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 ...

When General Lew Wallace wrote “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” he did ... You recall the outline: Judah is made a slave, condemned to be an oarsman on a warship. If he can survive, vengeance ...

Lew Wallace’s 19th-century novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” has been adapted into two popular movies — the 1959 Charlton Heston classic, plus a 1925 silent film. But Hollywood has ...

Ben-Hur runs afoul of his sibling — who has joined the Roman army because his grandfather assassinated Julius Caesar — in this telling when he aids a Jewish zealot who tries to assassinate ...

151; -- Starring Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell and Morgan Freeman Rated PG-13 One-and-a-half out of five stars Let’s pretend for a few seconds that "Ben-Hur" isn’t a remake of one of the greatest ...

In 1911, Ben-Hur took Fort Worth by storm – not just the literary character but the spectacular stage production of the novel, “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.” Many Fort Worthers were ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer Ben-Hur cost nearly $100 million to make before a major marketing spend. The loss is calculated when comparing box office and marketing costs against box ...

In his second tale of redemption, the Indiana native wrote "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ," his thrilling and globally renowned biblical epic, in 1880. "Ben-Hur" is one of the most widely read and ...

It turns out Judah Ben-Hur had a lover the actor never knew about. ‘Ben-Hur’ needed more conflict to sustain a 3-hour epic Judah Ben-Hur has an epic journey from slavery to his triumphant ...

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.