The most surprising thing about Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical Camelot is that it’s really the only musical based on the Arthurian tales we’ve got — that is if you discount Bing Crosby’s A Connecticut Yankee and King Arthur’s Court and the horrible animated film Quest for Camelot — which is odd considering…
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The Black Knight (1954) – Review
“There comes a time in every man’s life when he must fight for what he wants most,” and with those stirring words the adventures of The Black Knight begin, a film that wonderfully illustrates the dream of Camelot and the heroic ideal. Unfortunately, aside from namechecking the likes of King Arthur and Guinevere, there isn’t…
Knights of the Round Table (1953) – Review
Though credited as being based on Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, Richard Thorpe’s Knights of the Round Table bares but a passing resemblance to Malory’s collection of Arthurian tales. Instead of covering the numerous exploits of Arthur and his knights, this movie focuses almost solely on the forbidden love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere.
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is the 11th book in the series, released in serialized form in Blue Book Magazine from December 1927 through May 1928, but due to its subject matter could have been titled “Tarzan and the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.”