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NEWS ABOUT: Troy

Troy stories: 3 news summaries

 Pair's Remains 
 May Date to 
 Trojan War 

Find in ancient Troy could date to 1200 BC

Sep 22, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a discovery one professor calls “electrifying,” archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a couple believed to have lived during the Trojan War era in Turkey’s ancient city of Troy, Reuters reports. “If the remains are confirmed to be from 1200 BC it would coincide with... More »

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Turkey • archaeology • history • Trojan • remains • ancient cities • Troy

OPINION

 AWOL: Orlando Bloom's Career 

Once a heartthrob, now a has-been, Bloom was scorned for putting the film first

Sep 18, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - He “has a record six movies that have grossed $300 million+ in the US,” has worked with hugely successful directors, and was once “a big-league heartthrob whose poster adorned the walls of many a teenage girl,” writes Scott Mendelson for the Huffington Post. So why is... More »

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entertainment • Pirates of the Caribbean • celebrity • Orlando Bloom • Troy

 Top Book-to-Movie Misfires 

Read it and weep, perhaps literally

May 4, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - With warm weather comes the usual wave of summer blockbusters, but sometimes the best story is buried in a book. Entertainment Weekly lists 23 disappointing adaptations, including:
  1. The Da Vinci Code: An utter lack of chemistry between Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou and an uber-creepy Silas (Paul Bettany) made
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Hollywood • list • book • Da Vinci Code • The Golden Compass • movies • movie remakes • Memoirs of a Geisha • Troy

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