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December 2023

December 07, 2023

Talking about The Prince of Egypt: The Musical

My chat with 100 Bible Films author Matt Page about the stage-musical version of the...

May 2022

May 16, 2022

Jeymes Samuel and LaKeith Stanfield are going to make a Bible movie

The makers of The Harder They Fall are planning a Bible movie with black actors.

May 12, 2022

The Arts & Faith Top 25 Movie Musicals

A few quick notes on the artistic and theological significance of Stephen Schwartz's songs.

July 2021

July 12, 2021

Newsbites: Verhoeven! Alchemist! Rising! Etc.!

The latest updates on upcoming Jesus and Melchizedek movies, and a look back at The...

December 2018

December 18, 2018

20 things about The Prince of Egypt, which turns 20 today.

Detailed notes on the making, and legacy, of the first successful Bible epic since the...

October 2017

October 22, 2017

Watch (and listen): Mariah Carey’s theme song for The Star

Coincidentally (or not?), Carey also co-sang the theme song for the last animated Bible movie...

December 2015

December 19, 2015

Bilal navigates tricky issues of religion and violence

Critics covering the animated film's premiere in Qatar note that its PG-13-level violence could give...

July 2015

July 10, 2015

Two Moses movies get the “movie barcode” treatment

What if you lined up every frame from Exodus: Gods and Kings or The Prince...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

Moses at the Movies / When we trace more than a century of movies about the Exodus, what do we learn?

Ridley Scott isn't the first filmmaker to tackle the story of Moses, and he certainly...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings has a rating, a running time, and a new video of Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton

Updated: the film's official Twitter account says the film will be about 140 minutes.

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings: the Hebrew slaves speak!

Aaron Paul and Ben Kingsley discuss their characters, Joshua and his father Nun. Plus: more...

August 15, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings: new photos, some hints about Ramses’ mother, and the international release dates

The Entertainment Weekly fall movie preview notes that Sigourney Weaver's character has "bold ambitions" for...

August 06, 2014

Exodus news round-up: a set visit, a casting controversy, and who exactly is Ben Mendelsohn playing?

It's three blog posts in one: Empire has new pictures and new details from the...

July 2014

July 13, 2014

Will the crocodiles in Exodus: Gods and Kings be another nod to The Prince of Egypt?

Ridley Scott says his film will feature CGI crocodiles. What role have crocodiles played in...

July 08, 2014

The Exodus: Gods and Kings trailer: a shot-by-shot analysis (lots and lots of horses, and a tip of the hat to Simple Minds)

The first trailer for Ridley Scott's Moses movie has lots and lots of horses, plus...

April 2014

April 13, 2014

Box office update: Noah slips in N. America but stays strong overseas, while God’s Not Dead sets a new record

Darren Aronofsky's Noah is now the second-highest-grossing Bible adaptation of all time worldwide, behind only...

March 2014

March 03, 2014

Is seeing a Bible movie on opening weekend more important than going to church? Is it a way of “honouring God”?

Son of God had one of the best openings ever for a movie aimed specifically...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

The Noah marketing campaign adds a disclaimer

Two years after Paramount Pictures announced that Darren Aronofsky's film would be a "close" adaptation...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

The Prince of Egypt came out fifteen years ago today.

Twelve things you may or may not know about the life-of-Moses cartoon that was also...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

How do you promote a Bible epic when you’re not religious?

Ridley Scott's recent comments about his life-of-Moses movie Exodus are very different from the comments...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Credits where credit is due in Bible films

Most Bible movies don't specify, in the credits, which parts of the Bible they are...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Flashback: Over one hundred years of Moses movies!

It’s Passover this week, so it seemed like an opportune time to dust off and...

January 2013

January 25, 2013

Samson and the upcoming Bible mini-series

For just over a month now, the History Channel has been releasing a series of...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Ice Age — will it dominate overseas again?

If anything signaled the end of Disney's dominance in the feature-length animated-film department, as well...

October 2007

October 19, 2007

Review: The Ten Commandments (dir. Bill Boyce & John Stronach, 2007)

Another year, another Moses movie. Cecil B. DeMille made two movies called The Ten Commandments...

December 2000

December 03, 2000

Review: Joseph, King of Dreams (dir. Rob LaDuca & Robert C. Ramirez, 2000)

MANY CARTOONS have been based on Bible stories, but until recently, few if any of...

February 1999

February 01, 1999

Lights, Camera, Plagues! / Moses in the Movies

Moses is revered by three major world religions as a hero of the faith, a...

December 1998

December 17, 1998

Review: The Prince of Egypt (dir. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner & Simon Wells, 1998)

If you want to make an impression, it helps to have a prophet on your...

December 14, 1998

Review: The Prince of Egypt (dir. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner & Simon Wells, 1998)

Feature-length animation is enjoying a renaissance. From Mulan and A Bug's Life to Antz and...

December 01, 1996

Review: Moses (dir. Roger Young, 1995)

ABRAHAM meandered too much, and Jacob fell completely flat. Things started looking up with the...