The new version, directed by Ridley Scott ("Blade Runner," "Alien") is a kind of "Robin Hood" meets "Gladiator" meets "Saving Private Ryan." And it makes some claim to being, if not historically ...

Just as Robin Hood eludes the Sheriff of Nottingham, ... interest in the figure of Robin Hood and the question of whether or not this “King of Outlaws” was based on a real person.

Robin Hood, a bandit who is more myth and folk hero than real person, is a Nottingham-based myth and subject of many films and shows - good and bad alike.The "who" of who plays Robin Hood in these ...

The real antagonist of the Robin Hood legend is not the evil rich but an oppressive government. Rich merchants traded throughout the known world and made available desired goods not produced locally.

The very best screen Robin Hoods combine sincerity and dramatic chops with a sense of fun and a personality that is larger than life, because the Robin Hood of legend is not a real person, but an ...

But securely established as Robin Hood is in popular esteem, ... Might not the ballads under consideration have a basis in the exploits of a real person, living in the forests, somewhere and at ...

The new Ridley Scott film "Robin Hood", which has opened to mixed reviews on its merits as entertainment, is also drawing some critics' political ire. In New York's leftist weekly, The Village ...