Awards
Ridley Scottâs âGladiatorâ won the best picture Oscar nearly 24 years ago. With the sequel now out, itâs time to think about its place at the Academy Awards.
Ridley Scott is back with a sequel to his best picture-winning âGladiator,â and if it wins the top prize come Oscar night, he will have finally won a statuette of his own as a producer of the film, something he wasnât on the original 2000 release starring Russell Crowe.
Television
Distracted by tabloid drama and ageist in their construction, the final seasons of âThe Crownâ turned Netflixâs most acclaimed series into a rehash of scandal and tragedy.
Hollywood Inc.
Universal Picturesâ âWickedâ and Paramount Picturesâ âGladiator IIâ post impressive numbers at the domestic box office this weekend.
Movies
Director Ridley Scott returns to the site of one of his greatest triumphs with a belated sequel that follows the same beats, giving Denzel Washington a forum to scheme.
It doesnât get much more epic in scale than the Ridley Scott swords-and-sandals sequel.
The finale of âThe Crown,â titled âSleep, Dearie, Sleep,â features Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowlesâ wedding, but creator Peter Morgan says itâs a pretext for the queen wrestling with whether or not to abdicate the throne.
Sharks? Maybe not. But sea battles, semi-aquatic creatures and plenty of other eye-popping spectacles were part of the real-life games at the ancient Roman Colosseum.
High School Sports
In one of the craziest finishes in City Section championship history, senior Jacob Velazquez kicked a 32-yard field goal with no time left.
From âTwistersâ to âBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,â decades-later sequels have scored big at the box office. Will âGladiator IIâ continue the trend?