Category: “Ben Hur”

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Ben Hur’: William Wyler Whips up a Spectacle

G | 3h 32min | Drama, Epic | 1959 Imagine you’re a 23-year-old Jewish assistant director and production manager to 51-year-old director Fred Niblo. The year is 1925. You’re in Rome, shooting an MGM epic about a Jewish prince, based on a screenplay by one of the most influential women in Hollywood at the time,…


Top 5 Easter Movies

With the holiest of all Christian holidays arriving this weekend, it might be a good time to put the spotlight on some of the higher-quality Easter-themed features. Unlike most Christmas movies which are much greater in number and desired commercial appeal (and always lower in actual rewarding spiritual content), these select films put the emphasis…