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... that American Zoetrope was originally housed in a warehouse in San Francisco in 1969? (2004-03-05)
... that Striptease won the 1997 Golden Raspberries award for Worst Picture? (2004-03-06)
... that Stephen King wrote and starred in the movie Creepshow? (2004-03-19)
... that Tom Hanks was in a 1982 TV movie called Mazes and Monsters about a group of college students and their interest in the eponymous role-playing game? (2004-04-18)
... that writers in the literary genre known as fantastique include Stephen King and Honoré de Balzac? (2004-04-22)
... that the film The Titfield Thunderbolt was inspired by the restoration of the narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway in Wales? (2004-04-30)
... that when released, the film Waterworld was the biggest failure, in terms of returns? (2004-05-08)
... that short leading men often stand on apple boxes to make themselves look taller on film? (2004-06-09)
... that script breakdowns are the intermediate step between script and production in theater, film, television and comic books?|num-12 (2004-07-23)
... that the Wicked Witch of the West controls the Winged Monkeys through the power of the Golden Cap? (2004-08-29)
... that the British film It Happened Here is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the film's eight years production schedule as the longest ever? (2004-09-15)
... that the 1953 movie Robot Monster was so poorly received, its director attempted suicide? (2004-09-23)
... that the movie I Am Cuba was filmed in 1964 as Cold War Soviet propaganda but only became widely viewed internationally when it was shown to audiences in the United States in 1994? (2004-10-01)
... that the style and subject matter of German Expressionism, which produced movies like Nosferatu, influenced film genres like horror and film noir? (2004-10-08)
... that 1940's The Mark of Zorro is often considered the best of the Zorro movies? (2004-10-21)
... that the television movie Born Innocent is credited with airing the first all-female rape scene on American television? (2004-12-06)
... that Zentropa is the name of both Lars von Trier's production company and his third theatrical feature film, released in 1991? (2004-12-11)
... that the documentary film Aliens of the Deep by Academy Award winner James Cameron and Steven Quale was made using footage of at least 40 deep sea dives in both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean? (2004-12-13)
... that the 1995 documentary film Anne Frank Remembered contains the only known film footage of the young diarist? (2005-02-03)
... that the film Dangerous Minds was based on the true story by the high school teacher Louanne Johnson, My Posse Don't Do Homework? (2005-02-09)
... that the film David and Lisa, shot in black-and-white for just $183,000, was nominated for the 1962 Academy Award for Directing? (2005-02-11)
... that Sue Rubin, the subject of the documentary film Autism Is a World, was considered mentally challenged until she learned to communicate with a keyboard? (2005-02-25)
... that, in the 1996 film The Pompatus of Love, the main characters sit around discussing the meaning of the word "pompatus"? (2005-03-30)
... that video footage can be worth up to $45,000 in U.S. dollars, such as in the case of the broadcasting corporation payment of amateur's footage of the September 11, 2001 attacks? (2005-04-09)
... that Pal, owned by animal trainers Frank and Rudd Weatherwax, was the name of the first dog to portray Lassie? (2005-04-21)
... that John Ritter made one of his first film appearances in the 1972 horror film The Other? (2005-05-08)
... that in the 1977 film That Obscure Object of Desire directed by Luis Buñuel, the leading role of Conchita is played by two actresses and voiced by a third? (2005-05-20)
... that Ken Loach's 1995 film Land and Freedom tells the story of a British volunteer who joins the POUM militia and fights for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War? (2005-05-23)
... that Jack-Jack Attack is the first Pixar short not to be given a theatrical release? (2005-06-05)
... that the 1985 film Into the Night is largely responsible for launching Michelle Pfeiffer to stardom? (2005-06-12)
... that Bend It Like Beckham was a crowd favorite at the ninth Pyongyang Film Festival in 2004? (2005-06-19)
... that "I Love to Singa," an Al Jolson song written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, is also the title of a popular 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon? (2005-06-24)
... that the 1985 comedy film Head Office has established stars such as Danny DeVito starring in roles that are little more than bit parts? (2005-08-04)
... that comic-book writer Stan Lee, novelist/historian Winston Groom, and district attorney Jim Garrison have all been victims of Hollywood accounting? (2005-08-04)
... that the 1892 farce Charley's Aunt has been the basis of at least six different films, as well as the successful 1950s Broadway and West End musical, Where's Charley? (2005-08-29)
... that in 1910 the Kalem Company became the first American film studio to ever make a motion picture outside the United States when a film crew went on location in Ireland? (2005-09-13)
... that at 23.8 hours, The Hazards of Helen is believed to be the longest motion picture serial ever made? (2005-09-18)
... that Victoire Thivisol was the youngest winner ever of the Best Actress award at the Venice International Film Festival for her title role in the 1996 French film Ponette? (2005-10-25)
... that the Paper Clips Project of a small school in Tennessee received over 30 million paperclips from all over the world to honor the victims of the Holocaust? (2005-11-17)
... that Steadicam camera magazines are specially designed with a pair of moving spindles that gradually change position as the film rolls through the camera in order to maintain a steady center of gravity? (2005-12-20)
... that the film I'm No Angel (1933) starred Mae West as a circus lion tamer, and that West did her own stunts including riding an elephant into the ring and putting her face between the lion's jaws? (2005-12-22)
... that Chemmeen', a popular Malayalam novel, was made into a colour Cinemascope film, one of the first in Malayalam film industry? (2006-01-16)
... that the 1927 silent film The Scar of Shame is an early example of a "race movie," in which a feature film was made by a black cast exclusively for black audiences? (2006-01-17)
... that the German films based on the works of Edgar Wallace are generally considered a distinct subgenre of crime film? (2006-01-23)
... that benshi were the people who narrated Japanese silent films until the 1930's? (2006-01-24)
... that Shin Sang-ok, a South Korean film director was kidnapped in 1978 under orders from future North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il and forced to direct a giant-monster film, Pulgasari? (2006-01-30)
... that the title of the movie I Married a Communist was so unappealing to audiences that their response led the film to be rereleased under the title The Woman on Pier 13? (2006-02-01)
... that The Silent World, an Academy Award winning documentary film by Jacques Cousteau, was the first film to use underwater cinematography to show the ocean depths in color? (2006-02-23)
... that The Exile, the first African American talking film, was a semi-autobiographical film about a Black rancher in South Dakota, with elements of interracial romance and some nightclub scenes set in Chicago? (2006-03-07)
... that the docu-drama The Road to Guantanamo, depicting the incarceration of three British detainees at Guantanamo Bay, is the first film to be released simultaneously in theatres, on DVD and on the Internet? (2006-03-10)
... that the race movie, a genre of films produced for black audiences and featuring black casts, was very popular among African Americans in the United States between 1915 and 1945? (2006-03-13)
... that in 1978, the nitrate-base film vaults of both the US National Archives and George Eastman House autoignited? (2006-03-20)
... that the Washoe Theater in Anaconda, Montana was the last Art Deco theater constructed in the United States? (2006-03-20)
... that Saint Jack, a 1979 fiction film about a prostitute in Singapore and the only Hollywood film about Singapore to be shot on location, was banned in the country until 2006? (2006-04-02)
... that The Stewardesses, the most profitable 3-D film in history, was notorious for still being edited during the first year of its showing in theaters? (2006-04-29)
... that although the director of Bollywood comedy Malamaal Weekly has offered money to anyone who can show that it is not an original work, several reviewers have labelled it a remake of Waking Ned? (2006-05-14)
... that the movie The Iron Ladies is based on a real-life team of transsexuals and homosexuals that won the Thai national volleyball tournament? (2006-05-14)
... that Hell Below, a 1933 WW I film, set the pattern for many WW II submarine dramas, and featured the deliberate sinking of USS Moody, slated for destruction by the London Naval Treaty? (2006-05-16)
... that Mukh O Mukhosh (The face and the mask), directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan, is the first full-length Bengali language feature film to be produced in the erstwhile East Pakistan, which later became Bangladesh? (2006-05-16)
... that Battlefield Baseball, a Japanese film, features elements of the sports, martial arts and horror genres, as well as including three musical numbers? (2006-05-18)
... that taking photos with a perspective correction or "tilt and shift" lens can mitigate the effect of vertical perspective? (2006-05-28)
... that the film BloodSpell, licensed under Creative Commons, is the first feature-length production made using the computer game Neverwinter Nights? (2006-06-04)
... that the film Autism Every Day, though praised by many parents of autistics, has been heavily criticized by people with autism? (2006-06-08)
... that Popeye Village, where the 1980 film Popeye was filmed, is now one of Malta's most popular tourist attractions? (2006-06-09)
... that Winsor McCay's animated film Gertie the Dinosaur was originally created for a vaudeville act where McCay would seem to interact with the cartoon dinosaur? (2006-06-30)
... that overacting can be intentional for some roles, particularly when exaggerating the evil characteristics of a villain, but is often the subject of parody and satire? (2006-08-01)
... that West Side Story won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 34th Academy Awards? (2006-08-03)
... that during the filming of the 2002 film The Importance of Being Earnest, the scenes in which Rupert Everett slaps Colin Firth on his rear end and then kisses his cheek were ad libbed, and director Oliver Parker thought Firth's stunned reaction was so humorous that he kept them in the film? (2006-08-05)
... that actress Shabana Azmi portrayed the wife of a deaf-mute alcoholic potter in her debut film Ankur? (2006-08-11)
... that the film crew of actress Revathi's directorial debut Mitr, My Friend was entirely composed of women? (2006-08-14)
... that the direct-to-video release Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination featured singers like Billy Joel, LL Cool J, and Harry Connick, Jr. performing classic Disney songs? (2006-08-17)
... that director Fei Mu's 1948 film Spring in a Small Town was named the best Chinese-language film ever made, by the Hong Kong Film Association awards in 2005? (2006-08-18)
... that voice artists who made Gavrilov translations of foreign movies in Russia were once thought to have used a noseclip to conceal their identity? (2006-08-21)
... that the Malayalam movie Moonnamathoral was the first high-definition film to be digitally distributed to theatres via satellite? (2006-08-23)
... that one fan's elaboration of Quake's plot became the nearly four-hour film The Seal of Nehahra, the longest work of machinima at the time? (2006-08-30)
... that in order to get him to agree to write and perform the "Theme from Shaft", Isaac Hayes was promised an audition for the film's title role? (2006-09-14)
... that Matir Moina, a Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud, was temporarily banned by censors in Bangladesh before becoming the country's first film to compete for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category? (2006-09-17)
... that the cast for the Academy Award-nominated movie Little Terrorist had never acted in a movie before and that the crew worked for the movie free of charge, and even travelled to India at their own expense? (2006-09-20)
... that the Portuguese film Ala-Arriba! features real-life fishermen from Póvoa de Varzim in starring roles? (2006-09-23)
The Penalty (1920 film) (article's talk page missing blurb) (2006-10-02)
... that the "Shakespeare Lady", a schizophrenic street performer in Downtown New Haven, Connecticut, has her own trading card? (2006-10-18)
... that innovative Indian film director Ritwik Ghatak's first feature film Nagarik premiered after his death, twenty-four years after it was made? (2006-10-20)
... that the film Joshua Then and Now was Canada's entry to the 1985 Cannes Film Festival? (2006-10-25)
... that the 1960 mystery film Scent of Mystery was the first and only feature-length film to be shown in Smell-O-Vision? (2006-11-01)
... that the exploitation film Mom and Dad, grossed an estimated $40-100 million, and is the third highest grossing film of the 1940s? (2006-11-05)
... that the thriller The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté) won eight awards at the 2006 César Awards? (2006-11-13)
... that Red Road is the first of three films in the Advance Party trilogy, each of which are to be set in Scotland using the same characters and cast, and directed by a different first-time director each time? (2006-11-23)
... that "She Shoulda Said 'No'!" was partially inspired by the arrest of actress Lila Leeds, who later starred in the film? (2006-12-01)
... that Singapore Dreaming bagged Singapore its first IFFPA-recognised award at an international feature film festival? (2006-12-09)
... that the Théâtre Optique (pictured) show of 1892 was the first public projection of moving images, predating the Lumière Brothers' screening by three years? (2006-12-11)
... that Just a Gigolo (1978), David Bowie's second major film, was so poorly received by critics that the singer quipped, "It was my 32 Elvis Presley movies rolled into one"? (2006-12-22)
... that Money No Enough, which earned over S$5.8 million, is Singapore's highest-grossing film to date? (2006-12-27)
... that the 1978 musical film The Wiz re-tells L. Frank Baum's popular story The Wizard of Oz in an urban setting and with an entirely African-American cast? (2007-01-06)
... that the 1927 American silent film The Cat and the Canary was directed by German expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni? (2007-01-09)
The Last Waltz (article's talk page missing blurb) (2007-01-09)
... that the mythical Canadian water monster Ogopogo inspired the British film Mee-Shee: The Water Giant? (2007-01-12)
... that Camp Cuddly Pines: Power Tool Massacre is the first adult film to be released in the HD DVD format? (2007-01-20)
... that Target for Tonight was a 1941 documentary filmed, acted, and written by the Royal Air Force? (2007-01-22)
... that 51 Birch Street, a low-budget documentary about the mystery of a suburban marriage, was named one of The New York Times top ten films of 2006? (2007-01-24)
... that Murderers Among Us was the first German post-World War II film? (2007-01-24)
... that the German actor Heinz Rühmann was 42 years old when he starred as a high school student in the 1944 film Die Feuerzangenbowle? (2007-01-31)
... that Egyptian actor Omar Sharif's first film role was in the 1954 film Sira` Fi al-Wadi? (2007-02-04)
... that the first of the Joe McDoakes series of one-reel short subjects began as a project to teach students at the University of Southern California movie making before being bought by Warner Bros. for $2500 in 1942? (2007-02-15)
... that the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie is the oldest continuously operating theater in New York State? (2007-03-03)
... that Ousmane Sembène's 1966 Senegalese film Black Girl was one of the first Sub-Saharan African films to receive international acclaim? (2007-03-03)
... that Ronald Reagan announced his engagement to his first wife, Jane Wyman, at the Chicago Theatre (pictured)? (2007-03-05)
... that the Simpsons short Good Night aired April 19 1987 on The Tracey Ullman Show and was the first ever appearance of the Simpson family on television? (2007-03-08)
... that the award-winning Chinese film Cell Phone, with its box office profit of over ¥50 million, was the highest-grossing film made in China in 2003? (2007-03-15)
... that the 1983 rock and roll comedy film Get Crazy was a tribute to the famed Fillmore East theater, where director Allan Arkush once worked as an usher? (2007-03-16)
... that copies of the 1982 biopic Will: G. Gordon Liddy, about a Watergate co-conspirator, are stored in the Nixon Presidential Materials collection at the U.S. National Archives? (2007-03-18)
... that the 1957 film La Anam was selected as one of the best Egyptian films in history by the Egyptian Film Association in 1996? (2007-03-19)
... that Japanese producer Genjiro Arato exhibited his 1980 film Zigeunerweisen across Japan in a specially-built inflatable mobile dome after exhibitors refused to screen it, and the film went on to win 4 Japanese Academy Awards? (2007-03-21)
... that the 1935 film Joymati, produced and directed by the noted Assam poet Jyotiprasad Agarwala, was the first-ever Assamese language film? (2007-03-22)
... that the opening sequence to the 1983 Thai film Gunman was shot by the director, Chatrichalerm Yukol, while riding on the back of a motorcycle? (2007-03-23)
... that 1939's Indramalati, directed by the Assam poet Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, was the second ever Assamese language film? (2007-03-24)
... that 1971's Out of the Darkness was the first Thai science fiction film? (2007-03-24)
... that Zhuangzi Tests His Wife, the first feature film in Hong Kong cinema, was the first ever Chinese film to be shown abroad? (2007-03-24)
... that The Dove, an American film released in 1974, is based on the real life experiences of Robin Lee Graham, a 16-year-old who spent five years sailing around the world alone? (2007-03-25)
... that the 1991 Spanish film Amantes shocked audiences due to the frankness of its sex scenes? (2007-03-27)
... that Torrent was the first American film starring the Swedish actress Greta Garbo? (2007-03-27)
... that author Dean Koontz reportedly was so unsatisfied with the film version of his novel Hideaway that he attempted to have his name removed from the credits? (2007-03-28)
... that Lil' Pimp was the first feature-length film to be created entirely with Macromedia Flash animation? (2007-03-30)
... that Ananthabhadram, a film by Indian director Santhosh Sivan, was inspired by classical Kathakali dancing and paintings of Raja Ravi Varma? (2007-03-31)
... that after his 1967 film Branded to Kill, contract director Seijun Suzuki was fired by the Nikkatsu Company for making films "that make no sense"? (2007-04-04)
... that The Best Bet, a film by former Singaporean gambling addict Jack Neo, was intended to warn people of the perils of gambling? (2007-04-05)
... that Innocence, a 2005 documentary film about a school in rural northern Thailand, influenced the Thai government to reverse cuts it had made in the education budget? (2007-04-07)
... that the 1975 film Tubby the Tuba marked the first time that computers were used in the production of an animated feature? (2007-04-14)
... that Kannada cinema star Dr. Rajkumar was buried at Kanteerava Studios in Bangalore? (2007-04-16)
... that former Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson was cast in the 1927 silent exploitation film Is Your Daughter Safe? to ensure it would pass the city's censorship boards? (2007-04-18)
... that the 1932 comedy Pojkarna på Storholmen, starring Fridolf Rhudin, is one of the most successful Swedish films in history? (2007-04-18)
... that the 1983 film Circle of Power won a Dramatic Films award at the 1982 Sundance Film Festival? (2007-04-25)
... that the Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation is the first attempt at recording the complete history of Russian and Soviet animation? (2007-04-25)
... that the 1934 film Sati Sulochana was the first ever talkie produced in the Kannada language? (2007-04-25)
... that the cast of By the Sword (1991), the first feature film about fencing, included two actors sharing the same last name as the director? (2007-05-01)
... that the film Quitting, originally titled Yesterday in an allusion to the song by The Beatles, was retitled after copyright owner Michael Jackson withheld permission to use the song? (2007-05-04)
... that most of the dogs seen in the 2007 Thai film, Ma-Mha, were strays rescued from shelters and trained specifically for the film? (2007-05-10)
... that the first feature film of director Paul Verhoeven is Business Is Business, a 1971 comedy film about two prostitutes in Amsterdam? (2007-05-11)
... that the 1942 animated short film Japoteurs features a scene similar to the one in Superman Returns in which Superman catches an airplane in mid-air? (2007-05-20)
... that Superman stops a mad scientist and his army of robots in the 1941 animated short film The Mechanical Monsters? (2007-05-21)
... that the nudie cutie The Adventures of Lucky Pierre was the first sexploitation movie to be filmed in color? (2007-06-03)
... that although largely forgotten, Spring in Park Lane is still the British film with the highest cinema attendances in the UK? (2007-06-05)
... that Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time, a 1939 painting by Salvador Dalí, is believed to be a criticism of the sexualisation of child stars by Hollywood? (2007-06-07)
... that the sex scenes in the Thai film Ploy that were shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival had to be re-edited by director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (pictured) so the film could be shown in cinemas in Thailand? (2007-06-13)
... that Augusto Genina's Lo Squadrone Bianco (1936), released during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, lionized the Italian colonization of Libya? (2007-06-14)
... that actor Powers Boothe won a 1980 Emmy Award for his portrayal of Jim Jones in the film Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones ? (2007-06-15)
... that the award ceremony of Turkey's most important film festival, the Golden Orange, is held at the Roman amphitheatre of Aspendos in Antalya? (2007-06-23)
... that Unsung Heroes, a twenty-part North Korean spy film series, cast U.S. Army defectors Charles Jenkins and Joe Dresnok in the role of villains? (2007-06-24)
... that the film Hellbreeder's distinct look was created by being shot on color reversal stock and then cross processed? (2007-07-03)
... that Charles Chaplin decided the best way to bring The Tramp (pictured) into the new era was by re-releasing three silent films he made with First National as a feature-length film? (2007-07-03)
... that Friz Freleng's 1937 cartoon Clean Pastures narrowly evaded Hollywood Production Code censors, before being removed from distribution by United Artists in 1968? (2007-07-04)
... that the Kannada film Shanti is one of just a few narrative films with only a single actor? (2007-07-04)
... that the short film 5 Men and a Limo showcases the world's five most prolific English language film trailer voiceover artists narrating a shared limousine ride? (2007-07-09)
... that the television drama Hill Street Blues imitated the visual style of The Police Tapes, a low-budget documentary about a police precinct in the South Bronx? (2007-07-10)
... that the United States superhero film John Hancock went through four directors before succeeding in being made with director Peter Berg? (2007-07-13)
... that Choke, an upcoming film adaptation of the 2001 novel by Chuck Palahniuk, will be the author's first film adaptation since Fight Club? (2007-07-18)
... that Rice People, a 1994 drama film by director Rithy Panh, was the first Cambodian film to be submitted for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film? (2007-07-18)
... that after seeing the documentary, S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan was moved to admit the existence of the S-21 torture center in Phnom Penh after years of publicly denying it? (2007-07-18)
... that for special effects in the 2001 Cambodian film, The Snake King's Child, live snakes were glued to a cap worn by the lead actress? (2007-07-19)
... that the 2005 docudrama The Burnt Theatre is set in Cambodia's Suramet National Theatre, which was destroyed by a fire in 1994? (2007-07-21)
... that Samson was made by Academy Award winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda and blends the Biblical tale of Samson with his Holocaust coming-of-age story? (2007-07-25)
... that Jews of Iran is the first documentary film about Iran's Jewish minority? (2007-07-27)
... that Thai actor Mitr Chaibancha died while filming a stunt for the final scene of the 1970 film, Insee thong? (2007-07-30)
Soferet (film) (article's talk page missing blurb) (2007-08-04)
... that Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's (pictured) film directing debut was on Torment, a 1944 film about a sadistic Latin teacher? (2007-08-07)
... that a report of high school students laughing during Schindler's List inspired a film-maker to create the 2003 documentary Marion's Triumph about a child Holocaust survivor? (2007-08-11)
... that Paradise Camp is a documentary explaining how Nazi officials fooled the Red Cross into believing the Jews were being well cared for? (2007-08-12)
... that the Kannada film Samskara, initially banned by the censor board, won the President's Gold Medal for the Best Indian Film of 1971? (2007-08-12)
... that Dyesebel (pictured), a popular mermaid character in Filipino comic books, cinema and television, was based on Philippine folklore? (2007-08-13)
... that the Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the earliest film studio of "race movies"? (2007-08-13)
... that Harlem on the Prairie, a 1937 race movie, is billed as the first "all-colored" western musical? (2007-08-21)
... that the Japanese science fiction film I.K.U. was the first pornographic film ever screened in the Sundance Film Festival? (2007-08-21)
... that Murray's Ranch, a former guest ranch in Apple Valley, California, was unique in that it was owned by African-Americans and catered primarily to an African-American clientele? (2007-08-21)
... that a 300-page iPhone bill became the subject of a viral video by blogger Justine Ezarik viewed more than 3 million times? (2007-08-24)
... that the 2006 Japanese film Hula Girls is set in the coal mining town of Iwaki in the 1960s when a Hawaiian spa resort was built to resolve the community's faltering fortunes? (2007-08-27)
... that the Silpathorn Award is given to significant living Thai contemporary artists and that the name of the award means "upholder of art"? (2007-08-27)
... that the 2003 French musical film Not on the Lips had a predominantly enthusiastic reception in France, but caused indignation and incomprehension in Britain? (2007-08-28)
... that Graham Linehan, co-creator of Father Ted, made his directorial debut with the comedy horror short film Hello Friend? (2007-09-05)
... that Italian film director Marco Ferreri hired actor Michel Piccoli almost immediately after the two first met for his art house masterpiece Dillinger Is Dead? (2007-09-13)
... that director Zhang Yuan's 1999 film, Seventeen Years was the first Chinese film allowed to film inside a Chinese prison? (2007-09-19)
... that the photographer duo of Krupakar-Senani were kidnapped by the bandit Veerappan, while filming the movie Wild Dog Diaries in India? (2007-09-25)
... that a total of 4156 films were submitted to the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and 349 of those, from 55 countries, were selected? (2007-09-26)
... that the upcoming British film Hippie Hippie Shake by Beeban Kidron, which follows the 1971 obscenity trial of the Australian editor Richard Neville of satirical magazine Oz, was in development hell for nearly ten years? (2007-09-29)
... that The Victim, a 2006 Thai horror-thriller film, was shot on locations of actual crime scenes? (2007-10-01)
... that release of the award-winning film Lost in Beijing was delayed in part because censors insisted on removing a scene of a Mercedes-Benz driving through a puddle-filled pothole? (2007-10-02)
... that Japanese matinée idol Akira Kobayashi wore a gash across his face and large, Brezhnevian eyebrows for his role in the Seijun Suzuki yakuza film Kanto Wanderer? (2007-10-18)
... that Unnale Unnale was the director of Jeeva's final film before his death? (2007-10-26)
... that the first film to take advantage of the relaxation of communism in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s was The Sun in a Net? (2007-10-28)
... that Canada's first dedicated movie theater, the Ouimetoscope, was created in 1906 with an original investment of only seventy-five dollars? (2007-10-29)
... that the award for European Parliament's newly established cinema prize, Lux, consists of subtitling the winning film in the 23 official EU languages and an original language adaptation for the deaf and hard of hearing? (2007-10-30)
... that only after five years since its founding in 1991, Reel Affirmations became the fourth-largest LGBT film festival in the United States? (2007-11-01)
... that the Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf cartoons Sheep Ahoy, A Sheep in the Deep, and Don't Give Up the Sheep were censored by ABC to remove a dynamite stick, a smoke break scene, and a spanking scene respectively? (2007-11-18)
... that the Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf cartoons Sheep Ahoy, A Sheep in the Deep, and Don't Give Up the Sheep were censored by ABC to remove a dynamite stick, a smoke break scene, and a spanking scene respectively? (2007-11-19)
... that Austrian film company Wien-Film was given its official mission statement in 1938 by Joseph Goebbels? (2007-11-22)
... that June Bride, filmed with two versions of a dialog naming the candidates to the 1948 U.S presidency, opened in theaters with the wrong future president? (2007-11-27)
... that Ancient Qumran: A Virtual Reality Tour is a computer-generated film that presents in 3-D a theoretical reconstruction of the ancient Khirbet Qumran site? (2007-12-02)
... that the 1928 movie Gang War was overshadowed by the short film attached to it, Steamboat Willie, which marked the début of Mickey Mouse? (2007-12-06)
... that The Love of Siam director Chukiat Sakweerakul (pictured) intentionally sought to downplay the 2007 Thai film's gay love story in marketing materials, in hopes of the film reaching a broader audience? (2007-12-18)
... that development of the 2008 film Dragonball began in 2002, when 20th Century Fox acquired the rights? (2007-12-25)
... that in the 1971 film Lawman, American actor Robert Ryan played the role of the sheriff under the name Cotton Ryan? (2007-12-25)
... that The Entrepreneur, the first video game created by famed game designer Peter Molyneux, sold only two copies? (2007-12-25)
... that the 2007 film 10 MPH documents a 100-day, 4,064-mile journey across the United States on a Segway scooter? (2007-12-31)
... that the 1920 French film Le Menage Moderne Du Madame Butterfly is the earliest known hardcore pornographic film to depict bisexual and homosexual intercourse? (2008-01-06)
... that the 1929 film The Surprise of a Knight is the earliest known gay, hardcore pornographic film in American cinematic history? (2008-01-07)
... that the actors in the film Planet of Dinosaurs had to sign partial payment deferments on their contracts, because most of the budget was spent on stop motion dinosaurs? (2008-01-10)
... that Tiefland, Leni Riefenstahl’s last full-feature film, made it into the Guiness Book of World Records on account of its long production time? (2008-01-11)
... that David O. Selznick acquired the rights to make 1957's A Farewell to Arms from Warner Bros. by trading the foreign rights to remake A Star Is Born that Selznick owned and Warner needed? (2008-01-13)
... that Doris Day rejected an offer to star in the 1957 biopic The Helen Morgan Story with Paul Newman, refusing to portray the sordid story of a character that conflicted with Day's on-screen persona? (2008-01-13)
... that the trophy awarded to the first winners of Norwegian film award Amanda, at a weight of 4.5 kg (9.92 lbs), was difficult for some recipients to lift? (2008-01-20)
... that the Zarah Leander film La Habanera takes place in 1937 Puerto Rico but was filmed in the Canaries during the Spanish Civil War? (2008-01-22)
... that the South Korean film The Host was recognized as Best Picture at the 1st Asian Film Awards, held in 2007? (2008-01-23)
... that the director of the 1981 Spanish film Deprisa, Deprisa (English: Hurry, Hurry!) was accused of paying his cast in hard drugs? (2008-01-23)
... that the film State of Play, which began principal photography on January 11, 2008 with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck in the lead roles, was originally set to star Brad Pitt and Edward Norton? (2008-01-24)
... that The Drug Years, a documentary chronicling illicit drug use in the United States, features never-before-seen film of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' acid-fueled bus trip across America in 1964? (2008-01-25)
... that Opera Jawa is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera, inspired by the Ramayana? (2008-01-26)
... that director Paul Greengrass is filming a fictional thriller with Matt Damon in the lead based on the 2006 nonfiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City about the Green Zone? (2008-01-27)
... that the upcoming comedy film Hamlet 2 was the top purchase at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival placing it second behind the US$10.5 million record set by Little Miss Sunshine at the festival in 2006? (2008-01-28)
... that the 1937 Hal Roach/MGM musical short Our Gang Follies of 1938 features an appearance by future jazz star Annie Ross? (2008-01-30)
... that director Li Yu's Fish and Elephant is often considered the first lesbian-themed film to come out of mainland China? (2008-02-06)
... that the 1996 TV film Hidden in America reminded viewers that on any given night, up to five million children in America go to bed hungry? (2008-02-10)
... that forthcoming Tamil film Aegan, starring Ajith Kumar, marks the directorial debut of choreographer Raju Sundaram? (2008-02-18)
... that the film crew of the forthcoming Tamil film, Kanthaswamy adopted two villages near Madurai to give film profits to? (2008-02-18)
... that South Korean screenwriter and director Byeon Seung-wook spent five years working on the scenario for his 2006 directorial debut film, Solace? (2008-02-18)
... that after bad reviews, the distributors of the 1992 animated film The Princess and the Goblin used enthusiastic comments from children in its promotional material? (2008-02-20)
... that multiple-award winning Indian film Vanaja, which could not be screened in India because it found no takers, was the Master of Fine Arts thesis of its director, Rajnesh Domalpalli? (2008-02-20)
... that in the forthcoming Bollywood film Krazzy 4, actor Hrithik Roshan performed an "item number" for the first time? (2008-02-23)
... that in 1922, Erich von Stroheim's silent film Foolish Wives was the most expensive ever produced? (2008-02-24)
... that the Israeli documentary Paper Dolls followed the lives of five health care providers from the Philippines who perform as drag queens? (2008-02-25)
... that Douglas Henshall and Daniel Craig were originally considered for the roles of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair in 2003 film The Deal? (2008-02-25)
... that the upcoming Paramount Pictures film G.I. Joe, based on the toy line, had its development delayed because of the Iraq War? (2008-02-27)
... that the Telugu film Anasuya was said to be inspired by the Hollywood film The Silence of the Lambs? (2008-03-01)
... that Tanaz Eshaghian's film Be Like Others explores the experiences of transsexuals in Iran, a country that outlaws homosexuality but sanctions sex-reassignment surgery? (2008-03-05)
... that the 1989 Spanish film If They Tell You I Fell was nominated for seven Goya Awards? (2008-03-09)
... that before Danish director Bille August made his Oscar-winning Pelle the Conqueror, he had great domestic success with the children's television series and movie Busters verden? (2008-03-11)
... that the Telugu film Amma Cheppindi was inspired by the science fiction story Flowers for Algernon? (2008-03-13)
... that Marzieh Meshkini's 2000 film The Day I Became a Woman depicts three stages in the lives of Iranian women, focusing on a nine-year-old girl, a married woman, and an elderly widow? (2008-03-13)
... that L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, wrote the story for the 1938 Columbia movie serial The Secret of Treasure Island? (2008-03-13)
... that A Walk to Beautiful, a film about five Ethiopian women with childbirth injuries, was picked by the International Documentary Association as the best feature documentary of 2007? (2008-03-15)
... that the 2007 documentary film Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience was based on a collection of writings by U.S. soldiers who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq? (2008-03-17)
... that Mohamed Camara's 1997 film Dakan was the first West African film to explore homosexuality? (2008-03-19)
... that the 2003 documentary Prisoner of Paradise is a chronicle of the life of Kurt Gerron, a German Jewish actor who was forced to make a Nazi propaganda film and later murdered in a Nazi concentration camp? (2008-03-24)
... that Pollyanna, a 1920 melodrama/comedy starring Mary Pickford, grossed $1.1 million, equivalent to about $10 million in 2008? (2008-03-25)
... that Erkki Karu founded both Suomi-Filmi and Suomen Filmiteollisuus, the two largest film production companies during the 'Golden Age' of Finnish cinema? (2008-03-26)
... that in the 1934 film Evergreen the actress Jessie Matthews played both mother and daughter? (2008-03-27)
... that The Curse of Steptoe, a 2008 television play based upon the making of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son, gained the highest audience figures to date for BBC Four? (2008-03-28)
... that the title of the film Woman Is the Future of Man comes from a line in a poem by Louis Aragon that the director Hong Sang-soo saw printed on a French postcard? (2008-03-29)
... that, inspired by Sylvester Stallone's experience selling the script for Rocky, actor/screenwriter J. P. Davis refused to sell his script for the film Fighting Tommy Riley unless he was guaranteed to play the lead? (2008-03-31)
... that prior to screening The Round-Up in Cannes, in order to appease the Hungarian government, director Miklós Jancsó had to declare the film was not an allegory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956? (2008-04-02)
... that in the 2007 documentary film Autism: The Musical, five autistic children in Los Angeles develop and star in an original stage production? (2008-04-03)
... that only two days before Payment on Demand was scheduled to open at Radio City Music Hall, RKO executive Howard Hughes called the director and the two leads into the studio to film a new ending? (2008-04-14)
... that Lualhati Bautista’s Tagalog novel, Bata, Bata… Pa’no Ka Ginawa? became a film starring Vilma Santos, an actress turned first female governor of Batangas of the Philippines? (2008-04-15)
... that the 2008 film Forever the Moment is based on the real life story of South Korea's women's handball team which won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and is also the first film to revolve around the sport of handball? (2008-04-26)
... that Kaash was the last Hindi film in which Kishore Kumar did playback singing? (2008-04-26)
... that Hong Kong director Ann Hui's 1982 award-winning film Boat People depicting life in communist Vietnam was banned in Taiwan because it was filmed in communist China? (2008-04-27)
... that the 1938 western Rawhide was baseball great Lou Gehrig's only feature film appearance? (2008-04-28)
... that the dialogues for the Tamil film Parasakthi were penned by M. Karunanidhi who later became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu? (2008-05-02)
... that Cheryl Dunye's 1996 film The Watermelon Woman was the first feature film to be directed by a black lesbian? (2008-05-02)
... that Kisan Kanya made by Ardeshir Irani in 1937 is India's first indigenously made color film? (2008-05-05)
... that L'Insoumis, a film noir alluding to the Algerian war, was Alain Delon's first real failure despite his acclaimed performance? (2008-05-06)
... that the forthcoming Tamil film Guru En Aalu, starring Madhavan and Mamta Mohandas, is a remake of the 1997 film Yes Boss? (2008-05-08)
... that the Tamil film Thyagabhoomi is the only Indian film banned by the British Raj for propagating the cause of India's freedom struggle? (2008-05-08)
... that Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein (pictured) shot many miles of film in Mexico with the backing of American author Upton Sinclair to make ¡Qué viva México!? (2008-05-11)
... that the Tamil film Nam Iruvar featured songs written by Indian nationalist Subramania Bharati? (2008-05-15)
... that in her 1992 documentary film Nitrate Kisses Barbara Hammer filmed an elderly lesbian couple having sex as part of an exploration of the repression and marginalization of LGBT history? (2008-05-15)
... that Safi Faye's 1975 film Kaddu Beykat was the first commercially distributed feature film made by a Sub-Saharan African woman? (2008-05-16)
... that Speaking in Strings is a 1999 documentary film about classical violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, whose emotional concert performances have alienated some critics? (2008-05-16)
... that Kuxa Kanema is a documentary about the Mozambique government’s first attempts to create a national cinema? (2008-05-18)
... that the 1948 Tamil film Chandralekha had the longest sword-fight sequence in any Indian film? (2008-05-21)
... that 1944 film Haridas was the last completed work of Kollywood icon M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar prior to his arrest in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case? (2008-05-24)
... that the 1975 film Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris starred theater and cabaret stars Elly Stone and Joe Masiell in their only film performances? (2008-05-27)
... that the 1994 French–Romanian film An Unforgettable Summer depicts the persecution of Bulgarians by Romanian Army personnel, in a metaphor of the Yugoslav wars? (2008-05-31)
... that Marilyn Monroe posed naked in 1948 to raise US$50 to pay the rent for her room at the Hollywood Studio Club (pictured)? (2008-06-01)
... that the 1974 film Lost in the Stars, set in apartheid-era South Africa, was actually shot in Oregon? (2008-06-02)
... that the SC Johnson & Son-produced film To Be Alive! was the first non-theatrical production to receive an award from the New York Film Critics Circle? (2008-06-02)
... that The Reenactment, a 1968 film by Romanian director Lucian Pintilie, was banned by the communist regime because it showed the authorities engaged in tormenting young delinquents? (2008-06-03)
... that Zac Efron and Claire Danes claim they saw a ghostlike figure while filming Me and Orson Welles at Gaiety Theatre on the Isle of Man? (2008-06-05)
... that the 1990 Spanish film ¡Ay Carmela! takes its title from the favorite song of the Republican soldiers and of the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War? (2008-06-07)
... that the 1944 German film Große Freiheit Nr. 7 was banned in Nazi Germany and only permitted by the Allies in late 1945? (2008-06-07)
... that the 2001 documentary film Scottsboro: An American Tragedy retold the story of the Scottsboro Boys, one of the most controversial courtroom pursuits of racism in U.S. history? (2008-06-07)
... that the 2001 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard II was filmed at an abandoned Civil War-era fort on an island in Boston Harbor? (2008-06-08)
... that the 2008 Indian film Woodstock Villa marked the debut of veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's son, Sikandar Kher? (2008-06-08)
... that Down Among the Z Men (1952) is the only film starring all four original members of The Goons: Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine? (2008-06-10)
... that in 1977, L. Ron Hubbard wrote a SF film screenplay called Revolt in the Stars which is very similar to his Xenu story from the Scientology space opera theology? (2008-06-10)
... that Roujin Z is a 1991 Japanese anime film about a computerized hospital bed with its own built-in atomic power reactor? (2008-06-12)
... that Marathi film Shwaas was India's official entry to the 2004 Oscars but faced financial problems to showcase and promote the film? (2008-06-13)
... that of the eleven Japanese films accepted as nominees for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since its inception, none have won it? (2008-06-17)
... that despite being set in New York, All Good Things has been filmed mostly in Connecticut, partly because of the state's "scenic and period locations"? (2008-06-19)
... that Strike, directed by Sergei Eisenstein and acted by the Proletcult Theatre, was intended to be one part of a seven-part series? (2008-06-20)
... that The New York Times said the 1944 Laurel and Hardy film The Big Noise "has as much humor in it as a six-foot hole in the ground"? (2008-06-22)
... that Your Name is Justine, Luxembourg's submission for the 79th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, was rejected due to insufficient creative contributions from Luxembourg in the film? (2008-06-27)
... that the 1914 film In the Land of the Head Hunters was the first feature-length film whose cast was composed entirely of Native North Americans? (2008-06-29)
... that American actress Kim Stanley was cast in the starring role of the 1964 British film Séance on a Wet Afternoon after Deborah Kerr and Simone Signoret turned down the part? (2008-06-30)
... that the 2008 film Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins uses "meerkats actors" to depict the Whiskers and Lazuli groups rather than using actual footage of the real meerkats? (2008-07-01)
... that the 1971 film Sentinels of Silence featured Orson Welles narrating the English version and Ricardo Montalban narrating the Spanish version? (2008-07-01)
... that Cine City in Manchester, England, the third cinema to open in England in 1912 as "The Scala", has recently been demolished? (2008-07-04)
... that the inspiration for the 2001 horror film Texas Night Train was the song "Moppin' the Floor with My Baby's Head"? (2008-07-05)
... that no prints or negatives survive of the 1933 short film Hello Pop!, starring The Three Stooges before they began performing under that name? (2008-07-06)
... that the 1948 film Terri Yaad was the first feature film to be released in Pakistan after the partition of India? (2008-07-06)
... that Uncommon Friends of the 20th Century is a 1999 documentary film about businessman James D. Newton's friendships with well-known figures such as Thomas A. Edison, Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford? (2008-07-07)
... that the 2007 documentary film Quantum Hoops tells the story of the Caltech mens' basketball team, who had a 259-game losing streak after not winning a conference game since 1985? (2008-07-08)
... that the Nigar Awards are the oldest awards of merit in the Pakistani film industry? (2008-07-10)
... that A Driver for Vera, Ukraine's submission for the 77th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, was rejected because too much of the production was based in Russia? (2008-07-13)
... that the 2001 feature film Cupid's Mistake was produced on a budget of US$980? (2008-07-13)
... that the 1974 film La prima Angélica reportedly created the greatest scandal surrounding any Spanish film during the Franco years? (2008-07-13)
... that the 1953 film Striporama features the only color footage of pin-up model Bettie Page in a speaking role? (2008-07-19)
... that part of the 1975 comedy film Linda Lovelace for President was shot on the campus of the University of Kansas? (2008-07-20)
... that while working on Lipstick and Dynamite, a 2005 documentary about women's professional wrestling, Neko Case found out Ella Waldek in the film was her great-aunt? (2008-07-20)
... that John Huston quit his directing job on the 1971 action film The Last Run after fighting with George C. Scott, the film’s star? (2008-07-21)
... that Madeline Kahn made her screen debut in De Düva, an Academy Award-nominated short comedy that parodied the films of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman? (2008-07-23)
... that Mark Christensen was a dancer, a pilot, a skateboarder, and a musician before making his filmmaking debut with Box Head Revolution in 2002? (2008-07-25)
... that while the 2003 Norwegian film Buddy was described as "simple" in the Norwegian press, a U.S. reviewer called it "overly plotted"? (2008-07-27)
... that Nevada City's Nevada Theatre is the oldest existing theater building in California? (2008-07-27)
... that film director Jens Lien said he was unable to sleep after first reading the script for the dystopian film Den brysomme mannen? (2008-07-27)
... that the 2008 film Fifty Dead Men Walking is based on an autobiography by British secret agent Marty McGartland, who was later shot six times in an assassination attempt by the IRA? (2008-07-28)
... that though first deemed too young for the part, Aksel Hennie won a "Best Actor" Amanda Award in the title role of the Norwegian film Jonny Vang? (2008-07-28)
... that Japanese director Kei Kumai's Sandakan No. 8 lost the 1975 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film to a film by another Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala? (2008-07-30)
... that an original 35 mm film print of the 1987 film A Month in the Country was only rediscovered in 2004 due to the efforts of a fan? (2008-07-31)
