GLADIATOR 25th Anniversary

The sword-and-sandals subgenre came roaring back to life with Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning Best Picture, GLADIATOR. Led by a star-making Russell Crowe performance this modern classic both pays tribute to epics of the past while giving it a modern sensibility that makes for a delicious spectacle (Pietro Scalia’s Oscar-nominated editing gives the film’s action scenes a major punch). Thrilling and moving in equal measure, GLADIATOR can now take its place amongst the greats of the genre it helped to revitalize.

Pietro Scalia, ACE, is a film editor best known for JFK (Oscar, BAFTA wins), GOOD WILL HUNTING (Oscar nom), GLADIATOR (Oscar nom, BAFTA win), BLACK HAWK DOWN (Oscar win, BAFTA nom), AMERICAN GANGSTER (BAFTA nom), KICK-ASS, THE MARTIAN (BAFTA nom), and FERRARI, among many others.