Is-Sultan (2014)
Banda Birżebbuġa A.D. 1990 – Programm 2014
Dan Hu Ibni l-Għażiż (2014)
Wirja ta’ Joe Abdilla (It-Tè) 2014
Passio Coelorum Rex (2014)
Ecce Homo (2014)
Wirja ta’ Chris Camilleri (2014)
HU, Tmiem il-Bidu (ŻAK 2014)
Banda San Pietru Fil-Ktajjen – Programm 2014
Private għas-7 Visti – (2014)
Ħadd il-Palm f’Għawdex (2014)
5IVE – A closer Look (MUSEUM BIRŻEBBUĠA 2014)
Birzebbuġa
It-Temp
Siti Relatati Magħna
ĦALLILNA MESSAĠĠ
IŻURUNA MINN MADWAR ID-DINJA
Kuncert Marċi Funebri 2013
Sepulkru 2013
Wirja ta’ Joe Abdilla (it-Te’)
Wirja Ludwig Desira
Wirja ‘Dan Hu Ibni l-Għażiż’
Wirja Christ Camilleri
wirja ‘Ecce Homo’
Mid-Djoċesi ta’ Malta
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Banda S.Pietru Fil-Ktajjen 1957
Soċ. Fil. S.Pietru 1990
Banda San Pietru Fil-Ktajjen – Wirja 2012
Banda San Pietru fil-Ktajjen – Wirja 2011
New Liturgical Movement
- The Birth of St John the Baptist, 2017
- Corpus Christi 2017 Photopost (Part 2)
- First Vespers of the Sacred Heart in St Paul, MN
- Speakers and Music Program at Fota X
- EF Mass for the Sacred Heart in Brooklyn
- NLM Quiz no. 19 - How Old is This Stained Glass, and What Event Does it Show?
- FSSP Ordinations in England
- Matins Readings During the Octave of Corpus Christi
- Solemn EF for St John the Baptist in Victoria, BC
- CMAA Colloquium Votive Mass of St Paul
LAIKOS: Segretarjat għal-Lajċi, Malta.
- Kunu kontabbli lejn il‑kuxjenza, lejn is-soċjetà u lejn Alla
- Man & Woman: A Divine Invention
- It-Tnax-il Ħadd matul is-Sena (Sena A)
- Etty Hillesum: dawl mistiku għal żminijietna
- Egypt – North Africa (cont…)
- Fik jien nistkenn!
- Kristu jimla l-vojt ta’ ħajjitna
- Is it sheer coincidence?
- Kif naqbad infissrek?
- Għall-Korsa ħi!
Emmint !? (2011)
L-aħħar Ikla (2010)
Kuntrast (2009)
L-Imnikkta (2008)
Il-Messija !? (2007)
“Int Min Int?” (2006)
Int l’Iben t’Alla (2005)
Iċ-Ċenaklu (2004)
ZAK Pageant 2013
ZAK Pageant 2012
ZAK Pageant 2011
L-Ikkundannat (ZAK) 2010
Għaliex Ittradejtu? (ZAK) 2009
Magħkom Dejjem (ZAK) 2007
Jien Hu (ZAK) 2006
The Vatican Today
- Pope Francis to Resurrectionists: have courage to go forth
- Pope to Settecolli swimmers: virtue, gratitude, stewardship
- Programme of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Colombia in September
- Pope's homily: Become small to hear the voice of the Lord
- Pope to Serra International: Keep moving forward with courage
- Pope to ROACO recalls suffering of Eastern-rite Christians
JESUS OF NAZARETH (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (Italian: Gesù di Nazareth) is a 1977 British-Italian television miniseries co-written (with Anthony Burgess and Suso Cecchi d'Amico) and directed by Franco Zeffirelli which dramatizes the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus largely according the Christian Bible's New Testament Gospels. It stars Robert Powell as Jesus. The miniseries features an all star cast of famous American and European actors, including seven Oscar winners (Plummer, Bancroft, Steiger, Olivier, Borgnine, Ustinov and Quinn).
