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Great films are usually the fruit of hard work, including good performances, characterization, editing, engaging soundtracks, and well-crafted scripts. Although most of these movies feature enthralling plots, there are undoubtedly a couple of memorable unplanned, ad-lib lines that made it to the final cut. While improvisation doesn’t always work in a film’s favor, these are some remarkable times it did. …

In 1978, John Carpenter released Halloween, a relatively simple yet influential horror movie that transpires as a deranged sadist, who was detained as a six-year-old when he murdered his own sister, breaks free from his incarceration and embarks on a horrific killing spree in the Illinois town of Haddonfield. Not only did this taut and tense masterpiece inspire an extensive …

John Ford is named a Western legend who was a necessary pioneer of the style, directing masterpieces reminiscent of The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Fort Apache. Whereas the Oscar-winning director efficiently ventured into different genres, reminiscent of romantic dramas and comedy, he made his preliminary cinematic mark in Westerns in the course of the Silent Period …

Vampires have long been a fascination of horror fans, as there are many ways in which these stories can be seen as a metaphor for issues within society. There is a grandiose history to vampire mythology that has significantly impacted the development of gothic media; although recently there have been many prestigious television shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Interview …

Can you believe the holidays are almost here?! That means it’s about time to start your Love Actually rewatching! We decided to take a look at the cast list and see where everyone ranks in terms of net worth. Some of the cast members were still relatively unknown when the movie was made and now they are huge stars around …

The term “Oscar-bait” — used to refer to films that are specifically designed, marketed, and distributed to specifically try and ensure getting some Academy Awards attention — isn’t new, having started to be used around the early 1940s. It’s generally accepted that it wasn’t until the ’70s, however, that true Oscar-bait films as they’re known today began to be produced, …

It’s not TV, It’s HBO. Ever since that slogan was first publicized almost 30 years ago, HBO has continuously remained at the forefront of television programming. Their comedy and drama series have revolutionized television as a medium, with The Sopranos and Game of Thrones (to name only a couple) drastically changing what audiences expected from their weekly television shows. Very …

John Ford is known as a Western legend who was an essential pioneer of the genre, directing masterpieces such as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Fort Apache. While the Oscar-winning director successfully ventured into other genres, such as romantic dramas and comedy, he made his initial cinematic mark in Westerns during the Silent Era and is …

Mysteries, jump scares, and suspense mixed with questionable circumstances, sci-fi horror shows are not for the faint of heart. They tend to keep viewers on the edge of their seats, flipping from one episode to the next so they can, hopefully, figure out what is going on with the characters they got so invested in. At first, nothing makes sense, …

Everyone loves Halloween, especially onThe View. Each year, the co-hosts of America’s number-one talk show wear some of the most creative costumes to celebrate the holiday. Whether they honor their favorite icons or unite with a common theme, the ladies of The View always land on the best-dressed list for daytime television’s Halloween costumes. Since 1997, The View has been …