Finally, the lineup comes full circle with the original 1925 silent epic Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (midnight/11c). Movies! also airs the 1959 Ben-Hur at 12:25/11:25am c and again at 8/7c.

While this movie is impressive, especially for a 1925 silent genre, there was too much I could not tolerate. Humane filming is not totally done even today, but nearly 100 years ago it was grim ...

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a ...

Actor Charlton Heston is gone, but "Ben-Hur" will ride again -- this time as a remake produced as a television mini-series.