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Sgt. Bilko, 1996

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ROGUE MALE, 1976





GREAT CAST INCLUDES...

• Peter O'Toole
• John Standing
• Alastair Sim
• Harold Pinter
• Michael Byrne
• Mark McManus
• Ray Smith
• Hugh Manning
• Robert Lang
• Cyd Hayman
• Philip Jackson
• Nicholas Ball
• Maureen Lipman
• Michael Sheard
• Ivor Roberts
• John Ringham

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The Butterfly Effect, 2004..




All of the prison scenes were filmed in a real prison (Washington State) with real prisoners.

During one of Evan's flashback scenes, he can be heard reading part of Ray Bradbury's short story "A Sound of Thunder." In this story, a group of people travel millions of years into the past to hunt dinosaurs. One of them accidentally steps on and kills a butterfly, which dramatically alters the future.

In early versions of the script, the character of Evan was originally Chris Treborn. When the "T" is moved over, it becomes "Christ Reborn". This was changed to Evan Treborn, which is a play on "Event Reborn".

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The Black Windmill, 1974..




The windmills seen in the film are "The Clayton Windmills". Wikipedia states that they are "known locally as Jack and Jill, (and) stand on the South Downs above the village of Clayton, West Sussex, England. They comprise a post mill and a tower mill, and the roundhouse of a former post mill. All three are "Grade II listed buildings."

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The Adjustment Bureau, 2011...




The names of the three main members of the Adjustment Bureau are Thompson, Richardson, and Harry: a play on the term Tom, Dick, and Harry, which is slang for any anonymous persons. Phillip K. Dick is also the writer of the short story the movie is based on.

Some of Emily Blunt's dancing scenes were completed using a body double, dancer Acacia Schachte of the Cedar Lake Company, with the actress' face being digitally placed on the dancer's body.

In his speech at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Barack Obama responded to criticism from star Matt Damon with, "Matt Damon said he was disappointed in my performance. Well Matt, I just saw The Adjustment Bureau."

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The Black Windmill, 1974..




The windmills seen in the film are "The Clayton Windmills". Wikipedia states that they are "known locally as Jack and Jill, (and) stand on the South Downs above the village of Clayton, West Sussex, England. They comprise a post mill and a tower mill, and the roundhouse of a former post mill. All three are "Grade II listed buildings."

Not a bad film - a good way to while away a couple of hours.

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Out of the Past, 1947.. billed in the United Kingdom as Build My Gallows High.





Robert Mitchum told Roger Ebert he smoked so much that when the camera was rolling and Kirk Douglas offered him a pack and asked, "Cigarette?" Mitchum, realizing he'd carried a cigarette into the scene, held up his fingers and replied, "Smoking." His improvisation saved the take and they kept it in the movie.

Jane Greer recalled that the laconic Robert Mitchum projected an equally cavalier attitude off camera. She got the impression that he came to the set unprepared, in order to give a more spontaneous performance. She explained, "I remember him saying 'What are the lyrics?' to the script person. 'I never know the lyrics,' he'd say, and she would give him the lines. I said, 'You don't learn your lines beforehand?' and he'd said, 'Naah.' Gosh, I learned mine a week ahead of time. I thought that might be part of why he seemed so much more spontaneous, why he was so easy and underplayed. I decided I'd do that, not be letter-perfect. So I tried learning my lines under the dryer in the morning. I hoped I'd look as though I was thinking. But I blew take after take, and he was letter-perfect. Well, I figured out later that, of course, he knew the lines."

Jane Greer took notice of the differing personalities and styles of her leading men. She found that Robert Mitchum was protective on the set. She said that he "was just terrific to me and just took care of me. Even the way I looked. One costume I wore was a little too large - Bob was the one who noticed it was bulging around the waist. So he stopped everything, borrowed a pin from the wardrobe lady and gathered it in and pinned me up in the back." On the other hand, Greer said, "Kirk Douglas is a more physical actor. He bruised my arms grabbing me, and my face was roundly slapped. How he did Champion (1949) without maiming his partner is a miracle."

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The Adjustment Bureau, 2011...




The names of the three main members of the Adjustment Bureau are Thompson, Richardson, and Harry: a play on the term Tom, Dick, and Harry, which is slang for any anonymous persons. Phillip K. Dick is also the writer of the short story the movie is based on.

Some of Emily Blunt's dancing scenes were completed using a body double, dancer Acacia Schachte of the Cedar Lake Company, with the actress' face being digitally placed on the dancer's body.

In his speech at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Barack Obama responded to criticism from star Matt Damon with, "Matt Damon said he was disappointed in my performance. Well Matt, I just saw The Adjustment Bureau."

Much better, though I found the ending disappointing.

Still it does have Emily Blunt in it.

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Much better, though I found the ending disappointing.

Still it does have Emily Blunt in it.

americans like their winning and happy endings.. emily was neary wearing the last dress. i wonder if they had to do a few takes due to booby trouble. there is 'something' about her that ust does it for me... A je ne sais quoi

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Jeremiah Johnson, 1972..




The role of Jeremiah Johnson was originally intended for Lee Marvin and then Clint Eastwood, with Sam Peckinpah to direct. However, Peckinpah and Eastwood did not get along, so Peckinpah left and Eastwood decided to make Dirty Harry instead. Warner Bros. then stepped in and set up Milius's screenplay for Robert Redford. Without a director, Redford talked Sydney Pollack into it; the two were looking for another film to collaborate on after This Property Is Condemned (1966).