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Netflix Dedicated a Video to My Back to the Future Chiasmus!
It’s not every day that you can say a big name like Netflix took notice of you. Well, last Wednesday (coincidentally right after I published another Back to the Future article) Netflix posted a video on their YouTube account depicting … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus, Videos
Tagged 1980s, back to the future, chiasmus, films, movie review, movies, netflix, science fiction, videos
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5 Ways Marty McFly Could Get Rich Without the Sports Almanac
In Back to the Future Part II, when Doc Brown discovered that Marty McFly was going to take lucrative information about the future back to the past (in the form of a Sports Almanac), he was furious. He didn’t want … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged 1980s, back to the future, comedy, films, fun, future, money, movie review, movies, nostalgia, science fiction, sequels, technology, time travel, vietnam, wealth
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10 Reasons to Love Marc McClure in 1977’s The Phone Call
Did you know that one year before playing Jimmy Olsen in 1978’s Superman: The Movie, Marc McClure appeared in a little short film called The Phone Call? It was produced by my alma mater, Brigham Young University, so it has … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged back to the future, bassoon, films, fun, funny, humor, karate kid, movie review, movies, music, phone call, relationships, short film, soundtrack, spiderman, superman
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Unceremonious Ways Sequels Dump the Previous Film’s Love Interest
Sequels are never easy. They have to continue where the last film left off and add something new to the mix so they don’t feel stale. Frequently this involves writing out the previous love interest in order to make room … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, austin powers, back to the future, batman, batman returns, comic books, die hard, die hard with a vengeance, films, jason bourne, karate kid, love, movie review, movies, princess diaries, robocop, romance, science fiction, sequels, star trek, superman, toy story
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Thank You to My Wonderful Readers
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. My biggest priority in creating and maintaining this website is to have fun sharing new ways of looking at movies. And I’m so pleased that I’m reaching an ever-growing audience of people who are as eager to … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the future, chiasmus, gratitude, holiday, kindness, thank you, thanksgiving
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10 Actors Who Had to Suffer to Make Their Movies
Some actors really suffer to make their movies. I’m not talking about getting minor injuries doing a stunt and having to wait a few days or weeks before continuing on. I’m talking about actors who are in constant pain and … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged 1980s, abyss, action movies, actors, back to the future, cliffhanger, comic books, dustin hoffman, ed harris, films, fugitive, harrison ford, how the grinch stole christmas, jackie chan, jim carrey, lord of the rings, marathon man, michael j fox, movie review, movies, peter weller, popeye, robin williams, robocop, rumble in the bronx, science fiction, sylvester stallone
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10 Actors Who Owe Their Careers to Someone Else’s Misfortune
A lot of movie casting decisions have compelling stories attached to them. Sometimes actors get a job at someone else’s expense. I’ve discovered 10 examples of actors who owe a lot of their professional success to someone else’s misfortune. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, actors, aliens, back to the future, batman, batman and robin, christopher nolan, comic books, dark knight rises, films, funny, ghostbusters, james bond, james t kirk, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, star trek, superman, the godfather, tim burton
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