Frank Miller’s graphic comic comes to life on the big screen thanks to director Zack Snyder’s directorial virtuosity, and the result is the wildest, bloodiest, most visually striking and flat-out fun movie-going experience in ages. 300 (Warner Bros) is light years...
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300 — An Operatic Ballet of Death
The Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.) is one of history's enduring tales of heroism: 300 Spartans, led by warrior King Leonidas, fought to defend their home against hundreds of thousands of Persian invaders under the control of self-proclaimed god-king Xerxes. "Look,...
Watch 300, Win Crackdown
Just when you think a caption is the only way to score a copy of Crackdown, in comes Warner Bros. and Microsoft with another way! Microsoft is teaming up with Warner Bros. to bring gamers a sneak peek at the new movie 300, releasing March 9th nationwide. There are...
Spartan appeal
WB hoping '300' draws fanboys, femmes On paper, there are steep odds against Warner Bros.' "300," which bows March 9. It's based on a Frank Miller graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae that didn't sell especially well; the violence virtually guaranteed an R...
Giving ‘300’ movie a comic-book grandeur (Video)
Giving '300' movie a comic-book grandeur Director Zack Snyder mixes tricks to create a comic-book grandeur for '300' on the screen. A pack of tourists and a museum docent fanned out in front of "Leonidas at Thermopylae" in the Louvre a few months ago. Spotting...
VIDEO: 5 Minutes of Frank Miller’s 300
Watch 300 seconds (which is 5 minutes if my math is correct) of Zack Snyder’s upcoming film 300 online now. MTV has your first look. Click this link to be transported to the craptastic MTV flash-site where you can watch the video now. All I can say is WOW. Based on...
Behind the Screens: 300’s Gerard Butler
[b]The Scottish Actor Readies for His Close-up as Hollywood’s Latest Action Star[/b] There are signs that 300 will do for Gerard Butler this spring what Casino Royale did for Daniel Craig last fall - namely elevate a versatile UK actor to worldwide stardom. The buzz...
Competition: Exclusive – Watch 300 at the IMAX
[b]Win tickets to a special preview screening[/b] Audiences will be virtually transported into the land of Ancient Greece and experience the intensity of battle as 300 Spartans fight for freedom and glory on some of the world’s largest screens, surrounded by...
Behind the Screens: 300’s Gerard Butler
[b]The Scottish Actor Readies for His Close-up as Hollywood’s Latest Action Star[/b] There are signs that 300 will do for Gerard Butler this spring what Casino Royale did for Daniel Craig last fall - namely elevate a versatile UK actor to worldwide stardom. The buzz...
Competition: Exclusive – Watch 300 at the IMAX
[b]Win tickets to a special preview screening[/b] Audiences will be virtually transported into the land of Ancient Greece and experience the intensity of battle as 300 Spartans fight for freedom and glory on some of the world’s largest screens, surrounded by...
Behind the Screens: 300’s Gerard Butler
[b]The Scottish Actor Readies for His Close-up as Hollywood’s Latest Action Star[/b] There are signs that 300 will do for Gerard Butler this spring what Casino Royale did for Daniel Craig last fall - namely elevate a versatile UK actor to worldwide stardom. The buzz...
Competition: Exclusive – Watch 300 at the IMAX
[b]Win tickets to a special preview screening[/b] Audiences will be virtually transported into the land of Ancient Greece and experience the intensity of battle as 300 Spartans fight for freedom and glory on some of the world’s largest screens, surrounded by...
Wild Hogs Leads Weekend Charge
The movies to see this week are Zodiac and Avenue Montaigne. Here are Metacritic's Zodiac numbers. And Avenue Montaigne, which is utterly delightful escapist French piffle. Here's a NYDN followup on how much David Fincher demanded of his Zodiac actors. The results...
Behind the Screens: 300’s Gerard Butler
[b]The Scottish Actor Readies for His Close-up as Hollywood’s Latest Action Star[/b] There are signs that 300 will do for Gerard Butler this spring what Casino Royale did for Daniel Craig last fall - namely elevate a versatile UK actor to worldwide stardom. The buzz...
Competition: Exclusive – Watch 300 at the IMAX
[b]Win tickets to a special preview screening[/b] Audiences will be virtually transported into the land of Ancient Greece and experience the intensity of battle as 300 Spartans fight for freedom and glory on some of the world’s largest screens, surrounded by...
A Spartan Transformation
[b]Scottish Actor Bares Secrets '300' (and a little skin)[/b] The first thing you notice about Gerard Butler is his size. The Scottish-born actor is 6 feet 3 inches tall and could probably bench press his publicist if you dared him. Eight months ago, when he was...
Inside 300
“When I was a little kid I saw a film version of the story, a much tamer one. The story has haunted me ever since,” recalls Frank Miller. “It defined everything a hero was. I told myself, ‘When I’m good enough I’m going to do this story.’ I never intended it for a...
Trailer Review: 300
Reviewinator Trailer Quicktime Starring Gerard Butler Lena Headey Director Zack Snyder Official Site Link US Opening March 9 , 2007 Rated R Genre Graphic Novel Adaptation Explosions = 3 Weapons = Spears, swords, elephants, rhinos, mutants, arrows, foot, ax Man...
WonderCon 07: 300
March 1, 2007 - You've read the graphic novel. You've seen the previews. And now, Warner Bros.' 300 is but a week away from release. But before you see the film itself, check in at IGN for one last round of press promoting the picture straight from WonderCon in San...
300 Review
Starring: Lena Headey Synopsis: Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. I recently attended a preview screening of 300 in Toronto. When the lights came up I did something I’d never done before. I yelled out “Play it again!”....
“Then we will fight in the shade”
So, I went to an early screening of 300. They were having a screening for Art Center Students and their friends. And Thankfully I am a friend of an Art Center student. So, on tuesday I went to Pasadena prepared to have my world rocked... I was not disappointed. This...
“Then we will fight in the shade”
So, I went to an early screening of 300. They were having a screening for Art Center Students and their friends. And Thankfully I am a friend of an Art Center student. So, on tuesday I went to Pasadena prepared to have my world rocked... I was not disappointed. This...
“Then we will fight in the shade”
So, I went to an early screening of 300. They were having a screening for Art Center Students and their friends. And Thankfully I am a friend of an Art Center student. So, on tuesday I went to Pasadena prepared to have my world rocked... I was not disappointed. This...
Film Review: 300 (Blog)
Prepare for Glory! Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan Directed by: Zack Snyder Beyond words, this powerful film renders my supposed eloquence to pure silence… ‘300’ rips your heart with death but redeems it soon after with...
“Then we will fight in the shade”
So, I went to an early screening of 300. They were having a screening for Art Center Students and their friends. And Thankfully I am a friend of an Art Center student. So, on tuesday I went to Pasadena prepared to have my world rocked... I was not disappointed. This...