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Iranian exiles see film ‘300’ as an attempt to vilify Persians

by 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...

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Short Cuts - In Theaters: 300

by 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...

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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.

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