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Amazing Grace review - praise for Albert's performance
From ChristianToday.com: The author who chronicled the life of John Newton, writer of the legendary song “Amazing Grace”, recently pre-screened and critiqued the upcoming movie Amazing Grace by Walden Media.
Christine Schaub's best-selling novel The Longing Season, chronicles the life of John Newton and the story behind his most beloved hymn. The novel is renowned for its historical accuracy, a result that came from painstaking research. Schaub reflected: “I sat in the movie theatre, staring at the screen with more than a little bit of worry. Walden Media's film "Amazing Grace" had been playing for forty minutes, and John Newton was about to make his entrance. Would the filmmakers get it right? Or would they perpetuate the myth?” She continued: “Turns out, Walden got it mostly right. They cast the great Albert Finney as Newton, roughed him up and had him mopping his church floors. I suppose they thought an old preacher in sackcloth was more convincing as a former slave-trader. In truth, Newton was rather refined, but liked to refer to his former wretched self as an example of what God's life-changing power can do. Finney, however, is brilliant in the role.” In addition, Schaub noted that the movie does a “good job” explaining that the commerce of slave trading was not a moral issue to the majority of Britons. Although she added that the filmmakers' “greatest error” is having the movie's central figure William Wilberforce introduce his impromptu singing of "Amazing Grace" with an attribute to "...my old preacher-friend who was a slave ship captain for twenty years...", which she claims is not true. Amazing Grace, opening in theatres 23 February 2007, stars Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) as William Wilberforce, the man who championed the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Posted on 29th December 2006
New Amazing Grace stills
Two HQ stills of Albert in Amazing Grace have been added to the photogallery.
Posted on 28th December 2006
The Browning Version Region 2 DVD release date
The Browning Version will be released on Region 2 DVD on March 5th 2007!
Posted on 27th December 2006
Amazing Grace UK release date
The official Amazing Grace website now lists a specific date in March for the UK release of the film - March 23rd 2007!
Posted on 27th December 2006
Amazing Grace trailer & poster!
The Amazing Grace trailer has been added to the film's official site, and the Amazing Grace poster has been released; click on the image below for a larger version. :)
Posted on 21st December 2006
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