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The GOOD, The BAD, and the MOVIES (BLOG)
I’m not typically the one to write reviews on anything, and it’s not that I don’t have the desire, it’s just that I like to leave that up to the more skilled and qualified, like my buddy, Doug. So, when I decided to take the reigns this time and do a little blurb on...
The GOOD, The BAD, and the MOVIES (BLOG)
I’m not typically the one to write reviews on anything, and it’s not that I don’t have the desire, it’s just that I like to leave that up to the more skilled and qualified, like my buddy, Doug. So, when I decided to take the reigns this time and do a little blurb on...
Guys Choice SPIKE TV Award (Blog)
Spike TV is giving the biggest shout-outs in television history to the things guys love most with the first annual GUYS CHOICE. In what is sure to be the signature event for the channel, Spike TV will rely on its millions of rabid viewers to pick who is the best of...
Guys Choice SPIKE TV Award (Blog)
Spike TV is giving the biggest shout-outs in television history to the things guys love most with the first annual GUYS CHOICE. In what is sure to be the signature event for the channel, Spike TV will rely on its millions of rabid viewers to pick who is the best of...
Random Update (BLOG)
[b]Well I finally saw 300! And it was AWESOME! The special effects were amazing and I loved the combination of slow motion and real time in the battle scenes, really effective. It also had great one-liners (kinda reminded me of the Oceans 11 and 12 movies but with...
Random Update (BLOG)
[b]Well I finally saw 300! And it was AWESOME! The special effects were amazing and I loved the combination of slow motion and real time in the battle scenes, really effective. It also had great one-liners (kinda reminded me of the Oceans 11 and 12 movies but with...
This is Sparta… (blog)
During my absense from blogging, I did write one article which is the review of 300. I watched it on the opening week but never finish the review. That was quite a while ago but since I haven't post a review in a while, what the hell, here it is... I saw 300 and IT....
Cinema – Ready To Rumble
300, the latest adaptation of a Frank Miller graphic novel, opens on such a dramatic, overwhelming note, most of your senses are shattered in the first ten minutes. But that’s OK, says UP Front, because the epic knob is turned to 11 for the entire film anyway… Most...
On Screen – 300 (blog)
A ferocious battle comes to life with ‘300’, a movie unusual for more than just its name. A retelling of the ancient battle of Thermopylae, fought between 300 Spartan soldiers led by King Leonidas against the might of the million strong Persian forces under Xerxes,...
300 Big Ones (blog)
Last Sunday night I saw the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel, 300. I haven’t read the novel, if you’re wondering, and had seen very little by way of previews, reviews or anything much to do with the film bar a smattering of comments made by the Internet...
Graphic novel comes to life in 300
The movie 300, which opened recently, is a dramatic retelling of the historic Battle of Thermopylae between 300 Spartans and the entire Persian army, numbering somewhere in the hundreds of thousands. Based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, the movie...
300—Ancient Greek Historical Fantasy (blog)
The movie 300 is based on a story from Greek history, and was rewritten into a movie that recently hit theatres. The opening scenes of the film show the great Spartan warrior Leonidis as a young boy training to become a Spartan soldier. As a young boy of 10, he was...
300 Spartans at the Gates of Fire: Part Two (BLOG)
As mentioned, 300 is generating quite a lot of argument between those who love it or loathe it. Much more than one would expect from a genre movie. Obviously it is touching some nerves. When I saw the film, I observed a rare instance of spontaneous applause breaking...
300 Spartans at the Gates of Fire: Part Two (BLOG)
As mentioned, 300 is generating quite a lot of argument between those who love it or loathe it. Much more than one would expect from a genre movie. Obviously it is touching some nerves. When I saw the film, I observed a rare instance of spontaneous applause breaking...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Host 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards
The Taurus World Stunt Foundation is pleased to announce that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will host the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards taking place on Sunday, May 20th at Paramount Pictures. The show, which will air domestically on Friday, May 25th at 10:30 p.m. EDT/PDT...
RiverRun Reviews
[b]Beowulf & Grendel (3 stars)[/b] Location, location, location. This 2005 feature, a companion screening to the documentary Wrath of Gods about the troubled production of Beowulf & Grendel, is distinguished by the remote and ruggedly beautiful settings in...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Host 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards
The Taurus World Stunt Foundation is pleased to announce that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will host the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards taking place on Sunday, May 20th at Paramount Pictures. The show, which will air domestically on Friday, May 25th at 10:30 p.m. EDT/PDT...
‘300’ pumps up the testosterone
"Spartans, ready your breakfast and eat hearty ... for tonight, we dine in hell," Spartan King Leonidas growls to his band of fiercely sculpted warriors. This and a dozen other rallying calls litter the film "300," Director Zack Snyder's interpretation of Frank...
300 – Movie Review (blog)
The Spartans discard imperfect babies, so that their armies are the strongest The Spartans are born to be soldiers The Spartans are taught never to retreat, never to surrender The Spartans don't take Prisoners The Spartans have descended from Hercules himself The...
EPIC VERGES ON MASTERWORK
THIS IS the second film about the battle in the pass at Thermopylae in August, 480 BC, when 300 Spartan troops led by their king Leonidas blocked the army of the Persian king Xerxes until a traitor showed a path to approach the Greeks from behind. In 1962 Italian...