It’s 2016. Can anyone explain why Hollywood is releasing a new Tarzan movie? For nearly a century, Hollywood has been churning out versions of the loinclothed legend, swinging through the African ...

In his 1755 “Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men,” French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau stated, “Man in his natural state was born essentially good and free of all prejudices.” In a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Eight years have passed since John Clayton III (Alexander Skarsgard), aka Lord Greystoke -- and ...

When it comes to animated movies, Disney has a hold like no other, and so many of their works have become classic adaptations of tales from around the world. The legend of Tarzan has been adapted far ...

In a summer full of movie sequels, The Legend of Tarzan feels like it fits right in. Except for the fact that Tarzan isn't a sequel. David Yates' adaptation of the literary hero's story shines in a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Hughes is an entertainment writer covering cinema and genre TV. For months, the buzz about this production was mixed, as ...

Gordon Scott, an actor known for his portrayal of jungle superman Tarzan in six films and later roles in westerns and sword-and-sandals gladiator movies, died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in ...

This Tarzan is no king of swing. The latest intersection of Hollywood and vines, director David Yates’ The Legend of Tarzan (** out of four; rated PG-13; in theaters nationwide Friday) isn't an ...

Back in the mid-1990s, if you were a Miami mobster seeking girls, guns, cocaine, the services of an arsonist, or muscle to beat down a deadbeat, Ludwig “Tarzan” Fainberg was your man. Garrulous and ...

Lincoln was the very first actor to take on the feral character, who was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and first appeared in the writer's 1912 publication Tarzan of the Apes. The jungle man made his ...

The Legend of Tarzan opens in theaters this Thursday night. The film is another would-be franchise-starter from Warner Bros./ Time Warner Inc., and I’d be lying if I said I was that optimistic. The ...