Now Screening - What Are You Watching Right Now?

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The Fugitive - 4K




Harrison Ford damaged some ligaments in his leg during the filming of the scenes in the woods. He refused to take surgery until the end of filming so that his character would keep the limp. The limp can be seen in any subsequent scene where Richard Kimble is running.

The scene where Kimble is running through the St. Patrick's Day parade was not scripted. This was a later addition by Andrew Davis. Davis, a native of the city, really wanted to capture the parade and was granted permission from the mayor's office to film the day of the parade. The entire sequence was shot with a hand-held steady cam. Without rehearsal, Ford and Jones just went out into the crowd and did their thing, with camera operators running around trying to keep up. Ford observed that since his character was keeping a low profile, it meant he himself didn't stand out much and lasted several minutes in the crowd before being recognized.

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Cowboys & Aliens, 2011..

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nearing xmas so.... Scrooge, 1951... yes again... great film.

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Vanilla Sky, 2001.

[walpurgis]

If anybody is interested. From 1.05pm on BBC 2 there's 'The Big Sleep' followed by 'Casablanca'. Essential viewing for Bogey fans!

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More Penélope Cruz as she is lovely, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. 2011...






Johnny Depp bought new water proof jackets for five hundred crew members on the set, to protect them from the cold weather. He spent a total of sixty-four thousand two hundred dollars from his own pocket.

Penélope Cruz was the only choice for the role of Angelica. She agreed to the role without reading the script.

[Macca]

More Penélope Cruz as she is lovely, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. 2011...






Johnny Depp bought new water proof jackets for five hundred crew members on the set, to protect them from the cold weather. He spent a total of sixty-four thousand two hundred dollars from his own pocket.
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No money in the budget for coats for the crew after Depp had taken his $55 million fee out of it - so it seems fair enough.

Surprised there was enough cash left to even have a crew. The next one will just be him on his own filming himself on his mobile.

[Pigmy Pony]

Terrific Movie,
real sense of dread throughout, one of those ones that everythings not laid out on a plate for you?
I like that.

Netflix - Leave the World Behind


From the guy who was behind Mr Robot, and you can tell.

A clip.

We saw this advertised, looks interesting... Will be watching it over Christmas.

[Pigmy Pony]

No money in the budget for coats for the crew after Depp had taken his $55 million fee out of it - so it seems fair enough.

Surprised there was enough cash left to even have a crew. The next one will just be him on his own filming himself on his mobile.

Well the crew could only afford Nokia 3210s, which would be no use at all.

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, director's cut... 1991.






Frankie and Johnny (1991) was being filmed in the same studio, and required Al Pacino to have a surprised expression on his face after opening a door. Director Garry Marshall arranged for Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to be on the other side of the door that Pacino opened.

William Shatner performed the stunt in the fight with the blue Behemoth Alien. Shatner himself fell into the fire.

Nicholas Meyer met with Gene Roddenberry following a rough cut screening, to fulfill Roddenberry's role as creative consultant. Roddenberry, who was in failing health at the time, was bound to a wheelchair, and had to be hooked up to an oxygen tank. Despite his frailty, Roddenberry demanded certain cuts to the film and, according to Meyer, engaged him in a heated argument. Roddenberry died several days after the meeting, and Meyer has expressed deep regret over his behavior in the meeting, not realizing just how sick Roddenberry really was at the time.