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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Film

Fact- Half of all films made before 1950 have been lost forever due to poor preservation techniques, failure to store and protect negatives correctly, and the lack of technology to protect negatives from degrading

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

In-Flight Movies

Fact- On April 6, 1925 Imperial Airlines became the first airline to feature in-flight movies. They played "The Lost Show"

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Chitty, Chitty, Bond, James Bond

Fact- Ian Fleming creator of the James Bond character, also wrote the children's book, "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang" that was made into a movie featuring Dick Van Dyke.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Zombie

Fact- Zombies are one of the few paranormal villains who have a more cinematic pedigree than a literary one

Thursday, December 30, 2010

North Korea

Fact- One of the first western made movies shown in North Korea was "Bend it Like Beckham". It was arranged by the British Embassy and was heavily edited.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Love Indie

Fact- in early drafts of the script, Indiana Jones did not carry his trademark weapon, the whip.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Sloth

Fact- The man who played Sloth in The Goonies was John Matuszak. He was the first round pick in the 1973 NFL draft. He won 2 superbowls before retiring and becoming Sloth