Trivia: Anthony Stewart Head (of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fame) makes a cameo as the man who congratulates Sweeney after his competition against Signor Pirelli. Head originally had a larger role, but his scenes were eventually cut out. (00:38:25)
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4th Aug 2008
Sweeney Todd (2007)
4th Aug 2008
The Mummy Returns (2001)
3rd Aug 2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Question: Near the beginning of the film, in 1946, Rick and Evie are asked to take the Eye of Shangri-La to China as a peace offering from Britain, and a subsequent shot is them arriving in China in 1947. Since the task seems to be of extreme importance, why do they wait an entire year to deliver it?
Chosen answer: For one thing, just because two different years are shown does not mean that a full twelve months passed before they arrived in China. Also, travel to an undeveloped third-world country in the mid 20th century was not like it is today. There were no jet planes, much pre-planning and preparation would have to be done before departure, different modes of transportation would have to be arranged, and there would be many stops, delays, and transfers along the way. This could cumulatively take many months.
2nd Aug 2008
Angel (1999)
2nd Aug 2008
Angel (1999)
2nd Aug 2008
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
2nd Aug 2008
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Trivia: Christian Coulson, who played Tom Riddle in the second film, expressed interest in returning for this film, but David Yates felt Coulson was too old to convincingly play the role again. Ironically, Coulson was "too old" to begin with, being almost ten years older than the age group Chris Columbus had set for auditions.
1st Aug 2008
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Trivia: Because of changes to the script Joss Whedon was forced to make by the studio, he doesn't consider the film canon as established by the TV series. The studio made Whedon trim out many of the film's darker moments, in addition to a quite a few of the jokes he had written. And they also forced him to completely rewrite the climax, which originally ended with Buffy burning down the school's gym to kill the remaining vampires.
1st Aug 2008
The Lost Boys (1987)
Trivia: After twenty years of attempting to make a sequel, the direct-to-video film Lost Boys: The Tribe was released in 2008. Coincidentally, the film features Kiefer Sutherland's half-brother, Angus, as the head vampire.
1st Aug 2008
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
1st Aug 2008
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
31st Jul 2008
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
30th Jul 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
28th Jul 2008
Hellboy (2004)
28th Jul 2008
The Princess Diaries (2001)
Revealing mistake: When Mia is playing softball in gym class, and the ball she hits at Josh hits him in the groin, he actually gets hit in the stomach. (01:24:45)
24th Jul 2008
Superman Returns (2006)
Question: Was Brandon Routh's resemblance to Christopher Reeve intentional, or coincidental?
Chosen answer: It certainly wouldn't have hurt his chances. The makers were looking for somebody who could emulate Reeve's performance, while still making it their own role. Routh fit the bill. As for the physical resemblance, there's only so far that you can go away from a certain look when casting for the role of Superman; obviously Routh and Reeve both fit that look. The distinct facial resemblance was simply a happy bonus.
22nd Jul 2008
Michael Collins (1996)
Trivia: Brendan Gleeson, who plays Collins' aide Liam Tobin, played Collins in the 1991 TV movie The Treaty.
22nd Jul 2008
Die Another Day (2002)
Trivia: Halle Berry was the first Oscar winner to play a Bond girl. While Kim Basinger holds both honors, she won her Oscar fifteen years after her Bond appearance, whereas Berry won hers while "Die Another Day" was still in production.
21st Jul 2008
Michael Collins (1996)
19th Jul 2008
Nancy Drew (2007)
Trivia: The titles of several Dehlia Draycott movies are titles of "Nancy Drew" books.
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Chosen answer: Given that he's only seventeen now, pretty safe bet that he's been in school, focusing on his education.
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