Soul is an animated fantasy produced by Pixar Animation Studios but was released under Walt Disney Pictures in 2020. The animation was directed by Kemp Powers and Pete Docter. Before details on the Pixar animation was ever released to the public, a black chauffeur mentioned to one of the directors that he knew Pixar was […]
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If you have seen the 1970 parody of Zero Hour you’ll know the scene where Lee Bryant says “Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home.” But did the creators know she was the same lady from the original commercial? When the creators of “Airplane!” hired Lee Bryant for the role, they had no
Disney gambled $20 million in 1979 when they created the film The Black Hole. It was obviously a response to George Lucas’ 1977 hit Star Wars. Jennifer O’Neill was casted for the role of Kate McCrae, but the director wanted to cut her hair for the zero gravity scenes. She gave in and had her
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There are roughly 398 species of parrots worldwide, but not all have the ability to talk. African grey parrots and Amazon parrots are more likely to mimic human speech than others. In 1933, as a publicity stunt for the film Belle of the Nineties, a Hollywood Press Agent bought 50 parrots. They were all trained
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If you’re a fan of good old horror films, then you must have heard how many films are inspired by real life killers. Buffalo Bill in the film Silence of the Lambs was heavily inspired by the real serial killer Gary Heidnik, and how Jeepers Creepers was inspired by Dennis DePue. If you’ve watched the
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The Twilight Zone is an American series created by Rod Sterling back in the 1950s. The episodes of the show included various genres ranging from fantasy to dystopian fiction. It ran for four seasons on different eras. William Shatner is known for his on-set antics. On the shoot of the Twilight Zone, while filiming the
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If you are a fan of the fantasy novel by the genius J.R.R. Tolkien, you would know that there’s more to the book series than just mythical creatures running around with a magical ring. The Lord of the Rings films were supposed to be released by Disney through Miramax but they decided not to fund
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With all the Spider Man movies out, it’s really hard to keep up. In the most recent series, Tom Holland plays the role of our friendly neighborhood superhero. But did you know there was actually a campaign for Donald Glover to play the part before? Back in 2010 a social media campaign to get Donald
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When Dali Met Harpo: Read Salvador Dali’s script for the Marx Brothers Salvador Dali loved the Marx Brothers. He loved their madcap, anarchic comedy. In particular Dali loved Harpo Marx—the blonde corkscrew-haired comic mime whose visual comedy—unlike the quick witty repartee of his brother Groucho—was universal and needed no translation. Dali described Harpo as one
Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British[a] actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was inducted into the International
