The opera's formal Prologue is played out in honor of the occasion for which it was composed: the wedding of the French King Louis IV and Princess Maria Theresa — and sets the allegorical stage for ...

Could 1983’s Hercules be the perfect movie? Consider the evidence: It stars Lou “Incredible Hulk” Ferrigno. He fights robot centaurs, travels to other planets by throwing a big rock tied to a chariot, ...

NEW HAVEN — How many artists can boast that they influenced Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albrecht Durer? Antonio Pollaiuolo could. He was the masterful Florentine sculptor, painter, ...

HERCULES. Tonight at 8, NBC. 1. 5 Stars. As an executive producer, Robert Halmi Sr. has made some very good costume-drama miniseries (“Gulliver’s Travels,” “The Odyssey”) and some very bad ones (too ...

Disney appears to officially be moving ahead with its live-action remake of animated classic Hercules, causing me a not-insignificant amount of anxiety. The recent news that Guy Ritchie has been ...