Ben-hur / (2016) (Br)

Overview

In 1999, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) jointly conducted research and a workshop to shed light on the national problem of animal intrusion damage to earthen dams and the resulting safety issues. The FEMA/ASDSO survey and workshop united dam owners, engineers, state and federal regulators, wildlife managers, foresters, and academia to form an educated and experienced front against the growing problem of earthen dam damage and failures due to animal intrusion. The infor¬mation generated by roundtable discussions and survey answers indicates that while most states recognize animal intrusion as a problem, only a handful know of guidance on dams and wildlife management practices available to the dam professionals and owners. Based on input from the dam communities, FEMA/ASDSO's mission to develop a guidance manual on the proper management of nuisance wildlife in the earthen dam environment became clear. To determine the information needs of the dam community-and therefore the most appropriate focus of this manual-FEMA/ASDSO issued a survey in 1999 and used the survey input from the 48 state dam safety officials representatives and 11 federal agencies representing the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS). Additionally, a second survey was issued in 2003 to identify the current needs of each state, determine what nuisance wildlife and damages the states encounter, and understand which miti¬gation methods are being used with success or failure. This manual provides technical guidance to dam specialists (including dam owners, operators, inspectors, state dam officials, and consulting engineers) in areas of focus identified through the two survey efforts and workshop. The purposes of this manual are to: Assist dam specialists in understanding the impacts wildlife can have on earthen dams; Provide dam specialists with basic information on habitat, range, description, and behavior of common nuisance wildlife to aid in their proper identification at the dam; Describe state-of-practice methods to prevent and mitigate adverse wildlife impacts on earthen dams. Provide state-of-practice design guidance for repair and preventive design associated with nuisance wildlife intrusion. It is envisioned that the entire dam specialist community will use this manual to augment their routine duties in earthen dam management. This manual is presented as a process toward dam inspection and management that includes wildlife damage identification and control. This manual provides technical information and guidance on: How wildlife damage adversely affects the safe operation of earthen dams; specifically, hydraulic alteration, internal and external erosion, and structural integrity losses (Chapter 2.0); Dam inspections that incorporate a biological component to sensitize dam specialists to the aspects of their dams that attract wildlife and to understand where nuisance wildlife are likely to occur on the dam (Chapter 3.0); Biological data for specific nuisance wildlife to assist the dam specialist in identifying which nuisance wildlife inhabits the dam. Biological data will also assist in controlling nuisance wildlife (e.g., listed food sources can be removed to encourage the animal to leave the area) (Chapter 4.0); Dam design specifications and methods that can be incorporated into repair of existing dams or new dam designs to prevent wildlife intrusions (Chapter 5.0); Guidelines to determine when wildlife management should occur at a dam (beyond dam repair and prevention actions) and wildlife management methods that can be implemented when control of specific nuisance wild¬life populations is deemed necessary. Specific methods discussed include habitat modification, use of toxicants and fumigants, trapping, and shooting (Chapter 6.0); The fiscal issues related to appropriate and timely wildlife management at earthen dams (Chapter 7.0).

Product Details

Release Date:	12/13/2016
UPC:	0032429254030
Original Release:	0000
Source:	PARAMOUNT H
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	1,166

Special Features

Closed Caption; Ben-Hur: The Legacy; The Epic Cast; A Tale For Our Times; The Chariot Race; Deleted and Extended Scenes; Music Videos

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jack Huston	Judah Ben-Hur
Toby Kebbell	Messala
Rodrigo Santoro	Jezus
Nazanin Boniadi	Esther
Ayelet Zurer	Naomi
Morgan Freeman	Ildarin
Haluk Bilginer	Simonides
Marwan Kenzari	Druses
Mois?s Arias	Gestas
Yasen Atour	Jacob
David Walmsley	Marcus Decimus
Sofia Black-D'Elia	Tirzah
Julian Kostov	Lucius
Alan Cappelli Goetz	Decurion
Gabriel Farnese	Elijah
Yorgos Karamihos	Sick Oarsman
Dato Bakhtadze	Hortator
Edoardo Purgatori	Actor
Jarreth J. Merz	Actor,Flores
Simone Spinazze	Garrison Captain
Denise Tantucci	Avigail
Alessandro Giuggioli	Judas
Jay Natelle	Natelle
James Cosmo	Quintas
Francesco Scianna	Kadeem
Craig Peritz	Actor
Maurice Lee	Simon Cyrene
Stefano Scherini	Peter
Giorgio Bonelli	Roman Guard
Pilou Asb?k	Pontius Pilate
Gabriel Lo Giudice	Elijah
Ioan Gunn	Gestas
Marco Beltrami	Composer

