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7 Movies That Put Insane Detail into Stuff You Never Noticed

7 Movies That Put Insane Detail into Stuff You Never Noticed
We've mentioned before how film directors occasionally go a little bit crazy when it comes to certain minor details, including ones that 99 percent of the audience are never even going to see. A horrifying amount of time and work go into things that will be forever unnoticed by everyone except a few members of the crew. So let's again take a moment to appreciate the awesomely obsessive ... #7. For any sci-fi or fantasy film, it's one thing to make the clothing and equipment look authentic onscreen, and another to add layers of detail that are physically impossible to notice, even if each frame of the movie is examined with a magnifying glass. If Michael Bay had directed this film, all those Uruk-hai would be explosions, and Helm's Deep would be a pair of tits. What's that? KropserkelEven that codpiece is Orc-accurate. Well, that chain mail that you didn't notice, that you couldn't have noticed, was created by the costume department by hand, link by link ... CollectTolkien #6. #5. Also?

SAF to retire!! “My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their perch.” Ferguson on his biggest achievement “At the end of this game, the European Cup will be only six feet away from you and you’ll not even able to touch it if we lose. And for many of you that will be the closest you will ever get. Don’t you dare come back in here without giving your all.” “I can’t believe it. “It would have been Sir Matt Busby's 90th birthday today, but I think he was up there doing a lot of kicking.” “The most important piece of advice he gave me was not to read the press, it was great advice and I have not read it since.” “It can be difficult to pinpoint who would make it as a manager. “They say he’s an intelligent man, right? “He was certainly full of it, calling me Boss and Big Man when we had our post-match drink after the first leg. “That lad must have been born offside.” “It was a freakish incident. "It's City isn't it?

The 32 Greatest Unscripted Movie Scenes Much to the dismay of screenwriters, movies scripts aren’t always set in stone. They are often like living objects constantly evolving during the filming process. Some films, like Jaws and Annie Hall, don’t even have a finished script when the cameras start to roll. Actors and actresses are regularly ad libbing, improvising or going off-script while reciting their lines. Sometimes the directors hate it – other times they love it. Occasionally the improved lines become immortalized as some of the most memorable in cinema history. Check out these 32 great unscripted scenes – you may be surprised at how many of your favorite lines were off-the-cuff. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Director – Steven Spielberg While chasing Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) after she’s been kidnapped, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. The original script called for a long sword fight but a day earlier Ford got a severe case of food poisoning and didn’t have the energy to film the scene as written. Zoolander (2001)

5 Film Franchises Based on One Character's Stupid Decision Remember that flashback scene in The Lord of the Rings when Elrond and Isildur are right at the center of Mount Doom, and all Elrond needs to do to save Middle-earth from centuries of war is elf-kick that dipshit and his ring-coveting ass into the boiling lava of oblivion? Had he just done what everyone in the audience was screaming at him to do, the movies would have just been 10 hours of hobbits getting drunk. Well, this kind of thing happens all the time -- one poor decision leads to an entire film series worth of conflict. For instance ... #5. Christopher Nolan's Batman series begins in a Bhutanese prison, where Liam Neeson's Ra's Al Ghul (who apparently has a key) recruits Bruce Wayne to be trained as a member of the League of Shadows. Sadly, like anything good, there's always a catch -- and after Bruce's training is complete and he knows all of the League of Shadows' secrets, he finds himself being asked to execute a man in a show of loyalty. But hey -- free training, right? #4.

Forums - View Single Post - Ankit's Creations[Cricket 13 with Lineup Editor & Graphics Selector] Next Gen Gameplay Patch v 6.0 Features:- i)AI pacing has been made from scratch. ii)Human batting is even more challenging. iii)Introduction Of BluffMarker. iv)All difficulty modes are active(Only ideal zone sizes differ). v)Edges and its occurrence are much more natural. vi)Few fields updated. vii)Stroke Variation has been redone. Note:BluffMarker is a technique by which the CPU sets the bowling marker at a point and then changes it at the last moment making it difficult for the Human to play strokes. Makes the game more challenging. Instructions i)The Cricket07.exe in the root folder SHOULD be of 0 kb. To install:- Download the Gameplay for the particular Roster you are using. Download

New Indie Music - Five Albums You Should Be Listening to Right Now, with Royal Bangs, Generationals, Surf City, Mazarin, Aztec Camera This week's curator: Mara Schwartz of Bug Music. By Mara Schwartz Every two weeks, titans of the mediasphere give Nerve their music recommendations. My life features a soundtrack of near-continual music, whether I'm deciding which of our company's artists to suggest for an upcoming film, checking out new songwriters we're considering signing, or just listening for pleasure. 1. This Nashville-based electro-indie trio takes all the cool hybridization of dance-punk bands like The Rapture and !!! Listen: "Poison Control" 2. Last year's debut from New Orleans act Generationals (which rose from the ashes of the indie-pop band The Eames Era) is all over the map, careening between '60s-inspired boy-group pop, wonderfully twee bounciness, and guitar-laden indie rock. Listen: "Nobody Could Change Your Mind" 3. Listen: "See How The Sun" 4. Listen: "Another One Goes By" 5. On the slight chance you're not wondering, "Who?" Listen: "All I Need Is Everything"

5 True Stories Cut from Movies for Being Too Unrealistic As we've repeatedly pointed out, in Hollywood the words "Based on a True Story" are usually just a code for "Vaguely Resembling a True Story, but Mostly Bullshit." Sometimes, the filmmakers feel like they have to lie and make up stuff to make the story more interesting -- but it turns out that other times, they actually have to cut stuff that really happened because it's all so awesome that no one would believe it. Here are some mind-blowing moments from real life that Hollywood decided were too fantastic, even for their movies. #5. Public Enemies -- John Dillinger Didn't Take Three People Hostage With a Wooden Gun ... He Took 17 The Scene: About halfway through Public Enemies, a biopic of Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (played by Johnny Depp), Dillinger manages to break himself out of jail by whittling a chunk of wood into a shape resembling a pistol, painting it black with shoe polish and then taking three guards hostage as he raided their weapons stores. The Reality: #4. #3.

