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...Johnson, considered by many to be the authentic voice in prewar blues as well as the originator of the devil-at-the-crossroads legend, stands as a persistent example of the mythological power and primal appeal of the blues, most recently inspiring Eric Clapton’s 2004 tribute album, “Me and Mr. Johnson...
...right. Money doesn't seem to be a problem either; Romney raised $6.5 million on a single National Call Day in early January. The campaign is flush enough to be on the air at this early date with ads to introduce Romney to voters as a "business legend" who "rescued the Olympics" and "turned around a Democratic state." The Mormon in the race also points out - jokingly, but with an edge - that he is the only leading contender who is still with his first wife...
...According to legend, Leonidas, King of the Spartans and the hero of Thermopylae, was a direct descendant of Heracles. For sure, 300 is a direct descendant of Le Fatiche di Ercole, the 1958 Italian sword-and-sandal epic directed by Pietro Francisci and starring California muscleman Steve Reeves. Entrepreneur Joe Levine bought the U.S. distribution rights to the movie (for $120,000), shortened the title to Hercules and booked it in more than 600 theaters - possibly the largest booking of that time, when films typically opened in a few big-city theaters, then slowly spread out to neighborhood bijous. Hercules...
...original legend, Xerxes has Leonidas crucified...
...movie's major difference from the book is in its portrait of Leonidas' queen, Gorgo (who in Greek legend was also the daughter of the king's half-brother). Miller, mesmerized by battle and honor, had little interest in the queen; she appears in just a few panels. The movie, true to the actual Spartan tradition of emancipated womanhood, promotes Gorgo (played with a kind of stalwart sensuality by Headey) to a co-starring role, allowing her to take fatal revenge on a wicked politician who had sodomized her. In the book, Leonidas thought Sparta was always an ideal worth...