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When did you last laugh at a podcast while shopping in Tesco Express? Never? Then you've not heard Regretflix. Regretflix comprises of three hosts - John Kerrison, Sophie Cowles, and Nicola Robey as review the 100 worst films on IMDB. The trio picks films at random from the list and despite the unordered selection, the …
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Some Batman Forever clips crept into my YouTube recommendation feed today so I watched them. I remember going to see it at the cinema back in 1995. I even collected the sticker book that came with it. But Batman Forever has not aged well. In my twentysomething wisdom, I started spotting inaccuracies and considered writing …
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It's Halloween season but there's always time for Beetlejuice, right? Beetlejuice, the iconic Halloween movie starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Geena Davis, and Alex Baldwin has had people in stitches (one way or another). But did you know a sequel could take place in Hawaii? Or that Tim Burton's girlfriend's legs featured in the movie? …
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Complete with magnets. Well played, Mr Richter. According to the late Robin Williams, the word jumanji is Zulu for "many effects". While I'm not 100% sure of its validity, this real-life board game lives up to that definition. Steven Richter is a sculptor and prop-maker by trade and he lent his fantastic skills to a …
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"The Best of Bad Acting" stars Tommy Wiseau, as well as scenes from some random ninja movies, Troll 2, Birdemic and Tough Guys Don't Dance. Ever watched Sunset Beach? I used to watch it with my mum and sister in the late 90s. It was "so bad it was good" and now any show that …
One of my favourite accounts on Twitter has to be @CoolFilmArt. It's a treasure trove of, well, cool film art with incredible posters from all over the world. We spoke to Robyn, one of the curators of the account about its origins and some of her favourite film posters. So, how did the @CoolFilmArt account …
German expressionist films helped shaped cinema during the Modernist period. Open Culture has selected 10 iconic films to watch for free, from Nosferatu to the prophetic classic Metropolis. German Expressionism ended in 1933 when the Nazis came to power. They weren’t interested in asking uncomfortable questions and viewed such dark tales of cinematic angst as …
So bad he was worse, Ed Wood is a bigger figure dead than he was alive. Reviled modern-day directors haven't got anything on Ed Wood. The American filmmaker made a slew of horrendous low-budget movies in the realms of sci-fi, horror, and crime. During the 60s and 70s, he started making more pornographic films with …
Cats videos aren't necessarily a modern idea. That's what Atlas Obscura has suggested. The video, filmed by none other than Thomas Edison, shows two cats "boxing." But don't worry, no actual punches took place, just swipes in boxing gloves for about 30 seconds. Amongst his plethora of inventions, he was also a filmmaker. This cat …
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Posteritati is home to over 40,000 movie posters from decades of cinema. The store/gallery is based in New York where you can purchase everything from a 1960s Swiss Scene Card of Casablanca for $150 to a 1933 Argentinian King Kong poster for $75,000. Batman Returns poster As well as posters, Posteritati also sell books. The …
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