Our interests range from Musketeers to Pirates, Knights, and all such like Swashbucklers. But also in Book Writing , Reading, Watching Movie Classics (of course, Swashbuckling Classics; but others also). Ted also studies, and has studied, History extensively for nearly twenty years in different types of fields; but his specialty has been European and Biblical History, of which (both fields) he has kept up with quiet a bit, and of which he shares the learnings within the Swashbuckling Press website.
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Christian Heavy Metal, with such bands like:
SAINT
TOURNIQUET
ETERNAL DECISION
SACRED WARRIOR
ULTIMATUM
SKILLET
BRIDE
And older music as well:
Fred Astaire
Buddy Holly
Brian Setzer (Stray Cats)
Wolfgang Mozart
and Beethoven.
Adventure and comedy movies are our main line-up of favorites, but that can include many different genres.
These genres, of course, include Swashbuckling, which can be anything from Robin Hood to Mutiny on the Bounty (make no mistake, we have seen hundreds of swashbucklers!! and we love the whole theme).
Here is a lineup of some of the BEST we have seen - these movies DEFINE the best in Swashbuckling (to learn more about these and other great swashbucklers, CLICK HERE , or you can simply click on any of the following pictures:
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1948) with Gene Kelly (d'Artagnan), Van Heflin (Athos), Gig Young (Porthos), Robert Coote (Aramis), Lana Turner (Milady de Winter), and Vincent Price (Cardinal de Richelieu). Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. One of the BEST Swashbucklers ever!!
THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN with Errol Flynn and Alan Hale, Sr. The Spanish nobleman from the 1500's who was a great lady's man; based heavily upon Errol Flynn's real life!!
SCARAMOUCHE with Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer; based on Rafael Sabatini's fantastic novel, and having the longest duel scene in Swashbuckling history - don't miss it!!
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD with Errol Flynn, and Basil Rathbone. Based upon Robin Hood legends.
THE BLACK SWAN starring Tyrone Power, George Sanders and Maureen O'Hara. Perhaps the best Pirate movie we have ever seen!! Based, again, upon the wonderful novel of Rafael Sabatini.
THE SEA HAWK with Errol Flynn. Which was based "loosly" on Sabatini's novel, unlike the silent movie that played about twenty years before, which was more accurate to the book.
THE COURT JESTER with Danny Kaye. One of the BEST EVER comedy Swashbucklers!! All Swashbuckling and comedy fans has to see this one!! (The pellet with the poison is in the chalice from the palace; the vessel with the pessel has the brew that is true!!)
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE with Errol Flynn. Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. We find an older Flynn doing an excellent swashbuckling job even in his older years!!
And who can forget about THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATE with Bob Hope - the only comedy swashbuckler we found that gives Danny Kaye a run for his Swashbuckling money!! Bob is wacky as Sylvester Crosby (yes, that's the last name that was given to him, even though he felt he was a little thin for the part!!), the man of seven face, who is a traveling actor who runs into pirates!! You have to see this one - it's a riot!!
IVANHOE with Robert Taylor and George Sanders truly defines the Knighthood movie for us; beautifully shot, and hard to beat!!
Also Biblical epics, such as:
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with Charlton Heston. The Cecil B. DeMille epic, based upon the book of Exodus in the Holy Scriptures, also based upon the writings of Josephus, a Jewish Pharisee, who was writing in about 100 A.D. (who gave us a war-like Moses in Africa), and also based upon the writings of Philo, another Jewish writer in early Christianity, who may have even personally interviewed the Apostle Peter!!
BEN HUR with Charlton Heston is the biblical epic found in early Christianity. Don't miss the chariot races!!
Newer Movies that we really like are:
Gladiator, with Russell Crowe.
Lord of the Ring series
We even like movies, believe it or not, that are not even Swashbucklers!!!! Movies like the Die Hard series with Bruce Willis; The Star Trek Movies (including the TV series - all of them, except for the newest one: Enterprise, we did'nt care for.
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Not too much keen on modern T.V., but we do like some older TV shows, such as Three's Company. And we are crazy for Third Rock from the Sun, and, oh yes, the Star Trek Television Series, except for "Enterprise."
Our interests range from such Swashbuckling classics by Alexandre Dumas, Rafael Sabatini, Paul Feval, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Booth Tarkington, Harold MacGrath, Frank G. Slaughter, and Howard Pyle.
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Jesus; D'Artagnan; Adino, of David's Mighty Three, who lifted his spear against 800; and Joe Ted Roberts, who had been given a fantastic gift that not too many knew about, but was seen by those who knew him.
We also like to mention that we are offering exclusive SWASH-CANDLES for your lighting needs. These candles are hand-made by Studio-3b Candle Company, who can either sell you one of their unique designs, or can design one to your specifications!!!! Click on the following candle picture, which can take you there:
We are in cahoots with Studio 3B Candle company(www.studio3bonline.com), and together we have come up with some terrific ideas!! Studio 3B makes "Book Candles." What that means is that authors commission Studio 3B to make candles that accompany with their written novels. Now, what the Swashbuckling Press offers is a "Logo Collage" to accompany these candles and books. See our sample:
And then visit: www.swashbucklingpress.com/logocollage.htm to get more details on how to get your own Logo Collage!!!! Also see "Books in the Spotlight" in our top friends list over to your right; this is Studio 3B's official Author/Candle Page.
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