#ben hur

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May McAvoy

(September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer.

The photo was taken for Photoplay, December 1924 - Portrait of May McAvoy in the role of Esther in Ben-Hur. She is wearing a blonde wig. (x)

Exactly one hundred years ago...

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JOSEPH MORGAN Ben Hur (2010)

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Fun fact: the Job's courtyard in Good Omens S2 a homage to Ben Hur, the 1959 film :)

concept art:

Ben Hur film:

the GO episode:

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Good Omens: A companion to Owls- biblical-cinematographical references.

Since Cecil B. DeMille played such a big role, here are some side by side scenes from The Ten Commandments and A Companion to Owls.

And most importantly, side by side scenes with the Book of Job and A Companion to Owls.

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Audrey Hepburn and her first husband Mel Ferrer during the premiere of Ben-Hur at Loew's State Theatre in New York City on 18 November 1959 Photography by Bernie Abramson

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William Wyler’s BEN -HUR enjoyed its premiere in New York City 65 years ago today, #OnThisDay in 1959.

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Charlton Heston relaxing on the set of Ben-Hur - 1959

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AFI's 100 Greatest American Films Of All Time 100. Ben-Hur (1959)

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Queer cinema buffs, just wanted to point out something that leapt out to me about OFMD 2x02. The scene where Ed and Izzy talk after Izzy has had his leg amputated is framed and shot in a way that I think deliberately echoes Ben-Hur (1959).

We know Davey Jenkins is a classic cinema fan, and Taika and Con have compared Ed and Izzy to Jesus and Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. I swear Con referenced Ben-Hur at one point too, though now I can't find a source. But it's a film with infamous gay undertones: Gore Vidal came on board and queered up the relationship between Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and his boyhood bestie/rival, Messala (Stephen Boyd) -- Boyd played them as former lovers intentionally, while Heston was, uh, not informed. (Vidal is a huge bitch about Heston in his memoir; recommended.)

Pictured: just bro stuff.

Anyway -- uh, spoilers for Ben-Hur -- in the scene in question, Messala, who has betrayed Judah and gotten him sold into slavery (it's a whole thing), then faces his rival in a chariot race, cheats, and is the source of his own downfall, getting trampled by horses. He is told he needs to have both his legs amputated or he will die, but he refuses and instead confronts his former friend (lover?) one last time.

I wish I could find better caps of this, but the way it's shot -- the dark room, the way the light plays across his face, even the angle of his head -- immediately popped into my head when I saw the parallel scene in OFMD 2x02.

(Gif by @hgedits)

Now of course, Izzy is not the cause of his own predicament to the extent that Messala is; he and Ed have both made the bed he now lies in together. Which is why Izzy gets to get up from his death bed and Messala doesn't.

Maybe, unlike Messala, he'll also be able to escape the Celluloid Closet! *manifesting Izzy Hands gay makeout scene in S2*

Anyway, Ben-Hur is a real good movie, you should watch it.

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A Roman Chariot Race by Ulpiano Checa

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Ben Hur postcards cr delight

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Ben-Hur (2016)

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Ben Hur by Calamity Sci Shipyards

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William Wyler making BEN-HUR (1959)

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Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd, wearing stage costumes, having fun in riding a Vespa on the set of the film 'Ben Hur' in the studios of Cinecittà, 1958.