Steven Till

Filed under: Videos, Fantasy, Books and Movies on December 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »

Read more about the movie at Huffpost Entertainment…

Filed under: Fantasy, Books and Movies on July 26th, 2011 | No Comments »

The Name of the Rose on Netflix Instant:
In this adaptation of Umberto Eco’s best-selling novel, 14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) and his young novice (Christian Slater) arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church’s authority […]

Filed under: Medieval History TV Guide, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on July 18th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy, Books and Movies on March 4th, 2011 | No Comments »

DVDs:

Robin Hood (Two-Disc Unrated Director’s Cut)
Russell Crowe

Pillars of the Earth Mini-series
Ian McShane

The Dark Ages (The History Channel)
RJ Allison

The Crescent & The Cross (History Channel)
Keith David

Barbarians 2
The History Channel

Video Games:

Medieval 2 Total War Gold Pack
Sega of America

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Xbox 360)
Ubi Soft

The Sims Medieval (Pre-Order)
Release Date March 15, 2011
Electronic Arts

Filed under: Videos, Books and Movies on December 9th, 2010 | No Comments »

I finally got around to watching all of the Pillars of the Earth mini-series, based on the novel by Ken Follett. I was pleasantly surprised. I figured it would be average at best, but they did a much better job with it than I anticipated. They changed the story lines a bit, but not enough […]

Filed under: Books and Movies on October 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I finally got around to seeing the new Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott. I thought it was somewhat entertaining, nothing mind-blowing by any means. It doesn’t come close to competing with some of Scott’s other films, especially Gladiator. The battle scenes have the same feel as his other movies (see […]

Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on October 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

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 »