Do you consider yourself a geek? I ask only because there have been moments in the last week that seem to perfectly illustrate the idea of gripping that lingua franca of oddballs and about how some push it away as far as possible. When you opened your newspaper, or...
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Zack Snyder is a happy man. His stunning visual adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 broke US box-office records last weekend, taking in $70 million – which, for a movie with a budget of $65 million, isn’t half bad. The critics have been silenced and those bronzed Spartan...
Hottie of the Month – Gerry Butler
I don't know what it is about this man, but everytime I see him in a movie or magazine, I turn to mush; can't talk, bang into walls, the whole bit. I can't fathom it. Of all the Hottie's I've profiled on here, this one is by far the man who just does it for me....
Wkd Tracking: ‘300’ First Again With $37 Mil;
[b]Sandra's 'Premonition' To Open #2; Turtles & Mark Wahlberg Hot For 3/23[/b] My box office gurus are telling me this past weekend's gory blockbuster 300 still has lots of momentum for this coming Friday + Saturday + Sunday. The cheapo Warner's epic should march...
“300” – The So-Called Program
[img]http://www.gerardbutler.net/images/updates/diedatthrmopyle.jpg[/img] Buzz about the movie “300” increases in volume as its release date approaches. Because we were responsible for the fitness and appearance of the barely-clothed protagonists we are fielding calls...
Epic war movie 300 makes UK debut
Stars of the epic movie 300 have turned out for its UK premiere in London's Leicester Square. The films depicts a small group of Spartan soldiers holding off a huge Persian army which has invaded Greece. Gerard Butler, who plays king Leonidas, was accompanied by Lena...
Review: Frank Miller’s 300: “Prepare for glory!”
From its opening scene—a close-up of thousands upon thousands of what are later revealed to be the bones of countless infant males tossed from a precipice after being deemed unfit for the honor of a Spartan life—to its last, Zack Snyder’s (Dawn of the Dead [2004])...
Exclusive Interview: 300’S Gerard Butler Jokes That He Only Does Full Frontal with a Fluffer
King Leonidas spills on work outs, nudity, and the cost of being absurdly buff 300, which utterly destroyed the competition at the box office last weekend, is continuing to have strong numbers and box office take this week. Actor Gerard Butler plays King Leonidas, the...
300’s Gerard Butler Woos Women
300's Gerard Butler Woos Women So the "boys" were surprised at Gerard Butler's female fan following? Four words: Phantom of the Opera. On a recent TV special, a wonderful young singer sang "Music of the Night." He sang it perfectly ... beautifully ... and not for one...
London Premiere held for 300
Celebrities and hundreds of film fans braved the chilly temperatures for the premiere of 300, a film that updates the legend of the Spartans. [i]"This is the first film that I have done really well" [/i]- Gerard Butler The film, which has reportedly been criticised by...
Quebec firm behind visual effects of ‘300’
MONTREAL -- Two thousands years ago, a few hundred Spartans stood against the million-strong army of Persia. This time around, there were a few dozen of them. The blockbuster movie "300," based on the legendary Battle of Thermopylae, was actually filmed in an...
‘300’ tests staying power
Film should soon reach $100 million Just how much will "300" conquer this weekend? After a surprising debut last frame, pic should have no problem sailing past the $100 million mark. Expanding to 3,270, phenom has been picking up solid midweek biz after its first...
30 Astoria Greeks storm Manhattan for ‘300’
At the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., 300 Spartans died fighting to preserve the world's first democracy against an advancing Persian army of 100,000 men. At 12:45 a.m. Saturday, one-tenth of that number of residents with Greek lineage from Astoria trekked to...
‘300’ stuns with action and beauty
After seeing the adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel ''Sin City'' on the big screen in 2005, I was very excited about the announcement and arrival of ''300.'' I was not disappointed in the least. ''300'' is a film about the Spartan Battle of Thermopylae against...
Pulling No Punches: 300
Less than 12 hours after spending an evening watching Gerard Butler, as the Spartan king Leonides, hack, dismember and otherwise dispatch a few thousand Persian warriors, I’m sitting at a table with him at a Los Angeles hotel posing a poorly phrased question. It has...
‘300’: NOT JUST A BATTLE FLICK
Though this is a battle epic few can match, there's a beauty and a noble nature to this film. It's the kind that comes from total commitment to a cause: here, the notion of a free and unyielding Sparta. That's delivered in this film through gleaming biceps, rippling...
King Leonidas was in ‘Dracula 2000′ and ‘Tomb Raider 2?’
Everyone agrees that Gerard Butler’s just gave a star making performance in ‘300.’ But where did he come from? While I was sitting there watching ‘300,’ I couldn’t help but feel that he looked very familiar. I also detected a Scottish accent, which I thought was...
Spartan ‘300’ Over The Top Brilliant!
Frank Miller's unique and violent "Sin City" pushed the envelope of possibility in film, making it hard to imagine anything coming close to its beauty and innovation. Fittingly, the adaptation of another of Miller's graphic novels, "300," finally surpasses its gritty...
300: Culture-clashing Brilliance
Forget whatever you may have heard about 300 looking like "a video game." I only wish video games looked this good. I refer of course to some of the ridiculous reviews like these, which have popped up here and there for no apparent reason other than to remind us that...
Movie Review: Beowulf & Grendel
Having recently seen 300, an infinitely superior film to this, it came to mind that this was probably used as Gerard Butler's audition. In Beowulf & Grendel he shows that he has a certain charisma in the hack-and-slash type of film, and can spout inspirational...
Big Surprise: The Tarts Love 300
What a lot of people don't know is that there is a huge, female fanbase that was more excited about the release of 300 than even the geekiest of fanboys. Why is this so? Two words - Gerard Butler. One of the "Tartans" wrote in with a review that that most likely sums...
Big Surprise: The Tarts Love 300
What a lot of people don't know is that there is a huge, female fanbase that was more excited about the release of 300 than even the geekiest of fanboys. Why is this so? Two words - Gerard Butler. One of the "Tartans" wrote in with a review that that most likely sums...
300 Changes the CGI Game
[b]Thanks to Lesvan [/b] Have you seen Singin' in the Rain? It's a fictional story about the very real upheaval that occurred during Hollywood's last great paradigm shift, when films that had been silent suddenly found their voice, and performers who couldn't cope...
The Host and 300 (blog)
Check out the comment threads at the AV Club in regards to reviews for these two movies, The Host and 300, the last two movies I have seen in the theater. It is hilarious high-brow v. low-brow humor...and a lot of people taking things out of context and making the...
“300” Tackles Epic Battle of Spartans, Persians
One of the Most Important Films in Years, Reviewer Says For those wondering, director Zack Snyder’s 300 isn’t a remake of the 1960 sword n’ sandals epic The 300 Spartans. The trendy word is “reimagining,” except that it’s also filtered through the eye of comic-book...