Photos: Rodrigo Santoro Plays Son of God in ‘Ben-Hur’
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Rodrigo Santoro Plays Son of God in ‘Ben-Hur’
FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|August 23, 2016 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro can’t seem to get out of ancient history. He played the mighty Persian god-king Xerxes in “300” and its sequel “300: Rise of an Empire.” He now plays another king: the King of Kings (a.k.a. Jesus Christ) in the stylish [...]
‘Ben-Hur’ Offers A Sheik Role for Actor Morgan Freeman
FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|August 17, 2016 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Morgan Freeman appears in his first swords-and-sandals epic “Ben-Hur,” a re-imagining of the previously adapted biblical tale. Based on Lew Wallace’s “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” “Ben-Hur” tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince f [...]
Jack Huston Sure-footed in ‘Ben-Hur’ Redux
FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|August 16, 2016 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jack Huston knew he was strapping on some pretty big sandals when he was offered the title role in the remake of “Ben-Hur.” After all, Charlton Heston, who played the Jewish freedom-fighter-turned-chariot-racer Judah Ben-Hur in the 1959 William Wyler- [...]
‘Unfriended’ Ushers in Screencast Movies
FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|April 14, 2015 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fifteen years ago, the “found footage” storytelling technique used in “The Blair Witch Project” changed the way many horror movies were made. The next evolution in the genre may be one started by Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (“Night Watch,” “Da [...]