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*... that '''[[American Zoetrope]]''' was originally housed in a warehouse in [[San Francisco]] in [[1969]]? <small>(2004-03-05)</small>
*... that ''[[Striptease (movie)|Striptease]]'' won the '''[[1997 Golden Raspberries]]''' award for Worst Picture? <small>(2004-03-06)</small>
*... that [[Stephen King]] wrote and starred in the [[movie]] '''''[[Creepshow]]'''''? <small>(2004-03-19)</small>
*... that [[Tom Hanks]] was in a [[1982]] [[Television movie|TV movie]] called '''''[[Mazes and Monsters]]''''' about a group of [[college]] students and their interest in the eponymous [[role-playing game]]? <small>(2004-04-18)</small>
*... that writers in the [[literary genre]] known as '''''[[fantastique]]''''' include [[Stephen King]] and [[Honoré de Balzac]]? <small>(2004-04-22)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]''''' was inspired by the restoration of the [[narrow gauge]] [[Talyllyn Railway]] in [[Wales]]? <small>(2004-04-30)</small>
*... that when released, the film '''''[[Waterworld]]''''' was the biggest failure, in terms of returns? <small>(2004-05-08)</small>
*... that short [[actor|leading men]] often stand on '''[[apple box]]es''' to make themselves look taller on [[film]]? <small>(2004-06-09)</small>
*... that '''[[script breakdown]]s''' are the intermediate step between script and production in [[theater]], [[cinema|film]], [[television]] and [[comic book]]s?|num-12 <small>(2004-07-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[Wicked Witch of the West]]''' controls the Winged Monkeys through the power of the Golden Cap? <small>(2004-08-29)</small>
*... that the [[British film]] '''''[[It Happened Here]]''''' is listed in the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the [[film]]'s eight years production schedule as the longest ever? <small>(2004-09-15)</small>
*... that the [[1953]] movie '''''[[Robot Monster]]''''' was so poorly received, its director attempted [[suicide]]? <small>(2004-09-23)</small>
*... that the movie '''''[[I Am Cuba]]''''' was filmed in [[1964]] as [[Cold War]] [[Soviet]] [[propaganda]] but only became widely viewed internationally when it was shown to audiences in the [[United States]] in [[1994]]? <small>(2004-10-01)</small>
*... that the style and subject matter of '''[[German Expressionism]]''', which produced movies like ''[[Nosferatu]]'', influenced [[film genre]]s like [[horror film|horror]] and [[film noir]]? <small>(2004-10-08)</small>
*... that [[1940]]'s '''''[[The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)|The Mark of Zorro]]''''' is often considered the best of the [[Zorro]] [[film|movies]]? <small>(2004-10-21)</small>
*... that the [[television movie]] '''''[[Born Innocent]]''''' is credited with airing the first all-female [[rape]] scene on [[United States|American]] [[television]]? <small>(2004-12-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[Zentropa]]''''' is the name of both [[Lars von Trier|Lars von Trier's]] production company and his third theatrical feature [[film]], released in [[1991]]? <small>(2004-12-11)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Aliens of the Deep]]''''' by [[Academy Award]] winner [[James Cameron]] and Steven Quale was made using footage of at least 40 deep sea dives in both the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and [[Pacific Ocean]]? <small>(2004-12-13)</small>
*... that the [[1995]] [[documentary film]] '''''[[Anne Frank Remembered]]''''' contains the only known film footage of the young [[diary|diarist]]? <small>(2005-02-03)</small>
*... that the [[film]] '''''[[Dangerous Minds]]''''' was based on the true story by the [[high school]] [[teacher]] Louanne Johnson, ''My Posse Don't Do Homework''? <small>(2005-02-09)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[David and Lisa]]''''', shot in [[black-and-white]] for just $183,000, was nominated for the [[1962]] [[Academy Award for Directing]]? <small>(2005-02-11)</small>
*... that Sue Rubin, the subject of the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Autism Is a World]]''''', was considered [[mental retardation|mentally challenged]] until she learned to [[communication|communicate]] with a [[Keyboard (computing)|keyboard]]? <small>(2005-02-25)</small>
*... that, in the [[1996]] [[film]] '''''[[The Pompatus of Love]]''''', the main characters sit around discussing the meaning of the word "[[pompatus]]"? <small>(2005-03-30)</small>
*... that video '''[[footage]]'''  can be worth up to $45,000 in [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]], such as in the case of the [[broadcasting]] corporation payment of [[amateur|amateur's]] footage of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]? <small>(2005-04-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Pal (dog)|Pal]]''', owned by [[animal trainer]]s [[Frank Weatherwax|Frank]] and [[Rudd Weatherwax]], was the name of the first [[dog]] to portray [[Lassie]]? <small>(2005-04-21)</small>
*... that [[John Ritter]] made one of his first film appearances in the [[1972]] [[horror film]] '''''[[The Other]]'''''? <small>(2005-05-08)</small>
