Was ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Almost Too Depressing to Exist?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to see all the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” nearly never existed because it was too depressing. It comes as little surprise […]

Was Die Hard an Adaptation of a SEQUEL to a Book That Was ALSO Made Into a 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: Die Hard was a screen adaptation of the sequel of a book that also was adapted into […]

Did Frank Sinatra Keep the Manchurian Candidate Under Wraps After the Kennedy Assassination?

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: Frank Sinatra kept the Manchurian Candidate under wraps for years in the wake of the Kennedy Assassination. […]

Was “Softly As I Leave You” Written by a Man on His Deathbed?

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: “Softly as I Leave You” was written by a dying man as his wife slept at his […]