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Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, and Rodrigo Santoro Directed by: Noam Murro Screenplay by: Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad      Ladies and gentlemen, Xerxes has returned!  An important note:  if you have not seen the first 300,  leave this page, watch the film, and then read my review for this film.      The Persians are attacking Greece.  Their army is so vast it seems almost infinite compared to the small Greek army.  On the Greek side, Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton), attempts to unite all of the city states of Greece to form a united army to defend their land against the Persian army, whose goal it is to conquer Greece for the god-king, Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro).  Xerxes's naval commander, Artemisia (Eva Green), leads the attack against Themistokles and his army.  Artemisia is a Greek expat who seeks vengeance for the death of her family.  Will Themistokles be able to unite Greece and def...

It’s that time of year again, where Hollywood honors its best movies of the year, the ones that inspired us, made us think, and made us wonder.   But the show itself is entertainment all on its own.   This year, Ellen Degeneres hosted the Oscars, filling the show with lots of laughs throughout the night.   The pizza delivery?   One of the best moments of the entire show by far!!!   Brad Pitt’s picture of him eating a slice?   That was just perfect!   And how about that selfie Ellen took with all those celebrities?   That picture set a record for most retweets EVER!   And it happened before the show even ended!   For nearly three and a half hours on March 2, Ellen Degeneres entertained us all as we watched some of the best movies of 2013 win well-deserved awards.   Here are some of my thoughts about the awards themselves. Blue Jasmine Woody Allen’s latest film showcases some of the best acting performances ...