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Dining Posture in Ancient Rome: Bodies, Values, and Status

Matthew B. Roller

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What was really going on at Roman banquets? In this lively new book, veteran Romanist Matthew Roller...

Podcast Movement: Sessions

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Podcast Movement: Sessions is the official podcast of the world's largest podcaster conference,...

Greg Kinnear recommended Chinatown (1974) in Movies (curated)

Chinatown (1974)

1974 | Classics, Drama, Mystery

8.1

(8 Ratings)

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"I had a chance to work with Jack Nicholson, which was a real thrill. You can scoop out a lot of performances from Jack, and consider them as possible films you could add to this list, but that was a great performance. Roman Polanski‘s direction is incredible too. It’s a movie where, the first time you see it, it’s kind of shocking because you don’t know where it’s going and how big the story actually is that’s being told."

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Mary Ellen Mark recommended La Dolce Vita (1960) in Movies (curated)

La Dolce Vita (1960)

1960 | Comedy, Drama

8.0

(4 Ratings)

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"I saw this film when it first came out in the very early ’60s. It’s a chronicle of a decadent society full of Fellini’s incredibly inventive and imaginative imagery. It’s the story of a Roman journalist struggling between producing something meaningful in his life and drifting along a path of total emptiness. I was very young when I saw the film. I was completely inspired by the combination of such beautiful photography and the sad and powerful story."

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Elizabeth Olsen recommended Roman Holiday (1953) in Movies (curated)

Roman Holiday (1953)

1953 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

7.6

(5 Ratings)

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"Roman Holiday is another one of those movies: first off, I feel like I’m supposed to go to Rome, like my soul’s supposed to be in Rome, but it’s also one of those movies that I have on my computer for when I’m abroad. It also helps me fall asleep — the older movies, the way they look, for some reason, make me tired. It’s just one of those easy movies to watch and cozy up to and unwind with."

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David McK (3649 KP) rated Centurion (2010) in Movies

Oct 23, 2020

Centurion (2010)

2010 | Action, Drama, Mystery

6.2

(5 Ratings)

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2010 historical action/adventure, headlined by Michael Fassbender, that purports to tell what really happened to the Roman IX Legion: a Legion that, supposedly, marched into Scotland and was never seen from or heard of again.

This is basically a 'behind enemy lines' tales, with the survivors of an ambush of the Legion picked off one by one (amongst gallons of fake blood) by the Picts, until an ending that you could see coming a mile off!