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October 23, 2011

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Top 10 Reoccurring Horror Movie Gimmicks
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Horror movies are rarely ground-breaking, and when they are, it just leads the way to a thousand formula-dependent duplicates riding on the successful tailcoats of the predecessor. Some of these fads have come and gone... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by Merrick

I think #9 (Religion) is kind of overused but a the same time can become a great story for a...

Sat

October 8, 2011

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Top 10 Giant Movie Monsters
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Gigantic beasts have shocked and terrified movie audiences since the early 1930s. These monsters have entertained us in variety of forms; from the stop-motion work of the legendary Ray Harryhausen, to modern motion... Read more
— by Josh Fox

Recent comment by Mabel

My favorite Godzilla movie is Godzilla vs the Smog Monster (Hedorah). I remember being terrified by it as a...

Mon

September 26, 2011

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Top 10 Terrible TV Movie Adaptations
151 Comments
Why do they make movies out of old T.V. shows? That requires a two part answer: either a) because devoted fans of discontinued series have requested or even demanded to see their favorite characters return for one more... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

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i hate yogi bear so much!!!!!

Mon

September 19, 2011

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Top 10 Memorable Blaxploitation Films
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Before 1970, black citizens were perceived as train porters, waitresses and shoe-shine boys. This media stereotype was changed with the release of the film; “Shaft” in 1971. The character of detective John... Read more
— by Josh Fox

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Wed

August 31, 2011

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Top 10 Lost Films
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A lost film is one for which there is no known print to exhibit. Most of these films come roughly from around the turn of the century into the fifties, when less flammable film stock was adopted by the motion picture... Read more
— by Michael M. Shimp

Recent comment by Rick

What about "I'll Say She Is!", the lost first Marx Brothers movie?

Fri

August 19, 2011

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Top 10 Banned Movies
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For nearly the entire history of film production, certain films have been banned by film censorship or review organizations for political or moral reasons. Typically, a banned film goes through editing to remove... Read more
— by Josh Fox

Recent comment by burb

I don't remember guinea pig films being banned...Charlie Sheen of all people saw flowers of flesh and blood and tried...

Wed

August 17, 2011

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Top 10 Filmmakers Who Weren’t Always
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A calling is just that: a calling. The universe maintains no request line when it comes to living purposes, and anyone doing anything but what they originally intended will confirm. As such it usually takes a lot of... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by Eddy

All filmmakers weren't always filmmakers? List doesn't make sense.

Thu

August 11, 2011

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Top 10 Avant-Garde Filmmakers
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With the coming of the film media, those who did not "comform" to the new Hollywood production line often broke off and formed films of their own - usually with deeper meaning then any you would see in your local... Read more
— by Jack Belcastro

Recent comment by peter8172

Regarding No.7, about the "Warhol Superstars", you for got to mention Joe Dallessandro

Sun

June 26, 2011

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Top 10 Movies Featuring Prostitution
128 Comments
Prostitution has gone hand in hand with Hollywood ever since the first actor sold out his thespian integrity to play screen candy time and again. Just ask Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage at what point his genuine passion for... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by carlos

"Leaving Las Vegas", a terrible but excellent film

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Amazing Facts About the Transit of Venus

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Truly Eccentric Organisms

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Controversial Pictures

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People Whose Warnings Went Unheeded

By Patrick Weidinger

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Spectacular Natural Phenomena

By LordZB

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Male Oscar Snubs of the Past 15 Years

By Eric

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Facts and Fibs About Pink Floyd

By Nic Swaner

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Devastating Unnatural Disasters

By Daniel Fearn

This is a list of 10 of the worst disasters in our history, however the devastation caused by these...

Unpleasant Creatures Made Lovable By Cartoons

By George Khouri

Is there anything more gross than a cockroach? Is there anything more reviled than a rat? There are...

Interesting Facts About Beer and Wine

By Napoleon

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Cool Boxing Moves

By Rahat Haque

There is a lot to learn about the sweet science if you want to be a part of the fistic world. If...

Outstanding Neo-Noirs of the 2000s

By Tyler Searle

From the early 1940s to the late 1950s, “Film Noir” dominated Hollywood. It was an era...

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