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (2004)
The Passion of the Christ (sometimes referred to as The Passion) is a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It also draws on other devotional writings, such as those disputedly attributed to Anne Catherine Emmerich. The film covers the final 12 hours of Jesus' life, beginning with the Agony in the Garden and ending with a brief depiction of his resurrection. Flashbacks of Jesus as a child and as a young man with his mother, giving the Sermon on the Mount, teaching the Twelve Apostles, and at the Last Supper are some of the images depicted. The dialogue is entirely in reconstructed Aramaic and Latin with vernacular subtitles. The film has been highly controversial and received mixed reviews, with some critics claiming that the extreme violence in the movie "obscures its message." Catholic sources have questioned the authenticity of the non-biblical material the film drew on. The film, however, was a major commercial hit, grossing in excess of $600 million during its theatrical release, becoming the highest grossing R-rated film of all time.
IL VANGELO SECONDO S. MATTEO (1964)
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Italian: Il Vangelo secondo Matteo) is a 1964 Italian biographical drama film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity through the Resurrection. The dialogue is primarily taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew, as Pasolini felt that "images could never reach the poetic heights of the text." He reportedly chose Matthew's Gospel over the others because he had decided that "John was too mystical, Mark too vulgar, and Luke too sentimental." The film received mostly good reviews from critics, including several Christian critics. Philip French called it "a noble film," and Alexander Walker said that "it grips the historical and psychological imagination like no other religious film I have seen. And for all its apparent simplicity, it is visually rich and contains strange, disturbing hints and undertones about Christ and his mission." The Gospel According to St. Matthew was ranked #10 (in 2010) and #7 (in 2011) in Arts & Faith's Top 100 Films, also is in the Vatican's list of films.
KING OF KINGS (1961)
King of Kings is a 1961 American biblical epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it is a retelling of the story of Jesus from his birth to his crucifixion and Resurrection with some embellishments. At the time of its release, the film gained negative reviews from major publications such as Time magazine and New York Times's Bosley Crowther. The latter felt that the movie had "the nature of an illustrated lecture" and was a "peculiarly impersonal film that constructs a great deal of random action around Jesus and does very little to construct a living personality for Him." However, its reputation has since soared, with such critics as Leonard Maltin giving the film three-and-a-half stars out of four. Musicians such as Grammy Award-winning Art Greenhaw have cited the movie as being an influence in their work and even their favorite film of all time. The film holds a "fresh" 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. King of Kings is also memorable for the music score by composer Miklós Rózsa, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Rózsa's most recent work at the time was the score for MGM's hugely successful religious epic Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won his third Oscar. Rózsa composed the scores for many of MGM's epic films, including Quo Vadis? (1951) and El Cid (which he scored the same year as King of Kings).
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 American epic film produced and directed by George Stevens and distributed by United Artists. It is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity through the Resurrection. This film is notable for its large ensemble cast and for being the last film appearance of Claude Rains. The Greatest Story Ever Told premiered 15 February 1965, 18 months after filming wrapped, at the Warner Cinerama Theatre in New York City. Critical reaction was divided. In its favor, Variety called the film "a big, powerful moving picture demonstrating vast cinematic resource." The Hollywood Reporter stated: "George Stevens has created a novel, reverent and important film with his view of this crucial event in the history of mankind." However, Bosley Crowther in The New York Times wrote: "The most distracting nonsense is the pop-up of familiar faces in so-called cameo roles, jarring the illusion." Shana Alexander in Life Magazine stated: "The pace was so stupefying that I felt not uplifted – but sandbagged!" And John Simon – later notorious as the frequently scathing theater and film critic of New York Magazine – wrote: "God is unlucky in The Greatest Story Ever Told. His only begotten son turns out to be a bore." Bruce Williamson, in Playboy Magazine, likewise called the movie "a big windy bore." Brendan Gill wrote in The New Yorker: "If the subject matter weren't sacred in the original, we would be responding to the picture in the most charitable way possible by laughing at it from start to finish; this Christian mercy being denied us, we can only sit and sullenly marvel at the energy for which, for more than four hours, the note of serene vulgarity is triumphantly sustained." Stevens told a New York Times interviewer: "I have tremendous satisfaction that the job has been done – to its completion – the way I wanted it done; the way I know it should have been done. It belongs to the audiences now…and I prefer to let them judge." Reviews to the film continue to be mixed, as it