Consider the examples of The Odessa File (1974) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). They are both classics based on novels by Frederick Forsyth and released at ar
I just saw the second Hobbit film and some issues that I thought were present in the first Hobbit film really came through. The first issue wa
Are there other curated film collections like the Criterion collection?
The closing credits in a full length movie can seemingly go on for ages, or at least 10 minutes or more after the actual film has ended. I realize that modern m
I have noticed that during the opening credits of a movie/TV show, the name of the director(s) always shows up last, at the end of the credits
Is there a way to find out what the official budget of a Movie or TV show is? I'm aware that Box Office Mojo is a fairly reliable resource to find the estimate
Hollywood accounting is the practice of big studios of making successful movies into what looks like a financial failures on purpose and through questionable ac
On what basis, Chris Hemsworth is considered as a Lead actor in the movie Rush? In the movie, both characters have equal importance and both narrated the story
I've searched around for good places to get movie and television news and have found some good places, like Screen Rant and /Film. But a lot o
I've always been a little confused at "big screen" film distribution so I thought I would ask here. How do movie theaters relate to one another in terms of wh
I know that in earlier times, feature films were distributed on large format tape, and these were what were distributed to theaters for showing. A given feature
It is my deep desire to see Mahabharata or Ramayana made as movies with effects and direction like Lord of the Rings. I have read both these great epics; they a
In a film or TV series there are often people playing police officers, quite often on set where members of the public can see them. Wouldn't this fall foul of
I'm sure all film fans were deeply saddened by the recent death of Robin Williams. In obvious tribute, News outlets and internet sites are broadcasting clips o
I recently saw the TV show Fargo, and the presence of Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton (both legitimately successful movie actors) made me wonder: Is doing
In most industries, in most of the countries that produce most films, child labor is illegal. Not just highly regulated, or has special laws governing payment o
If you’re like me, 10 hours of Game of Thrones per year is not nearly enough, which got me considering the following thought experiment: What if we could
Few years ago I saw L'enfant (2005) and I was very surprised that there's no film score throughout the movie. I think (not 100% sure) Keane (2004) also doesn't
What's the word for an actor not getting a part in a movie?? It's like some verb, it starts with an S. It's not scooped, but something like t
A few moments ago I saw an episode of 'The Blacklist' and recognized a sign with the address of an fictitious estate agent. My curiosity was to check the domain