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In the recent Snow White and the Huntsman, regular-sized actors played the ‘dwarves’, with the assistance of movie magic. The same approach was also used in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as the upcoming The Hobbit (and its upcoming sequel). However, there is a lot to be said for using actual [...]
Posted by Jim Ciscell on Friday, August 24, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies, People · Tagged Austin Power, Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, cinema, committed suicide, culture, David Lynch, david rappaport, Harry Potter, j anderson, jack purvis, James Ciscell, kenny baker, Labyrinth, Leprechaun, lord of the rings, lord of the rings trilogy, movie, Movies, original star wars trilogy, pop culture, return of the jedi, short stature, Snow White, sophia loren, Tattoo, Terry Gilliam, The Hobbit, The Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Time Bandits, Twin Peaks, Will Ferrell, wizard of oz, Yao Ming
Ireland’s long history is riddled with ancient mythology and folklore. Ireland’s ancient societies, the Druids and the Celtics, believed in the power of magic and many of these beliefs spread to modern day legends told again and again across the country. Stories of warriors with all the knowledge of the world, fairies playing pranks on [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Religion · Tagged Angela Colley, Aoife, Banshee, Britain, Changeling, dagdas harp, Europe, European folklore, fae, faeries, Fairies, faries, finn maccool, Fionn mac Cumhaill, gone with the wind, high priest, Ireland, irish culture, irish folklore, Irish Legends, Irish mythology, King, Leprechaun, leprechuans, liar, liir, Lir, Mythological Cycle, pookas, REpublic of Ireland, Rhett Butler, Scotland, shamrock, st patrick, Tears, the children of lir, The Dagda, Tuatha Dé Danann, United Kingdom, william shakespeare
There are two things about horror movies that hold true no matter what. The one survivor is usually a white girl, and there will be sequels. Dozens upon dozens of sequels. But can a franchise really sustain so many sequels? We’re not so sure. Here are ten horror franchises that should have quit sooner: 10. Halloween [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged Bates Motel, Candyman, Candyman 2, Candyman 3: Day of the Dead, Children of the Corn, Children of the Corn II, cujo, Day of the Dead, death, film, Film genres, Final Destination, Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th, Golan Globus, Gus Van Sant, halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III, horror, Horror film, horror films, Independent films, James Earl Jones, Jason Voorhees, Jason X, Jennifer Aniston, Jigsaw, John Boorman, John Carpenter, Kevin Bacon, Laurie Strode, Legion, Leprechaun, Matthew McConaughey, michael myers, Movies, Paramount films, Paul Schrader, Psycho, Renee Zellweger, Richard Burton, Robert Bloch, Saw, sequels, Slasher films, Stephen King, Taxi Driver, Teen films, The Exorcist, The Exorcist II, The Final Sacrifice, The Mangler, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Tobe Hooper, Tom Savini, Tony Todd