Archive for the 'Movie Legends Revealed' Category

Did Albert Finney Have A Hilarious Cameo as a Woman in Miller’s Crossing?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Albert Finney had a bizarrely hilarious hidden cameo as a woman within his own film, Miller’s Crossing. […]

Was Good Will Hunting Originally an Action Thriller?

Was Good Will Hunting really first written as an action thriller?

What Surprising Film Got the Original Star Wars Into More Theaters Than Expected at First?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Fox made any theater that wanted to show the film The Other Side of Midnight agree to […]

Why Can’t Major Avengers Villain Kang Be in an Avengers Movie?

Which major Avengers villain is off-limits for Avengers films?

Was Ingrid Bergman Actually Publicly Censured By the U.S. Senate for Having an Affair?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Ingrid Bergman was publicly censured in the United States Senate over her adultery. Ingrid Bergman was one […]

Movie Legends Addendum: The REAL Origin of the Ghostface Mask From Scream?

A while back, I wrote a Movie Legends Revealed about the amazing story of how the makers of the movie Scream discovered the Ghostface mask they used in the film. Among the people who read that initial article was a man named Loren Gitthens, who had a fascinating story to tell about the Ghostface mask […]

Did George Lucas Initially Plan on Killing Darth Vader off in the First Star Wars Sequel?

In this Movie Legends Revealed, learn what George Lucas had planned for Darth Vader at first.

Did MGM Give Up Their Rights to Lassie Just to Avoid Paying Lassie’s Trainer Backpay They Owed Him?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE/TV URBAN LEGEND: MGM gave up the rights to Lassie in exchange for not paying $40,000 in back pay to […]

Was There Nearly a Love Triangle Between Spider-Man, Mary Jane and DOCTOR OCTOPUS in Spider-Man 2?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: There was nearly a love triangle between Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and DOCTOR OCTOPUS in Spider-Man […]

Did Josie and the Pussycats Not Receive Any Money for Product Placement?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Josie and the Pussycats did not receive any money for the excessive product placement within the film. […]