Trivia: That freaky, shrill score of Psycho, created by Bernard Herrmann, inspired a well-known music producer to help create a popular song for a famous band. George Martin cites Bernard's score as an influence for 'Eleanor Rigby' by the greatest and most romantic band ever, the Beatles.
Allister Cooper, 2011
23rd Jul 2009
Psycho (1960)
23rd Jul 2009
Psycho (1960)
Trivia: Christopher Lee was asked which part of Psycho did he consider the scariest, and he replied, 'Well, it wasn't the shower scene because you knew something was going to happen, right? So it wasn't that. What was scary was when the detective, played by Martin Balsam, climbed the stairs in the house to the second floor when a door opens and out steps a woman who stabs him, causing him to fall backward to his death. Now that scene I found very scary.'
23rd Jul 2009
The Matrix (1999)
22nd Jul 2009
G.I. Jane (1997)
Trivia: Throughout the film, Master Chief John James Urgayle, played by Viggo Mortensen, reads and quotes poetry. In real life, Viggo is very fond of poetry; in addition to being an accomplished poet, skilled actor, artist, painter, and horseback rider, he published a book of his own poems entitled 'Ten Last Night' before he became well known.
22nd Jul 2009
The Ruins (2008)
Trivia: Throughout the film, the five characters on the Mayan structure walk around in thin clothing day and night. In reality, it was quite chilly; the director and crew wore jackets to shield them from the cold.
22nd Jul 2009
Alpha Dog (2006)
Trivia: Jesse James Hollywood, played by Emile Hirsch, the mastermind behind the kidnapping of the young boy, was recently found guilty on July, 2009, of the crime depicted in this film. He was sentenced to life in prison.
22nd Jul 2009
Pulse (2006)
Trivia: This film is a remake of the scary Japanese original, Kairo, a.k.a. Pulse, which was written and directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi.
22nd Jul 2009
Twilight (2008)
Trivia: Before Twilight, Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart worked together in a film, Into the Wild. Emile would later recommend Kristen to Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, who had worked with Emile on Lords of Dogtown. Interestingly enough, also in that film was Nikki Reed, who would later play Rosalie in Twilight.
13th Jul 2009
Citizen Kane (1941)
Trivia: Steven Spielberg bought the famous 'Rosebud' prop at an auction in 1982 for $60,500. When Orson Welles heard about this, it was reported that his reaction was, 'I thought we burned it.'
9th Jul 2009
Public Enemies (2009)
Trivia: In the trailer - and the film, for that matter - Johny Depp's character John Dillinger tells a bank employee, 'We're here for the bank's money, not yours. Put that away.' Robert DeNiro's character Neil McCauley in Heat similarly goes, 'We're here for the bank's money, not yours. Your money's insured by the federal government, you won't lose a dime.' Both Heat and Public Enemies were written (or co-written in the case of Public Enemies) and directed by Michael Mann.
8th Jul 2009
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Trivia: The late Gene Siskel was one critic who was not overly impressed with the film. When Anthony Hopkins picked up his award, he jokingly proclaimed, 'What's Gene Siskel's address? Someone give it to me please? I'd love to visit him. I'll see you soon, Gene.'
7th Jul 2009
The Doors (1991)
Trivia: Billy Idol plays Cat, a character who limps around in crutches. In reality, that was no act: Billy Idol was involved in a motorcycle accident that temporarily left him limping with crutches.
29th Jun 2009
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Trivia: Christopher Lee, who plays Saruman, recalls an incident which left him rather baffled. A fan walked up to him and asked if Dracula [one of Lee's well-known cinematic characters] and Saruman were to fight each other, who would win? Lee was flabbergasted. He said, 'I just looked at this man. What a ridiculous thing to say. I mean, really, it was absolutely idiotic.'
22nd Jun 2009
The Assassin (1993)
Trivia: The Assassin is a remake of a French movie, La Femme Nikita.
20th Jun 2009
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Trivia: Robert Duvall was asked to reprise his role as Tom Hagen, but an agreement couldn't be made on the price.
20th Jun 2009
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Trivia: George Harrison passed away November 2001, and this film was released December. In the film, the characters of Kurt Russel and Tom Cruise are talking about the Beatles. Kurt mentions someone whose 'favorite Beatle used to be John, and now it's Paul.' To which Tom replies, 'I've always liked George.' It's been said that when that line was uttered in a cinema, there was a collected sigh from the audience. Someone involved with the film remembers Tom Cruise coming and telling him, 'Can you believe he's [George Harrison] gone, man?'
16th Jun 2009
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Trivia: In New York, Vincent is showing Mary the old olive company where Don Vito Corleone once worked and then owned. An elderly white-haired lady with a friend comes up and greets them, and tells Vincent about the troubles of the neighborhood. That lady is played by Catherine Scorsese, mother of Martin Scorsese.
Question: When Han and Lando meet for the first time after a while in the Cloud City, Han gets a rude welcome from Lando. Was Lando's rudeness a veiled warning to Han to leave, since Darth and the troopers were waiting for him?
5th Jun 2009
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Trivia: This role of Inventor played by Vincent Price would be his very last in a motion picture. Shortly after narrating and starring in a couple of television shows and a voice-over for an animated film, he passed away in 1993.
2nd Jun 2009
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Trivia: After every time travel safari, Charles Hatton greets and welcomes back his guests, comparing them to Columbus, Marco Polo, Armstrong, and 'Brubaker landing on Mars.' In 1978, director Peter Hyams, directed Capricorn One [and A Sound of Thunder], a film about a staged travel to Mars. Three astronauts were involved - Lt. Willis, Cmdr. Walker, and Col. Brubaker.
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Chosen answer: The rude welcome was just a way for Lando to "mess" with his old friend. It would have been suicide for Lando to get Han to leave knowing Vader and Company were waiting for all of them.
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