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GLADIATOR (2000)

Directed by: RIDLEY SCOTT
Cinematography by : JOHN MATHIESON
Pollice Verso ("Thumbs Down") by Jean-Léon Gérôme —the 19th century painting that inspired Ridley Scott to tackle the project.
Maximus(Russel Crowe),is a Roman general who leads the troops in conquering Germania for the Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) ,the Emperor of Rome tells Maximus that he'd like him to rule Rome once he's gone . Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the emperor's only son, who is thirsty for power ,kills the emperor and put blame on Maximus.Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, his wife and child have been murdered by Commodus. He is captured as a slave by the profiteering Proximo (Oliver Reed, in his last role).Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must kill or be killed in the ring, battling to save not only himself but the future of the very empire that he loves and honors.
The film features a terrific battle sequence, huge crowd scenes of thousands of people, and even a little romance. The impeccably choreographed gladiator scenes are violent yet thrilling, flashing by like lightning. GLADIATOR is a glorious spectacle filled with heart and soul.
TRIVIA:Oliver Reed(Proximo)suffered a fatal heart attack during filming.The British,CG company Mill created a digital body double for the remaining scenes involving his character Proximo by photographing a live action body-double in the shadows and by mapping a 3D CGI mask of Reed's face to the remaining scenes during production at an estimated cost of $3.2 million for two minutes of additional footage The film is dedicated to his memory
In Malta, a replica of about one-third of Rome's Colosseum was built, to a height of 52 feet (15.8 meters), mostly from plaster and plywood (the other two-thirds and remaining height were added digitally). The replica took several months to build and cost an estimated $1 million.

BODY OF LIES

IMDB USER RATING- average vote - 7.2 / 10

Directed by one of the Greatest Directors of All time :RIDLEY SCOTT
Cinematography by :ALEXANDER WITT
Body of Lies is a crisp and watchable American spy film based on the novel of the same name by David Ignatius set in context of the middle-east and the war on terror, unfolding the story of three men battling a terrorist organization, and each other. Leonardo DiCaprio as Roger Ferris, a CIA operative who is sent to Jordan ;Russell Crowe as cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman, a manipulative CIA boss who teams with Ferris ; Golshifteh Farahani as Aisha, Ferris' nurse in Jordan.
The plot begins with an elite anti-terror squad targeting a terrorist safe house. The terrorists detonate an explosive device , killing civilians and members of the elite team. It is then revealed that the C.I.A. is trying to track down the leader of the terrorist organisation, Al-Saleem, with the help of an infiltrator (Di-Caprio) in the middle-east. In Amman, Roger works with Hani Salaam, Jordan's head of security, whose only dictum is "Don't lie to me." Ferris has information that Al Saleem may be behind terrorist attacks, but lacks any evidence to apprehend him or any of his associates. His plan to implicate Dubai-based Architect, Omar Sadiki, not only fails, his Iranian girlfriend, Aisha, gets abducted, and he must decide whether to surrender himself to her abductors to negotiate her release or leave her to their mercy. With Satellites and cell phones, bodies and lies its a modern warfare. WELL MADE FILM