... that the forthcoming Canadian film Smash Cut will feature a cameo appearance by filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis who invented the splatter film genre? (2008-08-02)
... that the 1946 Mexican film Boom in the Moon starring Buster Keaton was not commercially released in the United States until 1983? (2008-08-04)
... that the final twenty minutes of the 1941 documentary film Kukan shows an air attack by Japanese bombers against Chongqing, the World War II capital of China? (2008-08-07)
... that upcoming film Calvin Marshall's producers hired a casting director before they had raised enough funding to hire a well-known actor to attract further financiers? (2008-08-11)
... that the title roles in the 1974 blaxploitation film The Black Six were played by six then-current National Football League stars? (2008-08-11)
... that the 1998 film Goodbye, 20th Century! features a sequence where a man dressed like Santa Claus attends a wake that turns violent to the sound of Sid Vicious singing "My Way"? (2008-08-19)
... that the 1964 film Man in the 5th Dimension was shown in the 70mm Todd-AO widescreen process exclusively at the Billy Graham Pavilion during the 1964 New York World's Fair? (2008-08-22)
... that Kinoautomat, a 1967 film by Czechoslovakian director Radúz Činčera, was the first to allow the audience to change the course of a film with the press of a button? (2008-08-28)
... that 22-year-old ski jumper Anette Sagen played the mother of 70-year-old Bård Owe in the Norwegian movie O' Horten? (2008-08-28)
... that the footage filmed for the documentary film The Boys from Baghdad High had to be smuggled out of Iraq by journalists from many different news agencies? (2008-08-30)
... that an Estonian feature film set the absolute box office record in the history of the Soviet Union? (2008-08-31)
... that the 1995 Burkina Faso film Keïta! l'Héritage du griot is a retelling of the first third of Sundjata Keita's 13th-century epic, Sundjata? (2008-08-31)
... that the 2008 Hindi comedy film C Kkompany marks the directorial debut of scriptwriter Sachin Yardi? (2008-09-05)
... that the title of the 1999 film One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich is a play on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novella One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich? (2008-09-05)
... that the 2008 Indian film Tahaan was the first to be filmed in the strife-torn region of Kashmir after a gap of 18 years? (2008-09-08)
... that The Portraitist is a 2005 Polish television documentary film about the life and work of Wilhelm Brasse, the famous "photographer of Auschwitz"? (2008-09-09)
... that the 2007 film The Pool was directed by Milwaukee-based Chris Smith in Hindi, a language alien to him? (2008-09-10)
... that Mohan Krishna Indraganti's 2008 Telugu film Ashta Chamma was inspired by Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest? (2008-09-11)
... that J. D. Chakravarthy's Telugu film Homam drew inspiration from Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning film The Departed? (2008-09-13)
... that the 1961 German film The Miracle of Father Malachia was finished only seven hours before its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival? (2008-09-14)
... that the Indian horror film 1920 was filmed at a Yorkshire mansion that was rumored to be haunted by the spirit of a carpenter? (2008-09-16)
... that though the 2004 miniseries Category 6: Day of Destruction earned CBS the highest ratings of any show during the November sweeps week, it was generally panned by critics? (2008-09-16)
... that the 2008 Indian film Ru Ba Ru is the cinematic adaptation of the Hollywood film If Only? (2008-09-17)
... that one of the characters from the Hindi film Summer 2007 was inspired by Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner? (2008-09-17)
... that English director and actor Steven Berkoff featured in a two-minute film inviting the viewer to Watch Your Own Heart Attack? (2008-09-20)
... that the 2001 film Sia, le rêve du python was inspired by a 7th-century myth of the Wagadu people of Western Africa? (2008-09-22)
... that the 1994 film Walls of Sand was the first contemporary feature film to be webcast on the Internet? (2008-09-22)
... that despite a US$900,000 budget, finances on the 1993 film Amongst Friends were so tight that the contents of a bag of Doritos opened in the film were replaced by yellow cardboard triangles? (2008-09-23)
... that Orson Welles shot the footage for his unfinished film The Dreamers in his Hollywood home? (2008-09-23)
... that A Victim of the Mormons (ad pictured) is a 1911 Danish silent film that initiated a decade of anti-Mormon films in the United States? (2008-09-24)
... that the 1935 short subject Alibi Bye Bye was the last film appearance of the comedy team of Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough? (2008-09-24)
... that the producers of 2008 Hindi espionage thriller film Mukhbiir offered a money back guarantee for those who did not like the film, but prepared the refund for only 5,000 viewers? (2008-09-25)
... that Orson Welles' 1968 film The Immortal Story played in the U.S. as a double feature with Luis Buñuel's Simon of the Desert? (2008-09-25)
... that the 2006 film Strawberry Fields is a documentary about Palestinian farmers in Gaza facing hardships caused by the Israel–Hamas military conflict? (2008-09-30)
... that in 2004, Ouaga-Saga was one of two or three films the Burkina Faso government produces in a year? (2008-10-01)
... that Christopher Munch had to shoot his film The Sleepy Time Gal over an extended two-and-a-half year period due to a lack of finances? (2008-10-05)
... that Quentin Tarantino, a longtime fan of Australian cinema, helped put together 2008 documentary film Not Quite Hollywood, examining the "Ozploitation" B movies of the 1970s–'80s Australian New Wave? (2008-10-07)
... that upcoming film The Marc Pease Experience has been dubbed "the next Rushmore" as the two films share both similar character traits and Jason Schwartzman in the lead role? (2008-10-08)
... that 1970 Italian crime thriller film Città violenta was only picked up for distribution in the United States after the success of Death Wish established star Charles Bronson as a leading man? (2008-10-08)
... that the upcoming film Sherlock Holmes revolves around Holmes and Watson, played by Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, stopping a conspiracy to destroy Britain? (2008-10-10)
... that One Night the Moon, a 2001 Australian film depicting the search for a missing child, was inspired by indigenous police tracker Alex Riley's work in the 1930s? (2008-10-11)
... that Orson Welles took the role of Hastler in his 1962 film The Trial after comic actor Jackie Gleason turned down the part? (2008-10-11)
... that Kang Hye-jeong made her feature film debut in the 2001 science fiction film Nabi, winning Best Actress at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival? (2008-10-13)
... that the only print of Orson Welles' 1938 film Too Much Johnson was destroyed in a 1971 fire at Welles' home outside of Madrid, Spain? (2008-10-15)
... that Orson Welles originally planned to end his film Don Quixote by having Don Quixote and Sancho Panza survive an atomic cataclysm? (2008-10-16)
... that the 1937 film Chintamani (promotional snapshot pictured) was the first Tamil film to run for a year in a single theatre? (2008-10-18)
Sailor Beware (1952 film) (article's talk page missing blurb) (2008-10-20)
... that the 1937 Tamil film Ambikapathy starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar was made by American director Ellis R. Dungan? (2008-10-21)
... that 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In was marked for an English language remake to be directed by Matt Reeves before it was even in U.S. cinemas? (2008-10-24)
... that upcoming film Afterwards is shot entirely in English, despite being written and directed by Frenchman Gilles Bourdos, adapted from a French novel and co-produced by a French production company? (2008-10-26)
... that a former White House media manager was hired to make the political television comedy Running Mates more realistic? (2008-10-27)
... that The Best Little Girl in the World, a 1981 film about anorexia nervosa, was back in the news in 1983 when performer Karen Carpenter died of complications from the same disorder? (2008-10-27)
... that the Tamil film Meera based on the life of poetess-saint Mirabai was filmed at the actual places which Mirabai had visited on her pilgrimage? (2008-10-28)
... that Stanley Kubrick dismissed his 1953 film Fear and Desire as "a bumbling amateur film exercise"? (2008-10-29)
... that production on the 1969 Fred Zinnemann film Man's Fate was canceled one week before shooting was to begin? (2008-10-29)
... that Captain Abu Raed, Jordan's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, is the first Jordanian feature film made in over 50 years? (2008-10-31)
... that the Norwegian film Cold Prey 2 was the sequel to what was called "the best slasher flick" of 2006? (2008-10-31)
... that actor Spencer Williams played a female fortune teller in his 1946 film Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.? (2008-11-02)
... that angry St Ives, New South Wales residents threatened to disrupt upcoming film Accidents Happen by playing the bagpipes during filming? (2008-11-03)
... that the 2007 Bengali film Kaal, based on the lives of four women trapped in the world of human trafficking, is in trouble with the Bengali regional censor board over some scenes considered too graphic? (2008-11-03)
... that On the Green Carpet was the first North Korean film to be invited to the Berlin International Film Festival, where it was screened in 2004? (2008-11-05)
... that in the 1965 film The Greatest Story Ever Told, California's Death Valley was used as the setting of Jesus' 40-day journey into the wilderness? (2008-11-06)
... that the award nominated film Lonesome Jim had a last minute budget cut from US$3 million down to US$500,000 and had to be shot in only 17 days? (2008-11-07)
... that horror novelist Anne Rice has cited the 1936 film Dracula's Daughter as an inspiration for her own homoerotic vampire fiction? (2008-11-08)
... that the Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth, one of the oldest youth film festivals, included over 500 films from 52 countries in 2008? (2008-11-08)
... that director Peter Ustinov instructed Richard Burton not to blink during his performance as the sociopath in the 1972 film Hammersmith is Out? (2008-11-09)
... that Finnish-born filmmaker Antero Alli shot his 1995 science fiction feature The Drivetime on a budget of U$5,000? (2008-11-13)
... that the 1916 film Cenere contains the only cinematic performance by the Italian theater star Eleanora Duse? (2008-11-16)
... that film directors Sidney Meyers and Jay Leyda used pseudonyms for their screen credits on the 1937 production People of the Cumberland? (2008-11-19)
... that for his 2004 film Drum, director Zola Maseko received the top prize at FESPACO, the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, in addition to a cash prize of 10 million CFA francs (US$20,000)? (2008-11-21)
... that the 1978 Orson Welles-directed documentary Filming Othello has never been theatrically released or presented on home video? (2008-11-21)
... that The Blood of Jesus was the first race film added to the U.S. National Film Registry? (2008-11-22)
... that Jeffrey Blitz wrote Rocket Science based on his own adolescence despite claiming to be "allergic" to autobiographical films? (2008-11-27)
... that the title of the 1944 race film Go Down Death derives from a poem by the African American writer James Weldon Johnson? (2008-12-03)
... that the 1947 film Juke Joint was considered a lost film until a print was located in Tyler, Texas, in 1983? (2008-12-06)
... that the director of Afghan Muscles ignored the role of Afghan women in bodybuilding, noting "It's men looking at men," and "60% [of men] have their first sexual experience with another man"? (2008-12-10)
... that Vanessa Redgrave's portrayal of transsexual Renée Richards in the 1986 biopic Second Serve was praised as embodying "every internal contradiction of the polymorphously perverse"? (2008-12-11)
... that the 1948 Oscar Micheaux-directed film The Betrayal was the first race film to have its premiere in a Broadway theatre in New York City? (2008-12-14)
... that while filming 1991's Barton Fink, the Coen brothers were contacted by an animal-rights group concerned about their treatment of mosquitoes? (2008-12-15)
... that Gene Krupa was asked to be in the 1947 race film Boy! What a Girl! when he stopped by to visit cast member Sid Catlett on the film's set? (2008-12-17)
... that a technician at the Beijing Film Laboratory refused to print the film or return the negatives for sex scenes from Curiosity Kills the Cat, having been punished over a similar matter? (2008-12-17)
... that the 2003 film Scorched cost US$7 million to make but only earned US$8,000 at the box office, approximately 0.1% of its initial cost? (2008-12-18)
... that the Dravidian parties extensively used Tamil cinema for their propaganda? (2008-12-18)
... that in the 1962 film Invasion of the Star Creatures, extra-terrestrial monsters were played by actors wearing carrot costumes? (2008-12-19)
... that parts of the 2008 Dutch film White Light were shot in Ugandese refugee camps? (2008-12-19)
... that pioneering African American aviator Hubert Julian was an associate producer for the 1940 race film The Notorious Elinor Lee? (2008-12-20)
... that a screening of the documentary film Rebellion: the Litvinenko Case may have led to the St Petersburg branch of the human rights charity Memorial being raided by the Russian authorities? (2008-12-21)
... that Norman Mailer claimed his 1968 experimental film Wild 90 "has the most repetitive, pervasive obscenity of any film ever made"? (2008-12-21)
... that Handling Ships, the first animated British Technicolor feature film, was never meant to be released to theatres but was an "Official Selection" at Cannes in 1946? (2008-12-23)
... that for the filming of Max Manus (filming location pictured), the flag of Nazi Germany was flown atop the Norwegian parliament building for the first time in over 60 years? (2008-12-23)
... that the first draft of the script for Remember Last Night? was rejected by the Production Code Administration for its depiction of excessive drinking? (2008-12-24)
... that author Jacqueline Wilson described Dustbin Baby, the BBC dramatisation of her novel of the same name, as the best ever film adaptation of her work? (2008-12-27)
... that the 1930 silent film A Daughter of the Congo was billed as a “talking, singing, dancing picture” although it only contained a single short sound sequence? (2008-12-28)
... that the 1921 Oscar Micheaux-directed race film The Gunsaulus Mystery was inspired by the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan? (2008-12-30)
... that the inspiration for the character Judy Ann Santos played in the film Ploning was based on a Cuyonon folk song from the Palawan town of Cuyo? (2008-12-31)
... that African American singer Cora Green performed the Yiddish tune Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen in the 1938 race film Swing!? (2008-12-31)
... that the final screen role of BAFTA Award winning actor Sir Norman Wisdom was that of a vicar in the 2007 British short film Expresso? (2009-01-04)
... that the Virginia Board of Censors found the 1927 race film The House Behind the Cedars "so objectionable, in fact, as to necessitate its total rejection"? (2009-01-05)
... that the original screenplay for A Life of Her Own was deemed "shocking and highly offensive" for its portrayal of "adultery and commercialized prostitution" and rejected by the Breen Office? (2009-01-06)
... that Paul Robeson's contract for the 1925 race film Body and Soul included a US$100 per week salary plus three percent of the gross after the first US$40,000 in receipts? (2009-01-07)
... that African American actor Lorenzo Tucker, the star of the 1932 race film Veiled Aristocrats, was dubbed the "black Valentino" because of his striking good looks? (2009-01-08)
... that no rhinoceros is ever seen on camera in the 1974 film Rhinoceros? (2009-01-10)
... that for the recent Philippine film Iskul Bukol 20 Years After, stars Tito, Vic and Joey paid a sum of PHP 120,000 to bail actor Ritchie D'Horsie out of jail so that he could appear in the film? (2009-01-11)
... that Randal Kleiser saved money shooting his student film Peege by using the studio offices of a Steven Spielberg television movie which had wrapped ahead of schedule? (2009-01-11)
... that a 1927 Wolseley motor car used in the 2008 BBC television adaptation The 39 Steps was previously used in the 1960s BBC television series Dr. Finlay's Casebook? (2009-01-11)
... that Wallace Beery won the Academy Award for Best Actor and Frances Marion the Oscar for Original Screenplay for The Champ? (2009-01-12)
... that Gigantic, a film about a single man deciding to adopt a baby, was inspired by writer–director Matt Aselton's childhood wish for his parents to adopt a baby from China? (2009-01-13)
... that Joseph Losey directed both the first U.S. theatrical version of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo in 1947 and the 1975 film version? (2009-01-16)
... that one draft of the 1982 Spanish film Labyrinth of Passion had Salvador Dalí and the Pope meeting and falling passionately in love? (2009-01-16)
... that Kalvar is a type of photographic film that can be developed simply by heating it? (2009-01-24)
... that Catch My Soul, a rock musical adapation of Othello set in a late 1960s commune in New Mexico, USA, was the only film directed by the late Patrick McGoohan? (2009-01-25)
... that the four-part A&E documentary series The Greatest Pharaohs is being used in many college and university courses on anthropology and archaeology? (2009-01-26)
... that although Katharine Hepburn wrote most of the filmed script for Travels with My Aunt, she was denied screen credit because she was not a member of the Screen Writers Guild? (2009-01-30)
... that the controversial 1982 anti-racism film White Dog was director Samuel Fuller's last American film due to his disgust with Paramount Pictures' refusal to release the film? (2009-02-01)
... that the film Dark Habits was rejected by the Cannes Film Festival because the organizing committee considered it sacrilegious, blasphemous and anti-Catholic? (2009-02-04)
... that Cinderella, as broadcast on CBS in March 1957, is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written for television? (2009-02-07)
... that The Go-Getter's theatrical run in the U.S. lasted only three days in June 2008? (2009-02-07)
... that the 2007 French science fiction film Eden Log, created by first-time director Franck Vestiel, was shot using only hand-held cameras? (2009-02-08)
... that actor Peter Falk, the affable detective in the long-running TV series Columbo, was propelled to stardom by portraying a vicious killer in the 1960 film Murder, Inc.? (2009-02-08)
... that one critic described the Arliss Howard film Big Bad Love about an alcoholic Vietnam veteran as "a self-indulgent celebration of self-indulgence"? (2009-02-09)
... that A Cat in the Brain is based on the reactions of its writer and director, Lucio Fulci, to real-life murders in Rome? (2009-02-11)
... that Michael Jackson narrated E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the soundtrack of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film? (2009-02-11)
... that Lucian Piane created a satirical techno remix, "Bale Out", utilizing a verbal rant actor Christian Bale made on the set of Terminator Salvation? (2009-02-12)
... that American composer Danny Elfman was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1990 for creating "The Simpsons Theme" and in 2005 for the Desperate Housewives theme? (2009-02-15)
... that an outburst by Christian Bale on the set of Terminator Salvation inspired the band The Mae Shi to write the song "R U Professional"? (2009-02-16)
... that the comedy film Skills Like This, created by a first-time director, won the award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 South by Southwest film festival? (2009-02-19)
... that Welcome to Macintosh, a documentary focusing on Apple Inc. and its Macintosh line of computers, was praised by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak for being the most accurate film about the company? (2009-02-19)
... that The French Democracy is an ironically titled political film about the 2005 civil unrest in France? (2009-02-22)
... that the John Cassavetes film Husbands, praised by Time magazine as Cassavetes' finest work, was condemned by Pauline Kael and other prominent critics? (2009-02-27)
... that during the filming of The Linguists in the Andes, the cast coped with altitude sickness by drinking coca leaf tea? (2009-03-01)
... that the 1909 silent short film Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine (pictured) is considered to be the first-ever use of aerial movie photography? (2009-03-01)
... that although John Thompson Productions' pornographic films have won several awards, they have been banned in several countries, including Canada and Switzerland? (2009-03-04)
... that film critic Stephen Holden of The New York Times called the 2004 documentary film The 3 Rooms of Melancholia "one of the saddest films ever made"? (2009-03-08)
... that Mantis in Lace is a 1968 sexploitation film about a topless go-go dancer who becomes a serial killer after ingesting LSD? (2009-03-09)
... that the plot of Abel Gance's 1931 science fiction film, End of the World, features a comet hurling toward Earth as the world prays for help? (2009-03-11)
... that Thomas Sangster had to learn how to play the guitar left-handed to portray Paul McCartney in the upcoming John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy? (2009-03-11)
... that the film The Cloud Door, by Indian director Mani Kaul, features a parrot telling erotic stories? (2009-03-15)
... that the 1935 Disney cartoon Three Orphan Kittens was later censored for having negative portrayals of African Americans? (2009-03-15)
... that Arthur Miller threatened to sue Columbia Pictures over a short clip they placed in front of Death of a Salesman, a film based off of his play of the same name? (2009-03-16)
... that Australian thriller Incident at Raven's Gate was an early film by director Rolf de Heer, who would go on to make the AFI Award-winning Ten Canoes? (2009-03-20)
... that Groucho Marx wanted to play the title role of an embittered Holocaust survivor in the 1964 film The Pawnbroker? (2009-03-20)
... that the mockumentary Male Restroom Etiquette is the most viewed Sims video on YouTube? (2009-03-26)
... that Grace Kelly made her screen debut in Fourteen Hours, a 1951 film about a man contemplating suicide? (2009-03-29)
... that the 1933 film Design for Living is about three Americans in Paris and their risqué ménage à trois? (2009-03-30)
... that in Disney's animated film The Story of Menstruation, the flow is snow white? (2009-04-01)
... that Ronald Reagan was propelled to stardom playing a double amputee in the 1942 film Kings Row? (2009-04-03)
... that concert film Liza with a Z was thought lost in the NBC vaults for almost thirty years, before its rediscovery and re-release in 2006? (2009-04-04)
... that Otto Preminger completed the film That Lady in Ermine after Ernst Lubitsch died, insisting the original director get sole screen credit out of "respect and admiration for the departed master"? (2009-04-07)
... that Will Kane was Gary Cooper's second Academy Award-winning role? (2009-04-07)
... that director M. Night Shyamalan has been criticized for allowing Caucasian actors to play Asian characters in his upcoming film The Last Airbender? (2009-04-10)
... that the 2008 nature documentary film The Meerkats was narrated by Paul Newman and is believed to be one of his last film credits? (2009-04-10)
... that ChristianCinema.com gives filmmakers a place to submit screening copies of their work with the possibility of being distributed and promoted by the website? (2009-04-13)
... that Gus Van Sant casted Paranoid Park via MySpace? (2009-04-13)
... that the documentary Dolce e selvaggio includes both genuine and fake scenes of human death? (2009-04-15)
... that author Jeanette Winterson was upset at being asked to rewrite the ending of her 1994 film Great Moments in Aviation? (2009-04-17)
... that despite signing over 100 affiliate TV stations, the NTA Film Network never developed into a major television network? (2009-04-17)
... that one critic wrote that Jivin' in Be-Bop includes "one of the worst ballets ever put on film"? (2009-04-18)
... that the original name of the 2000 film Tully was The Truth About Tully, but was changed to avoid confusion with Jonathan Demme's The Truth About Charlie? (2009-04-24)
... that Spirit of the Marathon, a documentary film about marathon runners, won Best Picture at the Mammoth Film Festival? (2009-04-26)
... that the film Defendor was under its financial requirements after director Peter Stebbings donated his savings? (2009-04-29)
... that the 1956 film Lovers and Lollipops, by indie filmmaker Morris Engel, was noted for its realism and New York City locations, and influenced the French New Wave? (2009-05-01)
... that The Magnet was the first film to give James Fox a starring role, at the age of 11? (2009-05-02)
... that Queen Latifah's rendition of "I'll Be Seeing You" from the Broadway musical Right This Way during the 81st Academy Awards In Memoriam tribute was the annual tribute's first vocal accompaniment? (2009-05-03)
... that the film Best: His Mother's Son was made in 2009 without the consent of George Best's family? (2009-05-07)
... that Queen Millennia was combined by Harmony Gold and Carl Macek with another Leiji Matsumoto series, Captain Harlock, to create Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years? (2009-05-08)
... that the 1905 film The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach (screenshot pictured) is one of the oldest surviving Dutch fictional films? (2009-05-08)
... that although the Lord of the Rings fan film The Hunt for Gollum is completely unofficial, its creators "reached an understanding" with Tolkien Enterprises? (2009-05-09)
... that Alberts Frères, one of the earliest film production companies in the Netherlands, filmed a stunt at a Maastricht market with a donkey and a suckling pig to promote the company? (2009-05-11)
... that Work Is a Four-Letter Word is the only film in which Cilla Black has had a starring role? (2009-05-13)
... that actor Kim Kang-woo had to overcome his fear of water to star in Marine Boy, and went on to film dangerous water sequences without using a stunt double? (2009-05-15)
... that Tennyson Bardwell's second film The Skeptic was actually written in the 1980s, but did not start filming until 2005? (2009-05-16)
... that Operation Bayshield was the first machinima work to use digital assets not provided by the video game in which it was created? (2009-05-18)
... that The Maori Merchant of Venice was the first Maori language film adaptation of any of William Shakespeare's plays? (2009-05-19)
... that Bronson Pinchot spent three months visiting psychics to prepare for his role in the 1989 comedy film Second Sight? (2009-05-20)
... that the 1960 indie film Weddings and Babies is considered to be the first fictional movie to be shot with a camera that recorded synchronized sound? (2009-05-21)
... that although the 1998 film Restless takes place in Beijing, only about 20% of the dialogue is in Chinese? (2009-05-23)
... that the nominees for the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards were announced by founder John Wilson at a book signing for The Official Razzie Movie Guide? (2009-05-23)
... that actor Sterling Hayden admitted his shame at having co-operated with the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1983 documentary film Leuchtturm des Chaos? (2009-05-25)
... that Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka, released in 1933 and directed by Kenzō Masaoka, was the first "talkie" animated film in Japan? (2009-05-26)
... that the locomotive used in the 2006 film Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy (pictured) was once owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, whose trains Butch Cassidy had robbed in the 1890s? (2009-05-29)
... that the Oscar Award-nominated film The Final Inch, a documentary about efforts to eradicate the poliovirus, is the first film project from Google's philanthropic division Google.org? (2009-06-03)
... that in the Canadian film Public Domain the producers of a reality TV game show install cameras in dysfunctional contestants' homes without their knowledge or permission? (2009-06-05)
... that two American bands named themselves after the same 1960 Japanese Sun Tribe film The Warped Ones? (2009-06-06)
... that the 1992 French film The Lover, the first Western film produced in Vietnam, is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras? (2009-06-13)
... that Fun Little Movies is the first United States company to produce comedy films to play on mobile phones worldwide? (2009-06-20)
... that by the end of its second year in business, Participant Media's films had been nominated for 11 Academy Awards? (2009-06-24)
... that the 1979 Australian vampire-science fiction film Thirst drew influence from sources as diverse as Elizabeth Báthory and Soylent Green? (2009-06-25)
... that in September 2008, the Abu Dhabi Media Company established Imagenation, a subsidiary with access to more than US$1 billion with which to finance film production? (2009-06-27)
... that the concept of headroom (pictured) in still and motion picture photography originates in the rule of thirds from classic portrait painting? (2009-07-03)
... that the first Spanish film shot in English is La residencia, a 1969 horror film about murders in a female-only boarding school? (2009-07-05)
... that The Rookie (1959) was the first film to give starring roles to the comedy act of Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall? (2009-07-07)
... that so many Chinese actresses have gained recognition from starring with Stephen "Sing Yeh" Chow (pictured), they are collectively known as Sing girls? (2009-07-09)
... that the 1947 Betty Grable film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim included eleven songs George and Ira Gershwin had written but never used in any productions? (2009-07-09)
... that Peter J. Bowler said that he was interviewed under false pretenses for The Voyage that Shook the World, a creationist documentary about the life Charles Darwin and his voyage on the Beagle? (2009-07-10)
... that the horror film Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep received its name through a 2006 contest held by the Sci Fi Channel? (2009-07-14)
... that the 1930 film Tom Sawyer was the third screen adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, following silent versions in 1907 and 1917? (2009-07-15)
... that Bed and Sofa is a 1927 Soviet silent film that satirizes polygamous relationships amongst the Moscow working poor? (2009-07-17)
... that Under Your Spell, director Otto Preminger's first English language film, was a remake of the Spanish language release Las fronteras del amor? (2009-07-27)
... that early audience members of Dublin's LGBT film festival Gaze risked being arrested as homosexuality was still illegal in Ireland? (2009-08-02)
... that when the Vigeland Museum was created in 1947 to showcase Gustav Vigeland's works, it was partially funded by a budget surplus from Oslo's municipal cinema company? (2009-08-05)
... that the 2002 documentary Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death, alleging U.S. involvement in the Dasht-i-Leili massacre, was viewed by the European Parliament, but received no coverage in U.S. media? (2009-08-09)
... that Only Clouds Move the Stars has received more international film awards than any other Norwegian film? (2009-08-09)
... that the director of the documentary Who the Hell is Juliette? intentionally misspelled the name of the film's title character in the credits? (2009-08-10)
... that Film & Kino, which organizes municipal-owned cinemas in Norway, also co-organizes the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund? (2009-08-11)
... that U2 (pictured) released a film titled Linear as a companion to their latest studio album, to enhance the album's listening experience with visuals? (2009-08-11)
... that for his 2009 film Lucky Bastard, writer/director Everett Lewis drew upon his own relationship experience with a crystal meth addict? (2009-08-16)
... that the creators of the 1996 documentary film The West traveled over 100,000 miles (160,000 km) to gather footage and conduct research? (2009-08-18)
... that the theme of pederasty in the 1977 German film Die Konsequenz was so controversial that one regional broadcaster refused to relay the transmission signal? (2009-08-20)
... that Summer Wars was the first Japanese animated film to be included for competition at the Locarno International Film Festival? (2009-08-20)
... that The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D! On Ice!, a documentary about The Simpsons, will most likely not be filmed in 3-D or take place on ice? (2009-08-20)
... that The Murderer Lives at Number 21 was director Henri-Georges Clouzot's first feature film for the Nazi-owned company Continental Films? (2009-08-21)
... that Freeheld is an Academy Award-winning documentary by Cynthia Wade that follows a New Jersey detective fighting for the right to pass on her pension to her female domestic partner? (2009-08-24)
... that the script for the 1943 Hepburn–Tracy motion picture Keeper of the Flame includes information from the U.S. Office of War Information, a propaganda agency of the U.S. government? (2009-08-25)
... that the Canadian documentary film Act of God investigates the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning? (2009-08-28)
... that My Boy Jack, a 2007 film starring Daniel Radcliffe and David Haig, is based on one of Haig's plays of the same name? (2009-08-28)
... that 97% of the letters from viewers of The Rejected, the first documentary about homosexuality to air on American television, were positive? (2009-08-28)
... that the 1966 film Alice of Wonderland in Paris reimagined the Lewis Carroll heroine as an American girl who is obsessed with visiting the French capital? (2009-09-01)
... that the documentary Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 gets its name from an actual headline in the Harvard Crimson? (2009-09-01)
... that although Tennessee Williams co-wrote the screenplay for the 1950 film version of his play The Glass Menagerie, he called the film a "dishonest" adaptation of his work? (2009-09-05)
... that mainstream Japanese film journal Kinema Junpo chose director Tatsumi Kumashiro's The World of Geisha as one of the best ten Japanese films of 1973 despite its being in the softcore Roman porno genre? (2009-09-06)
... that while filming Counsellor at Law, director William Wyler had to resort to placing cue cards around the set because lead actor John Barrymore kept forgetting his lines? (2009-09-08)
... that director Frank Capra cast street people from Downtown Los Angeles as extras in the 1933 film Lady for a Day? (2009-09-11)
... that the 2007 drama The Memory Thief made use of interview footage of actual Holocaust survivors? (2009-09-11)
... that according to 1996 research into sexuality in music videos, hip-hop and R&B scored highest in an analysis of sexual content? (2009-09-12)
... that, as a publicity stunt, the makers of the film Asylum Seekers arranged for a couple to be married on the red carpet immediately before the film's premiere? (2009-09-14)
... that Cencoroll is a 2009 30-minute Japanese animated science fiction film nearly singlehandedly written, designed, directed, and animated by manga author Atsuya Uki? (2009-09-18)
... that the Nikkatsu Roman Porno film Love Hunter (1972) was confiscated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, and became the last film to be tried for obscenity in Japan to this day? (2009-09-18)
... that when Cannes Film Festival officials called Zhang Yimou's Not One Less a propaganda piece, he accused them of "discrimination" against Chinese cinema and withdrew the film from the festival? (2009-09-18)
... that Son of Ingagi was the first film with an all-black cast in the science fiction-horror film genre? (2009-09-23)
... that the South African film Jerusalema is based on the real-life case of an organized crime figure taking over real estate in Johannesburg's Hillbrow neighborhood? (2009-09-24)
... that in the 1977 pink film Fairy in a Cage, according to actress Naomi Tani, her upside-down torture scenes were not faked with suspension braces, in order to show tension in her thigh muscles? (2009-09-25)
... that Dirty Diaries is a collection of Swedish pornographic feminist short films that sparked controversy because it was financed with tax money? (2009-09-26)
... that reviewers called The Wolf Woman the "greatest vampire picture of all" and its star, Louise Glaum, "the greatest vampire woman of all time"? (2009-09-27)
... that Jo Swerling initially declined to rewrite Frank Capra's first draft screenplay for the 1930 film Ladies of Leisure because he thought it was a "putrid piece of gorgonzola"? (2009-09-28)
... that the 1920 film Sex, opening with its star performing a seductive "spider dance" clad in "a translucent cloak of webs", had its title censored in Pennsylvania? (2009-09-28)
... that the 1955 Hindi film Vachan marked composer Ravi's debut as a film music director? (2009-09-29)
... that Canadian writer Carol Shields died before she ever got to see the completed version of the screen adaption of her novel, The Republic of Love, despite being involved in the pre-production of the film? (2009-09-30)
... that the 2006 The Dawn album Tulad Ng Dati was not intended to serve as a soundtrack album for the film of the same title? (2009-09-30)
... that baseball player Warren Cromartie filed an injunction against screening of the comedy film Cromartie High - The Movie because the (fictitious) school was portrayed as full of thugs and delinquents? (2009-10-02)
... that the epic anti-war film Civilization (poster pictured), depicting Jesus walking through the carnage of war, was credited with helping re-elect U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916? (2009-10-05)
... that the 1915 film The Italian tells the story of an immigrant played by George Beban (pictured) who goes to America in search of fortune but finds a "Darwininan jungle" on New York's Lower East Side? (2009-10-05)
... that The Atlanta Constitution wrote that William S. Hart's face (pictured) was "the synonym for power and manliness" in its review of the film Wagon Tracks? (2009-10-07)
... that John Travolta's older brother Joey Travolta produced the documentary film about autism Normal People Scare Me? (2009-10-08)
... that during filming of The Emperor Waltz in Jasper National Park, director Billy Wilder had California pines planted on location because he was unhappy with the look of the native trees? (2009-10-08)
... that director Asit Sen received his first and only Filmfare Best Director Award for his 1970 film Safar, which was not nominated for the Best Film award? (2009-10-13)
... that the 2009 film Heart of Stone is the story of Weequahic High School beset by gangs, and its principal working with Black and Jewish alumni and gang members to restore its glory prior to 1960? (2009-10-19)
... that Konawaena High School's 18th place finish in the 1990 World Solar Challenge was the basis for the 1996 film Race the Sun? (2009-10-20)
... that once the Motion Picture Association of America began enforcing the Hays Code in 1934, it became impossible to re-release Waterloo Bridge due to its controversial plot? (2009-10-25)
... that the fictional Caribbean island of "San Sebastian" appears in RKO's The Ghost Ship, I Walked With a Zombie, and Zombies on Broadway? (2009-10-31)
... that Zac Efron turned down the lead in Footloose to star in the romantic ghost story The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud? (2009-11-01)
... that in 1950s giant monster films, atomic energy aroused Godzilla, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and Them!? (2009-11-01)
... that Avakai Biryani marked the debut of Anish Kuruvilla as a feature film director and Bindu Madhavi as a mainstream actress in Telugu cinema? (2009-11-03)
... that wood-carver Hristo Hristov, the debutant male lead in 2009 Bulgarian film Eastern Plays, died of a drug overdose shortly before the end of filming? (2009-11-05)
... that the U.S. Department of Defense requested to be removed from the credits of Inchon due to the film's ties to Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church? (2009-11-05)
... that The Fall of a Nation, the sequel to the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, is considered to be the first film sequel? (2009-11-05)
... that in 1988, Bill Cosby became the first recipient to accept a Golden Raspberry Award, for his work on the film Leonard Part 6? (2009-11-07)
... that Go Trabi Go was one of only three films released shortly after, and dealing with, the German reunification that enjoyed box office success? (2009-11-09)
... that Chloë Moretz, Mary Mouser, and Ariel Winter all auditioned for the role as the vampire in Let Me In, portrayed by Lina Leandersson in the original Swedish film? (2009-11-11)
... that director Aram Avakian was fired from working on the 1962 film Lad: A Dog for refusing to make a sentimental dog story? (2009-11-12)
... that the Soviet documentary Salt for Svanetia was originally planned to be a fictional feature film? (2009-11-12)
... that the documentary film Collision spotlights several days of debate between prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens and conservative theologian Douglas Wilson? (2009-11-13)
... that the 1925 silent film The Air Mail was filmed in the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada? (2009-11-14)
... that the documentary film Prom Night in Mississippi was based upon the first integrated prom in Charleston, Mississippi, which was funded by Morgan Freeman? (2009-11-21)
... that a character in the 1937 Tamil film Balayogini, one of the first children's films of South India, was hailed as the "Shirley Temple of India"? (2009-11-24)
... that "Charlie Bit My Finger" is the most viewed video of all time on YouTube, with over 130 million hits? (2009-11-24)
... that in filmmaking, a screenwriter usually creates a production package that they hand out during their pitch, which generally includes a plot synopsis and budgeting information on their idea? (2009-11-29)
... that after the attack on Pearl Harbor, director John Huston was forced to leave In This Our Life to fulfill an assignment for the War Department, and Raoul Walsh was called in to complete the film? (2009-12-03)
... that the 1905 silent film Rescued by Rover was so popular that it had to be re-shot twice because the negatives wore out in order to meet the demand for prints? (2009-12-03)
... that Paul Mantz was permitted to join the Associated Motion Picture Pilots, a union of Hollywood stunt fliers, after performing a world record 46 outside loops in a row? (2009-12-04)
... that the Saw series has grossed more than one billion dollars, making it one of the highest-grossing fright franchises ever? (2009-12-04)
... that the Royal National College for the Blind was the subject of the 2007 Cutting Edge documentary Blind Young Things? (2009-12-05)
... that rather than follow the usual practice of lip synching to prerecorded vocals, Bette Midler sang most of her songs live in the 1993 television movie Gypsy? (2009-12-08)
... that the gay pornography film studio Corbin Fisher offers contracted actors health benefits and a 401(k) plan? (2009-12-10)
... that the 1957 film Edge of the City, starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier, won acclaim from critics and civil rights groups for its portrayal of an interracial friendship? (2009-12-10)
... that the Swedish film Hoppa högst was written by famous author Astrid Lindgren, who based the screenplay on a story from her book Kajsa Kavat? (2009-12-11)
... that Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer had a small role as Sheriff Strunk in the 2007 film A Plumm Summer? (2009-12-16)
... that the 2009 television movie A Dog Named Christmas was based on a novel by Greg Kincaid, who said his family hated the story when he originally wrote it? (2009-12-25)
... that the Benji Christmas special Benji's Very Own Christmas Story was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1979? (2009-12-25)
... that the 1913 film Scrooge was the first time that British actor Seymour Hicks played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in film, the other being in 1935? (2009-12-25)
... that the 1901 film Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost is the oldest surviving film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novel A Christmas Carol? (2009-12-25)
... that The Dog Who Saved Christmas won a "Yulie" on Entertainment Weekly's Popwatch column for "Best Use of Dean Cain"? (2009-12-25)
... that the 1951 film Marmayogi was the first Tamil film to receive an "Adult" rating? (2009-12-29)
... that Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma's Proctor District, opened by John Hamrick in 1923, is now the oldest continuously operating theater in the U.S. state of Washington? (2009-12-31)
... that the 1931 film Alice in Wonderland was the first talking picture to be based on Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? (2010-01-03)
... that The Irish Filmography is a reference source for nearly 2,000 films made from 1896 to 1996 in Ireland, about either Ireland or the Irish? (2010-01-04)
... that according to a BBC Radio 2 poll, "The Gruffalo", which was adapted into a film in 2009, is the UK's favourite bedtime story? (2010-01-05)
... that Red Tail Reborn, which chronicled the Red Tail Project's restoration of the P-51 Mustang, won regional Emmy Award recognition? (2010-01-07)
... that Sarraounia is an award-winning film that depicts a real-life battle between French Colonial Forces and an African queen? (2010-01-09)
... that the director of the 2009 film The French Kissers chose to use mostly untrained actors because he feared that professional actors would be too egotistical? (2010-01-09)
... that while filming The Restorers, director Adam White stumbled upon the Red Tail Project, which led to the production of Red Tail Reborn? (2010-01-09)
... that Flight of the Red Tail chronicles the second restoration of a P-51 Mustang bomber escort for the Allied Forces in the European Theatre of World War II? (2010-01-10)
... that Bertrand Tavernier directed Safe Conduct because of his interest in reviving films from 1942 to 1944 and because he has friendships with key figures from those films? (2010-01-10)
... that the 1972 science fiction horror film Night of the Lepus was panned by critics for its failure to make killer bunnies seem scary? (2010-01-18)
... that Bertrand Tavernier's 1996 film Capitaine Conan is based on a 1934 novel by Roger Vercel? (2010-01-19)
... that Ilya Chaiken's film Liberty Kid won Critics' Pick from both The New York Times and New York magazine? (2010-01-22)
... that in 1985 the Canadian company Sound Ideas became the first to release a sound effects library on compact disc? (2010-01-26)
... that Thor, scheduled for release in 2011, was envisioned and pitched to 20th Century Fox as early as 1990? (2010-01-27)
... that during the construction of the Manila Film Center, its scaffolding collapsed, where at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement? (2010-01-30)
... that Diane Keaton accepted the lead role in Sister Mary Explains It All because she thought she couldn't do it? (2010-01-30)
... that Nallathambi marked the film debut for C. N. Annadurai, who later went on to become Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu? (2010-01-31)
... that the short film Second Effort, starring former American football coach Vince Lombardi, has been referred to as the best-selling training film of all time? (2010-02-01)
... that the burro that inspired the novel and film Brighty of the Grand Canyon is memoralized at Grand Canyon National Park by a statue and an historic landmark? (2010-02-02)
... that The Art of Negative Thinking is an award winning Norwegian film about a paraplegic who rebels against the interventions of his support group and its lead social worker? (2010-02-08)
... that the 1900 Mutoscope film Sherlock Holmes Baffled (pictured) was the first film appearance of Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes? (2010-02-10)
... that the film Mihai Viteazul cast over 5,000 soldiers of the Romanian army as extras to reenact various battles? (2010-02-15)
... that John Scagliotti's 2003 film Dangerous Living was the first documentary about the experiences of gay and lesbian people in the non-Western world? (2010-02-16)
... that Myglaren, a social satire, was the first made-for-television film produced in Sweden and aired in 1966? (2010-02-17)
... that directing the film Holy Lola made Bertrand Tavernier fall in love with Cambodia? (2010-02-20)
... that the silent comedy Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford was playing at Washington, D.C.'s Knickerbocker Theatre when it collapsed under the weight of snow from a blizzard in 1922, killing 98 people? (2010-02-22)
... that the American Pie franchise, consisting of a trilogy and spin-off spiritual successor series, consisting of four films, spawned from the 1999 film American Pie? (2010-02-26)
... that in Das Erbe, a Nazi propaganda movie, a friendly professor shows a young blonde woman how animals pursue "racial policy"? (2010-02-28)
... that the original St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Woodside, Queens, New York was built by Franz J. Berlenbach, Jr.? (2010-03-03)
... that Drew Barrymore, Wanda Sykes and Cynthia Nixon are to be honored at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards this year? (2010-03-04)
... that Cruel and Unusual is a documentary about transsexual women incarcerated in men's prisons? (2010-03-04)
... that Black Chicks Talking is a book, film, play and art exhibition that explores issues related to Indigenous Australian women? (2010-03-08)
... that the 1938 Art Deco styled and heritage listed Piccadilly Cinema is the only cinema still operating in the Perth CBD? (2010-03-17)
