Archive for September, 2012

Did Kevin Smith Once Picket His Own Film?

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: Kevin Smith once picketed his own film. Dogma, a 1999 action comedy film by writer/director Kevin Smith, […]

Does John Patrick Shanley Really Have a Clause in His Contracts That You Can’t Change Any of His Screenplays?

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: John Patrick Shanley has it written into his contract that no words in his screenplays can be […]

How Did a Haircut Get “As Time Goes By” Into Casablanca?

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: “As Time Goes By” would have been removed from Casablance had it not been for a haircut. […]

Did the Temptations Win a Best R&B Instrumental Grammy for “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: The Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” won a Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental! “Papa was a […]

Were the Rolling Stones Playing “Sympathy for the Devil” When A Crowd Member Was Killed at Altamont?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: The Rolling Stones were performing “Sympathy for the Devil” when a crowd member was killed at the […]

Was an Actor Fired From Playing John Lennon Because His Name Was Mark Chapman?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: An actor was fired from a TV movie where he played John Lennon because it was revealed […]

Did Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Really Divorce Twice?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorced twice. Often, it is difficult to figure out exactly where a […]

Was Good Times Not Originally Intended as a Spin-off of Maude?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Good Times was not originally a spin-off of Maude. The television sitcom, Good Times, which initially starred […]

Is There a Transgendered Character in the Super Mario Brothers Universe?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to video games and whether they are true or false. VIDEO GAME URBAN LEGEND: Super Mario Brothers features a transgendered character. In Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers 2, one of the various bad guys that Mario and Luigi have to fight is named […]

Did Iraq Really Use Playstation 2 to Help Develop Their Weapon Systems?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to video games and whether they are true or false. VIDEO GAME URBAN LEGEND: Iraq was using Playstation 2 to help develop their weapons systems. The second edition of Sony’s popular video game console, PlayStation, was released in 2000. Through various delays, […]