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Sure but we’re not asking anyone else to hand one back for a s**t performance.
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That's a good can of worms that should be opened.
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Regarding the movie Wild Things (1998)....
Before the filming of an outdoor scene by the river, a gaffer was fixing the lights and noticed something floating by in the river. It was a dead body. The police were called and when they arrived, they anchored it to the dock, out of sight of the camera. They removed it after the scene was shot.
Before the filming of an outdoor scene by the river, a gaffer was fixing the lights and noticed something floating by in the river. It was a dead body. The police were called and when they arrived, they anchored it to the dock, out of sight of the camera. They removed it after the scene was shot.
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Enjoyed the screening of it on SBS last night GG?
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That is quite possibly the most appropriate - for its source film - piece of trivia I've ever heard.
Also, why was the gaffer doing it? Surely that's a job for the best boy?
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Al Pacino was offered $5 million to reprise his role as Michael. But Pacino wanted $7 million plus a percentage of the gross. Francis Ford Coppola refused. He threatened to rewrite the script by starting the story with Michael's funeral sequence instead of the film's introduction. Pacino agreed to the $5 million offer.
This could have been a much more interesting scenario for the film (With Pacino still in it, obviously). Opening scene- his funeral. Then flashback to a certain point where you pick up the beginning of his final demise.
This could have been a much more interesting scenario for the film (With Pacino still in it, obviously). Opening scene- his funeral. Then flashback to a certain point where you pick up the beginning of his final demise.
Certainly better than nodding off to death in a flash forward.
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Al Pacino stated that he did not agree with the portrayal of Michael in the film. He didn't believe that Michael would ever feel regret or remorse for his actions, especially the murder of his brother.
Completely agree with this.
At the reception, after the opening ceremony, Vincent bites Zasa's ear. Much later, in the opera house, during Anthony's performance (in "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Pietro Mascagni), he is very amused to see the scene with Turiddu biting Alfio's ear. It is not random: biting ear and drawing blood stands for fighting to the death, according to Sicillian custom.
This was great. Andy Garcia was easily the best character(and performance) of the movie.
Completely agree with this.
At the reception, after the opening ceremony, Vincent bites Zasa's ear. Much later, in the opera house, during Anthony's performance (in "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Pietro Mascagni), he is very amused to see the scene with Turiddu biting Alfio's ear. It is not random: biting ear and drawing blood stands for fighting to the death, according to Sicillian custom.
This was great. Andy Garcia was easily the best character(and performance) of the movie.
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This would also be up there?
Regarding The Passion of the Christ....
Caviezel admitted he was struck by lightning while filming the Sermon on the Mount and during the crucifixion. His hair actually caught fire from this, but he was otherwise miraculously unharmed
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Joe Mantegna also voices the character Fat Tony in The Simpsons (1989). Moe Baby Blues (2003) has Fat Tony crying, "I haven't cried this much since I paid to see Godfather III", in addition to other references to the franchise.
I thought I had heard this voice before
I thought I had heard this voice before
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Hes also a hardcore weirdo bible basher so im tipping there is alot of mustard on this story.
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So it's official. God hates Mel Gibson. I suppose that means He's the Hebrew God after all.
The true story of Wonder Woman,truth serums,
WW2 spies and propaganda.
Pretty much why I avoid DC/Marvel movies like the plague.
The US hunt for truth serum during WWII shaped our superheroes
WW2 spies and propaganda.
Pretty much why I avoid DC/Marvel movies like the plague.
The US hunt for truth serum during WWII shaped our superheroes
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Ahhh, not so sure about this. The accepted backstory behind Wonder Woman is BDSM related.
Kinky roots: The strange true story of the real women behind ‘Wonder Woman’
‘Wonder Woman’ creator William Marston was into kink and BDSM and poly before the terms were invented and shared his live with two women
I mean both probably have some basis in truth and youre certainly entitled to not be into Comic Book stuff for whatever reason you like but i dont think any of the characters are quite that clear cut in terms of inspiration. Even the X-Men (who were always taken as a clear parable for the civil rights movement) have their inspo disputed by their creators.
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Please. Go on.
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Oh you did nm
Was going to post something on the 'Spotting a liar" thread.Ahhh, not so sure about this. The accepted backstory behind Wonder Woman is BDSM related.
Kinky roots: The strange true story of the real women behind ‘Wonder Woman’
‘Wonder Woman’ creator William Marston was into kink and BDSM and poly before the terms were invented and shared his live with two womenwww.irishtimes.com
I mean both probably have some basis in truth and youre certainly entitled to not be into Comic Book stuff for whatever reason you like but i dont think any of the characters are quite that clear cut in terms of inspiration. Even the X-Men (who were always taken as a clear parable for the civil rights movement) have their inspo disputed by their creators.
Recently read about sodium pentathol making a comeback,ended up down a Wonder Woman rabbit hole.
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Oh dont get me wrong, im sure there is some truth to what you posted about, its just not the nerdom knowledge of her origins i have.
