Sentences with phrase «as a gladiator in»

Him as Gladiator in this revised canon retelling could be awesome and he would be not recognizeable under the character's skin color if the character isn't more cg digital.

This feature allows for a player who has chosen to start out as a Gladiator in the beginning of the game, to become a Templar towards the middle, which comes with its own perks and skills to play with.

Not exact matches

Scoring was almost impossible, no one knew how to get up on those little octagons to trigger the sensor and — as in the above video — even when there was a THREE - ON - TWO ADVANTAGE, the competitors had no idea how to keep the Gladiators from schooling them.

This is actually a precursor of the Guts bungee - basketball thing, but it works a whole lot better than Rocketball and, as in the above clip, sometimes a Gladiator will haul off and pop a dude in the mush because of gamesmanship.

If in a gladiators ring you are in the middle surrounded by hungry Lions, you can fend them off as a group who are tightly packed together, giving nothing away.

His career highlights at S.I. include road trips in search of sports on the equator, the world's most dangerous sport and Roman gladiators as the first sports superstars, a lengthy meditation on Don King's hair, the second - ever descent of Africa's Zambezi River, a weighty essay on the 580 - pound sumo wrestler Konishiki, an investigation into the questionable around - the - world run by Robert Garside, a look inside the mind games at the 1987 world chess championship between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in Seville, Spain, three weeks in the Sahara covering the 2002 Paris - to - Dakar Rally, a trudge through Panama's Darien jungle retracing Vasco Núñez de Balboa's 1513 expedition, and a journey into the world of Jeopardy! His essay on George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees» line of succession was called the «scoop of the year» in the 2008 Houghton - Mifflin collection The Best American Sports Writing.

«To those who loved, as I did, the old - time football — the very thud of the ball, the scent of bruised grass, the mighty rush of a hundred men, the swift and cool defense — there is something insufficient in the presence of a whole university sitting and shivering in the chill wind around an arena where a few picked gladiators push and wrestle.»

As these pictures show, the snap of the ball is the signal for what often appears to be inextricable confusion, although to the gladiators locked in man - to - man struggle there is a certain order and sense to the conflict.

As previously discussed, I was underdressed the entire trip, as in I was wearing gladiator sandals while my friends in LA were in snow bootAs previously discussed, I was underdressed the entire trip, as in I was wearing gladiator sandals while my friends in LA were in snow bootas in I was wearing gladiator sandals while my friends in LA were in snow boots.

As a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, and a member of ASTM International's subcommittee on standards for headgear and helmets, which is working with US Lacrosse on developing a new standard for headgear in women's lacrosse, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation (also called the «gladiator effect»), will actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injurieAs a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, and a member of ASTM International's subcommittee on standards for headgear and helmets, which is working with US Lacrosse on developing a new standard for headgear in women's lacrosse, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation (also called the «gladiator effect»), will actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injurieas a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation (also called the «gladiator effect»), will actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.

Imagine a packed but silent coliseum, in which the red - clad gladiator shakes his head sadly as he plunges his sword into the chest of his blue - clad opponent.

But, as in Gladiator, the sight of blood calmed everyone down slightly.

Marcus Agius, bit part player in Gladiator and part of the Barclays cabal, stepped down as chairman of the bank.

Scores of political gladiators in Osun, as well as residents of the state were in total confusion on Thursday as news filtered in that former commissioners...

«As we are here this today, we are happy this is a gathering of gladiators in the political arena mixed with political consultants who have helped shape what politics looks like in some advanced democracies of the world.

Okai, in his own reaction asked the political gladiators in the PDP to see the victory at the Supreme court as an opportunity to return the party to the people.

If classmates wondered about him at 16, the rest of the world's been wondering about him — and eager to knock him down a peg — ever since he appeared as Thor on the first run of American Gladiators in the early»90s.

Lots of lines in this outfit as I'm always looking for new ways to wear these gladiators.

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This is clearly a style note that applies to many fashion trends and styles, but in terms of the gladiator sandal you want to keep the rest of your look as un-fussy as possible.

I sported this look with my gladiators that were a hit in Greece as well as my favorite sunnies by Valley Eyewear and a classic Chanel.

Preferably shoes that shows some skin as in lace up or gladiator sandals.

Maximus» incognito return to Rome to fight in the Colosseum (in front of the new emperor, Commodus), his quick rise to fame as the town's winningest warrior, and his big showdown with his old adversary fill the last act of Gladiator — as do a dazzling display of old - time Roman crowd scenes and stadium acts conjured with computerized magic that would have slayed old sandal - movie showmen like William Wyler and Cecil B. DeMille.

Showtime Boxing: John «The Gladiator» Molina Jr. seeks a return to the top as he takes on former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion Ruslan Provodnikov in a 12 - round super lightweight clash - live Saturday, June 11 at 9 PM ET / 6PM PT only on SHOWTIME.

In the same way as The Red Shoes is not really about ballet, Blade Runner is not really about the future and Gladiator is not really about Rome.

Could Hanks, who remarkably hasn't been nominated since 2000's Cast Away (a race he ludicrously lost to Gladiator's Russell Crowe), end his drought as he couldn't with acclaimed performances in esteemed films like Captain Phillips and Sully?

