I've never heard of Kleopatra or Gates Of Heaven, but the other two have had press.
I can't say I'm not sad at the swords and sandals dying, although I really would have liked a successful Alexander, what with all the pretty.
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
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§ ita § - Jan 03, 2005 5:28:32 am PST #7536 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2005 5:32:25 am PST #7537 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've heard of Gates of Heaven, in conjunction with your very own bow-wielding boytoy. Not much about what the actual story was, just that it involved him using a sword—it could just as easily have been a David Eddings adaptation as a historical pic about Thermopylae.
§ ita § - Jan 03, 2005 5:35:05 am PST #7538 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You're sure you're not thinking of Kingdom of Heaven, the trailer for which has just come out?
Hayden - Jan 03, 2005 5:54:06 am PST #7539 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Wasn't Gates of Heaven an Errol Morris documentary about pet cemeteries?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2005 5:54:10 am PST #7540 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Ah, that must be it then. Hmm, maybe the former got turned around because it's not such a good idea to have two similarly named historical epics coming out too close to one another? Or because investors are gunshy about 'gate" and "heaven" being used in the same movie title?
Jessica - Jan 03, 2005 6:04:50 am PST #7541 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wasn't Gates of Heaven an Errol Morris documentary about pet cemeteries?
Yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same title's been used elsewhere.
Hayden - Jan 03, 2005 6:14:41 am PST #7542 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Reusing movie titles? The bastards!
Nutty - Jan 03, 2005 6:31:09 am PST #7543 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm still working on the idea of George Clooney in a skirt.
Also, I don't know how to break it to you all: at Thermopylae, the Spartans lose. A lot.
You know what else? Someone will have to be on set to remind Michael Mann that Spartans do not wear pencil neckties and pastel-colored trousers.
Tom Scola - Jan 03, 2005 6:33:30 am PST #7544 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Someone will have to be on set to remind Michael Mann that Spartans do not wear pencil neckties and pastel-colored trousers.
Yeah, that kind of ruined Last of the Mohicans for me.
Hayden - Jan 03, 2005 6:33:53 am PST #7545 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
As long as they sport mullets, I think Mann will be ok.