There was so much for moviegoers to love about the biblical epic “Ben-Hur”: a riveting performance by Charlton Heston in his second major starring role. Hundreds of extras, elaborately clothed in hand ...

Prior to the concert on October 18, Matthew Kraemer, ICO's Music Director and Conductor, shared his and the ICO's players' journey into Lew Wallace's 1880 epic tale of betrayal, revenge and salvation, ...

“Ben-Hur: A Story of the Christ” (1925): If you’ve never seen the famous silent version of “Ben-Hur,” you don’t know what you’ve been missing. One of the most gigantic productions of the silent era, ...

Of all the film genres, the epic is one of the hardest to define. Must it be a period piece? Must the plot center on a hero? Why is “East of Eden” (1955), with its relatively meager runtime of 117 ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Actor Charlton Heston is gone, but "Ben-Hur" will ride again -- this time as a remake produced as a television mini-series. Daily Variety reported on Wednesday that the ...