Pindar (Ancient Greek: Πίνδαρος, Pindaros, pronounced [píndaros]; Latin: Pindarus) (ca. 522–443 BC), was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian described him as "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar is by far the greatest, in virtue of his inspired magnificence, the beauty of his thoughts and figures, the rich exuberance of his language and matter, and his rolling flood of eloquence, characteristics which, as Horace rightly held, make him inimitable.". His poems however can also seem difficult and even peculiar. The Athenian comic playwright Eupolis once remarked that they "are already reduced to silence by the disinclination of the multitude for elegant learning". Some scholars in the modern age also found his poetry perplexing, at least up until the discovery in 1896 of some poems by his rival Bacchylides, when comparisons of their work showed that many of Pindar's idiosyncrasies are typical of archaic genres rather than of the poet himself. The brilliance of his poetry then began to be more widely appreciated. However his style still challenges the casual reader and he continues to be a much admired though largely unread poet.
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The Sins of Government features two short films: Rites of the Illuminati and Ultra. Are our politicians actually shape-shifting reptilians cloaked in human form? Is the CIA engaging in horrific mind control experiments on US citizens? Find out the awful truth.
Angela: I'm not me, I'm what they made me. Who are they? The Republican Party!
Ansum is on the verge of suicide, when he meets a young man in unrequited love.
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The mythical city of Atlantis has risen from the depths in The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, and champions are being called from around the empire to Race for Atlantis, the world's first giant-screen Imax 3-D ride. The effect created is an unbelievable chariot race through the streets of Atlantis, where the diabolical Ghastlius will stop at nothing to win.
Keywords: 3-dimensional, atlantis, city, imax, independent-film, las-vegas-nevada, mythological, neptune, ride-film, show
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In medieval France, traveler Pygar tells he-man Karzan (Maciste in the French version) of his recent journey to a place called Antigua, and of its entire community of Amazons promising undreamed of sexual satisfaction to any man who comes upon them. More importantly, Pygar tells of a fortune in gold. Karzan/Maciste, is persuaded to undertake the journey in search of riches, unaware that Pygar is in collusion with the Amazon Queen to actually deliver Maciste as a slave stud to help rejuvenate the race. The expedition is ambushed, Maciste is placed into the Amazons' service, and Pygar, along with one of the Amazon women, Yuka, attempt to swipe a fortune in gold for themselves.
Keywords: amazon, amazon-tribe, ambush, beefcake, beefcake-martial-arts, erotica, female-frontal-nudity, female-nudity, greco-roman-wrestling, hero-kills-a-woman
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It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to keep a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete. Then things get complicated. A pool hall, a boxing gym, women's well-furnished apartments, and the mean streets of L.A. give T room to sort out what seems from what is.
Keywords: african-american, bedroom, billiard-parlor, black-american, blaxploitation, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brawl, century-city-california, coca-cola, crap-game
Mr. T is Cold Hard Steel! He'll Give You Peace of Mind... Piece by Piece!
One cat... who plays like an army!
His friends call him Mr. T. His enemies call for mercy!
Billy Chi, Chalky's Goon: Chalky sent me to say he wanted to see you on some business, Mr. T.::Mr. T: You go tell Chalky he can kiss my black ass.
Sam: I got trouble, Mr T.::Mr. T: What kind, Sam?::Sam: My brother. They got him in jail again.::Mr. T: For what?::Sam: Burglary.::Mr. T: With a gun?::Sam: Yes. Fool wouldn't use his head!::Mr. T: You don't need me man, you need a bail bondsmen.::Sam: I can't get nobody to go bond for him. You know he ran out one time, Mr T.::Mr. T: He ran out more than once Sam and you know it, don't jive me.::Sam: Tha-that's why I come to you, Mr T. He wouldn't run out on you.::Mr. T: He skip on me, I feed him to the dogs.::Sam: He know that, Mr T.
Pete: [on phone] This is Pete Cockrell. I want to talk to Chalky.::Mr. T: This is T. Chalky's dead - now I'm coming to get your honky ass!
Mr. T: What's happenin', Willy?::Willy: Don't ask. Also don't have daughters who marry schmuck husbands.
Mr. T: Freeze, motherfucker!
Sam: My brother, he's in the slammer! He skipped one time, Mr. T.::Mr. T: That son of a bitch skipped twice. Don't jive me, Sam.::Sam: That's why I came to you. He wouldn't run out on you.::Mr. T: He run out on me, I'd feed him his ass in pieces.
Pete: This is Pete Cockrell. I want to talk to Chalky.::Mr. T: This is T. Chalky's dead. Now I'm coming to get your honky ass!
Cleo, T's Girl: Should I be worried for you?::Mr. T: Yeah, worry. That's real good for you, and it helps a lot. Shit, baby, there's nothin' to worry about. Be cool.::Cleo, T's Girl: If I didn't love you, I wouldn't even ask, baby.::Mr. T: Later.
Thrill With Ali Baba and His Forty Thieves