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Alan Turing’s The Imitation Game Film Wasn’t In Line With Book

Drama, Historical, Thriller | March 10, 2015

Fact: Alan Turing did not singlehandedly invent and physically build the machine that broke the Germans’ Enigma Code like portrayed in the movie The Imitation Game film with Benedict Cumberbatch. Most of Benedict’s portrayal of the cryptanalyst (who so happened…

Interesting Facts About “12 Years a Slave”

Drama, Historical | July 14, 2014

Fact: Only One Camera Was Used to Shoot the Film In a time when hundreds of cameras and special affects generally accompany films, the movie 12 Years a Slave was entirely shot with one camera. According to Sean Bobbitt, he…

Indiana Jones Originally Named Indiana Smith By George Lucas

Action, Adventure, Historical | July 9, 2014

Facts: The name of the main character originally was called “Indiana Smith,” thought up by George Lucas in 1973. Furthermore, while on vacation in Hawaii in 1977, he spoke with Steven Spielberg who always wanted to do a James Bond…

Camels and Bravado: Lawrence of Arabia

Drama, Historical | July 8, 2014

Fact: Peter O’Toole was discovered by accident for the role of T. E. Lawrence. “Lawrence of Arabia” (released 1962) featured third choice Peter O’Toole in the title role. Marlon Brando turned it down because riding a camel for two years…

Full Metal Jacket: What Made R. Lee Ermey Such A Convincing Drill Instructor?

Actors, Historical | July 5, 2014

Fact: R. Lee Ermey, who plays Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the movie “Full Metal Jacket”, actually was a real life drill instructor in the Vietnam War. The role landed him a Golden Globe. Ermey was brought on as a consultant,…

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