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Lawrence Moore

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Lawrence Moore

Movie Night!

by chufton

Three Christian films are coming to UK cinemas this month.

Mary Magdalene

opens next Friday 16th March

It stars Rooney Mara as Mary Magdalene, Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter (star of Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave); and is directed by Garth Davis (director of Lion).

See www.filmblog.damaris.org/mary-magdalene-companion-booklet-2/ for a discussion guide.

For a review by the editor of Premier Christianity magazine google:

Why Mary Magdalene is the Hollywood film Christians have been waiting for

God’s not Dead: A Light in Darkness

opens on Good Friday

Third of the God’s not Dead series.  Parts 1 and 2 showed in UK cinemas four and two years ago.

Paul, Apostle of the Christ

also opens on Good Friday

James Faulkner (Downton Abbey) plays Paul;

Jim Caviezel plays Luke (Jesus in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ).

Event Cinema:

Handel’s Messiah

Wed. 28th March only at 6.30pm

Semi-staged at Bristol Old Vic, it is directed by Tom Morris  (War Horse) and will be shown in many UK cinemas that do Event Cinema.

See www.damarismedia.com for a discussion guide.

Also:

Samson

opens on Friday 25th May