Death of a Unicorn incorporates the real-life Unicorn Tapestry into its approach to the lore surrounding the mysterious fantasy creature. After realizing that the Leopold family intends to carve ...

The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to ...

Exclusive: Alex Scharfman unpacks each of the real-life “Unicorn Tapestries” and how they inspired the look, story, characterizations, and even ending of Death of a Unicorn.

Her googling leads her straight to the Unicorn Tapestries (1495–1505), an assembly of exquisite woven textiles that recounts the tale of a unicorn’s capture.

Today, we have a tapestry from the late Middle Ages (around the year 1500). As before, we’d like you to try to focus on the art for 10 full minutes, or as long as you possibly can. (You’ll be ...

One of the Unicorn Tapestries featured in "Death of a Unicorn." Credit: A24. There are three unicorns in the film: Elliot and Ridley's victim is the foal, while its parents, ...

Art & Exhibitions Beyond Needle and Thread: Contemporary Artists Are Fueling a Tapestry Renaissance. Salon 94's new group show "The Lady and the Unicorn: New Tapestry" highlights a new cohort of ...

When “Death of a Unicorn” opens, Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd), an attorney in the family’s employ, is driving up to the Leopold estate somewhere in the vastness of a generic great north woods.

In exasperating “Death of a Unicorn,” the magical horn increasingly comes to feel like a middle finger to the audience. Entertainment Critic Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega accidentally kill a ...

Rick Steves' Europe. Art Bites 138: "The Lady and the Unicorn" Tapestry. Clip | 2m 28s Video has Closed Captions | CC. One of the finest works of late medieval art is a celebration of the senses.

"Death of a Unicorn," writer-director Alex Scharfman's feature debut, is about just what it sounds like. Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega and Téa Leoni star.

‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Paul Rudd Kills the Wrong Magical Creature in A24’s Biting Horror Satire Reviewed at SXSW (Headliners), March 8, 2025. MPA Rating: R. Running time: 107 MIN.