... that Joseph Goebbels called Hitler Youth Quex a successful "first large-scale attempt" to transmit Nazi ideology via movies? (2010-03-19)
... that Nick Joaquin's play, A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, was described in The New York Times as an "engaging, well plotted metaphor for the passing of Old Manila"? (2010-03-23)
... that the first Filipino full-length animated film, Adarna, was created by Gerry Garcia in the late 1990s? (2010-03-24)
... that the film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds has been in development since the 1990s and once included a comedic incarnation with Jack Black set to star? (2010-03-24)
... that a film critic for The New York Times described the Croatian film What Is a Man Without a Moustache? as both "pleasant" and "pointless"? (2010-03-25)
... that American writer-director Patrick Coyle first publicly showed his 2009 film Into Temptation at the hospice where his father stayed? (2010-03-27)
... that director Kōji Seki's 1967 pink film Perverted Criminal was Japan's first 3-D film, and the world's first 3-D sexploitation film? (2010-03-31)
... that in the film Kommandør Treholt & ninjatroppen, real-life convicted spy Arne Treholt is presented as the leader of a band of ninjas who saved Norway during the Cold War? (2010-04-03)
... that the 1992 low-budget independent comedy film Meet the Parents was the inspiration for the 2000 blockbuster of the same name starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro? (2010-04-04)
... that the FAMAS-awarded 1965 film Blessings of the Land is about a Filipino deaf-mute son who rose above his handicap? (2010-04-06)
... that the music documentary MC5: A True Testimonial includes U.S. government surveillance footage of an MC5 performance? (2010-04-10)
... that HanWay Films was originally founded by British film producer Jeremy Thomas as an adjunct of his Recorded Picture Company? (2010-04-13)
... that the documentary film Most Valuable Players was inspired when the producer accidentally found YouTube clips of The Freddy Awards, which honor high school musical theatre in the Lehigh Valley? (2010-04-15)
... that the cover artwork of Danielson: A Family Movie depicts band leader Daniel Smith in a tree costume with fruits that symbolize the Fruit of the Holy Spirit? (2010-04-19)
... that the 2010 public information film Embrace Life, originally made for just the Sussex area of the UK, has been "praised by people around the world for its beauty"? (2010-04-21)
... that actress and former sex symbol Morgan Fairchild took the role of a drug addict in the film Street of Dreams because she wanted to play "somebody who looks like hell"? (2010-04-22)
... that Fig Trees, an operatic documentary about AIDS activism, is narrated by a singing albino squirrel? (2010-04-26)
... that the 2010 Canadian film GravyTrain is the first feature film appearance of Glass Tiger lead singer Alan Frew? (2010-05-02)
... that the award-winning 2006 Serbian black comedy The Optimists was inspired by Voltaire's satire Candide? (2010-05-06)
... that The Steinettes, an a cappella quartet from New York City, appeared in Robert Altman's rarely seen 1980 comedy HealtH? (2010-05-08)
... that, among the films he directed, Liliom was one of Fritz Lang's favourites? (2010-05-10)
... that Planet Earth Live is a BBC nature documentary that will premier with orchestral accompaniment in large cities throughout the United States during the 2010 summer? (2010-05-12)
... that Barbara Hammer's Tender Fictions, one of a documentary trilogy on LGBT histories, focuses on the "constructedness" of the self? (2010-05-15)
... that 17-year-old Selena Gomez replaced 42-year-old Nicole Kidman as the lead in the film Monte Carlo? (2010-05-17)
... that the same cast members starred in Robert Altman's 1982 Broadway and film versions of Ed Graczyk's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean? (2010-05-23)
... that the documentary film Countdown to Zero, which analyzes the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons, has been privately screened by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton? (2010-05-24)
... that Ciguli Miguli is a 1952 Yugoslav film that was banned for 25 years for its satire of socialist bureaucracy? (2010-05-25)
... that in the documentary film Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy all eight Elm Street films are explored through interviews with over 100 members of the production team and cast? (2010-05-26)
... that the animators of the video game company Amanita Design created the designs of puppets for the film Kooky? (2010-05-30)
... that the documentary film 9to5 – Days in Porn by Jens Hoffmann documents a year in the lives of members of the U.S. porn industry? (2010-05-31)
... that the comedy film House!, called an "Ealing-style light comedy", tells the story of how an aged bingo hall deals with the encroachment of an international conglomerate? (2010-06-07)
... that Kachche Dhaage (1999), the debut film of Milan Luthria, stars Ajay Devgan as a smuggler, delivering goods across the Rajasthan–Pakistan border? (2010-06-08)
... that William Hanna claimed that the Tom and Jerry character Jerry Mouse was named Jinx in his first appearance while Joseph Barbera claimed that the mouse went nameless? (2010-06-09)
... that The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister is a BBC drama film based on the life of a 19th century lesbian industrialist? (2010-06-10)
... that Booky's Crush is the third in a series of Canadian made for TV movies, and follows Booky and the Secret Santa (2006) and Booky Makes Her Mark (2007)? (2010-06-11)
... that Irwin Rosten's 1975 documentary Man: The Incredible Machine, which included some of the first pictures taken inside the human body to be presented on film, became the most-watched program in PBS history? (2010-06-11)
... that the low-budget horror film Raging Sharks has been described as a poor man’s combination of early Steven Spielberg films? (2010-06-15)
... that the film Let the Devil Wear Black is a modern-day version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet that is set in Los Angeles? (2010-06-16)
... that the 1950 film The Bandit Queen starred Barbara Britton in the title role as a bullwhip-wielding avenger? (2010-06-17)
... that despite being panned for exceptionally poor acting and special effects, the 2010 film Dinoshark was also considered likely to become a classic of the "awesomely awful" movie genre? (2010-06-20)
... that the documentary Chords of Fame includes scenes in which its subject, U.S. singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, is portrayed by Bill Burnett? (2010-06-28)
... that the film Out of the Clouds used one of Ealing Studios' largest ever sets to create the interior of the terminal building? (2010-06-28)
... that the 2008 Indonesian film Love was a remake of the 2006 film Cinto? (2010-06-29)
... that LNER CME Nigel Gresley was so concerned about unsafe railway practices shown in the 1929 film The Flying Scotsman that he made the film producers include a disclaimer at the beginning? (2010-06-30)
... that according to official North Korean sources, the opera The Flower Girl was written exclusively by North Korean leader Kim Il-sung? (2010-07-02)
... that the Marvel Studios film, Captain America: The First Avenger set for release in 2011 has been in development since 1997? (2010-07-06)
... that although it cost just £500,000 to make, on its opening day Morris: A Life with Bells On had a higher take per screen than the studio-backed big budget film The Soloist? (2010-07-13)
... that the Norwegian teen film Amors Baller will include scenes shot at the 2010 Norway Cup, one of the world's largest football tournaments? (2010-07-25)
... that stage lighting accessories include barn doors, top hats and doughnuts? (2010-07-25)
... that actor Zac Efron is set to star in and produce the American remake of the successful Swedish thriller film Snabba Cash? (2010-07-31)
... that the 2001 film Gosford Park received seven Academy Award nominations, but came away with only one award? (2010-07-31)
... that many crew members began to cry while filming hospital scenes for the Swedish film Glowing Stars, because they thought the scenes were emotional? (2010-08-07)
... that the planned 2012 Marvel Studios film The Avengers, to be directed by Joss Whedon, was first announced in 2005? (2010-08-10)
... that the 1995 Airstan incident, which ended 14 years ago today with Russian hostages escaping Taliban captivity via an Ilyushin Il-76 (pictured), was made into the 2010 Russian movie, Kandahar? (2010-08-16)
... that the drama film Obama Anak Menteng, a fictionalized recreation of Barack Obama's boyhood in Indonesia, was originally intended to première during his planned state visit? (2010-08-18)
... that according to (RED), providing health-restoring antiretroviral drugs to HIV positive people in Africa, as described in the documentary The Lazarus Effect, costs US$0.40 per person per day? (2010-08-18)
... that The Lame Devil, Sacha Guitry's 1948 historical film, was blocked by French censorship and had to be turned into a successful play before being allowed filming? (2010-08-19)
... that the 2008 historical drama/black comedy film Time of the Comet set a new box office record in Albanian cinemas? (2010-08-21)
... that Up was the second animated film to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture, after Beauty and the Beast? (2010-08-24)
... that the political documentary Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? won the Audience Award at the 2006 Silverdocs Documentary Festival? (2010-08-25)
... that the 2009 film An Education received nine British Academy Film Award nominations, but only came away with one award? (2010-08-28)
... that Loving Natalee, Beth Holloway's bestselling book about her missing daughter, was made into the Lifetime movie Natalee Holloway that suspect Joran van der Sloot himself reportedly watched? (2010-08-31)
... that Pedro Almodóvar's first film Pepi, Luci, Bom was based on a story titled "General Erections", which parodied the 1977 Spanish general elections? (2010-09-02)
... that Star Wars Uncut is a fan film made up of 473 15-second clips, submitted by Internet users, that amount to a shot-for-shot remake of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope? (2010-09-07)
... that the title track of the album Who's That Girl made Madonna the first solo female performer to get six US number-ones in the 1980s? (2010-09-07)
... that the film Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story is a dramatized recreation of Hank Gathers' struggle to leave a North Philadelphia ghetto to become a basketball player for the Loyola Marymount Lions? (2010-09-12)
... that the planned Marvel Comics superhero film, X-Men: First Class is intended to take place during the 1960s and will parallel the history of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X? (2010-09-12)
... that the 2008 thriller Proyecto Dos is the feature film debut of Spanish television director Guillermo Fernández Groizard? (2010-09-13)
... that Children of the Stars is a documentary about the Beijing Stars and Rain School (pictured), founded in 1993 as the first non-governmental educational organization in China dedicated to serving children with autism? (2010-09-14)
... that the Indian film Mithya marked the singing debut of Sanchita Bhattyacharya in the Hindi cinema industry? (2010-09-15)
... that The World of Strawberry Shortcake, the first television special to feature American Greetings' popular character, was rejected by the major U.S. networks and premiered in syndication instead? (2010-09-17)
... that the film Who's That Girl? features a live cougar, which escaped one day from the set before shooting started? (2010-09-17)
... that Antardwand, an Indian film that was based on the practice of groom kidnapping, won a National Award for Best Film on Social Issues? (2010-09-18)
... that the Academy Honorary Award and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award are presented at the Governors Awards? (2010-09-20)
... that This Ain't Avatar XXX, an American pornographic film parody of Avatar, is being shot in 3D and is the most expensive film Hustler Video has ever produced? (2010-09-20)
... that for the film Reign of Assassins, John Woo spent over a week directing an action scene featuring his daughter Angeles? (2010-09-21)
... that The Child's Eye is the first Hong Kong horror film to be entirely shot in 3-D and high definition? (2010-09-25)
... that the 1994 documentary, Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys, helped raise the profile of the pedophile group NAMBLA? (2010-09-26)
... that Flight from Folly is one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most-Wanted Films"? (2010-09-29)
... that Nagesh Kukunoor's 3 Deewarein was filmed at the then defunct and now demolished Musheerabad Jail in Hyderabad, India? (2010-10-02)
... that The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman was the first Chinese film to premiere at Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival? (2010-10-02)
... that The Battle of Waterloo, made in five days in 1913 at a cost of £1800 by British and Colonial Films, has been called "the first British epic film"? (2010-10-04)
... that in the 1966 movie Hold On!, the children of American astronauts choose to name a NASA space capsule after the British band Herman's Hermits? (2010-10-04)
... that the 2009 French comedy Neuilly sa mère ! revisits themes of social inequality that were explored in the 1988 French comedy Life is a Long Quiet River? (2010-10-07)
... that the designers of Cabbage Patch Kids created Selchow and Righter's Scrabble People, the title characters of 1985's syndicated cartoon special A Pumpkin Full of Nonsense? (2010-10-08)
... that former Scientology official Mike Rinder was called a "whistleblower" for his appearance on the BBC Panorama documentary, The Secrets of Scientology? (2010-10-08)
... that the anime film xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream was released on DVD and Blu-ray alongside the film Tsubasa The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom? (2010-10-08)
... that in the comedic documentary The Standard of Perfection: Show Cats some show cat owners treat their cats better than family? (2010-10-10)
... that Redline, Madhouse's latest anime movie, took seven years and 100,000 hand-made drawings to be produced? (2010-10-13)
... that the animal characters in ABC's 1986 primetime special, The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure, were based on biblical figures? (2010-10-15)
... that French comedy actor Louis de Funès made his film debut at the age of 31 with a 40-second appearance in The Temptation of Barbizon? (2010-10-16)
... that many newspapers refused to publicize the 1932 Pre-Code film Merrily We Go to Hell because of its racy title? (2010-10-17)
... that Marshall Flaum, who won two Emmys for The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, earned an Academy Award nomination for best documentary feature for Let My People Go: The Story of Israel in 1965? (2010-10-18)
... that Universal Pictures sold its 1946 horror B movie The Brute Man to another distributor to avoid accusations of having exploited star Rondo Hatton, who died of acromegaly before the film's release? (2010-10-20)
... that upon the release of the 1934 Pre-Code film Hitler's Reign of Terror, Film Daily scoffed at the film's prediction that Hitler's Germany was a future threat to world peace? (2010-10-21)
... that The Hangover 2, the upcoming sequel to the 2009 comedy film, is set to take place in Thailand? (2010-10-21)
... that the release of Future X-Cops was delayed, as time was needed to enhance the quality of the film's special effects? (2010-10-22)
... that even though it was released in 1932, the Pre-Code film The Devil is Driving deals openly with sex and violence? (2010-10-22)
... that in the 1970s, Sunn Classic Pictures specialized in four wall distribution, a practice in which distributors show their films in rented theaters and keep all of the box office revenue? (2010-10-23)
... that the 1932 Pre-Code film Laughter in Hell drew praise for its open depiction of the lynching of African Americans? (2010-10-23)
... that the 1933 film She Had to Say Yes was one of a series of movies that drew inspiration from the "real-life compromises working girls made to get and retain employment" during the Great Depression? (2010-10-25)
... that Walter Winchell described the 1942 British film Thunder Rock as "a glowing fantasy that lights up the dark corners of many current issues"? (2010-10-27)
... that Michelle Williams was the only actress whom the producers met during casting for the role of Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming film My Week with Marilyn? (2010-10-29)
... that the Beginning of the End could not begin until 200 grasshoppers had been sexed? (2010-10-31)
... that critics praised a scene in the horror film Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp where a student is attacked by a motorbike outfitted with revolving blades? (2010-10-31)
... that a character in Mutant Girls Squad can produce a chainsaw from her arse? (2010-10-31)
... that Kanye West's short film Runaway was inspired in part by painters Picasso and Matisse, as well as directors Federico Fellini and Stanley Kubrick? (2010-11-02)
... that the 1991 Clio Awards presentation is known as "The Most Bizarre Event in Advertising History"? (2010-11-05)
... that the autobiographical film Orchids, My Intersex Adventure (which is about an intersexed woman) won a 2010 ATOM Award for Best Documentary (General)? (2010-11-06)
... that the recently restored Wara Wara (1930) is the only known surviving Bolivian silent feature film? (2010-11-06)
... that the 1915 film The Incorrigible Dukane is the oldest surviving movie starring John Barrymore? (2010-11-07)
... that Libertas, a biographical film about the Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić, was approved for funding in 1992, but was not finished until 2006? (2010-11-08)
... that studios release films in the fall, during Oscar season, to have a better chance at winning the Academy Awards? (2010-11-10)
... that film studies are less concerned with filmmaking than with exploring the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic, and political implications of cinema? (2010-11-11)
... that director Nobuhiko Obayashi purposely made the special effects in the Japanese horror comedy film House look unrealistic? (2010-11-12)
... that Palo y hueso was Nicolás Sarquís' first feature-length movie, shot in 1968 and costing just $15,715 to make? (2010-11-16)
... that the murder of worshipers in Kysylyn during the massacres of Poles in Volhynia became the subject of a 2009 historical documentary film for Telewizja Polska? (2010-11-18)
... that the upcoming film My Idiot Brother went into production unusually quickly for an independent film, with a first cut to be completed less than a year after the script was picked up? (2010-11-18)
... that Stan Brakhage's 1967 short film Eye Myth took about a year to produce, despite a running time of only nine seconds? (2010-11-19)
... that one reviewer of Truth in Numbers? noted that "the Wikipedia article for the film itself was under threat of being deleted"? (2010-11-19)
... that Stan Brakhage's 1961 short film Thigh Line Lyre Triangular documents the birth of his third child? (2010-11-20)
... that Film Quarterly called the documentary The Truth According to Wikipedia "a sharp and wide-ranging overview of wiki-pistemology"? (2010-11-24)
... that A Jewish Girl in Shanghai, an animated film set in and around the Shanghai Ghetto, has been described as "China’s first homegrown Jewish film"? (2010-11-29)
... that 1973 comedy film Bad Charleston Charlie was loosely based on gangster Charles Birger, the last man to be executed in Illinois by public hanging? (2010-12-03)
... that the Erkin Rakishev parody film My Brother, Borat is intended by the director to counter the negative perceptions of Kazakhstan generated by the 2006 film Borat? (2010-12-04)
... that Clarence Brown's 1925 silent film Smouldering Fires starring Pauline Frederick is considered a cautionary tale? (2010-12-04)
... that the 1976 thriller movie Deadly Hero features James Earl Jones as a mugger named Rabbit? (2010-12-06)
... that director Andrei Konchalovsky stated that "ballet cannot work in cinema very well," and as such, did not include any in his 2010 film, The Nutcracker in 3D? (2010-12-06)
... that Charles Chauvel conceived his Australian historical film Heritage in order to maximise his likelihood of winning a £2,500 Commonwealth Prize? (2010-12-07)
... that Australian actress and filmmaker Elsa Chauvel met her future husband Charles when he scouted her for the lead role in Greenhide? (2010-12-10)
... that actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston will reprise their Thor movie roles in the video game, Thor: God of Thunder? (2010-12-10)
... that Sony plans to develop a Spider-Man reboot starring Andrew Garfield (pictured) as Spider-Man that will be released in 2012 in 3-D? (2010-12-15)
... that the science fiction film Laserblast consistently ranks among the Internet Movie Database's bottom 100 films list, and was featured in the last episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 broadcast on Comedy Central? (2010-12-16)
... that The River was called a "porn movie" by the lead actor's father? (2010-12-16)
... that after acquiring the script for Santa Santita, the director did not start production for five years due to the lack of an appropriate lead actress? (2010-12-17)
... that The Skywalk Is Gone was the first short film to ever get a theatrical commercial run in Taiwan? (2010-12-18)
... that Jonah Hex was named "Worst Picture" of 2010 by the Houston Film Critics Society at their 2010 awards ceremony? (2010-12-20)
... that the 2010 documentary Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story was written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning sports reporter and narrated by Dustin Hoffman? (2010-12-22)
... that Hiroshi Ishikawa won the New Montreal Film Festival's Best Director award for Su-ki-da, his second film? (2010-12-23)
... that Mexico's Biutiful was named Best Foreign Language Film of 2010 at the 17th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards? (2010-12-29)
... that the 1999 film The Sixth Sense received six Academy Award nominations, and grossed more than sixteen times its budget? (2010-12-29)
... that Common Sense Media protested the ESRB's rating downgrade of a revised version of Manhunt 2 from "Adults Only" to "Mature", since that version was still banned in the UK? (2010-12-30)
... that future Star Wars make-up artist Rick Baker handled the effects for The Incredible Melting Man, a 1977 horror film about an astronaut whose body is literally melting? (2010-12-30)
... that Malibu Lake has been featured in over 100 films and television programs, including the 1931 version of Frankenstein? (2011-01-15)
... that the 1994 thriller film Drop Squad includes scenes satirizing stereotypical portrayals of African Americans in advertising campaigns? (2011-01-17)
... that Clint Eastwood had his first audition for the 1955 film Six Bridges to Cross but was rejected? (2011-01-18)
... that the 1938 German musical The Stars Shine was a Busby Berkeley-style film intended to promote The Third Reich? (2011-01-18)
... that the newly released film Season of the Witch was scheduled to be released in March 2010, but the original distributor, Lionsgate, pulled it five weeks before the release date? (2011-01-19)
... that a recording of a benefit concert for The Prince's Trust won producer Anthony Eaton a Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video? (2011-01-21)
... that American singer "Weird Al" Yankovic received a Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video for "Fat", a parody cover version of Michael Jackson's song "Bad"? (2011-01-22)
... that, in 1993, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory agreed to develop an online reference system for the California Film Commission's library containing hundreds of thousands of location images? (2011-01-24)
... that the Chilean movie 03:34: Earthquake in Chile will narrate three different stories based on the events that occurred after the 2010 Chile earthquake? (2011-01-28)
... that The Off Hours was the first film to be given the "SSF Tag" by the Sustainable Style Foundation for its environmentally friendly practices? (2011-02-01)
... that Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy is a 2011 TV movie starring Hayden Panettiere as American student Amanda Knox who was found guilty of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy? (2011-02-08)
... that Christopher Nolan has said that he plans to direct a final installment of his Batman trilogy titled The Dark Knight Rises for release in 2012? (2011-02-08)
... that the monster costume in the Roger Corman-produced horror film Night of the Blood Beast is the same one used in the film Teenage Cave Man? (2011-02-10)
... that the 2007 independent feature film Dreamscape was expanded from 63 minutes to 86 minutes based upon a suggestion from reviewer M. J. Simpson? (2011-02-13)
... that for the 2009 independent feature film Jordon Saffron Taste This!, director Sergio Myers created a filmmaking style he calls "Free Flow Filmmaking"? (2011-02-16)
... that Stan Brakhage described his 1959 film Cat's Cradle as "sexual witchcraft involving two couples and a 'medium' cat"? (2011-02-19)
... that Doomsday Gun (HBO, 2004) was the first television drama to deal with U.S. and British covert involvement with Saddam Hussein preceding the Gulf War? (2011-02-19)
... that Soul Surfer is an upcoming film about Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm in a shark attack while surfing? (2011-02-20)
... that The Dante Quartet, an eight-minute experimental film, took six years to produce? (2011-02-20)
... that Arthur Cheetham's film of children playing on the beach at Rhyl is recognised as the first film of the Cinema of Wales? (2011-02-21)
... that Stan Brakhage's 1988 film I... Dreaming features Stephen Foster song lyrics scratched directly onto the film emulsion? (2011-02-26)
... that Stan Brakhage's 1981 film The Garden of Earthly Delights was created by pasting montane zone vegetation directly onto strips of clear film leader? (2011-02-26)
... that film pioneer William Haggar's 1903 short Desperate Poaching Affray is believed to have been a key influence on the "chase" sub-genre of early film? (2011-03-02)
... that as part of its training program for up-and-coming Aboriginal filmmakers, the Canadian National Screen Institute hosts a "Spirit Day" with a traditional feast and pipe ceremony? (2011-03-02)
... that Belinda Meuldijk, whose father Wim Meuldijk created the Dutch TV character Pipo de Clown (pictured), continued her father's legacy with the 2003 movie Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder? (2011-03-12)
... that during the 1995 filming of BBC's Persuasion, the crew often had to compete for props and costumes with fellow BBC and Jane Austen adaptation Pride and Prejudice? (2011-03-17)
... that Keanu Reeves has signed on to star in a new film adaptation of the Forty-seven Ronin produced by Universal Pictures? (2011-03-25)
... that Dear Friend Hitler, an Indian film, centres on letters written from Mahatma Gandhi to Adolf Hitler? (2011-03-25)
... that film director Uberto Pasolini created his 2008 film Machan based upon an actual 2004 incident where a group of Sri Lankan men tricked their way into an international handball tournament? (2011-03-28)
... that Wrath of the Titans, the upcoming sequel to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, is being shot in 3-D rather than being converted to 3-D like its predecessor? (2011-03-29)
... that for the 2003 horror film Deep Freeze, director John Carl Buechler created a giant trilobite as the "monster"? (2011-04-02)
... that during the making of Les Femmes du 6e étage, a 2011 French comedy film by Philippe le Guay, Spanish actresses Berta Ojea and Concha Galán learnt their French dialogue phonetically? (2011-04-05)
... that in response to Jalen Rose's comments in The Fab Five, which has become the highest-rated ESPN documentary, Grant Hill's response was shared by nearly 100,000 people on Facebook in the next few days? (2011-04-07)
... that the documentary film Berlin im Aufbau has historical significance in that it documents the first phase of the rebuilding of the destroyed city of Berlin after World War II? (2011-04-09)
... that the neo-realist film A Berlin Romance is a strong critique of the obsession with consumer goods and the Americanization of mid-1950s Berlin? (2011-04-10)
... that Allah Made Me Funny is a documentary featuring three American Muslim comedians? (2011-04-18)
... that Shoot to Kill (1990) had to be made as a drama documentary because many of its subjects had either been shot by the RUC, given new identities, or forbidden to talk by the Official Secrets Act? (2011-04-18)
... that in the 2010 documentary film 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless, Jeff Johnson emulates the 1968 journey made by Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins? (2011-04-24)
... that the 1929 drama film Betrayal was the last silent film directed by Lewis Milestone and the last silent film performed by Gary Cooper? (2011-04-25)
... that Will Ferrell produced and stars in the upcoming Spanish-language comedy film Casa de Mi Padre, which has been described as in the style of "an overly dramatic telenovela"? (2011-04-26)
... that the upcoming 2012 film, Jack the Giant Killer directed by Bryan Singer is expected to take an adult look at the Jack and the Beanstalk legend? (2011-04-26)
... that Liberty Cinema in Mumbai got its name as it was built in 1947, the year of Indian Independence? (2011-04-27)
... that writer-director Tom Shadyac made the documentary I Am after suffering post-concussion syndrome from a serious bicycle accident—and sleeping in his closet to avoid acute sensitivity to light and sound? (2011-04-29)
... that Lewis Milestone's 1926 sports drama comedy silent film The New Klondike was the first film assignment of writer Ben Hecht? (2011-04-29)
... that controversy over Pedro Almodóvar's 1990 film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! led to the creation of the NC-17 rating? (2011-04-29)
... that the film Ronald Reagan called "the worst picture I ever made" inspired Jerry Parr to join the Secret Service, and that Parr saved President Reagan's life during the 1981 assassination attempt (pictured)? (2011-05-02)
... that the first time Ronald Colman and Ginger Rogers starred together in a film was in Lewis Milestone's 1940 comedy romance drama Lucky Partners? (2011-05-07)
... that Nude Nuns with Big Guns is a nunsploitation thriller film that is the subject of a copyright lawsuit against torrent users involving 5,865 IP addresses? (2011-05-07)
... that the 1948 comedy No Minor Vices was one of the only four films made by Dana Andrews for director Lewis Milestone? (2011-05-10)
... that Teresa de Jesús, an eight-hour television/DVD mini-series about St. Teresa of Ávila, won the 1985 Spanish TP de Oro for Best National Series? (2011-05-11)
... that the 1955 drama The Widow was one of only three films directed by Lewis Milestone while he was working in Europe during the Red Scare? (2011-05-12)
... that Lewis Milestone's 1953 musical biographical drama Melba, about the life of soprano Nellie Melba, was the feature film debut of Metropolitan Opera star Patrice Munsel? (2011-05-14)
... that the 1989 horror movie Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge featured Pauly Shore's first on-screen full moon? (2011-05-14)
... that numerous scenes of Le Miracle des loups were filmed at France's Cité de Carcassonne? (2011-05-15)
... that Lewis Milestone began directing the 1926 silent film Fine Manners but left the project after quarreling with actress Gloria Swanson, leaving first-time director Richard Rosson to finish the film? (2011-05-18)
... that 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence's Best Actress Academy Award nomination, which made her the second youngest nominee ever in that category, was one of a number of accolades received by Winter's Bone? (2011-05-19)
... that the 2003 Bollywood comedy drama Freaky Chakra, directed by V. K. Prakash, was the only Hindi film for which Ouseppachan composed the music? (2011-05-23)
... that the documentary Oil on Ice won the 2004 International Documentary Association Pare Lorentz Award for best representing the "democratic sensibility, activist spirit and lyrical vision" of Lorentz? (2011-05-25)
... that the 2011 indie film Return, directed by Liza Johnson and starring Linda Cardellini, was the only U.S. film selected for this year's 25-film Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight? (2011-05-26)
... that French actress Isabelle Huppert (pictured) is the most recent recipient of the British Film Institute Fellowship award? (2011-05-27)
... that DVD Verdict refers to a child's performance in the 1952 film Actor's and Sin as "fingernails-on-a-blackboard grating"? (2011-06-01)
... that the direct-to-video 1999 family comedy The Prince and the Surfer (with Linda Cardellini) was the directorial debut of stage and film actor Arye Gross? (2011-06-02)
... that actor Ed Westwick (pictured) liked the idea of playing a "nice guy" in the British film Chalet Girl? (2011-06-04)
... that Marga T's novel Badai Pasti Berlalu sold roughly 24,000 copies—remarkable for an Indonesian novel in the 1970s—and spawned a critically acclaimed film, album and song? (2011-06-05)
... that Hamill, an upcoming biographical film about deaf mixed martial artist Matt Hamill, will use sporadic sound and incomplete subtitles? (2011-06-08)
... that the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. sponsors a yearly festival that features the works of Filipino animators? (2011-06-11)
... that Mitch McDeere, Tom Cruise's character in Sydney Pollack's 1993 US$270 million-grossing film adaptation of John Grisham's The Firm that sold 7 million copies, will reappear in a television series? (2011-06-11)
... that Fox 2000 Pictures postponed its upcoming film adaptation of Yann Martel's 2001 novel Life of Pi a week to avoid direct competition with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? (2011-06-13)
... that the idea for the 2009 experimental comedy-horror film Lo came after the director watched Jan Švankmajer's 1994 film Faust? (2011-06-14)
... that American singer Madonna, the artist with the most MTV Video Music Awards, won twenty from sixty-eight nominations? (2011-06-16)
... that The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) has been banned by the British Board of Film Classification? (2011-06-17)
... that at the 1933 première of the film Das häßliche Mädchen there was a Nazi-instigated riot in which tomatoes and rotten eggs were thrown, because of the male lead, Max Hansen? (2011-06-20)
... that independent filmmaker Frank Sudol wrote, animated, voiced, directed, and composed all of the music for his film Dead Fury? (2011-06-20)
... that Deiva Magan (1969) was the first ever Tamil film to be submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film? (2011-06-20)
... that Owen Land's Film in Which There Appear Edge Lettering, Sprocket Holes, Dirt Particles, Etc. features looped footage of a woman blinking, as well as edge lettering, sprocket holes and dirt particles? (2011-06-21)
... that actor Eddie Quillan's first film appearance was in the 1922 silent comedy/drama Up and at 'Em, written by William A. Seiter and Lewis Milestone? (2011-06-21)
... that the 2009 film Korkoro is a rare cinematic tribute to those who died in the Porajmos? (2011-06-23)
... that Lust, Caution co-star Tang Wei was cut from the recent Chinese film The Founding of a Party following an objection by Mao Zedong's grandson? (2011-06-24)
... that the soundtrack to the action thriller film Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) features mostly reggae music? (2011-06-25)
... that the storyline of James Franco's upcoming film The Broken Tower started out as his master's thesis at New York University Tisch School of the Arts? (2011-06-27)
... that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects? (2011-06-28)
... that Hailee Steinfeld, who starred in the 2010 version of True Grit, is the 73rd performer nominated for an Academy Award in a screen debut? (2011-06-30)
... that the Austin Powers films won 20 awards, including one for Beautiful Stranger sung by Madonna? (2011-07-02)
... that despite Spider-Man 2 being the most critically praised entry in the franchise, it is also the lowest grossing in the trilogy? (2011-07-04)
... that the Philippine play Walang Sugat ("Not Wounded") was a statement against imperialism by its author, the father of the Tagalog zarzuela? (2011-07-04)
... that Keechaka Vadham was the first silent film made in South India? (2011-07-07)
... that not only will Jennifer Westfeldt make her directorial debut with Friends with Kids, but also write, produce and act in it? (2011-07-09)
... that The Warring States is a 2011 film based on the rivalry between two ancient military tacticians, Sun Bin and Pang Juan? (2011-07-09)
... that the Dutch novel Van de koele meren des doods (1900) was made into a movie in 1982 by Nouchka van Brakel, with Renée Soutendijk (pictured) starring as the sexually repressed main character? (2011-07-10)
... that costume designer Sandy Powell earned her third Academy Award for the 2009 film The Young Victoria? (2011-07-13)
... that Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment beat Leonardo DiCaprio's production company in a bidding war for the rights to produce World War Z, an upcoming post-apocalyptic horror film? (2011-07-13)
... that the 1987 baseball film Long Gone, starring William Petersen, has been described as "three parts Bull Durham, two parts Slap Shot, add a dose of Bingo Long and a pinch of The Longest Yard"? (2011-07-14)
... that the independently produced 2006 US film The Teddy Bear Master was the subject of two separate lawsuits? (2011-07-16)
... that the Spanish film Furtivos (Poachers) won best picture at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 1975? (2011-07-18)
... that the East India Film Company, formed in 1932, was a pioneer in the production of films in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu? (2011-07-22)
... that despite being a boxing-themed short film, the Duke of Chicago was criticized for being "slow-paced and seemingly a lot longer than its fifty-nine minutes"? (2011-07-25)
... that I Am a Camera is a 1955 British film that received an X certificate from the BBFC, but only after dialogue suggesting foot fetishism was removed? (2011-07-27)
... that the Viking adventure film Severed Ways was shot partly in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, the site of an 11th-century Norse settlement? (2011-07-28)
... that The Old Lady and the Pigeons lost the Oscar but won the Genie? (2011-07-29)
... that pornographic actress Saori Hara was cast in the Japanese parody film Horny House of Horror? (2011-07-30)
... that composer Danny Elfman agreed to score Sam Raimi's new film, Oz: The Great and Powerful, despite declaring he would never work with him again? (2011-07-30)
... that in the road movie Children of the Stork, which highlights themes of social exclusion and illegal immigration, a stork must obtain a forged passport to cross the Franco-German border? (2011-08-05)
... that the director of Battlefield Heroes wanted the film to show how countries such as China, Japan and the United States have affected Korea? (2011-08-06)
... that Amitabh Bachchan is the most frequent winner since 2000 at the National Film Award for Best Actor (India), winning two awards? (2011-08-09)
... that S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson, played by Clark Gregg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will appear as Peter Parker's school principal in the upcoming cartoon series Ultimate Spider-Man? (2011-08-14)
... that the 2005 science fiction and horror film spoof The Naked Monster took 21 years to make and was Kenneth Tobey's final film? (2011-08-14)
... that actress Christine Baranski (pictured) canceled a birthday trip to Paris to appear in the television film Who is Simon Miller? (2011-08-17)
... that Happy Salma, wife of a prince, agreed to play a prostitute in 7 Hearts 7 Loves 7 Women, but only if no men could touch her on set? (2011-08-18)
... that the Rosendale Theatre (pictured) once banned popcorn because the "crackling paper bags disrupted quiet scenes"? (2011-08-19)
... that Emma Thompson earned twelve accolades for Sense and Sensibility, including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay? (2011-08-20)
... that Vikram is only the third actor to receive a National Film Award for Best Actor in the Tamil film industry? (2011-08-23)
... that November 1828 came in 1979? (2011-08-24)
... that the first film directed by actor Leon Herbert was the British comedy/drama Emotional Backgammon? (2011-08-28)
... that despite the fact that the majority of submitted films are set in contemporary times, the Academy Award for Best Costume Design has only been awarded to that genre twice since 1967? (2011-08-29)
... that Prahalada was remade 20 times in numerous languages, with most of the remakes box-office successes? (2011-08-29)
... that the 1924 Australian silent film Fisher's Ghost was not shown in Sydney because it was deemed "too gruesome"? (2011-09-03)
... that phantom rides were often filmed by a cameraman tied to the front of a speeding train? (2011-09-03)
... that the original script written by Oliver Stone for Conan the Barbarian featured 10,000 mutants and was called a "total drug fever dream" by the film's director, John Milius? (2011-09-06)
... that Reel Moments is a competition in which Glamour readers submit short stories to be produced as short films by celebrity volunteer female directors? (2011-09-06)
... that some dark and eerie scenes in the film Cinta Pertama (First Love) reflect the director's previous experience in horror films? (2011-09-08)
... that Eros Djarot's biopic on Cut Nyak Dhien has been interpreted as attributing Indonesia's independence to her guerrilla campaign? (2011-09-08)
... that puppeteer Timothy M. Rose asked to portray Return of the Jedi's Admiral Ackbar solely based on the character's looks? (2011-09-09)
... that after Chasing Dreams Gita Gutawa was chosen for Love in Perth? (2011-09-10)
... that The Comic Strip Presents... film The Hunt for Tony Blair portrays former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a fugitive on the run? (2011-09-11)
... that the film Gerrymandering draws on the perspectives from different individuals, reporters, pundits and politicians including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Howard Dean, Bob Graham, Lani Guiner, Ed Rollins, and John Fund? (2011-09-12)
... that Bruce Timm, the producer of the animated film adaptation Batman: Year One, said that adapting the comic story arc was straightforward since the original story was already cinematic? (2011-09-16)
... that for the production of the upcoming U2 documentary, From the Sky Down, director Davis Guggenheim was given full access to the band's archives? (2011-09-17)
... that DreamWorks plans to produce at least three films in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise? (2011-09-17)
... that Sekar Ayu Asmara's directorial debut, The Stringless Violin, with "pat" dialogue and "illogical" scenes, was submitted for an Oscar? (2011-09-21)
... that the documentary To Whom It May Concern (poster pictured) tells the story of Nancy Kwan, one of the first Asian leads in a Hollywood film? (2011-09-27)
... that the Tamil film Avana Ivan is an adaptation of the 1951 American film A Place in the Sun? (2011-09-28)
... that Guns for China became the Island of Lost Men (key player pictured)? (2011-10-05)
... that the Tamil film Dakshayagnam was the first talkie based on the story of Daksha? (2011-10-07)
... that the brown-tinted and shaky camerawork of Under the Tree was considered "sometimes near-nauseating"? (2011-10-11)
... that A Letter to Momo is the first Japanese anime film to be showcased at the Warsaw International Film Festival? (2011-10-12)
... that the German war film Der Stern von Afrika portrayed the combat career of Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille? (2011-10-12)
... that a white audience gave the black power sign and Little Richard is said to have "openly embraced androgyny" in Let the Good Times Roll? (2011-10-16)
... that the 2009 film Tenshi no Koi was based on a Japanese cell phone novel? (2011-10-18)
... that actor Michel Lonsdale considers the part of a vice-consul in India Song to be his "most favorite role"? (2011-10-22)
... that female viewers of the film Kimi ni Todoke on its opening weekend outnumbered male viewers by a ratio of more than seven to one? (2011-10-27)
... that Sandra Dewi gave an "arousing" performance in Quickie Express, but has refused to do "vulgar" photo shoots? (2011-10-27)
... that former couple Acha Septriasa and Irwansyah united for their last Love Story under the supervision of Irwansyah's future wife and direction of Hanny Saputra? (2011-10-28)
... that the Japanese anime film Magic Tree House is based on the American children's book series of the same name? (2011-10-28)
... that John Hurt received three award nominations for The Elephant Man, winning one of them? (2011-10-30)
... that River is the first film to deal with the 2008 Akihabara massacre incident? (2011-10-30)
... that David Lynch has been awarded two Césars, two Bodils, and a Palme d'Or, yet no Oscars? (2011-11-03)
... that Dennis Hopper won four awards for his role in Blue Velvet, while co-star Isabella Rossellini only won one? (2011-11-04)
... that the costumes for Under the Protection of Ka'Bah, Indonesia's submission to this year's Oscars, were reported to cost as much as an entire horror movie? (2011-11-07)
... that the street children in the Indonesian film Leaf on a Pillow were given an education after production finished? (2011-11-08)
... that Garin Nugroho's family was worried that he could be killed for his reinterpretation of "the wounds of history" in Puisi Tak Terkuburkan? (2011-11-10)
... that the 1992 film Afterburn was inspired by a 60 Minutes report about an F-16 fighter aircraft's crash? (2011-11-15)
... that Behind the Mosquito Net received six Citra Awards? (2011-11-17)
... that the director of For the Moment described lead actor Russell Crowe as a man who "likes to be a maverick"? (2011-11-18)
... that Mary Tyler Moore made her feature film debut in X-15, which was also the first film to be directed by Richard Donner? (2011-11-21)
... that Toward the Unknown featured storylines involving both test pilots and brainwashing? (2011-11-25)
... that after members of the cast of Ghost of Jeruk Purut were diagnosed as being possessed, the crew was told to prepare an offering of cigars, eggs, and palm sugar? (2011-11-27)
... that They Say I'm a Monkey! used leeches feeding to symbolize the rape of a child? (2011-11-28)
... that Starry Starry Night was described as a "healthy example" of a China-Taiwan film collaboration? (2011-11-29)
... that You Are the Apple of My Eye is the directorial debut of Taiwanese author Giddens Ko, who also wrote the story that this film is based on? (2011-12-01)
... that the 1936 movie Speed was the first film in which James Stewart had a major starring role? (2011-12-02)
... that Rajinikanth was given the "Superstar" title through the film Bairavi? (2011-12-05)
... that Lost in Paradise is considered Vietnam's first gay film? (2011-12-16)
... that one critic thought Hulk Hogan's acting in Santa with Muscles made "Arnold Schwarzenegger seem like Laurence Olivier"? (2011-12-25)
... that a reviewer described the film Khalifah as a "veiled warning" to Indonesians about wearing the niqab? (2011-12-27)
... that Lawang Sewu: Kuntilanak's Vengeance was described by a critic as "truly 'raping' an icon of Semarang", Lawang Sewu (pictured)? (2011-12-30)
... that the Andrzej Fidyk's documentary Defilada about North Korea, despite its anti-totalitarian message, was initially praised both by communist Poland's censors and in North Korea itself? (2011-12-31)
... that the film Vana Mohini included an elephant among the credits? (2011-12-31)
... that My Week with Marilyn has earned three Golden Globe Award nominations? (2012-01-05)
... that the film English Vinglish marks the comeback of actress Sridevi after a 14-year sabbatical? (2012-01-09)
... that Love Song from High School, the third most viewed Indonesian film of 1979, featured a cameo from Chrisye meant to market his upcoming album? (2012-01-11)
... that production babies, children born to the crew during the making of an animated film, were first listed in the end credits of Toy Story (1995)? (2012-01-20)
... that the 2005 film Original Child Bomb included footage previously labeled top secret by the US government? (2012-01-25)
... that the film 10 Promises to My Dog is based on a novel that was inspired by The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership? (2012-01-31)
... that Jean-Paul Sartre did not know that his existentialist play No Exit was adapted to a 1962 film, which featured "surprisingly overt" lesbianism? (2012-01-31)
... that award-winning film The Dancer, about a traditional dancer, is one of only three Indonesian films addressing the country's anticommunist purges of 1965–66? (2012-01-31)
... that The Art of Woo, starring Sook-Yin Lee and Adam Beach (pictured), was funded by a grant from the Canadian Film Centre's Featured Film Project? (2012-02-01)
... that Shiawase no Pan is the tenth highest-grossing film in Japan between 28 and 29 January 2012, despite being released in only 47 cinemas? (2012-02-12)
... that according to critic Roger Ebert, Private School reflected a trend of "anti-woman" films? (2012-02-12)
... that A Free Ride is considered to be the earliest surviving American hardcore pornographic film? (2012-02-14)
... that Am Abend, a 1910 German film, was one of the earliest pornographic films? (2012-02-20)
... that the tragic end of Raj Kapoor's film Aah (1953) was changed to a happy one after the film's release? (2012-02-23)
... that actor John Abraham's first production Vicky Donor deals with the concept of sperm donation? (2012-02-25)
