- The HOLLYWOOD Sign
That Hollywood sign that is made up of nine letters every standing 50 feet high is among the most recognizable landmarks inside the world.
The original sign was truly intended as an advertisement for a new housing development. It was erected in 1923 and also the original sign said, "HOLLYWOODLAND." Harry Chandler, who owned the Los Angeles Times newspaper and was involved with the land syndicate that was developing a housing project in the...
- Cold War Movies
The "Cold War" lasted 45 or 46 years, depending upon which theory you accept about when it started. The Cold War was the consummate staring contest. The Eastern Block, led by Russia, kept one finger on the button that would destroy the West, whilst the West (that's us) kept its finger on the button that would destroy the East. The Cold War world was filled with espionage, spying, and counterspying � and a entire lot of what can only be referred t...
- Movie Trivia
Movie trivia games are everywhere � both on-line and off. Where buddies and family gather, you may be pretty sure that there will be a movie trivia game of some kind used as group entertainment. It's no wonder. Everybody loves movies.
Most of the much better movie trivia games are a combination of a physical board game and DVDs. Those that just get pleasure from going to the movies and those who are real movie buffs can both play and get p...
- Comedy inside the Movies
Comedy is among the hardest genres to succeed in. The critics are basically the audience. They laugh, you are a hit. They don't, you are not. Comics do not need to wait for the reviewers to assess their performance. Comedy in the movies is tough. There have been only some actually terrific movie comedians and none in the recent past, in my opinion.
Just before the movies learned to talk, comedy was all action and exaggerated movements. Com...
- Stunt Men and Women in the Movies
Inside the early days of film, nobody even considered the thought that the star of the movie wouldn't participate in all of the scenes even if the scenes had been harmful. The early movie stars ALL did their own stunts. There were, obviously, some stunt men in those early days of movie making. You will not recognize the names � Buddy Mason, Gene Perkins, Harvey Parry, Al Wilson, and Dick Grace.
After several disasters and near disasters, s...