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A new show opening June 21 at the Getty Center explores the centuries-long influence that the elaborate visual storytelling styles of the Middle Ages have had on the contemporary imagination in entertainment.
“There are these real hallmarks of popular culture — Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones — which make use of the visual language of the Middle Ages and do so in culturally relevant ways,” Larisa Grollemond, assistant curator of manuscripts of the J. Paul Getty Museum, tells THR. “I think the project of this exhibition was to pull back the curtain on what aspects of these beloved franchises are actually medieval and which are the product of historical imagination over time.”
“The Fantasy of the Middle Ages,” which runs through Sept. 11, tracks the evolution of the fantasy genre in modern entertainment and how medieval traditions and costume studies have birthed an entire artistic universe.
A new show opening June 21 at the Getty Center explores the centuries-long influence that the elaborate visual storytelling styles of the Middle Ages have had on the contemporary imagination in entertainment.
“There are these real hallmarks of popular culture — Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones — which make use of the visual language of the Middle Ages and do so in culturally relevant ways,” Larisa Grollemond, assistant curator of manuscripts of the J. Paul Getty Museum, tells THR. “I think the project of this exhibition was to pull back the curtain on what aspects of these beloved franchises are actually medieval and which are the product of historical imagination over time.”
“The Fantasy of the Middle Ages,” which runs through Sept. 11, tracks the evolution of the fantasy genre in modern entertainment and how medieval traditions and costume studies have birthed an entire artistic universe.
- 6/19/2022
- by Evan Nicole Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Book-a-Day 2018 #331: The Swords of Heaven, The Flowers of Hell by Michael Moorcock & Howard Chaykin
Michael Moorcock has “ended” his Eternal Champion cycle many times over the past decades — I think he did it for the first time back in the late ’60s, when it was still almost entirely Elric and just a bit of those other guys. But none of those endings have taken; he’s come back time and time again for more stories of Elric in particular and other incarnations as well.
One of the earlier endings was in the mid-70s, after two “John Daker” novels, about an incarnation of the EC that remembered all of the other incarnations. Those felt like summings-up, and were a little heftier than some of the EC novels. But of course a working writer will work, and he’ll come up with more ideas — particularly for the central project of his career.
So, in 1979, Moorcock, in whatever way and for whatever reason, wrote a treatment for a third Daker story,...
One of the earlier endings was in the mid-70s, after two “John Daker” novels, about an incarnation of the EC that remembered all of the other incarnations. Those felt like summings-up, and were a little heftier than some of the EC novels. But of course a working writer will work, and he’ll come up with more ideas — particularly for the central project of his career.
So, in 1979, Moorcock, in whatever way and for whatever reason, wrote a treatment for a third Daker story,...
- 11/28/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Hardly a day goes by without my asking myself “How did all this crappy art get published?”
Now, before all you upstarts get bent out of shape, please appreciate the fact that I’ve been asking this question since about the time Freedom 7 was launched. (Note to self: After gawking at Brian Bolland’s Blog, please don’t look at anybody’s comics art for at least three hours. You’re not giving them a chance.) The difference is, there are a hell of a lot more comic books being published these days. Whereas I think the comics medium beats out Sturgeon’s Law, there’s a hell of a lot of crappy art out there, and much of it is below what I consider to be professional standards.
Over my career I’ve spent a great deal of time evaluating newbie portfolios, and while I feel doing this at the larger,...
Now, before all you upstarts get bent out of shape, please appreciate the fact that I’ve been asking this question since about the time Freedom 7 was launched. (Note to self: After gawking at Brian Bolland’s Blog, please don’t look at anybody’s comics art for at least three hours. You’re not giving them a chance.) The difference is, there are a hell of a lot more comic books being published these days. Whereas I think the comics medium beats out Sturgeon’s Law, there’s a hell of a lot of crappy art out there, and much of it is below what I consider to be professional standards.
Over my career I’ve spent a great deal of time evaluating newbie portfolios, and while I feel doing this at the larger,...
- 2/29/2012
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
'Robin Hood' with Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett - out on DVD, Blu-ray, download September 21 -- Russell Crowe's version of Robin Hood, inspired by the legends and the book by Howard Pyle, will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and download on September 21, 2010. The screenplay is by Brian Helgeland with help on the story from Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris. The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, who worked with Mr. Crowe before in the actor's Academy Award-winning performance for the 2000 movie, Gladiator. The story takes the character known in folklore as the one who...
- 9/20/2010
- by connieannkirk
- Examiner Movies Channel
If there's anything comic art legend Bernie Wrightson has proven, it's that the "squishy stuff" can be beautiful. Applying the same care to depicting the ghoulish and grotesque that artists like Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth and the Brandywine School used in their illustrations, Wrightson's carved out his own niche in the comic world, co-creating Swamp Thing (and illustrating the character's classic early adventures), contributing classic short tales to Creepy and Eerie, and bringing new life to Mary Shelley's monster in his defining take on Frankenstein. Wrightson's also created conceptual and design art for films like Ghostbusters and The Mist. So with renewed talk in the air of a new Swamp Thing...
- 4/22/2010
- FEARnet
By Bob Fisher
John Matthieson, Bsc likens his experience shooting Robin Hood to riding a horse with a mind of it’s own and hanging on for dear life while guiding it in the right direction. Robin Hood is the cinematographer’s fifth collaboration with Ridley Scott. It follows in the wake of Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Matchstick Men and Hannibal.
Stories about Robin Hood, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor are weaved into the fabric of our culture. There are songs and poems about his exploits dating back to the 14th century. Howard Pyle wrote the book The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood in 1885. The first film about Robin Hood was produced in 1908. Some 50 motion pictures and television series have subsequently told the tale of Robin Hood.
The story never gets old. It begins late in the 12th century with Richard the Lionhearted, who is king of England,...
John Matthieson, Bsc likens his experience shooting Robin Hood to riding a horse with a mind of it’s own and hanging on for dear life while guiding it in the right direction. Robin Hood is the cinematographer’s fifth collaboration with Ridley Scott. It follows in the wake of Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Matchstick Men and Hannibal.
Stories about Robin Hood, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor are weaved into the fabric of our culture. There are songs and poems about his exploits dating back to the 14th century. Howard Pyle wrote the book The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood in 1885. The first film about Robin Hood was produced in 1908. Some 50 motion pictures and television series have subsequently told the tale of Robin Hood.
The story never gets old. It begins late in the 12th century with Richard the Lionhearted, who is king of England,...
- 4/19/2010
- by Bob Fisher
- Hollywoodnews.com
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