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...knight should be--honorable and chivalrous, 6 ft. 4 in. tall and an expert in armed combat. On weekends Sir Tristan von Eising is a proud nobleman of the Barony of Nordskogen, but during the week he is better known as Darren Chermack, 34, an inventor who is a sword-carrying member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (S.C.A.), an organization devoted to re-creating the lifestyle of premodern Europe. And in case you're not familiar with the Barony of Nordskogen, most benighted Muggles know it as the greater Minneapolis--St. Paul, Minn., area. Strange and magical things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeding On Fantasy | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

When last we saw Jackson, one year ago, he was one very jittery Kiwi. His Lord of the Rings trilogy was considered perhaps the riskiest endeavor in motion-picture history. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's mythical sword-and-sorcery three-part novel, the movies were all filmed at once during a mammoth 15-month shoot. Jackson, a relatively unknown director who seldom stepped foot outside New Zealand and who was best known for quirky, low-budget films, was given a $270 million budget. The cost ultimately climbed to $310 million. If the first movie had tanked, then New Line (which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lure Of The Rings | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

...hand that felt too soft, the skin papery thin and blotched with liver spots. His clothes hung loosely on his frame. Perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised that the feisty democracy fighter who had once faced down South Korea's generals looked ready to turn in his sword. After all, his official birthday has him turning 77. (His friends say he is closer to 80.) As we settled down to chat, Kim suggested I remove my jacket given the warmth of the room: "They have set the temperature higher to suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For One Old Soldier, The Battle Is Over | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

...felt really bad for the guy,” Rose said. “He ended up having to just borrow someone else’s sword, and I think it really shook him up. But it was probably a mismatch to begin with...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Fencing Scores Colossal Ivy Upset | 11/26/2002 | See Source »

...broad, and for supporting players with cross-eyes and a huge, hairy wart (a talisman of sorts, don?t ask me why, for martial arts movies of the period). But along with some cunning, made-in-the-basement special effects, ?CESK? includes the star?s much-anthologized stool-vs.-sword fight and the not-easily-forgettable sight of Samo?s naked body painted with Chinese characters - he?s become a slab of calligraffiti. After kicking much bony-vampire ass, he gets wise to his cheating wife. Shouting, ?I knew you were having an affair, you bitch!?, he punches her hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Hong Kong Horrors! | 11/13/2002 | See Source »

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