currently holds a 37 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews. The original running time was 4 hr 20 min. The time was revised three times, to 3 hr 58 min; to 3 hr 17 min for in the United Kingdom, and then 2 hr 17 min for general U.S. release. Commercially, the film was not successful (by 1983 it had grossed less than $8 million, perhaps 17 percent of the amount required to break even), and its inability to connect with audiences discouraged production of Biblical epics for years. The Greatest Story Ever Told was nominated for five Academy Awards: Best Musical Score, Best Cinematography (color), Art Direction (color) (Richard Day, William J. Creber, David S. Hall (posthumous nomination), Ray Moyer, Fred M. MacLean, Norman Rockett), Costume Design (color) and Special Visual Effects. For the 2001 DVD release, a 3 hr 19 min version was presented along with a documentary called He Walks With Beauty, which detailed the film’s tumultuous production history. Its Blu-ray release appeared in 2011.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
The Ten Commandments is a 1956 epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatized the biblical story of the Exodus, in which the Hebrew-born Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince, becomes the deliverer of the Hebrew slaves. It starred Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as his adoptive brother, Pharaoh Rameses II, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua. The Ten Commandments, which DeMille narrated, was the last film that he directed. The Ten Commandments received generally positive reviews, currently holding a 91% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "Bombastic and occasionally silly but extravagantly entertaining, Cecil B. DeMille's all-star spectacular is a muscular retelling of the great Bible story." The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. DeMille was reluctant to discuss technical details of how the film was made, especially the optical tricks used in the parting of the Red Sea. It was eventually revealed that footage of the Red Sea was spliced with film footage (run in reverse) of water pouring from large U-shaped trip-tanks set up in the studio back lot.
BARABBAS (1961)
Barabbas is a 1961 religious epic film expanding on the career of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the Gospel of Mark and other gospels. The film stars Anthony Quinn as Barabbas, features Silvana Mangano, Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy, Harry Andrews, Ernest Borgnine, Vittorio Gassman, and Jack Palance, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was conceived as a grand Roman epic, was based on Nobel Prize-winning Pär Lagerkvist's 1950 novel of the same title. A previous film version of the novel, in Swedish, had been made in 1953. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and shot in Rome under the supervision of producer Dino De Laurentiis. It included many spectacular scenes, including a battle of gladiators in a Cinecittà film studio mock-up of the arena, and a crucifixion shot during a real eclipse of the sun.
THE ROBE (1953)
The Robe is a 1953 American Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman military tribune who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus. The film was made by 20th Century Fox and is notable for being the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope. Like other early CinemaScope films, The Robe was shot with Henri Chrétien's original Hypergonar Anamorphic lenses. The picture was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Frank Ross. The screenplay was adapted by Gina Kaus, Albert Maltz, and Philip Dunne from the Lloyd C. Douglas novel of the same name. The music score was composed by Alfred Newman and the cinematography was by Leon Shamroy. The first widescreen movie in more than two decades stars Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature and Michael Rennie, with Dean Jagger, Jay Robinson, Richard Boone, and Jeff Morrow. The Robe had one sequel, Demetrius and the Gladiators. The reason Lloyd Douglas wrote the novel The Robe was to answer the question: what happened to the Roman soldier who won Jesus' robe through a dice game? The film earned estimated rentals of $17.5 million in North America during its initial theatrical release. The film had one sequel, Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), which featured Victor Mature in the title-role, making The Robe the only Biblical epic with a sequel. The film won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction – Set Decoration, Color (Lyle Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox), and Best Costume Design, Color (Charles Le Maire). It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Burton), Best Cinematography, Color, and Best Picture. The film also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture.
DEMETRIUS & THE GLADIATORS (THE ROBE 2)
Demetrius and the Gladiators is a 1954 sword-and-sandal drama film and a sequel to The Robe. The picture was made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Frank Ross. The screenplay was written by Philip Dunne based on characters created by Lloyd C. Douglas in The Robe. The movie presents Victor Mature as Demetrius, a Christian slave made to fight in the Roman arena as a gladiator, and Susan Hayward as Messalina. The cast also features Ernest Borgnine, William Marshall, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson as depraved emperor Caligula, Debra Paget, a young Anne Bancroft in one of her earlier roles and Julie Newmar as a briefly seen dancing entertainer. The film is in color and Cinemascope.
