Day #2, continuing with the theme of public art. This mural based on John William Waterhouse's 1888 painting "The Lady of Shalott" which is itself based on the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat graces the parking lot side of The Redwood City Art Center on Broadway, but maybe not for long. According to their website, the art center has lost its ( Read more... )

#6. Robin Hood (2010)As the 90s was to flamboyant, duderrifc, heroically triumphant, explosion-packed big budget historical fiction epics, so the 2000s was to gritty, keepin'-it-real, back-to-the-source-material, dark-gray-and-green-tinted, amoral big budget historical epics. The 2004 "King Arthur" with Clive Owen and Kiera Knightley which I ( Read more... )

As it turns out, my quest to see every filmed adaptation of the legend of King Arthur this year lasted only until about halfway through February when I ran out of easily findable material. Well guess what? I'm now going to take on another serial project. At stacyinthecity's suggestion, and because I'm going to be visiting Nottingham in a few weeks, I will hereby ( Read more... )

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Fun upcoming event: Mystery Lawn Showcase at The Magic Flute in Marin County. Four bands, one drummer.

12. Camelot (1967) My rating: 8/10. IMDB summary:

The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere is played out amid the pageantry of Camelot. The plot of illegitimate Modred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing ( Read more... )

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6. King Arthur (2004) My rating: 6/10. IMDB summary:

Although the legend of King Arthur has not been historically established as fact, this film attempts to place King Arthur within his possible historic context, smack between the fall of the Roman Empire (just a few hundred years after Gladiator) and the long road through the Dark Ages (roughly ( Read more... )