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...visceral visuals. It is my sad duty to report that what could have been an achievement of epic proportions winds up as a Greek tragedy. Loosely based on the historical battle of Thermopylae, “300” starts with an intriguing premise: A paltry band of Spartan soldiers take on the biggest army the world has ever known, led by the Persian tyrant Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). Faced with an enemy determined to conquer the ancient world, the Spartans must prove that they really are history’s greatest warriors. With that premise, how could...
...Brad Pitt in a loincloth, and I just saw him on the news with Angelina last night. It becomes pop culture dressing itself up as a movie.”According to Snyder, Butler’s enthusiasm also helped him get cast as Leonidas, the Spartan king who leads a band of 300 men to fight a Persian force of a million. When Butler and Snyder first met in a coffee shop on Los Angeles’s Ventura Boulevard to discuss the script, Butler came with his character already prepared.“When he showed...
...Crimson started Saturday’s second game strong, scoring twice in the first inning on a combination of hits and Spartan errors...
...Bandits in the Hills You have allowed TIME to become a publicizing medium for the propaganda of a dying movement, the New People's Army (N.P.A.) [Feb. 5]. Your photos tried to conjure an image of the N.P.A. rebels as Spartan revolutionaries, although most Filipinos know them to be bandits who survive through pillaging, extortion and coercion. And, oh yes, through naive media people. Isabelo Gatmaitan Manila
...season, both netminders took turns in the lineup, with Donato refusing to pick a permanent starter.But after Tobe allowed four goals—three of which were scored on the power play—in a 5-2 loss to CCHA powerhouse Michigan State on Dec. 29, the former Spartan did not start another game until the consolation game of the Beanpot on Feb. 12.“I had a couple of rough outings the first two games, but I had about a seven- or eight-game stretch where I was playing well,” Tobe says...