Click link above to watch the Gerard Butler interview Grant Lauchlan spoke to Gerard Butler, the Paisley-born star of 300 , the film that is currently destroying its opposition at the American box office ($140 million so far) and is set to do the same in Scotland this...
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Film Close-Up: Gerard Butler
GERARD BUTLER - Gerard Butler plays Spartan King Leonidas in the action film '300.' CNS Photo courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures. With chiseled abs that would make Adonis jealous, Gerard Butler stars as the bare-chested Spartan King Leonidas in the action epic "300."...
300: Video Interviews
300: Video Interviews Exclusive video interviews with Zack Snyder, Gerard Butler, Lena Headey and Rodrigo Santoro. Click link above for the video
‘300’ posts record-breaking second weekend in IMAX(R) theatres
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that 300 continued its box office reign, posting a record-breaking second weekend at IMAX(R) theatres. After already registering the highest opening weekend in IMAX's history, the digitally re-mastered IMAX...
‘300’ unleashed across Europe
LONDON — A trio of promising local pics fight for auds in Germany while "300" begins it massive assault on all the other major European box office territories this weekend. The three Teutonic newcomers are not expected to unseat comedy spoof "Neues vom Wixxer" at the...
Film review: 300
Looking for blood and gore - this is just the film for you. Want any genuine feeling and you'll be disappointed. In media studies (something some Government ministers think is a waste of time), there is a phenomenon called desensitisation, which is when people, faced...
‘300’ Is A Blood-Splattering Fun Time
The film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel "Sin City" took the world by storm in 2005, and now the adaptation of Miller's "300" is quickly becoming the movie of the moment. "300" delivers with epic larger-than-life performances and stunning visuals taken...
Movie Review: ‘300’
If definitive proof is ever required that special effects have improved the quality of movies, you need look no further than 300 . A marvel of modern movie-making, such a stunning piece of art could only have been realized thanks to the advancements in technology that...
On the Aisle- Film Review by Tony Macklin- 300
300 is a fun-fest of blood, mayhem, and absurdity. At its best, it is entertaining; when it’s not at its best, it’s pretty dumb. It’s pretty dumb much of the time. 300’s best qualities are the CGI — vivid, imaginative, monumental battles — the limited but effective...
‘300’ Fact or Fiction?
Crowds are flocking to see the film "300" about the ancient Spartans' last stand at the pass at Thermopylae against an invading Persian army. Yet many critics, in panning "300," have alleged that the film is essentially historically inaccurate. Are they right? Here...
Weekend box office wide open
[i]'Turtles,' 'Reign' entering crowded frame[/i] This weekend's box office begs many questions. Do kids still dig those "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"? Will Adam Sandler fans buy the funnyman as a widower coping in the aftermath of 9/11? Can Mark Wahlberg capitalize...
Six going wide to battle ‘300’
After backing off competing with "300" earlier this month and facing a new threat from the 3-D "Meet the Robinsons" that opens next week, six studios have decided to open six wide releases this weekend. The crowded frame at the North American boxoffice is likely to...
300: brutal, inaccurate, awesome
Gerard Butler plays the fericiously stubborn King Leonidas who valiently leads 300 of his bravest fellow Spartans to a "glorious" demise on the agrandized battlefield of Thermopylae. In case anyone's been living under a rock the past few weeks, 300 is now in theaters...
‘300’ retells battle in stylish ‘war opera’
Finally, here is a movie that will have people cheering at beheadings more than a French mob. �300� is of a new breed of film � the cinematic graphic novel � that was first brought to the big screen in Frank Miller�s �Sin City.� It is a movie with no sets, no...
and all the king’s mean
Directed by Zach Snyder Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, and Rodrigo Santoro Zack Snyder's screen adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 is a high octane, testosterone driven tour de force that just may be the best action flick you'll ever see. It makes every other war...
300 slashes, spears theaters
Children exiled into the wilderness to fend for themselves, men who pride themselves on killing others, and a king who is fanatically obsessed with warfare – Welcome to Sparta! In 480 B.C., 300 Spartans fought against thousands of Persians in the Battle of...
Image driven film
Frank Miller was inspired by the original Battle of Thermopylae after viewing the 1962 film The 300 Spartansas a child. His perception of the concept of hero and heroism changed greatly after seeing the Spartans make their sacrifice. Later as a graphic novelist he...
‘300’, bloody good
"An awesome bloody spectacle" is how I would describe 300, if ever asked to do so. If you are into action movies, this film grabs you from the beginning and, even at its end, refuses to let go. No Oscars will be won for the acting and the dialogue is far from...
‘300’ points way to new possibilities
On one end of the track, you have animators getting better and better at making cartoons seem like real people. On the other, you have computer-effects wizards getting better and better at making people seem like cartoons. You can't help but think that if they...
A TRULY EPIC ADVENTURE
A TRULY EPIC ADVENTURE Scot Gerard Butler shines in Hollywood's latest swords and sandals blockbuster 300 **** 15 LOOK up "spartan" in the dictionary, and it describes conditions that are "simple and sometimes harsh". It might also refer you to the ancient city of...
300 Interviews (Audio Files)
Recently I met up with some of the cast and crew of 300. Director Zack Synder discussed how he became involved in the project, why Warner Brothers may have been reluctant to make it after Troy and Alexander, plus the challenges of adapting Frank Miller’s graphic novel...
300 – Spectacle Triumphs Over Silliness
Much has already been written about this so I’m not going to give it the full review treatment. I’ve been looking forward to seeing it since the first news began trickling out way back. Now I have, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s overlong, very silly in parts,...
Say Anything BlogFact or Fiction? 300 Gets the Big Ideas Right!
Victor Davis Hanson, historian, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution has this take on 300 Crowds are flocking to see the film 300 about the ancient Spartans’ last stand at the pass at Thermopylae against an invading Persian army. Yet many critics, in panning 300,...
Say Anything BlogFact or Fiction? 300 Gets the Big Ideas Right!
Victor Davis Hanson, historian, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution has this take on 300 Crowds are flocking to see the film 300 about the ancient Spartans’ last stand at the pass at Thermopylae against an invading Persian army. Yet many critics, in panning 300,...
300 – Gerard Butler interview
GERARD Butler talks about playing the role of King Leonidas in 300 and what the overwhelming success of the film means to him personally. He also reveals why he had to sell himself to studios as part of the casting process and why he’s glad risks were taken throughout...