Requests Off MattW's Overlays [Ten Sports Red Overlay Released! No Requests!] - PlanetCricket Forums Welcome Welcome to my download thread, I focus on making overlays that are as good as possible within the constraints of Cricket 07. PlanetCricket is the only place where I post downloads, if you see them elsewhere, they aren't mine. Tournament/League Overlays and Menus Host Broadcaster/National Team Overlays and Menus Superseded Overlays/MenusNo previews:Blank Overlay - A totally blank overlay that allows you to play the game without any on screen graphics - good for taking preview screenshots of downloads. BBL/IPL Fixture Fixture, menu edits and logos for playing the IPL and BBL with the team replacements in the Others section, per Biggy's Cricket 12 roster. + graphical edit for tournament logos. Logos For use with Biggy's Cricket 2012 roster and compatible replacements. Logos made for other tournaments not included in Biggy's roster are released in PNG format and are listed below: Bangladesh Premier League logos - New Zealand and South Africa Using my downloads Go for it.

25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s latest places starving writer Owen Wilson in Paris with his fiancée, Rachel McAdams. Searching for inspiration for his incomplete novel, Owen begins taking strolls around the city at night where he discovers an unexpected group of people. I wish I could be more specific, but it would ruin the surprise. Let the Right One In The best vampire movie ever made in my opinion. Watch Let the Right One In for FREE on Amazon Instant Video The Man From Earth Holy &#%@ this film’s plot is fascinating! Garden State This is my absolute favorite film. Waking Life It’s impossible for you to grasp Waking Life without actually watching it, but I’ll do my best to explain it. Watch Waking Life for FREE on Amazon Instant Video Closer This film is a rather dark, yet comedic story about the twisted relationships between Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphendre et le Papillon) Sin Nombre Snatch Spirited Away The Descent Once

6 Movie Mysteries the Characters Should've Solved Way Sooner Secrets drive the plots of some of the best movies. Memories are erased, alibis are fashioned, characters are killed or imprisoned and Jedi knights are kept working on farms for far too long, all to keep us guessing, interested and watching. That being said, sometimes a secret is only as good as the writers' ability to cover huge gaps in logic -- gaps that, when you think about it, are so huge that you can drive a bus through them, such as how the hell no one figured out Bruce Wayne was Batman in the Dark Knight trilogy. #6. The Dark Truth Behind Robert's Magic Trick in The Prestige Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) is a magician hell-bent on winning a battle of wits against a rival magician to see who can better perform a specific trick, because this is 19th century England and women would have sex with you for such a thing. "No syphilis and magic tricks? "I'M ALIVE! Perhaps because the greatest sin against nature is hiding your sin against nature. #5. #4. It sucks, but it makes sense, right?

42nd match: Pune Warriors v Chennai Susu Kings at Pune, Apr 30, 2013 It is not going to be cricket tonight, so let's not talk about cricket. Ladies, gentlemen and CSK fans/trolls, We welcome you today on this deeply sombre occasion where a bunch of wounded warriors will plunder a bunch of hapless chickens ruthlessly. The anticipation of the ruthlessness of this very act has already sent shivers across the society and various animal activist groups have already started protesting against this all over the world. Keeping in mind their suggestions, the warriors have finally decided to be gentle on the chickens, and pick out their feathers one by one. Now, the stadium - The greatest stadium in the world The teams: a) The Warriors are simply warriors, they need not be known by names b) Chickens - Who cares about the names of some broiler chickens, but this is what the poultry owner looks like We need not elaborate any further. Thanks for listening! P.S.

25 Indie Gems You Can Watch On Netflix Right Now | Taste of Cinema - Part 3 11. Chop Shop (2007) (Watch on Netflix) The impressive debut of Ramin Bahrani, shows the life of street orphan “Ale” looking for work on the street of Queens, NY. Along the way discovers his sister working as a prostitute. 12.But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) (Watch on Netflix) The satirical comedy dealing with gender roles, and discovering sexuality, has Megan, a hetero teenager, finding herself more attracted to watching other cheerleader than kissing her football player boyfriend. 13. In the late 90’s Parker Posey was the “it” girl. Yet, bizarrely it feels in character for the almost completely insane character by Posey who named “Jacqueline”, has an obsession with Jackie-O and the JFK assassination. 14. Indie actors started popping up with writing and directing projects all the time during this indie boom. 15. Steve Martin as a dentist being taken for a con ride (reprising his Little Shop of Horrors role, maybe?) Pages: 1 2 3 4 5

8 Movies Made Possible by Incompetent Background Characters People tend to be incompetent in movies -- that's how our heroes are able to make so many daring escapes. However, there are some movies whose entire plotlines depend on characters inexplicably forgetting hugely important details about their professions and making glaring procedural errors in the jobs they supposedly do every single day. #8. In Die Hard 2: Die Harder (that subtitle must never be ignored or forgotten), Dulles International Airport gets taken over by a ruthless former colonel who specializes in naked karate. "Hey, how can we let the audience know this guy's crazy in just a single image?" Dozens of inbound flights carrying thousands of passengers are forced to circle in an endless holding pattern, and unless his demands are met, Colonel Karateboner will use the hijacked systems at Dulles to either trick the planes into crashing or keep them in the air until they run out of fuel and nosedive into oblivion. Or until the pilots just fly to another airport. #7. "Y'know what? #6.

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