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October 2013

October 20, 2013

Diablo Cody Tweets About Rescuing Jinger Duggar

Her new movie, Paradise, is all about religion. In the movie, which was originally titled...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

The New Romcom ‘Jewtopia’ Appears to Have One or Two Actual Jews In It

There's a new romantic comedy coming out called Jewtopia. As far as I can tell...

September 13, 2013

Yom Kippur and the ‘Jewish Hunger Games’

Well, this was inevitable. I can only wonder why a Yom Kippur/The Hunger Games mashup...

August 2013

August 05, 2013

Religion Is at the Forefront in Diablo Cody’s New Movie ‘Paradise’

In Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody's directorial debut, Paradise, a young woman (Julianne Hough) finds herself...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

Lifetime’s Jodi Arias Movie Has a High Dose of Mormon

When the Jodi Arias trial captured headlines across the country this year, it seemed inevitable...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Frances Bean Cobain Called Twilight ‘A Sexist Mormon Piece of Shit’

For some reason, a producer for the film Twilight thought it would be a great...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Emma Watson Gets Kinda Spiritual in the Trailer for ‘The Bling Ring’

"I'm a firm believer in karma, and I think this situation is a huge learning...

March 2013

March 14, 2013

Hasidic Jews Are Not Happy About ‘Spider-Man’ Filming During Passover

Local leaders in the heavily Hasidic Jewish neighborhood of south Williamsburg, Brooklyn (full disclosure: I...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

Beyonce Asks Why God Gave Her ‘This Talent’ in HBO Movie Promo

On February 16, HBO will air Life Is But a Dream, a documentary about Beyonce....

November 2012

November 26, 2012

‘Liz & Dick’ and Unitarians

Last night, I watched the Lifetime "world television event," aka the Liz Taylor and Richard...

July 2012

July 07, 2012

‘Trishna’ Is a Hindu Retelling of ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’

Indian actress Freida Pinto stars in Trishna, a modern retelling of Tess of the D'Urbervilles...

July 03, 2012

The First Non-Christian Album Katy Perry Ever Heard Was ‘Jagged Little Pill’

Before Katy Perry was Katy Perry, she was Katy Hudson, a preachers' daughter and aspiring...

June 2012

June 20, 2012

Guest Post: What Happens When Jesus Goes to Fight Club?

The following is a guest post from Ashley Baxstrom. It previously appeared on The Revealer...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

There Is Going to Be a Noah’s Ark Movie, Everybody

Although the not-that-successful Evan Almighty dealt with a modern man building an Ark, Hollywood clearly...

April 12, 2012

Mel Gibson Is an Even Bigger Anti-Semite Than Previously Thought

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite. But to the...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Gary Busey Has Been to Heaven and Thinks You’re Doing It Wrong

Gary Busey is one of my absolute favorite reality TV personalities, because he is a...

March 15, 2012

Jewish Band Trades Song for Free Nose Jobs

What do you do if you're a rock band who could use some extra publicity?...

March 02, 2012

Israeli Newspaper Depicts Netanyahu and Obama as Characters in ‘The Artist’

The Artist just won the Oscar for Best Picture, but the real prize is this...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

FGP Celebrity Quote of the Week: Justin Theroux on Being a Cult Leader

In his new movie Wanderlust (the one where he met that obscure actress he's dating),...

January 2012

January 25, 2012

FGP Celebrity Quote of the Week: Liam Neeson Is Intrigued by Islam

Liam Neeson recently filmed a movie in Istanbul, and the experience caused him to consider...

January 02, 2012

Matthew Modine Thinks ‘Jesus Was a Commie’

Actor Matthew Modine, best known for his roles in movies like Full Metal Jacket and...

December 2011

December 31, 2011

This Is What a Sexy Nun Swimsuit Looks Like

Lingerie model Kate Upton has a small role in the upcoming Three Stooges remake movie...

December 27, 2011

‘The Devil Inside’ Is the Newest Addition to the Exorcism Movie Canon

Move over The Exorcist and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, there's a new get-the-devil-out-of-here movie...

December 16, 2011

Diablo Cody’s Next Project Will Be About Religion

Firebrand screenwriter Diablo Cody, who won an Oscar for Juno and whose latest movie Young...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Angelina Jolie’s Directorial Debut Is About Interfaith Romance

Actress Angelina Jolie has moved behind the camera to direct her first film, In the...

November 11, 2011

Obama and Hugh Hefner Both Screen Movie About Cult Escapee

What do President Barack Obama and Hugh Hefner have in common? Apparently, they both really...

November 10, 2011

Martin Sheen Gets Spiritual In New Film ‘The Way’

While Charlie Sheen is off #winning, his father and brother are promoting their new film...

November 07, 2011

Bob Marley’s Granddaughter Is Making a Documentary About Rasta

Bob Marley's granddaughter Donisha Prendergrast recently went to Toronto, where she's filming a documentary about...