Trivia
Things you should know about The Hobbit by now
In the past month or so a lot of news about the eagerly anticipated Hobbit movie has come out. I’ve been getting over excited by the various updates coming from facebook, twitter and TORN, but for those of you who don’t have a constant supply of Tolkien related news, here is a handy break down [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )A few quick words on Sherlock Holmes
I don’t really have time to write a full on review so instead I’m giving you a couple of paragraphs based on some stuff I scribbled down last night. Note: I’ve really tried to tone down use of the word “awesome.” Sherlock Holmes is awesome. It is definitely one of the best films I’ve seen [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Now that I have free time
You may well have heard about this as it’s circulating the net pretty fast, but Empire have set up their “cryptic canvas” as a celebration of 50 years of movies. All you have to do is find the 50 movies. It’s harder than it looks…. At the moment I’m stuck on a pitiful 28/50. So [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Factoids
Here’s some random Wolverine trivia I’ve picked up from various sources…. The part of Wolverine was originally offerd to Joaquin Phoenix but he turned it down. Thank God! As much as I love Phoenix (before he became an *ahem* rap artist) that would never have worked. Three Mile Island, the site of Stryker’s base in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Mozart, Beethoven, Bach…Williams?
OK, first, right click here, open in a new tab, press play, and then read while you listen. I wanted to add the track myself but it was the wrong file type and I’m not clever enough to convert it. Hopefully they’ll appreciate the hits. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll probably have noticed that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )The World’s Most Famous Scream!
Those of you who saw this weeks QI will know where this came from, but after my sister sent me the youtube link I thought I should share it with some more people because it really is weird. The Wilhem Scream is the most used sound effect in cinematic history. It turns up in everything [...]
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