Technical Credits

John Ridley

Keith R. Clarke

Sean Daniel	Producer
Joni Levin	Producer
Duncan Henderson	Producer
John Ridley	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Keith R. Clarke	Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Mark Burnett	Executive Producer,Producer
Roma Downey	Executive Producer,Producer
Jason Brown	Executive Producer
Enzo Sisti	Executive Producer,Producer
Marco Fiumara	Sound Effects,Sound Mixer
Luigi Pini	Sound Effects
George Atkins	Sound Effects
Ron Bartlett	Sound Effects
Albert Gasser	Sound Effects
Giorgio Antonini	Stunts,Stunts
Piero Mura	Sound/Sound Designer
Nolwenn Caro	Special Effects
Mark Epstein	Stunts
Danilo Capuzi	Stunts
John Papsidera	Casting
Riccardo Mioni	Stunts

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Ben-Hur
1. Scene 1 [:22]
2. Scene 2 [:14]
3. Scene 3 [6:25]
4. Scene 4 [8:38]
5. Scene 5 [4:04]
6. Scene 6 [5:15]
7. Scene 7 [2:22]
8. Scene 8 [5:43]
9. Scene 9 [:57]
10. Scene 10 [6:59]
11. Scene 11 [4:14]
12. Scene 12 [2:57]
13. Scene 13 [7:01]
14. Scene 14 [1:31]
15. Scene 15 [8:47]
16. Scene 16 [7:34]
17. Scene 17 [2:31]

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Editorial Reviews

The 1959 epic Ben-Hur won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The severely truncated 2016 remake likely won't be remembered come Oscar time, but that doesn't mean it's without merit. It certainly will appeal to faith-based audiences, who will appreciate its emphasis on Jesus' teachings of unconditional love, and to anyone else hungering for an adventurous drama in the cinematic dog days of late summer. In A.D. 25 Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a wealthy Jewish prince, lives with his widowed mother Naomi (Ayelet Zurer), his sister Tirzah (Sofia Black-D'Elia), and his adopted Roman brother Messala (Toby Kebbell). The two brothers are extremely competitive, but also the best of friends. However, their close-knit bond becomes strained when Messala joins the Roman army and quickly rises through the ranks, eventually returning to Jerusalem to oversee Pontius Pilate's parade through the city. He asks Judah to use his influence to help ensure Pilate's safety against zealots who are violently opposed to the region's Roman occupation, but Judah refuses to become an informant for his brother, further undermining their relationship. Their friendship is irreparably broken when an assassination attempt is made on Pilate and Judah is blamed for it; Messala orders Judah's mother and sister to be executed, and sentences Judah to be a galley slave on a Roman warship, where he will be worked to death. But Judah survives for five brutal years and escapes following a shipwreck. Fueled by hate, he vows revenge. He soon meets a high-rolling sheik named Ilderim (Morgan Freeman in jazzy dreadlocks), who says that Messala is Rome's top-ranked chariot racer and urges him to beat his tormentor at his own game in the sports arena. Of course, this is all a prelude to the story's famous chariot race, and it doesn't disappoint: It's one of two riveting set pieces -- the other being a deadly naval battle on the Ionian Sea -- that are depicted with compelling realism and headlong momentum by director Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). This remake hails from married executive producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey (whose previous faith-based projects include Son of God, The Bible, and The Dovekeepers), and they've turned what was originally a tale of revenge into a thoughtful meditation on redemption. That said, the 1959 version took three and a half hours to tell its story, while this account feels rushed at a shade over two hours. The filmmakers seem more concerned with delivering action scenes than developing the emotional connections between the characters. This is especially true when we're first introduced to the brothers; we're still sorting out who's who when Messala abruptly leaves to become a soldier. In addition, the film's happy ending (which was changed from the '59 version) feels tacked-on rather than earned, and the early scenes with Jesus (Rodrigo Santoro) are a bit clunky. In a summer of bloated blockbusters, this is one movie that would have benefited from an additional half hour or so to flesh out its characters and their backstories. It's also miscast: Huston is fine, but he doesn't command the screen the way Charlton Heston did or the way Russell Crowe does now. As for Kebbell, his sudden turn from loving brother to sadistic centurion isn't wholly convincing. But, again, this is partly due to the pared-down, emotionally stunted script. But enough griping. For all of its shortcomings, and there are many, the new Ben-Hur is a consistently entertaining sword-and-sandals story that takes faith and miracles seriously, and stresses that love, not hate, conquers all. Seems like a sin not to champion a movie like that.