The 8-part mini series Pillars of the Earth, based on the novel by Ken Follett, premieres this Friday, July 23, at 10pm ET / PT on Starz. If you don’t have Starz, you should be able to watch the episodes online.
There is also an amplified edition of the novel being released to go along with […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on July 21st, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Winter is Coming …
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy, Books and Movies on June 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
“To bring director Ridley Scott’s battle for Sherwood Forest to life, designers had to re-create 13th-century weapons, from fire grenades to battering rams. Popular Mechanics goes behind the scenes with the creators of the new Robin Hood to see how it was done.”
It’s interesting that they made all of the longbows by hand using yew […]
Filed under: Arms and Armor, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on May 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
According to the Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Albrecht is building “Camelot” at Starz.
In its first series order since Albrecht took the reins as president and CEO, the pay cabler has greenlighted a contemporary retelling of the Arthurian legend from a producing team that encompasses four countries — the U.S., U.K., Ireland and Canada — and is led […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Fantasy, Books and Movies on March 23rd, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Director: Jonathan English
Cast: Kate Mara, Jason Flemyng, William Moseley, Paul Giamatti, Robert Carlyle
Release Date: 2010
Summary:
It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal to the Magna Carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of free-men. Yet within months of pledging […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on January 20th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
From the Huffington Post:
The first trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” has been released and it looks to be a classic Scott epic filled with lots of gritty violence. Starring Russell Crowe, who Scott worked with in his previous film “Gladiator,” as the legendary archer and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian, the film is scheduled […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on December 15th, 2009 | 6 Comments »
“Mel Gibson will direct and Leonardo DiCaprio will star in an untitled period drama set in the world of Viking culture. William Monahan is writing the script.
Graham King will produce with Gibson and Tim Headington in a co-production between King’s GK Films and Gibson’s Icon Productions. Shooting is expected to begin fall, 2010, meaning that […]
Filed under: Vikings, Books and Movies on December 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Baltasar Kormakur, Iceland’s best known film director, has started work on a new high-budget Viking movie. This will be the most expensive film ever made in Iceland with an estimated budget of 60 million dollars.”
Read the rest of the article at IceNews.
Hopefully, this movie will be better than Outlander, a medieval viking / sci-fi fantasy […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on June 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
I normally stick to posts about medieval history and fantasy novels, but since I’m a fan of Ernest Hemingway, I thought I’d post about this when I saw the article.
Apparently, plans are in the works for creating a movie based on the last years of Ernest Hemingway’s life and his creation of The Old Man […]
Filed under: Books and Movies, Literary News on May 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
George R.R. Martin posted the following on his blog this week in regards to the Song of Ice and Fire series on HBO:
At last it can be told.
The news has finally been made public, so I’m finally free to whoop and holler and share the great news — the HBO pilot of A GAME OF […]
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy, Books and Movies on April 23rd, 2009 | 6 Comments »
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