... that Gangavataran was the first sound film, and the last film, to be directed by Dadasaheb Phalke? (2012-02-27)
... that "We Belong Together" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but was not nominated for Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media? (2012-03-03)
... that Malcolm X was nominated for an Academy Award in 1973? (2012-03-06)
... that Vyjayanthimala, who played Chandramukhi in the 1955 film Devdas, declined the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress because she thought that her role was not a supporting one? (2012-03-07)
... that a review for the 2000 gay pornographic video A Young Man's World said its portrayal of fictional middle-aged men was demeaning to actual middle-aged men? (2012-03-10)
... that only the ending scene in the 2011 film Runway Beat is presented in 3D? (2012-03-12)
... that the interactive horror film Take This Lollipop was created to warn about placing too much personal information on the internet? (2012-03-13)
... that the 1955 film Teaserama featured a man in drag as "gender sabotage" against the prevailing sexual norms of the time? (2012-03-13)
... that, at the age of 89, producer and director Abel Gance (pictured) viewed a restoration of his French epic silent film Napoléon in Telluride, Colorado? (2012-03-14)
... that an actor in the film Somewhere I Have Never Traveled played the roles of two different people, one with long hair and a beard and one with short hair and clean-shaven? (2012-03-20)
... that Greta Garbo threatened to return to Sweden rather than act in Women Love Diamonds? (2012-03-20)
... that the German teleplay Jeder stirbt für sich allein, about Otto and Elise Hampel, who were executed by the Third Reich, was directed by Falk Harnack, who lost several family members to Nazi executions? (2012-03-21)
... that Sterling Cinema in Mumbai was the first cinema in India to introduce Dolby sound, Xenon projectors, Caramel popcorn, matinee shows as well as late night shows? (2012-03-23)
... that Universal Pictures bought filming rights for the untitled Tom Cruise project from Disney after the latter refused to produce a PG-13 rated film? (2012-03-24)
... that The Virginian (poster pictured) featured "yup and nope" actor Gary Cooper saying "if you wanna call me that – smile"? (2012-03-24)
... that Les Palabres de Mboloko, despite being made by Europeans, have been called the first truly "African" films, since they incorporate elements of African folklore and music? (2012-03-25)
... that the 2011 film October Baby was based on the experiences of abortion survivor Gianna Jessen? (2012-03-26)
... that Zaskia Adya Mecca found her pregnancy "perfect" for playing the role of Siti Walidah in The Enlightener, despite the fact the character was not pregnant? (2012-03-26)
... that Africadoc, an organization for African documentary makers founded in 2002, initially expanded within French-speaking African countries? (2012-03-28)
... that The Flying Fleet's female lead, Anita Page, described co-star Ramón Novarro as "something to dream about"? (2012-03-31)
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... that Nintendo owns the rights to a pornographic film? (2012-04-01)
... that most active filmmakers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, such as Monique Mbeka Phoba, live and work abroad? (2012-04-03)
... that a review of Plastic Flowers, a 1977 Indonesian film directed by a man known for romances, found him unfit to direct but praised a robbery scene? (2012-04-03)
... that in his 1936 German melodrama, Schlußakkord, Douglas Sirk characterised and contrasted a Weimar new woman and a German expatriate mother through their reactions to Beethoven's 9th Symphony? (2012-04-07)
... that Jamila and the President, submitted to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, was initially written after the director received a UNICEF grant? (2012-04-08)
... that the 1999 documentary Private Dicks: Men Exposed, in which men were interviewed about their penises, was described by Ken Tucker as "quite literally touching"? (2012-04-08)
... that the animated short film Sex Life of Robots, showing sexual activity among robots, is described as "art-porn"? (2012-04-14)
... that Saved from the Titanic, starring Titanic survivor Dorothy Gibson (shown in poster), was the first film made about the sinking of the Titanic and was released only 29 days after the disaster? (2012-04-15)
... that the late Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard portrayed a doctor of his hockey team in the 1971 film Face-Off? (2012-04-16)
... that Jessica Alba got a tattoo of a bow on her tailbone for her role in A.C.O.D.? (2012-04-19)
... that the Krrish series is regarded as the first science fiction / superhero film series of Indian cinema? (2012-04-19)
... that Alberto Cavalcanti asked David MacDonald to reshoot scenes from the 1940 British propaganda film Men of the Lightship because the performance of the actors was "totally unconvincing"? (2012-04-19)
... that the 1920s film The Virgin with the Hot Pants was the first known pornographic film to use animation? (2012-04-20)
... that Westward Ho! premiered in cinemas just two weeks after the start of filming? (2012-04-21)
... that critics described the 2002 comedy thriller Triggermen as "neither noticeably comic nor remotely thrilling"? (2012-04-26)
... that one man loved the 1943 film Immensee so much that in 1975 he bought the estate where it was filmed? (2012-04-27)
... that the music of the film Lakshmi Putrudu was launched by Andhra Pradesh state Information Technology minister Damodar Reddy? (2012-04-27)
... that the website for the viral video Kony 2012 crashed after the video became popular worldwide, but the video went on to have tens of millions of page views on various websites? (2012-04-28)
... that the Indonesian film Get Married was described as contrasting the rich and poor, with the rich being prone to violence? (2012-04-29)
... that Teguh Karya's film Mother, which won nine Citra Awards, did not turn a profit? (2012-04-29)
... that Looking for Madonna, meant to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Papua, used shots of a green bra to symbolise sex? (2012-04-30)
... that for the film Monster Mutt, the "mutt" was a larger-than-life animatronic puppet requiring five persons to operate? (2012-04-30)
... that Chrisye was so disgusted with his first major film role that he never made another movie? (2012-04-30)
... that the 2011 film Asmaa is the first feature-length Egyptian drama film to present AIDS patients sympathetically? (2012-05-01)
... that Benji documents the life and 1984 death of Ben Wilson, who was at the time considered the best U.S. high school basketball player? (2012-05-02)
... that one reviewer called the subway scene of the gay pornographic film Inch by Inch a blend of "realism and 'classical cinema'"? (2012-05-03)
... that Guy Kabeya Muya, co-director of Entre la coupe et l'élection (2008), received death threats for helping with Thierry Michel's 2009 Katanga Business? (2012-05-05)
... that Sherina's Adventure featured a young girl going against Sadam, then joining forces with him, in a story inspired by Grease? (2012-05-08)
... that the film Shodo Girls is based on the true story of a group of high school girls who organized a performance calligraphy competition to revive their hometown? (2012-05-08)
... that the 1941 film Christmas Under Fire features people celebrating Christmas underground? (2012-05-12)
... that in the 2007 children's book Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch, a duck and Death discuss the afterlife? (2012-05-12)
... that A. P. Nagarajan, who played the main lead in Naalvar, also provided the script for the film? (2012-05-13)
... that John de Rantau's 2011 film The Universe Supports details a boy's search for his mother through the Indonesian Physics Olympiad Team? (2012-05-13)
... that How to Start a Revolution, a 2011 BAFTA award-winning film that profiled the "Machiavelli of Nonviolence", was described by the New York Times as a "noble documentary"? (2012-05-15)
... that the 2011 drama film When the Night, written and directed by Cristina Comencini, was based upon her novel by the same name? (2012-05-15)
... that female director Upi Avianto created Last Wolf, a film about gangsters, drugs, betrayal and revenge? (2012-05-16)
... that the critical and commercial flop Ballad of a Man was later called one of the ten best Indonesian films of all time? (2012-05-16)
... that when the German TV film Das Millionenspiel aired in 1970, some viewers thought they were watching a real manhunt and called the fictitious telephone number to register to participate? (2012-05-17)
... that the Malaysian film Iskandar was described as a "'genre-less' flick"? (2012-05-17)
... that the Dutch film The Shadow Walkers is based on stories written by Dylan Thomas and Gianni Celati? (2012-05-18)
... that film director Peter Mettler said his documentary Gambling, Gods and LSD was not scripted, but "was making itself while I acted as a medium"? (2012-05-21)
... that director Ifa Isfansyah concluded his debut film Garuda on My Chest belonged to its child actors? (2012-05-21)
... that the donkey character Rucio in the 2007 children's film Donkey Xote, executive-produced by Giulia Marletta (pictured), was made to look like "Donkey" from Shrek? (2012-05-22)
... that Maida's House, the screenwriting debut of Indonesian novelist Ayu Utami (pictured), showed the 1928 Youth Conference, the Japanese surrender, and the May 1998 riots? (2012-05-22)
... that the film Thor 2 will have a "more Viking-influenced feel" than its 2011 predecessor, Thor? (2012-05-24)
... that Hanung Bramantyo's horror film Red Lantern has been described as reminiscent of a history of the Indonesian Communist Party? (2012-05-25)
... that the German drama film Jerichow was nominated for the 2009 German Film Prize in both the Best Feature Film and Best Director categories? (2012-05-26)
... that high-definition video was used for making Brownies? (2012-05-28)
... that the 1982 television film The Scarlet Pimpernel was expanded in length to allow for a subplot detailing the rescue of the Dauphin? (2012-05-28)
... that the 1984 American biopic drama film Pope John Paul II, directed by Herbert Wise, was actor Albert Finney's American television debut and the first script to ever be rejected by Finney upon a first reading? (2012-05-29)
... that according to The New York Times, opera producer Robert Lepage and opera house general manager Peter Gelb "cut heroic figures in an epic adventure" in the 2012 documentary Wagner's Dream? (2012-05-29)
... that Wojciech Smarzowski's film Róża gained the Polish Film Award in seven categories in 2011? (2012-05-30)
... that the American film All the Vermeers in New York was created as a tribute to the director's father? (2012-05-31)
... that Susan Clark and Diane Keaton received Emmy nominations for playing Amelia Earhart in made-for-TV movies on NBC in 1976 and on TNT in 1994? (2012-06-01)
... that Blue Scar was the first feature film to be scored by a British woman? (2012-06-01)
... that Lucio Fulci's 1977 film Sette note in nero has been compared to the later American film Eyes of Laura Mars? (2012-06-01)
... that the Indonesian film Suddenly Dangdut won 12 film awards, despite being filmed in seven days? (2012-06-02)
... that Andrea Bianchi's Nude per l'assassino follows "the giallo formula almost to the letter"? (2012-06-02)
... that Get Married 2 was released not long after its director got married? (2012-06-03)
... that the 1970 film Le foto proibite di una signora per bene features a bossa nova-influenced score that has been compared to the work of Antônio Carlos Jobim? (2012-06-03)
... that the interactive website Elf Yourself, an annual tradition where viewers can place personal images into downloadable videos of dancing elves, was first developed by Jason Zada? (2012-06-04)
... that Henk Ten Berge of De Telegraaf described When the Light Comes as "one of the strangest films ever produced by a Dutchman"? (2012-06-05)
... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 1989, Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta, was the last feature film for both director Teguh Karya and star Tuti Indra Malaon? (2012-06-06)
... that the feature film Tortoise in Love was entirely crowd funded from the village of Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor? (2012-06-07)
... that Randolph Scott, the star of China Sky, referred to the film as "disappointing"? (2012-06-11)
... that the Japanese art film Megane, described as "an ode to the pleasures of unhurried living", was given its name after the director realized most characters wore glasses? (2012-06-12)
... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 2011 was based on a story posted in a blog? (2012-06-12)
... that Mani Ratnam's Nayagan was one of the three Indian films to be included in Time's "All-Time 100 Movies" in 2005? (2012-06-13)
... that Get Married 3 features characters named after Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Hanung Bramantyo? (2012-06-14)
... that the script for British athletics film Fast Girls had to be re-written to remove all references to the Olympics? (2012-06-16)
... that the independent comedy drama film The Taiwan Oyster, co-starring British actress Leonora Moore and shot in Taiwan, has been described as a Texas road film? (2012-06-17)
... that the upcoming film Anna Karenina will be the third collaboration between director Joe Wright and actress Keira Knightley? (2012-06-18)
... that the name of the 1983 Bollywood film Log Kya Kahenge (What Will People Think?) refers to a social yardstick in India and the expectations surrounding women and marriage? (2012-06-18)
... that Umberto Lenzi's 1972 film Il coltello di ghiaccio features thematic and directorial elements which one reviewer found similar to the works of Lucio Fulci? (2012-06-21)
... that Crulic: The Path to Beyond, released in 2011, was the first Romanian animated feature film in two decades? (2012-06-22)
... that the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico as depicted in the 2012 film Cristiada has been compared to the Obama administration's birth control mandate? (2012-06-23)
... that 1972's Sette scialli di seta gialla was one of several "imitative whodunits" released after the success of Dario Argento's L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo? (2012-06-23)
... that Dr. O'Dowd is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films? (2012-06-24)
... that the 1969 Italian film Una sull'altra was filmed on location in the United States, including a scene shot in San Quentin State Prison's gas chamber? (2012-06-24)
... that Luciano Ercoli's 1972 film La morte accarezza a mezzanotte stars the director's wife, Nieves Navarro? (2012-06-25)
... that Laura Basuki washed her hair with bottled water while shooting East of the Sun? (2012-06-26)
... that The Twitter Republic is based on Twitter use in the website's fifth-largest market? (2012-06-29)
... that staff at the Indonesian film archives, Sinematek Indonesia, receive less than US$120 a month? (2012-06-30)
... that the creator of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies—Rudolf Ising—served in the First Motion Picture Unit, which made films like Camouflage (pictured) during World War II? (2012-07-01)
... that the sports film The Wind Chaser was compared to a soap commercial? (2012-07-01)
... that in the alternate history of Richard Schenkman's 2012 mockbuster film Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, John Wilkes Booth is a Confederate agent planted within Lincoln's secret service staff? (2012-07-07)
... that 1931's Si Pitoeng was the first film based on the life of an Indonesian Robin Hood? (2012-07-07)
... that The Mountain Road was the only war movie that Jimmy Stewart ever starred in? (2012-07-08)
... that Farewell, My Queen, a 2012 film adapted from the Chantal Thomas novel, opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival? (2012-07-09)
... that the National Film Board of Canada documentary My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers defends the controversial Canadian seal hunt? (2012-07-11)
... that the drama Zuster Theresia, written by a man known for comedy, featured a nun, attempted suicide, and polygamy? (2012-07-12)
... that the 1927 film Eulis Atjih advertised that Indonesians could act as well as Americans and Europeans? (2012-07-15)
... that the 1939 film Alang-Alang was inspired by the coming of a circus? (2012-07-16)
... that the production of The Wolverine, the upcoming sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, was delayed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami? (2012-07-17)
... that the documentary Heist traces the origins of the Great Recession to a confidential memo written in 1971? (2012-07-19)
... that the 1929 film Njai Dasima was reportedly so successful that cinemas could make up several days' losses with a single showing? (2012-07-20)
... that the 1929 film The Secret of Borobudur featured a woman in a bikini-like costume? (2012-07-21)
... that Tan's Film released three films entitled Njai Dasima in four years? (2012-07-25)
... that Oddjob's hat sold for £62,000? (2012-07-26)
... that the director of Pareh engaged in a car chase with the film's star before casting him? (2012-07-29)
... that almost a third of the films from the Dutch East Indies date from 1941? (2012-07-31)
... that the studio of Java Pacific Film was located in an old tapioca flour factory? (2012-08-02)
... that the fragments of Beethoven's music in the soundtrack of Kagel's film Ludwig van are modified to imitate the way the deaf composer heard his own work? (2012-08-07)
... that the Bengali film Mushrooms, shown in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, caused controversy in India when its sexually explicit scene was leaked on the internet? (2012-08-09)
... that Nancy Takes Revenge, a 1930 sequel, was released four months after the original film's conclusion? (2012-08-12)
... that the 1940 film Kartinah included product placement for Singer? (2012-08-16)
... that Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night starred Phil Hartman in one of his final acting roles? (2012-08-18)
... that several works in the filmography of David Lynch have been collaborations with Mark Frost? (2012-08-19)
... that Full Moon was the most successful local film ever released in the Dutch East Indies? (2012-08-19)
... that the documentary The Rubber Room claimed that troubled teachers were being held in reassignment centers by the NYC Department of Education? (2012-08-19)
... that an episode of the 2012 nature documentary series A Year in the Wild featured Britain's largest national park, the Cairngorms? (2012-08-20)
... that after MGM's rights to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Night Flight expired in 1942, the film was not shown again until 2011? (2012-08-22)
... that for the film Samaantharangal (1998), Balachandra Menon worked on nine aspects of the film-making and also won the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 45th National Film Awards? (2012-08-22)
... that the Indonesian film Whips of Fire featuring a strong, independent female character was held up for a year by the censors? (2012-08-23)
... that Mike Hoolboom's Letters from Home was based on a speech by LGBT activist Vito Russo? (2012-08-24)
... that 1928's Lily of Java was the first Chinese-produced film in Indonesia? (2012-08-25)
... that 1992's Marathi film Ek Hota Vidushak featured P. L. Deshpande's first new screenplay with dialogue since 1953, after a hiatus of 39 years? (2012-08-28)
... that the screening of Fleeting Beauty at the Valladolid International Film Festival helped the producers receive funds from the Film commission, New Zealand for its post-production work? (2012-08-28)
... that both Michael J. Anderson and Dexter Fletcher were considered for the title role in David Lynch's unfinished film Ronnie Rocket? (2012-08-28)
... that the soundtrack of the Marathi film Kaksparsh (2012) was released after the film's theatrical release on public demand and features songs rendered without any musical accompaniment? (2012-08-30)
... that Loetoeng Kasaroeng was the first film produced in what is now Indonesia? (2012-08-31)
... that the child star of Malin Kundang got the part for his knowledge of the source material? (2012-08-31)
... that a reviewer considered the flaws in Melati van Agam so obvious "even the stupidest villager" could spot them? (2012-08-31)
... that a reviewer called the gay pornographic film Dream Team an allegory of gay liberation? (2012-09-04)
... that film-maker David Lynch acts opposite his real-life partner Isabella Rossellini in Tina Rathborne's semi-autobiographical film Zelly and Me? (2012-09-04)
... that in her film debut Kris of Mataram, Fifi Young stabs herself with the titular weapon? (2012-09-07)
... that the 2011 film Love's Kitchen starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani and featuring chef Gordon Ramsay in a cameo role, took £121 on its opening weekend? (2012-09-07)
... that Varietease, starring Lili St. Cyr and Bettie Page, was Irving Klaw's first feature length documentary film about 1950s burlesque? (2012-09-10)
... that for the portrayal of Trevor Raznik in the film The Machinist, Christian Bale lost 63 pounds (28.5 kg)? (2012-09-11)
... that Ed, Edd n Eddy's TV movie series finale, Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, premiered on November 8, 2009, and achieved high ratings success for Cartoon Network? (2012-09-13)
... that the The brothers collaborated on Rentjong Atjeh? (2012-09-14)
... that the upcoming comedy film, The Hangover Part III, is set in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Tijuana? (2012-09-15)
... that the early talkie Karnadi Anemer Bangkong was based on a popular novel but ultimately controversial? (2012-09-19)
... that the 1978 film Absolution was not released in the United States until 1988, four years after the death of its star Richard Burton? (2012-09-21)
... that Roekihati bucked a trend of intellectualising films in the Dutch East Indies? (2012-09-23)
... that Caine's Arcade, a short documentary on nine-year-old Caine's cardboard arcade, has raised over $200,000 towards his college fund and the creation of a non-profit organization? (2012-09-26)
... that Veer Hamirji - Somnath ni Sakhate is the first ever Gujarati film to be shortlisted for an Oscar nomination? (2012-09-27)
... that the East German police comedy Hands Up or I'll Shoot, produced in 1965, was banned by censors and only released in 2009? (2012-09-29)
... that the BBC documentary, The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea, explores the legend claiming that the pharaoh Hatshepsut built ships that were capable of sailing to the Land of Punt? (2012-09-29)
... that Sergei Bondarchuk, the director of the Academy Award-winning Soviet film War and Peace, first offered the role of Pierre Bezukhov to Olympic weightlifter Yury Vlasov? (2012-09-29)
... that the propaganda film Berdjoang was the Japanese overlords' only feature-length film in the Dutch East Indies? (2012-09-30)
... that CNN International has been accused of suppressing the documentary iRevolution: Online Warriors of the Arab Spring to appease the Bahraini government? (2012-09-30)
... that Njoo Cheong Seng's first film without his wife was 1941's Djantoeng Hati? (2012-10-02)
... that Clandestine Childhood is Argentina's submission for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film? (2012-10-04)
... that Death of a Salesman, a 1966 television remake of Arthur Miller's 1949 play by the same name, won three Primetime Emmy Awards at the 19th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1967? (2012-10-05)
... that in Flight of the Butterflies, writer-director Mike Slee documents Dr. Fred Urquhart's decades-long study into the migration of the monarch butterfly (pictured) in 3D IMAX format? (2012-10-05)
... that although set in Europe, parts of RED 2, the upcoming sequel to the 2010 film RED, were filmed in Montreal? (2012-10-05)
... that most of the film directors of the Dutch East Indies were ethnic Chinese? (2012-10-07)
... that despite such actors as Christopher Plummer and Orson Welles, New York Magazine described Oedipus the King as an "almost comical" film adaption of the dramatic play by Sophocles? (2012-10-07)
... that for portraying both Rama and Sita in the 1917 silent film Lanka Dahan, Salunke (pictured) is credited with playing the first double role in Indian cinema? (2012-10-08)
... that Channel 4 cancelled a public screening of Islam: The Untold Story because of security concerns? (2012-10-09)
... that the 2011 Bengali film Abosheshey, about a son exploring his dead mother's life, was shot in Roopa Ganguly's own house, where she plays the role of the mother? (2012-10-12)
... that Jacob the Liar was the first East German film to be entered into the Berlin International Film Festival and the only one to win a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film? (2012-10-12)
... that actors playing Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman on Broadway or in American cinema have earned acclaim such as three Golden Globe Awards and three Tony and Emmy nominations? (2012-10-14)
... that the Golden Door Film Festival Women in Film Award is named for Alice Guy-Blaché, a pioneer in the movie industry? (2012-10-15)
... that after collaborating with actress Laura Dern on three films, David Lynch and a cow personally lobbied for her to win the Academy Award for Best Actress? (2012-10-15)
... that the Irish horror film Stitches marks the movie debut of English stand-up comedian Ross Noble as a homicidal undead clown? (2012-10-21)
... that Meryl Streep made her film début in The Deadliest Season, a 1977 film about sports violence? (2012-10-22)
... that Namus is the first Armenian feature film? (2012-10-23)
... that Adele's theme for the James Bond film Skyfall went to number one in the UK's iTunes online store less than ten hours after it was released? (2012-10-23)
... that the extent of Lie Kim Hok's poem Sair Tjerita Siti Akbari in the Wong brothers' film Siti Akbari is uncertain? (2012-10-24)
... that the made-for-TV film Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal was inspired by the true story of five unruly high-school cheerleaders? (2012-10-25)
... that in October 2012 a movie channel dedicated to the James Bond film franchise was launched to celebrate its 50th anniversary? (2012-10-28)
... that the German war film U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien portrayed the combat career of the U-boat captain Günther Prien, commander of German submarine U-47? (2012-10-29)
... that Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray (pictured) made his last documentary in 1987 on his father, as a tribute to celebrate the centenary of his birth? (2012-10-30)
... that Tan Tjoei Hock's 1941 film Tengkorak Hidoep has been credited as the first horror film made in Indonesia? (2012-10-31)
... that Little Birds is loosely based on the life of director and former Friends Stand United founder Elgin James? (2012-11-01)
... that The Bullet Vanishes is the eighth highest grossing Chinese film of 2012? (2012-11-01)
... that 1968's La morte ha fatto l'uovo has been compared to the works of Michelangelo Antonioni, David Lynch and Luis Buñuel? (2012-11-04)
... that Mino Guerrini's direction of Omicidio per appuntamento has been compared to that of Mario Bava? (2012-11-05)
... that over fifty organizations helped director Stanley Kubrick to imagine the technologies in 2001: A Space Odyssey? (2012-11-05)
... that the score Elliot Goldenthal composed for the 2002 film Frida earned him five accolades, including an Academy Award? (2012-11-06)
... that although the 1931 adaptation of Kwee Tek Hoay's Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang kept the Chinese characters, the 1975 one did not? (2012-11-08)
... that the 1974 Indonesian film Atheis reused a sequence from the 1925 Russian film Battleship Potemkin? (2012-11-09)
... that the Wongs' Indonesia Malaise, targeted at native Indonesians, was paired with a film meant for Dutchmen? (2012-11-09)
... that before directing the award-winning film Keep the Lights On, Ira Sachs shot and directed The Delta in his hometown? (2012-11-12)
... that to enhance their performances, a "prescored" soundtrack of violent noises and voices was played during the filming of the 1963 film The Haunting to give the actors something to which to react? (2012-11-12)
... that Sjumandjaja considered quitting directing after his debut in Lewat Tengah Malam but went on to direct more than a dozen films? (2012-11-14)
... that Usmar Ismail made his directorial debut with Tjitra while still part of the Indonesian Army? (2012-11-16)
... that 2016: Obama's America, the fourth-highest-grossing U.S. documentary of the past 30 years, was initially released in only one theater? (2012-11-18)
... that the 2009 British horror film Salvage was filmed on the set formerly used by the soap opera Brookside? (2012-11-20)
... that Sjumandjaja's 1983 film Budak Nafsu (Slave to Passion) was called "little more than a sex exploitation vehicle" yet was nominated for a Citra Award for Best Film? (2012-11-21)
... that They Met in Argentina was described in one review as "an American musical at its worst"? (2012-11-22)
... that the use of nature in Asrul Sani's 1972 film The Misfit has been compared to works by Japanese directors? (2012-11-23)
... that Agustín Alberdi, Jason Archer and Paul Beck, Luis Miguel Leal, Israel Lugo, Jorge "Fish" Rodríguez and Alejandro Santiago Ciena earned the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video by directing artists such as three-time winners Calle 13? (2012-11-25)
... that a publicity campaign for The Boogie Man Will Get You had to be abandoned because film critics preferred the antagonists in Disney films? (2012-11-26)
... that during the production of Women Are Better Diplomats, the film's director and lead actress married each other? (2012-11-26)
... that Larry Clark's 2012 film Marfa Girl was filmed in the same small Texas town as James Dean's last film? (2012-11-27)
... that in his documentary film al-Manam, Syrian filmmaker Mohammad Malas interviews Palestinian refugees in Lebanon about their dreams? (2012-11-29)
... that the award-winning film Frank's Cock is split into quadrants to symbolise the "fragmentation of the body" experienced by those with AIDS? (2012-12-01)
... that Gadis Desa was Andjar Asmara's last film as a director? (2012-12-04)
... that both heads of Indonesia's first government-owned film production company, Berita Film Indonesia, had worked for the Japanese occupation forces? (2012-12-05)
... that the 1952 film Anhonee had Nargis enacting a dual role, and also marked the first occasion in Bollywood where an actor was cast in such a role? (2012-12-14)
... that the 2007 film Atonement received fourteen nominations from the British Academy Film Awards, the most of any film that year? (2012-12-14)
... that San Francisco police supervised the controversial North American premiere of Al-Nakba at the Castro Theater? (2012-12-15)
... that Sam Pek Eng Tay was The Teng Chun's first in a series of film adaptations of Chinese myths? (2012-12-15)
... that the star of Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman, Indonesia's first detective film, was best known as a social worker? (2012-12-19)
... that Orson Welles used a pseudo-documentary sequence in his film Citizen Kane? (2012-12-21)
... that Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan, a 2012 Indian animated film, was a surprise success at the box office? (2012-12-23)
... that the 1966 film The Sons of Great Bear was East Germany's first Western, presenting the Oglala Lakota as heroes struggling against the villainous Whites? (2012-12-24)
... that director Ken Russell created the Christmas themed A Kitten for Hitler after being challenged by Melvyn Bragg to make a film Russell himself would want to ban? (2012-12-25)
... that A Is for Acid, a biopic of Acid Bath Murderer John Haigh, was filmed in Scarborough because of the town's similarity to parts of 1940s London? (2012-12-27)
... that Natir Puja (1932) is the only film where Rabindranath Tagore was credited as film director? (2012-12-27)
... that Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Treachery of G30S/PKI) may have become the most-viewed Indonesian film of all time because of its use for pro-Suharto propaganda? (2013-01-04)
... that Hema Malini was initially promoted as the "Dream Girl of Bollywood", and even acted in a film of the same name in 1977? (2013-01-06)
... that the Saxxy Awards is a competition for films that are created using the video game Team Fortress 2? (2013-01-11)
... that short animation film Tadeo Jones contains elements from Raiders of the Lost Ark? (2013-01-11)
... that the war film Janur Kuning (Yellow Coconut Leaves) has been read as portraying General Sudirman with mystic powers? (2013-01-12)
... that the 2012 film Django Unchained received eight award nominations from the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, the most of any film? (2013-01-13)
... that Pengantin Pantai Biru, based on a 1908 novel, was banned as pornographic? (2013-01-14)
... that the award-winning Indonesian war film Serangan Fajar and the 1963 Hollywood film PT 109 have been compared for their "mild hagiography" of their countries' leaders? (2013-01-15)
... that Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray paid tribute to the silent film genre through his short film Two (1964), made without any dialogue, which also makes "a strong anti-war statement"? (2013-01-15)
... that the Wong brothers' film Fatima reportedly earned 200,000 gulden on a 7,000 gulden investment? (2013-01-20)
... that Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the upcoming sequel to the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger, will feature the Falcon, the first African American superhero? (2013-01-21)
... that the film El Presidente, an official 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival entry, is possibly the most expensive Filipino film of all time? (2013-01-21)
... that though Balasaraswati was called "a revolutionary Bharata Natyam dancer", she was only filmed at the age of 58 in Bala, a documentary made by Satyajit Ray? (2013-01-22)
... that Usmar Ismail's (pictured) Darah dan Doa has been considered both his directorial debut and the first Indonesian film, although he had already directed two films? (2013-01-23)
... that the Singaporean film Taxi! Taxi! marks local YouTube star Dr Jia Jia's film debut? (2013-01-23)
... that the film The Mirror Never Lies was co-produced by a former Miss Indonesia winner? (2013-01-24)
... that Meenakshi Shirodkar stunned the traditional audience when she appeared in a swimsuit in the 1938 Marathi film Brahmachari? (2013-01-26)
... that Usmar Ismail's film Enam Djam di Jogja was censored because of its depiction of Dutch soldiers? (2013-01-28)
... that when a French television channel approached Satyajit Ray for Pikoo (1980), he was told "you can place your camera at your window and shoot the house next door—we will accept that"? (2013-01-28)
... that Escape from Tomorrow was covertly filmed on location at Disneyland and Walt Disney World without Disney's permission or knowledge, using iPhones to store scripts and schedules and record sound? (2013-01-29)
... that the vast majority of the 22 film producers active in the Dutch East Indies were ethnic Chinese men? (2013-01-30)
... that for the film Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray did not use any of Tagore's poems as he believed that people who heard the English translations would not consider Tagore "a very great poet"? (2013-01-30)
... that House actor Hugh Laurie had his first feature film lead role in The Oranges, released in October 2012? (2013-01-30)
... that Satyajit Ray's documentary, The Inner Eye (1972), features an artist's journey to blindness with his own words, "Blindness is a new feeling, a new experience, a new state of being"? (2013-02-01)
... that Ratna Moetoe Manikam, with a love triangle involving goddesses, was inspired by The Thief of Bagdad? (2013-02-03)
... that positive reviews for Karina's Zelfopoffering may have been used to procure advertising revenue? (2013-02-04)
... that during their honeymoon, Jennifer Lopez wrote the lyrics to "Alive" for the film Enough over a melody that her husband Cris Judd composed? (2013-02-06)
... that the joint Polish/Italian film September Eleven 1683 used over 10,000 extras and 3,000 horses in the battle scenes? (2013-02-06)
... that actor Toby Jones underwent 20 minutes of daily vocal warm up exercises to recreate Alfred Hitchcock's disinctive accent for the 2012 film The Girl? (2013-02-08)
... that the film Fruitvale, which won two major awards at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, is based on a real-life police shooting? (2013-02-09)
... that in the upcoming Bengali film Khasi Katha– A Goat Saga, a goat about to be slaughtered narrates the story of a female boxer to a butcher? (2013-02-10)
... that Misbach Yusa Biran's Sejarah Film 1900–1950 (History of Film 1900–1950) has been called a "sacred text from a film warrior"? (2013-02-10)
... that at the age of 79, veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle debuted as an actress in the 2013 Bollywood film Mai playing the title role? (2013-02-11)
... that Huwen op Bevel, advertised as the first talkie in what is now Indonesia, was the director's last film in that role? (2013-02-13)
... that after writing a positive review for the film Kedok Ketawa, Saeroen wrote two scripts for its production company? (2013-02-13)
... that, while filming the 1978 documentary Bears and Man, director Bill Schmalz witnessed a grizzly bear maul a Parks Canada game warden to death? (2013-02-14)
... that Slamet Rahardjo garnered three Citra Award nominations for the film Ponirah Terpidana? (2013-02-18)
... that director Gordon Parks chose to shoot the 1984 television film Solomon Northup's Odyssey in the Deep South where the kidnapped black man Solomon Northup worked in slavery? (2013-02-21)
... that Maling Kutang, filmed in under a week, included a gorilla costume and "magic" underwear and panties? (2013-02-28)
... that Sjumandjaja's award-winning Kabut Sutra Ungu (Mist of the Purple Silk), about issues faced by widows, was based on a book offered to him on a train? (2013-03-01)
... that according to Mariel Hemingway in the documentary Running from Crazy, seven members of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway's family have committed suicide? (2013-03-02)
... that the names of 3,500 "fans" will appear in the credits of a film promoting a brand of beer? (2013-03-02)
... that Usmar Ismail incorrectly labeled Anak Perawan di Sarang Penjamun (The Virgin in the Robbers' Nest) as the first film adaptation of an Indonesian novel? (2013-03-05)
... that the new biopic, The Light: Swami Vivekananda, was released in early 2013 as a tribute for the 150th anniversary of the Swami's birth? (2013-03-05)
... that during the eight-year course of making The Decay of Fiction, in which he honors the past of the Ambassador Hotel, director Pat O'Neill collaborated with 45 actors and spent US$250,000? (2013-03-07)
... that in the upcoming Bengali film Kangal Malsat, the marginal and downtrodden people of society wage a war against the government? (2013-03-08)
... that a reviewer praised Roekiah's (pictured) "demure" acting in Gagak Item (Black Raven)? (2013-03-09)
... that Maria Ozawa had to film Kidnapping Miyabi in Japan following protests preventing her from coming to Indonesia? (2013-03-11)
... that in the Bengali film Ami Aadu, a poor Indian village girl writes a letter to US President George W. Bush informing him about the troubles of her life caused by the 2003 invasion of Iraq? (2013-03-13)
... that the 1940 cartoon Ants in the Plants, about an ant colony that defends itself against an anteater, was called a war allegory that possibly referred to France's Maginot Line? (2013-03-13)
... that Julian Assange did not participate in the filming of Alex Gibney's 2013 film We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, and tweeted a denouncement of the film without seeing it? (2013-03-13)
... that despite his hectic schedule, Chen Hanwei agreed to act in Ghost Child – for a plate of "cheap chicken rice"? (2013-03-14)
... that the entire production team of Andrew Davies' 1995 serial Pride and Prejudice followed him when he began adapting the TV serial Emma for ITV? (2013-03-15)
... that after a common career span of 27 years, Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla are costarring for the first time in the upcoming film Gulaab Gang? (2013-03-15)
... that the Dutch 2013 crime movie De wederopstanding van een klootzak is based on a 2004 graphic novel about Saint Boniface? (2013-03-17)
... that Janala (2009), a Bengali film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta won best film at the 54th Asia Pacific Film Festival in 2009? (2013-03-19)
... that All I Want Is Everything (2013) marked Sagari Venkata's debut as an actress in Indian cinema? (2013-03-22)
... that Bhakta Vidur (1921) was India's first banned film? (2013-03-23)
... that Lie Tek Swie's Siti Noerbaja (film still pictured) was the first adaptation of Marah Roesli's novel of the same name? (2013-03-25)
... that in 2003, Aishwarya Rai was the first Indian actress ever to be appointed a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury? (2013-03-27)
... that entertainment site MovieWeb used the Growing Pains theme and scenes from The Walking Dead in a comedic video that was seen as making the latter show's zombie violence seem family-friendly? (2013-03-28)
... that the voice of blood is violet and makes no sound? (2013-04-01)
... that a mouldy old film was screened at Cannes? (2013-04-01)
... that in the film Debipaksha (2004), a Bengali priest named his three daughters Rebati, Haimanti and Jayanti, the names of Hindu goddess Durga? (2013-04-03)
... that Zoebaida kept audiences focused by using alternating long shots and close-ups? (2013-04-04)
... that the Citra Award for Best Director, established in 1955, once went to Teguh Karya of November 1828? (2013-04-06)
... that cartoonist Winsor McCay (pictured) created comic strips and animation about explosive sneezes and exploding mosquitoes, the dreams of children and of adults, a dancing dinosaur, and the World War I torpedoing of the RMS Lusitania? (2013-04-09)
... that the 1933 film Eskimo (poster pictured) was the first movie with sound in a Native American language? (2013-04-10)
... that the creators of the Kickstarter-funded Star Trek: Renegades hope to use it as a pilot for a new series on CBS? (2013-04-12)
... that the film Ikan Doejoeng was advertised as giving viewers "a good perspective on the Eastern mentality"? (2013-04-13)
... that Michael Piller's original idea for Star Trek: Insurrection was based on the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness? (2013-04-13)
... that Inheritance tells of Monika Hertwig's investigation into what her mother never told her? (2013-04-14)
... that the release of Tunisian director Néjia Ben Mabrouk's debut film Sama was delayed for six years because of a dispute with the production company? (2013-04-15)
... that Tonia Marketaki's psychological crime film John the Violent is based on an actual murder which happened in Athens in the 1960s? (2013-04-16)
... that actor Anthony Wong was drunk when director Herman Yau asked him to portray the title character in Ip Man: The Final Fight? (2013-04-20)
... that The Daughter of Dawn is a rare, full-length silent film from 1920, with an all Native American cast, that had only been shown once until being rediscovered and restored 85 years later? (2013-05-01)
... that Kevin Bacon made his debut as a director in 1996 with the Golden Globe Award winning television film Losing Chase? (2013-05-02)
... that Oh Iboe (Oh Mother) was made by three The brothers? (2013-05-02)
... that actor Víctor Laplace played Argentine president Juan Perón in the film Puerta de Hierro, el exilio de Perón? (2013-05-02)
... that Frans Masereel's 1920 wordless novel The Idea and its 1932 animated adaptation feature a naked woman who runs rampant through a city, thereby disrupting the social order? (2013-05-02)
... that in Hunterwali (poster pictured), Fearless Nadia appears as a swashbuckling princess in disguise wearing hot pants, "with her big breasts and bare white thighs" setting things right with a scowl? (2013-05-03)
... that while the heroine of India's first full length film was a man, Mohini Bhasmasur was the first Indian film to feature actresses? (2013-05-03)
... that Sant Tukaram (scene pictured) was the first Indian film to receive international recognition and was adjudged as one of the three best films of the world at the Venice Film Festival? (2013-05-03)
... that some historians believe that presumed reels of India's first feature film Raja Harishchandra (1913) are actually of its remake Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra (1917)? (2013-05-03)
... that advertised as a "Photographed Play", Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra (1917) is India's first remake feature film? (2013-05-03)
... that each frame in the world's smallest film is only 45 nanometers wide? (2013-05-06)
... that Funny or Die's Steve Jobs biopic, entitled iSteve, was written in three days and shot in five? (2013-05-06)
... that Lie Tek Swie's Si Ronda (The Watchman) was the debut of Bachtiar Effendi? (2013-05-06)
... that attendees of the annual International Conference on Hollywoodism, held by the government of Iran in Tehran, include a former U.S. senator and presidential candidate? (2013-05-07)
... that Tony Harrison's film-poem The Gaze of the Gorgon, (Gorgon pictured) is narrated by a statue of Heinrich Heine and depicts Kaiser Wilhelm II as an archaeologist excavating the Artemis Temple of Corfu? (2013-05-10)
... that Dian Sastrowardoyo received concurrent nominations for the Citra Award for Best Leading Actress? (2013-05-11)
... that the documentary film Touch the Sound features profoundly deaf Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who has learnt to "hear with her body"? (2013-05-12)
... that Kokila was the first Kannada film to be screened for 100 days in Madras? (2013-05-14)
... that Duccio Tessari's 1970 work La morte risale a ieri sera contains "a great deal more humanity" than most giallo films? (2013-05-14)
... that Dove Real Beauty Sketches is a short film that contrasts the way women see themselves with the way others see them using blind forensic sketches? (2013-05-15)
... that Tony Harrison's 1998 film-poem features a giant golden statue of Prometheus travelling through Eastern Europe at the back of a truck and nicknamed Goldenballs? (2013-05-16)
... that Vaanam Vasappadum (2004), directed by P. C. Sreeram was India's first high-definition digital motion picture? (2013-05-16)
... that on Earth Day, HBO apologized to the elephants? (2013-05-19)
... that When the Game Stands Tall is an upcoming film about the De La Salle High School 151-game high school football winning streak? (2013-05-20)
... that after running for seven consecutive years, the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards were cancelled in November 2001 following security concerns after the September 11 attacks? (2013-05-21)
... that Air Mata Iboe (Mother's Tears), reportedly finished during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, had newspaper reviews before then? (2013-05-24)
... that the Soft and Hard Adult Film and Television Awards are the only pornographic film awards in the UK to have winners determined by public votes? (2013-05-25)
... that Lil Bub & Friendz, starring "perma-kitten" Lil Bub, won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film? (2013-05-27)
... that the 2013 film Meghe Dhaka Tara is inspired by the life and works of Ritwik Ghatak who made a film of the same name in 1960? (2013-05-27)
... that S. P. Balasubrahmanyam holds the record for most songs recorded by a male playback singer? (2013-05-29)
... that the Indies film Matjan Berbisik was criticised for the Westernised fighting techniques used? (2013-05-30)
... that the film Panggilan Darah, about two orphaned girls, may have been sponsored by a cigarette factory? (2013-05-31)
... that two years after the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, HBO aired a documentary on the decade-long hunt, narrated by the CIA agents involved? (2013-06-01)
... that there were two Citra Awards for Best Leading Actor given in 1955, but none in 1980? (2013-06-03)
... that Tan Tjoei Hock's Black Wolf was inspired by Zorro? (2013-06-03)
... that the Indian animation film Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali (2013) was released in three different languages – Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu? (2013-06-05)
... that Dabba won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award, also known as Grand Rail d'Or, at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival? (2013-06-05)
... that critics claimed Tarmina only won its Citra Awards because of influence from Djamaluddin Malik? (2013-06-09)
... that British poet Tony Harrison created the film-poem The Blasphemers' Banquet partially in response to the Salman Rushdie controversy surrounding his publication of The Satanic Verses? (2013-06-09)
... that the 2012 film Knuckleball! followed the 2011 Major League Baseball season of Tim Wakefield and R. A. Dickey, the only Major League Baseball knuckleball pitchers that season? (2013-06-11)
... that after shooting a few scenes in Meendum Kokila, Rekha pulled out of the film citing no reason? (2013-06-13)
... that Nelson Wong's Si Tjonat sparked a wave of bandit films in the Dutch East Indies? (2013-06-14)
... that Tan Tjoei Hock finished his commercial failure Sorga Palsoe in a month? (2013-06-15)
... that Balu Mahendra made Neengal Kettavai, a mainstream film to prove what others felt that he cannot make films of that genre? (2013-06-16)
... that Kissa Kursi Ka, a satirical film on the politics of Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi, was banned by the Indian Government during The Emergency period and all prints confiscated? (2013-06-18)
... that in the 1970 Cold War spy film The Executioner, George Peppard plays the role of a secret agent who kills his colleague and assumes his identity? (2013-06-18)
... that Maganlal Dresswala & Co, a costume designer for Bollywood, has supplied costumes for films such as Ram Rajya, Mughal-e-Azam, Anarkali and for TV series including Ramayan and Mahabharat? (2013-06-19)
