In 1997’s The Apostle, Robert Duvall took on a subject near and dear to his heart: Southern Pentecostal preachers. No one would make the film for him, so he went ahead and directed it himself, ...

Aren’t Pentecostal churches the only place in the world where a man can get away with wearing a bright purple sportcoat? And did I not see with my very own eyes a Pentecostal preacher step behind the ...

For his Oscar-winning role as the alcoholic country music star Mac Sledge in "Tender Mercies," Duvall drove hundreds of miles in rural Texas, studying customs and accents. He formed a band, performed ...

The House of Restoration, a Pentecostal church, continues to hold worship services weekly at the New Song Church Assembly of God property at 4799 Lander Road in Orange and plans to remain there ...

Robert Duvall's visit to a small Pentecostal church inspired him to make 'The Apostle.' But despite being a seven-time Oscar nominee, he struggled for decades to persuade studio bosses to back a story ...