Entries Tagged as 'movie'

Sunday, December 24th, 2017

The Many Movies The Simpsons Has Paid Tribute To

The Simpsons is know for its quick-fire, blink-and-you’ll-miss it gags and one industry they love paying tribute to with these is the movies. In this awesome supercut put together by Vimeo user cgmzz, 27 (there are many more) of the films the series has referenced are pointed out, along with the scenes they’re parodying.

Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

The Imperial Forces Invade and Attack Los Angeles

It’s unknown what L.A. did to piss off the Galactic Empire, but they did something, because they’re on the receiving end of AT-ATs, TIE Fighters, Star Destroyers, even the Death Star is glimpsed in the skies waiting to unleash it’s powerful laser. No sign of the Rebel Alliance coming to LA’s rescue though. And certainly [...]

Monday, December 18th, 2017

What ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Got Right About the Future

In the documentary ‘VISION OF A FUTURE PASSED: The Prophesy of 2001′ filmmaker Gary Leva explores Stanley Kubrick’s seminal sci-fi epic and the effects it’s had on today. From Arthur C. Clarke to Douglas Trumbull, 2001’s special photographic effects supervisor, the short doc runs the gamut from the people who made 2001 happen to the [...]

Thursday, December 14th, 2017

Star Wars Meets Mario Kart in this Awesome Fan Made Animation

If you’re the kind of person who is not only a fan of Star Wars but also loves Mario Kart then this is going to blow your damn mind, because those two worlds collide in a brilliant mashup animation by YouTuber Dark Pixel. Set in the Mario Kart world, the Nintendo characters are given Star [...]

Sunday, December 10th, 2017

10 Movies You Won’t Believe Are Actually Based On Real Stories

Some movies it’s entirely obvious that they’re based on a true story, but some others not so much. Case in point is the ten movies featured in this video from Screen Rant. Sure some of them you might be aware of but others will shock you. For instance did you know that A Nightmare On [...]

Saturday, December 2nd, 2017

A Tribute to Female Seduction in Film

This supercut pretty much lists off every sexy female seductress who ever graced the silver screen, as they seduce and coerce their male counterparts and work their feminine wiles, showing how to get a man to do whatever the hell they want.

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017

Samuel L. Jackson Answers the Most Searched Questions About Him

People at some point googled it and now Samuel L. Jackson is going to answer those search queries. They range from his place of birth to his first movie, to what part he plays in Inglourious Basterds. He’s due to appear in the upcoming Kong: Skull Island movie, so Wired sat him down to [...]

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Honest Trailer For Jaws Points Out the Real Monster in Spielberg’s Classic

Honest Trailers take on the blockbuster that started them all, Steven Spielberg’s classic movie about a great white shark terrorising a small town, Jaws. But they argue that the shark isn’t the real monster in the movie, instead that falls to the sinister Mayor Larry Vaughn—and they have a point.

Friday, October 20th, 2017

The Top 10 Closing Shots of All Time

The final shot in a movie can leave a lasting impression on the viewer, staying with them long after the movie ends, and sometimes if it’s really clever it can flip the movie on its head and completely undermine everything you’ve seen before (see Michael Haneke’s Caché for one of the greatest examples of that [...]

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017

‘Groundhog Daying’ Sketch Pays Homage to the 90s Classic

Comedy duo Chris and Jack’s (Chris Smith and Jack De Sena) latest sketch sees Jack realise Chris has been doing something called “Goundhog Daying’. Which, like the Bill Murray movie from the 1990s, involves repeating the same day again and again. And again. Which naturally inspires Jack to ask Chris a bunch of curious questions.

Friday, September 29th, 2017

Why this Bit in Passion of Christ is the Best Scene in the Movie

There are a lot of video channels on YouTube dedicated to doing a bit of chin-stroking about popular culture. Often exploring in it terms of cultural analysis, looking at how, say, Rick and Morty addresses the philosophical ideas of absurdism. Well, if you like those you’ll like the latest from channel The Greatest Movie Moments [...]