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Family dynasties are a grand tradition in Hollywood. Below are a list of clans of famous actors, directors, writers, and producers who were related to each other. The criteria for this list is how much talent the combined members of the family had and how many generations the dynasty spanned. 10. The Reitman Dynasty Members: Ivan, [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:01 am
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Life debts (owing one’s life to someone else) have been ingrained in our minds by pop culture behemoths from Star Wars to Harry Potter. Or at least we expect gratitude or some sort of glory or respect for it, especially if we risk our lives or livelihoods for another. But some people are capable of [...]
Posted by Dustin Koski on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 12:01 am
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There are few action movies that actually have a message, point, or any subtext whatsoever. The average action movie usually just has a hero fighting a bad guy, with some explosions, or if you are Michael Bay thousands of explosions, and getting the girl in the end after stopping the big bad. In the 80s [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 12:01 am
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In war, there are winners and losers. Sometimes an army is defeated because they simply faced a larger and more powerful foe. Other times they lose because of some bizarre set of circumstances no one could have foreseen, or because they were simply outwitted by a cunning adversary. Sometimes an army is even dealt a [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:01 am
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The cinema is an ever evolving art form that has made countless changes in the short time that it has existed. Great masters and auteurs have risen and fallen, inspiring countless other filmmakers. One of the most common ways that filmmakers pay tribute to their influences is to quote, or “homage,” their favorite movies or [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 12:01 am
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