Showing posts with label Frank Miller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Miller. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Latest Spirit Trailer

I'm sorry but this looks dumb. These guys may be weirding out the audience with overstylized silliness to the point they snap snap themselves out of a hit.

Monday, May 05, 2008

The Spirit

Written and directed by Frank Miller

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Then We Shall Fight In The Shade

300
'Our arrows will blot out the sun'. 'Okay then. We'll fight in the shade'. Did they really say that? According to Herodotus and Plutarch, and Victor Davis Hanson, they did. While some historical liberties are taken in "300", other events are depicted accurately.
Here's some history sliced thin.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Miller vs Herodotus


300 by Frank MillerHow does Frank Miller's take on the standoff between the Spartans and Persians in 480 BC, "300", stand up to that of the 'Father of History',
Herodotus? Author Victor Davis Hanson (The Western Way of War) compares and contrasts Miller's stylized spin with what actually happened on Talk of the Nation (16:51).

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