GLADIATOR II Review — Sacrifices Soul to Spectacle
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Gladiator II review says there are plenty of alt-Rome sword and sandals thrills, but few emotional chills in Ridley Scott’s intended epic. Gladiator II picks up some 20 years after the original, the Academy Award winning Gladiator, left off. The celebrated warrior Maximus (Russell Crowe) is long gone but not forgotten, and…
Feeling Like a Wonder Woman With Connie Nielsen in My Veronica Beard Dickie Jacket
Knock me over with a swizzle stick! The first time I wear my new Veronica Beard Scuba Jacket with its Mariner Stripe Dickey, Connie Nielsen, one of the glamorous stars of Wonder Woman, notices it and says, “Love your jacket — Veronica Beard?” If that doesn’t prove that the right sartorial splurge is SO worth…
