Crowe leads Gladiator to glory Gladiator won best picture at the Oscars, with the rest of the awards split three ways at the 73rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

The Roman epic, directed by Ridley Scott, won five awards, including best actor for its star Russell Crowe, best visual effects, costumes and sound.

And Julia Roberts won the Oscar for her role as single mom Feisty Erin Brockovich.

Smiling broadly, said: "I love the world - I am so happy. Thank you - I love it here."

He added that "the incredible experience the feeling of brotherhood" of the candidates' list.

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Crowe, who played enslaved Roman general Maximus, paid tribute to her late grandfather and uncle who inspired him, but said: "I owe this to a guy and his name is Ridley Scott."

Martial arts extravaganza Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon picked up four awards for best foreign language film, music, cinematography and art direction.

Delighted director Ang Lee thanked his friends and relatives in Taiwan and people of China, as well as academia and "enormously talented cast and crew."

And the drug-war drama Traffic also won four awards - best director for Steven Soderbergh, best supporting actor for Benicio Del Toro, best screenplay for Stephen Gaghan adapted and best editing.

Soderbergh gave a brief speech, saying that to thank everyone wanted in private, before adding: "I'm going to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating - I do not care if it is a book, film, dance, a play - anything - that would be unlivable without art. "

Del Toro thanked the Academy and Soderbergh, dedicating his award to "the people of Nogalez, Arizona and Nogalez, Mexico."

Cameron Crowe won the Best Original Screenplay award for Almost Famous, and told the audience: "The film was a love letter to music and my family so I dedicate this to all musicians who inspire us."

The Oscar went to the 60 icon Dylan, who seemed taken by surprise when his song, things have changed since he won Maravilla children.

He described it as a "a song that does not pussyfoot around or turn a blind eye to human nature."

And the producer of Dino Laurentiis, who won G Irving Thalberg Memorial Award, had a message for the studies: "Do not be afraid about young talent - again, the youth are the future of the films of tomorrow."

Outsider Marcia Gay Harden won best Supporting Actress for Pollock, about the life of artist Jackson Pollock, and thanked the Academy for even see the tape.

The Oscar went to the 60 icon Dylan, who seemed taken by surprise when his song, things have changed since he won Maravilla children.

He described it as a "a song that does not pussyfoot around or turn a blind eye to human nature."

And the producer of Dino Laurentiis, who won G Irving Thalberg Memorial Award, had a message for the studies: "Do not be afraid about young talent - again, the youth are the future of the films of tomorrow."

Outsider Marcia Gay Harden won best Supporting Actress for Pollock, about the life of artist Jackson Pollock, and thanked the Academy for even see the tape.

Security was tight, not least because of the potential threat of kidnap Oscar nominee Russell Crowe, which was discovered recently by the FBI.

But this did not deter the celebrities coming to the filing, after the matches.

Julia Roberts told the BBC that winning the prize he felt "12 years" and that when she heard that he had won the thinking of "Cartwheels".

And twice Oscar winner, Tom Hanks, who lost to Crowe, told the BBC: "Russell appeared dazed when he won - I was very happy for him and he deserves a lot. I gave him the thumb and returned," he said.

British actress and former Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench had no problem with not winning this year, and admitted that it had not yet seen Gladiator, but intends to do so.

"I'm absolutely fine - it's fantastic to be nominated - I do not care at all - I am happy to be here," he said.

British composer and singer Sting said after the awards: "It was fun, you know - I did not expect to win. It was a very good night."

Vintage clothes find new life in current fashion

What is in style back in the 1920s or even during the era record is now fashionable among young people - even if users of these styles are generations removed from the clothing of the first occurrence.

The secret is harvested once known a few young at the time of purchase and store savings to distinguish their way of the crowd.

But now, it seems that everyone knows about fashion - and less expensive - clothing treasures found in stores such as Rialto Extra, 1725 O Street, and Ruby Begonia, 1321 P St.

Ericka Flanders Rialto Extra said he had been working in the industry of harvesting for 10 years. Many of the styles you see on the latest fashion magazines to recall its past trends.

She says now that vintage clothing has become more main stream, shopping mall, the shops have even begun to gather in the new trend of using the old looking clothes.

Many people refer to as vintage clothing retro, Flanders said, but an issue only if it is considered retro re-created to emulate a style of a particular era. New, vintage-looking clothes are often sold in mall shops might be considered retro, he said.

In contrast, Rialto extra sells clothing past - what one can really consider vintage, he said.

Flanders said Rialto carries clothing from the 1920s to the late 1970s and that he did not think anything less than the 1980s can be considered vintage - at least not yet.

Flanders said that the store's most popular disc clothes are dresses, metallic heels, leather pumps and flat boots.

Matel Loop, who has worked at Ruby Begonia for over a year, said many of the store customers come in looking for dresses made in the 1950s. Day suits and cocktail dresses are popular, he said.

"I think people Harvest shop because the quality is hard to find," he said. "Not everyone takes the same thing."

She said she does not have a problem with shopping malls selling retro clothing because it allows everyone to see vintage clothing as it was. But she says that people chose to buy in shops selling the crop they know that's the real business.

"I've seen a lot of remakes, and it is not the same quality," Lazo said.

People not only to buy vintage clothes just because they want to be different, he said.

"They like trying to find unique styles not found in today's clothing," he said.

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