The last time that we saw the beloved volleyball from Cast Away (2000), he was floating on the ocean, tragically separated from the adoring Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks). We all know where Chuck went from …
In some movies the role of a bizarre mother-character is a special element of storytelling. Sometimes an actress does such an awesome performance as a bizarre mum, that the mothers bizarreness becomes…
It's often been said that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. So basically, if you find one of your own movie scenes the subject of occasional parody, in our books, you've made it. These a…
During one of Siskel and Ebert's early Sneak Previews (1975), the two critics asked each other that question: If you owned a movie theater, what would you call it?. Siskel liked the word "Paradis…
Which of these bathrooms, WC's, restrooms, lavatory, or washroom would haunt your nightmares if you found yourself desperate to use them when nature really is calling! Discuss your revulsion here! htt…
By nature, filmmakers would try to film the movie in such a way that you won't suspect doubles were used, if they were. Sometimes the shots (or whole scenes) get so iconic that it is surprising to dis…
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the IMDb Poll, the members of the poll board were invited to share their favorite IMDb live polls. Which of these polls do you find the most interesting?
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Of all the screen legends in all Hollywood, no one could deliver a line like Humphrey Bogart. He was good, very good... the stuff cinematic nostalgia is made of. Commemorating the 60th anniversary of …
A knife? A chain saw? A hook? Horror movies, along with their villains, have been as creative as they have been horrifying with their weapons of choice, and have mentally scarred us as a result. Lock …
The Golden Raspberry Awards, more popularly known as Razzies or Razzie Awards, annually honors cinematic under-achievements in a variety of film categories. While, the Academy Awards, more popularly k…
One of the most obvious ways in which the power of cinema can be seen is the way in which even a single camera shot of a common object can change the thoughts and emotions evoked by that object becaus…
One of the greatest sequences from The Simpsons (1989) (Stealing First Base (2010)) inspired by Cinema Paradiso (1988), features a montage of unforgettable kiss scenes from movies and TV... with some …