I didn’t see Timur Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur when it was at the cinemas (not that it……
Tag: film
Alex McAuley: Resurrecting the War on Terror in Risen (2016)
After languishing in film and television obscurity for several decades, biblical stories have made a……
Jo Paul: Was Ben-Hur Really an Epic Fail?
Last month, I kicked off our new film and TV theme with my post on……
Jo Paul: Confessions of a Classics Cinephile
One of the reasons why I love working on classical receptions is that there’s always……
By Jove! Classical reception at the Film & History Conference
by Meredith E. Safran Greetings, CSRN Blog readers! I’m writing as the Area Chair for Classical……