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Wide ScreenRejected versions of famous movies (that were way better than what we got)
Hopefully making everyone who’s ever been rejected in their lives feel just a little bit better, it turns out that some scrapped early pitches for famous movies were actually better than the final versions we all got to see.
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Crazy facts about the original 'Jurassic Park''s merchandise
“Jurassic World” has its fair share of merchandising tie-ins: a Dairy Queen promotion, Lego sets, even branded cans of Barbasol shaving cream (which seems to indicate that Barbasol, as a company, is totally cool with people using their product to smuggle stolen dinosaur embryos).
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'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' website from 1997 is somehow still online
“Something Has Survived”-- or so bragged the tagline for “The Lost World”, Steven Spielberg’s 1997 follow-up to his beloved “Jurassic Park."
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Pieces of ‘80s nostalgia that are about to become movies
Although we’ve thankfully been spared a gritty reboot of Teddy Ruxpin, or a Rainbow Brite cinematic universe, more and more artifacts of ‘80s pop-culture are being mined for potential box office gold.
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Five movies that were almost ruined by the studios making them
Apparently "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was too out there.
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If film festivals were members of the family
The recent debacles at Cannes have reminded us of something: film festivals have their own distinct characteristics. Personalities, even. So with that in mind, here’s our attempt to reconcile those personalities by matching popular film festivals with the family member they best represent, starting with…
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Weird connections between famous movies
Through in-jokes, cameos, and simply borrowing footage, some movies have formed weird connections with other totally unrelated movies you might not expect...
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How long would James Bond actually survive in 'Skyfall'?
James Bond movies aren’t known for their realism. For instance, a volcano would make a terrible hideout, diamonds aren’t really forever, and beautiful young women would never find a seventy-something Roger Moore irresistibly sexy.
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Throwback Thursday: This weird 'Back To The Future' commercial predicted a pizza monopoly in 2015
"Back to the Future II” made a lot of crazy predictions about 2015; from hoverboards, to self-drying jackets, to ‘80s nostalgia cafés-- which, come to think of it, could still become a thing.
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No one's dreaming of a white 'Mulan': Our dream cast for Disney's live action remake
Continuing the trend of mining their back catalogue of animated features for brand new live action movies, Disney announced that they’re prepping a live-action remake of “Mulan.”
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Embarrassing early appearances by 'The Breakfast Club' cast
The ensemble cast of “The Breakfast Club” will always hold a special place in the detention of our hearts. Starting this weekend, moviegoers can prove that they haven’t forgotten about those lovable ‘80s misfits by checking out the 30th anniversary theatrical re-release, which both celebrates the legacy of the classic film and also cements the fact that we’re all getting old.
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Did Dreamworks make a new 'Ghostbusters' movie without anyone noticing?
The recent announcement that the long-gestating Ghostbusters reboot would be split into separate all-male and all-female movies, has basically turned the beloved franchise into the movie equivalent of a grade seven dance.
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Upcoming movies being spoiled by their merchandise
Since people who love movies almost always need small plastic representations of their favourite movie characters, most major releases have pretty elaborate toy lines these days. Unfortunately, sometimes these toys reveal plot details that haven’t been divulged.
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The live-action ‘Cinderella’ you probably don't remember
Disney’s new live-action version of “Cinderella,” made by famed director/occasional Hogwarts teacher Kenneth Branagh, is doing very well at the box office these days, pulling in large sums of money that probably won’t turn into old fruits and vegetables at midnight.