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Bring home FOR GREATER GLORY today – and show it in your community with a site license!
Program enables public exhibitions of epic action film for one year
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, 2012 – Bring home FOR GREATER GLORY on DVD and Blu-ray today – and start planning to show this action epic film in your area through a one-year site license!
FOR GREATER GLORY is available now in stores and online retailers with suggested retail prices of $26.99 for the DVD, $32.99 for the Blu-Ray and $32.99 for the DVD/Blu-ray combo pack. Site licenses also are available now through The Maximus Group. For more information, call 1-877-263-1263 or visit www.ForGreaterGloryEvents.com.
FOR GREATER GLORY debuts Sept. 11
on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray
on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – August 21, 2012 – ARC Entertainment announces that FOR GREATER GLORY debuts on Video-on Demand (VOD), DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 11. Released in theaters on June 1, the epic action film earned more than $5.6 million at the domestic box office.
FOR GREATER GLORY will arrive in stores and online retailers with suggested retail prices of $26.99 for the DVD, $32.99 for the Blu-Ray and $32.99 for the DVD/Blu-ray combo pack.
The film follows the true story of the 1920s Cristero War – the daring people’s revolt that rocked 20th Century North America. Directed by Dean Wright and produced by Pablo Jose Barroso, FOR GREATER GLORY stars Academy Award® nominee Andy Garcia, Golden Globe winner Eva Longoria, Oscar® winner Peter O’Toole, rising star Oscar Isaac (DRIVE), recording star and actor Ruben Blades (SAFE HOUSE), Bruce Greenwood (STAR TREK, SUPER 8), Nestor Carbonell (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, “Lost”), Bruce McGill (LINCOLN), Santiago Cabrera (“Heroes,” CHE), Oscar®-nominated Catalina Sandino Moreno (MARIA FULL OF GRACE) and Eduardo Verástegui (BELLA). It introduces teenager Mauricio Kuri, who plays Cristero martyr Blessed José Sanchez del Rio.
For Greater Glory Dominates ALMA Nominations
Film, cast capture five spots; awards show will air Sept. 21 on NBC
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – July 12, 2012 – SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – July 12, 2012 – FOR GREATER GLORY dominated nominations announced July 9 for the 2012 American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards®, sponsored by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). The epic action adventure about Mexico’s Cristero War for religious freedom earned five nominations – including Favorite Movie – for ALMA Awards®. NBC will air the 2012 ALMA Awards® at 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT Sept. 21.
Catholics Propel For Greater Glory
To Box Office Top 10
To Box Office Top 10
True Story of the Cristiada ranks No. 5 in per-screen average
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – June 8, 2012 – Thanks to tremendous support from Catholics across the country, FOR GREATER GLORY earned more than $1.8 million on only 757 screens over its opening weekend – good enough for the No. 10 spot in overall box office for all films in release. The film from Dos Corazones Productions, distributed by ARC Entertainment, finished at No. 5 in per-screen average among the top 10 at $2,378 per screen.
For Greater Glory Premieres in Los Angeles
Archbishop Gomez hosts ‘Who’s Who’ at prestigious red-carpet event
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – June 1, 2012 – On the eve of its theatrical release across America, Most. Rev. José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, hosted the May 31 red-carpet premiere of the action epic FOR GREATER GLORY, a Dos Corazones Studios production being distributed by ARC Entertainment.
Archbishop Gomez welcomed a ‘Who’s Who’ of entertainment and Catholic leaders, clergy and religious to the red-carpet reception in the Grand Lobby of Los Angeles’ Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The screening followed in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater – which erupted with a spontaneous chant of “Viva Cristo Rey!” at the end of the film!
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For Greater Glory opens Friday across the U.S.
Action Epic Faithfully Recounts Mexico’s Cristero War for Religious Liberty
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – May 30, 2012 – Media who have attended pre-release screenings of FOR GREATER GLORY are calling it “a moving, compelling, powerful film,” (Shawn Edwards, FOX TV) and “one of the most powerful films to hit the big screen in years” (Phil Boatwright, Preview On Line).
See for yourself this Friday (June 1) when the action epic from Director Dean Wright and Producer Pablo Barroso opens in theaters. The film’s adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War – the daring people’s revolt that rocked 20th Century North America.
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Martyrdom of Knights of Columbus Priest Featured in Major Motion Picture
For Greater Glory tells story of perscution in 1920s Mexico and the dealth of Father Robles Click Here to Download this May 17, 2012, Press Release from the Knights of Columbus
Relics of Priests Martyred During the Cristero War in Mexico To Be Displayed At the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels May 14-24
The story of onw of the martyrs killed during the religious persecution in Mexico in the 1920′s is featured in the film For Greater Glory in theaters June 1 Click here to Download this May 11, 2012, Press Release from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Relics of K of C Martyrs Begin U.S. Tour in Houston
Relics of K of C Mexican Martyrs begin US tour in Houston For Newsroom
For Greater Glory making strong run in Mexico
‘Cristiada’ is No. 1 grossing film in admissions
on opening weekend – takes in more than $2.2 million in 2 weeks
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – May 2, 2012 – The epic movie FOR GREATER GLORY opened in Mexico April 20 with the title of CRISTIADA and raced to the No. 1 spot in gross for all admissions at the box office – and No. 2 overall behind only the 3D release of another epic film, Titanic. CRISTIADA took in $1.06 million over opening.
The film held on to the No. 2 spot April 27-29, bested only by the blockbuster superhero film The Avengers, and has taken in more than $2.2 million at the box office. FOR GREATER GLORY opens June 1 in the U.S.
Media Alert – Mexican Martyrs and Papal Visit
Holy Father to celebrate Mass beneath ‘Cristo Rey’ statue
honoring the martyrs of the Cristero War featured in epic new film
ATLANTA – March 16, 2012 – During his trip to Mexico and Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass March 25 for more than 400,000 in the shadow of the Cristo Rey statue, erected to honor the martyrs of the Cristero War featured in the epic new film FOR GREATER GLORY, which premiers June 1 in theaters across the U.S.
For Greater Glory set to open June 1 in the U.S.
Action Epic, Formerly ‘Cristiada,’ Recounts Mexico’s Cristero War
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – March 20, 2012 – ARC Entertainment has announced that the action epic FOR GREATER GLORY, formerly titled CRISTIADA, will receive a wide theatrical release in the U.S. on Friday, June 1. The film’s adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War – the daring people’s revolt that rocked 20th Century North America.
Produced by Pablo Jose Barroso, Academy Award® nominee Andy Garcia and Golden Globe winner Eva Longoria lead a stellar multinational cast that includes the legendary Oscar® winner Peter O’Toole; rapidly rising star Oscar Isaac (DRIVE); recording star and actor Ruben Blades (SAFE HOUSE); Bruce Greenwood (STAR TREK, SUPER 8); Nestor Carbonell (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, “Lost”); Bruce McGill (LINCOLN); Santiago Cabrera (“Heroes,” CHE); Oscar®-nominated Catalina Sandino Moreno (MARIA FULL OF GRACE); and Eduardo Verástegui (BELLA).
