Charlton Heston will reprise his role of “Ben Hur” for an upcoming remake of the movie. But instead of the months of work he put in on the first one in 1959, his role this time required only a couple ...

Vidal explains in the 1995 documentary The Celluloid Closet, which is now part of the Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K UHD Collection. It turns out Judah Ben-Hur had a lover the actor never ...

“I am excited to join NASCAR and get behind the wheel of today’s modern chariot,” the press release touting the event quoted Huston as saying. The stunt was part of the actor’s duties promoting his ...

LOS ANGELES — Sure, Charlton Heston left big sandals to fill, but Jack Huston, who takes over Heston’s role as a Jewish prince in Friday’s “Ben-Hur” remake, knew somebody had to do it. “Charlton in ...

Throughout their 64-year marriage, Lydia Heston never knew who would be joining her for breakfast. “Sometimes there was this man in medieval armor sitting at the table or someone reading the Dead Sea ...

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are well-known for fearlessly taking on compelling, if potentially controversial, projects, including “The Bible,” their 2013 landmark docudrama. Next up is their reboot ...

Charlton Heston is back as "Ben-Hur" _ this time in cartoon form. The 79-year-old, who won a lead actor Oscar for his role in the live-action 1959 epic, supplies narration and the voice of the title ...

“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 ...