The film didn't begin until 10 p.m., and by intermission — 2 a.m. — the audience began to stagger out en masse. "H.B. Warner's beard looked moth-eaten" and "Horrible Mary Magdalene," they were ...

8 1/2 (1963) Movies about filmmaking, whatever their qualities, can sometimes feel like inside pool: the things that concern people while they’re making movies don’t always translate to audiences.

Movies also have tended to show romanticized versions of Jesus’ birth. The 1977 film, “Jesus of Nazareth,” has a good amount of dirt and a splintery manger, but what I remember about it is ...