4 More Better-Late-Than-Never Literary Sequels
It was recently announced that author Harper Lee would release a follow-up for To Kill a Mockingbird…55 years after the book’s release. Here are a few more long-delayed sequels.
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Youngest, Oldest, Longest, Shortest: ‘SNL’ Edition
As Saturday Night Live prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary, here are some “not ready for prime time” superlatives.
7 Things You May Not Know About the Abominable Snowman
He’s big. He’s hairy. He’s possibly more synonymous with winter than any other mythical creature. Here is some interesting trivia about the big fella.
10 Positively Adorable Facts About the Puppy Bowl
It’s one of America’s biggest sporting events and it draws millions of viewers every year. No, not the Super Bowl. Here are some interesting facts about Super Sunday’s other big game.
3 Notable Cases of Musical Infringements
There are only so many musical notes, so sometimes two hit songs end up sounding alike. That’s when the lawyers get involved.
Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Random Trivia Facts
With the recent announcement of the amazing, all-female leads of the new Ghostbusters movie, we decided to dig up some random trivia facts about the Ghostbuster franchise.
4 Oscar-Winning Movies That Roger Ebert Didn’t Like
The Academy Awards are not objective. Sometimes movies that film critics don’t care for take home the big prizes. Here are a few examples of award-winning movies that Roger Ebert didn’t particularly like.
The MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker
Since 1992, MTV has held its own Movie Awards. The categories are fan-voted, and less stodgy than the Oscars, with awards for things like “Best Villain” and “Best Kiss.” From 1992 to 2002, there was an award for Best New Filmmaker.
Breaking Bad (With Glitter)
Here’s what happened when one entrepreneur recently decided to turn those annoying little decorations into a mean-spirited business.
Look Like an ‘SNL’ Character for Only A Few Hundred Bucks
Saturday Night Live is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary season with…a line of expensive, designer clothing at Sak’s Fifth Avenue?
3 More Cinematic Controversies
Sony pulled The Interview from a major theatrical release after hackers threatened to bomb any theater that screened it. While it may very well be Hollywood’s most controversial film of all time, it’s definitely not the first.
Ted Turner’s CNN Doomsday Video, Revealed
It’s become something of a legend over the years, but Ted Turner really did record a special clip to play on his CNN news channel…at the end of the world.
The Changing Categories of the Academy Awards
Oscar nominations were announced today. Here’s a look at how some of the categories have evolved over time.
Movie Trivia: Three Scripts That Took Years to Get Produced
Richard Linklater famously took 12 years to make Boyhood. But that was a choice and reflected the nature of the work. In our movie trivia vault, we found these scripts that took years to make simply because it took a long time to get anyone interested.
2015 According to “Back to the Future”
Back to the Future Part II landed in cinemas in November 1989. The film follows Doc Brown and Marty McFly as they blasted themselves into the far-off year of 2015. Now that it really is 2015, let’s look at a few of the film’s technological predictions. Hoverboards Mirroring a scene in the original Back to […]
10 Facts About the 10 Biggest Hits of 2014
Here are Billboard’s top 10 hits of the past year, and some interesting facts we found about them.
The Springfield Nuclear Power Planet Softball Team and the Baseball Hall of Fame
On a 1992 episode of The Simpsons, Mr. Burns hires nine then-current Major League Baseball stars to be ringers on the company softball team, only to have nearly all be unable to play for various, bizarre reasons. With Baseball Hall of Fame inductees being announced this month, here’s a look at what happened to those players in real life (all of whom voiced their animated selves).
The Elvis Movie Generator
From 1956 to 1969, Elvis Presley (who would’ve turned 80 years today) made more than 30 movies, such as Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls! and Harum Scarum. They were low budget and formulaic: some songs, a pretty girl, a chase scene, and a fight. With our handy generator, you can make up your very own Elvis movie.
