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In 2016, a British man crowdfunded a ten hour film of paint drying in order to force the British Board of Film Classification to watch it, as part of a protest against it. This is due to independent filmmakers needing to pay £1,000 per submission in order to be certified. The film received a U.

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BBFC rates Paint Drying film ‘U’, after sitting through all 607 minutes The BBFC, film censorship board for the UK, have officially awarded a ‘U’ certificate to a ten-hour film of paint drying, created as part of a protest of its practices by British filmmaker Charlie Lyne. Lyne first established a Kickstarter to fund the […]

In 2016, a British man crowdfunded a ten hour film of paint drying in order to force the British Board of Film Classification to watch it, as part of a protest against it. This is due to independent filmmakers needing to pay £1,000 per submission in order to be certified. The film received a U. Read More »

The gravestone of Mel Blanc, the voice actor of Bugs Bunny has “that’s all folks” written on it

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The Hollywood Studio Museum (The DeMille Barn) (voice of such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck) in Hollywood, California Go to the following related pages: Hollywood Forever Cemetery Where the Stars Are Buried The Hollywood Studio Museum (The DeMille Barn) Paramount Studios Photo of Hollywood Forever Cemetery Photo of Rudolph Valentino’s grave Photo

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Bill Murray hired an assistant who ‘was profoundly deaf and spoke only in sign language’ to make communication as difficult as possible between him, the director and the studio during the filming of ‘Groundhog Day’

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‘Groundhog Day’: My favorite Bill Murray story In 2010, I wrote a story about Bill Murray that examined his unique status with the current crop of moviemakers and his unusual method of managing his career — no publicist, no agent, just a 1-800 number. In the course of reporting the story, I interviewed several filmmakers

Bill Murray hired an assistant who ‘was profoundly deaf and spoke only in sign language’ to make communication as difficult as possible between him, the director and the studio during the filming of ‘Groundhog Day’ Read More »

Meet Team Negative One. A group of Star Wars fans that scanned their own 35mm negatives and digitally restored the movie to it’s pre-Special Edition glory.

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Team Negative One: the Star Wars George Lucas doesn’t want you to see Earlier this year, one of the most ambitious film restoration projects ever attempted was finally unveiled to the public. After acquiring a well-preserved 35mm print of Star Wars in 2008, a fan known only as Mr Black recruited a number of collaborators

Meet Team Negative One. A group of Star Wars fans that scanned their own 35mm negatives and digitally restored the movie to it’s pre-Special Edition glory. Read More »

James Cameron DIDN’T quit truck driving to explore his artistic side, He drove trucks to fund it.

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James Cameron For other people with the same name, see James Cameron (disambiguation). James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker and environmentalist who currently lives in New Zealand and the United States. After working in special effects, he found major success since directing and writing the science fiction action film The

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Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler mocking film, “The Great Dictator”, in 1940 using his own money because none of the Hollywood studios were comfortable irking the Germans as they had financial relations with them. The film is said to be one of the greatest works of Charlie Chaplin.

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The Interview Has Renewed Interest in Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, Which Is a Great Thing One of the few good things to come out of this L’Affaire Interview has been a renewed interest among both the media and viewers in Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 classic, The Great Dictator. With some reason: If The Interview offers a

Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler mocking film, “The Great Dictator”, in 1940 using his own money because none of the Hollywood studios were comfortable irking the Germans as they had financial relations with them. The film is said to be one of the greatest works of Charlie Chaplin. Read More »

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not too keen on playing the Terminator in the 1984 film “The Terminator”. He wanted to play Kyle Reese, the good guy. When asked about his casting as Terminator, he said “Oh some shit movie I’m doing” and its “Low profile” enough to not damage his career.

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The Terminator Casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as our Terminator, on the other hand, shouldn’t have worked. The guy is supposed to be an infiltration unit, and there’s no way you wouldn’t spot a Terminator in a crowd instantly if they all looked like Arnold. It made no sense whatsoever. But the beauty of movies is that

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not too keen on playing the Terminator in the 1984 film “The Terminator”. He wanted to play Kyle Reese, the good guy. When asked about his casting as Terminator, he said “Oh some shit movie I’m doing” and its “Low profile” enough to not damage his career. Read More »

Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick movies, was Keanu Reeve’s stunt double in the Matrix trilogy

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Chad Stahelski Chad Stahelski (born September 20, 1968) is an American stuntman and film director. He is known for directing the 2014 film John Wick along with David Leitch, and solo directing its two sequels. Stahelski also doubled for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident involving Lee on the set of The Crow (1994). He

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The Return of the King of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy was nominated for 11 academy awards. It won in every single category it was nominated for.

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List of accolades received by The Lord of the Rings film series The Lord of the Rings film series is a series of epic fantasy-drama films directed by Peter Jackson. The three films, entitled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, were released serially worldwide between December 2001

The Return of the King of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy was nominated for 11 academy awards. It won in every single category it was nominated for. Read More »

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