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Epic-Styled Video Hypes USC/Ohio State

By Brian GrummellSep 9th 2008 – 9:35PM

It's titled "Crack Those Nuts" and is part Gladiator, part 300, part Lord of the Rings and part any other epic movie we've been witness to the last few years. Over the top. Ridiculous. Awesome.It's times like these I wish Ohio State had a cooler nickname/mascot -- couldn't they have been a Tiger or something like that?...

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  • 06/01/12 Cycle store's fast repair for Russell Source: Harborough Mail - Leicestershire - UK IN A TWIST which would seem far-fetched even in a Hollywood summer blockbuster, Oscar-winning film star Russell Crowe popped into a humble Harborough bike shop last week before taking a ride along the Brampton Valley Way. A-lister Crowe, who is known as much for his rumbustious behaviour as he is for starring in huge blockbusters such as Gladiator and A Dangerous Mind, paid a low-key visit to George Halls Cycle Centre in Northampton Road, Harborough, on Friday afternoon.
  • 05/31/12 Scottish News: Movie star Russell Crowe to film Robin... Source: Daily Record - Glasgow - Lanarkshire - UK MOVIE star Russell Crowe is the latest celebrity set to bring a touch of Hollywood to Scotland.
  • 05/29/12 LES MISERABLES Photo: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe Source: Alternative Film Guide Hugh Jackman 's Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe 's Inspector Javert are seen above in the upcoming Les Misérables movie, the big-screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber 's highly successful, Tony Award-winning stage musical, itself based on Victor Hugo's novel.
  • 05/29/12 PHOTO CALL: First Look at Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe,... Source: Playbill Filming is well under way for the movie musical "Les Misérables."
  • 05/29/12 Actor Russell Crowe was almost caught in the cross... Source: Ananova Actor Russell Crowe was almost caught in the cross hairs of a hit on the life of police officer-turned-criminal Mark Standen after meeting him in secret as research for a movie.

Background on gladiator

A gladiator (, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.

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