Articles tagged "300"NewsFace it, animators: Give up on your ‘realistic’ humansby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][12.Nov.09] :. Like medieval alchemists struggling to transmute lead into gold, filmmakers seem determined to create a 100 percent believable animated human character. I understand the whole alchemist thing (who... ![]() Short Ends and LeaderZack Attackby Bill Gibron[11.Feb.09] :. How did he do it? How did Zack Snyder go from motion picture no one (well, he did direct a Michael Jordan documentary short and a Morrissey video) to helmer of hits like Dawn of the Dead and... ![]() Film DVD ReviewThree Hundredby Marisa LaScala[13.Aug.07] :. 300's penchant for drama and exaggeration is proof that a far-reaching vision and hyperbole can come together to tell a much better story than one based purely on historical facts. ![]() TV DVD ReviewThe History Channel Presents: Last Stand of the 300by Adam Besenyodi[13.Jul.07] :. The History Channel again comes to the rescue of fans of both Hollywood and academia. ![]() Film FeatureSpartan Spectatorsby Andrea Tallarita[14.Jun.07] :. The earnestness of 300 assaults reality so effectively that it ends up destroying myth. ![]() NewsIranian exiles see film ‘300’ as an attempt to vilify Persiansby Vik Jolly [The Orange County Register (MCT)][22.Mar.07] :. The Hollywood blockbuster “300” has fueled conversations in the Iranian exile community across the United States, even spawning demands for an apology from the film’s... ‘300’ is a number that adds upby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][19.Mar.07] :. A lot of people were surprised. I wasn’t surprised. I knew all along that “300” would be a monster hit, and that $70 million opening weekend qualifies it as a genuine monster. Even... Short Cuts - In Theaters: 300by Bill Gibron[16.Mar.07] :. 300 defies description. Every attempt by mainstream critics to categorize or contextualize the film is more or less wrong. This is not some manner of anti-war propaganda piece (or worse, a... Opening haul by ‘300’ is a stunnerby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][13.Mar.07] :. Right now, the title “300” refers to the number of sword-slingin’, codpiece-sportin’ Spartans who fought a behemoth horde of Persian invaders in the famous fifth century B.C.... ‘300’ sets March record with $70 million at box officeby David Hinckley [New York Daily News (MCT)][12.Mar.07] :. The bloody, ultraviolent movie “300,” the latest in a string of action-packed comic book adaptations, raked in a staggering $70 million this weekend - the biggest March opening... 300 (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Mar.07] :. Spartans! Simple and resonant, this call to identity comes up frequently in 300, the film based on Frank Miller's graphic novel. The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Previewby Bill Gibron[2.Mar.07] :. In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring. |
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