Master and Commander

'HMS Victory' 100-gun ship--The masterpiece of the great designer Sir Thomas Slade, Nelson’s flagship was far from new at the Battle of Trafalgar, having begun building in 1759. Preserved in dry-dock at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard since 1922, and immaculately restored in recent years, Victory today appears as she was in 1805.

Previously: Master & Commander, Part 1. The characters in Master & Commander have a lot to say about the division between Navy and non-Navy sailors, whether it's out loud in dialogue or implicitly through their costuming. The final battle of the movie hinges upon the HMS Surprise being mistaken for a whaling ship, a ruse which is helped along by the recent addition of some former whalers to the crew. The idea of a Navy ship being neat and organised is so ingrained that their "disguise" is…

Master & Commander is #1 on my list of movies where I pine for a sequel. The thing is, even nine years on, they could still totally make one. The hope just makes it all the more painful, my friends. Master & Commander is so close to perfect that it even withstands the presence of Bach's Prelude for Cello in G, one of the most overused pieces of classical music in movie history. And as for the visuals, while M&C is mostly dominated by Naval uniforms, I find its costume design to be far more…

The inspiration for Captain Jack 'Lucky' Aubrey, played by Russell Crowe in the 2003 film Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World has always been a mystery - until now.

Random Magic Tour: Pirates! May 18 Feature: Finding Starboard Ahoy, matey! For this stop on Random Magic Tour: Pirates!, we’ll share a quick read to help us find our way around a pirate ship - or just about any sailing ship. Several scenes in Random Magic take place on ships, including this one: ‘Ughhhhh,’ Henry groaned, holding his nose. His hand came awaywet. He looked down. Blood. He staggered towards the pile of torncanvases piled along the other railing. Maybe there’d be something…

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"Master and Commander" the Peter Weir film starring Russell Crowe http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/ had a special promo disc come out one day out of the b...

Mi confesso agli unici lettori che mi possono, forse, veramente capire, quelli del Venerdì del Libro. Disegno regalo di compleanno per la mamma dal Pulce. Agosto 2014. Questa cosa va avanti da un po', lui si che mi capisce. E non scriverò, come al solito, di vecchi libri illustrati per bambini, ma di una intera saga di romanzi storici marinareschi, la serie "Aubrey-Maturin" di Patrick O'Brian. Non c'è molto da dire su questi 20 romanzi (io sono al 12! E sono tutti belli!!!!!!) perché in rete…

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