Better known as the voice of Lois Griffin on Family Guy these days, Alex Borstein has returned to her early days as THE Ms. Swan. The ex-MadTV star has written and produced an awesome parody of 2010’s classic Black Swan. Returning to her roots, Borstein brings back one of the most memorable characters of recent television comedy. You can check out her video after the jump and be sure to check out her website as well!
One of the silliest and perhaps overly used dramatic word in all of film, television, and other mediums has found its way into one of the longest montages ever made. Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is not a single “no” left out to be discriminated against. With over 150 instances of the simple word, this montage proves to be quite entertaining. Yes! Check it out after the break!
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Who knew that a little thing like Reeses Pieces could spark a cultural complexity and annoyance such as product placement. Being a geek of both arts, advertising and film, I wonder to myself, how have I never heard of these awards? Well your guess is as good as mine. But moving forward… the Brandchannel has furiously tabulated product placement for over the past decade. Each year they honor the good, the bad, and the ugly of product placement in films. To see who the big winners are, find out after the break!
What is a Foley you ask? Well a foley is a person who is in charge of imagining the elements that are made up of a sound to replicate it for actions in film. You’d never think that they would have to recreate all of the sounds you hear when you are watching a movie, but in fact, most of the sounds you hear are not recorded while filming the actors. They make all the extras whisper to capture the dialogue. To find out more about what a foley has up his sleeves, check out the great short documentary of foley artist Gary Hecker after the jump.
Little did you know, in 2003, he sold his comic collection for $1.68 million, including his copy of Action Comics issue #1, the first ever appearance of Superman. Nicolas Cage is a hard fortune cookie to crack, but behind the man, the myth, the legend, lies a very intricate being full of depth we perhaps may not even want to fathom. I bet you didn’t know he named his son Kal-El after Superman or that he is related to Francis Ford Coppola and changed his last name to Cage. To find out what really feeds Nic Cage’s awesomeness you just have to keep reading!
FACT: Did you know for a film renowned for violence, GoodFellas has a relatively low body count of 10? These little tidbits we never really think about when exiting a movie. Many little miraculous and astonishing things can be found if we watch very carefully; or just have a great inside to production information. Did you know Young Henry (played by Christopher Serrone) is right-handed. Older Henry (Liotta) is left-handed? All these facts and more after the jump!
If you haven’t seen this incredible fan art rendering of the Nintendo classic, The Legend of Zelda, than you have been living under a rock and fail as a nerd. Created by, as he likes to call himself, Ag +, this artist has created one of the most stunning artistic displays of video game art ever created. This is most epic creation links all of the Zelda games together, no pun intended. To see the full version, because above only pictures 1/8th of the massive piece, check it out after the jump with an inclusion of a speed painting video of how it was developed!
I came across this really awesome infographic that shares the treasures of amazing tidbits that the Harry Potter universe has injected into our world. Did you know J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire (in U.S. dollars) by writing books? What other factoids can be revealed? Well you’ll have to see after the jump!
Previously, the world of Walt Disney was overtaken by the hipsters, and now, they have taken siege in Hollywood to not like movies before they get too mainstream; obviously. Check out which movies those tight jean wearing American Apparel emo rip-offs have tarnished after the jump!
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