{"product_id":"jesus-christ-movie-star-phil-hall-9781629336985","title":"Jesus Christ Movie Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe life of Jesus Christ has challenged and inspired filmmakers from the pioneering works of the late 1890s through today's digital cinema. No other life story has been the subject of so many films, with so many wildly different interpretations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe big screen Jesus has traveled through multimillion dollar epics and microbudget underground films, recreating the miracles of the Gospels while also advocating for modern political issues. Moviegoers have seen Jesus walk on water and conquer death, and also break into show tunes and play straight man to a zany Bette Midler. Films about Jesus have inspired a diverse range of controversies, ranging from a groundbreaking copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Thomas Edison to an intellectual scandal that rocked the 1964\/65 New York World's Fair to accusations of anti-Semitism against Mel Gibson's distinctive interpretation of the New Testament. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhil Hall, author of the critically acclaimed books \u003cem\u003eThe History of Independent Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Lost Films\u003c\/em\u003e and host of the award-winning podcast \u003cem\u003eThe Online Movie Show\u003c\/em\u003e, takes the reader on the most extraordinary odyssey in cinematic studies by tracing how filmmakers from across the years and around the world have sought to fill theaters with the story of Jesus. Beloved classics and bizarre curios are part of this memorable journey as the \"light of the world\" brings illumination through the lens of a movie projector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162933698X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629336985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Phil Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989237924095,"sku":"9781629336985","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71b016ce-e261-44c2-9766-3f081524a90c.jpg?v=1683298362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jesus-christ-movie-star-phil-hall-9781629336985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}