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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Braveheart

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Prisoner Star McGoohan
Dead at 80

British actor also created and produced '60s TV cult classic

Jan 14, 09 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Emmy Award-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, who starred in 1960s TV shows The Prisoner and Secret Agent, has died, the Los Angeles Times reports. The veteran British character actor, who appeared in Braveheart as the villainous, scene-stealing King Edward Longshanks, was 80. In its 17-episode run, The Prisoner, which McGoohan created,... More »

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The Simpsons • AMC • Braveheart • Patrick McGoohan • The Prisoner • Secret Agent

 Top 10 Historically Flawed Flicks 

10,000 BC, Gladiator, and 300 top Yahoo's list of historical misfires

Apr 1, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most historical films forgo a few facts for dramatic flair, but these flicks leave truth to the cutting room floor. Yahoo lists the most inaccurate movies ever:
  1. 10,000 BC: Woolly mammoths weren't around to help build the pyramids.
  2. Gladiator: Emperor Commodus didn't kill his dad... chickenpox did.
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film • list • history • Elizabeth: The Golden Age • movies • 10,000 BC • 2001: A Space Odyssey • Braveheart • The Patriot • Memoirs of a Geisha • Gladiator • 300 • The Last Samurai

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