And the Lord said, "Let there be Light." He did not say "camera" and "action." But Hollywood has never been slow to improve on an author, nowhere more so than in the films based on biblical subjects.

While Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," opening nationally Wednesday, has been the most talked-about film this year, it's not the first movie about the life of Jesus to spark debate. Century ...

It’s been inferred since last year that Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming Jesus film would take an aslant approach to the greatest story ever told. Put simply and enigmatically by the man himself: “I ...