Up until recently, when a movie turned out to be a major bomb — not just a financial failure but a symbol of waste, a legend, a stink bomb — there was usually a movie star’s name imprinted ...

Lew Wallace’s 19th-century novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” has been adapted into two popular movies — the 1959 Charlton Heston classic, plus a 1925 silent film.

Ditto for Jack Huston in the new “Ben-Hur.”Now that the film is an official debacle, we shouldn’t blame it on him; the movie is boring and inept on too many other levels. But perhaps the ...

Ben-Hur wants to avenge his situation while hoping to find his own mother, sister and wife. Almost immediately, it’s apparent this movie has a major, fatal flaw: Jack Huston. He’s grossly ...

The movie also marries Ben-Hur off quickly to the kind-eyed servant girl Esther (Nazanin Boniadi, “Homeland”) rather than prolong their love story as in previous versions.

Genre. Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance. Producer. Sam Zimbalist. Distributor. MGM. Release Date. Nov 18, 1959. Release Notes. Nationwide ...

Why Ben-Hur Is Still the Best Jesus Christ Movie Ever Made. Most folks just remember Charlton Heston and the chariot race, but trust us, Ben-Hur is the perfect Easter and Jesus movie.

Jack Huston, a cast member in the upcoming film "Ben Hur," introduces footage from the film during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2016, the official convention of the National ...

The 1959 version of “Ben-Hur,” starring Charlton Heston as protagonist Judah Ben-Hur, is a favorite of both movie buffs and film critics. It also contains one of the most recognizable movie ...