"In what foreign policy experts believe to be a direct response to the hit American movie “300,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today declared war on Sparta. Even for the mercurial Ahmadinejad, the move struck many diplomatic insiders as extraordinary, since the consensus in the international community is that the city-state of Sparta no longer exists."
Iran Declares War on Sparta in Light of 300 Movie
(It's funny. You have permission to laugh.)
Showing posts with label 300 fan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 300 fan. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Saturday, March 3, 2007
"300" movie fan stamp
Cool little graphic for your web site or blog showing some awesome 300 movie scenes...
"300" movie fan stamp
I love it!
"300" movie fan stamp
I love it!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Another Contest! TONIGHT YOU DINE ON 300 COLLECTABLE PLATES
"To get geared up for the release of 300 we’re giving away some awesome prizes, including the aforementioned plates and a copy of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s 300 March to Glory game for the PSP and an autographed poster!"
Yes, that's right, I found ANOTHER contest for you!
Yes, that's right, I found ANOTHER contest for you!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Tyler Bates is the Musical Force Behind Frank Miller's and Zack Snyder's 300 Movie
Here's a mini-biography of Tyler Bates from the IMDB
"Tyler Bates spent his formative years in Chicago, answering to his obsession with music. An avid enthusiast, his mother introduced him to a wide range of recording artists; from Zappa to Coltrane, Simon and Garfunkel to Sly Stone. The soundtrack albums for the Broadway musicals Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar left an indelible impression upon him, both compositionally and emotionally. The marriage of thematic classical orchestra with the punishing cannon blasts of Tchaikovsky's 1812, inspired Tyler's enchantment with unorthodox juxtapositions, which after one mach volume listening, left a living room window cracked in his family's haunted log cabin.
"At age ten, his hard-partying teenage cousins introduced him to Led Zeppelin and Kiss, which was all it took for Tyler to drop his alto saxophone for an electric guitar. He then found the early records of U2, Gang Of Four, and Yes, which influenced the principles apparent in his music today. The limitations of his home studio equipment became an integral part of his creative process; sparking an experimental approach in effort to complete his compositional ideas. At age thirteen he started daisy-chaining cassette recorders to produce multi-track recordings. An Echoplex and other sound mutation devices became the gateway to his atmospheric explorations and counter-rhythmic sensibilities, as he studied the effects of varying tape speeds on live and pre-recorded sound sources.
"By nineteen, Tyler managed a trading firm in the stock market, while enjoying the beginnings of great success in Chicago-based bands. But he could not ignore the calling to expand his career in music. In 1993, fueled by an offer to score a movie that paid less than a months rent, Tyler returned to his native Los Angeles with zero experience in making music for films, and successfully produced his first score. This led to steady work on B movies while simultaneously developing the sound of his band, Pet, with singer-songwriter Lisa Papineau. The duo created a stir in Los Angeles that attracted Tori Amos to a Los Angeles club show, after which she immediately began her campaign to get the band a major-label record deal by banging on the door of Atlantic Records President, Val Azoli. Pet was signed soon after, spawning Amos' Igloo/Atlantic Records imprint in effort to afford the band its greatest chance at success in the biz. After recording their debut album at Tori's hillside castle in rural Ireland in 1996, and with a platinum record to their credit for the song "Lil' Boots," from the "The Crow: City Of Angels" soundtrack album, the band began touring stints with Blink 182, Limp Bizkit, Helmet and Luscious Jackson. But the emergence of several rock & roll clichés led Tyler to the decision to leave the group to focus solely on scoring movies by late 1997."
"Tyler Bates spent his formative years in Chicago, answering to his obsession with music. An avid enthusiast, his mother introduced him to a wide range of recording artists; from Zappa to Coltrane, Simon and Garfunkel to Sly Stone. The soundtrack albums for the Broadway musicals Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar left an indelible impression upon him, both compositionally and emotionally. The marriage of thematic classical orchestra with the punishing cannon blasts of Tchaikovsky's 1812, inspired Tyler's enchantment with unorthodox juxtapositions, which after one mach volume listening, left a living room window cracked in his family's haunted log cabin.
"At age ten, his hard-partying teenage cousins introduced him to Led Zeppelin and Kiss, which was all it took for Tyler to drop his alto saxophone for an electric guitar. He then found the early records of U2, Gang Of Four, and Yes, which influenced the principles apparent in his music today. The limitations of his home studio equipment became an integral part of his creative process; sparking an experimental approach in effort to complete his compositional ideas. At age thirteen he started daisy-chaining cassette recorders to produce multi-track recordings. An Echoplex and other sound mutation devices became the gateway to his atmospheric explorations and counter-rhythmic sensibilities, as he studied the effects of varying tape speeds on live and pre-recorded sound sources.
"By nineteen, Tyler managed a trading firm in the stock market, while enjoying the beginnings of great success in Chicago-based bands. But he could not ignore the calling to expand his career in music. In 1993, fueled by an offer to score a movie that paid less than a months rent, Tyler returned to his native Los Angeles with zero experience in making music for films, and successfully produced his first score. This led to steady work on B movies while simultaneously developing the sound of his band, Pet, with singer-songwriter Lisa Papineau. The duo created a stir in Los Angeles that attracted Tori Amos to a Los Angeles club show, after which she immediately began her campaign to get the band a major-label record deal by banging on the door of Atlantic Records President, Val Azoli. Pet was signed soon after, spawning Amos' Igloo/Atlantic Records imprint in effort to afford the band its greatest chance at success in the biz. After recording their debut album at Tori's hillside castle in rural Ireland in 1996, and with a platinum record to their credit for the song "Lil' Boots," from the "The Crow: City Of Angels" soundtrack album, the band began touring stints with Blink 182, Limp Bizkit, Helmet and Luscious Jackson. But the emergence of several rock & roll clichés led Tyler to the decision to leave the group to focus solely on scoring movies by late 1997."
Frank Miller's 300 Movie Fan Site on Fanpop
Frank Miller's 300 Movie Fan Site is now showing up on Fanpop. Here are two comments about the movie...
"From what I have seen on the trailers and video journals, this is the must see movie of 2007."
"Totally. I've read the graphic novel and have started reading a fictionalized account of the battle called "The Gates of Fire" by Stephen Pressfield. It's totally whetting my appetite for this film."
I totally agree. Frank Miller's 300 looks extremely good. Can't wait to see it in March!
"From what I have seen on the trailers and video journals, this is the must see movie of 2007."
"Totally. I've read the graphic novel and have started reading a fictionalized account of the battle called "The Gates of Fire" by Stephen Pressfield. It's totally whetting my appetite for this film."
I totally agree. Frank Miller's 300 looks extremely good. Can't wait to see it in March!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Frank Miller 300 Video Trailer -- Hard to find!!
This Frank Miller 300 trailer video is actually pretty hard to find. It's also different than what you'll see before Mel Gibson's Apocolypto.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
300 Movie Preview Review
"Frank Miller's "300" tells the story of King Leonidas leading his group of 300 spartans into battle against the invading persian armies of King Xerxes. These events later lead to the rest of the greek nations defeating the persians admidst later battles. I have read the graphic novel and if the movie is half as good then it's still going to be truly an epic film, one to remember for many years to come."
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