The 30 peplum movies shown here were predominately made by Italians in the 1950s and 1960s. Many of these forgotten films were later called sword and sandal movies, as well as peplum movies.
Why are these movies called peplum movies?...
The Mighty Hercules is a classic American cartoon that first aired in 1963 and continued until 1966 — around the time when those epic Sword-and-Sandal (Peplum) movies were popular, including a few of these movies about Hercules (or Heracles)...
The myth of Achilles
When Achilles was very young, his mother, Thetis, dipped him into the river Styx to try and protect him from a prophesied early death. The magical river between Earth and the Underworld (Hades), supposedly offered the...
In this post, I'll reveal the secret meaning of Grease and tell you what that weird flying car scene at the end of the movie Grease really meant.
By the way, why do you think the filmmakers wanted to end...
Check this out — you're not gonna believe it. There's this Greek actor who played a Mayan king in a movie most people forget about, but honestly, I think it's a total masterpiece. At first, I was convinced the...
The God of War video game franchise is absolutely amazing. Ares would love it.
God of War (2005) Video Game
Game Platform: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Quest - To find Pandora's box.
Storyline Plot - After Kratos and his Spartan army...
The movie Knights of the Zodiac (2023) (aka Saint Seiya: The Beginning in Japan) promised to be an epic live-action adaptation of the beloved Japanese manga and anime series Saint Seiya. I enjoyed watching this action-adventure movie, even though many...
If you're interested in the meaning of life, then why not take in someone else's point of view. Some of these entertaining movies will confuse the hell out you in regard to the meaning of life, but even so they're...
The imaginative "Reign the Conqueror" anime, based on the life of Alexander the Great, is a must-see anime! From its striking visual style to its immersive narrative, "Reign the Conqueror" is more than just a historical retelling; it's a...
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria in 1947.
Interestingly his middle name “Alois” in German means “Famous warrior”.
Arnold began serious weight training as a teenager.
He won the Junior Mr. Europe competition in 1965, and in 1966 he won...