Peter O’Toole announces his “retirement” from acting
Peter O’Toole announced his retirement from acting yesterday, and I must admit I’ve been dwelling on Bible movies enough these past few days that my first thought was, “Well, I guess that’s another...
View ArticlePutting a bit of the New Testament into the Old
I just came across a few more videos from The Bible, the mini-series that premieres on the History Channel next month. In one, the actress who plays Samson’s mother describes her character as “a woman...
View ArticleThe Bible: first episode, first impressions
From creation to Joshua, how did The History Channel do portraying the Good Book?
View ArticleThe multiple appearances of Satan in The Bible
Satan made his third appearance in The Bible last night -- and suddenly viewers are wondering if he resembles a certain President of the United States. Really?
View ArticleThe Bible / What works and what doesn’t in the ambitious mini-series
It’s common these days for each new episode of a TV series to begin with a montage that sums up all the relevant plot points from previous episodes. So it was only natural that, when the History...
View ArticleAbraham and the Three Visitors: five filmed interpretations
Five films, five different ways to interpret the mysterious story in which Abraham receives three mysterious visitors. (Are they angels? Is one of them God?)
View ArticlePeter O’Toole repeating himself in his 1960s films
What does Lawrence of Arabia have in common with The Bible: In the Beginning...? With How to Steal a Million? What about Becket and The Lion in Winter?
View ArticleBible movie of the week: The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
The last major film produced during the classic Bible-epic era is a leisurely paced, creative and occasionally abstract treatment of the first 22 chapters of Genesis.
View ArticleHow do we define “wickedness” in biblical films?
The Bible says the people of Noah's day were "wicked", but doesn't say what that wickedness consisted of. Different filmmakers have fleshed this part of the story out in different ways.
View ArticleExclusive: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel on the meaning of “righteousness”,...
Part one of my exclusive four-part interview with the makers of Noah.
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