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entertainment1 month ago•5 min saved

The Musketeer: A 2001 Wire-Fu Swing That Didn’t Connect

SlashFilm revisits Peter Hyams’ 2001 adaptation The Musketeer, a Hong Kong–style wire-fu take on The Three Musketeers released just before 9/11. Despite a modern action tilt and a notable cast (Justin Chambers, Mena Suvari, Tim Roth, Catherine Deneuve), critics panned it for murky photography and a weak story, with Roger Ebert offering a rare praise for the action. The film bombed at the box office and has since faded into memory, surviving mainly in retrospective lists about misguided attempts to reboot the musketeers.”

via SlashFilm|

#2001 #box-office-bomb #entertainment

human-history6 months ago•16 min saved

Maastricht Tile Find May Reveal Real-Life Fourth Musketeer

Repair workers uncover skeletal remains beneath an altar in Maastricht’s church during tile repairs; early indicators—a French coin and a chest wound—point to Charles de Batz de Castelmore, Count d’Artagnan, the real-life inspiration for The Three Musketeers, with DNA testing underway to confirm the identity.

via Gizmodo|

#archaeology #dartagnan #dna-analysis

science6 months ago•6 min saved

Dutch church floor hunt hints at real-life d’Artagnan grave

Archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered a skeleton beneath a centuries-old church floor that could be the grave of d’Artagnan, the famed Musketeer. Clues include a musket-ball fragment and a 1660 coin, with the burial located near the altar area; jawbone DNA sequencing and forensic analysis are planned to confirm the identity by comparing with living relatives, though confirmation awaits results.

via Ars Technica|

#archaeology #dartagnan #dna

science6 months ago•174 min saved

Maastricht dig yields possible resting place for D’Artagnan

An archaeologist in Maastricht, Netherlands, uncovered a tomb behind the altar at St. Peter and Paul Church containing a skeleton, a musket ball, and a 1660 coin, which researchers say match historical records of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, the musketeer known as D’Artagnan. DNA tests and a strontium isotope analysis are planned to confirm the identity, while the burial in consecrated ground aligns with accounts of his death during the 1673 siege of Maastricht.

via CNN|

#archaeology #burial #dartagnan