*... that in the [[1977 in film|1977]] [[film]] '''''[[That Obscure Object of Desire]]''''' directed by [[Luis Buñuel]], the leading role of Conchita is played by two [[actor|actresses]] and [[Voice actor|voiced]] by a third? <small>(2005-05-20)</small>
*... that [[Ken Loach]]'s [[1995 in film|1995]] [[film]] '''''[[Land and Freedom]]''''' tells the story of a [[British]] [[volunteer]] who joins the [[Workers' Party of Marxist Unification|POUM]] [[militia]] and fights for the [[Second Spanish Republic|Republicans]] in the [[Spanish Civil War]]? <small>(2005-05-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jack-Jack Attack]]''''' is the first [[Pixar]] [[short film|short]] not to be given a theatrical release? <small>(2005-06-05)</small>
*... that the [[1985 in film|1985 film]] '''''[[Into the Night]]''''' is largely responsible for launching [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] to stardom? <small>(2005-06-12)</small>
*... that ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' was a crowd favorite at the ninth '''[[Pyongyang Film Festival]]''' in [[2004]]? <small>(2005-06-19)</small>
*... that '''"[[I Love to Singa]]''','''"''' an [[Al Jolson]] song written by [[Harold Arlen]] and [[E.Y. Harburg]], is also the title of a popular [[1936]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' [[cartoon]]? <small>(2005-06-24)</small>
*... that the [[1985]] [[comedy film]] '''''[[Head Office]]''''' has established stars such as [[Danny DeVito]] starring in roles that are little more than [[bit part]]s? <small>(2005-08-04)</small>
*... that comic-book writer [[Stan Lee]], novelist/historian [[Winston Groom]], and district attorney [[Jim Garrison]] have all been victims of '''[[Hollywood accounting]]'''? <small>(2005-08-04)</small>
*... that the [[1892]] [[farce]] '''''[[Charley's Aunt]]''''' has been the basis of at least six different [[film]]s, as well as the successful [[1950s]] [[Broadway]] and [[West End]] [[musical theatre|musical]], ''[[Where's Charley?]]'' <small>(2005-08-29)</small>
*... that in [[1910 in film|1910]] the '''[[Kalem Company]]''' became the first [[United States|American]] [[film studio]] to ever make a [[motion picture]] outside the United States when a film crew went on location in [[Ireland]]? <small>(2005-09-13)</small>
*... that at 23.8 hours, '''''[[The Hazards of Helen]]''''' is believed to be the longest [[motion picture]] [[serial]] ever made? <small>(2005-09-18)</small>
*... that [[Victoire Thivisol]] was the youngest winner ever of the Best Actress award at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] for her title role in the [[1996]] [[Cinema of France|French]] film '''''[[Ponette]]'''''? <small>(2005-10-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Paper Clips Project]]''' of a small school in [[Tennessee]] received over 30 million [[paperclip]]s from all over the world to honor the victims of the [[Holocaust]]? <small>(2005-11-17)</small>
*... that [[Steadicam]] '''[[camera magazine|camera magazines]]''' are specially designed with a pair of moving spindles that gradually change position as the film rolls through the camera in order to maintain a steady [[center of gravity]]? <small>(2005-12-20)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[I'm No Angel]]''''' (1933) starred [[Mae West]] as a circus lion tamer, and that West did her own stunts including riding an [[elephant]] into the ring and putting her face between the [[lion]]'s jaws? <small>(2005-12-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Chemmeen]]'''''', a popular [[Malayalam]] [[novel]], was made into a [[colour]] [[Cinemascope]] [[film]], one of the first in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]]? <small>(2006-01-16)</small>
*... that the [[1927]] [[silent film]] '''''[[The Scar of Shame]]''''' is an early example of a "race movie," in which a feature film was made by a [[African American|black]] cast exclusively for black audiences? <small>(2006-01-17)</small>
*... that the German films based on the works of '''[[Edgar Wallace movies|Edgar Wallace]]''' are generally considered a distinct subgenre of [[crime film]]? <small>(2006-01-23)</small>
*... that '''[[benshi]]''' were the people who narrated [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese]] [[silent film]]s until the 1930's? <small>(2006-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Shin Sang-ok]]''', a South Korean film director was kidnapped in 1978 under orders from future North Korean dictator [[Kim Jong-il]] and forced to direct a giant-monster film, '''''[[Pulgasari]]'''''? <small>(2006-01-30)</small>
