Archive for the 'Movie Urban Legends Revealed' Category
This is the thirty-ninth in a series of examinations of urban legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we answer the questions: Was Shaft originally intended to star a white actor? Did A Fish Called Wanda really kill one of its viewers? and Did Nightmare [...]
January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 1 Comment
This is the thirty-eighth in a series of examinations of urban legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we figure out whether Black Sabbath inspired the Stonehenge scene in This is Spinal Tap, we learn about Albert Finney’s turn in drag in Miller’s Crossing and [...]
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 6 Comments
This is the thirty-seventh in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we discover how the FBI felt that It’s a Wonderful Life was communist propaganda while we also discover how at the same time DeBeers was paying to put [...]
June 17th, 2011 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 1 Comment
This is the thirty-sixth in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we look at the story about the major film release that actually threw a horse off of a cliff, changing the way films used animals forever! Plus, was [...]
June 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 7 Comments
This is the thirty-fifth in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we look at the story about how a Back to the Future lawsuit dramatically changed actors’ rights, how a hit film accidentally gave away U.S. naval secrets and [...]
May 6th, 2011 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 12 Comments
This is the thirty-fourth in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the previous thirty-two. Let’s begin!
October 1st, 2010 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 9 Comments
This is the thirty-third in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the previous thirty-two. Let’s begin!
July 16th, 2010 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 11 Comments
This is the thirty-second in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the previous thirty-one. Let’s begin!
April 9th, 2010 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 6 Comments
This is the thirty-first in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the previous thirty. Let’s begin!
April 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 5 Comments
This is the thirtieth in a series of examinations of legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the previous twenty-nine. Let’s begin!
March 26th, 2010 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 9 Comments