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Well, if we’re throwing in everything filmed around Vancouver, this could take a while. Twilight, of course, but also First Blood, the...

SteveD, prolific and immensely appreciated poster at RPG.net, and talented and hilarious game writer, has died. This was posted on...

I read them lots of times - especially VotDT at #3 - as a youth. Now I find myself having to ignore a lot of the symbolism or they feel...

Robbing the rich to give to the poor, and challenging oppressive authorities. Both the 1973 film and 1984 series had these at their hearts.

England in the 12th century was pretty dirty and gritty - and he's an outlaw in the forest robbing corrupt bishops and shaming greedy...

Ultimately, Robin Hood is the original Ranger, and we all know there's no right way to do a Ranger.

There's a lot going on with The Silver Chair, to be sure. The irony of Puddleglum, the most pessimistic character, articulating against...

I suspect not, ditto Starfox and Hercules.

I think Umbran's point was that if US AI-model making companies go bust, no other company will be able to afford training model further...

Aussie movies! I didn't even think to include any. <Very embarrassed face here> "A life lived in fear is a life half lived!" Strictly...

Sadly I think this will be a name-checked only one-and-done Doom, who's probably an alternate Tony Stark, the Iron Maniac crossed with...

Yeah, Robin Hood is, like most such characters, a cultural aggregate of various versions, revisions, fanfiction, etc going back...

Any version of Robin Hood which doesn’t have Nasir or one of his descendants (Akeem is acceptable) has forgotten the face of their father.

Look, there are two poles of Robin Hood perfection put to film - Disney’s animated version which is perfectly American and light-hearted...