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Rare Statue Of Female Gladiator Found

Posted 04.20.2012

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A new study suggests that a rare statue of a gladiator is housed in a German museum. The catch: the warrior may be a woman. In the Internat...

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Russell Crowe Saved My LIfe

Dori Hartley | Posted 04.10.2012

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Dori Hartley

Was I a general who became a slave who became a gladiator that gave an ass whoopin' to the Emperor of Rome? Hell no. I was just Dori -- a married mother of two in New Jersey.

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Interview: Weekend Director Andrew Haigh

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.26.2011

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Marshall Fine

Yes, potential backers worried about the gay subject matter of Andrew Haigh's Weekend, which opened in limited release last weekend. But they were worried even more, Haigh says, by all the dialogue in the low-budget romantic drama.

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An Ancient Racket: Fake Gladiators Face Off With Police In Rome

La Stampa/Worldcrunch | Posted 10.16.2011

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ROME - Thesedays, in the center of Rome, tourists might just see a real gladiator fight. The modern-day Roman tough guys -- long a photo-op attraction...

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Sony PlayStation Move Ready for Holiday

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ramon Nuez

PlayStation Move, Sony's answer to Microsoft's Kinect for XBOX 360, is not simply a wireless controller: it's an ecosystem focused on the Move motion controller.

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For the Love of Film, Two Young Documentarians Journey to Siberia

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fabio Periera

Everyone falls in love a different way. Maybe it's a particular scene or the collected works of a particular director, or even just a catchphrase. Wha...

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Russell Crowe 'Threatened To Kill Producer With Bare Hands,' Says New Book

The Guardian | Ben Child | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russell Crowe threatened to kill a veteran producer with his bare hands during a 3am phone call while filming his Oscar-winning role in Gladiator, acc...

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Roman Colosseum's Tunnels Opening In August For First Time EVER (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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2,000-year-old underground tunnels beneath Rome's Colosseum (one of the 7 Wonders of the Middle Ages)will open this summer for the first time ever, re...

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Hollywood Needs a Revolution!

Julie Gray | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julie Gray

Hollywood has become a corporate wasteland and the results are so plainly obvious that it's painful. It is time for a new generation of visionary writers and directors in Hollywood. Those driven by raw creativity.

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German University Offers Gladiator Course

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A German university will soon give a group of lucky students the chance to play out their gladiator fantasies in an academic context. According to ...

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The Surprising and Unfair Cinematic Demise of Orlando Bloom

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

He was one of People's 'Sexiest Men Alive' in 2006. Yet Orlando Bloom is nowhere to be seen in today's film-making landscape.

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Best Movies By Farr: When Oscar Screws Up

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

2005 -- for Best Picture, give me Capote over Crash any ol' time. Another uninspiring year, I thought.

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Body of Lies, But No Chills

Michael Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Jones

I love Ridley Scott movies. Which is why I sat eagerly in the dark at my local multiplex awaiting his new movie, Body of Lies. Alas, alack, eager anticipation thwarted, some thrills but no chills.

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Marcus Nonius Macrinus, Real-Life "Gladiator," Found In Italy

Daily Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 1,800-year-old stone mausoleum on the banks of the River Tiber was hailed by experts as an "extraordinary discovery" and one of the most important...

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