A limited-edition tee featuring the franchise's iconic skull and crossbones graphic is up for sale. By Stephanie Chan If a pirate’s life is for you, then this latest collaboration is a must-have ...

There's no real good reason to watch "Crossbones" other than to figure out what John Malkovich is doing and to make it clear to yourself that "Black Sails" on Starz is a much better bet.

Premieres Friday, May 30 at 9pm on NBC. Pirate movies are expensive. This is commonly accepted fact in Hollywood. 2007's Pirate of the Caribbean: At World's End is still the most costly film ...

John Malkovich as a low-talking, pajama-wearing Col. Kurtzian Blackbeard is certainly the main draw of NBC’s new pirate drama, “Crossbones,” but he’s not the only attraction. Slipstreaming ...

NBC’s new pirate drama Crossbones is being billed as the story of Blackbeard. But I’m seeing a lot more here, and hoping for a really provocative drama. Edward “Blackbeard” Teach is the ...

The real Blackbeard was a notorious English-born pirate who was chased down and beheaded by a Colonial naval force off the coast of North Carolina in 1718, when he was believed to be in his 30s.

Debunking the pirate myth in graphic novel form. ... under the flapping black Jolly Roger skull-and-crossbones flag. A new graphic novel by David Lester, “Under the Banner of King Death: ...

The Blackbeard of Crossbones is a far cry from the rough-and-ready historical figure. But he’s placed correctly in time (1729, putting Blackbeard’s age at 49, a venerable age for a pirate).

Blackbeard and his band of pirates are in search of the mother-load on NBC’s summertime drama Crossbones. Portrayed by John Malkovich, the famed pirate doesn't actually have a black beard in the ...

NBC’s “Crossbones” series drew me in with the prospect of John Malkovich as Blackbeard, and while he does indeed dig into the pirate role with relish, it’s not enough to save the show.