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Feb 145 min read

Nicolas Cage and the Curse of the Haunted LaLaurie Mansion

Are you aware of the haunted LaLaurie Mansion and how it allegedly played a part in the downfall of Nicolas Cage's career? I became aware...

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Sep 28, 20232 min read

What?! Tim Allen Did Time in Prison for Drug Trafficking?!

Yep, it's true. Tim Allen (born Timothy Alan Dick) did indeed do time in prison for drug trafficking. In October 1978, Tim “The Toolman”...

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Aug 15, 20231 min read

Wait, What?! Steven Seagal is a Musician..?!

Ok, so am I the only one who didn’t know 80s/90s action movie star Steven Seagal was a “musician”? Not only does he play guitar and own...

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Jul 21, 20231 min read

Did You Know the Poster for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was Inspired by Gone with the Wind?

Have you ever noticed the similarity between the movie poster for Gone with the Wind (1939) and the one for Star Wars: Episode V - The...

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Jul 20, 20232 min read

Would Your Favourite Movies Survive a Nuclear Holocaust?

Did you know there’s such a thing as the National Film Registry? Founded in 1988 the “NFR” is a collection of American-made films that...

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Jul 14, 20231 min read

What Happened to The Winchester Pub from Shaun of the Dead?

I was watching Shaun of the Dead (2004) last night and thought, “I wonder if you can actually go the The Winchester pub..?” A bit of...

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Jul 13, 20231 min read

The Heartwarming Story of Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali‘s Unlikely Friendship

When Michael J. Fox finally decided to go public with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 1998 one of the first people to reach out to...

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Jul 12, 20231 min read

Jaws: How Two Notes Created a Monster

When Steven Spielberg chose John Williams to score the music for Jaws (1975) he’d only worked with him once before on his movie The...