Robin Hood DVD released
The DVD and Blu-Ray versions of Robin Hood have been released. They contain the theatrical version of the film as well as an…
Beyond ‘Braveheart’? Recent work on the Scottish Wars of Independence
A survey of articles, monographs and primary sources relevant to the study of the Scottish Wars of Independence, c.1286-c.1357, published 2003-2010
The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas, was released in 1999. It was based on the novel Eaters of the Dead, by Michael Crichton.…
Valhalla Rising
Valhalla Rising Starring Mads Mikkelsen and Maarten Stevenson Made in Denmark in 2009, being released in North America and Europe in 2010 Synopsis:…
Review: Robin Hood
Review: Robin Hood Warning: Spoilers Sandra: Peter and I saw Robin Hood on the opening weekend and both of us were pleasantly surprised…
UCF in Print: Tison Pugh
Tison Pugh, Associate Professor and Director of Texts and Technology Program at the Universtiy of Central Florida, appeared on the program UCF in…
The Wild Hunt
In a dark forest a battle rages between the power-hungry Celts, the rampaging Vikings, the secretive wood elves and a mysterious shaman. But…
Robin Hood in Film
The story of Robin Hood has been made into a movie at least fifty times – with many films going on to become financial and critical successes.
The Reel Joan of Arc: Reflections on the Theory and Practice of the Historical Film
The Reel Joan of Arc: Reflections on the Theory and Practice of the Historical Film By Robert A. Rosenstone The Public Historian, Vol. 25,…
Integration and Inversion : Western Medieval Knights in Japanese Manga and Anime
Integration and Inversion : Western Medieval Knights in Japanese Manga and Anime Griffith, John Lance Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 17…
From Camelot to Sandlot : Gothic Translation in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court
From Camelot to Sandlot : Gothic Translation in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court Yang, Ming-Tsang Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume…
Ingmar Bergman’s Appropriations of the Images of Death in The Seventh Seal
Ingmar Bergman’s Appropriations of the Images of Death in The Seventh Seal Wang, Denise Ming-yueh Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 17…
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 film directed by Ridley Scott. It is set in the late-12th century Holy Land, when the Crusaders…
Warrior Geopolitics: Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and the Kingdom of Heaven
Ridley Scott’s three movies, “Gladiator”, “Black Hawk Down” and most recently “The Kingdom of Heaven” explore the morality and identity of warriors. They do so in exotic landscapes and settings that emphasize the confrontation with danger as external and frequently unknowable and political violence as something that has complicated geographies.
Ironclad
Ironclad is a described as a medieval ‘Magnificent Seven’, and an ultra-violent action thriller. Released in 2o11, the film tells the true story…
LE CINEMA A L’EPREUVE DES REPRESENTATIONS MEDIEVALES : L’ENLUMINURE ET LE THEATRE
LE CINEMA A L’EPREUVE DES REPRESENTATIONS MEDIEVALES : L’ENLUMINURE ET LE THEATRE Dragomirescu, Corneliu Studia Patzinaka, no. 7, 2008, pp. 25-58 Abstract Réaliser…
Beyond Historical Accuracy: A Postmodern View of Movies and Medievalism
The treatment of medieval or medieval-inspired films by academic medievalists is often apathetic in nature, or explicitly contemptuous. Some dismiss films as Hollywood fluff, while others, who may enjoy them on the surface, are highly critical of what the movies get wrong.
Not Your Typical Knight: The Emerging On-Screen Defender
The on-screen traditional medieval hero derlves from heroes of medieval literature such as King Arthur, Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Galahad. The medieval heroes are set apart from their enemies by their brawny physiques, their devotions to God, king, and lady, and their fightlng abilities – which are used to promote justlce.
Utopia and the Middle Ages in Popular Culture: A Reading of Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven
In our case, the film Kingdom of Heaven, directed by Ridley Scott and released by Twentieth-Century Fox in 2005, has its source in an original screenplay by the American author William Monahan
The Tradition of King Arthur: The Grail in Legend and Film
Examines the depiction of King Arthur and the Holy Grail in movies.