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The 25 Greatest Unscripted Scenes Ever

The 25 Greatest Unscripted Scenes Ever

One of the things that, I think, makes an actor truly special is when he/she is willing to improvise on set. Whether it’s merely just a physical action that’s needed or even if they’re just told to talk to themselves into a mirror. It’s not easy and I’m sure there are a number of a [...]

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Amazing ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Weta Digital Featurette

Amazing ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Weta Digital Featurette

If you can’t wait to see ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ and you have thought a couple of times whilst watching the trailers, “How do they make the apes look so real?”, then this is the perfect featurette for you. Thanks to First Showing (who found it), there’s an amazing 4-minute behind-the-scenes look at [...]

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Harry Potter and the Logical Solution

Harry Potter and the Logical Solution

Even though the Potter series has come to an end I’m sure there will be numerous amounts of parodies and spoofs that will continue to make us not only laugh out loud but also think about the fact there will be no more films (for now). Anyway with the endless supply that’s on YouTube that [...]

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Lens Flare – The Movie

Lens Flare – The Movie

Ever watched J.J Abrams’ film ‘Star Trek’ and wondered if you had caterax only to find out that he’s just a director that loves to use the lens flare. Well then this is the perfect video for you. A YouTube channel called BoyGeniusComedy have produced a fantastic video poking fun at how annoying it is [...]

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‘Pulp Fiction’ – Swearing Supercut (WARNING: NSFW)

‘Pulp Fiction’ – Swearing Supercut (WARNING: NSFW)

Now this is something you probably won’t see every day. It’s basically a ‘Pulp Fiction’ edited video that just contains the sweary bits from the film. It was made by a YouTuber called TheCussingChannel and it’s great! Wikio Wikio

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If You Like To Text While You Watch A Film, Then This Is For You!

If You Like To Text While You Watch A Film, Then This Is For You!

This week there’s been a brilliant little video flying around regarding a certain cinema in the US, Alamo Drafthouse. Basically they have a genius PSA video that plays in their theatre to warn their customers that texting on their mobile phones whilst in the screen will not be tolerated and if they persist to igorne [...]

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When Darth Vader Went To Disneyland

When Darth Vader Went To Disneyland

Recently California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disney World opened their newly revamped ride ‘Star Tours: The Adventure Continues’ and one way that Disney are promoting it is through a comical little video titled ‘Star Tours: Darth Vader goes to Disneyland’. Just to let you know, Star Tours is a simulated ride that takes you on a tour [...]

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The 100 Greatest Movie Threats Of All Time

The 100 Greatest Movie Threats Of All Time

From the YouTuber/video editor, Harry Hanrahan, who brought us The 100 Greatest Move Insults of All Time , The Other 100 Greatest Movie Quotes and Nicolas Cage: Losing His Sh*t, among many others, recently debuted a new video titled ‘The 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All Time’ and I tell you. It’s hilarious! Basically it’s a collection of [...]

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George Lucas Strikes Back!

George Lucas Strikes Back!

Recently I came across a little gem of a video. It’s a fake fan-made trailer about what really happened to the ‘Star Wars’ director between Episodes VI and I. It’s actually, amidst all the humour, quite an insightful idea and something that hasn’t really been done before. The writer/directors not only manage to parody ‘Oldboy’ [...]

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Harry Potter – Through The Pensieve

Harry Potter – Through The Pensieve

A couple days ago a came across this fantastic video taking a look back over the years of Harry Potter. It was edited by one of my favourite YouTubers genrocks who actually was the one responsible for the ‘2010 filmography‘ video thats gained over 2.5 million views on YouTube. Now it needs to be said [...]

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