1959’s Ben-Hur — which airs today on TCM at 6 a.m. EST — isn’t just one of the most popular religious films of all time. The three-plus hour epic starring Charlton Heston as the titular ...

In 1911, Ben-Hur took Fort Worth by storm – not just the literary character but the spectacular stage production of the novel, “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.” Many Fort Worthers were familiar with ...

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 ...

OGDEN, Utah — Some daring athletes channeled their inner-Ben Hur Saturday in Ogden. The ACR Chariot Races were held at the Golden Spike Event Center. A chariot race uses a driver in a two-wheeled ...

Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur (1959) Image via Loews, Inc. 1959's Ben-Hur is the very definition of an epic, a sprawling experience that few films truly match, as told by its record 11 ...

*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) ...

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 ...

The 2025-26 Oregon club hockey team vaulted into the program’s record books in its first win of the season on Oct. 31, setting a new record... Sometimes you just have to take the win and move on. That ...

The Byers Opera House (also known as Greenwall’s Opera House), shown here in 1908, hosted sold-out shows of the spectacular “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” play for the first time in 1911. Courtesy ...