New Drama ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Addresses Silent Battles That Linger for Military Vets

Last updated on: March 21, 2021 at 6:31 pm By DeWayne Hamby

In the newly-released faith-based drama, “My Brother’s Keeper,” Keshia Knight Pulliam (“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” “Madea Goes to Jail”) appears alongside TC Stallings (“War Room” “A Question of Faith”), Joey Lawrence (“Melissa & Joey”), and Robert Ri’chard (“Coach Carter) in a story about loss, PTSD and mental health. Returning war veteran SFC Travis Fox (Stallings) faces the loss of his best friend “Preach” (Lawrence) and then returns to his hometown to settle the affairs of his late parents. As... Read more

First Look: A Movie Star Falls in Love in Inspirational Romantic Drama ‘Finding You’

Last updated on: March 17, 2021 at 7:11 pm By DeWayne Hamby

Rose Reid and Jedidiah Goodacre are an unlikely pair in the new inspirational drama “Finding You,” releasing on May 14. Fittingly today, on St. Patrick’s Day, Roadside Attractions released the trailer, which was filmed on location in Ireland. The film also features Katherine McNamara, Patrick Bergin, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Tom Everett Scott, and Vanessa Redgrave. The trailer, which features beautifully shot scenery of Ireland, gives a peek of the plot of a movie star falling in love with a non-famous person, which... Read more

Review: Anthony Hopkins Wages an Internal Battle in Emotional Drama ‘The Father’

Last updated on: March 11, 2021 at 1:31 am By DeWayne Hamby

Anthony Hopkins delivers one of his greatest performances in the emotional new drama “The Father,” releasing this weekend in theaters and March 26 on demand. Olivia Colman also stars. The film, based on a stage play by Florian Zeller, who also directed and co-wrote the screenplay, centers on Anthony (Hopkins), an 80-year-old charming yet frequently combustible gentleman who interacts with his daughter Anne, her husband, and hired caregivers. Trapped in an aging body, Anthony’s independence seems to be slipping from... Read more

Harry Connick Jr. Releases ‘Journal’ Through Grief and Faith

Last updated on: June 18, 2024 at 12:26 pm By DeWayne Hamby

When Harry Connick, Jr. sings “My life has changed, my world is uncertain” and “I don’t have all the answers” on the new release “Alone With My Faith,” the words are more than lyrics on a sheet; they’re a deeply personal lament. Like the rest of the world, the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer-songwriter-actor battled his own doubts, disappointment, and loss through the Covid-19 pandemic. He carried those emotions to his home studio and began constructing what would become his... Read more

First Look: Mira Sorvino, Peter Coyote, Kevin Sorbo in ‘The Girl Who Believes in Miracles’

Last updated on: March 15, 2021 at 5:40 pm By DeWayne Hamby

The trailer for “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles” released today, giving viewers their first glimpse at the new faith-based drama. The film stars Academy Award® winner Mira Sorvino (“Do You Believe”) Austyn Johnson (“The Greatest Showman”), Kevin Sorbo (“God’s Not Dead”), and Emmy Award winner Peter Coyote (“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”). The film was written and directed by Rich Correll (“Hannah Montana: The Movie”) and executive produced by 98-year-old first-time filmmaker Laurence Jaffe. “Both young children and old people possess the... Read more

UpTV Unveils ‘Easter Lives Here’ Programming, Including ‘The Chosen’ Season One

Last updated on: March 9, 2021 at 7:01 pm By DeWayne Hamby

UPtv recently announced its lineup for its annual “Easter Lives Here” programming, this year including the first season of the popular ‘The Chosen’ television series, along with inspirational films such as The Passion of the Christ,” “Courageous,” “Fireproof” and “God’s Not Dead.” The week, which will begin Palm Sunday and run through Easter Sunday, will culminate with the broadcast television premiere of “When We Last Spoke” starring Corbin Bernsen, Melissa Gilbert, and Cloris Leachman. “UPtv is a movie destination year-round,... Read more

Bobbi Jo Reed’s Incredible Transformation Profiled in New Doc ‘Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence’

Last updated on: March 9, 2021 at 12:23 pm By DeWayne Hamby

Bobbi Jo Reed’s amazing journey from the depths of addiction to spiritual powerhouse is chronicled in the new documentary “Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence,” written and directed by Brent L. Jones, now available on-demand digitally. The Kansas City native, whose struggle with alcohol and narcotics led her down a dark road of prostitution and near death, now runs safe houses specifically to pull others from the depths she found herself in. In the 25 years that she’s run her Healing... Read more