In 1981 few thought "Chariots of Fire" had a prayer alongside "Reds" and "On Golden Pond", yet it was named best picture.
THROUGHOUT history new technologies have revolutionised warfare, sometimes abruptly, sometimes only gradually: think of the chariot, gunpowder, aircraft, radar and nuclear fission.
But before it was a film it was a novel, and after that - unbelievably, when you think about the chariot race and other amazing special effects required - it was a play.
Remember Chariots of Fire?
Think Gandhi, Chariots of Fire, and the firemen at 9/11.
(Think Gandhi, Chariots of Fire, and Schindler's List).
Brimming with gold artifacts, rare jewelry, and two wooden chariots, archaeologists think it is the burial grounds of a powerful chief.
Swing low, sweet Chariot You might think that the ever-increasing prices for contemporary art – $142m for a Francis Bacon triptych, $101m for a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, or $70m for a Cy Twombly painting of loop-de-loops – would trickle down into the auction houses' coffers.
"I think the public is going to use Chariot and micro-transit in different ways [in NYC]," he said.
"It was the dumbest idea we could think of," Mr. Hackett, 38, said, adding that 15 or so chariots would "compete for glory," from shopping cart rickshaws to Madagascar's own jet-propelled model.
