Review: The Countess
The Countess is a 2009 film about Elizabeth Báthory. It is the Julie Delpy’s third directorial effort. Julia casts her self in the starring role as Erzsébet Báthory.
Review: Red Riding Hood
This movie – a loosely-based retelling of the fable of Red Riding Hood and set in a loosely-based version of a medieval village – came out in the spring of 2011 with much promotion. Aimed at the teenage audience / fans of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight saga, the film received mostly poor reviews and small audiences.
Trailer for The Hobbit released
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug
US company gets right to remake Kurosawa films
Splendent Media has signed a multiyear deal to represent worldwide rights (outside Japan) to 69 titles from filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, including 19 screenplays…
Teaching Knighthood and the Late Medieval Battlefield using the Knights of The Messenger
Teaching Knighthood and the Late Medieval Battlefield using the Knights of The Messenger By Matthieu Chan Tsin The Once and Future Classroom, Vol.7:1…
Teaching the Middle Ages on Film: Visual Narrative and the Historical Record
Is it appropriate to point out inaccuracies of detail in historical film? As a collective commercial enterprise, is a movie inherently limited in its portrayal of the past, and does this matter? How does film convention affect representation? Can movies err on the side of historical truth?
Harnessing the Potential in Historiography and Popular Culture When Teaching the Crusades
Harnessing the Potential in Historiography and Popular Culture When Teaching the Crusades By Dawn Marie Hayes The History Teacher, Vol. 40:3 (2007) Introduction:…