Homer: Movie to Books?
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Homer: Movie to Books?
There is a little snippet in the NYT arts section today that reports Homer is the best seller of peotry in Britain and that "we've seen a huge revival for Classical Greek epic poetry this year, which we have put down to the "Troy" effect", accoring to Amazon.co.uk's senior book editor.
So there really might be a 'trickle-down effect"...
PS. who is planing to see the movie "alexander"?
So there really might be a 'trickle-down effect"...
PS. who is planing to see the movie "alexander"?
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And of course Colin Farrell.Eureka wrote:obsession with Brad Pitt.
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Did someone here watch "Helen of Troy" series? It has been released on the DVD in 2003 I think. Well I somewhat liked it, except for the portrayal of Achilles though... Anyways, it looks strange to me that whenever somewhere the Troy movie discussion arises, this one is almost never mentioned, while it certainly has its pluses over the latter... As well as the other way around of course.
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This is because "Helen of Troy" did not have brad and orlando in it running around in short skirts.vidalf wrote:Did someone here watch "Helen of Troy" series? It has been released on the DVD in 2003 I think. Well I somewhat liked it, except for the portrayal of Achilles though... Anyways, it looks strange to me that whenever somewhere the Troy movie discussion arises, this one is almost never mentioned, while it certainly has its pluses over the latter... As well as the other way around of course.
Personally, I really enjoyed "Troy", and it bugs me when people pick it apart for "accuracy" instead of enjoying it for what it is--art and entertainment. Seriously, how could it be accurate in any sense since the standard against which it is measured is simply a myth itself, whose authorship and authenticity is also questioned? :)
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