... that the Wong brothers' film Sorga Ka Toedjoe was the first in which Roekiah did not act alongside Rd. Mochtar? (2013-06-20)
... that the animated film God's Faithful Servant: Barla was the fourth highest-grossing Turkish film in 2011? (2013-06-24)
... that for the film Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret, principle filming began as the trial was underway and its courtroom scenes were shot two days after the trial's conclusion? (2013-06-26)
... that Inoe Perbatasari's first films were Elang Darat (Land Hawk) and Poetri Rimba (Jungle Princess)? (2013-06-28)
... that Andjar and Ratna Asmara each earned 1,000 gulden for their roles in Noesa Penida? (2013-06-29)
... that the 2013 film Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan, based on the stories Sitaharan Rahasya and Khunkharapi by Samaresh Majumdar, is the first of a series of films to feature Arjun, a young fictional sleuth? (2013-07-01)
... that several of Amy Tan's family members had roles in the film adaptation of her novel The Joy Luck Club, but she did not take part in choosing the cast? (2013-07-01)
... that a review for Djaoeh Dimata called Ratna Asmara an "unprecedented tragedienne"? (2013-07-05)
... that in What's Your Raashee?, Priyanka Chopra became the first actress in the world to portray twelve distinct characters in one film? (2013-07-09)
... that according John J. Puccio of Movie Metropolis, the shorts included on Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1 are "among the finest cartoons ever made"? (2013-07-09)
... that the Davis Theater (pictured), which was built in the silent-film era, is one of the few operating neighborhood movie theaters in Chicago? (2013-07-10)
... that the film The Private Affairs of Bel Ami showed the 1945 painting The Temptation of St. Anthony by Max Ernst on-screen? (2013-07-12)
... that the 2013 film C/O Sir tells a fictional story of a blind school teacher's life? (2013-07-14)
... that in the film Chupkatha, singer Silajit Majumder made his debut as a film music composer? (2013-07-21)
... that, in case of a Sharknado, a National Weather Service representative recommended staying indoors "whether sharks are raining down or not"? (2013-07-22)
... that the 1989 film Edge of Sanity mixes aspects of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Jack the Ripper? (2013-07-26)
... that actor Adnan Kapau Gani, star of Asmara Moerni, went on to become a National Hero of Indonesia? (2013-07-27)
... that the upcoming film Suite française is based on Irène Némirovsky's 2004 eponymous novel? (2013-07-28)
... that The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the upcoming sequel to the 2012 film The Avengers, is not based on the comic book series, Age of Ultron? (2013-07-29)
... that actress Erin Brown said that Duck! The Carbine High Massacre was a "crappy little movie" which "has permanently staked its place in underground cult cinema"? (2013-07-31)
... that the Indies film Bajar dengan Djiwa, with a father selling his daughter to a loan shark, was advertised as a "realistic" depiction of family life? (2013-08-02)
... that a violent scene from the film Night of the Scarecrow, about a murderous scarecrow, was said to be similar to a scene from Dark Night of the Scarecrow? (2013-08-02)
... that Vijayakumar made his cinematic debut as a child actor in the 1961 Tamil film Sri Valli? (2013-08-02)
... that the 2011 film Legend of a Rabbit was made over the course of three years, with a crew of 500 animators involved? (2013-08-04)
... that the star of Bengawan Solo helped direct the remake 22 years later? (2013-08-06)
... that the 1987 film Psychos in Love, about a couple who are murderers, was adapted into a play at Broom Street Theater? (2013-08-06)
... that directors who were asked to direct the 1970s film Star Trek: Planet of the Titans included Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, but Philip Kaufman took the job? (2013-08-06)
... that for over 70 years the now demolished Allen Theater showed second-run films at low admission, earning the slogan "Wait until it comes to the Allen"? (2013-08-07)
... that before making her acting debut through Nenjathai Killathe Suhasini Maniratnam worked as an assistant cinematographer to Ashok Kumar? (2013-08-07)
... that the Thinkwell Group helped create a Harry Potter studio tour and the US theme park? (2013-08-07)
... that David Lynch's first film was projected on a custom-built screen constructed from plaster casts of his own head? (2013-08-08)
... that Lake Bell wrote the female-protagonist-driven In a World... after being intrigued that the prototypical movie trailer voice was male? (2013-08-09)
... that Lake Bell made her directorial debut, In a World..., after no one else would direct it? (2024-05-02)
... that the were-transvestite in the film Curse of the Queerwolf first appeared in another film made by the same director? (2013-08-10)
... that in the science fiction film I Was a Zombie for the F.B.I., aliens, criminals, and a reptilian monster attempt world domination? (2013-08-13)
... that K. Balachander is the second personality and the first director from Tamil cinema to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award? (2013-08-16)
... that seven films have had multiple cast members nominated for a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress? (2013-08-18)
... that the film Northville Cemetery Massacre was described as the "perfect funeral wreath to the biker movie phenomenon"? (2013-08-18)
... that the 1972 film An American Hippie in Israel has been screened monthly in Tel Aviv since its rediscovery in 2007? (2013-08-19)
... that the makeup artist for the film Luther the Geek refused to be credited? (2013-08-19)
... that the associate producer of Grotesque was Linda Blair, who also starred in the film? (2013-08-20)
... that the film Killer Nerd was filmed in Ravenna, Ohio, with a prosumer grade camcorder? (2013-08-20)
... that the likely-lost film Wanita dan Satria (The Woman and the Hero) was said to "give a clear picture of the precarious position of Indonesian women"? (2013-08-24)
... that Angel Unchained (1970), featuring bikers and hippies against village folk, marked the film debut of T. Max Graham? (2013-08-25)
... that the ending of the film The Flesh and Blood Show was originally filmed in 3-D? (2013-08-25)
... that Tan Tjoei Hock's "in every way successful" film Matula centres on a disfigured man, a shaman, and a life debt? (2013-08-27)
... that The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) was the last film to have Gerald Mohr play the title character? (2013-08-27)
... that William Grefé was paid trading stamps for directing The Psychedelic Priest? (2013-08-28)
... that the dialogue for the film Cars 3 was completely improvised by the actors? (2013-08-29)
... that finishing funds for the independent film Decampitated were provided by Troma Entertainment? (2013-09-02)
... that the makeup for Johnny Knoxville's character in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa took three hours to apply? (2013-09-04)
... that Jungle Moon Men (1955), which features tiny "Moon Men" in an African jungle, was inspired by H. Rider Haggard's She: A History of Adventure (1887)? (2013-09-04)
... that The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949) was the final Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures? (2013-09-05)
... that Devil Goddess (1955) was the last film in which Johnny Weissmuller acted as Johnny Weissmuller, as well as the last film Weismuller acted in? (2013-09-06)
... that Ring of Terror was criticized as a "cheaply made flop" with actors decades older playing young college students? (2013-09-08)
... that Edgar Wright has been attached to write and direct the film Ant-Man since 2006, before the development of the first Iron Man film? (2013-09-11)
... that Mithun Chakraborty (pictured) won the National Film Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Ramakrishna in the 1998 film Swami Vivekananda? (2013-09-11)
... that the 2011 film Sand Sharks was voted by Virgin Media as one of the ten most ridiculous shark movies ever made? (2013-09-12)
... that Red Obsession (2013) is narrated by Russell Crowe? (2013-09-13)
... that Cannibal Attack (1954) stars Johnny Weissmuller as Johnny Weissmuller, and not himself, fighting cobalt-stealing crocodiles? (2013-09-15)
... that The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) marked the first appearance of Gerald Mohr as the Lone Wolf? (2013-09-18)
... that Christina Aguilera portrayed Marilyn Monroe in the music video for "Tilt Ya Head Back"? (2013-09-19)
... that Voodoo Tiger (1952) features archived footage from Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932)? (2013-09-20)
... that the film Young Eagles (1930) is about a "heroic combat aviator of the Lafayette Escadrille Flying Corps"? (2013-09-20)
... that Moestika dari Djemar was one of only two films based on the One Thousand and One Arabian Nights released in the Dutch East Indies before 1942? (2013-09-21)
... that Killer Ape (1953), the twelfth Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures, stars Max Palmer as the title creature? (2013-09-22)
... that The Medico of Painted Springs (1941), the first of a three-film series by Columbia Pictures, was Charles Starrett's favorite film? (2013-09-22)
... that the Ladakh International Film Festival, held in the Himalayas at more than 11,000 feet (3,400 m), is the highest-altitude film festival in the world? (2013-09-23)
... that One Dangerous Night (1943) was the first film Ann Savage appeared in? (2013-09-23)
... that Rex Stout was so upset with Columbia Pictures' film adaptation of his detective novel The League of Frightened Men that he disallowed any further adaptation of his works? (2013-09-23)
... that The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941) did not have Walter Baldwin appear in it, although he appeared in the film's credits? (2013-09-24)
... that The Lost Tribe was the second film directed by John Laing? (2013-09-24)
... that Mega Mendoeng was directed by a man trained as a sound technician? (2013-09-26)
... that Kamal Haasan's work in Saagar (1985) fetched him two Filmfare nominations – Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor – eventually winning the Best Actor award? (2013-09-29)
... that Jack Holt, who was afraid of flying, starred in The Great Plane Robbery? (2013-09-29)
... that though it was based on a Chinese legend, advertising for The Teng Chun's Ouw Peh Tjoa emphasised its Malay dialogue? (2013-09-30)
... that the 1912 short film A Cure for Pokeritis was about a woman who arranged a fake police raid on her husband's weekly poker game? (2013-10-02)
... that the directors of Chipotle Mexican Grill's short film The Scarecrow took inspiration from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Metropolis? (2013-10-02)
... that combining computer animation with live action, Adhisaya Ulagam 3D was the first 3D Indian film that featured dinosaurs? (2013-10-03)
... that the trailer for the Japanese horror film Henge was described by a reviewer as "a minor work of art"? (2013-10-03)
... that Little Red Wagon Foundation founder Zach Bonner's story was selected from among a pool of 6,000 candidates and made into the 2012 docudrama Little Red Wagon? (2013-10-04)
... that the 1942 film Duke of the Navy was an attempt to make a "light funster" out of Ralph Byrd? (2013-10-05)
... that Namath: From Beaver Falls to Broadway interviewed Suzy Kolber, who was asked by the film's subject to be allowed to kiss her? (2013-10-07)
... that Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna wanted to have the documentary film The Punk Singer feature women as experts? (2013-10-07)
... that a reviewer of the film Go Go Tales said that "all anyone wanted to talk about was the sequence in which Asia Argento's exotic dancer tongue-kissed a dog onstage"? (2013-10-09)
... that the cinematographer for The House of Discord was nearly fired after he attempted to recreate the glow of a fireplace? (2013-10-09)
... that the removal of magic was one of the ways in which the film Dasima was made more modern than the source material? (2013-10-10)
... that Njai Dasima, the first talkie produced by Tan's Film, was based on the same novel as their first production three years earlier? (2013-10-11)
... that advertisements for the 1940 film Melati van Agam emphasised the writer's credentials as a journalist to appear more modern? (2013-10-12)
... that funds for the upcoming action-thriller Snap Shot, starring Danny Trejo, were raised through the website Kickstarter? (2013-10-13)
... that rights to the film Cheap Thrills were the focus of a rare bidding war at the South by Southwest Festival? (2013-10-15)
... that despite poor reviews, the Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Halmi Sr. film White Dwarf received a 1995 ASC Awards nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography" for Phedon Papamichael? (2013-10-15)
... that the upcoming film Boss will mark actor Ronit Roy's first role as an antagonist and second consecutive one as that of a police officer after Shootout at Wadala? (2013-10-16)
... that the William Berke-directed Fury of the Congo (1951) follows Jungle Jim in the Congo battling a giant desert spider and a few hunters? (2013-10-16)
... that Danny Trejo is BULLET? (2013-10-19)
... that Dead in Tombstone (2013), which stars Danny Trejo, was compared with Pale Rider (1985), starring Clint Eastwood? (2013-10-20)
... that the Israeli documentary film Doing Time, Doing Vipassana shows how a Buddhist meditation technique was used to rehabilitate people in one of the world's harshest prisons? (2013-10-21)
... that the 1947 premiere of Chen Liting's Far Away Love is considered a landmark event in postwar Chinese cinema? (2013-10-21)
... that The Boys of Ghost Town, starring Danny Trejo, was shot in San Antonio by Latina filmmaker Pablo Véliz? (2013-10-21)
... that after receiving his first credited role in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown, Danny Trejo went on to star in two hundred-odd more films, including Desperado, Con Air, Grindhouse, and Machete? (2013-10-22)
... that Waar set a new opening day box office receipt record for a Pakistani film, beating that previously held by Chennai Express? (2013-10-23)
... that according to a critic, the comedy film Oddball Hall "is...well...odd"? (2013-10-29)
... that Danny Trejo stars in the Syfy original film Ghostquake as a "kick-butt" janitor? (2013-10-31)
... that Hsien of the Dead (2012) is "Singapore's first zombie movie"? (2013-10-31)
... that the Killing Us Softly documentary focuses on images of women in advertising, gender stereotypes and sexual objectification? (2013-10-31)
... that the 2010 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival featured a "Zombiethon Battle"? (2013-10-31)
... that Zombie Hunter (2013), starring Danny Trejo as Jesus, premiered at the 2013 Fantasia Festival? (2013-10-31)
... that Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble has been cited as an example of a film that claims historical accuracy while "gratuitously and radically distorting" the truth? (2013-11-01)
... that Hong Kong films dramatizing the lives of martial arts folk heroes like Wong Fei-hung and Fong Sai-yuk were the first movies of the kung fu film genre? (2013-11-01)
... that in The Contractor, Danny Trejo plays a contractor out to avenge his dead son? (2013-11-02)
... that a scene with a topless woman was added into the British film The Projected Man to increase sales overseas? (2013-11-04)
... that the screenwriter for the 1940 film Earthbound proposed including a pair of lovers wearing gas masks? (2013-11-05)
... that actor Vic Morrow died in the Twilight Zone tragedy, a helicopter crash during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie? (2013-11-05)
... that two leads of the upcoming Bengali film Ashchorjyo Prodeep sing a song inspired by musicals like Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady? (2013-11-06)
... that the British film Stalled, about a man trapped in a woman's bathroom being attacked by zombies, has screened at Korean and Swedish film festivals? (2013-11-08)
... that Garry Mederios, writer-director of The Terror Factor, was forced to become the film's main protagonist when its original star abruptly left the project? (2013-11-09)
... that Roesia si Pengkor was the first film by The Teng Chun targeted at native Indonesians? (2013-11-11)
... that advertisements emphasised the simplicity of Wu Tsun's 1941 film Ajah Berdosa? (2013-11-12)
... that the Plaga Zombie film series is the first and only zombie horror film trilogy to come out of Latin America? (2013-11-12)
... that Giorgio Moroder won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score in the 1984 ceremony for Flashdance instead of Scarface, for which he was also nominated? (2013-11-12)
... that after The Execution of Gary Glitter, a 2009 mockumentary showing Gary Glitter being hanged, the subject's complaint to Ofcom was turned down? (2013-11-14)
... that Chen Liting's film Women Side by Side (poster pictured), now recognized as a classic, was denounced as a "huge poisonous weed" during the Cultural Revolution? (2013-11-14)
... that the only known surviving footage from the 1915 film The Carpet from Bagdad was salvaged from the wreck of the RMS Lusitania? (2013-11-17)
... that part of The Thirteenth Tale, an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Diane Setterfield, was filmed at Burton Agnes Hall, an Elizabethan manor in East Yorkshire? (2013-11-18)
... that a reviewer for DVD Verdict branded the safety film Last Clear Chance as "hyper somber"? (2013-11-19)
... that the 1907 film How Brown Saw the Baseball Game, about a very drunk man watching a baseball game, used trick photography to show players running in reverse? (2013-11-20)
... that the jiangshi film is a horror genre based on the hopping corpses of Chinese folklore? (2013-11-22)
... that Margarita Levieva's character in the 2011 David Wexler dramedy film The Stand Up was praised for having a complexity beyond that of the expected stereotype? (2013-11-24)
... that the 1948 film Miraculous Journey, about seven airline passengers stranded in a jungle, was directed by Sam Newfield under a pseudonym? (2013-11-25)
... that 1904's The Bold Bank Robbery was the first film to be advertised in Billboard? (2013-11-25)
... that Mike Mendez cast actors for his film Big Ass Spider! using his Facebook friends list? (2013-11-29)
... that in Columbia Pictures, Inc. v. Fung, the defendant's "red flag knowledge" caused the court to determine that the defendant was ineligible for DMCA safe harbor provisions? (2013-11-29)
... that the 1941 film Lintah Darat was praised for its condemnation of usury? (2013-11-30)
... that a previous work by Aiden Dillard, the director of Meat Weed Madness, was the only film ever booed by everyone at the screening at the TromaDance festival? (2013-12-01)
... that Rachmawati Soekarnoputri preferred Anjasmara to play her father in the upcoming movie Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka over Ario Bayu? (2013-12-03)
... that the set of The Whale, a British television film, was visited by Emmanuel Mallia, the Minister for Home Affairs for Malta? (2013-12-03)
... that Andy Warhol had John F. Kennedy shot with a banana? (2013-12-05)
... that It's a Girl: The Three Deadliest Words in the World is a documentary about female infanticide? (2013-12-10)
... that the BBC filmed The Great Train Robbery in Yorkshire, as it was the "most cost-effective and realistic alternative" to filming in 1960s England? (2013-12-18)
... that Paradesi was the 1953 film that launched the career of Sivaji Ganesan, though it was not his first release? (2013-12-20)
... that the 1953 Tamil film Thirumbi Paar was written by M. Karunanidhi, a prominent member of the Dravidian Progress Federation, as a satire on the ruling Indian National Congress? (2013-12-28)
... that the Amitabh Bachchan Award for Youth Icon of the Year was instituted in his honour at the recently concluded 11th Chennai International Film Festival? (2014-01-05)
... that the film Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! had its name changed three times owing to its producer's belief in numerology? (2014-01-06)
... that one reviewer found Poesaka Terpendam to be the first film in which Djoemala seemed out of place? (2014-01-09)
... that Koeda Sembrani was the last romance which partnered Roekiah and Djoemala? (2014-01-11)
... that although Tianyi Studio was destroyed during the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, its offshoots, led by Run Run Shaw (pictured), later dominated the film-making and television industries of Hong Kong? (2014-01-14)
... that Dean Semler was the first recipient of the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Dances with Wolves? (2014-01-16)
... that Elsa the Snow Queen, a protagonist in Walt Disney's Frozen, was originally written as a villain? (2014-01-16)
... that Roger Ebert said the animated documentary film Ryan "is hard to describe, impossible to forget"? (2014-01-16)
... that The Silence of the Lambs is the only post-studio era movie that went into wide release during the winter dump months to win the Academy Award for Best Picture? (2014-01-17)
... that the stars of Si Gomar portrayed each other's parent, child, and lover? (2014-01-17)
... that to prepare for his role in 1926's Subway Sadie, Jack Mulhall rode a subway for "practically an entire day"? (2014-01-17)
... that the Aurora Film Corporation, founded in 1906, produced India's first newsreel and first children's film? (2014-01-21)
... that in the comedy film Frank, Michael Fassbender's character wears a large papier-mâché head throughout the film? (2014-01-23)
... that the 1945 film Club Havana was shot in four days and did not use a script? (2014-01-26)
... that Georges Méliès's 1903 film The Oracle of Delphi was accidentally filmed in 3D? (2014-01-26)
... that 1941's Tjioeng Wanara was the first "colossal" film production in Indonesia? (2014-01-27)
... that the creator of the MovieCode blog was inspired by Neill Blomkamp's 2013 film Elysium, which uses an extract from an Intel manual? (2014-01-29)
... that the documentary Craigslist Joe, about a man living off the kindness of strangers, was inspired in 2008 by the Great Recession? (2014-02-01)
... that The Monitors was the first film production of Chicago's Second City comedy troupe? (2014-02-01)
... that Saritha, who plays the female lead in Maro Charitra, was the 162nd girl to be auditioned for the part? (2014-02-04)
... that at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, director Louis C.K. personally handed out tickets to distributors to see his new film Tomorrow Night? (2014-02-04)
... that The Elstree Project is an ongoing oral history of the studios of Elstree and Borehamwood, with interviewees including Brian Blessed, Steven Spielberg and Roger Moore? (2014-02-08)
... that Imelda Marcos (pictured) claimed in the film Imelda that her extravagant clothing "inspired the poor to dress better"? (2014-02-09)
... that a cash prize Ryan Larkin won at the Melbourne International Film Festival for the animated film Street Musique was used to support young artists in Montreal? (2014-02-14)
... that Gadis jang Terdjoeal was The Teng Chun's first film to take into account the interests of native Indonesians? (2014-02-16)
... that Jake Gyllenhaal's portrayal of Donnie Darko character, a sullen and schizophrenic teenager, made him a cult superhero? (2014-02-16)
... that advertising for the film Air Mata Mengalir di Tjitarum emphasised a person who did not star in it? (2014-02-17)
... that The FP is a film based around a Dance Dance Revolution style video game in which people die of a "187" after losing a dance-off? (2014-02-17)
... that the 1955 Indonesian comedy Tamu Agung is a critique of the corruption under Sukarno's government? (2014-02-26)
... that Toy Story 3 was listed in Time's 25 All-Time Best Animated Films? (2014-03-01)
... that Njoo Cheong Seng's Pantjawarna has been called the first musical in Indonesia? (2014-03-04)
... that Rani Mukerji (pictured) is the only Bollywood actress to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in the same year? (2014-03-06)
... that Tan Tjoei Hock held four roles in the production of the pirate film Singa Laoet? (2014-03-10)
... that the 2003 period drama Girl with a Pearl Earring was originally meant to feature Kate Hudson before she was replaced with Scarlett Johansson? (2014-03-11)
... that Iron Man 3 grossed over $1 billion? (2014-03-12)
... that Rome & Jewel is a hip-hop musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set in Los Angeles? (2014-03-12)
... that the documentary film Artifact chronicles the $30-million lawsuit filed by record label EMI against American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars? (2014-03-14)
... that Kalidas (1931) was the first ever sound film to be made in South India? (2014-03-16)
... that a study by two UCLA sociologists found that the 1990 film Come See the Paradise was the most blatant Oscar bait released since 1985? (2014-03-17)
... that Walt Disney died during the production of his last film, The Jungle Book? (2014-03-17)
... that Mia May starred in her husband's silent film in eight episodes The Mistress of the World (pictured)? (2014-03-17)
... that the Odeon, Kingstanding has been described as "one of the best surviving examples of Odeon cinemas in Britain"? (2014-03-18)
... that the scheduled release of the Peanuts movie in 2015 would "commemorate the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas"? (2014-03-31)
... that the documentary When Björk Met Attenborough features the two celebrities discussing music and technology? (2014-04-08)
... that Kangana Ranaut was awarded the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying a substance-abusing supermodel in Fashion? (2014-04-09)
... that Neenga Nalla Irukkanum (1992), a Tamil film on Prohibition, had Jayalalithaa (pictured), then chief minister, playing herself? (2014-04-09)
... that Karma (1933) featured the longest kissing scene in the history of Indian cinema (screenshot pictured), lasting for about four minutes? (2014-04-10)
... that the French documentary Sous le Manteau was shot by prisoners of war and shows preparations for an escape attempt? (2014-04-13)
... that Star Film was unable to complete its sixth film due to the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies? (2014-04-14)
... that Ben-Hur (publicity pictured) had so much unused footage, Charlton Heston used some in Antony and Cleopatra? (2014-04-17)
... that crew member Sarah Elizabeth Jones, who was killed on the set of Midnight Rider, received acknowledgement at the Oscars' ceremony? (2014-04-19)
... that following the death of Rani Chandra in a plane crash, unfinished portions involving her in the 1976 Tamil film Bhadrakali were shot with a look-alike? (2014-04-20)
... that the 2008 surreal film Your Name Here, based on the life of author Philip K. Dick, was the feature film directorial debut of Matthew Wilder? (2014-04-21)
... that writer/director Hal Hartley raised $395,292 to produce his upcoming film Ned Rifle by launching a Kickstarter campaign? (2014-04-22)
... that Union Films attempted to draw educated audiences by hiring a doctor to star in their film? (2014-04-24)
... that Siegfried Kracauer called the 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari a premonition of the rise of Adolf Hitler, because it spoke to a subconscious need in German society for a tyrant? (2014-04-27)
... that Michael Kessler and Til Schweiger started their film acting career with Manta, Manta? (2014-05-01)
... that one reviewer said that the 1991 gay pornographic film Jumper was "modeled somewhat" on the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait? (2014-05-02)
... that A Railway Collision, one of the first British films to use scale models, was thought to be so realistic that audiences were convinced that it showed a genuine rail disaster? (2014-05-03)
... that the actors in Farmland are farmers and ranchers? (2014-05-06)
... that Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is the first film ever to be shot at casino Wynn Las Vegas (pictured), by permission of casino developer Steve Wynn? (2014-05-07)
... that the 2014 adaptation of Rosemary's Baby starring Zoe Saldana is set in Paris rather than New York City like the original novel? (2014-05-11)
... that the viral video I Am a Ukrainian (scene pictured) has had by far the greatest impact of any video from the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, according to the BBC? (2014-05-15)
... that Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum is India's first studio-backed short film made exclusively for the Internet? (2014-05-16)
... that a special effects expert faked a moon landing (pictured) using black velvet, a rolling chair, and a heavily made-up actor? (2014-05-18)
... that A. R. Rahman, who won India's National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Roja, was initially tied with Ilaiyaraaja before the jury's chairman cast the deciding vote? (2014-05-19)
... that Union Films' 1941 film Soeara Berbisa was advertised as "civilised" enough for European audiences? (2014-05-22)
... that Union Films' action film Harta Berdarah was released during Eid? (2014-05-23)
... that Setangan Berloemoer Darah was the second novel to be adapted to Indonesian film? (2014-05-25)
... that the titular "dewdrop" in the Indonesian war film Embun is love? (2014-05-26)
... that Sessue Hayakawa, who played the role of Tsuru Aoki's father in the film The Wrath of the Gods, married her the same year the film was released? (2014-06-03)
... that the 39th annual GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards ceremony was referred to as the 40th due to superstition? (2014-06-04)
... that the 1999 film Isusumbong Kita Sa Tatay Ko was the first Philippine-produced film to exceed 100 million pesos in box office gross? (2014-06-05)
... that the film Merdeka 17805, about the fight for Indonesian independence, was described as a "two-fisted, hinomaru-waving, blood-and-guts ode to the soldiers who died for the glory of the emperor and for Dai Nippon"? (2014-06-06)
... that Romeo and Juliet (2013) was the first Broadway theatre adaptation of William Shakespeare's play since 1977? (2014-06-07)
... that The Sun Also Rises is the first version of Hemingway's novel en pointe; The Sun Also Rises increases the story's death count; and The Sun Also Rises is known for its award-winning sound design? (2014-06-09)
... that Korengal examines the military life and experiences of the same men who were in Restrepo? (2014-06-11)
... that the 1946 drama film Her Sister's Secret was briefly banned in Ireland? (2014-06-12)
... that Georges Méliès filmed a "pre-reenactment" of Edward VII's coronation more than a month before the actual event took place? (2014-06-13)
... that the film Death in the West contains what is believed to be the first recorded admission from a tobacco company representative that smoking causes health problems? (2014-06-14)
... that the events of Bloody Sunday are being recreated at the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the upcoming film Selma? (2014-06-14)
... that Departures was the first Japanese submission to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film? (2014-06-18)
... that Bollywood director Rahul Rawail paid tribute to his father H. S. Rawail's film Sunghursh (1968) by titling one of his films as Jeevan Ek Sanghursh (1990)? (2014-06-19)
... that the 1956 Hindi film Ek Hi Raasta was Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner B. R. Chopra's first film as producer under his banner B. R. Films? (2014-06-21)
... that the 1998 film Pride was controversial for its positive portrayal of Japanese prime minister Hideki Tōjō (pictured)? (2014-06-24)
... that Dusari Goshta, a biopic on ex-Home Affairs minister Sushilkumar Shinde, was screened at the residence of the President of India? (2014-06-25)
... that Jake Gyllenhaal (pictured) witnessed a murder during a drug bust while he was preparing for his role as a police officer in the film End of Watch? (2014-06-25)
... that Frozen is currently the highest-grossing animated film of all time, and the fifth highest-grossing film? (2014-06-26)
... that the lead character of the film Hemlock Hoax, the Detective had been a minor character in a rejected story? (2014-06-27)
... that the plot of the 1901 film Kansas Saloon Smashers was based on an editorial cartoon? (2014-06-27)
... that one of Hrithik Roshan's first acting roles was as the adopted son of Rajinikanth's character in the 1986 film Bhagwaan Dada? (2014-06-28)
... that the 2013 short film Right There is a homage to comedies of the silent film-era? (2014-07-01)
... that the narrator of the 1958 horror film The Screaming Skull promises free burial to any audience member who dies of fright? (2014-07-01)
... that in the 1964 Tamil film Bommai, a doll played the central character? (2014-07-03)
... that The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend shows how Press Maravich inspired his son Pete Maravich to achieve his dream of making a basketball varsity team as an 8th grader? (2014-07-04)
... that the documentary film Art Is... The Permanent Revolution features four artists creating politically-inspired art? (2014-07-06)
... that the music video for Enrique Iglesias' "Héroe" earned a Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year and was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards in 2002? (2014-07-07)
... that Stations of the Elevated is about the graffiti movement in New York City? (2014-07-07)
... that the early animated film Katsudō Shashin (frame pictured) lasts just three seconds? (2014-07-08)
... that in discussing his film Departures, director Yōjirō Takita drew parallels between cellists and morticians? (2014-07-16)
... that the revival of the Sakata Minato-za, the oldest cinema in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, has been called "like something out of a movie"? (2014-07-18)
... that Adrian P. Thomas's videotaped confession in the death of his four-month-old son is the center of a documentary film on coerced confessions, Scenes of a Crime? (2014-07-18)
... that Marvel Studios considered making stand-alone short films‍—‌known as Marvel One-Shots‍—‌for Loki, Black Panther, and Damage Control? (2014-07-19)
... that Tansen, directed by Jayant Desai and based on the life of musician Tansen, was the second-highest grossing Indian film of 1943? (2014-07-19)
... that the documentary film We Were So Beloved asks, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, whether survival is an end in itself? (2014-07-20)
... that reviewers found the BBC One film Common "unrelentingly depressing" and "profoundly engaging"? (2014-07-22)
... that the short-lived MGM-Pathé Communications was formed in 1990 when Giancarlo Parretti purchased MGM/UA Communications Inc. and merged it with his Pathé Communications Group? (2014-07-22)
... that Ganga Bruta was "Humberto Mauro's best film", but was also called "the worst film of all time"? (2014-07-26)
... that as a technical adviser on the 1970 film Performance, David Litvinoff introduced the cast and crew to London's underworld? (2014-07-31)
... that Anna Kournikova's half-brother Allan was featured in The Short Game, a documentary film about the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championships, which he won? (2014-07-31)
... that the theme song "Paano Ang Puso Ko?" in the 1997 film of the same title was adapted from Chuck Willis' "What Am I Living For"? (2014-08-03)
... that the film Sea of Trees, now in production, is about the Japanese "Suicide Forest"? (2014-08-06)
... that the 2014 film Chef has been called both Jon Favreau's best and worst film by critics? (2014-08-07)
... that the documentary film Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan begins with a horse standing alone in an empty Chicago street? (2014-08-07)
... that according to the Lesbian Film Guide, She Must Be Seeing Things was a "deeply controversial film ... dismissed outright by some as pornography"? (2014-08-09)
... that a critic thought that a "pack of satanic Marmadukes" would be scarier than the film Hellhounds? (2014-08-10)
... that Walt Disney Animation Studios has released 53 animated features to date, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to Frozen (2013)? (2014-08-12)
... that Oriental Film hired Njoo Cheong Seng and Fifi Young for their name recognition and only produced one further film after the couple left? (2014-08-17)
... that director of the film Pacific Rim drew inspiration from the painting The Colossus (pictured), as well as George Bellows's boxing paintings? (2014-08-19)
... that Race is the first feature film about Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games? (2014-08-19)
... that on its 2012 centenary, the Rio de Janeiro cableway (pictured) was honored with a Google Doodle in Brazil? (2014-08-22)
... that the film Michael, now in production, is about former gay activist Michael Glatze (played by James Franco), who denounced homosexuality following a health scare and became a Christian pastor? (2014-08-25)
... that the 1920 German film The Women House of Brescia was rejected by the British Board of Film Classification and banned in Germany? (2014-08-27)
... that Fabien Cousteau commissioned a "Trojan shark" submarine for filming a documentary on great white sharks, and recently spent 31 days living underwater? (2014-08-29)
... that both of the lead actors in the 2013 film Short Term 12 were cast through Skype? (2014-08-29)
... that the American actor Jon Cryer described the 2014 film Hit by Lightning as "sort of a mixture of Body Heat meets The 40-Year-Old Virgin"? (2014-09-05)
... that an untitled Working Title Films film was entitled We Are Your Friends? (2014-09-06)
... that The Revenant, scheduled for a 2015 release, has been in development since 2001? (2014-09-08)
... that the 2007 film Adrift in Manhattan was to be initially named 1/9, after the subway lines, but was changed when the Sundance Film Festival demanded a more mainstream title? (2014-09-09)
... that after seeking funding through Kickstarter, the Star Trek fan film Prelude to Axanar received US$101,000 – more than ten times the amount of financing originally sought? (2014-09-09)
... that Riddles of the Sphinx has been called "one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain during the 1970s"? (2014-09-09)
... that Rajpal Yadav's directorial debut Ata Pata Laapata was the last film of the veteran actors Dara Singh and Satyadev Dubey? (2014-09-10)
... that the 2001 documentary Mind Meld features Star Trek's William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy discussing the effects the show had on their lives? (2014-09-12)
... that Shep the Dog was considered to have given a superior performance to that of his child co-star in A Dog's Love? (2014-09-13)
... that In the Room, currently in-production and directed by Eric Khoo, is the first ever Singaporean erotic film? (2014-09-15)
... that the film Dallas Buyers Club is about Ron Woodroof (played by Matthew McConaughey), a real-life AIDS patient who smuggled unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas? (2014-09-16)
... that, after playing a detective, the social worker LV Wijnhamer became a suspect? (2014-09-23)
... that Sandra Bullock is the first person to win both a Razzie and an Oscar on the same weekend? (2014-09-23)
... that a porn parody of the "Soup Nazi" episode of Seinfeld starred James Deen as "Gerry" Seinfeld? (2014-09-27)
... that Madonna's 2004 concert tour was chronicled in a documentary film? (2014-09-28)
... that The Finest Hours, currently in production, is a film based on the US Coast Guard's 1952 rescue of the crews of two oil tankers which had broken apart during a storm? (2014-09-30)
... that in the 1956 Hindi film Raj Hath (Royal stubbornness), the prominent actress Madhubala dressed up as a man? (2014-10-03)
... that a scene in the film Azúcar Amarga showing people deliberately infecting themselves with HIV to protest against the Cuban government is based on actual events? (2014-10-04)
... that Martin Scorsese's first British film, Tomorrow, marks the directorial debut of his long-time script supervisor, Martha Pinson? (2014-10-04)
... that 1 is a documentary film about Formula One's progress from multiple fatalities per season in its early years to the 1994 death of Ayrton Senna, its most recent? (2014-10-13)
... that the 1989 film Masque of the Red Death, produced by Roger Corman, is a remake of the 1964 picture of the same name which was directed by him? (2014-10-15)
... that the 1967 West German sex-education film Helga – Vom Werden des menschlichen Lebens featured scenes of childbirth which were the first to be shown publicly in Germany? (2014-10-16)
... that film titles like India Speaks, Africa Speaks!, and Mussolini Speaks gave Duke Ellington the idea to call his song "Harlem Speaks"? (2014-10-21)
... that the Ocala Star-Banner considered John Ritter's comedy style in the 1983 film Sunset Limousine to be the "magic ingredient" for the film's success? (2014-10-22)
... that the upcoming film Freeheld is based on the true story of a police officer's battle to transfer her pension to her domestic partner? (2014-10-23)
... that the upcoming film Our Brand Is Crisis, based on the documentary of the same name, is about Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada's 2002 Bolivian presidential election campaign managed by James Carville? (2014-10-24)
... that the upcoming film Ricki and the Flash will be the second in which Meryl Streep and her daughter Mamie Gummer appear together, the first being 1986's Heartburn? (2014-10-26)
... that the upcoming film The Stanford Prison Experiment is about a psychological experiment involving prisoners and prison guards, conducted by Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University in 1971? (2014-10-27)
... that the Wandervogel, the Hitler Youth, the Swing Kids, the bright young things, the flappers, and the Boy Scouts are all featured in the 2013 film Teenage? (2014-10-28)
... that the film The Fault in Our Stars is based on John Green's novel of the same name, inspired by the late Esther Earl's life? (2014-10-28)
... that according to one review of The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin, Shostakovich would be "horrified" by the film's "mickey-mousings" of his music? (2014-10-31)
... that the 2014 romantic comedy film Anjada Gandu represents actor Sathish Neenasam's first commercial film role as a solo hero? (2014-11-03)
... that the film St. James Place depicts James B. Donovan's negotiations for release of American Francis Gary Powers, shot down over the Soviet Union in the 1960 U-2 spyplane incident? (2014-11-07)
... that Titanica was the second feature-length IMAX film released, and included footage of the wreck of the RMS Titanic taken using two Mir submersibles? (2014-11-10)
... that the 1967 horror film The Blood Demon was advertised in Rhode Island newspapers as Crimson Demon to remove the word "blood" from the title? (2014-11-13)
... that Lou Reed directed a short film? (2014-11-14)
... that for The Conquest of the Pole, Georges Méliès built a man-eating marionette frost giant (pictured) that required twelve puppeteers to operate? (2014-11-15)
... that the Muzaffar Ali-directed drama Aagaman (1982) marked the film debut of Anupam Kher? (2014-11-19)
... that Shirley Clarke called Goodbye in the Mirror the first "real woman's film"? (2014-11-20)
... that the 2012 satirical comedy drama OMG – Oh My God! was the first film produced by Grazing Goat Pictures Pvt. Ltd? (2014-11-20)
... that Dead Rising: Watchtower, currently in production, is the first digital film to be produced by Legendary Pictures? (2014-11-26)
... that Vincent Hanna, the lead character in both L.A. Takedown and its 1995 remake Heat, was inspired by real-life police officer Chuck Adamson? (2014-11-30)
... that London's Philharmonic Hall building (pictured) once had one of 30 car showrooms all in the same street? (2014-11-30)
... that La tragedia del silencio was the first Colombian silent film to have a score? (2014-12-03)
... that the atmospheric lighting and sets used in BBC's 1979 ghost story Schalcken the Painter were based on paintings by Vermeer? (2014-12-04)
... that test screening participants for the film The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc asked, "Why does she have to die at the end?" (2014-12-06)
... that the Anand Patwardhan documentary Jai Bhim Comrade, released in 2011, took 14 years to produce? (2014-12-07)
... that the upcoming film Concussion is based on the article "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas, a true story about chronic traumatic encephalopathy in NFL players? (2014-12-09)
... that the upcoming film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny will be the first feature film to premiere simultaneously in IMAX theaters and on Netflix? (2014-12-09)
... that the popularity of the 1965 Scandinavian erotic film I, a Woman inspired Andy Warhol to make his experimental film I, a Man? (2014-12-09)
... that the 2013 film Gravity won seven Oscars, more than any other film at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony? (2014-12-11)
... that riots in response to El drama del 15 de octubre led the Di Domenico brothers to cut the most controversial elements of the film? (2014-12-12)
... that the 2011 film Like Crazy was filmed without a conventional screenplay, with almost all of the dialogue improvised by the actors? (2014-12-13)
... that the 1995 documentary Father, Son, and Holy War was screened by Doordarshan only after an eleven-year court battle ended with a 2006 order by the Supreme Court of India to screen it? (2014-12-14)
... that the 1899 work Momijigari was the first film to be designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan? (2014-12-14)
... that Colonia Dignidad tells the story of a German woman's attempts to rescue her husband, who had been kidnapped by General Augusto Pinochet's DINA? (2014-12-15)
... that director Luc Besson's debut feature film Le Dernier Combat contained only two words of dialogue? (2014-12-15)
... that the voice actors in Chaar Sahibzaade, the first Punjabi 3D animation film, were kept anonymous? (2014-12-16)
... that Božidarka Frajt won the Golden Arena for Best Actress for playing herself in The Living Truth? (2014-12-19)
... that a New York Times Magazine writer described Ellen Page's performance in the 2005 film Hard Candy as her artistic breakthrough performance that "almost no one noticed"? (2014-12-22)
... that the 2000 film Girlfight marked the debut of Michelle Rodriguez (pictured), who had never had a speaking role before but was called "extraordinarily gifted"? (2014-12-23)
... that Georges Méliès plays seven different roles in his film Joan of Arc? (2014-12-25)
... that Azhiyatha Kolangal, Balu Mahendra's directorial debut in Tamil cinema, was partly autobiographical? (2014-12-26)
... that The Doctor (pictured) sent a heartwarming video to console an autistic boy on the death of his grandmother? (2014-12-27)
... that the 1978 Tamil film Aval Appadithan included scenes that were shot using live-recording? (2014-12-29)
... that Server Sundaram (1964) was the first Tamil film to depict the behind-the-scenes processes involved in film-making? (2014-12-31)
... that while Georges Méliès recreated The Eruption of Mount Pelee (pictured) using scale models and pyrotechnics, Edison employees attempted to get a similar effect by making a beer barrel explode? (2014-12-31)
... that the animated film The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai is a love story intended to convey the traditional Japanese meaning of "love", koi, or "lonely sadness"? (2015-01-01)
... that Jean-Claude Van Damme is returning in the remake of the original Kickboxer film? (2015-01-02)
... that Indian actor Deepak Tijori started his directorial career with a film based on male strippers? (2015-01-04)
... that the 2004 romantic comedy Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao was Kabir Sadanand's directorial debut? (2015-01-04)
... that in the film Paa ("Father"), actor Abhishek Bachchan portrays a father, while his real-life father, actor Amitabh Bachchan, plays the role of his 13-year-old son? (2015-01-05)
... that Puthiya Paravai (1964) was the first Tamil film to be produced by Sivaji Films? (2015-01-05)
... that Guillaume Gallienne (pictured) received critical acclaim for his portrayal of himself and his mother in his 2013 autobiographical comedy film Me, Myself and Mum? (2015-01-06)
... that Kris Aquino's first film role in Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo earned her the Box-Office Queen award? (2015-01-06)
... that the ending of Keisuke Kinoshita's film Army was controversial because it depicted a mother's anxiety at her son going off to war? (2015-01-07)
... that in 2012, French film composer Alexandre Desplat received three nominations for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score? (2015-01-09)
... that the Anand Patwardhan documentary Ram ke Naam was prevented from being screened at the American Museum of Natural History by the Vishva Hindu Parishad? (2015-01-11)
... that in the 1984 Indian Tamil film Achamillai Achamillai, a dwarf character named "Suthanthiram" (literally, "Freedom") metaphorically depicts that the freedom of the nation is stunted? (2015-01-17)
... that Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), a Yash Raj Films production, is the longest-running film of Indian cinema? (2015-01-20)
... that the filmography of director J. Gordon Edwards includes over twenty appearances of silent film vamp Theda Bara? (2015-01-21)
... that a 2009 BBC adaptation of Henry James's 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw set the story in the 1920s rather than the 1840s? (2015-01-22)
... that Dookudu (2011) was the first Telugu film to be released in 21 North Indian cities? (2015-01-23)
... that the song "Kanne Kalaimane" from the 1982 Tamil film Moondram Pirai was the last song Kannadasan wrote before his death? (2015-01-24)
... that Julia Roberts (pictured) was the first actress to earn $20 million for a film? (2015-01-25)
... that the 1914 silent film St. Elmo was financially successful despite a Variety review calling it less valuable than unexposed film? (2015-01-25)
