Release name: The Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom Proper-TiNYiSO

Size: 472MB
Link: Homepage
Info: NFO
Download: RAPIDSHRE

MOST.DARING.S07E06.DSR.XVID-OMICRON
XviD | MP3 VBR | 350MB
SiNGLE FiLE DOWNLOAD

MOST.DARING.S07E07.DSR.XVID-OMICRON
XviD | MP3 VBR | 350MB
SiNGLE FiLE DOWNLOAD

In part due to the release of the film Troy, PBS Home Video and Paramount have issued a fine three-part documentary look at The Spartans (2003), hosted by the very well spoken historian Bettany Hughes. On location, riding all over Greece, miss Hughes tells us the story in chronological order with little overlap between the three shows.

We learn of how Sparta created innovations in Western Civilization that were remarkable and too often deadly. Their infanticide inspired Adolf Hitler, Totalitarianism and introduced a nightmarish militaristic homosexual society where 14-year-old boys (if they made it though insane military training from birth; the weakest babies were tossed to their death at birth), took male lovers. They would keep them until they were weaned off of them, if and when they got married to women. For a long time, they did create some of the deadliest fighters the world ever knew, but the series is smart enough to point out that these boys were on the level of animals far before their pairing with older male lovers. Everyone else was relegated to being “put in their place” as it were, though some of the women were in oddly liberated positions.

This series shows the decades of war with Athens, then the onslaught of Persian forces. There are other oddities, art (which inspired later Fascist art) and the remnants of these ancient civilizations and we are told (to the best of anyone’s knowledge so far) what happened. Many questions remain seriously unanswered, but many are and this is the kind of quality TV that more than keeps PBS’ reputation of quality TV in tact. Good show.

Part 1
THE SPARTANS opens at Thermopylae and with the epitaph of the Three Hundred — and very stirring it is to hear this spoken in the original Greek — before introducing some of the topics that will be addressed in the program. (Hmm. The claim that “male homosexuality was compulsory” is extremely dubious; the first boldfaced assertion as fact of a subject hotly debated among ancient and modern experts.) After the introduction, we journey to the Dark Ages of Greece, the end of the Achaean Age and the coming of the Dorian Greeks to the Peloponnesus and Laconia. An effective look at the development of hoplite warfare is presented. Next comes the Messenian conquest, then the establishment of the Spartan constitution. The upbringing of Spartan youths, warts and all, is then addressed at length. A good point is made that the sublimation of the individual as practiced by the Spartans can be very liberating – “the possibility of transcending your limitations as an individual and becoming part of something bigger and better.” Spartan institutions are credited for initiating a system of political rights and responsibilities among its citizens centuries before other Greek states conceived of such things.

The finding of the so-called statue of Leonidas in 1925 is used to introduce the Persian Wars, which are then examined in detail. There is much footage of Thermopylae, including the eponymous hot springs, and the commentary casts the Spartans’ self-sacrifice in terms that hearken to the Japanese samurai’s bushido code.

Part 2
This segment begins by exploring at how Sparta and Athens fell out after the Persian Wars, with a look at Athenian politics and society and how these contrasted to Sparta’s. This is a refreshingly non-partisan treatment, not hesitating to be equally critical of Athens. Women’s life in Sparta is given much attention. Sparta comes off as considerably more enlightened, by modern Western standards, than Athens. (Interesting sidebar – in her remarks during a November 24, 2003, online chat with Channel 4 (UK) viewers, narrator Bettany Hughes, when asked where she’d have rather lived, Sparta or Athens, replied “Sparta. No doubt.”) Hughes wryly notes how Spartan women were “objects of fear and fascination” to non-Spartan men. The legacy of these “radical” Spartan customs on later societies is discussed. Amusingly, whether by design or not, Hughes wears a scarlet dress for much of this sequence – fit garb for a Spartanette – and conducts her narration while striding purposefully about the Laconian countryside or riding on horseback in full exhibition of energetic Spartan vitality.

Lastly, the Laconian earthquake of 465 or 464 BC and subsequent helot revolt is noted and seen as the event that lit the sparks of conflict between Greece’s two leading cities. The opening clashes of the Peloponnesian War and the Spartan disaster at Sphacteria ends Part 2.

Part 3
The last section of the film opens at Delphi and takes a look at Greek religion and Spartan attitudes toward the gods and oracles before resuming the history of the Peloponnesian War. Alcibiades, the Syracuse expedition, and Lysander are all examined, taking up half of Part 3. Then the period of the Spartan Hegemony is briefly described, shaped by the “crippled kingship” of Agesilaus and marked by power struggles among Sparta’s ruling factions. Hughes notes the critical decline of Spartan citizen manpower and the rise of Thebes as a rival. She takes us to the battlefield of Leuctra, where Spartan military superiority was broken in 371 BC. The remaining sequences very quickly sketch how classical Sparta became a second-class power and finally a tourist attraction for wealthy Romans. The show concludes with a summation of Sparta’s influence on Western philosophy.

