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  Gladiator - The Ultimate Trivia...

  Film Trivia Metaverse

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  GLADIATOR 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA COLLECTION 
    
  FROM THE MOVIE DIRECTED BY RIDLEY SCOTT 
    
  CREATED BY FILM TRIVIA METAVERSE 
    
  ABOUT THE FILM 
  Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, is an epic historical drama set in ancient Rome. The film follows Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a betrayed Roman general who is reduced to slavery and forced to fight as a gladiator. Seeking revenge for the brutal murder of his family and the wrongful death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Maximus rises through the gladiatorial ranks. The film explores themes of loyalty, vengeance, justice, and the corrupting influence of power. With intense action sequences and emotional depth, Gladiator is both a tale of personal redemption and a critique of political tyranny. 
    
  TRIVIA SAMPLES: 
    
  “Joaquin Phoenix improvised his scream of ‘Am I not merciful?’ during a scene with Connie Nielsen, who was genuinely frightened by the unexpected outburst.” 
    
  “The score by Hans Zimmer for *Gladiator* became one of the bestselling movie soundtracks of all time.” 
    
  “The signet ring worn by Connie Nielsen’s character was a real antique discovered in a shop, dating back over 2,000 years.” 
    
  “Maximus’ tattoo, ‘SPQR,’ stands for ‘Senatus Populusque Romanus,’ meaning ‘The Senate and the Roman People,’ which was a famous slogan of Rome.” 
    
  “Russell Crowe's portrayal of Maximus in *Gladiator* is considered one of his best performances, earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor.” 
   

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  The Black Candle

  Emily Murphy

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  ""The Black Candle" is a significant work by Emily F. Murphy, also known as "Janey Canuck". This early exploration of the illegal drug trade in Canada was initially published in 1922 based on earlier articles in Maclean's Magazine. Let's delve into the details:    Summary  Topic: The novel sheds light on the evils of the drug trade.  Setting: It focuses on Canada during the early 20th century.  Content: Murphy's exposé delves into the impact of drugs, including opium, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana.  Legacy: Her work led to laws governing narcotics in Canada, which remained largely unchanged until the late 1960s.  Emily Murphy's courageous exploration of this pressing issue remains relevant, and her efforts paved the way for greater awareness and regulation."

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  African Queen

  Mr Punch Audiobooks

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  Full Cast Radio Drama 
  Set in 1915 on the treacherous rivers of war-torn Africa. Humphrey Bogart plays the gin sodden river trader, Charlie Allnut, who reluctantly agrees to help the prim missionary Rose Sayer, played in this radio version by Greer Garson, to travel down river on a hazardous journey and destroy a German gun boat. Humphrey Bogart won the 1951 Oscar for Best Actor, and again plays the uncouth captain of the tramp steamer in this special radio production.   
  This high-quality audiobook has been re-mastered and re-edited from the original radio broadcast.

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  The Hollow Under the Bed - Some...

  Corinne Blackwell

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  The Hollow Under the Bed: Some Nightmares Are Wide Awake is a chilling journey into the darkest corners of fear where reality blurs with terror. When a restless child begins to whisper about something lurking beneath the bed, what starts as innocent imagination soon spirals into a nightmare come to life. As shadows grow deeper and the hollow beneath the bed reveals its sinister secrets, the line between waking and sleeping fades. Prepare to confront your deepest fears—because some nightmares don’t end when you open your eyes.

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  Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters

  Allyson McCabe

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  In 1990, Sinéad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned her into a scandal. For many people—including, for years, the author—what they knew of O’Connor stopped there. Allyson McCabe believes it’s time to reassess our old judgments about Sinéad O’Connor and to expose the machinery that built her up and knocked her down. 
   
   
  Addressing triumph and struggle, sound and story, Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters argues that its subject has been repeatedly manipulated and misunderstood by a culture that is often hostile to women who speak their minds (in O’Connor’s case, by shaving her head, championing rappers, and tearing up a picture of the pope on live television). McCabe details O’Connor’s childhood abuse, her initial success, and the backlash against her radical politics without shying away from the difficult issues her career raises. She compares O’Connor to Madonna, another superstar who challenged the Catholic Church, and Prince, who wrote her biggest hit and allegedly assaulted her. A journalist herself, McCabe exposes how the media distorts not only how we see O’Connor but how we see ourselves, and she weighs the risks of telling a story that hits close to home. 
   
   
  In an era when popular understanding of mental health has improved and the public eagerly celebrates feminist struggles of the past, it can be easy to forget how O’Connor suffered for being herself. This is the book her admirers and defenders have been waiting for.

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  Cliché-Verre - Miniatures On Glass

  Brian Allan Skinner

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  Cliché-verre is a technique of etching and painting directly on photographic negatives. The term means “glass negative” in French and is as old as photography itself, dating to the 1840s and earlier. The first successful photographic process involved coating glass plates with light-sensitive chemicals from which reversed (positive) prints could be made. Artists experimented with drawing, etching, and combining images directly on the glass, resulting in fanciful black-and-white prints. But few artists were inspired to develop the idea further until the advent of color photography in the early 20th Century. 
  The Magic Lantern, long predating photography, was invented by Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch astronomer and physicist, in the 1600s. It is a simple device for projecting images, based upon the centuries-old principles of the “camera obscura” or “darkened room.” When the photographic process evolved to  
  film rather than glass plates, the technology spread. Color film arrived in the 1930s. There were now both film negatives and positives (slides). 
  Brian Allan Skinner is the author of six volumes of illustrated fiction. His experiments with cliché-verre began in the 1960s. Here are 50 examples of his work from the past half-century, in brilliant color. In the epilogue, he explains his process in detail.

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