It's the ultimate role because you get to be holy and look good yet suffer for your craft, all with the promise of a return engagement. And a lot of terrific actors have attempted to nail the role. Your divine choices:
Happy Good Friday! Today we bring you the 10 most memorable crucifixion scenes we could find on YouTube. They range from the sublime to the sacrilegious, and include the best and bloodiest of various films, TV shows and commercials. Most are probably not suitable for work, unless you are a Roman cen ... More >>
Measuring the prospects of a new crop of independent distributors
Hollywood's voyage to the Third Dimension is continuing apace with announced plans to re-release newly 3-D-ized versions of 2001, Star Wars, and The Passion of the Christ, but the first 3-D musical -- an all-star remake of The Sound of Music -- is proving to be more difficult than anticipated ... More >>
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Gay cowboys and masturbatory pet projects steam up fest
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An independent-film veteran recalls the '80s and looks ahead
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Michael Moore and Spider-Man fight evil in two new summer blockbusters
Religious Studies gets a second life. What does the Supreme Court think?
Have Jewish Critics of The Passion of the Christ Actually Fueled New Anti-Semitism?
Lars von Trier's Dogville is a Christian allegorywith a bite
A Messianic Meller for Our Time
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Mel's Dad May Think That 'Oscar' Is a Jewish Name
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