Matthew McConaughey gave up on going to law school in 1993 to go into acting. His breakout movie role came in 1996, as a lawyer. 00
Quentin Tarantino has confirmed…
Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that all his films are secretly connected. 10
British director Ken Russell was once challenged…
British director Ken Russell was once challenged to create a film that even he would want to see banned. The result was “A Kitten for Hitler”. 10
A woman sued the distributors of the Movie…
A woman sued the distributors of the movie “Drive”(2011) and the theater in which she watched the movie,claiming that “it had very little driving”. 30
In 1977, 20th Century Fox had so little faith…
In 1977, 20th Century Fox had so little faith in the “Star Wars” franchise that they gave away all of the movie licensing and merchandising rights to George Lucas in exchange for his $500,000 directorial fee. In 2014, the overall value of the franchise was estimated at $37 billion. 00
Harrison Ford and Sean Connery filmed their…
Harrison Ford and Sean Connery filmed their conversation scenes onboard the Zeppelin in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade without pants on, because of the hot set.
The actor who played young…
The actor who played young Forrest Gump is now 30, and he served an 18-month tour in Iraq.
Charles Lyne, a British filmmaker, raised $8486…
Charles Lyne, a British filmmaker, raised $8486 to force two people to watch a 10 hour 7 minute movie of paint drying. Those two people were employees of the BBFC, responsible for classifying movies, and the stunt was done to protest the BBFC’s power of censorship.
Movie trailers were used to be shown…
Movie trailers were used to be shown after the movie, which is why they were called “trailers”. That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the theater after the films ended, but the name has stuck. Trailers are now shown before the film begins.
There was a movie from 2006 called Zyzzyx Road which…
There was a movie from 2006 called Zyzzyx Road which starred Katherine Heigl. It had a budget of $1.2 million and earned just $30 at the box office. Wikipedia has a list of lowest-grossing movies in history.