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Movie Map. Home Alone. You probably didn't realize just how identical these two movies were. Something else you might not know: 'Home Alone' is empirically better than 'Die Hard.' Don't believe us? &&(navigator.userAgent.in Just The Facts Home Alone was made in 1990 by John Hughes, who also made 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' and 'The Breakfast Club' It is the highest-grossing live action comedy of all time. What Kids Can Learn from Home Alone Dealing With Parents Are your parents inexplicably annoyed with you, despite the fact that you're clearly much more awesome than they are? Like, say, this guy. Criminals Mostly bungling idiots, they can be defeated by the average 10-year-old. Note to Macaulay Culkin: Smooth criminals, on the other hand, should never be approached by 10-year-olds.

Guns You have these. Then again, if you put that crowbar in the right hands... Fire Not nearly as dangerous as everyone says it is. Pictured: an excellent, non-lethal idea. Creepy Old Men He probably just needs a hug. High Art. Don't Panic. BATMAN REFERENCE MANUAL by Becky Bain - Artist: Doug Chang. Ohnotheydidnt: My Little Pony gets a Hollywood makeover. The much-loved children's toy, My Little Pony, has undergone an extraordinary transformation. The new collection sees the ponies mimic a variety of characters from cult films like Batman and Alien.

The creator Mari Kasurinen, who admits she preferred Star Wars dolls to My Little Pony as a child, has been inundated with orders for the quirky toys, which are on sale for a whopping £330 each My Little Pony Slave Princess Leia My Little Pony Stormtrooper My Little Pony Chewbacca My Little Pony Han Solo My Little Pony Edward Scissorhands My Little Pony Skeletor My Little Pony He-Man My Little Pony Alien My Little Pony Batman and Robin My Little Pony Kill Bill Bride My Little Pony Cry Baby My Little Pony Elvis My Little Pony Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow My Little Pony The Joker Source.

Row Three » Vanity Fair Recreates Hitchcock. Alright, these are just plain cool. Vanity Fair had a recent photoshoot with some of today’s most popular stars where they recreated classic scenes from some of Alfred Hitchcock’s most iconic films. They’re all pretty awesome, but my favorites have to be Seth Rogen in North by Northwest, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. in To Catch a Thief, and Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem in Rear Window.

The others include Keira Knightley and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Rebecca, Emile Hirsch and James McAvoy in Strangers on a Train, Charlize Theron in Dial M For Murder, Naomi Watts in Marnie, Rene Zellweger in Vertigo, Jodie Foster in The Birds, and lastly Tang Wei, Josh Brolin, Casey Affleck, Eva Marie Saint, Ben Foster, Omar Metwally and Julie Christie in Lifeboat. This has to be one of the coolest photoshoots I’ve ever seen. I’ve posted them all below, JUST CLICK ANY IMAGE if you’re looking for some big enough to use as wallpaper – and you can see the original post over at /Film. How Super Heroes & Super Villains Gain Their Powers. Julia Roberts in Three Minutes or Less // Current. To Our Faithful Current.com Users: Current's run has ended after eight exciting years on air and online.

The Current TV staff has appreciated your interest, support, participation and unflagging loyalty over the years. Your contributions helped make Current.com a vibrant place for discussing thousands of interesting stories, and your continued viewership motivated us to keep innovating and find new ways to reflect the voice of the people. We now welcome the on-air and digital presence of Al Jazeera America, a new news network committed to reporting on and investigating real stories affecting the lives of everyday Americans in every corner of the country.

You can keep up with what's new on Al Jazeera America and see this new brand of journalism for yourself at Thank you for inspiring and challenging us. . – The Current TV Staff. The Greatest Partiers in Film History. Stereotyping People By Their Favorite Chick Flick. Hollywood Height Chart : UsedWigs. If Movies Followed Their Original Casting. The Movie Cliches List, part 3. WHY MEN LOVE THE BIG LEBOWSKI by Kristin Wong - Artist: David Hwang. We count bodies, so you don't have to. 21 Amazing Movie Posters Recreated with Lego. There is seemingly no end to Lego creativity. Models, stop motion movies, amazing ads and art recreation… And now, even movie posters are being recreated with that unique-tongue-in-cheek style you can only get with lego bricks and minifigs. If you love movies and you love Lego, you will love these posters. The Simpsons Movie Reservoir Dogs Indiana Jones Bourne Ultimitium Inglourious Basterds Live Free Die Hard Rocky Balboa Forrest Gump One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Jaws X-Men Origins The Last Samurai I am Legend Sweeney Todd Ghostbusters Lord of the Rings – Fellowship of the Ring The Godfather Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Scarface James Bond – Quantum Of Solace.

Best movie mistakes. If movies followed their original casting... list. TRIVIA From IMDB: Robert Redford screen-tested with Candice Bergen for the part of Benjamin Braddock but was finally rejected by director Mike Nichols because Nichols did not believe Redford could persuasively project the underdog qualities necessary to the role. When he told this to Redford, the actor asked Nichols what he meant.

"Well, let's put it this way," said Nichols, "Have you ever struck out with a girl? " "What do you mean? " asked Redford. "That's precisely my point," said Nichols. The poster wouldn't have worked either. Movie-A-Minute: Grease. 50 Lessons Learned From Movies | Static-Romance.Org. Happy Monday! I know it’s not always happy but today it is because Creatives Couples is back! I’m very excited because this one of two times you’ll be seeing the lovely Lisa Yoder, a developer from Philadephia, on the blog this week. Lisa currently works at Urban Outfitters as a developer and is married to the very talented Chad Ostrowski who is a Ruby developer at PipelineDeals. I’m extremely jealous of their double-developer power. While both my husband and are front-end developers, we definitely don’t get to focus on development as often as we’d love to.

I’m so excited to have Chad and Lisa on the blog today and they’re sharing so many great things! What makes you a creative couple? Lisa: We’re both professional web developers, which is a pretty creative endeavor unto itself. Chad: The band that Lisa referenced will be reborn this year, but we’re working much harder to make it a shared endeavor this time (previously it was mostly my baby). Chad: Hmm… Tough question! Chad: Haha, yes. 8 Things You Never Noticed In The Breakfast Club - Premiere.com. THE CASTING DIRECTOR’S CHEAT SHEET by Junior Owens - Artist: J.R. Baldwin. 19 Things You May Not Have Known About Star Wars. There are certain movie franchises that enthrall almost everyone, and Star Wars is one of those. It is a movie that you can watch over and over again (as I have), and no other movie trilogy has quotes and characters so deeply ingrained in the public psyche. If you go up to anyone and say, “May the Force be with you,” most people will know exactly what you mean.

The movies elicit such a strong fan following that most of the Easter eggs within each of the movies have been identified (such as the tennis shoe asteroid), but there are a few that have managed to stay hidden. But, thanks to the internet, after the jump are 19 things you may not have known about Star Wars. Category: Cool Stuff, Film Tags: George Lucas, Star Wars, Trivia Advertisements. _--MORGAN-FREEMAN_ARROWS.jpg (Image JPEG, 649x1715 pixels) Dan-meth-my-trilogy-meter-i-know-other-movie-geeks-are-mozilla-firefox-31-beta-2.jpg (Image JPEG, 386x479 pixels) A Timeline of Film's Favorite High School Nerds.

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