Actors who missed the opening night
The recent release of the latest Batman film The Dark Knight has been shadowed by the death of the actor Heath Ledger who played master villain The Joker. However, he is not the first actor to have died before their latest film was released, far from it:
AALIYAH: “Queen of the Damned.”
JAMES DEAN: “Rebel Without [...]
Could you have visited by aliens?
It is hard to estimate exactly how many people think that they have been abducted by aliens! But not so long ago researchers found a document which was produced in 1993 which actually turned out to be a survey on alien abductions.
Apparently at the time there were some 3.7 million Americans who believed that they [...]
Google gets a second life
Google has recently been working on their next assault on the internet, this time it is a site that can only be described as a sort of Second Life.
But unlike Second Life maybe this time it will be policed in way that makes it both interesting and useful for business and individuals, this where Second [...]
Now it’s Friends the Movie
There is a lot to say about the film and TV industry when one old show brings out a film version of the small screen show, they all begin to follow. Before long the cinemas are looking like a giant TV listings page with familiar names heading up the casts and titles that should not [...]
June 30, 2008Books that have an effect
Having an effect on life can be subjective to personal experiences, so when people are asked to vote for a series of books that could have had a life changing effect, then the list is going to be something of a surprise.
The Life hacker List.
The Bible
The Works of Ayn Rand
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Zen [...]
Fire destroys famous film sets
The set from some very famous films have been destroyed in a massive fire at the Universal Studio complex in Los Angeles. The site is a huge 400 acres although the fire is to have been contained.
But the set where the “Back to the Future” series of films were made has been destroyed, [...]
Cinema flops that became hits
Its amazing how some films really stand the test of time, it makes no difference if they are in black and white, poor quality or just simply really bad, but over the years these films have gained a cult following even thought when they were first released and shown in the cinemas these movies barely [...]
May 6, 2008Marvel to release even more films
Following the success of Iron Man, they pulled in almost $100 million in the first weekend, which takes into second place for a new release. But you would have thought that with the films that Marvel have as box office hits they would be sure to follow the same theme, but no they have more [...]
April 30, 2008The hidden underground
For anyone who uses the London Underground whether it is for work or maybe this could be a day trip to the capital, whatever the reason there must have been time when you have seen station that the train passes by, where no passengers ever get on or off, these are the Ghost Stations of [...]
April 18, 2008Underground art in Paris
With the Paris Metro currently undergoing an extensive renovation process, but unlike any other renovation project the workers have been discovering some lost works of art. Well not art exactly but what they have finding underneath the many coats of paint are some lost treasures.
As the walls were stripped underneath some of the walls have [...]