As we sit here on the eve of an event that is simultaneously improbable and inevitable — a Ben-Hur remake staged as a testosterone-infused action blockbuster — it’s probably important to ...

The Byers Opera House (also known as Greenwall’s Opera House), shown here in 1908, hosted sold-out shows of the spectacular “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” play for the first time in 1911.

Just like in the past movie, though, the race is “truly the crown jewel of the film,” Bekmambetov says. Adds Huston: “When someone says Ben-Hur, you think of chariots. Just instantly ...

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur in a scene from "Ben-Hur." (Philippe Antonello/Paramount Pictures via AP)Philippe Antonello/HONS This image released by ...

First up, Ben-Hur—the revenge classic tale ... As of 2024, these cinematic giants share the crown for most Academy Awards ever. Meanwhile, the musical West Side Story (1961) follows closely ...

Woodland Park, N.J. — No surprise that Ben-Hur has come back to the movies (the latest remake opened Friday ). In some ways, you could say Ben-Hur created the movies. The Biblical-era story of ...

“Ben-Hur” (1959), which celebrated its 65th anniversary this past November, stands as a quintessential example of everything an epic is and should be. Directed by William Wyler, the film’s ...

Ben Hur is a picture that rises above spectacle, even though it is spectacle. On the sceeen it isn’t the chariot race or the great battle scenes between the fleet of Rome and the pirate galleys ...