Film & TV explained
Prior to the Season 7 finale of Game of Thrones, we take a look back at the history that inspires the story -- and even more than the facts, to try to uncovers the messages, themes, and lessons that might be learned (and repeated) from history.
The Battle of the Bastards was based primarily on the Battle of Cannae during the Second Punic War, but cited other sources as well.
The camera work in Battle of the Bastards reveals key insights into the characters of Jon, Ramsay and Sansa.
The Wars of the Roses inspired many of the series' main characters and provided the basis for the War of the Five Kings.
Wonder Woman was created in the early 1940s as a means of broadening public opinion about comic books and to create a heroine that would embody the best qualities of a strong, liberated woman.
Before he donned the "Man of Steel" cape for "Batman v Superman," Henry Cavill was the charismatic and intriguing Charles Brandon, childhood friend to Jonathan Rhys Meyer’s Henry VIII on "The Tudors."
"Bridge of Spies" is well-received for its historical accuracy. The film only elaborates on or fictionalizes details that do not substantially detract from the veracity of the core story.
Bryan Cranston prepared for his portrayal of blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo by using video and audiotapes, feeling the character's mannerisms growing inside him.
The housing battle shown in "Show me a Hero" is a drop in the bucket of housing desegregation in Yonkers, NY.
Mud and water come to symbolize the fundamental differences between Thomas More, the protagonist, and the remainder of the morally murky cast.