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March 2016

March 10, 2016

Watch: David has a crush on a princess in a sneak peek from next week’s Of Kings and Prophets, plus a new featurette

Joab cautions David not to get tangled up in Saul's dynasty in a new clip...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Watch: A new TV spot for Of Kings & Prophets, and more

The series, about King Saul and David, premieres next week Tuesday.

February 09, 2016

Watch: Five new TV spots for Of Kings & Prophets

Goliath throws a javelin, Saul argues with Samuel, and David gets intimate with both Saul’s...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Watch: The first full trailers for the new Of Kings & Prophets

This is at least the second Bible movie in which Ray Winstone plays a king...

January 06, 2016

Watch: New teaser for Of Kings & Prophets, plus new photos and an “historical introduction” to the biblical series

The battles depicted in this series are described by the network as an "origin story"...

December 2015

December 27, 2015

Sex and power in Bible stories and Of Kings and Prophets

The kings of ancient Israel had many wives and concubines, and the upcoming ABC series...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

A brief note on two important characters whose presence in the new version of Ben-Hur has not yet been confirmed

There is no official news yet regarding who might play Quintus Arrius or the Wise...

August 17, 2015

Ray Winstone on family, politics, and that injury he got while playing King Saul in Of Kings and Prophets

Among other things, we learn that Winstone -- the quintessential "tough guy" actor -- is...

May 2015

May 12, 2015

Watch: The first trailer for Of Kings and Prophets

Our first official look at the ABC series premiering later this year includes some of...

May 02, 2015

Did David marry the wife of King Saul? And other questions raised by the pilot episode for Of Kings and Prophets

The Bible says both David and Saul were married to women named Ahinoam. Were they...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

Ray Winstone rides a horse as King Saul, and more, in new photos from the set of Of Kings and Prophets

Our first look at King Saul and his wife in costume, and some more photos...

March 2015

March 05, 2015

Ray Winstone to play Saul in ABC’s Of Kings and Prophets

He played a "king" named Tubal-Cain in Noah. Now he'll play a king in a...

October 2014

October 15, 2014

Noah interview round-up: Oscar buzz, lessons learned, musical links between Aronofsky’s films, and more

Writer-director Darren Aronofsky hopes the Academy won't forget the talented team who worked on Noah...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Noah on Blu-Ray: some quick notes on the bonus features

Deleted scenes, making-of footage, moral discussions and more on the Blu-Ray editions of Noah (including...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Noah has a big first weekend, but what do audiences think?

Also: God's Not Dead continues to surprise, and Son of God is still raking in...

March 25, 2014

Noah video round-up: Tubal-Cain rallies the troops in a new clip, plus a new featurette on the animals and a new TV spot

Tubal-Cain rallies the troops with a speech that points ahead to the human arrogance of...

March 24, 2014

Noah video round-up: a new clip, a new music video, and soundbites from faith leaders and filmmakers alike

Noah confronts Tubal-Cain in a new clip from Darren Aronofsky's film, a (possibly unauthorized) music...

March 24, 2014

Exclusive: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel on the meaning of “righteousness”, whether villains can believe in God, and the hurdles they faced when pitching Noah

Part one of my exclusive four-part interview with the makers of Noah.

March 17, 2014

Noah news round-up: snubs from church leaders, props from Christians who have seen the film, and more

New interviews, new op-ed pieces, a meeting with the Pope that never happened, a misleading...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Noah: a new graphic novel cover, and seven new posters

Three new images for the film -- and the graphic novel that is based on...

November 2013

November 14, 2013

The Noah trailers: a shot-by-shot analysis

Noah isn't the only biblical figure we see in the new trailers for Noah. We...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Six new images from Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (updated)

Want to see what Anthony Hopkins' Methuselah or Emma Watson's Ila look like in Darren...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

Twelve-foot gods and the environment: actors talk Noah

Brief comments on the upcoming Darren Aronofsky film from two of its actors: Mark Margolis,...

August 2012

August 09, 2012

A few new details about Darren Aronofsky’s Noah

First, and most significantly, USA Today has just posted an article on the film which...