It’s hard to make a new movie about Jesus. True, the Gospels are full of intrigue, betrayal and violence, rich material for cinematic adaptation. But film versions of the New Testament are plentiful.

Discover why Ben-Hur continues to stand above other faith-based films 66 years later, blending epic storytelling with a ...

With an estimated production cost that’s in the vicinity of $100M, MGM and Paramount certainly didn’t build Ben-Hur to fail this weekend. But if there’s one Come-to-Jesus from this remake’s estimated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you watch the 1959 “Ben-Hur,” a studio classic so big and stodgy and literal that even the dialogue seems square-jawed, there ...

“Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ” was the best-selling American novel of the nineteenth century, beating out “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” There were a million copies printed of the 1913 edition, an American ...

LOS ANGELES, March 17 (UPI) --Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell star in the latest trailer for Paramount's Ben-Hur, which follows the story of familial betrayal and a thirst for vengeance. The clip, ...

In 1971, when CBS broadcast the 1959 film “Ben-Hur” on television for the first time, more than 85 million people tuned in to view this Hollywood spectacular of friendship, betrayal, revenge, ...