Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key characters and ...

The chariot race scene from the 1959 Oscar winner, Ben-Hur, is one of the most iconic moments in modern cinematic history, so when producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey decided to re-imagine the ...

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.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The movie "Ben-Hur" is looking for some divine intervention. The $100 million remake of the historical action epic is getting weak reviews, and tracking to debut with just $10 to ...

Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key character and ...

The new big-screen adaptation of "Ben-Hur" is hoping to win the end-of-summer chariot race by playing to a faith-based audience. The film, opening Friday, stars Jack Huston ("Boardwalk Empire," ...

When General Lew Wallace wrote “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” he did more than concoct one of the best-selling books of the 19th century. He gave a big fat gift to future moviemakers. Wallace’s 1880 ...

“When the Romans were marching me to the galleys, thirst had almost killed me. A man gave me water to drink, and I went on living. I should have done better if I’d poured it into the sand!” BEN-HUR ...