Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel “Ben-Hur: A Take of the Christ,” one of the 19th century’s biggest best sellers, has been the basis for two classic Hollywood films. There was Fred Niblo’s 1925 version, ...

“Ben-Hur” (2016), the fifth adaptation of the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace, shouldn’t exist, but it does, and it’s fine. If the Charlton Heston film is the vinyl classic, this is the MP3 version. A lot ...

Superlatives for the remarkable fiction of Judah Ben-Hur have been exhausted by now. Various visual iterations of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" have devoured them all, ...

*The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur is honored well in the Paramount/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presentation of Ben-Hur arriving in theaters August 19, 2016. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch) ...

Ever since Charlton Heston tackled the iconic role of Judah Ben-Hur in the 1959 classic Ben-Hur, it has become one of Hollywood's greatest achievements. A historical religious drama of epic ...

In a summer of disappointing reboots, underperforming sequels, and rejected franchise bait, Ben-Hur is something rare: a remake no one asked for but weary moviegoers might accept as a small gift for ...

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick ...

It’s about much more than simple entertainment, they said. — -- “Ben-Hur,” the epic 1959 tale, is coming back to the big screen today, this time re-imagined for a new generation of moviegoers.

Had "Ben-Hur" never been made, "Braveheart" wouldn't have been nearly as brave, and Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy wouldn't have been half as lordly. Both cinematic spectacles drew ...