Medieval Times

A Chicago Orthodox church modeled after a 15th-century monastery is moving toward receiving official landmark status, according to reports from WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times. The designation would provide legal protection for the building's distinctive architecture, which draws on medieval monastery design, and would limit future alterations to the structure.

Actor Ron Perlman has recounted filming 'The Name of the Rose' alongside Sean Connery, saying he had to spit in Connery's face 16 times for one scene. His anecdote has renewed attention on the late Scottish star and the 1986 medieval mystery film. Perlman described the repeated takes with characteristic humour, and fans of both actors are revisiting stories from the production.

Paramount Pictures has set up a feature film based on Medieval Times, the dinner-and-tournament attraction known for its jousting shows and castle-themed venues. Details on the project, including writers, director or cast, have not been announced. The announcement is being picked up by entertainment outlets and has prompted discussion among film fans about how the dinner theatre brand will translate to the big screen.

Hollywood is developing a feature film based on Medieval Times, the popular dinner-and-tournament attraction where performers joust as medieval knights. The premise reportedly asks what would happen if real knights from the immersive dining experience crossed into the modern world. News of the project is drawing attention from fans of the restaurants and pop-culture writers, who see it as the latest example of Hollywood turning a well-known experience brand into a movie franchise.

Medieval Times, the American dinner theater chain known for its jousting tournaments and castle-themed shows, is being adapted into a feature film. The announcement has drawn attention from fans of the restaurants and followers of film industry news, as the themed experience makes an unusual leap from live performance to cinema.

Paramount Pictures is developing a film set in the world of Medieval Times, the dinner-and-tournament attraction featuring jousting knights, according to a Deadline exclusive. Details on cast, director and release timing have not been announced. The dinner theater chain has long been a pop-culture touchstone, which is fueling interest in how the studio will adapt it for the big screen.

At the Middle Ages in Modern Games conference, researcher Baykar Demir presented a paper on the video game Graveyard Keeper, examining how the game mechanises and economically models sacred funeral and burial processes. The talk closed the conference's Time and Death session, adding to growing academic interest in how games represent medieval religion and mortality.

Researchers argue that the Voynich manuscript, a medieval text that has baffled scholars for centuries, may have been bound incorrectly, radically changing how its mysterious drawings and indecipherable script should be read. The claim suggests earlier interpretations of the famous manuscript could be based on pages arranged in the wrong order, reopening debate over one of history's most puzzling books.

Hollywood is developing a feature film based on Medieval Times, the dinner-and-tournament experience famous for its jousting knights and castle venues. The project would bring the dinner theater brand to the big screen in a full theatrical movie. Details on cast, studio, and release date have not yet been announced, but the concept is already generating chatter among film fans.

Paramount is developing a family comedy set in partnership with the Medieval Times dinner theater chain. Eric Appel, known for genre-savvy comedy work, is attached to direct from a script by Blaise Hemingway. The project pairs a Hollywood studio with the themed-restaurant brand, whose jousting knights and castle dining have long been part of American pop culture, and is now drawing attention as an unusual studio-brand collaboration.

Hallmark Channel's new 'Fall into Love' movie 'A Knight to Remember' is getting coverage after a review noted the network stepping into pure fantasy territory. The film has aired on Hallmark and is also available via Hallmark Plus. Early reaction focuses on the channel's usual romance formula being blended with a time-travel or medieval knight premise.

Medieval communities confronted deadly pneumonic plague with a combination of the medical knowledge of their time and deep religious devotion, turning to both physicians and prayer as the disease swept through Europe. The historical account revisits how people understood contagion, divine punishment and treatment options during these devastating outbreaks, offering perspective on how societies respond to uncontrollable epidemics.

The British Museum says it is extending viewing hours for the Bayeux Tapestry, responding to heavy demand from visitors since the medieval embroidery went on display in London. The 11th-century work, lent by France, depicts the Norman conquest of England and has drawn large crowds, prompting the museum to give the public more time to see it.

The Guardian reports new research into the Voynich manuscript, the medieval text that has baffled linguists and cryptographers for centuries, suggesting some of its pages were bound in the wrong order and may have been read incorrectly all along. The finding has reignited debate among historians and enthusiasts about whether a fresh look at the sequencing could finally yield clues to the manuscript's undeciphered script and origins.