Tag: The Ten Commandments
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‘The Book of Clarence’: Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know So Far
Under the umbrella of epic cinema, biblical epics have been a popular film genre throughout the 20th century and even today. These movies frequently include vast, dramatic visuals that appeal to viewers while conveying epic tales of good vs. evil. The Ten Commandments (1956) and Ben-Hur (1959), two of this genre’s oldest and most popular…
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All 7 of Ridley Scott’s Historical and Period Movies, Ranked
Few directors working today have ties to the historical epic and period drama genres quite like Ridley Scott does. The sorts of large-scale, often action-packed movies that he often makes were popular way back in the 1950s and 1960s, with big epics set long in the past like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, and also Biblical epics like…
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Charlton Heston’s Most Underrated Performance Is in This Shakespeare Movie
Charlton Heston is best known for uttering classic lines like “Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” from 1968’s Planet of the Apes, and “It’s people! They’re making our food out of people!” from 1973’s Soylent Green. He’s also one of the most recognizable actors from the Biblical film era, parting the…
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The Magnificent Seven Wasn’t Working Until It Added That Unforgettable Score
This writer remembers Easter Sunday mornings of childhood when all the candy-filled eggs were collected, sitting before the TV and devouring Cadbury treats as the sweeping fanfare of Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” filled the family room. Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner made big impressions with their booming voices, but what I remembered most…
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Here’s Why ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is Bigger Than ‘Titanic’: It Saved the Movies
In the three months since “
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Vincent Price: Classic Horror Movies and Must-Read Books You Should Own
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Vincent Price rose to fame in “The Fly,” “House on Haunted Hill,” “Witchfinder General,” “House of Wax,” and “The…
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‘The Prayer’ Is An Austere Yet Accessible Portrait Of The Transformative Power Of Religion [Berlin Review]
Setting aside Bible Belt-targeted dreck, films on faith tend to fall into one of two categories: the austere or the spectacular, “Dekalog” or “The Ten Commandments.” In the running for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, French filmmaker Cédric Kahn’s “The Prayer” doesn’t display the formal rigor of a Kieślowski film but…