TUNE IN TONIGHT

BEN-HUR

TCM, 8 p.m. ET

This is the golden anniversary of this 1959 biblical epic, which includes such inspirational religious narratives as the Nativity and the Crucifixion. And, as the action-film apex of its era, the chariot race. Remember, if you watch, this was in the days before CGI. Every stunt is real. Charlton Heston stars