60 Minutes Sports, Season 2015, Episode 12: 60 MINUTES SPORTS covers NBA legend Chris Mullin as coach of his alma mater St. John's, modern - day gladiators in Italy, as well as boxer Rubin «Hurricane» Carter's last fight outside the ring.

A visit to Doctor Strange (only slightly expanding on the post credits scene we saw at the end of Doctor Strange) and some planet - hopping later and Thor finds himself on planet Sakaar as a captive of sleazy ruler the Grandmaster, forced to fight The Hulk in an arena, gladiator - style.

After meeting their end in a mechanized gladiator arena, four robot criminals - Auto, Max, Strobo and Trog are fished out of a junk pile, rebuilt and recruited as mercenaries for a mysterious organization of android adventurers.

Due as much to some of Hooper's more incomprehensible directorial decisions as to the Gladiator star's miscasting, Crowe only manages to capture a fragment of the obsessive, sadistic and homoerotic nature of Javert that Charles Laughton mastered in the role nearly 80 years ago.

Instead we are presented with an absolute turd of a film with shockingly bad «action» set pieces (despite not actually requiring major action set pieces for the plot), dreadful visuals that might as well be that «Gladiators» TV show complete with glitter and sparkles, a god awful thrash / heavy metal soundtrack just in case you forgot this film was suppose to be tough and your obligatory dire big name cast hot of the heels of other poor major blockbusters (yeah stick him / her in it, big name, can't go wrong, doesn't matter if they actually fit the role or not pfft!).

I know a lot of people are looking forward to this as it reteams Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe in an action movie setting reminiscent of Gladiator.

Tai Freligh interviews Connie Nielsen... Connie Nielsen is a Danish actress who first gained fame for her portrayal of Princess Lucilla in Gladiator with Russell Crowe back in 2000 and has done extensive movie and television work since then, most recently as Queen Hippolyta in Wonder Woman and as Claire Seth in The Confessions, in -LSB-...]

17 years later, the now grown - up Milo (Kit Harrington) is fighting in Britannia as a gladiator known only as The Celt when his skills in the arena impresses a Roman lanista and he's shipped off to the Italian city of Pompeii.

Maximus» rebirth as a gladiator is the highlight of the story; to start with, Russell Crowe gives us an excellent performance as a man who's broken down and then rebuilt in a different mold.

And as he did in «Gladiator,» Mr. Crowe radiates a stubborn, heroic solidity.

But everything about this part of the film is beautifully done, from the gritty realism of the gladiatorial school, to the touch of bitter irony in the gladiators catering to the crowd's thirst for blood, to the build - up as the story takes us all the way to Rome and the Colosseum.

One of the things that struck me on this viewing of Gladiator, in 2005, is just how well it works as a political commentary... entirely, I suspect, without intending to be anything of the sort.

After defending his right to rule in a gladiator - style, ceremonial ritual, T'Challa also inherits the role as protector of the realm, along with some big moral decisions and deep rooted family baggage.

Jeff Goldblum, as the Grandmaster of the planet Thor finds himself in, making people fight in his gladiator - like ring, steals every scene that he appears in.

(One clever bit of casting that shows up here is Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus; Jacobi is an excellent actor above all, but it also provides an allusion to the classic I, Claudius in which Jacobi played Emperor Claudius — underscored by the fact that Commodus tells young Lucius a story about Claudius in one scene in Gladiator.)

And, Djimon Hounsou (Amistad), as a fellow gladiator, shares some exciting scenes with Crowe in the Roman Colosseum.

Disc two includes nearly six hours of additional material including a 196 - minute making - of documentary, entitled Strength and Honor: Creating the World of Gladiator, and as if this was not exhaustive enough more behind the scenes technical information is provided in the five - part Image and Design section which includes featurettes on sets, costumes, and weapons as well as extensive photo galleries.

Although best known for his roles in such films as «Gladiator,» «L.A. Confidential» and «Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,» Crowe is of course no stranger to superhero movies: He played Superman's father Jor - El in 2013's «Man of Steel.»

Fight as a modern - day mercenary gladiator in The Club, an underground blood - sport in which ruthless killers try earn respect and infamy in deathmatches.

Tom Cruise stars in The Mummy, along with Sofia Boutella (Star Trek Beyond), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson), and Russell Crowe (Gladiator, Man of Steel) as Dr. Jekyll, directed by Alex Kurtzman.

He is ordered to be killed but manages to escape, ending up in the hands of slave trader Proximo (Oliver Reed), who pits him into the Roman Colosseum as a gladiator.

Yesterday we brought you a look at the God of Thunder collectible figure from Thor: Ragnarok [see here], and now Hot Toys has released promotional images for its upcoming 1 / 6th scale Gladiator Hulk collectible figure based on Mark Ruffalo's Green Goliath as he appears on Sakaar in the upcoming blockbuster; check it out here... SEE -LSB-...]

It isn't so much a courageous performance as a carefully calculated one that lacks the virile anvil strike of his turns in Romper Stomper, L.A. Confidential, and Gladiator, nor is there any trace of the tortured everyman turn he wore to powerful effect in The Insider.

As Milo and the other gladiators begin combat in the crowded arena, Vesuvius uncorks in very angry fashion, leaving an entire city scrambling for a seat on one of the boats to safety..