In recent years, Russell Crowe's 2003 film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, has experienced a significant renaissance, prompting discussions around its themes of masculinity and ...

Matilda Hatcher receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. At 20, Peter Weir’s 2003 masterpiece Master and Commander remains a captivating historical ...

Considering that Russell Crowe was coming off a run that includes his Oscar-winning turn in Gladiator, and his star-making role in L.A. Confidential, it’s truly impressive that his performance as ...

I have never seen a film more vividly authentic than Peter Weir's 19th century naval warfare epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Not since watching Michael Mann's The Last of the ...

Based on the seafaring novels of Patrick O’Brian, this big-budget adventure by Peter Weir (The Truman Show) persuasively re-creates the experience of sailing aboard a British man-o’-war during the ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

A Master and Commander prequel may be in the works, according to 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell, who said he’s “trying so hard” to get one to happen. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, ...

Cathal McGuinness is a recent college graduate from Dublin, Ireland. He has been writing short stories and articles from the age of 15. He was awarded the George Dempsey prize for English Prose ...

Master and Commander flopped in 2003 but is now hailed as a masterpiece. Discover why this epic is earning renewed respect.