Ben-Hur

This Week in Blu-ray / DVD Releases: Suicide Squad, Miss Peregrine, Ben-Hur

Posted 9 years ago

This Week: A super-sized Suicide Squad, Miss Peregrine gets the Tim Burton treatment, and the biblical bomb Ben-Hur. ► SUICIDE SQUAD was called many things this year, but ‘polarizing’ seems most apt. Full of great moments. Full of ‘WTF?’ moments....

Review: Ben-Hur

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a Jewish prince, is betrayed by his adopted Roman brother, Messala (Toby Kebbell), who accuses him of treason against Rome. Sent to the galleys as a slave, after a dramatic escape he hatches a plan...

JoBlo Movie Trivia Quiz: Historical Epics

Posted 9 years ago

Welcome to JoBlo’s Epic Movie Trivia Quizzes! Bringing together great actors, impressive production values, and a cast of thousands, historical epics have traditionally offered up some of the most incredible movies ever to be seen on the big-screen. Sure, they...

Ben-Hur (1959) – Movie in a Nutshell

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With the remake racing into theaters this week, we take a look back at the 1959 original epic Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston, which finds a Jewish prince betrayed and sent into slavery by his longtime Roman friend, only to return...

We interview Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Mark Burnett and more for Ben-Hur!

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It's a pretty huge task to take on the 1959 classic BEN-HUR starring Chalton Heston, directed by the legendary William Wyler. Yet producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are bringing us a massive reteling – one that is based heavily...

Face-Off: Braveheart vs. Gladiator

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In our previous Face-Off, we visited the world of female-driven high school comedies in HEATHERS vs. MEAN GIRLS, with the latter coming out on top. Half of you agreed with the verdict and half of you dissented, which at the...

It’s brother versus brother in the latest Ben-Hur trailer

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It won't be long before another BEN-HUR is in the marketplace – the fourth such adaptation of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel but the first projected in 3-D. Timur Bekmambetov is in the director's chair this time, marking his first feature...

Brand new 360 photo from Ben-Hur throws you right into the races

Posted 9 years ago

I can honestly say I was shocked when I heard they would be making another big-budget version of BEN-HUR. Sure, it’s a biblical tale and those, for some reason, are becoming quite popular in the mainstream marketplace as of late....

New character posters introduce the cast of Ben-Hur

Posted 9 years ago

It's going to be a little hard to top Charlton Heston's BEN-HUR, but Timur Bekmambetov seems game to give it a try. The upcoming epic from Paramount/MGM tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of...

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