“Reservoir Dogs” mirrors the final ten minutes of Lam’s film and expands upon them, telling the tale of the heist backward. The inciting action takes place outside of the film, between the…
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Rian Johnson’s Maligned Star Wars Masterpiece Was Inspired By Alfred Hitchcock – /Film
“‘To Catch A Thief’,” Rian Johnson told Empire Magazine in the lead-up to the release of his “Star Wars” film, “was a great film to rewatch, for the romantic scale and grandeur.”…
This Gene Hackman Classic Inspired A Key Part Of The Boys In The Boat [Exclusive] – /Film
Laurie Sparham/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany were about more than sports. The world was still mired in the Great Depression, and faced the prospect of a second world…
Spock’s Green Blood In Star Trek Inspired A Very Elaborate Practical Joke – /Film
According to the Mütter Museum’s video, the Bunker brothers’ autopsy was conducted at the museum back in 1874. The report that Gene Roddenberry allegedly looked at is also one of the pieces of…
What Inspired Charlie’s Love Of Ghouls In It’s Always Sunny – /Film
According to Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton, the scene where Dennis and Mac help Charlie make his dating profile was scripted but “loose,” leaving Day open to riff on the scripted elements to…
The Real-Life Military Mystery That Inspired A Classic Twilight Zone Episode – /Film
“King Nine Will Not Return” isn’t the only work that was inspired by the Lady Be Good. The 1970 TV movie “Sole Survivor” was also loosely based on the bomber’s fateful final…
How Real-World History Inspired The Look Of Panem In The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes [Exclusive] – /Film
Even while World War II was still raging, Hitler had already begun planning his massive rebuilding project after his planned Nazi victory, centered on the city of Berlin and which would’ve been renamed Germania….
One Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Character Was Directly Inspired By Fight Club’s Tyler Durden – /Film
The newly released Blu-ray for “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” has over 90 minutes of special features, including an alternate opening and a different ending. A “Heroes” featurette also shows footage of Pete…
One Star Trek Character Inspired A Long-Running Inside Joke For The Next Generation Cast – /Film
According to Patrick Stewart’s “Making It So: A Memoir,” the cast, which had to knock out 26 episodes per season, worked regular weekday hours. When Friday rolled around, they were typically relegated…
American Horror Story: Delicate Was Inspired By A Truly Horrifying Novel – /Film
The plot of “Delicate Condition” is described on its back cover as indeed being about an actress named Anna Alcott who stars in independent movies and is indeed attempting to get pregnant…