... that Vidya Balan (pictured) won four consecutive Filmfare Awards, three for Best Actress and one for Best Actress (Critics), for her starring roles from 2009 to 2012? (2015-01-26)
... that the 2013 film Despicable Me 2 was predicted to be the most profitable film in the history of Universal Studios? (2015-01-28)
... that Preity Zinta essayed the role of a prostitute hired as a surrogate mother in the 2003 film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke? (2015-01-29)
... that Gene Roddenberry blamed religious executives of Paramount Studios for its rejection of Star Trek: The God Thing? (2015-01-29)
... that ABC's television film adaptation of Robert J. Serling's The President's Plane Is Missing was completed in 1971 but postponed until one year after Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China? (2015-01-29)
... that the 2014 film The Theory of Everything received ten nominations from the British Academy Film Awards? (2015-01-30)
... that Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer, is the first biography of the producer/director known as the "Father of the Western"? (2015-01-31)
... that Arshad Warsi won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Lage Raho Munna Bhai? (2015-02-02)
... that The Legend of Lucky Pie was called the Chinese "knock-off" of Adventure Time? (2015-02-04)
... that most of Fox Film's silents were lost in the 1937 Fox vault fire? (2015-02-05)
... that Till Nowak's German mockumentary short film The Centrifuge Brain Project incorporates computer-generated imagery to create seven realistic fictional amusement park rides? (2015-02-05)
... that the upcoming Coen brothers film Hail, Caesar!, set in the 1950s Hollywood film industry, was originally planned to have a 1920s setting? (2015-02-06)
... that after hackers stole confidential information from Sony Pictures Entertainment, former employees sued the company for failing to protect their data? (2015-02-07)
... that Kajol became first woman to win the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for her performance in Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997)? (2015-02-07)
... that although not his final release, Padayappa (1999) was the last film that Sivaji Ganesan worked? (2015-02-07)
... that Mouna Ragam was the first Mani Ratnam film to use staccato dialogue? (2015-02-08)
... that Newton Aduaka was the first independent black filmmaker to get a national release in the UK, for Rage in 1999? (2015-02-10)
... that the main cast and supporting actors of the film Chotoder Chobi were previously non-actors? (2015-02-11)
... that Govind Nihalani's Hindi film Tamas (1988) was initially aired as a television series? (2015-02-13)
... that filmgoers incorrectly believed that Blackrock was a factual account of the murder of Leigh Leigh? (2015-02-14)
... that Richmond Park in London is three times the size of Central Park in New York? (2015-02-14)
... that production has begun on Creed, a spin-off of Rocky and the seventh film in the Rocky series? (2015-02-16)
... that HBO used some 160 lawyers to vet its film Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief because of the notorious litigiousness of the Church of Scientology? (2015-02-16)
... that the 2013 documentary The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers is based on the 2010 book The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership? (2015-02-16)
... that Fabrice Aragno's cinematography in Jean-Luc Godard's 3D film Goodbye to Language introduced a new kind of camera shot? (2015-02-17)
... that Georges Méliès's film The Doctor and the Monkey has been compared to the 1981 video game Donkey Kong? (2015-02-19)
... that to combat "shuddering fluorescent jelly" on TV, Jonathan Miller launched A Trip to the Moon? (2015-02-20)
... that Alfred Hitchcock was an advisor on the official British documentary German Concentration Camps Factual Survey? (2015-02-22)
... that Chennai Express is the third-highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time? (2015-02-24)
... that the 2012 western Django Unchained is currently Quentin Tarantino's highest-grossing film? (2015-02-25)
... that Lady Gaga recorded the song "Till It Happens to You" for the 2015 film The Hunting Ground? (2015-02-28)
... that production has begun on The Taliban Shuffle, a film based on the memoir by Kim Barker? (2015-02-28)
... that in the 1947 film The Beginning or the End, when Vannevar Bush tells President Franklin Roosevelt that he has a top-secret matter to discuss, Roosevelt's dog Fala leaves the room? (2015-03-05)
... that Shah Rukh Khan has starred in six films produced by Dharma Productions? (2015-03-07)
... that Miss Kamala (1936) was the first South Indian film to be directed by a woman? (2015-03-08)
... that the film India's Daughter is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman? (2015-03-10)
... that in Money Monster, a disgruntled viewer takes a TV financial adviser (played by George Clooney) hostage after following a stock tip and losing all his money? (2015-03-11)
... that Ajith Kumar starred in Tamil cinema's first prequel? (2015-03-15)
... that Elvis & Nixon, currently in-production, centers on the December 1970 meeting between singer Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon? (2015-03-16)
... that when film producer William Fox first saw Life's Shop Window he suggested, "Let's burn the damn thing"? (2015-03-17)
... that Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is the second Tim Burton film to be shot in Tampa Bay, the first being Edward Scissorhands in 1989? (2015-03-19)
... that the Philippine documentary To Live for the Masses, on the life of former president Joseph Estrada, was initially given an "XXX" rating by the MTCRB and was banned from public exhibition? (2015-03-19)
... that the directors of Quinceañera shot the film in their neighbors' houses and cast their cleaning lady in a role? (2015-03-20)
... that the 1976 Hindi film Mrigayaa marked the acting debut of danseuse Mamata Shankar (pictured)? (2015-03-23)
... that the upcoming film Patient Zero was originally known as Patient Z? (2015-03-26)
... that one of the four photographers filmed in Keepers of the Streak checked himself out of hospital after a heart attack to attend Super Bowl X? (2015-03-27)
... that the now-lost film September Morn concluded with a sailor having "Votes for Women" tattooed on his chest? (2015-03-27)
... that Snowden, the film about whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently in production, is based on The Snowden Files and Time of the Octopus? (2015-03-29)
... that the upcoming film Love and Friendship is based on Jane Austen's epistolary novel, Lady Susan? (2015-03-30)
... that in Tangled, the Walt Disney adaptation of the fairy tale "Rapunzel", the princess is not rescued by a prince, but by a thief? (2015-03-31)
The Danish Girl (film) (article's talk page missing blurb) (2015-03-31)
... that Philippe Martinez's 2014 action film Viktor, starring Gérard Depardieu and Elizabeth Hurley, was filmed entirely in Russia? (2015-04-02)
... that the documentary Morrissey: 25 Live commemorates Morrissey's 25-year solo career, and was filmed at a concert that sold out in 12 seconds? (2015-04-03)
... that the reel length of Mayabazar was 5,888 metres (19,318 ft)? (2015-04-06)
... that although the novel on which it is based is set in North Dakota, the forthcoming film I Am Not a Serial Killer is being filmed in Minnesota? (2015-04-07)
... that the upcoming film The Great Wall is said to be the largest film ever shot entirely in China? (2015-04-07)
... that James Graham wrote the television film Coalition with the aim of getting the audience to empathise with politicians? (2015-04-08)
... that permission was granted to produce Sacred Sperm, despite the premise being prohibited on religious grounds? (2015-04-08)
... that Marvel's character Deadpool is getting his own solo film after appearing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009? (2015-04-09)
... that The Infiltrator is the true story of DEA agent Robert Mazur, who helped bust Pablo Escobar's money-laundering organization? (2015-04-10)
... that the Chinese documentary Under the Dome, criticising China's air pollution, was praised by China's environment minister? (2015-04-11)
... that Jane Eyre was the first American movie adaptation of the novel? (2015-04-12)
... that production has finally begun on The BFG, which has been in development since 1991? (2015-04-13)
... that actress Amy Adams has been nominated five times for an Academy Award? (2015-04-14)
... that the 2012 political thriller Argo was only the fourth film in Academy Award history to win Best Picture without a nomination for its director? (2015-04-14)
... that currently in-production film Joy is about inventor and entrepreneur Joy Mangano? (2015-04-17)
... that Tokyo File 212 was Hollywood's first feature film to be shot entirely in Japan? (2015-04-17)
... that Alone in Berlin is based on a best-selling novel about the true story of a German couple who protested against Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? (2015-04-18)
... that Sivaji Ganesan won Best Actor for Veerapandiya Kattabomman at the 1960 Afro-Asian Film Festival, becoming the first Indian actor to win in that category in an international film festival? (2015-04-21)
... that a new documentary recounts how Italian cycling champion Gino Bartali risked his life to rescue hundreds of Jews and partisans during World War II, but never spoke of it until late in life? (2015-04-22)
... that the in-production Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur is the first of a planned six-film series? (2015-04-23)
... that Vishal Bhardwaj won two National Film Awards for writing and composing the music for the film Haider (2014), which he also directed and co-produced? (2015-04-23)
... that the early DVD release of The Last Proletarians of Football was shipped with a pennant claiming that Hamburger SV won the 1982 UEFA Cup Final, even though that team lost the final? (2015-04-25)
... that the Grosvenor Picture Palace (pictured), built in 1913–15 in Manchester, was once the largest cinema in the United Kingdom outside of London, and is now a student pub called The Footage? (2015-04-26)
... that the upcoming film Captive depicts the true story of Brian Nichols? (2015-04-28)
... that Indian actress Parineeti Chopra won the National Film Award – Special Mention for her first lead role in the 2012 romantic drama Ishaqzaade? (2015-04-28)
... that the Tamil poet Vairamuthu is the most frequent winner of the Indian National Film Award for Best Lyrics, winning six times? (2015-04-29)
... that Julianne Moore has won acting awards from the Berlin, Cannes, and Venice film festivals as well as the Best Actress Oscar? (2015-04-30)
... that Nicole Kidman (pictured) was the first Australian to win the Best Actress Oscar? (2015-05-01)
... that the release of the 2002 documentary War and Peace was blocked by the Indian censor board, which demanded 21 cuts? (2015-05-01)
... that The Gift has been made by Joel Edgerton? (2015-05-02)
... that Priyanka Chopra won a second consecutive Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for the 2009 caper-thriller Kaminey? (2015-05-03)
... that Kangana Ranaut won both the National Film Award and Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the 2014 comedy-drama film Queen? (2015-05-03)
... that Alejandro González Iñárritu was slated to direct Jungle Book: Origins, but left to direct The Revenant instead? (2015-05-03)
... that Every Last Child exposes false propaganda against polio vaccinations, such as the idea it is a plot by Jews and Christians to eliminate Muslims? (2015-05-04)
... that Stan Winston's special effects studio cut its prices in half to meet the budget for the film Tank Girl, as it was desperate to work on the project? (2015-05-06)
... that Zolykha's Secret was the first prominent feature film produced in post-Taliban Afghanistan? (2015-05-06)
... that the film The Free State of Jones is the story of Southern Unionist Newton Knight (played by Matthew McConaughey)? (2015-05-09)
... that Ip Man 3 may be Donnie Yen's final martial arts film? (2015-05-09)
... that the upcoming film The Childhood of a Leader is the feature directing debut of Brady Corbet? (2015-05-10)
... that Matt Damon was previously set to re-team with Kenneth Lonergan on Manchester-by-the-Sea, but Casey Affleck replaced him to lead the film? (2015-05-12)
... that the film Arms and the Dudes is the true story of arms dealers David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli? (2015-05-12)
... that all three films in the Ip Man series about Yip Man (played by Donnie Yen) are directed by Wilson Yip? (2015-05-13)
... that Rosamund Pike won the Empire Award for Best Actress for her role in Gone Girl? (2015-05-13)
... that the 2012 Turkish historical drama film Çanakkale 1915 was screen-written by Turgut Özakman and based on his 2008 historical novel Diriliş: Çanakkale 1915? (2015-05-13)
... that villains Bebop and Rocksteady will appear in the upcoming film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half Shell? (2015-05-14)
... that during location filming, Ron Howard's upcoming thriller Inferno was code-named "Headache"? (2015-05-15)
... that Meryl Streep has received 19 Academy Award nominations, more than any other actor or actress in history? (2015-05-18)
... that Star Trek producer Bob Justman said you could hit Janice Rand's (pictured) hair with a sledgehammer and not leave a dent? (2015-05-20)
... that in 2013, Deepika Padukone (pictured) starred in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express, both of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films? (2015-05-21)
... that Unnaipol Oruvan (1965), Tamil writer Jayakanthan's directorial debut, was shot in 21 days? (2015-05-22)
... that the house which Balu Mahendra constructed as a set for the film Veedu (1988) is now home to a film school he started in 2007? (2015-05-23)
... that I Am Wrath was put on ice for two years and began filming in March 2015 with a new lead actor and new director? (2015-05-24)
... that Denzel Washington was the first African American actor to win two competitive Oscars? (2015-05-31)
... that The Big Short is a drama about a crisis? (2015-05-31)
... that Mark Wahlberg is playing real-life hero Mike Williams in the upcoming film Deepwater Horizon? (2015-06-01)
... that the plot of the 2015 Malayalam film Oru Second Class Yathra was found to begin well but end weakly? (2015-06-01)
... that Madhuri Dixit holds the record for the most nominations (14) for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress? (2015-06-03)
... that George Kuchar's Hold Me While I'm Naked was ranked 52nd in the Village Voice Critics' Poll of the 100 best films of the 20th century? (2015-06-04)
... that Grace Kelly (pictured) won the Best Actress Oscar in 1955, then retired from acting the following year at the age of 26? (2015-06-06)
... that Audrey Hepburn won the Best Actress Oscar for her first Hollywood role? (2015-06-07)
... that the upcoming film How to Be Single is based on Liz Tuccillo's debut novel of the same name? (2015-06-08)
... that Gayby Baby is a documentary film about "gaybies", children raised by gay or lesbian couples? (2015-06-10)
... that the film Dimension 5 featured many cast members who had appeared, or would appear, on Star Trek, including three who appeared on the pilot episode "The Cage"? (2015-06-11)
... that the 1983 Tamil film Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum featured a performance by Bharata Natyam dancer V. P. Dhananjayan, depicting the tale of Nandanar, a Nayanar saint? (2015-06-12)
... that an incomplete copy of the 1910 silent film Thelma exists in the Library of Congress archives? (2015-06-12)
... that Priyanka Chopra won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for portraying a femme fatale who murders her seven husbands in 7 Khoon Maaf? (2015-06-13)
... that 16 Vayathinile (1977) was Rajinikanth's first colour film? (2015-06-15)
... that 13 Hours, a dramatization of the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, is filming in Malta and Morocco? (2015-06-17)
... that Viddsee was founded because Asian short films were being drowned out by other video hosting sites? (2015-06-21)
... that The Clock strikes Orson Welles at midnight? (2015-06-22)
... that Pathala Bhairavi (1951) was the only South Indian film to be screened at the first International Film Festival of India? (2015-06-24)
... that Priyanka Chopra won several Best Actress awards including the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for the 2008 drama film Fashion? (2015-06-27)
... that the Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray was awarded both India's highest civilian award and France's highest decoration? (2015-07-02)
... that the ETC Bollywood Business Awards are the only awards in India that judge films based on their box-office performance? (2015-07-03)
... that María Eugenia Suárez, who plays a victim of anorexia in the film Abzurdah, lost 6 kg (13 lb) during production? (2015-07-05)
... that the film Mahler on the Couch deals with a love triangle between Alma Mahler, Walter Gropius, and Gustav Mahler, and Gustav's consultation with Sigmund Freud? (2015-07-07)
... that Sian Heder had written the screenplay for Tallulah by 2006, but the film only began shooting this June? (2015-07-08)
... that the soundtrack of 1982 film Ezhavathu Manithan featured songs from a pre-recorded album of L. Vaidyanathan, composed using the lyrics of Subramania Bharati's poetry? (2015-07-09)
... that Tabu has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress a record four times? (2015-07-09)
... that the director of the Australian-set film The Inbetweeners 2 considered filming it in South Africa in order to save money? (2015-07-09)
... that the Tamil film Uyarndha Manithan was adapted from the 1966 Bengali film Uttar Purush? (2015-07-16)
... that allegations have been made that the 2009 film Avatar plagiarised the 1992 film FernGully: The Last Rainforest? (2015-07-17)
... that after Roberto Orci exited the movie Star Trek Beyond, Edgar Wright was rumoured to direct it, but Justin Lin got the job? (2015-07-19)
... that Alexandre Desplat's musical score to the 2003 film Girl with a Pearl Earring raised his international profile and led to a career composing major productions like The King's Speech? (2015-07-20)
... that an upcoming untitled film is the directorial debut by brothers Mark & Robb Cullen? (2015-07-21)
... that the night scenes in the film Mad Max: Fury Road were filmed during the day? (2015-07-22)
... that despite her pregnancy, actress Smita Patil continued filming for Thikana (1987), but died from childbirth complications before the film's release? (2015-07-22)
... that Glenn Close's daughter Annie Starke is making her acting debut in The Greens Are Gone? (2015-07-22)
... that Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including three as Best Actor? (2015-07-23)
... that the upcoming film Gold recounts the true story of Bre-X's mining scandal? (2015-07-25)
... that Goon: Last of the Enforcers is the directorial debut by Jay Baruchel? (2015-07-29)
... that the film Miracles from Heaven is based on a memoir by Christy Beam about her sick daughter, who was miraculously cured after surviving a near-death experience? (2015-07-29)
... that in the 1971 science fiction film The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler, the clones were referred to as soma, which is Greek for body? (2015-07-31)
... that logger and farmer Bob Tarasuk plays logger and farmer Bob Tarasuk in Bob and the Trees? (2015-08-01)
... that Shahid Kapoor worked as a background dancer in the films Dil To Pagal Hai and Taal? (2015-08-02)
... that with S/O Satyamurthy, Allu Arjun became the first Telugu actor with two consecutive films earning more than ₹500 million worldwide? (2015-08-03)
... that the upcoming film Christ the Lord, based on Anne Rice's novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, revolves around the fictional life of Jesus at age seven? (2015-08-03)
... that the upcoming film Southside with You focuses on the first date of Barack and Michelle Robinson Obama in 1989? (2015-08-04)
... that to star in a film, Brad Pitt had to learn boxing, taekwondo, and grappling? (2015-08-06)
... that Henry Cavill was previously set to portray John Stratton in Stratton: First Into Action but left due to creative differences and was replaced by Dominic Cooper? (2015-08-06)
... that a World War II-era seaplane broke apart in a salvage operation during the filming of USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage? (2015-08-07)
... that Chloë Grace Moretz is playing real-life journalist Susannah Cahalan in the upcoming film Brain on Fire, based on Cahalan's memoir? (2015-08-08)
... that Jessica Chastain had guest roles in the television shows ER and Law & Order: Trial by Jury after graduating from Juilliard? (2015-08-08)
... that mother and daughter Susan Sarandon and Eva Amurri are both starring in Mothers Day having previously worked together on 2002's The Banger Sisters? (2015-08-14)
... that the film roles of Nepalese actress Manisha Koirala (pictured) have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during the Bombay Riots, the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist? (2015-08-16)
... that Nevio Marasović's 2010 debut The Show Must Go On is only the third science fiction film in the history of Croatian cinema? (2015-08-23)
... that Enough Said is dedicated to James Gandolfini (pictured), who starred in the film but died before it was released? (2015-08-28)
... that the 1983 Tamil film Oru Indhiya Kanavu was based on a play by the director Komal Swaminathan himself? (2015-08-29)
... that the original script outline for the romantic comedy The Other Woman (2014) was characterised as The First Wives Club (1996) but with a younger cast? (2015-08-29)
... that the fictional character Elvira Hancock, played by Michelle Pfeiffer, has been described as an "embittered drug addict with the self-esteem of an empty bullet casing"? (2015-08-30)
... that Mary Kom won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment? (2015-09-05)
... that Dabangg is the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010? (2015-09-10)
... that Raveena Tandon won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the 2001 drama film Daman? (2015-09-13)
... that American actor and producer Michael Douglas began his film career with an uncredited role in Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)? (2015-09-14)
... that after the theatrical release of The Interview was cancelled due to Sony Pictures being hacked, it earned over $40 million from an online release? (2015-09-17)
... that producer Denise Di Novi's directorial debut is Unforgettable? (2015-09-17)
... that Bipasha Basu was the first actress in Bollywood to play conjoined twins? (2015-09-18)
... that shortly after receiving the National Film Award for Best Actress for Pasi (1979), Shobha committed suicide by hanging herself? (2015-09-19)
... that Rena Vlahopoulou, the star of the film The Countess of Corfu, was born in Corfu? (2015-09-20)
... that Colin Firth is portraying the real-life amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst in an upcoming film? (2015-09-22)
... that Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam and Nizhalgal were the only Tamil films to be screened at the International Film Festival of India in 1981? (2015-09-24)
... that film professor Ray Carney found the first version of Shadows after searching for decades? (2015-09-24)
... that the YouTube trailer of Friends with Benefits attracted over a million views in 48 hours, becoming the most viewed video in the film category? (2015-09-25)
... that Cartoon Network asked for Tome of the Unknown, the pilot for the miniseries Over the Garden Wall, to be a feature film, while its director envisioned a three-season order? (2015-09-25)
... that Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral (1978) was director A. Bhimsingh's last film? (2015-09-26)
... that Alicia Vikander left The Circle for the fifth Bourne film? (2015-09-26)
... that the comedy The Late Bloomer was inspired by Ken Baker, who went through puberty at the age of 27? (2015-09-28)
... that the lesbian romantic coming-of-age drama, Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), was the first film for which three artists received the Palme d'Or? (2015-09-30)
... that although Paul Newman (pictured) and director Martin Ritt conceived the eponymous lead of Hud as morally repugnant, they were astonished to find young audiences warming to the character? (2015-10-01)
... that the Puccio family, who were involved in kidnappings and murders in Argentina in the 1980s, are the subject of the film The Clan and the TV series Historia de un clan? (2015-10-01)
... that the Argentine film Francis: Pray for me is based on the Pope Francis biography Pope Francis: Life and Revolution written by journalist Elisabetta Piqué? (2015-10-03)
... that Oklahoma!, a film starring Rod Steiger, had a crew of 325 people and some 70 trucks? (2015-10-04)
... that on the first day of filming The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist, the set was blessed by a priest? (2015-10-07)
... that the 2011 animated film The Tragedy of Man, directed by Marcell Jankovics, was produced over a period of 23 years? (2015-10-08)
... that The Morning Telegraph found the story of Checkmate to be foolish and completely improbable on many accounts? (2015-10-11)
... that Sheela was the first recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress? (2015-10-11)
... that the protagonist of the 2005 film Anniyan is a grim reaper-style serial killer whose website depicts all the punishments that await sinners in hell? (2015-10-12)
... that Andrew Garfield is playing the real-life character Desmond Doss in the World War II-set film Hacksaw Ridge? (2015-10-12)
... that the film The Creeping Garden shows slime molds finding their way through a maze in search of food? (2015-10-13)
... that the fifth Bourne film will be set in "a Post-Snowden World"? (2015-10-14)
... that the 1963 film Violated Paradise, featuring female pearl divers, was filmed entirely in Japan? (2015-10-16)
... that A. R. Rahman worked as a keyboard player under Ilaiyaraaja in Moodu Pani (1980)? (2015-10-26)
... that My Scientology Movie by Louis Theroux re-enacts scenes of alleged abuse in the Church of Scientology's punishment facility, the Hole? (2015-10-28)
... that the romantic comedy film Obvious Child was praised for its portrayal of abortion? (2015-10-29)
... that vampires were caught on camera in Prague? (2015-10-31)
... that Lucio Fulci's 1979 film Zombi 2 has been released under eleven different titles? (2015-10-31)
... that Whiplash won the Grand Jury Prize as well as the Audience Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered? (2015-11-01)
... that the director of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter says it really will be the final chapter of Resident Evil? (2015-11-02)
... that actor Ewan McGregor is making his directorial debut with American Pastoral, after the original director left? (2015-11-03)
... that the 2012 drama film Smashed was partly funded by Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf? (2015-11-03)
... that at the 85th Academy Awards, Silver Linings Playbook became the first film in 31 years to be nominated in all four acting categories? (2015-11-04)
... that it took only six months to complete the production of Frozen Fever? (2015-11-07)
... that moviegoers in 1924 saw Justin Victor get away with murder because It Is the Law? (2015-11-08)
... that Netflix paid $60 million to buy distribution rights to the War Machine? (2015-11-09)
... that Alejandro González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director nominated for the Academy Award for Best Directing, and the first to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award? (2015-11-12)
... that Theodore Roosevelt was quoted in advertising for Bela Lugosi's first American film, The Silent Command? (2015-11-12)
... that salacious sex scenes were filmed for Isabelle Eberhardt, though they did not make the film's final cut? (2015-11-14)
... that various incarnations of Doctor Strange, the upcoming 2016 Marvel Studios film, have been in development since 1986? (2015-11-23)
... that the first two films in the Hotel Transylvania franchise have grossed over $762 million with a budget of just $165 million? (2015-11-24)
... that the film Sand Castle centers around the real-life experience of its screenwriter Chris Roessner? (2015-11-25)
... that while the film The Girl on the Train is set in New York, the novel is set in London? (2015-11-26)
... that Relativity Media sold The Space Between Us to another studio to avoid having to file for bankruptcy? (2015-11-27)
... that the community reaction to Dead Island's announcement trailer made the game developer Techland adjust the game's tone? (2015-11-28)
... that Laverne Cox has been cast as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the upcoming "reimagining" of The Rocky Horror Picture Show? (2015-11-28)
... that a "creepy puzzle" mailed to a Swedish tech blogger was found to contain coded messages implying a threat against the President of the United States? (2015-12-02)
... that actress Charlize Theron made her debut in an uncredited role in the 1995 horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest? (2015-12-08)
... that Her Humble Ministry, featuring Florence Lawrence as a character rehabilitated by nuns, was called "one of the most wisely conducted films" with a religious motif? (2015-12-11)
... that Blake Lively will be surviving shark attacks in The Shallows? (2015-12-15)
... that the upcoming film Birth of the Dragon is about Bruce Lee as a young martial artist and his famous fight with Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man in 1965? (2015-12-18)
... that Srimanthudu became the second-biggest Telugu film opener of the year, with a first-day global gross of ₹310 million? (2015-12-20)
... that the song "Vrehei Fotia Sti Strata Mou" ("It's Raining Fire In My Way"), heard in the 1970 film Visibility Zero, launched the career of Greek laïko singer Stratos Dionysiou? (2015-12-23)
... that David Leitch left his partner Chad Stahelski's John Wick 2 in order to direct The Coldest City? (2015-12-27)
... that The New York Times called the 2013 film Stray Dogs a "glum, humorless exercise in Asian miserablism"? (2015-12-31)
... that Judd Nelson, who played Joe Hunt in the 1987 TV movie Billionaire Boys Club, is playing the character's father in the upcoming film of the same name? (2016-01-04)
... that Appian Way Productions has produced The Aviator (2004) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), both of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture? (2016-01-05)
... that Israeli filmmaker Yael Reuveny says she only really got to know her mother by interviewing her for Farewell Herr Schwarz, her documentary about her family's history? (2016-01-05)
... that the upcoming film The Bleeder is about Chuck Wepner (portrayed by Liev Schreiber), who challenged Muhammad Ali for the world's Heavyweight title in 1975? (2016-01-07)
... that Indian composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan made his acting debut in the 2015 Marathi film Katyar Kaljat Ghusali? (2016-01-08)
... that some fans consider Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens to be a "Mary Sue"? (2016-01-13)
... that the photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur (pictured) was the "main human subject" of the 2013 documentary film The Ghosts in Our Machine? (2016-01-14)
... that some fans had a racist reaction to the character of Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens? (2016-01-20)
... that Poe Dameron, portrayed by Oscar Isaac, was initially scripted to be killed off in Star Wars: The Force Awakens? (2016-01-20)
... that screenwriter Kelly Fremon is making her directing debut with the upcoming film Besties? (2016-01-21)
... that Praška filmska škola is a term applied to the works of several Yugoslav film directors who graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)? (2016-01-24)
... that the Hollywood war film The Glory Brigade is the only one in which Lee Marvin wears glasses in all his scenes? (2016-01-26)
... that Star Wars: The Force Awakens character Captain Phasma's creation was inspired by a rejected costume design for Kylo Ren? (2016-01-27)
... that despite being announced in 2011, the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me only began filming in December 2015? (2016-01-29)
... that the CGI character Maz Kanata from Star Wars: The Force Awakens was inspired by writer/director J. J. Abrams' late high school English teacher? (2016-02-01)
... that Theeb is Jordan's first nomination ever to the Academy Awards? (2016-02-01)
... that after a lengthy development process, Bad Santa 2 is finally filming in Montreal? (2016-02-02)
... that Guinness World Records named Saugat Bista, the seven-year-old director of Love You Baba, the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film"? (2016-02-03)
... that Lauren Oliver's debut novel Before I Fall is being adapted into a feature film? (2016-02-04)
... that Emily Ratajkowski plays a "nice Jewish girl" looking for action in Cruise? (2016-02-08)
... that after the departure of the previously attached distributor, the upcoming film Bad Moms' US rights are now being handled by STX Entertainment? (2016-02-11)
... that for her work on the 2014 historical drama Selma, Ava DuVernay (pictured) became the first black woman to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director? (2016-02-13)
... that for the production of Avengers: Infinity War, the films will be the first to be shot entirely using IMAX cameras and its exclusive aspect ratio? (2016-02-15)
... that a fan-made video called "Shrek is love, Shrek is life" and its duplications garnered more than three million views by May 2014? (2016-02-19)
... that at the cineplex where Ten Years debuted, it outperformed Star Wars: The Force Awakens? (2016-02-20)
... that Nate Parker produced a teaser in order to seek financing for Eden? (2016-02-22)
... that during filming of the Vietnam War documentary Introduction to the Enemy, a landmine killed a man near Jane Fonda, whose reaction to the death was kept in the film? (2016-02-23)
... that after the release of Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut, the original film was described as being the first "flop" to be given a director's cut? (2016-02-27)
... that the director of Saving Mes Aynak presented Afghani leaders with a petition signed by 100,000 people in support of the preservation of the 5,000-year-old archaeological site (excavations pictured)? (2016-02-29)
... that for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, use of the alien race Sneepers was initially rejected by Marvel's legal department because it sounded too similar to snípur, the Icelandic word for clitoris? (2016-03-02)
... that Zorns Lemma by Hollis Frampton was the first experimental feature film screened at the New York Film Festival? (2016-03-02)
... that, as well as shooting at Pinewood Studios and on Skellig Michael, additional filming for Star Wars: Episode VIII will take place in Mexico? (2016-03-05)
... that the documentary film No Land's Song spotlights women's protests against an Iranian ban on public female solo singing before male audiences? (2016-03-15)
... that Ping Pong was the first film to be shot in London's Chinatown? (2016-03-23)
... that Mad Max: Fury Road won awards for its editing, costume design, and production design at the Academy Awards, and BAFTAs? (2016-03-27)
... that Garth Davis' directorial debut, Lion, recounts the true story of a lost Indian boy who found his birth parents using Google Earth? (2016-03-29)
... that stand-up comic Jeff Ross helped write the lines for Robert De Niro playing a stand-up comic? (2016-03-30)
... that the upcoming film Hidden Figures reveals the three African-American female mathematicians who helped NASA win the Space Race? (2016-03-31)
... that a storm in the stars spawned Frankenstein (monster pictured)? (2016-04-01)
... that screenwriter Jason Hall is making his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service? (2016-04-02)
... that The True Cost links fast fashion to consumerism, globalization, capitalism, structural poverty, and oppression? (2016-04-03)
... that for his 1973 film version of A Doll's House, director Joseph Losey expanded Henrik Ibsen's original script with new scenes? (2016-04-08)
... that Juhi Chaturvedi won two National Film Awards for writing the screenplay and dialogues of Piku? (2016-04-11)
... that Saputangan, a film that follows a man who restores his beloved's eyesight, was banned in Singapore? (2016-04-12)
... that the 2016 documentary film The Smart Studios Story was crowdfunded at under $125,000? (2016-04-14)
... that The Sound of a Flower is based on the life of Jin Chae-seon, who became Joseon's first female pansori singer in 1867, when women were forbidden to perform on stage? (2016-04-14)
... that Drishyam became the second film to show for 100 days in the UAE, after Titanic (1997)? (2016-04-15)
... that early in her career, Emma Stone won the Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face? (2016-04-17)
... that in The Boy Next Door the main character receives a first-edition printed copy of Homer's Iliad? (2016-04-22)
... that the upcoming film Allied, scripted by Steven Knight, is based on a true story personally told to Knight at the age of 21? (2016-04-28)
... that Michael Fassbender's film roles include a Spartan soldier, Irish republican Bobby Sands, a slave owner, and a sex addict? (2016-04-29)
... that Sairat, which is set to be released today, is the first Indian film to include a symphonic score recorded in Hollywood? (2016-04-29)
... that the lead actress of the Mexican film Un Monstruo de Mil Cabezas created her character based on her father's death? (2016-05-01)
... that Harmy's Despecialized Edition is a fan-made effort to recreate the theatrical releases of the original Star Wars trilogy (logo pictured) in high-definition? (2016-05-04)
... that in keeping with the The Fast and the Furious franchise's penchant for filming in "exotic" locations, such as Dubai and Rio de Janeiro, Fast 8 is filming in Cuba? (2016-05-07)
... that the depiction of guerrillas in Selamat Berdjuang, Masku! may have led to a decline in films based on the Indonesian National Revolution? (2016-05-09)
... that the upcoming film Patriots Day is based on the 2013 terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon on Patriots' Day? (2016-05-10)
... that Antonia and William Kennedy Dickson's History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kinetophonograph is considered the first book on the history of film? (2016-05-11)
... that in an upcoming film, Kevin James plays a writer who is mistaken for a real assassin when his fictional novel publishes as a non-fiction? (2016-05-11)
... that the upcoming film Rebel in the Rye is based on a non-fiction book about the life of author J. D. Salinger during World War II? (2016-05-12)
... that Michelle Williams is a Best Actress nominee at the upcoming 2016 Tony Awards? (2016-05-13)
... that actress Han Hyo-joo accepted a lead role in Love, Lies because it is female-dominated, unlike most recent successful Korean films? (2016-05-14)
... that the 2015 American film Digging for Fire was filmed from a two-and-a-half–page outline rather than a traditional screenplay? (2016-05-15)
... that films featuring Matt Damon have collectively earned over $2.9 billion in North America? (2016-05-16)
... that Sedap Malam was the first Indonesian film directed by a woman? (2016-05-19)
... that the 1972 film Chi l'ha vista morire? featured George Lazenby in a performance complimented by critics? (2016-05-22)
... that the romantic comedy film 5 to 7, about a young man who falls in love with a married woman, was inspired by a couple who had a "terribly civilized" open marriage? (2016-05-23)
... that Alita: Battle Angel has been repeatedly delayed by James Cameron's work on Avatar and its sequels? (2016-05-24)
... that Ben Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Director for Argo, but did not receive an Academy Award nomination, though the film won the Oscar for Best Picture? (2016-05-26)
... that the 58th Ariel Awards will be held at the National Auditorium instead of the Palacio de Bellas Artes to increase the number of guests? (2016-05-28)
... that writing the screenplay for the Kingsman: The Golden Circle was the "hardest thing" Matthew Vaughn has ever done? (2016-05-31)
... that Liam Neeson is portraying a key person of the Watergate scandal, Mark Felt, in an eponymous upcoming film? (2016-06-02)
... that the story line of the 2015 Thai teen flick May Who? was inspired by director Chayanop Boonprakob's own teenage years? (2016-06-05)
... that since 1976, Mexican filmmaker Felipe Cazals has been nominated for the Ariel Award for Best Director at least once every decade? (2016-06-13)
... that the soundtrack of the 1971 film Ekeino to kalokairi featured the song "San Me Koitas", which has been described as "one of the most beautiful erotic songs of all time"? (2016-06-14)
... that the making of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie was kept secret, resulting in a surprise release? (2016-06-16)
... that the filming of What Maisie Knew was complicated by its six-year-old star's early bedtime? (2016-06-20)
... that the 2015 Polish horror film The Lure is a reimagining of The Little Mermaid? (2016-06-28)
... that Usmar Ismail was ashamed of Tiga Dara, his company's greatest commercial success? (2016-06-29)
... that actors Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden, who portray pioneering golfing legends Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris in the 2016 film Tommy's Honour, had no prior experience with golf? (2016-07-02)
... that Brexit: The Movie, a documentary film advocating that the United Kingdom withdraw from the European Union, was crowdfunded by 1,800 contributors? (2016-07-06)
... that the film Neerja is about Neerja Bhanot, who gave her life to help save 359 of the 379 passengers and crew on board Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September 1986? (2016-07-10)
... that Mark Rylance's portrayal of KGB spy Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Oscars and the BAFTAs? (2016-07-12)
... that the 1982 Dutch film Het Beest, featuring Willem Ruis in his first and last cinema role, was a "legendary flop"? (2016-07-14)
... that according to Michael Bay, Transformers: The Last Knight will be his last Transformers film? (2016-07-16)
... that the documentary film Highway of Tears was created to draw attention to Canada's unsolved Highway of Tears murders, and won an award at the Malibu Film Festival? (2016-07-17)
... that Indian filmmaker Mohan Krishna Indraganti dedicated the second half of his Telugu-language film Gentleman to Alfred Hitchcock as a tribute? (2016-07-21)
... that Quentin Tarantino (pictured) wrote and directed the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs, which Empire named the "greatest independent film of all time"? (2016-07-22)
... that multiple screenings of Jack Smith's film Flaming Creatures were raided by police? (2016-07-24)
... that the cinema organ in Kino Babylon is the only one in Germany played at its original location? (2016-07-29)
... that Samiun dan Dasima (1971), which featured explicit sexuality, garnered an award for best child actor? (2016-07-29)
... that Hayao Miyazaki's film Howl's Moving Castle contains anti-war imagery, influenced by the director's distaste for the Iraq War? (2016-07-31)
... that Audition has been described as an influence on "torture porn"? (2016-08-02)
... that the 1956 Tamil film Mathar Kula Manickam was based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel The Wreck? (2016-08-02)
... that the iconic 180-year-old tree from The Shawshank Redemption fell in July 2016? (2016-08-03)
... that before the reversal of Times Film Corporation v. City of Chicago in 1965, U.S. states and municipalities could legally censor films? (2016-08-03)
... that Emma Stone (pictured) had her breakthrough in the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award and a Golden Globe Award? (2016-08-05)
... that film director Hur Jin-ho decided to make The Last Princess because he could not forget a scene from a documentary about Princess Deokhye? (2016-08-08)
... that the 2015 drama Room won several awards including the Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe awards for Best Actress for Brie Larson, who played an abducted mother held captive for seven years? (2016-08-09)
... that a reviewer from The New York Times called the film Mr. Rice's Secret "bland and ordinary", apart from a scene where children exhume their neighbour's coffin? (2016-08-10)
... that the 1986 sex comedy The Decline of the American Empire was the first Canadian film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film? (2016-08-14)
... that NASA helped in the development of The Martian? (2016-08-15)
... that before recording the Evita soundtrack, Madonna trained with vocal coach Joan Lader to increase her confidence? (2016-08-21)
... that The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure will be re-themed as Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! in 2017? (2016-08-21)
... that the Guinness World Records listed Madonna under the category of Most Costume Changes in a Film, for wearing 85 dresses in Evita? (2016-08-21)
... that awards for The Danish Girl included the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Alicia Vikander's portrayal of Danish painter Gerda Wegener? (2016-08-23)
... that the costumes in the film Maheshinte Prathikaaram were secondhand, bartered from local residents in exchange for new clothes? (2016-09-04)
... that despite losing Best Motion Picture at Canada's national film awards in 1992, Léolo was named one of the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time by critics in 2015? (2016-09-18)
... that in 2015, Taylor Swift's (pictured) video for the single "Blank Space" became the fastest to reach one billion views on Vevo? (2016-09-25)
... that Ingmar Bergman based his script for the Palme d'Or-winning film The Best Intentions on the life of his father Erik Bergman, salvaged from scattered notes, stories, and conversations? (2016-10-04)
... that John Travolta will play New York mob boss John Gotti in an upcoming film? (2016-10-22)
... that the 1955 Tamil language film Doctor Savithri is a contemporary adaptation of the story of Savitri and Satyavan? (2016-10-24)
... that the 1949 film Passport to Pimlico is dedicated to the memory of Second World War British food and clothing ration coupons? (2016-10-25)
... that Shriya Saran played the female lead in the 2007 film Sivaji, India's most expensive film to that point? (2016-10-29)
... that the 1973 Indian film Kaadu, which won the National Award for Second Best Feature Film, was based on the novel of the same name by Srikrishna Alanahalli? (2016-11-01)
... that the 1987 Czechoslovak film Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker is based on a fairy tale by Communist writer Jan Drda? (2016-11-02)
... that Captain America: Civil War was originally going to feature the Madbomb storyline from the comics, where Captain America would fight other heroes who had been zombified? (2016-11-04)
... that the award-winning Bulgarian film Glory was inspired by a newspaper clipping about a railway worker who discovered a huge pile of banknotes on the tracks? (2016-11-10)
... that when it was released in 2012, Cybergeddon was the most expensive web series ever made? (2016-11-21)
... that the black-and-white 1923 Western Wild Bill Hickok starring William Hart was the first film to depict Wyatt Earp? (2016-11-21)
... that with A Wrinkle in Time, Ava DuVernay is the first woman of color to direct a live-action film with a budget over $100 million? (2016-11-26)
... that the 1977 film Equus featured real horses rather than the masked men seen in the original play, but critic Roger Ebert said this was less realistic? (2016-11-28)
... that Rudraveena (1988) was the second Telugu-language film to win the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration? (2016-12-15)
... that the 1937 Tamil-language film Bhaktha Sri Thyagaraja is based on the life of the Carnatic musician Tyagaraja? (2016-12-17)
... that Filibus (pictured), a fictional sky pirate, has been called one of the first lesbian characters in cinema? (2016-12-28)
... that Mexican performers Marco Pérez, Sofía Espinosa, Noé Hernández, and Adriana Paz received the Ariel Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at the 2016 ceremony? (2017-01-10)
... that Madonna secured the lead in Evita after writing a four-page letter to director Alan Parker stating that she would be fully committed to the role? (2017-01-10)
... that Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956) was the first full-length colour film in Tamil cinema? (2017-01-17)
... that Chloë Sevigny portrays the accused ax-murderer Lizzie Borden in the upcoming film Lizzie? (2017-01-29)
... that Dwain Worrell's debut screenplay The Wall is also Amazon Studios' first original spec script? (2017-01-30)
... that Alex Vincent's role in Cult of Chucky (2017) is his first principal role in the franchise since Child's Play 2 (1990)? (2017-01-31)
... that Woody Harrelson's Lost in London became the first film broadcast into theaters live? (2017-01-31)
... that Wesley Snipes had been interested in portraying the Black Panther in film for more than 20 years, before Marvel Studios officially announced Black Panther in 2014 with Chadwick Boseman in the role? (2017-02-03)
... that the Map of Hell (pictured) by Botticelli is the subject of the 2016 documentary film Botticelli Inferno? (2017-02-03)
... that the 1960 crime film Private Property was "condemned" by the National Legion of Decency? (2017-02-03)
... that a documentary on Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's troubled 1972 concert tour was completed in 1974 but released theatrically in 2017? (2017-02-05)
... that the Superfest International Disability Film Festival is the longest-running disability film festival in the world? (2017-02-08)
... that Bill Clinton starred with Kevin Spacey in the 2000 short film The Final Days? (2017-02-18)
... that the upcoming film Horse Soldiers is Nicolai Fuglsig's feature film directorial debut? (2017-02-23)
