Jesus is a pretty big guy in the Western world - known as one of the head honchos in a common religion, a nice chap of good moral fibre, or at least a keen facial-hair enthusiast. Whoever you believe this historical figure to be, you will most likely know of him and the main 'plot points' of his story (immaculate conception through self-sacrifice) and recognise that christian or not, filmmakers have often used these personal traits and events in their work. The films in this collection all incorporate (obviously and less so) this character and/or story arc, and show an interesting range of uses for them in a culture saturated with this particular religion. Pictured: 'The Buddy Christ' - Kevin Smith brings Jesus to the kids in "Dogma".
A taut honest drama greatly aided by Stuart Rosenberg's direction and a marvellously controlled and artful performance by Paul Newman as a gutsy priso... Read more
Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, the frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her moth... Read more
Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund are magically transported to the enchanted world of Narnia through an old wardrobe in a countryside estate. In Narnia th... Read more
During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, dem... Read more
Dark and disturbing, destined-for-cult status tale stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a gifted but troubled 80s high school student whose adolescent horrors tak... Read more
Featuring Burt Lancaster in a compelling, Oscar-winning performance, "Elmer Gantry" is unforgettable screen entertainment surging with power and excit... Read more
Four London children, sent from London to live in a reclusive professor's countryside estate during World War II, discover a mysterious wardrobe in th... Read more
Barry is an aging, well-to-do Bible scholar and frustrated artist, emotionally stifled by his sexless marriage to well-known Aussie televangelist Glor... Read more
The Beatles have arrived in high definition with the revelatory Blu-ray release of Yellow Submarine. The 1999 standard DVD reissue of the animated f... Read more
Enthusiastic art historian Tim Marlow travels the art world, exploring the depiciton of the Christian Easter story from the earliest surviving 6th cen... Read more