December 2011
40 posts
“Honky was adopted as a pejorative in 1967 by black militants within Student...”
– Honky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
November 2011
89 posts
“n a version that was edited for television broadcasts, the famous line...”
– The Big Lebowski (1998) - Trivia - IMDb
“Over the years, Martin has filed numerous lawsuits. Edward Weinfeld, a federal...”
– Andy Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“At the time, digital typefaces were monospaced, meaning that both a narrow I and...”
– The Sketchbook of Susan Kare, the Artist Who Gave Computing a Human Face | NeuroTribes
“Rat Man” was the nickname given by Sigmund Freud to a patient whose...”
– Rat Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“I took a course in art last winter. I learnt the difference between a fine oil...”
– Harvey (1950) - Memorable quotes
“The activists greeted him with banners that said “Impeach Bonzo and His Co-Star” and “Jane Wyman Was Right,” so he decided to return their fire in his inimitable style. “Their signs say make love, not war,” Reagan said. “But they don’t look like they could do much of either.” Of one particularly egregious demonstrator, Reagan observed...
“The major voice work for E.T. was performed by Pat Welsh, an elderly woman who...”
– E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Spielberg was under an enormous amount of pressure. He brought his own pillow with him from home, and put celery in it, a smell he found comforting.”
From the making of Jaws.
What an odd man.
Since the nuclear stalemate became apparent, the Governments of East and West have adopted the policy which Mr. Dulles calls ‘brinkmanship’. This is a policy adapted from a sport which, I am told, is practised by some youthful degenerates. This sport is called ‘Chicken!’. It is played by choosing a long straight road with a white line down the middle and starting two very...
“You know what I think? I think that we’re all in our private traps,...”
– Psycho (1960) - Articles - TCM.com
“Discussing a seven day sex ban imposed by women in Kenya, Patricia Nyaundi of...”
– Pillow talk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“In The Shrinking Man, Grant Williams is living in a matchbox under a water...”
– Interviews - Jack Arnold
Classic movie secretly features giant inflated condoms.
“In societies that regard some races of people as dominant or superior and others...”
– Hypodescent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Of the Kliegl brothers' designs, the one that had the greatest impact on the
cinematic world was a bright carbon arc lamp that allowed
directors to make night appear to be day, and to make every
day sufficiently bright. The light was called a Kliegl light, and
later a klieg light.
The Kliegl brothers were said to have been responsible for one
enduring Hollywood custom. The brightness of the lamps
caused actors to have painful eye problems, which they
dubbed klieg eye. According to the book Inventive Genius,
"Actors forced to work under the bright lamps created a
Hollywood trademark as famous as the Kliegl brothers'
invention: the perpetual wearing of sunglasses."
“In 1989, controversy arose from media reports that [then Speaker of the House]...”
– Jim Wright - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Immortals‘ audience was 60/40 percent male/female and ethically diverse as well...”
– Box office: ‘Immortals’ shields off ‘Puss in Boots’ and ‘Jack and Jill’ with $32 million debut | Inside Movies | EW.com
Why do HIspanic people like historical epics so much?
“Calling in to the radio show Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, Clinton was quizzed for...”
– Guess Who’s A Fan? Former President Bill Clinton is a ‘Brony’ | NewsFeed | TIME.com
“In English, “ersatz” arose as a pejorative during World War II...”
– Ersatz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“You cannot describe a wild lion’s roar,” Hemingway writes....”
– Hemingway’s Latest: A Blend of Life, Fiction and an African Bride
“STICKS NIX HICK PIX was a headline printed in Variety, a newspaper covering...”
– Sticks nix hick pix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“The biggest bird-trapping success came in Arizona, where Berwick and an...”
– http://www.hitchcockwiki.com/files/articles/TheMakingOfTheBirds/
“The vampire’s attack is not specifically sexual, but in drinking the blood...”
– Dracula :: rogerebert.com :: Great Movies
