Films Archive
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The Image of Ancient Rome in the Cinema
Posted on June 28, 2010 | No CommentsThe Image of Ancient Rome in the Cinema By Carl Mora Film Historia, Vol.7, No.2 (1997) Introduction: The ancestral memory of the Roman Empire has been the most persistent theme... -
Agora
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsAgora (film) – released in 2009 and 2010 Directed by Alejandro Amenábar Starring Rachel Weisz Official Synopsis: 4th century A.D. Egypt under the Roman Empire… Violent religious upheaval in the... -
Spartacus: Blood and Sand premieres in the UK
Posted on May 30, 2010 | No CommentsSpartacus: Blood and Sand started off its run on British television last week by drawing record ratings for the Bravo channel. The premiere episode had 365,000 viewers, making it the... -
Clash of the Titans
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsClash of the Titans Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the... -
First Trailer from the film Centurion
Posted on February 14, 2010 | No CommentsCenturion is an upcoming British historical thriller film, directed by Neil Marshall, about the legendary Ninth Legion marching north to wipe out the Picts and their leader. Dominic West, Michael... -
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief
Posted on February 11, 2010 | No CommentsPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief Synopsis Trouble prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school – but that’s the least of his challenges. It’s the 21st... -
Spartacus Before Marx
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsSpartacus Before Marx Shaw, Brent D. Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics, November 2005 Abstract The story of the pre-Marxian ideology of Spartacus is not without its own peculiar interests. It... -
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No Comments“Betrayed by the Romans. Forced into slavery. Reborn as a Gladiator. The classic tale of the Republic’s most infamous rebel comes alive in the graphic and visceral new series, Spartacus:... -
300
Posted on January 27, 2010 | No Comments300 is a film adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. The film was directed... -
Gladiator
Posted on January 27, 2010 | No CommentsGladiator is an epic film set during the Roman Empire. Directed by Ridley Scott, it stars Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. Released in 2000, Gladiator was a box office success, receiving...