Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery returns for a second season, as it seeks to shed light on the historical Jesus. In this first episode the team looks at the The Pilate Stone, which has Pontius Pilate’s name carved on it and is one of the few bits of evidence proving he existed. It also examines the uncovering of Herod the Great’s palace in Jerusalem and how that ties back to Pilate and Jesus. In Christian history Pilate is the man who has doubt about Jesus’s guilt and is troubled by the decision he must make, only condemning him after the mob demand it. The...read more...
- 3/5/2017
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
God knows who’ll enjoy this dull, cheap-looking and laughably scripted account of what might have happened in Jesus’s childhood
Now I understand why Jesus’s childhood remains such a mystery: the story is unbelievably boring.
At least that’s if you believe The Young Messiah, Cyrus Nowrasteh’s dreary adaptation of Anne Rice’s ultimate origin story, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. The film opens with a statement that not much is known about the years in which Joseph and Mary of Nazareth fled Roman soldiers who, at the urging of Herod the Great, were killing Jewish children to prevent a prophesied messiah. Now, for the first time, we’re going to see what might have taken place during those years. That is, if you can stay awake.
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Now I understand why Jesus’s childhood remains such a mystery: the story is unbelievably boring.
At least that’s if you believe The Young Messiah, Cyrus Nowrasteh’s dreary adaptation of Anne Rice’s ultimate origin story, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. The film opens with a statement that not much is known about the years in which Joseph and Mary of Nazareth fled Roman soldiers who, at the urging of Herod the Great, were killing Jewish children to prevent a prophesied messiah. Now, for the first time, we’re going to see what might have taken place during those years. That is, if you can stay awake.
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- 3/11/2016
- by Jordan Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
Ouarzazate, Morocco. When the story of Jesus is told, the name of "Herod the Great" is rarely accompanied by applause. That is not the case on the central Moroccan set of National Geographic's "Killing Jesus" in late October 2014. We're off to the side of a towering, multi-tiered set standing in for The Temple in Jerusalem, bearing witness to endless repetitions of a shot featuring Herod and an assortment of priests ascending the steps. Kelsey Grammer has been off to the side of video village watching as robed stand-ins went up and down the steps making sure the light was right, serving as a cheerleader to get the shot and move on. Grammer's motivation becomes clear an hour later when the shot is finally locked and a bellowing voice declares, "That's a wrap for Kelsey Grammer." For one brief moment, Herod is beloved by all and takes in the adulation from the cast and crew.
- 3/24/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
One of the Bible’s most iconic moments is brought to life in TVLine’s first-look photo from National Geographic’s Killing Jesus (Sunday, March 29 at 8/7c).
Haaz Sleiman (Covert Affairs) plays the titular character in this latest representation of Jesus of Nazareth, which also explores the sociopolitical complicities that led to his eventual demise.
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The Palm Sunday broadcast – based on Bill O’Reilly’s book of the same name – is a star-studded affair with a cast that also includes Kelsey Grammer (Boss) as King Herod the Great,...
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The Palm Sunday broadcast – based on Bill O’Reilly’s book of the same name – is a star-studded affair with a cast that also includes Kelsey Grammer (Boss) as King Herod the Great,...
- 2/27/2015
- TVLine.com
National Geographic Channel has some killer Palm Sunday programming lined up for you. The channel’s three-hour epic “Killing Jesus” will premiere March 29 at 8 p.m., National Geographic Channel said Wednesday. See photos: Rob Lowe Is ‘Killing Kennedy': 10 Other Actors Who Played JFK Based on the book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, “Killing Jesus” stars Haaz Sleiman (“The Visitor”) in the title role, with Kelsey Grammer as King Herod the Great and “True Blood” alum Stephen Moyer as Pontius Pilate. The special begins in the era of Jesus’ birth and chronicles his path as he spreads his message and amasses a.
- 2/18/2015
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
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