My kids once thought they are so hip because they had so many movies memorized. Ha! One of my great pleasures is to introduce them to some classic they’ve never heard of and watch them enjoy it as much as I did the first time. West Side Story. The Love Bug. Planet of the Apes. Fiddler on the Roof. As they age, I can add more to their repertoire. They have yet to see Casablanca, because I want them to understand the political aspect as well as the romance, and they haven’t studied much history yet. But mama keeps finding “new” movies they love, so now I am the “hip” one. I guess I should enjoy it; they’ll be teenagers soon and I’ll be just an old fogey once more.

A Gentlemen's Duel

What would these movies have been like if the original choice for the lead roles actually filmed them? (via YesButNoButYes)

The Ten Most Endangered Movie Children.

Trailers from Hell. B-movie trailers with commentary from the directors who love them.

What’s in a name? Mike Ashley comes up with all kinds of new movies I’d like to see!

Rotten Tomatoes has compiled an overview of science fiction movie reviews from their site, and ranked the top 100.  (via Gorilla Mask)

You know you’re at a really bad movie when...

Polish movie posters. These are art. And more! 

Movie posters in Belarus. Not so much.

Forget the film, watch the titles. SubmarineChannel has a collection of some of the best opening title sequences in cinematic history. (via Dump Trumpet)

My star on Hollywood Boulevard.

The history of the Hollywood sign. With a timeline. (via All Night Surfing)

Movies.com posted a list of The 25 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen. I have seen three of them, and they were much more enjoyable than the box office receipts would indicate. These movies are not new, so you’d probably have to get them through Netflix. (via the Presurfer)

Real Men love Buckaroo Banzai.

80s Movies Rewind. A great resource for those who love the movies of the eighties. I guess I do, too, although I love movies from every decade! (via the Presurfer)

OLD TIMER

For the first time in many years, an old man traveled from his rural town to the city to attend a movie.

After buying his ticket, he stopped at the concession stand to purchase some popcorn. Handing the attendant $3.50,  he couldn't help but comment, "The last time I came to the movies, popcorn was only 15 cents."

"Well, sir," the attendant replied with a grin, "You're really going to enjoy yourself. We have sound now."

After 25 years, Bladerunner is still unsurpassed in special effects.

The World's First Computer Effects In Film. Long before Tron in 1982, computers were used in the film industry. This article looks at the first computer rendering, the first computer animation, the first 3D CGI effects, etc. (via Grow-A-Brain)

Weird Meat normally documents strange things people eat, but this post about Deep-Fried Sand Worms also details the author’s experience as an actor in a Chinese movie.

Ten Great Big Movie Douchebags.

HENNY YOUNGMAN

Hollywood called me, asking me "How much to do a movie with Farrah Fawcett?"

"$50,000"

They called back "How about $20,000?"

I said "I'll pay it!"

Hollywood Rules

It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts: your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one, dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.

A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.

Honest and hard-working policemen are traditionally gunned down three days before their retirement.

Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.

All beds have special L-shaped sheets that reach the armpit level of a woman, but only the waist level of the man lying beside her.

At least one of a pair of identical twins is born evil.

If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises in their most revealing underwear.

Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communications system of any invading alien society.

All grocery bags contain at least one stick of French bread.

Police departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.

Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their arch enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gasses, lasers, and man-eating sharks, which will allow their captives at least a half-hour to escape.

You’re very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they’re going to go off, but luckily you’ll always blindly choose to cut the right wire.

A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating, but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

If a large pane of glass is visible, someone will be thrown through it before long.

Thought for today: I hate sex in the movies. Tried it once. The seat folded up, the drink spilled and that ice, well, it really chilled the mood.

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