Gladiator

  • Oscars folly

    In a program with no center and not much heart, the young and unshaved looked to old Hollywood for glamour and class.
  • Oscar plays nice

    At the 73rd Academy Awards, Steve Martin holds his fire, and not even Russell Crowe does anything naughty.
  • Duel to the death

    The coauthor of the definitive "Inside Oscar" looks at the battle brewing between "Gladiator" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at Sunday's Academy Awards.
  • Toga! Toga! Toga!

    The amazing Oscar nominations: "Gladiator" gets 12! Steven Soderbergh gets dual nods for picture, direction! Wait -- where's "Cast Away"?
  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001
  • "Gladiator"

    Never mind the slew of extras and all that Roman history -- Russell Crowe and all of his "massives" are far more exciting.
  • Few laughs and little sex

    New DVDs: While "U-571" successfully revives old modes of entertainment, the only ones having fun in "Gladiator" are the man-eating tigers.
  • Hollywood's golden age

    From "Bathroom Frivolities" to "Gladiator," a semi-comprehensive guide to film's greatest pee scenes.
  • Letters to the editor

    Abortion isn't easy -- in movies or in life. Plus: Is gun control elitist? Virtual panty raids are better than gore fests.
  • G'day, Caesar!

    A funny thing happened to Russell Crowe's accent on the way to the Colosseum.
  • Letters to the editor

    "Metallica did the ultimate in uncool acts." Plus: Do Buchanan petitioners' ends justify their means? And: Life after an ileostomy.
  • "Gladiator"

    We who are about to be bored salute you! Russell Crowe stars in Ridley Scott's Roman bloodfest.
  • Toga parties

    Rather stay home and get decadent watching videos than go see Ridley Scott's "Gladiator"? Here are five classical suggestions.

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