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...Herodotus cites the Persian despot in the midst of the battle, a line that appears also in the highly stylized screen version: “I have so many archers that their arrows will blot...
...some breathtaking visual moments and slick new camera tricks. By speeding up and slowing down certain parts, the director toys with traditional warfare cinematography. The choreography runs the gamut from standard epic-movie fare, to edge-of-your-seat brilliance, to an unintelligible blood orgy. Shot entirely on green-screen, the sets and scenery adds artistic detail unparalleled in today’s action films. Special effects elicited gasps from the audience a number of times, despite some unrealistic-looking decapitations. A few good actors buttress the action, to a point. In particular, Gerard Butler’s believable performance...
...past, the concept of a student television station on a campus with no cable television would have been nearly impossible. So would the idea of a “television” show that never makes it to a TV screen. But Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV) is not a station of the past.For most of our lives, the hours from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday have been “primetime” for television viewing. Television that couldn’t fit into this time slot wasn’t worth watching, and keeping...
...script, Butler came with his character already prepared.“When he showed up, he stomped around the coffee shop and he was acting like Leonidas,” Snyder recalls.The director shot the film in only 60 days. Because everything was done against a blue or green screen, however, post-production took a year.GENDER-NEUTRAL DESPOTSantoro, who portrays Persian king Xerxes, explains that the blue-screen process also presented a unique challenge for cast members, who had little concrete material to interact with while shooting scenes.“Once you’re there acting, it?...
...screen, turn up the volume, and dance: Isaac Brock and the boys deliver a fisherman’s tale. Unapologetically dancier than older Modest Mouse tracks, “Dashboard” is a simple song that some may find a bit too tailored for radio. But really, this video isn’t about trying to say something new; it’s about fun, friends, and fish. Telling the tragic tale of a retired tidal traveler, the video shows a few old salts recalling their glory days on the ocean over pints of grog. But one yarn seems...