Ben Hur
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The movies that won the most Oscars
Every film wants that Best Picture Oscar, but the movies that make the biggest impact are the ones that sweep the board on the night.
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Titanic: 15 things you might not know about James Cameron's romantic classic
Did you know these fascinating titbits of ‘Titanic’ trivia? Get ready to set sail on an ocean of knowledge…
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9 shocking movies that killed animals
Animals WERE harmed making these movies.
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MGM takes £38 million write-down over Ben-Hur remake
This summer’s remake of Biblical epic ‘Ben-Hur’ has proved a costly misfire. One of 2016′s biggest box office flops, studio MGM spent over $100 million (£79 million) – not including publicity costs – on the movie from director Timur Bekmambetov, which cast Jack Huston in the title role previously taken by Charlton Heston. As well as ‘Ben-Hur,’ the studio have produced remakes of a great many titles from their back catalogue to help them get back on their feet, including ‘Red Dawn,’ ‘Robocop,’
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This Summer's Movie Flops Have Lost Almost $1 Billion
The biggest losers also included Steve Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ ($115 million), ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ ($90 million), ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ ($80 million), ‘Pete’s Dragon’ ($70 million) and the rebooted ‘Ghostbusters’ ($58 million). One analyst, Doug Creutz of Cowen & Co., told Bloomberg: “Overall it was pretty awful. Despite having three movies in the top 10 chart of biggest losses (‘The BFG’, ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ and ‘Pete’s Dragon’), Disney still had a massive summe
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Ben-Hur Remake Gets Its First Trailer
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for its upcoming remake of Oscar-winning 1959 classic ‘Ben-Hur’. Starring Jack Huston as the title character previously played by Charlton Heston, this swords and sandal epic tells the story of a slave embarking on a quest of revenge. The trailer, set to a jarringly modern rock soundtrack, opens with a sea battle that destroys a slave ship, inadvertently freeing Huston’s Ben-Hur. Morgan Freeman’s character Ilderim offers his help as title char
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Morgan Freeman Unharmed After Private Plane’s Emergency Landing
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has escaped unhurt after his private plane crash-landed after a tyre blew during take-off.