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Movie Trivia – Interesting Movie Facts

I love movie trivia and interesting movie facts. In fact, I’ll pretty much buy any kind of game that allows me to show off my cinematic expertise to friends and family. And when I’m not doing that, I’m often hanging out on Wikipedia and reading random pages devoted to performers and their

AK 100: 25 Films of Akira Kurosawa

If you’re a fan of Asian cinema, then you absolutely must buy AK 100: 25 Films of Akira Kurosawa. The legendary director, who created such classics as Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Rashomon, was born in 1910, and this collection was released in 2009 in anticipation of his 100th anniversary. While

Steven Seagal Quotes – Actor Biography

Whether you love him or hate him, these Steven Seagal quotes should provide more than a few minutes of reading enjoyment for action fans and the morbidly curious. I’ve also included a number of factoids–enough to constitute a mini actor biography on the (formerly) pony-tailed one. Whether

75 Actor Height Facts

The following 75 actor height facts are presented for those of you obsessed with knowing the true stature of your favorite leading man or character actor. Since many performers lie about their height or wear lifts in their shoes, figuring out their size can often be a challenge. But we’ve done

Top Grossing Movies of 1978

Before we examine the top grossing movies of 1978, let’s take a look at some of the other interesting events that went down around the globe in that year. Since this is a movie blog, I’ll concentrate on events that either directly involved the film industry or later inspired big-screen

Interesting Movie Facts – Christmas Edition

Merry Christmas! As my gift to you, here’s a special Christmas-themed version of Interesting Movie Facts. From Joe Pesci injuring Macaulay Culkin to Jim Carrey learning torture resistance techniques, we’ve got plenty of oddball facts to lift your holiday spirits. Home Alone –

Interesting Movie Facts 4: The Revenge

If you like interesting movie facts, then you’ve definitely come to the right place.  The following list contains 20 different pieces of cinematic trivia, each guaranteed to amaze your friends when the conversation turns to movies.  From Rocky Balboa and Tron to Ichi the Killer and Hotel

Interesting Movie Facts

I thought I’d take a little break from all the good movie lists of late and bring you another installment of Interesting Movie Facts.  Gathered together after hours of searching through sites like Wikipedia, I’m hoping you’ll find these little slivers of trivia as fascinating

Interesting Movie Facts

There are plenty of interesting movie facts to be found, especially if you know where to look. I’m usually writing about and researching films all week, so I often come across bits of interesting movie trivia. So I figured, why not share these factoids with my readers? A number of this

Interesting Movie Facts

1. Jaws is considered the father of summer blockbusters. Due to its success in advance screenings, studio execs decided to give it a greater-than-normal release. When it proved a major hit, films such as Star Wars and The Omen would follow suit. This led to the tradition of big-budget action and