THE STORY OF RUTH (1960)
The Story of Ruth is a 1960 American biblical-epic film directed by Henry Koster based on the biblical Book of Ruth and filmed in CinemaScope. The title role is portrayed by Israeli-Jewish actress Elana Eden in her film debut, co-starring Stuart Whitman as Boaz, Tom Tryon as Mahlon, Peggy Wood as Naomi, Viveca Lindfors as Eleilat, and Jeff Morrow as Tob. The first part of the film revolves around Ruth, a pagan idolatress who serves as the spiritual teacher of a young Moabitess girl Tebah who is being prepared to be sacrificed to Chemosh, a Moabite deity. High-priestess Eleilat, along with Ruth, orders Mahlon, a Judean artisan, to brush the Tebah's ritual crown. As Mahlon delivers the crown to Ruth at the temple, he denounces her god Chemosh explaining its nonexistence. This fictional non-Biblical part ends with the site of the Moabite girl being sacrificed, and a frightened, astonished Ruth fleeing to Mahlon and Naomi's family. The result of this "dishonor" follows Mahlon prisoned along with Elimelech his father and Chilion his brother. Chilion and Elimelech die in the prison, while Mahlon's punishment is to perform slave work for the rest of his life. After an attempt by Ruth to help him flee from the slave site, causes his death. The Biblical storyline begins now as Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth have widowed. The second part is more based toward the Biblical account found in the Book of Ruth, a subplot is added, that of the Bethlehemites disapproval of Ruth's pagan past and Naomi's kinsman rejecting the refusal of Ruth's hand in marriage pleaded by Boaz.
DAVID AND BATHSEBA (1951)
David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical Technicolor epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry King, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, from a screenplay by Philip Dunne. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Leon Shamroy. King David was the second king of Israel and this film is based on the second Old Testament book of Samuel from the Bible. Gregory Peck stars as King David and the film follows King David's life as he adjusts to ruling as a King, and about his relationship with Uriah's wife Bathsheba (Susan Hayward). It was shot entirely in Nogales, Arizona. Goliath of Gath was portrayed by a Polish wrestler named Walter Talun. The film earned an estimated $7 million at the US box office in 1951, making it the most popular movie of the year.
DAVID AND GOLIATH (1960)
David e Golia (English Translation: David and Goliath) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Pottier with sequences filmed in Israel and Yugoslavia. The Prophet Samuel foretells a new King will rule Israel to the dismay of King Saul and his cousin and commander in chief Abner. King Saul has been having a streak of bad luck since the Philistine captivity of the Ark and fears the newcomer but doesn't know who the new King will be. The unsuspecting shepherd David visits Jerusalem where he is identified as the King. Abner decides to test his wisdom by asking how the Israelites can get around the Philistines edict they have imposed that the only ones who may lawfully bear arms in defeated Israel are the officers of Saul's court and his palace guard. David replies that the Philistines have set no limit on the number of officers or palace guards. Meanwhile, King Asrod of the Philistines plots another attack on the riches of Israel, this time accompanied by the fearsome giant Goliath.
SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949)
Samson and Delilah is a 1949 film made by Paramount Pictures (and one of few pre-1950 films by the studio to remain under its ownership), produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr as the title characters. Angela Lansbury, George Sanders and Henry Wilcoxon are also featured. The story of Samson and Delilah is adapted from the Biblical Book of Judges. Wildly successful at the box-office, DeMille's Biblical epic is known for the beauty of its leading lady and the spectacular toppling of the temple of Dagon. This film was enormously successful, taking in $11 million at the box office, making it the top moneymaker for 1950. It was the second most popular film at the British box office that year.
SODOM AND GOMORRAH (1963)
Sodom and Gomorrah, known in the USA as The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah is a 1962 epic film which is loosely based on the Biblical tale of Sodom and Gomorrah. The film was a Franco-Italian-American co-production made by Pathé, SGC and Titanus. It was directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Maurizio Lodi-Fe, Goffredo Lombardo and Joseph E. Levine. The screenplay was by Giorgio Prosperi and Hugo Butler, the cinematography by Alfio Contini, Silvano Ippoliti, Cyril J. Knowles and Mario Montuori, the music score by Miklós Rózsa, the production design by Ken Adam and the costume design by Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni and Peter Tanner. The film is notable for featuring the last of Miklos Rozsa's epic film scores. The movie was one of the 12 most popular films at the British box office in 1963. Time Out's review states that the film was a "low point" in the director's career and that the film represented a 1960s tackiness thankfully not seen anymore.
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