Again, dislike whatever you want for whatever reason you want, but comic book characters generally have a stack of different origins and motivations.
Im a comic book nerd and Captain America is one of my favourites because he was legitimate propaganda for WW2 (much like how they did it story in the first movie) but even that was a semi rip off of another character at the time.
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One of the drug dealers in the Christmas tree scene in Lethal Weapon is the father of Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis.
Slumdog Millionaire almost went straight to video, which would have made it ineligible for the Academy Awards, where it went on to win eight, including Best Picture. As Goldman said, "In Hollywood, no one knows anything."
Slumdog Millionaire almost went straight to video, which would have made it ineligible for the Academy Awards, where it went on to win eight, including Best Picture. As Goldman said, "In Hollywood, no one knows anything."
An American actor named Greg Yoder there is.
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Greg Yoder | Actor, Producer, Writer
Known for: The Blacklist, Criminal Minds, American Crime Story
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Ahhh, not so sure about this. The accepted backstory behind Wonder Woman is BDSM related.
Kinky roots: The strange true story of the real women behind ‘Wonder Woman’
‘Wonder Woman’ creator William Marston was into kink and BDSM and poly before the terms were invented and shared his live with two women
I mean both probably have some basis in truth and youre certainly entitled to not be into Comic Book stuff for whatever reason you like but i dont think any of the characters are quite that clear cut in terms of inspiration. Even the X-Men (who were always taken as a clear parable for the civil rights movement) have their inspo disputed by their creators.
Continuing the smutty theme the original Barbie doll was based on a German Escort doll from a comic strip
Meet Lilli, the High-end German Call Girl Who Became Barbie
So it turns out Barbie's original design was based on a German adult gag-gift escort doll named Lilli. That's right, she wasn't a dentist or a surgeon, an Olympian gymnast, a pet stylist or an ambassador for world peace. And she certainly wasn't a toy for little girls... Lilli on display at the Ba
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Well folks, this is extremely trivial: I watched Blood Simple today on Stan, and unless my eyesight is failing me badly, the three leads in the film, John Getz, Frances McDormand and Dan Hedaya, all have chin dimples.
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Taking the thread title literally. Nice.
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The only cast member of 1997 blockbuster 'Titanic' who was alive when the actual Titanic made its first and only voyage in April 1912 was Gloria Stuart, who played the older Rose in the present day. Born in July 1910, Gloria Stuart was aged in her mid-80s at the time the film was produced and was made up to look like a centenarian rather than an octogenarian.
Young Rose in the scenes set in 1912 was of course played by Kate Winslett. From scenes in the film - both expedition leader and older Rose reference the sinking of the Titanic taking place 84-years-ago the current year in the film is 1996, and during a discussion between members of the research crew as to whether Rose is genuine it is stated that the young Rose was recorded as having died on the Titanic aged 17, and if she had lived she would now be over 100, turning 101 next month. Given that expeditions to this part of the North Atlantic can only take place in the summer due to the adverse weather, this would mean that Rose would have been born in July, August or September of 1895.
If you believe the elderly Rose died in the last scene of Titanic she would have passed away at the age of 100 - the exact age Gloria Stuart was when she died in September 2010.
Young Rose in the scenes set in 1912 was of course played by Kate Winslett. From scenes in the film - both expedition leader and older Rose reference the sinking of the Titanic taking place 84-years-ago the current year in the film is 1996, and during a discussion between members of the research crew as to whether Rose is genuine it is stated that the young Rose was recorded as having died on the Titanic aged 17, and if she had lived she would now be over 100, turning 101 next month. Given that expeditions to this part of the North Atlantic can only take place in the summer due to the adverse weather, this would mean that Rose would have been born in July, August or September of 1895.
If you believe the elderly Rose died in the last scene of Titanic she would have passed away at the age of 100 - the exact age Gloria Stuart was when she died in September 2010.
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In the early 1950s, four attractive young actresses/models/singers came to fame in cinema. Dubbed 'blonde bombshells', three of them - Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren were American - while the fourth was pretty English girl Diana Dors, who would find success on both sides of the Atlantic.
Unfortunately, three of them died young in tragic circumstances. Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose at age 36 in 1962, Jayne Mansfield was killed in a horrifying car accident in 1967 aged 34 and Diana Dors died from cancer at age 52 in 1984. However, the fourth member of the quartet, Mamie Van Doren, is still alive today at age 92, more than 20 years after her last credited acting role (Slackers 2002), which became infrequent after the 1980s.
Unfortunately, three of them died young in tragic circumstances. Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose at age 36 in 1962, Jayne Mansfield was killed in a horrifying car accident in 1967 aged 34 and Diana Dors died from cancer at age 52 in 1984. However, the fourth member of the quartet, Mamie Van Doren, is still alive today at age 92, more than 20 years after her last credited acting role (Slackers 2002), which became infrequent after the 1980s.