... that Dhanush played a character with bipolar disorder in 3, a 2012 Tamil film? (2017-02-26)
... that Birdy, the first feature film partially shot with the Skycam camera system, was described by a reviewer as "a heavy adult drama about best friends and the after-effects of war"? (2017-03-12)
... that in the upcoming film LAbyrinth, Johnny Depp portrays a detective investigating the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.? (2017-03-16)
... that the 2015 film Ringan, set against the backdrop of farmers' suicides in India, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi? (2017-03-19)
... that the DVD release of Final Destination 3 has a feature called "Choose Their Fate" that acts as an interactive movie, allowing viewers to alter the course of the film's story and the fate of the characters? (2017-03-28)
... that Priyanka Chopra (pictured) played twelve different characters, one from each zodiac sign, in the film What's Your Raashee? (2017-03-29)
... that the Australian television film Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye broke all first-day streaming records on Presto? (2017-04-08)
... that the film The Brainwashing of My Dad received funding from Kickstarter? (2017-04-26)
... that the Swedish film The King of Ping Pong won the Grand Jury Prize for world cinema at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival? (2017-04-30)
... that at a show during the 2nd Global Indian Film Awards, around ₹2.2 million (US$26,000) was raised by auctioning off costumes of Bollywood actors? (2017-05-03)
... that despite its title, Boogeyman 2 does not actually feature the mythical creature as the main antagonist? (2017-05-04)
... that Frederick Wiseman intended his 1969 documentary Law and Order as "a chance to do in the pigs", but as he made the film he came to understand the "fear that cops live with"? (2017-05-06)
... that the main characters of Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard fight zombies with paintballs? (2017-05-07)
... that Vidhu Vincent is the first woman to win the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director? (2017-05-22)
... that in the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets, the actor Alec Guinness plays nine members of the same family? (2017-05-31)
... that during the Martial Law, Imelda Marcos prevented local screenings of the film Insiang as it did not depict a "beautiful view" of the Philippines? (2017-06-09)
... that to portray events of The Blair Witch Project as real, its actors were listed on the IMDb website as "missing, presumed dead"? (2017-06-17)
... that the National Film Awards in various categories have been presented to the films Doghi (Other Social Issues), Vastupurush (Best Feature Film in Marathi), Devrai (Environment Conservation/Preservation), Samhita (Best Music Direction), Astu (Best Dialogue) and Kaasav (Best Feature Film), all by filmmaker duo Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar? (2017-06-20)
... that in Batman and Harley Quinn, Kevin Conroy reprises his role as Batman? (2017-06-26)
... that the upcoming film The Darkest Minds is the live-action directorial debut of animation director Jennifer Yuh Nelson? (2017-07-05)
... that the upcoming film Velipadinte Pusthakam will be the first collaboration between director Lal Jose and actor Mohanlal? (2017-07-07)
... that the 59th Ariel Awards will be held despite a 77% cut to the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences' budget? (2017-07-11)
... that Neal McDonough's appearance in the Marvel One-Shot short Agent Carter was supposed to be filmed in a pool, but could not because of the muscle suit he wore to portray Dum Dum Dugan? (2017-07-12)
... that the documentary Trump: The Kremlin Candidate? presented by John Sweeney was featured at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy? (2017-07-13)
... that the Rolling Stones' concert in Havana was the first foreign rock concert to take place in Cuba and was attended by an estimated 500,000 people? (2017-07-15)
... that the Thai heist thriller film Bad Genius is centred on what its director calls "the most boring activity on earth"—taking exams? (2017-07-19)
... that the 2016 "slashomedy" Pi Day Die Day stars Friday the 13th actor Ari Lehman? (2017-07-20)
... that due to violent disruptions by Hebrew-only proponents, Yiddish films screened in Mandatory Palestine had to be dubbed? (2017-07-20)
... that the Incident at Clovelly Cottage (1895) was the "first successful motion picture film made in Britain"? (2017-07-25)
... that the short film Le Building was created as an opener for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival as the thesis project of five students of Gobelins? (2017-07-26)
... that the film Poetry in Motion was described in a review as "orgasmic" for students of contemporary poetry? (2017-07-27)
... that the 1928 one-act play The Queen's Messenger was the first television drama? (2017-07-27)
... that for the filming of Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the filmmakers relied on regular pedestrian traffic to background the scenes rather than hiring extras? (2017-07-30)
... that the 2008 film Dostana inspired several fashion trends in India, with Priyanka Chopra's silver sari, worn in the song "Desi Girl", becoming very popular? (2017-08-02)
... that Sonam Kapoor won the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for the 2016 biographical thriller Neerja? (2017-08-10)
... that Baa Baa Land, an eight-hour slow cinema film containing nothing but long shots of grazing sheep, is described by its producers as "the dullest movie ever made"? (2017-08-11)
... that some scenes in Home and Away: Revenge were filmed by the actors using GoPro cameras and mobile phones? (2017-08-25)
... that the first Croatian fictional film, Brcko in Zagreb, is now considered lost? (2017-08-28)
... that Anne Curtis plans to perform her own stunts in the upcoming Philippine action film Buy Bust? (2017-08-28)
... that Transformers character Bumblebee will feature in his own film, which is currently in production in California? (2017-09-02)
... that the social thriller film genre has been popularized in the United States by Get Out director Jordan Peele and in India by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan? (2017-09-04)
... that "The Madness of King Scar" was recorded and storyboarded for The Lion King, but Disney removed it, probably due to its explicit content? (2017-09-18)
... that John Ford (pictured) portrayed an Office of Strategic Services officer in an OSS training film that he directed in 1943? (2017-09-28)
... that Lewis Carroll may have based Alice (pictured) on Alice? (2017-10-05)
... that S. Sashikanth was an award-winning architect before launching his own film production company, Y NOT Studios? (2017-10-08)
... that in 1995, American filmmaker Mark Romanek directed two of the most expensive music videos ever made? (2017-10-10)
... that after viewing footage from his 1970 film Serene Velocity, director Ernie Gehr felt nauseated? (2017-10-15)
... that one critic described the plot of Nude for Satan as "the Devil is bored and wants to have an orgy. Oh, and Calderoni gets molested by a giant spider"? (2017-10-16)
... that Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is the highest grossing film in India, with a domestic collection of over ₹12.53 billion? (2017-10-21)
... that Rebecca Thomas wrote and directed Electrick Children, a film with a budget of US$1 million, while she was still a university student? (2017-10-24)
... that the film NUDE is about a talent search that was inspired by the Pirelli Calendars of the 1970s? (2017-10-29)
... that the J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World franchise was the "most-snubbed franchise" of all time at the Academy Awards, with 12 nominations and zero wins until its 2017 success? (2017-11-09)
... that Luca Guadagnino, who directed the romantic drama film Call Me by Your Name, was first hired as a location consultant for the film? (2017-11-12)
... that Hari Kondabolu's documentary The Problem with Apu started as a one-minute comedy bit? (2017-12-01)
... that the goal of the Science Moms documentary is to challenge the anti-GMO, anti-vaccination, pro-alternative medicine culture affecting parents? (2017-12-15)
... that Gunday (2014) became one of the lowest-rated films on IMDb following a vote brigading social-media campaign by Bangladeshis? (2018-01-01)
... that all five of the surviving members of the original cast of the Power Rangers series attended the film adaption's Los Angeles premiere in March 2017? (2018-01-11)
... that producers of the 2012 Austrian short film Homophobia raised US$10,100 in 69 days through crowdfunding on Indiegogo? (2018-01-17)
... that the 2015 Indian epic historical romance film Bajirao Mastani spent eleven years in development hell before being revived in 2014? (2018-01-23)
... that the 2017 film Dunkirk was conceived in the mid-1990s when writer and director Christopher Nolan sailed with Emma Thomas across the English Channel, as did many small boats during the Dunkirk evacuation? (2018-01-27)
... that in the 1937 program The Three Garridebs, Louis Hector became the first actor to portray Sherlock Holmes on television? (2018-01-28)
... that Cider with Rosie could not be filmed in Slad, where the story takes place, as the village had changed too much? (2018-01-30)
... that among the accolades received by I, Tonya are five British Academy Film Award nominations? (2018-01-30)
... that the upcoming film Paul, Apostle of Christ is Jim Caviezel's first appearance in a biblical film since he portrayed Jesus in The Passion of the Christ? (2018-02-04)
... that despite director John Frankenheimer's preference for the first ending he had shot for Ronin, the test audience "hated it"? (2018-02-07)
... that the song "Gallan Goodiyaan" from the 2015 Indian comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do was apparently filmed in a single five-minute take? (2018-02-10)
... that the 2017 Finnish film The Unknown Soldier set the Guinness World Record for most high explosives detonated in a single film take? (2018-02-17)
... that the setting of the film Interstellar was inspired by the Dust Bowl that occurred in 1930s America during the Great Depression? (2018-02-28)
... that Heroin(e), an Academy Award-nominated short film, follows three women fighting the opioid epidemic in Huntington, West Virginia, where the overdose rate is ten times the US average? (2018-03-08)
... that The Daily Telegraph said The Hatton Garden Job "begins to feel like a bizarre, Brechtian joke at the audience’s expense"? (2018-03-15)
... that Captain Marvel is expected to be Marvel Studios' first female-led film? (2018-03-19)
... that the script of Who Framed Roger Rabbit originally intended Judge Doom to be the killer of Bambi's mother? (2018-03-31)
... that the inspiration for the Philippine thriller Neomanila came from a BBC interview with a married couple who worked as hitmen? (2018-04-23)
... that the 1964 Academy Award-nominated short film Breaking the Habit exposes "the danger and the essential silliness of smoking"? (2018-04-27)
... that the American superhero film Thor: Ragnarok features elements from the comic book storyline "Planet Hulk"? (2018-05-02)
... that there is no strangler in the 1972 film Night of the Strangler? (2018-05-05)
... that a reviewer of The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous saw the title character Lysander Hawkley as "the man who put the giggle in gigolo"? (2018-05-06)
... that the 60th Ariel Awards includes three female filmmakers nominated for the Best Director award? (2018-05-13)
... that it took two campaigns to raise the funds for Beats of Rage, the sequel to The FP? (2018-05-18)
... that the Morelia and Guadalajara International Film Festivals were used as a reference for the creation of FotoFilm Tijuana? (2018-05-23)
... that Edge of the Knife will be the first feature film in Haida, an endangered language? (2018-05-25)
... that body horror, originally a subgenre of horror films and literature, now appears in video games, comics, anime, and manga? (2018-06-06)
... that Indian actor Ranbir Kapoor played a character based on Arjuna and Michael Corleone in the 2010 political thriller Raajneeti? (2018-06-07)
... that the animation team of the film Frozen tried to model the movements of character Sven on a real-life reindeer, but due to its relative immobility, used the behavior of a dog instead? (2018-06-15)
... that Bruce Conner found the soundtrack for A Movie while listening to the radio? (2018-07-16)
... that Antonio Banderas, who voices the character Puss in Boots in the Shrek films, stated that Puss is his alter ego? (2018-07-27)
... that Australian rules football player Ben Cousins co-produced a documentary film depicting his struggle with drug addiction? (2018-07-27)
... that US Senate page boys were required to wear knickers when the film Adventure in Washington‎ was made in 1941? (2018-08-06)
... that the first screening of Venom and Eternity ended early following director Isidore Isou's attempt after the first scenes to play only its soundtrack to a darkened theatre? (2018-08-19)
... that video artist Joan Braderman superimposed herself onto scenes from the television series Dynasty to critique the characters, plots, and themes? (2018-08-20)
... that after the original 1932 release of the film Scarface, it was removed from circulation and remained officially unavailable for nearly 50 years? (2018-08-21)
... that Altars of the World was the final recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film before the award was retired? (2018-08-25)
... that a lost film by Andy Warhol shows the production of Jack Smith's Normal Love? (2018-09-02)
... that the 2018 animated film Seder-Masochism was said to turn parts of the Exodus (God figure pictured) "into Busby Berkeley-style song-and-dance numbers"? (2018-09-10)
... that at over fourteen hours in duration, La Flor is the longest film in Argentine cinema? (2018-10-22)
... that The Hexer, the first attempt to portray The Witcher universe in film, was "crushed by the reviewers and laughed out by fans", and has since been described as "the film we all want to forget"? (2018-10-31)
... that John Lennon and Yoko Ono were heckled for not riding in a hot air balloon? (2018-11-02)
... that Peter Kubelka's experimental film Schwechater was originally commissioned as a beer commercial? (2018-11-15)
... that an obscenity conviction for screening Kenneth Anger's Fireworks was reversed by the Supreme Court of California? (2018-11-18)
... that the removal of an antisemitic and antiziganistic statement delayed the release of a Slovak documentary about a post-Holocaust pogrom? (2018-12-09)
... that Chinese film director Lü Ban was banned from film-making for life for his satirical comedies, the last of which, also banned, discussed the topic of film censorship? (2018-12-10)
... that two Nazi propaganda films were made in Theresienstadt concentration camp? (2018-12-10)
... that in the film Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha, 75-year-old Melvin Van Peebles plays himself, while his mother is 40 years younger than him, and his lover is young enough to be his granddaughter? (2018-12-15)
... that the entirety of the film LOL was improvised? (2018-12-18)
... that a documentary which follows Geert Wilders's campaign for Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2017 compares him to Donald Trump? (2018-12-21)
... that the 1959 West German film Roses for the Prosecutor was one of the rare post-war German films that openly discussed the Nazi justice system? (2018-12-22)
... that the films Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America, Spectres of the Spectrum, and Mock Up on Mu were created using found footage from the collection of Craig Baldwin? (2018-12-23)
... that Ant-Man and the Wasp was the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature a female character in its title? (2018-12-24)
... that the ending of Avengers: Infinity War inspired the largest user ban in Reddit's history? (2018-12-29)
... that A Summer in a Sea Shell was the first Slovenian coming-of-age film to have popular music and dancing? (2018-12-31)
... that the money from the sale of Russell Crowe's jockstrap allowed the Australia Zoo to establish a koala chlamydia ward? (2019-01-03)
... that a documentary about the British band Coldplay sold more than 300,000 tickets for a single-night cinematic release, but was not viewed by the band's lead singer? (2019-01-10)
... that screenwriter and actress Vivian Schilling was inspired to write Soultaker by a car accident in which she had been involved? (2019-01-10)
... that the production of the film El Caracazo required a military security presence for the filming of scenes of riot and massacre in the centre of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas? (2019-01-17)
... that Román Chalbaud's 1977 film El Pez que Fuma was inspired by stories from prostitutes at a brothel he used to frequent? (2019-01-20)
... that the recently rediscovered and restored 1898 short film Something Good – Negro Kiss counters racist caricatures? (2019-02-01)
... that the BAFTA-winning documentary 73 Cows tells the story of Jay and Katja Wilde, beef farmers who gave most of their cows to the Hillside Animal Sanctuary and took up vegan organic farming? (2019-02-14)
... that director Manoel de Oliveira completed the 2009 feature film Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl at the age of 100? (2019-02-15)
... that while the Irish horror film The Green Marker Scare was animated by children, it is not made for them and may even unsettle some adults? (2019-02-17, 2019-03-07)
... that director Jon M. Chu pushed back production on Crazy Rich Asians by four months so actress Constance Wu could star in it? (2019-02-17)
... that Francis Ford Coppola said he added "five three-minute nudie sketches in color to a stupid German movie that had been shot in black-and-white"? (2019-02-18)
... that most of the scenes in Yucatán were filmed onboard the MS Sovereign during a transatlantic crossing, with the ship's actual passengers and crew acting as extras? (2019-02-19)
... that Chinese director Ying Liang was exiled from Shanghai for filming When Night Falls? (2019-02-23)
... that a Cleveland film critic said the acting in the 1923 film The Net "doesn't warrant complimentary adjectives"? (2019-02-26)
... that in the 2015 film Frankenstein vs. The Mummy, the director designed Frankenstein's monster to look like a muscular zombie with long black hair? (2019-02-28)
... that Irish actor Emmet Kirwan hopes that the film version of the play Dublin Oldschool will foster awareness of the homeless and drug addicts? (2019-03-09)
... that Amur senza fin is the first-ever Romansh language television film? (2019-03-14)
... that Sharlene San Pedro and Nash Aguas, the lead actors of the 2018 thriller Class of 2018, worked together on a sketch comedy show when they were children? (2019-03-22)
... that the 1923 film The Shepherd King about the Biblical David has an opening scene in Egypt because of King Tut? (2019-03-30)
... that a Genie and three Beavers recognized Young People Fucking? (2019-04-01)
... that a giant has been seen stomping buses underfoot in Arizona? (2019-04-01)
... that La Région Centrale was filmed by a robot? (2019-04-05)
... that Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival, the first queer film festival in North Africa, does not disclose its location due to security concerns? (2019-04-11)
... that Rosana Sullivan, director of the animated short Kitbull, said that she identified with the kitten in the film? (2019-05-01)
... that a 2019 Iranian drama tells the true story of Abdolhamid Rigi, a member of the Jundallah terrorist group who killed his wife on the orders of his brother? (2019-05-22)
... that film pioneers Alice Guy-Blaché, Georges Méliès, and Charlie Chaplin all made films about women's suffrage? (2019-05-22)
... that a documentary film of Aretha Franklin's (pictured) Amazing Grace concert in 1972 languished in a studio vault for decades because the director did not use a clapperboard? (2019-05-23)
... that at the premiere of The End, audience members shouted at the film and threw their chairs? (2019-05-28)
... that Len Lye's abstract animation A Colour Box was protested by Nazis in 1936? (2019-05-30)
... that the people who commissioned Our Trip to Africa demanded the film's destruction after seeing it? (2019-05-31)
... that Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli praised the 2019 sports drama Captain for "delivering patriotism"? (2019-06-01)
... that in the 2000 film No Place to Go, the central character jumps out of a window to her death, as the director's mother had done some years before? (2019-06-08)
... that poutine (example pictured) and back bacon on a bun were served while the Beaver was awarded to Made in Canada at the inaugural Canadian Comedy Awards? (2019-07-01)
... that as the film negatives used for the first Indian feature film were of limited spectral sensitivity, the colour red was avoided in sets, costumes, and make-up? (2019-07-17)
... that in a 2019 documentary, Astra Taylor interviews trauma surgeons, refugees, and a barber about the meaning of democracy? (2019-07-30)
... that the Creole Petroleum Corporation's 1956 propaganda film Assignment: Venezuela sought to convince American oil workers that the anti-capitalist military dictatorship had embraced the American way of life? (2019-08-06)
... that Carlos Carrera's El héroe was the first Mexican entry to win the Short Film Palme d'Or, in 1994? (2019-08-11)
... that the nickname of a Russian submarine constructed from interconnected spheres comes from an animated circus animal made out of juggling balls? (2019-08-15)
... that Queens at Heart, which features four trans women in the mid-1960s, has been called both a documentary and an exploitation film? (2019-08-16)
... that Christopher Nolan (pictured) wrote and directed a no-budget film titled Doodlebug as a student at University College London? (2019-08-18)
... that the executive producer of Women of '69, Unboxed was a member of the 1969 all-woman graduating class of Skidmore College, on which the film focuses? (2019-08-23)
... that there has been a boom in LGBT+ cinema produced in Latin America, in contrast to its traditionally religious and machismo culture? (2019-08-27)
... that Vicky Knight, who played an acid-attack victim in her debut film role, works as a healthcare assistant in the hospital where she was treated as a child? (2019-08-31)
... that the BBC has produced a new version of their 1953 film London to Brighton in Four Minutes every 30 years? (2019-08-31)
... that Venezuelan director Patricia Ortega (pictured) has drawn strength from her film Being Impossible during both personal and political upheavals? (2019-09-08)
... that Aama was the first Nepalese film to be produced in Nepal? (2019-09-11)
... that the interviewer in the documentary Enter the Anime did not know anything about anime? (2019-09-11)
... that a 2018 documentary depicts Nadia Murad (pictured), who escaped sexual enslavement by the Islamic State, alerting politicians and journalists to the atrocities being committed in her native Iraq? (2019-09-12)
... that despite its title, the Venezuelan film Muchachos bañándose en la laguna de Maracaibo ('Kids bathing at the lagoon of Maracaibo') also features street shots of the city of Maracaibo? (2019-09-25)
... that the director of the film The VelociPastor thought of the idea when his phone autocorrected "Velociraptor" to "Veloci Pastor"? (2019-10-04)
... that the 2019 film Ask Dr. Ruth features Holocaust survivor Ruth Westheimer reflecting on her career as a sex therapist? (2019-10-05)
... that New York City Inferno, a 1978 gay pornography film, features a licensed soundtrack by the Village People? (2019-10-05)
... that director Avi Belkin said the title of his 2019 documentary Mike Wallace Is Here once constituted "the four most-dreaded words in the English language"? (2019-10-07)
... that in 2011, Nitehawk Cinema (pictured) successfully lobbied to overturn a Prohibition-era liquor law that prevented movie theaters in New York from serving alcohol? (2019-10-16)
... that the first Serbian feature film, The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Leader Karađorđe (still frame shown), was considered lost for much of the 20th century and only rediscovered in 2003? (2019-10-23)
... that director and screenwriter Travis Stevens paused renovations on his production company's house to film Girl on the Third Floor? (2019-10-25)
... that at least 70 members of the cast and crew were injured while working alongside 130 or more untrained big cats, mostly lions and tigers, for the film Roar? (2019-10-26)
... that the film Under the Knife argues that Britain's state-run National Health Service is being intentionally privatised? (2019-11-01)
... that director Kunihiko Ikuhara sought to make the 1999 film Adolescence of Utena "more naughty" than the television series it was adapted from? (2019-11-08)
... that subjects of Venezuelan films of the 1890s include a dentist pulling teeth in a hotel and a man getting into a brawl with a stagecoach driver? (2019-11-13)
... that for their 2019 documentary film The Elephant Queen, the two directors followed elephant herds for four years? (2019-11-15)
... that more than 100 interviews were conducted for the 2019 documentary Queer Japan? (2019-11-17)
... that the 2018 teen drama Skate Kitchen was partly filmed with a camera mounted on a motorized skateboard deck traveling at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)? (2019-11-27)
... that Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, a film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's play with the Berliner Ensemble, premiered on the author's birthday (opening night pictured)? (2019-11-28)
... that Memory: The Origins of Alien defines the Alien franchise as "a collective art form" inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Francis Bacon, and the Greek Furies? (2019-12-04)
... that the Hong Kong biopic Lost in the Fumes was rated M18 in Singapore due to "political sensitivities" and screened only to members of the country's film society? (2019-12-15)
... that British actress Naomi Watts' roles include CIA officer Valerie Plame, journalist Gretchen Carlson, and Princess Diana? (2019-12-28)
... that actor Ryan Reynolds has lent his voice to a garden snail, a caveman, and Pikachu? (2019-12-29)
... that the director of a 2018 documentary uncovered evidence of FBI surveillance of Arab-American families in her hometown outside Chicago? (2019-12-30)
... that Irrfan Khan recommended Saba Qamar to the makers of the film Hindi Medium after watching her YouTube videos? (2019-12-31)
... that actress Anne Baxter's roles included an Egyptian princess, a ruthlessly ambitious understudy, an alcoholic, and two villains in the 1960s Batman television series? (2020-01-01)
... that Keanu Reeves's film roles include a time-travelling slacker, a computer hacker, an exorcist, and a dentist? (2020-01-02)
... that the success of the 1978 film The Other Side of Aspen led to increased production of feature film–length works across the gay pornography industry? (2020-01-03)
... that the character of Rose Tico in the Star Wars sequel trilogy was played by Kelly Marie Tran, who had never seen a Star Wars film before auditioning? (2020-01-04)
... that Billy Wilder, an award-winning film director and screenwriter, had minimal knowledge of English when he arrived in Hollywood in 1934? (2020-01-06)
... that Scarlett Johansson's film roles have included spy Natasha Romanoff, English queen Anne Boleyn's sister Mary, and an artificially intelligent voice assistant? (2020-01-07)
... that the 2019 drama thriller Living in Bondage: Breaking Free became one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time? (2020-01-08)
... that an initiative by a Daimaru department store in which menstruating employees could choose to wear a badge featuring the cartoon character Little Miss P caused a public outcry? (2020-01-10)
... that according to a 2001 documentary, Ron Jeremy became a pornographic actor after his girlfriend sent a nude photo of him to Playgirl magazine? (2020-01-10)
... that actor Chris Evans made his film debut in an educational film co-produced by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation? (2020-01-14)
... that Sangrador, Venezuela's submission for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, had only 31 box-office attendances in the country that year? (2020-01-16)
... that Peter Hedges was paid $10 to write the screenplay for Pieces of April, and another $10 to direct the film? (2020-01-22)
... that Infection, the first Venezuelan zombie film, has been banned in the country despite horror being a popular genre there? (2020-01-23)
... that All the Freckles in the World, a Mexican coming-of-age romantic comedy film, was released on Netflix after finding success in theaters in Mexico? (2020-01-25)
... that the 1989 film Begotten was made to resemble what the director called "a time that predates spoken language"? (2020-01-26)
... that marketing for the Venezuelan film That's the Woman I Want told prospective viewers it was so funny they would forget about foot-and-mouth disease? (2020-02-01)
... that different versions of the song "Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure" by Mayumi Gojo were used in the first two seasons and the 25th movie of the Pretty Cure anime franchise? (2020-02-09)
... that the 2018 American superhero film Deadpool 2 was nominated for fifteen Golden Trailer Awards? (2020-02-11)
... that Michael Waltrip's 2019 documentary film Blink of an Eye has been called "NASCAR's answer to Senna"? (2020-02-23)
... that The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith was filmed in Fiji to take advantage of the country's 47-percent tax rebate for films made there? (2020-02-24)
... that a 2020 documentary about Pepe the Frog raises the question of whether Pepe can be redeemed? (2020-03-23)
... that Edgar Wright, director of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, thinks that the film is different from other comedies because it has "a lot of funny women in it"? (2020-03-24)
... that due to its similarity to the coronavirus pandemic, Warner Bros.' second most successful film of 2020 so far is 2011's Contagion? (2020-03-27)
... that unlike many slasher film antagonists, the true identity and motivations of the character Billy in Black Christmas are never revealed? (2020-04-02)
... that Gregory Peck's screen roles included Captain Ahab (pictured), Abraham Lincoln, and Josef Mengele? (2020-04-05)
... that Ayushmann Khurrana learned to play the piano and make omelettes blindfolded for one of his performances? (2020-04-19)
... that in the film Dick Johnson Is Dead, director Kirsten Johnson has her elderly father act out different ways – some of them violent "accidents" – in which he could die? (2020-04-19)
... that the idea for the documentary film Crip Camp came to the directors after an "off-hand comment at lunch"? (2020-04-20)
... that the banthas in Star Wars were portrayed by an elephant who kept shrugging the costume off her body during filming due to the intense heat? (2020-04-28)
... that the 1951 short film A Wonderful Life, starring James Dunn, was an adaptation of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life for the Christian film industry? (2020-05-01)
... that A Case of Spring Fever, a film in which springs disappear, was parodied in an episode of The Simpsons? (2020-05-04)
... that according to the 2019 documentary Toxic Beauty, thousands of carcinogenic and hormone-disrupting chemicals are used in cosmetic products in the U.S. without adequate government regulation? (2020-05-04)
... that the first film entirely in American Sign Language was a 1975 vampire movie called Deafula? (2020-05-06)
... that film director Fred Olen Ray made The Brain Leeches for $298.00? (2020-05-06)
... that Awkwafina is the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a film? (2020-05-07)
... that Nepali director Nischal Basnet based Loot's lead character on himself? (2020-05-09)
... that the 2017 romantic thriller You Go to My Head does not use any artificial lighting? (2020-05-12)
... that Martin Scorsese created his first film, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, as part of a summer program? (2020-05-16)
... that the producers of the 1990 American comedy film Home Alone were threatened with legal action by the French director of 3615 code Père Noël, who alleged that it was a remake of his film? (2020-05-17)
... that due to Pakistani actress Saeeda Imtiaz's role in Redrum, one of the film's producers said, "I am worried if my film will see the light of day"? (2020-05-19)
... that the Indian film Chand Bujh Gaya (The Moon Is Eclipsed) was denied a censor certificate for fear of "inciting communal violence" and "communal disharmony"? (2020-05-20)
... that Martin Scorsese filmed It's Not Just You, Murray! in his apartment? (2020-05-20)
... that Scarlett Johansson was nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year? (2020-05-21)
... that although the 2018 release Hamari Paltan was promoted as the last film of veteran Indian actor Tom Alter, another one featuring him premiered later that same year? (2020-05-23)
... that Robert De Niro won the first of his two Academy Awards for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II? (2020-05-24)
... that actress Ruth Warrick was said to have "stolen the show" as a sweet young bride who grows into a disillusioned, middle-aged woman in the 1950 Christian film Second Chance? (2020-05-24)
... that it took more than eight hours to apply makeup for the first time to the actor playing the character Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi? (2020-05-26)
... that actress Natalie Portman was nominated for an Oscar for playing the First Lady of the United States? (2020-05-30)
... that on the day she began filming her first starring role in Ginger, nine-year-old Jane Withers received congratulatory bouquets from W. C. Fields and President Franklin D. Roosevelt? (2020-05-31)
... that Javier Bardem (pictured) is the first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award, which he won for his performance in No Country for Old Men? (2020-06-01)
... that the Protestant Film Commission was founded partly in response to the sympathetic portrayal of Catholics in Hollywood films of the 1940s, while Protestants were played for laughs? (2020-06-02)
... that My Name Is Han, a 1948 docudrama about Christian missionary work in China, was filmed on location near a war zone? (2020-06-04)
... that the Canadian film I've Heard the Mermaids Singing was the second production screened at 1987 film festivals to have a title taken from T. S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"? (2020-06-05)
... that the 2019 romantic comedy Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi set the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal? (2020-06-06)
... that following its limited release in 1972, Cisco Pike was not available on home media until 2006? (2020-06-08)
... that the documentary Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness includes an appearance by Aleichem's granddaughter Bel Kaufman, who was 100 years old at the time of filming? (2020-06-08)
... that a 2006 German documentary attempted to answer the question "Do communists have better sex?" (2020-06-09)
... that a comedian was jailed for his negative video review of the 2019 Nepali romantic comedy Bir Bikram 2? (2020-06-10)
... that the 2018 Nepali comedy-drama Mr. Virgin was criticised for its title? (2020-06-15)
... that the Film Development Board of Nepal refused to issue a production license to Gaja Baja because the title alluded to marijuana? (2020-06-17)
... that The Cincinnati Enquirer commended makers of the 1950 film Again Pioneers for basically telling the Protestant churches that sponsored the production that they "are not doing their jobs"? (2020-06-20)
... that a reviewer praised child star Jane Withers's expressiveness in the title role of Paddy O'Day, saying that she "talks with eyes, hands, feet and hair"? (2020-06-20)
... that production of Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story was delayed by a monsoon and the director having a heart attack, then sped up following an extortion attempt by the Chinese mafia? (2020-06-21)
... that the 2018 film Hotel Milan is based on "anti-Romeo squads" formed in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh? (2020-06-22)
... that Jimmy and Sally, a 1933 film written for the popular screen duo of James Dunn and Sally Eilers, ended up creating a new screen duo of Dunn and Claire Trevor? (2020-06-26)
... that the 1949 film Prejudice drives its point home by having characters use many ethnic slurs, including "nigger", "wops", "dagoes", "dirty Jew", and "dumb Swede"? (2020-06-27)
... that to make the ethnographic film series The Doon School Quintet, visual anthropologist David MacDougall was given unprecedented access to film students at an all-boys boarding school in India? (2020-07-06)
... that the 14-year-old lead actress in the 1931 British Indian film The Last Kiss was brought from a brothel in Dhaka? (2020-07-08)
... that after years of fan lobbying, the director's cut of Zack Snyder's 2017 film Justice League will be released on HBO Max? (2020-07-12)
... that the 1997 historical drama Balidaan (Sacrifice) was banned in 2005 by King Gyanendra's government for its portrayal of Nepal's communist movement? (2020-07-14)
... that the title of the 2020 Nepali comedy–drama film Senti Virus was changed from Anti Virus on the advice of an astrologer? (2020-07-15)
... that Priyanka Chopra planned her wedding to Nick Jonas in between filming scenes for The Sky Is Pink? (2020-07-18)
... that the film Chasing 3000 was meant to premiere at the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but was held back since the filmmakers wanted a better chance to secure a distribution deal? (2020-07-19)
... that the 1994 film Fresh Kill is noted for its influence on hacker subculture, with a 1995 article about the film containing one of the first recorded uses of the term "hacktivism"? (2020-07-20)
... that Moral, part of a loose trilogy of feminist films directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya, was initially dismissed by critics but is now regarded as one of the best Filipino films ever made? (2020-07-22)
... that while directing Walking Down Broadway, Erich von Stroheim tied a 12 ft (3.7 m) length of thread to James Dunn's pant leg and tugged on it whenever he wanted the actor to emote more? (2020-08-01)
... that a former renegade policeman discovered a film depicting his role in the siege of a Philippine military base two decades after its theatrical release? (2020-08-04)
... that director Patrick Creadon said he made the documentary Hesburgh in part because he was skeptical whether the work of Father Theodore Hesburgh "really lived up to his reputation"? (2020-08-04)
... that A Piece of Eden was filmed at the director John D. Hancock's home, with the main location being his apple orchard? (2020-08-08)
... that the film Alexander the Last, which was shot with a Handycam, credits the lead actors as also being the screenwriters? (2020-08-08)
... that during his acting career spanning over 60 films, Jack Nicholson received 12 Academy Award nominations, more than any other male actor? (2020-08-10)
... that a 1950 documentary filmed at a Christian college in Beirut shows how missionary education imparts "modern democratic ways of thinking and living" to Christians, Muslims, and Jews? (2020-08-14)
... that Led Zeppelin may have played at the Wheaton Youth Center in Maryland, but no one knows for sure? (2020-08-23)
... that the title of the romantic comedy film Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven mentions the three places that had the biggest box-office appeal in the 1940s? (2020-08-25)
... that Rhythm Is It! is a 2004 documentary film about 250 public school students trained by Royston Maldoom to dance Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps with the Berlin Philharmonic? (2020-08-31)
... that in the 1942 film Johnny Doughboy, former child stars Bobby Breen, "Alfalfa", and "Spanky" play themselves as members of a club of Hollywood "has-beens"? (2020-09-02)
... that the 2000 anime film Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! draws inspiration from WarGames, Speed, and Dr. Strangelove? (2020-09-07)
... that a print of Badnam Basti, often described as India's first gay film, was discovered in 2019 after having been lost for 40 years? (2020-09-08)
... that The Unknown Comic in the 1984 film Night Patrol is a real-life stand-up comedian? (2020-09-08)
... that many of the teen actors in the Jane Withers comedy film High School had been guests at her thirteenth birthday party? (2020-09-14)
... that President Donald Trump watched the 2019 film Joker with his friends and family at the White House and reportedly enjoyed it? (2020-09-14)
... that the 1938 film Shadows Over Shanghai incorporates footage of the bombing of the city during the Second Sino-Japanese War, which was then underway? (2020-09-20)
... that the 1997 Polish box-office-hit comedy Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku criticizes Polish and American myths such as the American Dream? (2020-09-20)
... that the anime film Weathering with You was inspired by climate change affecting Japan? (2020-09-24)
... that Jane Fonda paid for her political activism from the profits of her Workout videos? (2020-09-25)
... that The Ghost and the Guest is one in a long line of Hollywood films that validate skepticism about paranormal activity by depicting "a haunted house that is not truly haunted"? (2020-10-03)
... that the 1936 film Hearts in Bondage is a rare example of a Hollywood film depicting naval battles of the Civil War? (2020-10-05)
... that Wahan Ke Log is one of the earliest science-fiction films made in India? (2020-10-09)
... that the swamp scenes in The Caribbean Mystery feature a 350 lb (160 kg) alligator named Ben, who was appearing in his 435th film? (2020-10-21)
... that King of Beasts, a documentary about lion trophy hunting, was filmed during the same month as the killing of Cecil the lion? (2020-10-27)
... that a conservation professor who appeared in Extinction: The Facts described it as "surprisingly radical" for a David Attenborough documentary? (2020-10-30)
... that footage from the 1995 documentary film BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism was played for a U.S. congressional committee during its hearings on the National Endowment for the Arts? (2020-10-31)
... that for her sound-film debut in 1931, silent-screen star Mae Marsh begged the director to tell her what to say before each scene? (2020-11-02)
... that the 2020 film A Life on Our Planet is David Attenborough's self-described "witness statement" on how human activity has affected the environment? (2020-11-03)
... that the 2013 Nepali historical drama Badhshala was briefly banned by the Nepali Army because the actors wore military uniforms without permission? (2020-11-05)
... that when Mandy Patinkin played Inigo Montoya in a 2020 virtual live dramatic reading of the Princess Bride script, he used the six-fingered sword (pictured) from the 1987 film? (2020-11-19)
... that Anna May Wong had the starring role in Daughter of the Dragon (poster pictured), but was paid half as much as the non-Asian actor who played her father? (2020-11-21)
... that Victor Jory's first major screen role as a lecherous landlord in the 1933 film Sailor's Luck was praised as "deliciously slimy" and "insanely funny"? (2020-11-22)
... that the 1990 Hindi film Drishti, which follows the story of a married couple who divorce and later meet again, has been praised for its "harsh look at monogamy"? (2020-11-25)
... that years before their Neon Genesis Evangelion series became famous, Gainax's first anime, Royal Space Force, was marketed in Japan by staging a Hollywood premiere? (2020-11-27)
... that actress Norma Shearer posed for a glamor photoshoot to convince her producer-husband Irving Thalberg (both pictured) that her sexual allure would transcend to film for the lead role in The Divorcee? (2020-12-03)
... that Leonardo DiCaprio actually set actors on fire with his flamethrower in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? (2020-12-03)
... that prolific actress Barbara Stanwyck (pictured) received four Best Actress nominations without a win, and was given an honorary Oscar in 1982 for her contributions to the film industry? (2020-12-04)
... that Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular mixes 3D characters with 3D backgrounds black-edged to look 2D to avoid investors comparing it with theatrical CGI films? (2020-12-07)
... that the 1951 British film Surprise Attack (title card pictured) warned of the danger of not being vaccinated against infectious diseases? (2020-12-07)
... that in 1941, a group of isolationist U.S. senators conducted an investigation into alleged "war propaganda" in Hollywood films? (2020-12-08)
... that comedy group Pomato's creations include a skit about a boyfriend who did not understand the difference between a sports bra and a bra, and an advertisement for the Hong Kong Police Force? (2020-12-10)
... that British thespian Vivien Leigh (pictured) won both her Academy Awards for Best Actress for portraying women of the American South? (2020-12-10)
... that the release of the 2001 Hindi film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was delayed for several months due to allegations that it was funded by the Mumbai underworld? (2020-12-11)
... that Avengers: Endgame was untitled until December 2018, as its title was considered a spoiler for the film and its predecessor, Avengers: Infinity War? (2020-12-12)
... that Claudette Colbert, who won her only Academy Award for Best Actress for It Happened One Night (poster pictured), privately called the film "the worst picture in the world"? (2020-12-13)
... that having collaborated on the album Folklore months prior, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Aaron Dessner met in person for the first time for the filming of Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions? (2020-12-18)
... that Shirley Temple said of her relationship with her favorite dance partner Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (both pictured): "It was kind of a magic between us"? (2020-12-27)
... that Manner, a Macau entertainment company, opened a store that sells almond biscuits with condom-looking wrapping, and gives customers free beef jerky if they show a parking ticket? (2021-01-01)
... that the British film Life in Her Hands (scene pictured) was produced to recruit women into nursing? (2021-01-03)
... that despite receiving 30,000 monthly fan letters, top box-office silent-film star Clara Bow (pictured) was convinced that talking pictures would ruin her career? (2021-01-07)
... that Anil Kapoor called AK vs AK "the fastest film I have done in my career"? (2021-01-09)
... that Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne (both pictured) had such a strong rapport on screen that some people believed that they were married in real life? (2021-01-10)
... that it took Zachary Levi an average of twenty minutes to get into costume as the titular character in Shazam!? (2021-01-11)
... that Cristin Milioti appears in Death to 2020 as a stereotypical "Karen", having previously worked with its creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones in Black Mirror episode "USS Callister"? (2021-01-13)
... that It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School was the first film to provide educators with information on how to prevent discrimination against gay people? (2021-01-14)
... that prior to becoming the highest-grossing film of 1965, The Sound of Music was initially criticized for its romanticism and sentimentality? (2021-01-18)
... that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese cheer screenings, which encourage audience participation, have been replaced by viewers' text messages being superimposed on the screen? (2021-01-21)
... that Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (pictured) did not think she would be believable as Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, but her performance added a Primetime Emmy to her awards shelf? (2021-01-21)
... that Spider-Man 2 is considered to be one of the best and most influential superhero films of all time? (2021-01-22)
... that Eli Wallach agreed to play the role of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly immediately after watching the main title sequence of For a Few Dollars More? (2021-01-23)
... that Artémis, cœur d'artichaut is a female buddy film inspired by Greek mythology, Carl Jung and Éric Rohmer? (2021-01-24)
... that the 1951 film The Basketball Fix is based on a real-life scandal involving college basketball betting? (2021-01-27)
... that during the filming of 6 Day Bike Rider, sixteen bicyclists hit the cameraman's motorcycle, which resulted in nine of them being injured? (2021-01-29)
... that Overdrawn at the Memory Bank was recorded on videotape instead of photographic film so as not to be as expensive as Blade Runner? (2021-01-29)
... that the film poster for Looking for Magical Doremi appeared in an episode of Healin' Good Pretty Cure to promote the film? (2021-02-02)
... that Dax Reynosa began his hip-hop career as a battle rapper who would burn the rhyme books of defeated opponents, and later co-produced a documentary depicting battle rap in Los Angeles? (2021-02-02)
... that the documentary Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe explores the life of the musician who signed "Ireland's fastest ever record deal"? (2021-02-04)
... that Driveways director Andrew Ahn said that the experience of directing a script he did not write improved both his writing and directing? (2021-02-06)
... that the first scene of the 2010 film The Social Network took 99 takes to finish? (2021-02-06)
... that Jimmie Rodgers's appearance on The Singing Brakeman made him the first country musician to be featured in a film? (2021-02-08)
... that all dialogue in the film Nostos: The Return is in a made-up language based on ancient Greek, Sanskrit and Latin? (2021-02-09)
... that Philip Seymour Hoffman's roles included a storm chaser, an arms dealer, and a cult leader? (2021-02-10)
