In the half-century since Hollywood first flirted with 3-D movies, the special glasses required for viewing have gotten a whole lot more substantial. The stories being filmed, however, are just as ...

In the half-century since Hollywood first flirted with 3-D movies, the special glasses required for viewing have gotten a whole lot more substantial. The stories being filmed, however, are just as ...

The new film version of Beowulf is upon us, directed by Robert Zemeckis, and starring Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie, and Crispin Glover, with Ray Winstone as Beowulf. Zemeckis, whose ...

A kingdom is assaulted by a monster and a hero sweeps in with his army to defend the realm. Not the premise of a new Netflix fantasy series. Instead, a plot synopsis of the Old English epic Beowulf.

There’s something monstrous in the heart of America — literally. In Grendel, Kentucky, an upcoming series from upstart publisher Artists, Writers & Artisans, the Beowulf story gets updated and ...

Robert Zemeckis’ new film “Beowulf” gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “the sublime and the ridiculous.” Zemeckis took the oldest and most important text of our ur-language, and turned it into a ...

Robert Zemeckis’ “Beowulf” comes to theatres Friday. “Alexander,” “Troy,” “300” – now the Anglo-Saxon poem “Beowulf” can be added to the list of ancient, epic tales turned into movies in recent years.

Part history and part mythology, the saga is set during the sixth century. Beowulf is a royal son of a Scandinavian clan, whose fame 'far flew the boast of him', according to the poem. For many ...

As the cold sting of winter finally starts to fade, so the literary festival season edges closer. An addition to the line-up this year is a five-day celebration of the legendary saga of Beowulf. How ...