Sunday News Roundup (25th-31st August 2014)

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Here’s the next instalment of “Sunday News Roundup”, this time from the 25th to the 31st August. Enjoy reading the scoop on the latest news!

  • Probably the most publicised news of all this week, the 2014 Emmy Award winners were announced. Check out the list here, what do you think of them?
  • Missing The Newsroom Season 3? The final season of the HBO series starring Jeff Daniels is set to debut this November; check out the trailer.
  • Anxious for the new Star Wars film releasing at the end of 2015? Don’t worry, we have some rumours for you!
  • Forever, a new ABC drama debuting in September, has made its way to Hulu, with the pilot streaming in full this week. Check it out here!
  • Ragamuffin, a film chronicling the life of the late singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released earlier this year. You can now read an exclusive interview by Jesus Freak Hideout with his brother David Mullins!
  • Dara Maclean’s Wanted released late in 2013, and now she releases a new version of her hit single “Blameless”- check out the itunes link here!
  • Jars of Clay’s new album 20 can be streamed in full on Relevant Magazine at The Drop– what do you think of the album?
  • Did you know it’s been 15 years since Third Day released their album Time? Check out the exclusive content on Third Day’s site celebrating the release, as well as a youtube video from Mac outlining his favourite song and why he still rates Time so highly!
  • This week, there are new album announcements, and videos aplenty, with each project bound to be awesome in every kind of way. Angie Miller, Kerrie Roberts, Newsboys, The Katinas, Luminate, Copperlilly, Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil, KJ-52, Caleb & Kelsey, Ayiesha Woods, and Audrey Assad have all announced new projects releasing soon; while Tim Neufeld has announced a solo project, and debuted a lyric video and a blog post where he delves into more of his heart behind the album. Abandon and Remedy Drive have given us teasers for their upcoming albums, and there are also new lyric videos from Manic Drive (“VIP”), Rhett Walker Band (“Here’s To The Ones”), Ashes Remain (“Here For A Reason”) and Phillips Craig And Dean (“Jesus, Only Jesus”). Which album announcement or lyric video excites you the most?
  • There’s plenty of official music videos that have debuted this past week. Check out videos from The Walls Group (“Love On The Radio”), Christafari (“Fly Away”), Rachael Messini (“Dreams”), Brooke Fraser (“Psychosocial”), V. Rose (“Am I Trending?”) and Lindsay McCaul (“Empty Handed (Acoustic)”); which video is your favourite?
  • David Thulin’s new album Reconstruction Vol. 2,2 releases in a few weeks; check out the soundcloud teaser; what do you think of the new music?
  • Sanctus Real and Citizens & Saints have both unveiled their cover art for their new albums releasing soon; what do you think of the album covers?
  • There have been albums releasing of late with the theme of being brave or comparing God to oxygen. Check out this article by New Release Tuesday; what do you think of the assumptions and conclusions drawn?
  • Kirk Cameron’s new movie Saving Christmas releases later on this year; check out the article here, about the synopsis of the film, and Kirk’s hope of what viewers gain from the film. Will you watch the film when it releases?
  • It’s that time of year again, when Amazon gets the public to vote on its new crop of pilot shows! Which one from this year’s batch will you help order to series? Personally I hope Hand Of God and Hysteria make it- I don’t really care for the others.
  • Did Hollywood really make the Intouchables remake so soon? Actually “You’re Not You” starring Hillary Swank isn’t a remake (that remake is releasing soon, and is slated to star Colin Firth and Chris Tucker), but this trailer still brings with it emotion and honesty. I am going to watch this film in the cinemas, are you?
  • The new Marco Polo series is coming soon, either in 2014 or in 2015; check out the first look promotional photos here!
  • The profits of the film “The Giver” is being donated to charity; check out the news here. Are you going to watch the film? It’s in cinemas now in the U.S. and on September 11th in Australia.

3 thoughts on “Sunday News Roundup (25th-31st August 2014)”

  1. Do you guys know that Jonathan Thulin’s is not releasing tomorrow anymore? 🙁 I’ve been waiting for this album for a long time.

  2. Oh my, that’s sad. I don’t know why I had the feeling that the album was not going to come out soon. 🙁 I’ll be patiently waiting anyway. Thanks for the info Josh. 🙂

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