“Cleopatra” is a sumptuous spectacle and a smorgasbord of schlock. In this 1934 film, director Cecil B. DeMille relates the oft-told tale of the last ruler of Egypt. She seduces the formidable Julius ...

The Motion Picture Archive Film Series, part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, will show the 1934 drama “Cleopatra” directed by Cecil B. DeMille Friday, Feb. 8, in the Harold B. Lee Library ...

Famous for her wiles, Cleopatra has been played by beauties like Theda Bara (above), Claudette Colbert, Elizabeth Taylor and Vivien Leigh. But an Egyptologist's recreation shows the real Queen was a ...

It’s a family affair this time around, with Ben Mankiewicz examining all that went into the making of the scandalous epic directed by his uncle Joe. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor As TCM notes, the ...

Cleopatra Boyce Barbush Norfolk – Cleopatra Boyce Barbush, 84, passed away on April 23, 2018. She was born March 22, 1934 in Petersburg, VA and was the daughter of the late Antonios and Maria Boyce, ...

The on-screen history of Cleopatra -- We take a look at the queen's filmography and the women who played her Editor at Large for Entertainment Weekly, host of Outlander Live! on EW Radio, and Mark ...

HAMPTON – Cleopatra Bingham Beckett was born Aug. 11, 1934, in Newport News, Va., to Ms. Grace A. Mason of Surry County, Va. She passed away Oct. 14, 2005. Mrs. Beckett was a graduate of Huntington ...

Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot‘s “Wonder Woman” reunion will have to wait. Jenkins has relinquished directing duties for “Cleopatra,” a historical drama featuring Gadot as the legendary queen of Egypt.

NBC has ordered a pilot based on legendary Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The period drama is described as an "epic romance" that takes place "in a world of sorcery, gods and monsters", according to ...