Movie History – A comprehensive history of things that definitely happened.
From the birth of cinema in the ancient Egyptian era to the time Star Wars was set ‘last week, just around the corner.’
“I enjoyed the works of Robin Williams immensely,” said Mr Gorbachev in a 1996 Wogan interview. “Mork and Mindy, particularly – ‘Na-nu, na-nu’ – hilarious.”
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Dancing on The Rings of Saturn was John Hughes’ only High School movie set in outer space. […]
Jackson can be seen as a Vulcan in Star Trek: First Contact, as Spud’s mum in Trainspotting, and as a Dalmatian in the live action adaptation of 101 Dalmatians. […]
“I’d never seen anything like it. This guy. This yellow guy. He’s eating the fruit. The ghosts want to stop him eating the fruit. It had everything – drama, tragedy, conflict, fruit.” […]
MI6 decide to celebrate a successful infiltration of Smersh with staff trip to Bognor. […]
There was a skateboard park in Hobbiton, the Orcs all listened to rock/rap bands, and Gandalf wore a global hypercolour t-shirt. […]
“Complimentary radiation suits and a decontamination room made going to a nuclear powered cinema as safe as a walk in the park.” […]
“Well, seeing this giant handsome man magically capering across a screen, the villagers naturally believed that they’d borne witness to witchcraft.” […]
“I tried to impress upon them, that no matter how many green lamps were used, it would be very difficult to show green light in a black and white film.” […]
Carry On At Your Convenience had debuted in British cinemas in December the previous year and it’s firebrand radicalism had struck a nerve. […]
“I’d read Peter Blenchley’s novel but I always felt it would be improved by replacing the shark with a genetically engineered tiger […]
“I think it was 1987 I realised how big it had become when the actual Queen of England gave a special Christmas speech. All because of our film. That was really quite something.” […]
So work began on a script that would see the US Government go on holiday and accidentally leave a second-rate hotel manager and celebrity golfer in charge of the country. […]
All of a sudden, a man in a stripy sweater, a glove of blades and a heavy latex mask speeds through the scene, screaming an expletive as he crashes into a pile of trashcans. […]
As Rupert left he found that Harry Potter fans had gathered with placards reading ‘even if he’s 48, we still think that Ron is great.’
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