Drawing to raise funds for Angel's of East Africa Humanitarian efforts and will go towards the completion of the Ethiopian Children's Building and Northern Uganda farm project. Contact: Cherry Hepburn, 818-783-4071, cherry@putnam-smith.com CENTRAL CITY, Penn., March...

Gerard Butler has not been seen on the big screen now in quite a while, which I am sure many of the ladies will agree that that is a travesty. But do not fear Butler fans as the Scotsman is making his return this week with Machine Gun Preacher - a completely different...

I bumped into Gerard Butler two nights in a row -- first at a Producers Guild screening of his new movie, Machine Gun Preacher, and then again at a charity fundraiser and the premiere of it. What a film! What an actor! He is engaging and charming and at the top of his...

In 'Machine Gun Preacher,' Gerard Butler plays a former junkie biker who finds God, then becomes a savior to children in war-torn Sudan and Uganda. Sounds far-feteched, but it's all based on the true story of Sam Childers, a tough character who cleaned up, started his...

A gun-wielding Christian missionary packed some heat at the box office this weekend as "Machine Gun Preacher" got off to a respectable start in limited release. The film -- based on the real-life story of thug-turned-preacher Sam Childers, who traveled to Sudan to...

TORONTO – There is no denying that the main attractions of the pulpy-sounding Machine Gun Preacher are the often harrowing and inspirational true-life adventures of Sam Childers, the wild-man biker, drug addict and ex-con turned self-made minister who found his...

[i A major new film presents an unsanitized portrayal of Christian conversion, but it also poses challenging questions about “redemptive violence.”[/i Machine Gun Preacher, a new film starring Gerard Butler and Michelle Monaghan, poses challenging questions about...

So, in short form,(I hope) some TIFF lists ~ Best Film – Machine Gun Preacher Runner-Up- The Artist, Drive, The Skin I Live In, Coriolanus Best Actor – Gerard Butler in “Machine Gun Preacher” Runner-ups- Ryan Gosling “Drive,” Ralph Fiennes in...

[i 100% Proceeds to benefit Angels of East of Africa Rescue Organization[/i Beverly Hills, Calif.) September 14, 2011– Relativity Media is proud to announce it is working with eBay to auction off premiere tickets, an autographed movie poster, and a custom-built...

You could feel the collective sigh of relief Sunday night coming from the filmmaker section of Roy Thomson Hall when the credits began to roll for the Toronto International Film Festival screening of "Machine Gun Preacher," the Gerard Butler-starrer about real life...

For Gerard Butler, there was a lot of practice before he preached. The 41-year-old Scottish actor spent more than a year developing the emotionally harrowing drama Machine Gun Preacher with director Marc Forster (Monster's Ball) and screenwriter Jason Keller. In the...

TORONTO - Michelle Monaghan says she felt she was "witnessing greatness" shooting "Machine Gun Preacher" with co-star Gerard Butler. The action-packed drama tells the real-life story of Sam Childers, a former biker gang member who found God and set out on a mission to...

Judging by his filmography since his 2001 breakthrough “Monster's Ball,” director Marc Forster seems unwilling, if not incapable, of repeating himself. That film's soul-baring drama offered no hints at the delicate beauty of his follow-up, “Finding Neverland,”...

Movie actor Gerard Butler, the popular star of films such as "Law Abiding Citizen," "Bounty Hunter" and "P.S. I Love You" is in Munster today as a guest of The Family Christian Center to promote his new movie "Machine Gun Preacher." The public is invited to the free...

He gets choked up about playing real-life character Sam Childers. Gerard Butler is crying. It's a sunny afternoon and the actor best known as King Leonidas in "300" had just sauntered into a Los Feliz eatery, fresh off his Harley, adorned in a black T-shirt, army...

Score composed by Asche & Spencer Soundtrack available September 20th, 2011 (Beverly Hills, Calif.) August 29, 2011– Relativity Music Group is pleased to announce the release of the original motion picture soundtrack for Golden-Globe® nominee Marc Forster's...

In the true-life thriller Machine Gun Preacher, Gerard Butler plays Sam Childers, an ex-biker gang member who worked as an aid worker in East Africa and took on the Lord's Resistance Army, a military group that forced children to become soldiers and left a trail of...

There is certainly an art to cutting a excellent movie ad. A filmmaker shouldn't want to give too much away, but naturally reveal sufficient of the film's plot so as to entice an audience to buy tickets opening weekend. For director Marc Forster (“Quantum of...

Studio releases "secular" and "faith-based" versions of poster for film Coming to theaters next month, Machine Gun Preacher is a movie that will appeal to some Christians because of its subject matter. It will also disgust some Christians . . . because of its subject...

Family and friends of the Rev. Sam Childers were treated to special pre-premiere previews of “Machine Gun Preacher” at Richland Cinemas in Richland Township on Thursday. The film stars Gerard Butler, of “300” fame, as the Reels Corner reverend who has worked...

The Toronto International Film Festival, which has become an increasingly important platform for awards-seeking titles in recent years (Both The King's Speech and Black Swan played there last year), announced its 2011 line-up this morning. The 11-day festival, set to...

A first look at Gerard Butler in an upcoming Marc Foster-directed action biopic film, "Machine Gun Preacher", has been unveiled. The photo sees Buttler as Sam Childers, a man who dedicates his life to rescue children who are kidnapped to become child soldiers in Sudan...

[i Gerard Butler has never shied away from real-life warriors, both heroic (Spartan ruler Leonidas in 300) and villainous (the heinous Hun in Attila).[/i Gerard Butler stars as Sam Childers, a former criminal turned crusader for Sudanese orphans. Souleymane Sy Savane,...

Studio to Release Biopic Starring Butler This Fall (Beverly Hills, CA) July 7, 2011 – Relativity Media announced today that it has acquired North American rights from Lionsgate to theatrically market and distribute Machine Gun Preacher. Directed and produced by DGA...

Deborah Giarratana, a producer for Machine Gun Preacher, reported on her Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/DeborahGGFilmz) that a limited release date of September 30 has been set by Relativity. She says, "the movie will come out starting 9/30 in various cities and each...