We hear this heroic tale at the mercy of our ambitious English teachers. Alliteration ticks each line of poetry as we unveil the message lying beneath the twisting and turning of kennings, or fancy ...

Beowulf" is an amazingly visualized take on an epic poem. The movie uses realistic computer animation to make the characters on the screen almost as real as living, breathing actors. In the movie, ...

In its latest major period undertaking, ITV has ordered 13-part epic drama Beowulf. Described as a re-imagining of one of literature’s greatest and most enduring heroes — and as a Western set in the ...

The weekend's boxoffice crown should be copped by an animated feature based on an Old English epic poem. By Carl DiOrio, The Associated Press The weekend’s boxoffice crown should be copped by an ...

ITV is continuing to grow its homegrown genre TV offerings, with the announcement of a 13-part series based on the ancient hero Beowulf. Described as "essentially a western set in the Dark Ages of ...

If you must see "Beowulf," try to catch it in one of the 1,000 theaters where it will be shown in 3-D. Otherwise you will miss the full effect of the most visceral depiction of monster drool the ...

Maria Dahvana Headley’s new novel, “The Mere Wife,” is much more than a simple recasting of the ancient epic poem “Beowulf” in the suburbs. It’s “The Stepford Wives,” 9/11 and English class thrown ...