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The REAL Story Behind The Location of HOLLYWOOD!!!

May 30th 2009 07:58

Many people think that Hollywood is situated in California because of all of the glorious sunshine associated with the area, but the real reason behind the placement of Hollywood is a little more sly than most would think.

While it is true that it takes a lot of light to produce good films, especially in the early days of the industry, it actually had much more to do with patent infringement.

Thomas Edison, the noted inventor, still held a patent on film cameras, and the movie makers who were infringing on those rights weren't too keen on handing over their cash either, so to get as far away from Edison's lawyers as possible, they moved as far away as possible, while still remaining in the United States.

The back-up plan, should the lawyers also follow them westwards, was to then move on down south into nearby and accommodating Mexico.

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Predicting The Biggest Movies Hits For 2009!

November 17th 2008 13:45

The UK's Times Online like to make predictions on what they imagine will be the biggest movie hits of the upcoming year. By their estimation, here is a small selection of their choices for the top 50 in 2009.

47: Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, where again the museum will spring to life at night, this time without the liveliness of Robin Williams but still involving Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson and Ricky Gervais.
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Top 10 Best Rock & Roll Movies

August 8th 2008 17:17

Here is a list of the Top Ten Best Rock & Roll Movies of all time.

What would you add to the list?
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Would You REALLY Like To Become A JEDI!

March 1st 2008 09:15

Thousands of Australians during a national census have been known in the past to put down their religion as being 'Jedi'.

Now it seems the first 'Jedi Church' is in the makings thanks to brothers Barney and Daniel Jones of Anglesey, Wales
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Very Costly DIVORCE Settlements

November 20th 2007 11:45

Divorce settlements can be costly, especially for the rich and famous. Here are a few examples.

Steven Spielberg’s first marriage had a prenuptial agreement, but as it was written on a napkin and there was no legal representation present, the pre-nuptial agreement was deemed null and void with Amy Irving receiving around $100 million in 1989.
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WAR Of The SEXES Quotes!

May 27th 2007 01:30

"Sir! This lady is my wife. You should be ashamed."
"If this lady is your wife, you should be ashamed."
Groucho Marx - A Night In Casablanca.
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Notable & Celebrity Deaths - Part II

May 15th 2007 00:27

Sylvia Plath - poet
1963 - suicide by inhaling gas from her oven.

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Notable & Celebrity Deaths - Part I

May 11th 2007 00:25

Socrates - philosopher
399 BC - required to drink hemlock to end his life after being found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens.

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Who Were They Really???

November 7th 2006 00:55

There are many performers of the acting profession who have felt on occassion, the need to change their names. But who are they and what do they change them to?

Rather than try to compile them all into one post I've decided to break them up into smaller ones. Here are just 3 examples to start off with.
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JN's Sister Turns Out To Be Mother

November 1st 2006 11:34

Nicholson in The Departed - Wikipedia

At the age of 37, Jack Nicholson, known for his acting roles in 'As Good As It Gets' and more recently 'The Departed' discovered that his sister was actually his mother!

During 1974 a Time magazine reporter was checking out the newly discovered fact and spoke to the Nicholson's directly which is when the truth came out.
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1400 Scarlett Actresses

October 10th 2006 00:01

Some movie trivia for you all.....

A total of 1,400 actresses were interviewed for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind before Vivien Leigh took out the job.

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