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The public remains fascinated with seeing behind the scenes. Problem is that many of the special features you get on a disc or online are such dull puff pieces. These, however, are much more fascinating than cast and crew members sitting in a chair and delivering platitudes about their project. 10. Dangerous Days/Blade Runner While [...]

It seems when celebrities aren’t doing their thing in the limelight, they’re busy doing something else that will lead to them returning to said limelight as swiftly as possible.  Whether that’s talking extensively about tiger blood or working on their next project depends on the celeb in question and their mental wellbeing, but surely there [...]

Originally popularized by Alfred Hitchcock, the term “MacGuffin” refers to the object in a movie that drives the action. In most cases, what the MacGuffin actually is irrelevant. It exists solely to get the characters moving and drive the plot forward. The only real requirement is that it must be something people are willing to [...]

From high-speed crashes to explosions and heart-stopping plunges over the edge, ‘death by car’ has often proved one of the most popular vehicles for film makers when it comes to delivering high-impact drama in death scenes. Of all the meet-your-maker-in-a-motor scenes to ever be captured on celluloid, here is a list of the very best. [...]

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 [...]

Product placement has become downright pervasive in movies and TV, but that doesn’t mean that every brand we see onscreen is something available in stores. When licensing real world products isn’t possible, filmmakers often resort to using made up brand names in their place. Some of these have become director trademarks, while others have become [...]

No matter how many millions of dollars the studios spend on a movie, mistakes or bloopers are inevitable. Most of these mistakes are continuity errors or something may be visible that shouldn’t be visible. Some pedantic moviegoers watch out for them like hawks and pounce. To be honest, most of us don’t even notice until [...]

Some movies feature intense violence that really stays with us after the final credits stop rolling. These films use dark intensity, and the most primitive instincts of man, to grab our attention and make us think. Here is our list of top ten violent films – 10. Kill Bill  (Vols. 1 & 2) Quentin Tarantino [...]

Sometimes we can’t imagine another actor or actress in the starring role of our favorite films. Believe it or not, many of the most famous and beloved roles in some of the biggest movies belonged to another actor before they had to drop out or pass on the role. Some of these missed opportunities seem [...]