if he ends up banning everyone who votes yes i am over at discord fwiw link in profile
stay in line.
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lol this Alcaraz photo is so virtua tennis
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I too love a simple and understated birthday cake
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I really hope when Gladiator 2 comes out they re-screen Gladiator in the theater because I’ve only seen it on the small screen.
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Maximus didn’t die in the original script and it was changed on set. Crowe said:
“Ridley said ‘I don’t see how you live. This character is about one act of vengeance. Once he’s got that, what does he do? Does he end up running a f***ing pizzeria by the Colosseum?’”
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Connie Nielsen played Lucilla and, as a historian, knew a lot about ancient Rome. She complained about the first draft of the script as it referred to museums and the police, neither of which existed in ancient Rome.
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Crowe was so unhappy with the script that he initially refused to say the line “I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” He said to Nicholson “Your lines are garbage but I’m the greatest actor in the world, and I can make even garbage sound good.”
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Scott had 5 tigers and an expert on hand with tranquiliser darts should anything go wrong. The tigers weren’t allowed within 15ft of Crowe but, due to a miscalculation, an11 ft tiger got within two feet and swiped at him. That shot is in the film.
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Oliver Reed passed away three weeks before production ended. He died in a pub after drinking 8 pints of German lager, 12 shots of rum, half a bottle of whiskey, a few shots of cognac and after beating 5 Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling.
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Crowe spoke to Richard Harris (Marcus Aurelius) said “what am I gonna do with this kid – he keeps asking me to abuse him before takes!” A legendary hellraiser, Harris, said, “let’s get him pissed,” and they took him for a few pints of Guinness.
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Phoenix was nervous about playing Commodus and felt so out of his depth he offered to pay the producers back if they let him walk away. He would ask Crowe to slap him to psyche himself up for scenes. Crowe said to him, “why don’t you try acting, you little maggot!”
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One of Maximus’ famous lines is “Strength and honour.” That wasn’t in the script, Crowe came up with it himself. He also ad-libbed dialogue when Maximus describes his home to Marcus Aurelius. He was actually describing his own home in Australia.
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Crowe didn’t like the script and was going to say no until he met Scott. Crowe said “Ridley’s pitch was basically – ‘we’ve got a $100m budget. It’s ancient Rome. You’re playing a General. And you’re being directed by me.’” Crowe was impressed and took the part.
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Zhang Zhizhen. Always.
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Chinese put family name first to show respect to ancestry. Western put first name first, maybe because the culture is more individualism? Dear Twitter, please tell me, should I stick with Chinese way eg. Zhang Zhizhen, or should I do like Twitter do, Zhizhen Zhang?
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Rafael Nadal forfait à Rome.Show this thread
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The books we read as teens—the ones that get inside us and rearrange things—are sacred, even when they’re plainly imperfect.
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The Whitney needle drop would have been awesome if they just did not go with a clurb remix
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Wednesday: A 13-year-old kills eight children and a security guard in a school shooting in Serbia.
Thursday: A gunman kills eight in a village near Belgrade.
Friday: Serbia’s president announces “an almost complete disarming” of the country.
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A great snap of Lloyd Bridges with his son, and future Dude, Jeff.
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wait how is it 3am when did that happen i strenuously object your honor
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honestly, any stat that lands you in the sole company of peaches and venus is a damn good stat
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that game was a really good indicator (if the other ones weren't already) of how clear-headed iga is tonight. got burned down the line going cross forehand b2b. next points, hard cross, then forehand line immediately.
pretty good pretty good
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I intend on making my signs slightly more unhinged every day
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cool stat
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They hit with the same speed, but Iga's ball is just so much heavier looking, here's why:
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statement performance from sabalenka to book her 2nd straight final. that was SHARP.
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sak has saved a truly absurd clip of break points this tournament
meanwhile, two great-long rally wins for sabalenka in this game.
hotting up in this one
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🚨 JUST OUT ➡️ The 2023 STAATUS Index
Now in its third year, the STAATUS Index (Social Tracking of #AsianAmericans in the US) is the leading nationally representative survey of Americans' attitudes towards #AsianAmericans
🧵of some findings #AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPIHM
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5th consecutive semifinal for iga swiatek, 8th consecutive win
seems pretty good if you ask me
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I don’t know why people are using the term “vigilante” to describe the subway murderer. Vigilantes take crime into their own hands. But the victim of the subway murderer was not committing a crime.
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this final season of succession is giving strong final season of the americans vibes. i'm stressed, each ep hurtles forward, and i just have to know how they land this plane. white knuckles every week.
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Heyyyyyy girl
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12 years away from her Roland Garros win. Retired for almost 9 years. Li Na is still a big star in China. She is on another cover of the magazine.
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takes a ride down memory lane as she walks us through some on and off court memories 📷
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