth of Contemporary Christian Cinema"

At GetReligion, Terry Mattingly is facing the Giants dilemma. He asks: Is this kind of niche market strategy (again) a good idea for faith in popular culture? Addressing Facing the Giants, he says: ... Do you see the irony? This is a solid niche market. But it will not help shape

Tomorrow's Film Forum May Catch Angry CT Movies Readers By Surprise.

Some Christianity Today Movies readers have sent in some very angry mail in response to Josh Hurst's review of Facing the Giants. They're saying things like (and I quote...) Shame, shame, shame on you for giving Facing the Giants a bad review! I've heard

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Regarding that "Facing the Giants" post...

My comments on the tempest over at Dick Staub's CultureWatch set off a bit of a tempest here. But since I haven't seen the film (I only meant to comment on the way other people are upset about criticism of the film), I was happy to

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Another "Facing the Giants" controversy

Facing the Giants, the film that has stirred up some chatter because it was rated PG for its open references to Christianity, is stirring up even more trouble for cultural commentator and writer Dick Staub. Staub dared to suggest that, even though Christians had been involved in making and supporting