Films that take their stories from the Old or New Testament are filling screens big and small. To understand why, it helps to know Hollywood history.

“Risen” is more “The Last Temptation of Christ” than “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” It’s a film that comes wrapped in the theological teachings of the Bible but is really a procedural drama that ...

Cecil B. DeMille’s most famous movie, 1956’s The Ten Commandments, is a beloved classic, but it is also known for taking some liberties with the biblical story. While it is based on the Book of Exodus ...

The new Ruth & Boaz movie on Netflix—which began streaming on Netflix today—will no doubt sound familiar to anyone who knows their Bible. The movie—which is produced by Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin, ...

"GOD OPENS THE SEA WITH A BLAST OF HIS NOSTRILS!" So saith Charlton Heston, in the 1956 blockbuster "The Ten Commandments." And so, in the classic sequence, God doeth — parting the waters so a ...

"The Book of Clarence" is definitely not your average "Bible movie," as its first trailer makes very clear. Although it draws inspiration from Old Hollywood's fascination with large-scale historical ...