THE SPARTANS is a standout documentary, wonderfully photographed and directed, and is highly recommended as a visual overview of Spartan history.

1 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842138/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.001 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842259/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.002 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842235/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.003 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842116/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.004 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842110/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.005 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842437/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.006 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842244/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.007 2 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842422/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.001 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842362/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.002 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842253/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.003 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842318/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.004 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842367/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.005 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842417/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.006 http://rapidshare.com/files/379842079/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.007 3 http://rapidshare.com/files/379900880/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.001 http://rapidshare.com/files/379900650/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.002 http://rapidshare.com/files/379901196/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.003 http://rapidshare.com/files/379900717/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.004 http://rapidshare.com/files/379900830/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.005 http://rapidshare.com/files/379900762/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.006 http://rapidshare.com/files/379900946/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.007

1 https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678255/8c1eea7/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.001.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678266/dcfff08/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.002.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678286/8022693/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.003.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678301/1cc98c7/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.004.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678319/4578aef/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.005.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678329/7267ea2/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.006.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678348/14ebf6b/THE.SPARTANS.1OF3.avi.007.html 2 https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678362/f93ebc5/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.001.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678374/bcf7697/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.002.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678391/631ca2a/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.003.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678404/a99b0e3/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.004.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678415/33a01bb/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.005.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678434/1221c8f/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.006.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39678449/0e4f08a/THE.SPARTANS.2OF3.avi.007.html 3 https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39699477/5daf553/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.001.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39699528/21f76e6/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.002.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39699557/97d9bb0/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.003.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39699583/5c073c1/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.004.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39699606/b24e0b0/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.005.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39699622/468a828/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.006.html https://rlsbb.io/download.html?/dl/39699639/ac9aceb/THE.SPARTANS.3OF3.avi.007.html

Here is one more movie for you tonight. Group AVCDVD released a 2010 British gangster film called “The Big I AM”, which was directed by Nic Auerbach and starring Michael Madsen and Leo Gregory.

PLOT: Mickey Skinner (Leo Gregory Cass) is a small time crook with little success and a lot of debts. While out on yet another doomed, petty crime, he makes a last minute escape in a stolen car. The only problem is that Don Barber (Vincent Regan 300), psychopathic head of the London underworld, is stuffed inside the boot. Ratted out by one of his closest friends and now facing arrest, Barber does the unthinkable and gives Mickey the keys to his empire for 24 hours. With the cards stacked against him, Skinner embarks on the mammoth task of filling Barber s shoes … but has he got it in him to give it THE BIG I AM?

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 (31 votes)
Directed by: Nic Auerbach
Starring: Michael Madsen, Leo Gregory

Release Name: The.Big.I.Am.2010.DVDRip.XviD-AVCDVD
Size: 700MB
Audio Quality: AC3 448kbps
Video Quality: XviD 25fps 624×336 1458kbps

Links: IMDB
Sample: Here
NFO: Here
NewTorrents Search: Here
Download: Rapidshare

aAF released a documentary film called “Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation”, which gives you a comprehensive look at the history of the Hellboy character from his comic book roots through to his movie debut. Size is 1CD.

Hellboy.The.Seeds.Of.Creation.2004.DOCU.DVDRip.XviD-aAF
XviD 29.97fps 624×352 11664kbps | AC3 CBR 192kbps | 700MB x 2
NFO – NTi – Rapidshare

2HD released a new episode of  “Saturday Night Live”, hosted by the talented Gabourey Sidibe.

Links: HOMEPAGE – TV.com

Saturday.Night.Live.S35E20.Gabourey.Sidibe.HDTV.XviD-2HD
XviD | MP3 VBR | 700MB
NFO – NTi – RS & NL

FQM released the season finale of FOX’s “The Wanda Sykes Show”.

Links: HOMEPAGE – TV.com

The.Wanda.Sykes.Show.S01E21.WS.PDTV.XviD-2HD
XviD | MP3 VBR | 350MB
NFO – NTi – SiNGLE FiLE DOWNLOAD

NoTV & DIMENSION released a new episode of “Funny or Die Presents”.

Links: HOMEPAGE

Funny.or.Die.Presents.S01E09.HDTV.XviD-NoTV
XviD | MP3 VBR | 233MB
NFO – NTi – SiNGLE FiLE DOWNLOAD

Funny.or.Die.Presents.S01E09.720p.HDTV.X264-DIMENSION (UPDATE)
x264 | AC3 CBR | 745MB
DOWNLOAD

MOMENTUM released an episode of National Geographic documentary series “Taboo”.

A look at the custom of body marking explores how many individuals around the world use these body modifications to identify with their communities; experts examine several ritualistic practices and study their cultural and physical affects.

National.Geographic.Taboo.Marked.for.Life.HDTV.XviD-MOMENTUM
XviD | MP3 VBR | 350MB
NFO – NTi – SiNGLE FiLE DOWNLOAD