... that a seven-figure deal was made for Soman Chainani's debut book The School for Good and Evil to make a film adaptation less than two weeks after the book's publication? (2021-02-11)
... that Serpico was filmed in reverse, and Al Pacino (pictured) had to be shaved as the shooting progressed? (2021-02-13)
... that the silent film The Honeymoon Express was reported to have been withdrawn from release despite being screened later in 1926? (2021-02-14)
... that the 2018 comedy film A Bread Factory, about the difficulty of producing meaningful artistic work in a market economy, received acclaim from critics but earned less than $18,000 at the box office? (2021-02-17)
... that the documentary Change the Subject is about lobbying efforts to replace the term "illegal aliens" with "undocumented immigrants" in the Library of Congress Subject Headings? (2021-02-21)
... that after signing his first movie contract, Humphrey Bogart (pictured) boasted: "I'm going to become the biggest movie star Hollywood's ever seen"? (2021-02-23)
... that the 1960 film The Purple Gang has an introduction by Congressman James Roosevelt, son of Franklin D. Roosevelt? (2021-02-25)
... that the Indonesian drama film Ave Maryam focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship between a Roman Catholic nun and her pastor? (2021-03-01)
... that the 2020 crime film Caught in Time is based on the real-life robber and serial killer Zhang Jun? (2021-03-01)
... that Jia Ling's directorial debut film Hi, Mom has made her the highest-grossing female director in Chinese box-office history? (2021-03-03)
... that the FHProductionHK, a YouTube channel with videos that have reached two million views, features someone who always wears a bear mask to hide his appearance? (2021-03-05)
... that the Atlas Cinema in Istanbul was established as a 1,800-seater movie theatre in 1948 replacing a notable music hall, which was in turn established in the horse stable of a 19th-century residential building? (2021-03-06)
... that while waiting to film London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck for Netflix, London Hughes talked about the word dick in History of Swear Words? (2021-03-06)
... that when Big Red Envelope was released, nearly half of its audience came from fourth-tier Chinese cities? (2021-03-11)
... that the 2014 film Fires on the Plain, which includes madness, murder, and cannibalism, was intended to warn younger Japanese audiences of the horrors of war? (2021-03-13)
... that the cyberpunk setting of New Gods: Nezha Reborn is based on a mixture of 1920s–1930s Manhattan and Republic of China–era Shanghai? (2021-03-14)
... that a three-minute segment of Boonie Bears: The Wild Life took an average of 20 hours per frame to render? (2021-03-16)
... that the short documentary film A City Called Copenhagen was initially not released due to the film commission disliking the film, but it was shown two years later to positive reception? (2021-03-19)
... that in the film Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino improvised the "Attica! Attica!" scene following the suggestion of an assistant director? (2021-03-21)
... that the 1938 film Gangster's Boy starred silent-film actress Betty Blythe, who took on roles that she liked despite a source saying that she was "more or less retired"? (2021-03-22)
... that the 1952 film Girls Marked Danger was classified as being morally objectionable for Catholics by the National Legion of Decency? (2021-03-25)
... that A Ruined Life was the first film by director Victor Sjöström to be shown in Sweden because his earlier film, The Gardener, had been censored for 68 years? (2021-03-26)
... that three-quarters of the animated film A Goofy Movie had to be reshot due to a single dead pixel on a faulty monitor, leading to a delayed release? (2021-03-28)
... that after Do Not Split received an Oscar nomination, the Chinese government reportedly told local media to downplay the awards? (2021-04-04)
... that the 2003 spy thriller The Hero: Love Story of a Spy was Priyanka Chopra's first Bollywood film? (2021-04-04)
... that the 2021 Palestinian film The Present is about a present and the present? (2021-04-05)
... that Plandemic was criticized for its professional-style production? (2021-04-08)
... that the 1923 film The Abysmal Brute (advertisement pictured) included comedic episodes that were not in the 1911 story by Jack London on which it was based? (2021-04-14)
... that Humphrey Jennings's 1939 film Spare Time showed an American audience how the British working classes spent their free time? (2021-04-15)
... that The Wolf of Wall Street set a Guinness world record for the most instances of swearing in a film, with the word "fuck" said a total of 569 times? (2021-04-18)
... that the 1949 film Hardly a Criminal was mostly filmed in Buenos Aires, and that city's critics called it Argentina's "outstanding film of the year"? (2021-04-21)
... that Auliʻi Cravalho (pictured) was the last person to audition for the role of the eponymous character in Moana and was ultimately cast for the role? (2021-04-22)
... that Sister has sparked discussion about gender roles in China? (2021-04-29)
... that the character Tom Bombadil, omitted by Peter Jackson in his later version, appears in a Russian film of The Lord of the Rings? (2021-04-30)
... that Adam West was on the set of Zombie Nightmare for two days? (2021-05-06)
... that during the production of Jeepers Creepers, a budget cut of $1 million resulted in a third of the film being rewritten? (2021-05-08)
... that A Question of Love was widely regarded as a bold film for portraying homosexuality, a rare topic for television dramas in 1978? (2021-05-15)
... that Bruce Baillie's short film All My Life was shot in one continuous take? (2021-05-29)
... that the editor of the Pixar film Soul directed its prequel short film 22 vs. Earth? (2021-05-30)
... that musical comedian Bo Burnham wrote, directed, filmed, starred in and edited Inside by himself, during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021-06-13)
... that Mahanati is the highest-grossing South Indian film to feature a woman as its primary character? (2021-06-17)
... that Kata Wéber moved to Berlin to write the play that would become Pieces of a Woman to avoid her husband, who had encouraged her to write it after finding her personal notes? (2021-06-30)
... that Chang Chen lost 12 kilograms (26 lb) for his role in The Soul? (2021-07-08)
... that Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi, a Polynesian Jew, also starred in the film as an imaginary Adolf Hitler? (2021-07-19)
... that in Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers, Jude Ellison Doyle proposes that Frankenstein is about maternal fear that the author Mary Shelley experienced after family tragedies? (2021-07-23)
... that Drew Goddard wrote the soundtrack for Bad Times at the El Royale into his screenplay so a studio would be forced to purchase the licenses for each piece of music? (2021-07-24)
... that Living in the Age of Airplanes was the first IMAX film to be shot on all seven continents? (2021-07-26)
... that Mark Hamill was cast as the villain in Brigsby Bear, a role the director described as a depraved Jim Henson, "teaching weird lessons about the world in a loving way"? (2021-07-29)
... that Lee Erwin spent six years scoring every one of Buster Keaton's silent features? (2021-07-30)
... that the 1972 documentary Elvis on Tour became the only film starring Elvis Presley to win an award? (2021-07-31)
... that the animated film The Exigency took thirteen years to make? (2021-08-01)
... that James Benning's 1995 experimental documentary film Deseret chronicles 140 years of the history of Utah by way of 93 New York Times excerpts? (2021-08-07)
... that Tig Notaro replaced a cast member in Army of the Dead and was added through computer-generated imagery a year after filming had concluded? (2021-08-12)
... that Olaf's Frozen Adventure was removed from exhibition in Mexico following complaints about its length? (2021-08-13)
... that director Mamoru Hosoda's original concept for his 1999 film Digimon Adventure was a story set against the backdrop of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo? (2021-08-16)
... that astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson called out Disney for an inaccurate Frozen II poster? (2021-08-17)
... that Steve Carell insisted his chest genuinely be waxed in a scene in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which was recorded in a single take? (2021-08-19)
... that Zheng Kai first lost weight and then gained 20 kilograms (44 lb) for his role in Never Stop? (2021-08-21)
... that films from the Long Bow Trilogy depict the same village and villagers mentioned in Fanshen? (2021-08-22)
... that 537 Votes, documenting the controversial 2000 United States presidential election in Florida, was released in the run-up to the 2020 United States presidential election? (2021-08-24)
... that the director of the horror film Camera Obscura was inspired to write the screenplay after one of his co-workers was not allowed to take pictures in South America due to locals believing "it would steal their souls"? (2021-09-03)
... that the 2005 documentary The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, about African-American teenager Emmett Till's murder in 1955 for whistling at a white woman, contributed to the case being reopened? (2021-09-07)
... that a television in the film Day of Reckoning includes scenes from Big Ass Spider!? (2021-09-09)
... that Peter Fleischmann directed the cult film The Hamburg Syndrome, which foresaw a scenario similar to the COVID-19 pandemic as early as 1979? (2021-09-14)
... that the cast and crew of the zombie film Junk, which made use of real meat for its gore effects, were sometimes unable to stomach meat for dinner after spending hours filming? (2021-09-15)
... that director Steve Kloves was reluctant to cast Beau Bridges as the brother of Jeff Bridges's character in The Fabulous Baker Boys because he thought it sounded like "a gimmick"? (2021-09-15)
... that to animate conquistadors in Jungle Cruise, frogs were recorded in a Costa Rican forest? (2021-09-20)
... that Show Me the Father is the fourth consecutive film produced by the Kendrick brothers to earn an "A+" grade on CinemaScore? (2021-10-08)
... that the concept of immortality has been featured in fiction since fiction's oldest known work? (2021-10-10)
... that Michael Herbig, director of the 2018 film Balloon about the 1979 East German balloon escape, would not have made it without the blessing of the families who carried it out? (2021-10-18)
... that the Pakistani film Shehr e Tabassum was the first animated cyberpunk film to be made by an Urdu development team? (2021-10-19)
... that M. Night Shyamalan's Old is based on a Swiss graphic novel that the filmmaker received as a Father's Day gift? (2021-10-24)
... that the 2020 documentary film Gather, which explores Native American efforts for food sovereignty and reclamation of ancestral foodways, was named a Critic's Pick by The New York Times? (2021-10-31)
... that after starring in several films directed by Umberto Lenzi, actor Me Me Lai later worked as a police officer who confiscated them as "video nasties"? (2021-11-09)
... that none of the six then-living CCNY players were interviewed for the 1998 documentary film City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal? (2021-11-13)
... that the French animated film The Summit of the Gods is based on a Japanese manga series? (2021-11-13)
... that the 1914 Lubin vault fire (aftermath pictured) in Philadelphia destroyed several thousand unique early silent films? (2021-11-14)
... that Stembridge Gun Rentals supplied so many firearms to the film industry that when Chaplin producers asked for a rifle similar to that in Shoulder Arms, Stembridge had on hand the actual gun used? (2021-11-19)
... that a short version of the Japanese stop motion film Junk Head was favorably reviewed by director Guillermo del Toro? (2021-11-22)
... that The Occupation of the American Mind sought to explore the United States' steadfast support for Israel in the face of the latter's controversial actions? (2021-11-25)
... that Alatchakra: Circle of Desire was the first three-dimensional Bangladeshi film? (2021-11-26)
... that one critic opined that "it's hard to fall for Falling for Figaro"? (2021-11-26)
... that the subjects of the documentary Found discover that they are biological cousins as teenagers? (2021-11-28)
... that the documentary Nerds 2.0.1 has been criticized for racial inequality among its 50 featured pioneers of the internet? (2021-11-30)
... that the documentary film Boycott includes the stories of three Americans who sued their state governments after being affected by anti-BDS laws? (2021-12-17)
... that Dan Finnerty was cast in Single All the Way so that he could cross the Canada–U.S. border and join his wife, Kathy Najimy, on the set of the film? (2021-12-17)
... that Raoul Servais invented a new technique for combining animation and live action for his short film Harpya? (2021-12-20)
... that ice hockey film Chicks with Sticks received its title and funding following the success of Men with Brooms? (2021-12-21)
... that The Jew's Christmas was the first American film to have a rabbi as one of its characters? (2021-12-24)
... that the director of the 1936 film The Love Wanga was threatened by having a wanga placed in his car? (2022-01-03)
... that the 1912 production of Man's Genesis was the first "primitive man" film ever made and created a prehistory film boom in the years following its release? (2022-01-17)
... that two versions of Embrace Again were released, one in Standard Mandarin and another in the Wuhan dialect? (2022-01-18)
... that the lead role in the 2021 film Cry Macho was first offered to Clint Eastwood in 1988? (2022-01-20)
... that the 1938 film Road Demon contains footage of well-known accidents that occurred at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? (2022-01-21)
... that Alice of Friday the 13th became a catalyst for the slasher film trope of unexpectedly killing off the main surviving protagonist in the sequel? (2022-01-23)
... that Fire and Sword, a film about Tristan and Isolde, reused the stuntmen and horses from another Arthurian film, Excalibur? (2022-01-25)
... that Encanto's Mirabel is the first Disney heroine to wear glasses? (2022-01-30)
... that Lieutenant-Colonel Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander and two others died on camera during the filming of the 1918 war film Symbol of Sacrifice? (2022-01-30)
... that John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut was the bestselling pornographic film of 1994 and had the most rentals that year in the United States? (2022-02-06)
... that the 1992 documentary film Daddy and the Muscle Academy, which focuses on the life of gay erotic artist Tom of Finland, has been broadcast on Finnish television multiple times? (2022-02-08)
... that Encanto character Bruno Madrigal was originally named Oscar, but his name was changed due to the number of real-life Oscar Madrigals in Colombia? (2022-02-19)
... that a showing of the 1914 film Lord Chumley on the roof of a New York City theatre was canceled with an on-screen announcement due to its 40-minute runtime? (2022-02-21)
... that zombie pornography emerged in the 1980s during a rise in the Italian sexploitation film industry? (2022-02-21)
... that The Battle at Lake Changjin II uses frostbite makeup and fake snow made from white sand? (2022-02-23)
... that a wolf and lion cub were raised together since they were five weeks old to film The Wolf and the Lion? (2022-02-24)
... that approximately 85 percent of Manhattan was recreated for the 2008 video game The Incredible Hulk? (2022-02-28)
... that Woody from Toy Story was originally written as a ventriloquist's dummy and the main villain of the film? (2022-02-28)
... that during the production of the 1935 film Together We Live, carpenters tried to copy the musical saw brought in by actress Wera Engels? (2022-03-02)
... that, for the animated film Us Again, director and writer Zach Parrish considered a video of an elderly couple dancing to be visceral and ideal inspiration? (2022-03-05)
... that Encanto's Isabela Madrigal was animated to be aware that she is "always on stage"? (2022-03-06)
... that the director of Only Fools Rush In said motorcycles are harder to film than cars? (2022-03-07)
... that the film Panta Rhei is about the rhythms of clouds and water because the director Bert Haanstra did not feel ready to deal with people? (2022-03-11)
... that Dimple Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for playing a professional mourner in the film Rudaali? (2022-03-12)
... that a 35-second Blue Angels shot in To Fly! took more than four months to prepare? (2022-03-13)
... that the interactive cartoon Cat Burglar takes about 15 minutes to watch, but features 90 minutes of animation? (2022-03-14)
... that while playing a ghost in the mystery film Lekin..., Dimple Kapadia was forbidden to blink because director Gulzar believed it would make her feel surreal? (2022-03-15)
... that efficient and professional torture is found only in fiction? (2022-03-15)
... that the 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge created more than 100,000 images for his study Animal Locomotion (example pictured) that included an ostrich and a capybara? (2022-03-16)
... that the 1935 film Navy Wife, starring Claire Trevor (pictured), was the first film that deals with life as part of the Navy Nurse Corps and Medical Corps of the United States Navy? (2022-03-18)
... that the 1950 Hindi film Hamari Beti, which featured Nutan's first lead role, at 14 years of age, was directed by her mother? (2022-03-23)
... that in the television series sequel Imortal (2010), Angel Locsin portrayed the lead role as the daughter of her lycan character in the Lobo TV series? (2022-04-04)
... that the satirical study of "Qallunology", the study of white people, in the film Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny, is meant as a critique of the treatment of Inuit culture by anthropologists? (2022-04-07)
... that Lebanese actress Takla Chamoun stoically refused to cancel a play showing after being informed that her mother had died? (2022-04-07)
... that Ploning and Mindanao, films starring Judy Ann Santos (pictured), were the Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 81st and 93rd Academy Awards, respectively? (2022-04-08)
... that the 2017 short film Juice, starring Shefali Shah as a middle-class Indian wife defying patriarchal norms, won two Filmfare Short Film Awards? (2022-04-08)
... that the destructible environment effects in The Incredible Hulk were so extensive that two additional artists were added during the game's development? (2022-04-09)
... that Rajendra Kumar was supposed to play his first major role in the 1951 social drama Hum Log but was replaced a few days into filming? (2022-04-10)
... that none of the original core Ice Age cast returned for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild? (2022-04-16)
... that Shiva Baby was one of the most-awarded films not to receive an Oscar nomination in 2022? (2022-04-20)
... that the British film Strippers vs Werewolves opens with a different band playing the song "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran? (2022-05-20)
... that 'Til Kingdom Come, a documentary film about evangelical Christian Zionism in the United States, was blocked from airing on PBS due to its editing of a speech by Donald Trump? (2022-05-24)
... that Bea Alonzo had her breakout role at the age of 15 in the 2002 drama series Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay, in which she played a lawyer? (2022-05-28)
... that Nutan, the lead actress of the 1951 A-rated suspense thriller Nagina, was not allowed to enter the film's premiere because she was underage? (2022-05-28)
... that the Carib Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica, was the British West Indies' first building to offer air conditioning upon its opening? (2022-06-01)
... that the Indonesian film Apa Jang Kau Tjari, Palupi? was "hailed by critics", "rejected by the audience", and "shown around the world"? (2022-06-05)
... that the screenwriter of Under the Christmas Tree, the network Lifetime's first lesbian Christmas film, also wrote the channel's first gay male Christmas film the year before? (2022-06-05)
... that the documentary Babi Yar. Context shows rare footage of buildings being destroyed by retreating Soviet forces in the main street of Nazi-occupied Kyiv? (2022-06-07)
... that the documentary comedy films Being Canadian and When Jews Were Funny explore the filmmakers' cultural identity through interviews with dozens of comedians? (2022-06-08)
... that after performing as a costumed stunt double in the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises for almost 30 years, Seiji Takaiwa appeared in his first starring role in Good Morning, Sleeping Lion? (2022-06-09)
... that the first episode of the British pop music TV show Top of the Pops was broadcast on 1 January 1964 from Dickenson Road Studios, a converted church in Manchester? (2022-06-13)
... that when A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell screened at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, Lloyd Kaufman said that "no one else was dumb enough to do a dinosaur movie"? (2022-06-15)
... that Emma Watson considered quitting the Harry Potter film series, but later returned to star in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? (2022-06-19)
... that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, had an appearance in the 1974 film Sangram? (2022-07-01)
... that the title of the incel and Frogtwitter subculture film TFW No GF stands for "that feeling when [you have] no girlfriend"? (2022-07-09)
... that the 1983 pink film Beautiful Mystery was one of the earliest commercially produced gay pornographic films in Japan? (2022-07-10)
... that the original Green Goblin suit, created by Amalgamated Dynamics for Spider-Man, was scrapped after being deemed "too creepy" by studio executives? (2022-07-23)
... that the film Evangeline, based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was praised by Longfellow's daughter? (2022-07-24)
... that the 1923 book Motion Pictures in Education is among the first major works about using films to teach students? (2022-07-25)
... that Mabel Cheung won the 5th Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director with her debut film The Illegal Immigrant? (2022-07-26)
... that while Marvel Comics originally designated the main reality depicted in the MCU multiverse as Earth-199999, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness established it as Earth-616? (2022-07-28)
... that the plot of Fast and Feel Love involves a character competing to become the fastest cup-stacking competitor in the world? (2022-07-30)
... that as women's ski jumping was not then an Olympic event, Yoshiko Kasai participated as the only female test jumper at the 1998 Winter Olympics, as dramatized in Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold? (2022-08-01)
... that singer Billie Eilish wrote and produced a film that critiques body shaming? (2022-08-01)
... that the 2021 French documentary From Where They Stood examines photographs secretly taken by inmates of Nazi concentration camps? (2022-08-03)
... that in 2017, Oscar Isaac possibly became the first Latino actor to play Hamlet in a major US production? (2022-08-03)
... that The Scent of Joseph's Shirt was said by Iranian director and screenwriter Ebrahim Hatamikia to reflect his perception of waiting for Imam Mahdi? (2022-08-10)
... that a 65-minute concert film starring Billie Eilish was filmed all in one week? (2022-09-10)
... that the working title of Alien was Star Beast? (2022-09-14)
... that despite the commercial success of previous Kendrick Brothers films, star Kirk Cameron said that Lifemark was unable to secure a distributor due to its pro-life stance? (2022-10-02)
... that Galadriel's gift of some of her hair to Gimli in The Lord of the Rings has echoes in both English literature and Norse legend? (2022-10-13)
... that the young protagonist of A Costume for Nicholas has Down syndrome, as does his portrayer? (2022-10-14)
... that the pro-adoption documentary I Lived on Parker Avenue premiered at the Louisiana Governor's Mansion in 2018 at the invitation of Governor John Bel Edwards? (2022-10-14)
... that the documentary film Jihad Rehab features interviews with former inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp who are now in the Care Rehabilitation Center, a “jihad rehab” in Saudi Arabia? (2022-10-20)
... that a scene featuring Michael Fassbender kissing himself in Alien: Covenant was cut from the Chinese release due to censorship? (2022-11-03)
... that the screenwriter for Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love went to jail for telling a judge to "shut up"? (2022-11-03)
... that the titular monster from 2014 horror film The Babadook was later adopted as a gay icon in internet memes after being listed as an "LGBT film" by Netflix? (2022-11-07)
... that a Taiwanese film about parental favoritism was titled A Sun in English to create a pun with "a son"? (2022-11-09)
... that Meteor Studios created "realistic CG on TV budgets", but went bankrupt after completing visual effects work for Journey to the Center of the Earth? (2022-11-11)
... that Raihan Rafi, the writer and director of the 2021 Bangladeshi film Janowar, interviewed the alleged perpetrators of the quadruple murder on which it is based? (2022-11-15)
... that the documentary Boggy Creek Monster, about the Fouke Monster, had its first screening at a middle school? (2022-11-23)
... that a British filmmaker forced the British Board of Film Classification to watch paint drying for ten hours? (2022-12-04)
... that Neha Pendse, the lead actress of the Marathi film June, contributed some of her own money towards its production? (2022-12-05)
... that the 1999 television film Down Will Come Baby aired two weeks after the Columbine High School massacre and was criticized for exploiting parental fears with its depiction of child violence? (2022-12-06)
... that the film Death in Small Doses is a dramatization of the real–life death of Nancy Lyon by arsenic poisoning? (2022-12-20)
... that the film Farha, which depicts the killing of a Palestinian family by Israeli soldiers during the Nakba, became the subject of a downvoting campaign? (2022-12-28)
... that real calf brains were used during the production of the 1988 comedy horror film Brain Damage? (2022-12-29)
... that the 2021 film West Side Story was banned in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, likely due to the transgender character Anybodys? (2023-01-03)
... that Fuccbois' crew won awards, while Fuccboi's prose received both praise and criticism? (2023-01-04)
... that Bethune: The Making of a Hero, once Canada's most expensive film, had a documentary about its troubled production shown at the 1988 Toronto International Film Festival instead of itself? (2023-01-10)
... that the first day of filming of the psychological thriller Farah coincided with the beginning of the 2019 Lebanese protests? (2023-01-10)
... that the documentary Railway with a Heart of Gold has actual footage of a derailment captured whilst the filmmaker was attached to the side of the train? (2023-01-12)
... that although it was rejected by the lesbian mainstream when it was first released, Kamikaze Hearts has since been called a milestone in queer cinema? (2023-01-13)
... that an internet meme about the nonexistent film Goncharov inspired more than 500 fan fiction works about the film? (2023-01-14)
... that the Kill Bill films inspired SZA to write a song about murdering her ex-boyfriend? (2023-01-18)
... that The Man Without Talent is an I-novel, a genre of semi-autobiographical confessional literature that has been popular in Japan since the early twentieth century? (2023-01-19)
... that after the release of Enola Holmes in 2020, the original author's estate sued Netflix, claiming that it violated copyright laws because it depicted Sherlock Holmes as having emotions? (2023-01-24)
... that although Andrzej Żuławski's film Possession is referred to as a psychological drama and horror, its genre is still a matter of controversy? (2023-01-24)
... that during its run of screenings at the Whitney Museum, the 1979 film Asparagus was shown rear-projected onto a set that appears in the film itself? (2023-02-04)
... that a 1944 serial film (poster pictured) was the first film appearance of Captain America and the first film appearance of any Marvel Comics character? (2023-02-06)
... that the May Queen dress worn by Florence Pugh in the film Midsommar was made of 10,000 silk flowers and reportedly sold for US$65,000 at auction? (2023-02-07)
... that the 1981 Japanese experimental short film Spacy is made up of 700 still photographs of a gymnasium? (2023-02-09)
... that during the filming of Dawn of the Dead, hundreds of extras in zombie makeup had to be on constant standby, so the crew built a "factory" where painted extras were on-call? (2023-02-10)
... that the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, which examines the career of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, was banned in India? (2023-02-15)
... that Alia Bhatt's first screen appearance was as the younger version of Preity Zinta's character in the 1999 horror film Sangharsh? (2023-03-21)
... that Iyarkai is based on the true story of a man who got lost in the Mediterranean Sea and never returned? (2023-04-04)
... that for Live at Bush Hall the band Black Country, New Road created three distinct backstories for its performances, including one about a pizza chef who comes across a poltergeist? (2023-04-05)
... that there is a name – BRAAAM – for the loud – BRAAAM – low horn sound (featured) – BRAAAM – made popular by action film trailers? (2023-04-11)
... that Ned Beatty turned down the role of John Doe in the film Seven because the script was the "most evil thing" he had ever read? (2023-04-14)
... that there are no werewolves in Mexican Werewolf in Texas? (2023-04-18)
... that Digital Domain created a new facial-capture system to help create the look of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame? (2023-04-22)
... that YouTube channel Trial & Error's manner of selling live-show tickets—HK$10,000 on day one, $5,000 on day two, all the way to $10 on day 24—appeared on a university entrance exam? (2023-04-22)
... that Money Shot: The Pornhub Story was described by multiple reviewers as unsalacious? (2023-04-24)
... that Arnold Schoenberg composed a film score to no film? (2023-04-26)
... that Cambodia's first science fiction film, Karmalink, combines Buddhist concepts of karma with themes of artificial intelligence? (2023-04-27)
... that to prepare for her role in the television film Search for Grace, actress Lisa Hartman Black underwent hypnosis? (2023-04-29)
... that the main village set of the 2019 horror film Impetigore was so remote that the crew had to build toilets and a path for vehicles? (2023-05-02)
... that in 1935 Paramount wanted to reissue the film Island of Lost Souls (poster pictured) but was denied by the Hays Code, due to the film's excessive horror? (2023-05-03)
... that for several decades, Soviet actress Maria Vladimirovna Mironova acted out scenes of a quarrelling couple on stage with her real-life husband? (2023-05-03)
... that the documentary Lynch/Oz incorporates hundreds of film clips to illustrate the influence of The Wizard of Oz on the work of filmmaker David Lynch? (2023-05-06)
... that singer Barbara Mandrell thought that when she saw Maureen McCormick play her in her biographical film, "all [she was] going to be able to think about is Marcia Brady"? (2023-05-09)
... that Tim Allen debuted in the 1988 film Tropical Snow? (2023-05-10)
... that Angel Aquino received two nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the 2014 Gawad Urian Awards? (2023-05-16)
... that the 1994 film The Devil Never Sleeps centers on director Lourdes Portillo investigating her uncle's death? (2023-05-20)
... that Crying Ladies and Donsol, films starring Angel Aquino, were Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 77th and 80th Academy Awards, respectively? (2023-05-24)
... that film critic and censor D. I. Suchianu wanted Romanian moviegoers to cease "falling asleep whenever they're not shown a naked breast [or] a hip that's getting some action"? (2023-05-25)
... that actor Glenn Strange was unaware that he was being called to play Frankenstein's monster in House of Frankenstein until he reported to the make-up room? (2023-05-28)
... that Keith Carradine met his future wife, actress and model Hayley DuMond, on the set of the 1999 film The Hunter's Moon? (2023-06-01)
... that the experimental film 13 Lakes, which consists of 13 ten-minute-long static shots of different lakes in the United States, was deemed to be significant by the Library of Congress? (2023-06-02)
... that the theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm, a former ringtone of Steven Spielberg, has been used as the backing to a Snoop Dogg song? (2023-06-04)
... that celebrities who were interviewed in The Canadian Conspiracy were paid US$500? (2023-07-01)
... that 24 Hour Psycho slows down Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho to two frames per second, stretching its duration to a full 24 hours? (2023-07-11)
... that Egghead & Twinkie claims to be the first feature film crowdsourced on TikTok? (2023-07-15)
... that Bill Pohlad, co-founder of film distributor Apparition, was surprised by his fellow co-founder Bob Berney's resignation? (2023-07-18)
... that the Nigerian film October 1 could not be released on October 1, the country's Independence Day? (2023-07-20)
... that the short film Once Upon a Studio features previously unheard audio from Robin Williams as the Genie? (2023-07-20)
... that none of the actors in Poppy Garden, a film depicting a father and son's struggle for survival during the Colombian conflict, had previously acted in a film? (2023-07-21)
... that Mckenna Grace (pictured) has portrayed younger versions of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Tonya Harding, and Captain Marvel? (2023-08-15)
... that La La Land's composer initially wanted "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" to be the film's "award song" instead of "City of the Stars"? (2023-08-16)
... that Bonnie Elliott devised the concept for a campaign to promote female representation in cinematography? (2023-08-20)
... that the Infinity Stones were not planned to be the MacGuffins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga until at least 2012? (2023-08-21)
... that the prop currency produced by the Earl Hays Press for the 1965 film The Cincinnati Kid was so realistic that it entered circulation and the plates had to be destroyed by the United States Secret Service? (2023-08-25)
... that the Midtown Theater was nowhere near Midtown? (2023-08-25)
... that Sienna Shaw of the slasher film Terrifier 2 was envisioned by Damien Leone as symbolizing an Old Testament angel? (2023-09-01)
... that an unfinished cut of Revolution+1, a film about the life of the suspected assassin of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, was released in theaters the day before Abe's state funeral? (2023-09-03)
... that fans of Castle in the Sky twice broke the record for largest number of tweets posted per second? (2023-09-11)
... that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the nightclub scene in Simón used only 30 extras instead of the originally intended 250? (2023-09-15)
... that Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company alleging that the release strategy for Black Widow breached her contract? (2023-09-19)
... that Kevin Feige perceived a "direct parallel" between the experiences of real people during the COVID-19 pandemic and those of fictional characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during the Blip? (2023-09-24)
... that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour caused the horror film The Exorcist: Believer to move its release date one week earlier from Friday, October 13, 2023? (2023-10-13)
... that it is debated whether the 1919 kino-drama Righteous Revenge can be considered the first Korean film? (2023-10-21)
... that the sound for the film A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution was recorded using a Walkman? (2023-10-30)
... that Night of the Living Dead (film featured) was mistakenly released into the public domain? (2023-10-31)
... that film critics accused the MPAA ratings board of having yielded to studio pressure to rate The Exorcist R rather than X? (2023-10-31)
... that although the 1950 Mexican film Un día de vida (pamphlet pictured) bombed with domestic audiences, it became a classic in Yugoslavia? (2023-11-04)
... that Jeʹvida is the first feature film in the Skolt Sámi language? (2023-11-20)
... that in the documentary Transition, Jordan Bryon says he finds Taliban fighters "lovely"? (2023-12-20)
... that the Indian director Manhar Raskapur's films Mulu Manek and Kadu Makrani were both remade during the 1970s? (2023-12-22)
... that an early example of the genre of Christmas horror is A Christmas Carol, published in 1843? (2023-12-25)
... that in 2001, around 64 percent of all films produced in Malayalam were of the soft-porn variety? (2023-12-26)
... that PragerU's hashtag #DETRANS, originally meant to promote their short film, was hijacked by Twitter users? (2023-12-28)
... that the projector at the Walter Reade Theater had to be modified to screen Nathaniel Dorsky's short film Triste? (2024-01-02)
... that fewer than half of the seventy cues composed by Dmitri Shostakovich for the 1971 film King Lear made it into the final cut? (2024-01-04)
... that Kathanar – The Wild Sorcerer is being shot on a custom-built studio spanning 45,000 square feet, utilizing the virtual production technology? (2024-01-09)
... that the stylized animation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem was inspired by rough sketches in school notebooks? (2024-01-16)
... that Detroit has been waiting for its statue of RoboCop for more than 12 years? (2024-01-21)
... that the film Critical Zone was shot in secret by Ali Ahmadzadeh without permission from Iranian authorities? (2024-01-22)
... that a pornographic screenplay about Jesus led to papal and royal condemnations, a firebombing, the writer's ban from the UK, and thousands of letters per week demanding the ban of a non-existent gay Jesus film? (2024-01-24)
... that with Gogoliad, Dmitri Shostakovich ended his film career with Grigori Kozintsev, the same director with whom he started? (2024-01-24)
... that Fred G. Sullivan's film The Beer-Drinker's Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking depicts Sullivan being humiliated with mud and whips for the failings of his previous film? (2024-01-29)
... that Donald Sutherland asked to play Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games films as he hoped the series would inspire a revolutionary movement among young people? (2024-01-31)
... that Let's All Go to the Lobby, a one-minute filmed advertisement, has been preserved by the US National Film Registry? (2024-02-01)
... that the documentary Tish uses sets from Ricky Gervais's sitcom After Life? (2024-02-01)
... that Kevin Feige first envisioned a shared universe featuring the Avengers in the mid-2000s? (2024-02-02)
... that heist-horror film Johnny & Clyde has been called "unwatchable"? (2024-02-02)
... that a bus-chase sequence in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings took more than a year to plan and was revised more than twenty times? (2024-02-04)
... that Prey is the only feature film to have a full Comanche language dub? (2024-02-20)
... that Spider-Man was chosen as the last character to return in Avengers: Endgame's Avengers assemble scene because it was designed to be emotional for audiences? (2024-02-21)
... that the first Russian feature film, Stenka Razin (poster pictured), depicts the historical Cossack leader throwing a princess into the Volga? (2024-02-25)
... that the 2023 drama film Time Still Turns the Pages won the Audience Choice Award at the 60th Golden Horse Awards? (2024-03-17)
... that marketers try to turn a secret women-only language into a branding device for "high-end potatoes" in the documentary Hidden Letters? (2024-03-27)
... that TV Guide criticized Flypaper as among the "second-rate rip-offs" of Tarantino's Pulp Fiction? (2024-04-03)
... that Stan Brakhage's film Sirius Remembered shows the decomposition of the corpse of his family's dog? (2024-04-09)
... that a story titled "The Adventures of Mr. Stupidhead in Russia" may have influenced the Soviet silent comedy film The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks? (2024-04-09)
... that a 2010 documentary claimed to expose how the Muslim Brotherhood infiltrates Western society from within? (2024-04-10)
... that a 2000 documentary exposed the secret support of female genital mutilation by Norwegian imams? (2024-04-11)
... that in 2023, car manufacturer Rivian acquired the historic Lynn Theatre in Laguna Beach, California, and converted it into its first showroom? (2024-04-13)
... that until the release of the documentary Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop, sexual abuse claims involving record producer Johnny Kitagawa went widely unreported in Japanese media? (2024-04-20)
... that the 2024 drama film The Lyricist Wannabe is the first motion picture about Cantopop lyric writing? (2024-04-21)
... that Edgar Wright's pitch for an Ant-Man film in 2006 helped to shape the early films of Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? (2024-04-24)
... that Uwe Boll has described his 2024 crime drama film First Shift as the least violent in his body of work? (2024-04-28)
... that the 2004 documentary The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing contains interviews from dozens of film editors, including women under-represented in the field? (2024-04-30)
... that Ukrainian Sheriffs went to summer school after being shot? (2024-05-01)
... that the posthumously released documentary Clean centered on the life of Sandra Pankhurst, a former sex worker, drag queen, and crime scene cleaner? (2024-05-03)
... that an Irish comedy group wrote the film Apocalypse Clown? (2024-05-04)
... that actress Agnes Mapes had to improvise a complex choreographed dance from basic poses for the 1907 play The Holy City? (2024-05-05)
... that the 2023 drama film Fly Me to the Moon was Sasha Chuk's debut as a director, screenwriter and lead actress, making it her first feature film in all three categories? (2024-05-08)
... that in 1911 the Butterfly Theater featured a pipe organ worth $10,000 (equivalent to $327,000 in 2023)? (2024-05-09)
... that Cinda Firestone, the heiress to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, directed a documentary about the 1971 Attica Prison riot? (2024-05-11)
... that within a week of its upload, YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind became YouTube's most-disliked video of all time? (2024-05-12)
... that the 2024 film 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days was filmed in Japan in March to capture both snowfalls and cherry blossoms in the same month? (2024-05-16)
... that according to Brandy Hellville, executives at Brandy Melville have bought the clothes off of employees' backs? (2024-05-20)
... that Bruce Conner conceived of his short film Cosmic Ray as "presenting the eyes" for blind musician Ray Charles? (2024-05-31)
... that the mouse protagonist Mrs. Brisby from The Secret of NIMH had her name changed because of a trademark issue from a toy named "Frisbee"? (2024-06-01)
... that when producer Daniel Grodnik proposed the idea for Terror Train to his wife, she thought that it sounded terrible? (2024-06-02)
... that the 1972 Finnish film The Sheep Eaters gathered more than a million viewers opposite the 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships match between Finland and the Soviet Union? (2024-06-04)
... that George Krugers was circumcised so he could pass as Muslim and film The Great Mecca Feast? (2024-06-06)
... that George Kunkel (pictured) portrayed a mountaineer in The Chalice of Courage (1915), the first film to depict assisted suicide? (2024-06-16)
... that a 2018 documentary film explores blockchain as a means to give stateless refugees official identities? (2024-06-16)
... that actress Mia Goth was cast as both Pearl and Maxine in X to emphasize the similarities between the two characters? (2024-06-17)
... that Zombie Plane cannot take flight from Chuck Norris? (2024-06-17)
... that the documentary film I Am Human has been the conversation starter for neuroscience panel discussions at universities such as Harvard? (2024-06-22)
... that Richard Linklater's original concept for Dazed and Confused took place entirely within a car as its characters listened to ZZ Top? (2024-06-26)
... that Score: A Hockey Musical has been described as "so Canadian it hurts"? (2024-07-01)
... that The Blue Angels was shot using IMAX cameras rigged to a helicopter, plus an ultra-high-speed camera shooting at 1,000 frames per second? (2024-07-04)
... that Liza Soberano's early acting roles include playing the third wheel in romance films? (2024-07-05)
... that to encourage the development of Bissau-Guinean cinema, one foreign filmmaker provided the country's film institute with cameras, lights, and a Steinbeck guitar? (2024-07-07)
... that South Korean actress Na O-mi's stage name was inspired by the song "I Dream of Naomi"? (2024-07-11)
... that plans to shoot the Beijing-set portions of the 1989 Japanese film Beijing Watermelon on location were cancelled after the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre occurred mid-production? (2024-07-12)
... that 200 spiders were on the set of Infested? (2024-07-14)
... that Pure Japanese was released under this English title in its native Japan? (2024-07-17)
... that the 2016 festival South by South Lawn included a panel discussion on climate change led by President Obama? (2024-07-18)
... that to embody her role as a short-track speed skater in the movie Breaking Through, actress Meng Meiqi inserted a rock into one of her ice skates to feel real pain? (2024-07-21)
... that Olympia Dukakis's first screen role was in the avant-garde film Twice a Man? (2024-07-25)
... that a Kubrick stare (example pictured) can be "invasive" and "troubling"? (2024-07-26)
... that after a British Sikh physician could not find any recent mainstream English film led by a woman that resembled her, she co-wrote and co-produced her own? (2024-08-04)
... that a Japanese essayist and film historian has called Godzilla Minus One a "dangerous movie"? (2024-08-07)
... that Jennifer Brea directed an Academy Award–shortlisted documentary while bedbound from ME/CFS? (2024-08-18)
... that a casino, a bar, and formerly a restaurant occupy what was once one of Brighton's most important cinemas? (2024-08-31)
... that Indian film editor A. Sreekar Prasad holds a record for editing films in 17 different languages? (2024-09-03)
... that Sergei Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible (scene pictured) has been named as both one of the worst films and one of the greatest films of all time? (2024-09-06)
... that the prison scenes in the film Plurality were shot in an archaeology museum? (2024-09-08)
... that the title of the documentary Wolfman's Got Nards is derived from a memorable line in the 1987 film The Monster Squad? (2024-09-11)
... that The Invincible Dragon was filmed at the Macau police headquarters without permission, leading to the detention of the director and the lead actor? (2024-09-15)
... that ComicBook.com originally began as a website with sales links and press releases before becoming an entertainment news site? (2024-09-26)
... that the composer Joe Hisaishi has been awarded eight Japan Academy Film Prizes and nominated for eight more? (2024-09-26)
... that G Affairs was presented at project markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but rejected because it was deemed unmarketable in China? (2024-09-27)
... that actress Norma Phillips starred in a 52-episode silent film series in 1914 that interviewed real-life celebrities? (2024-10-02)
... that the Netflix-released film A House in Jerusalem is inspired by the history of the director's Palestinian family, who were expelled in 1948 from what had become Israel during the Nakba? (2024-10-03)
... that Patrick Tse's performance in the film Time won him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the age of 85, making him the award's oldest recipient? (2024-10-03)
... that William, Prince of Wales, inspired the character of Prince Wheeliam in Cars 2? (2024-10-04)
... that Jer Lau, who appeared in the film Over My Dead Body, also performed its theme song because the director felt his role was too minor? (2024-10-09)
... that The Right and the Wrong was the first feature film produced natively in Trinidad and Tobago? (2024-10-10)
... that North Korean series The Taehongdang Party Secretary was created to help promote the consumption of potatoes during a rice shortage? (2024-10-11)
... that the ongoing premiere of Gregory Markopoulos's Eniaios started 20 years ago? (2024-10-13)
... that Sandra Ng wore her own clothes while filming Love Lies to help the production crew save on the budget? (2024-10-19)
... that real paramedics were hired to portray EMTs in Mongrel, and they responded to a medical emergency that occurred in a village where they were filming? (2024-10-20)
... that the scenes set in the United States in the Taiwanese film Daughter's Daughter were nearly omitted during the writing process but were retained at the insistence of lead actress Sylvia Chang? (2024-10-22)
... that while shooting his first short film, Jean-Luc Godard was barred from his mother's funeral for stealing? (2024-10-24)
... that the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival canceled the screening of a politically themed film due to the "inability to locate suitable copies", despite the film having been showcased three years earlier? (2024-10-28)
... that Stephen Tung was cast in Stuntman because the directors envisioned someone who had co-starred with Bruce Lee for the lead role? (2024-10-29)
... that the zombie film Get the Hell Out was shot at the currently abandoned Kaohsiung City Council Hall, which had neither water nor electricity? (2024-10-31)

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