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Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson from a story by Franzoni. It stars Russell Crowe , Joaquin Phoenix , Connie Nielsen , Oliver Reed , Derek Jacobi , Djimon Hounsou , and Richard Harris .
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank is a 1984 science-fiction television film starring Raul Julia and Linda Griffiths (pictured).Based on a 1976 short story by John Varley from the Eight Worlds series, the film takes place in a dystopian future where an employee at a conglomerate, played by Julia, gets trapped inside the company's computer, where he is monitored and later abetted by a character ...
Flamma was awarded the rudius, or wooden sword that granted freedom, four times; but, each time he refused this freedom and chose to remain a gladiator. [1] [2] The number of fights Flamma engaged in is higher than most gladiators. Many have lower numbers like Purricina Iuvenus (ILS 5107) who fought 5 times or Glaucus of Modena (ILS 5121) who ...
Koohl Toilet — This toilet, promoted in a Season 42 spoof of the classic "1984" ad that introduced Apple's Macintosh computer (complete with Cumberbatch carrying a sledgehammer), allows one to sit “the cool way”—backwards, with their arms casually draped over the tank—as opposed to the forward-facing old toilets Big Brother (Day) has ...
IF is a 2024 American fantasy comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by John Krasinski.The film features an ensemble cast that includes Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, and Fiona Shaw with supporting roles done by Alan Kim and Liza Colón-Zayas along with the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell.
Spartacus [a] (/ ˈ s p ɑːr t ə k ə s /; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Historical accounts of his life come primarily from Plutarch and Appian, who wrote more than a century after his death.
The Spoliarium is a painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna.Luna, working on canvas, spent eight months completing the painting which depicts dying gladiators.The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1884 in Madrid, where it garnered the first gold medal (out of three). [1]
Used by Roman crowds to pass judgment on a defeated gladiator. The type of gesture used is uncertain. Also the name of a famous painting depicting gladiators by Jean-Léon Gérôme. Polonia Restituta: Rebirth of Poland: pons asinorum: bridge of asses: Any obstacle that stupid people find hard to cross.