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The September 22 issue of Entertainment Weekly noted the frustration of the Left Behind author, director, and star with plans to release Left Behind: The Movie on video before a theatrical release.

"While Left Behind is certainly more substantial than a typical Christian movie, it has the feel, the look, the writing and the acting of a typical network TV movie," says a CNN review. "1C0asting Cameron and other actors that are primarily TV actors doesn't help dispel that perception. That aside, Left Behind is a compelling movie that will appeal to Christians and non-Christians alike, and will be engaging regardless of whether you have read the book."

For some reason, Canada's newspapers seem to be the only ones talking about the film. See stories in The Ottawa Citizen (two of them), The Vancouver Sun, and The National Post.

For more updates and rumors about the movie, visit HollywoodJesus.com, Coming Attractions, and UpcomingMovies.com.

The Lalonde brothers, Peter and Paul, discuss why they make apocalyptic movie after apocalyptic movie in an interview on their promotional site.

Previous Christianity Today articles on the Left Behind phenomenon include:

Left Behind Has Been Very, Very Good to Tyndale | Success leaves publisher wondering how to best steward the company's increase. (Oct. 17, 2000)

Cameras Rolling | Bestseller Left Behind's big-screen debut set for 2001. (July 14, 2000)

Christian Fiction Gets Real | New novels offer gritty plots and nuanced characters—but can they find a market? (May 11, 2000)

Christian Filmmakers Jump on End-times Bandwagon | Bestseller Left Behind is slated for the big screen (Oct. 25, 1999)

Apocalyptic Sales Out of This World (Mar. 1, 1999)

The Bible Study at the End of the World | Recent novels by evangelical leaders say more about popular American Christianity than about the end times (Sept. 1, 1997)

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December 4 2000, Vol. 44, No. 14