Tag: Spartacus
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John Wayne’s Oscar-Nominated Movie Was Remade and Completely Bombed
Ever since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have turned to inspiring stories from history as a source of inspiration. Classic films like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Cleopatra, How The West Was Won, and Lawrence of Arabia took important historical events and used them as the basis for dramatic storytelling. Among the most popular “epics” of this…
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All 7 of Ridley Scott’s Historical and Period Movies, Ranked
Few directors working today have ties to the historical epic and period drama genres quite like Ridley Scott does. The sorts of large-scale, often action-packed movies that he often makes were popular way back in the 1950s and 1960s, with big epics set long in the past like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, and also Biblical epics like…
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‘Gladiator 2’: Everything We Know so Far About the Long Awaited Sequel
Few films can match the massive financial and critical success of Ridley Scott’s period piece epic, Gladiator. Just when you thought films about warriors in Ancient Rome reached their peak with movies like Ben-Hur and Spartacus, in came Ridley Scott with a modern action spectacle that set a new bar for production design in filmmaking…
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Ioane “John” King, Actor on Starz’s ‘Spartacus,’ Dies at 49
Click here to read the full article.Ioane “John” King, who started as an extra on the Starz historical drama Spartacus before being elevated to the recurring fan-favorite role of Rhaskos, died on Aug. 15. He was 49.The actor’s passing was announced by his family on a Facebook page devoted to his battle with adenocarcinoma cancer.…
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The Daily Stream: Spartacus Is A Wild And Bloody Ride
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Series: “Spartacus“Where You Can Stream It: StarzThe Pitch: Looking for an R-rated action series with so much heart that you’ll sob, cheer, and yell at your…
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Stanley Kubrick: 7 Fascinating Books on the Legendary Director
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Anyone who knows film likely knows about the genius of Stanley Kubrick. But watching movies isn’t the only way…
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‘Psycho’ Turns 60 This Week: How the 1960 Release Created an Iconic Film
Although Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” was the biggest hit of his career with an adjusted gross of $400 million, it didn’t set records.. It ranks #164 among domestic sound films, and was #2 among 1960 releases (second to “Spartacus”). Among black-and-white films, it ranks #5.However, there are few films that have had the impact of this…
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Lost Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Burning Secret, is found 60 years on
His first world war classic, Paths of Glory, is one of cinema’s most powerful anti-war movies, widely acclaimed as a masterpiece, as was his Roman epic, Spartacus, both of which starred Kirk Douglas. Now a “lost” screenplay by director Stanley Kubrick has been discovered – and it is so close to completion that it could…
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Steven Spielberg, Javier Bardem and Steve Zaillian Team for New Amazon Series
A long-dormant script from Spartacus and Roman Holiday screenwriter Dalton Trumbo has found new life at Amazon with the help of Steven Spielberg and Javier Bardem. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming studio has given a straight-to-series order to Cortes, a new four-hour miniseries based on the life of conquistador Hernan Cortes and how his…
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John Gavin, Actor in ‘Psycho’ and ‘Spartacus,’ Dies at 86
John Gavin, who reached the pinnacle of his acting career with roles in Douglas Sirk’s “Imitation of Life,” Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” and the epic “Spartacus,” later serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild in the early ’70s and as U.S. ambassador to Mexico under Ronald Reagan, died Friday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif. He…