• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

Bible-based films for Holy Week and Eastertide

Michie

Well-Known Member
Site Supporter
Feb 5, 2002
190,604
70,625
Woods
✟6,598,453.00
Country
United States
Gender
Female
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Others
(OSV News) — From the silent era through the mid-1960s, Bible-based films constituted a reliable staple of Hollywood’s output. Directors both famous and obscure mined the Scriptures for stories they could bring to the big screen, with results that ranged from the reverential to the exploitative.

Today, many of these films are available for streaming. With Easter approaching, viewers of faith may want to dip into this store of vintage offerings, especially in search of pictures suitable for the whole family.

Following, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of some biblically-themed productions, including their OSV News classifications. Unless otherwise noted, they have not been assigned a Motion Picture Association rating.

“Ben-Hur” (1959)​


Continued below.
 

RileyG

Veteran
Christian Forums Staff
Red Team - Moderator
Angels Team
Site Supporter
Feb 10, 2013
43,266
23,571
30
Nebraska
✟1,059,459.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Celibate
Politics
US-Republican
I watched the 10 Commandments last night.
I want to watch it, but it's very long. My attention span is seriously lacking.
 
  • Prayers
Reactions: Michie
Upvote 0

Michie

Well-Known Member
Site Supporter
Feb 5, 2002
190,604
70,625
Woods
✟6,598,453.00
Country
United States
Gender
Female
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Others
I want to watch it, but it's very long. My attention span is seriously lacking.

It pulls you in. Of course there are the usual Hollywood liberties taken but still a good show.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RileyG
Upvote 0