Coming Soon to the (Bad) Medieval Movie Club

The response to my (Bad) Medieval Movie Club announcement has been quite flattering so far, if somewhat overwhelming at the same time. But don’t get me wrong, that’s overwhelming-in-a-good-way, with proper amounts of gratitude and hopefulness buttressing it up. Once-a-month might not prove often enough to contain such enthusiasm.

So far, here’s what my readers have to look forward to in the weeks and months ((Months is probably the better way to think here. So many movies. I can’t spend every waking hour watching them, can I?)) ahead, in no particular order and certainly not in order of expected release:

	Excalibur (1981) “Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.” Featuring Jenn Zuko, medieval combat enthusiast and blogger behind Bonzuko.
	Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009) “…” ((Apparently SyFy original movies don’t get taglines. Who knew?)) Featuring the mysterious, pseudonymous academic Dr. Virago of the blog Quod She.
	Timeline (2003) “They had to travel into the past to save the future” Aided ably by Lyn Belzer-Tonnessen, independent scholar and all around geek.
	Ironclad (2011) “Heavy metal goes medieval” Featuring the return of Jennifer Lynn Jordan of the late Per Omnia Saecula and recently of Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell!
	Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) “Desire. Defy. Escape.” Avec Linda C. McCabe, historical fantasy author, whose debut novel Quest of the Warrior Maid is in stores now.
	The 13th Warrior (1999) “An Ordinary Man…An Extraordinary Journey!” In collaboration with Marie Brennan, author, whose latest novel With Fate Conspire has just recently hit shelves near you.
	Beowulf & Grendel (2005) “Beneath the Legend Lies the Tale” Starring special guest Dave Wilton, grad student and editor of Wordorigins.org.
	A Knight’s Tale (2001) “From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars” With Katy Werlin in the co-pilot’s seat, grad student and blogger behind The Fashion Historian.
	Kingdom of Heaven (2005) ((What? This movie again? Haven’t I already talked about that enough? Think of it as a return to my very first medieval movie review, now unencumbered by my schoolboy crush on Orlando Bloom.)) “Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong” In conjunction with Charles M. Ryan: Novelist. Designer. Manic GM. Gaming grandee. (He also blogs at The Fascinating World of Charles Ryan.)

If you’re still thinking maybe you’d like to join the club, don’t take this long list as evidence there’s no room for you or that all the good stuff has already been taken. So many possibly bad medieval movies. So little–oh, screw that, we’ll find the time.

One last thing. It’s important that nobody take this post as a promissory note. As more offers roll in, and as folks inevitably back out, ((To keep enthusiasm up, if you know any of my co-authors personally, you definitely should email them excitedly about how you can’t wait to see their wit and wisdom on display at Got Medieval. (No pressure, guys.) )) I’ll keep you updated.