“We’re here to make a film about Brother Marjoe, praise the Lord.” The words sounded awkward — almost as if we were speaking in tongues. It felt bizarre to be calling strangers “Brother” and “Sister.” ...

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Simultaneous with its New York opening, “Marjoe” will be released in cities that are part of Emerging Pictures’ consortium of digital projection-equipped theatres, Emerging Cinemas, including Ft.

EDITORS: This story may not be used on Web sites () -By Rafer GuzmanNewsday(MCT)The low-budget horror film “The Last Exorcism” borrows heavily from a particular movie, though probably not the one you ...

Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith’s extraordinary and seemingly effortless 1972 documentary “Marjoe” (which I discuss in this clip), won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. It follows the former ...

Marjoe Gortner had a difficult upbringing. He suffered abuse at the hands of his parents, who trained him to become a preacher from an early age. Travelling across the U.S., he delivered many sermons, ...

EDGERTON -- The story began with his birth on April 16, 1979. His name was Marjoe. A four-year-old sister waited excitedly for his arrival. Two-and-a-half years later, he would have a baby brother.

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Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion ...