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...last film, The Passion of the Christ, was spoken entirely in the dead languages of Latin and Aramaic.? Now Mel Gibson will appear in a brief spot on this Sunday?s Oscar broadcast speaking another exotic tongue:? Maya.? That's the sole language of Apocalypto, the adventure epic set in Pre-Columbian Mexico that Gibson is currently shooting on the edge of southern Mexico's rainforests, in the state of Veracruz. ""I wanted to shake up the stale action-adventure genre," Gibson told TIME, which was given an exclusive peek at the filming for a story to appear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mel Gibson's Oscar Moment, in Maya | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

...member of the Harvard Nordic Ski Team, grew a beard to keep his face warm on the icy trails. “It’s really cool because it insulates your face,” he says. When Nabel’s ’stache reached epic proportions, a friend passed him the link to the Handlebar Club’s website. Nabel’s interest was piqued. He applied for membership to the prestigious club, submitting a picture and a personal description. “They assume you’re a person of high character...

Author: By H. max Huber, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Getting a Handle On... | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

Food and sex indeed. In her novel “The Water Nymph,” a number of truly epic maneuvers are orchestrated with the simple tools of peaches and cream, which were most likely not gleaned from her History and Literature junior tutorial...

Author: By Nicola C. Perlman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Literature With Libido | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...terrific. The rhymes edge from laid back into boring at times, but his condescending tone turns “But you’s a scary dude / Believed by very few” from good to “Oh, shit!” And the beat is downright epic. DJ Toomp delivers the marching strings and gut-rumbling bass synth to produce the kind of track you’ve always wanted to hear play when you walk into rooms. Fitting that such a brazenly cinematic song should be used to sell a movie...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Popscreen - T.I. | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...Force One unencumbered with so much as handcuffs. I wouldn’t be half surprised if this alleged murderer is feasting on surf and turf and lounging on a plush leather sofa at this very moment. Not to mention Entwistle’s celebrity treatment is an epic waste of state and federal tax dollars. Thousands were no doubt spent on chartering his private extradition jet alone. Now, the U.S. Marshal’s service might argue that Entwistle’s posh return-flight and subsequent motorcade were necessary owing to security reasons (stemming from his tabloid cover...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein, | Title: Blowing the Whistle | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

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