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Ever since the days of silent film, audiences have crowded into theaters to see films that push the envelope of action and suspense. One of the biggest crowd-pleasers are incredible stunts. Professional stuntmen in Hollywood have made careers of risking life and limb on a daily basis all in the name of entertainment. There have [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Friday, December 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Television · Tagged Allen Robinson, Ben-Hur, Buster Keaton, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, clint eastwood, Dar Allen Robinson, Devil Horse, Dick Grace, Harold Lloyd, India, Jackass, Jackie Chan, Joe Canutt, Joe Powell, John Ford, John Huston, john wayne, Johnny Knoxville, legendary silent comedian, Ryan Dunn, sean connery, stagecoach, Steamboat Bill, Steamboat Bill Jr., Steven Spielberg, Stunt, stuntman, The Devil Horse, The Man Who Would Be King, Yakima Canutt, Yakima Canutt filmography
Only 83 films have won Best Picture to date and the general sentiment is that winning the big prize ensures that your film will have a place among the classics. Here are 10 films that won the grand prize that are not considered classics today: 10. The Broadway Melody, 1929 Since sound was introduced into [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Some of the most overlooked personalities in the film industry are the men and women who sit in the director’s chair. While most of the public is content with engaging themselves with the off-screen antics of actors and actresses, it is often the directors who outshine their fellow artists in terms of eccentricities and sheer [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 11:00 am
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