*... that the title of the movie '''''[[I Married a Communist (film)|I Married a Communist]]''''' was so unappealing to audiences that their response led the film to be rereleased under the title ''The Woman on Pier 13''? <small>(2006-02-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Silent World]]''''', an [[Academy Award]] winning [[documentary film]] by [[Jacques Cousteau]], was the first film to use [[underwater photography|underwater cinematography]] to show the ocean depths [[Color photography|in color]]? <small>(2006-02-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Exile (1931 film)|The Exile]]''''', the first [[African American]] [[sound film|talking film]], was a semi-autobiographical film about a Black rancher in [[South Dakota]], with elements of interracial romance and some nightclub scenes set in [[Chicago]]? <small>(2006-03-07)</small>
*... that the [[docu-drama]] '''''[[The Road to Guantanamo]]''''', depicting the incarceration of three British detainees at [[Guantanamo Bay]], is the first film to be released simultaneously in theatres, on DVD and on the Internet? <small>(2006-03-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[race movie]]''', a [[cinematic genre|genre]] of films produced for [[African American|black]] audiences and featuring black casts, was very popular among African Americans in the [[United States]] between [[1915]] and [[1945]]? <small>(2006-03-13)</small>
*... that in [[1978]], the nitrate-'''[[film base|base]]''' film vaults of both the [[National Archives and Records Administration|US National Archives]] and [[George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection|George Eastman House]] [[autoignition temperature|autoignited]]? <small>(2006-03-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Washoe Theater]]''' in [[Anaconda, Montana]] was the last [[Art Deco]] theater constructed in the United States? <small>(2006-03-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Saint Jack]]''', a 1979 fiction [[film]] about a [[prostitute]] in [[Singapore]] and the only [[Hollywood]] film about Singapore to be shot [[on location]], was banned in the country until 2006? <small>(2006-04-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Stewardesses]]''''', the most profitable [[3-D film]] in history, was notorious for still being edited during the first year of its showing in theaters? <small>(2006-04-29)</small>
*... that although the director of [[Bollywood]] comedy '''''[[Malamaal Weekly]]''''' has offered money to anyone who can show that it is not an original work, several reviewers have labelled it a [[remake]] of ''[[Waking Ned]]''? <small>(2006-05-14)</small>
*... that the [[movie]] '''''[[The Iron Ladies (film)|The Iron Ladies]]''''' is based on a real-life team of [[transsexualism|transsexual]]s and [[homosexuality|homosexual]]s that won the [[Thailand|Thai]] national [[volleyball]] tournament? <small>(2006-05-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Hell Below]]''''', a 1933 [[World War I|WW I]] film, set the pattern for many [[World War II|WW II]] [[submarine]] dramas, and featured the deliberate sinking of [[USS Moody (DD-277)|USS ''Moody'']], slated for destruction by the [[London Naval Treaty]]? <small>(2006-05-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mukh O Mukhosh]]''''' (''The face and the mask''), directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan, is the first full-length [[Bengali language]] feature film to be produced in the erstwhile [[East Pakistan]], which later became [[Bangladesh]]? <small>(2006-05-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Battlefield Baseball]]''''', a [[Japan]]ese film, features elements of the [[sports film|sports]], [[martial arts film|martial arts]] and [[horror film|horror]] genres, as well as including three [[musical film|musical]] numbers? <small>(2006-05-18)</small>
*... that taking [[photography|photos]] with a '''[[perspective correction lens|perspective correction]]''' or "tilt and shift" lens can mitigate the effect of vertical [[perspective (visual)|perspective]]? <small>(2006-05-28)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[BloodSpell]]''''', licensed under [[Creative Commons]], is the first feature-length production made using the [[computer role-playing game|computer game]] ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]''? <small>(2006-06-04)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Autism Every Day]]''''', though praised by many parents of autistics, has been heavily criticized by people with [[autism]]? <small>(2006-06-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Popeye Village]]''', where the 1980 film ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' was filmed, is now one of [[Malta]]'s most popular tourist attractions? <small>(2006-06-09)</small>
*... that [[Winsor McCay]]'s animated film '''''[[Gertie the Dinosaur]]''''' was originally created for a [[vaudeville]] act where McCay would seem to interact with the cartoon dinosaur? <small>(2006-06-30)</small>
*... that '''[[overacting]]''' can be intentional for some roles, particularly when exaggerating the [[evil]] characteristics of a [[villain]], but is often the subject of [[parody]] and [[satire]]? <small>(2006-08-01)</small>
*... that ''[[West Side Story (film)|West Side Story]]'' won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] at the '''[[34th Academy Awards]]'''? <small>(2006-08-03)</small>
*... that during the filming of the 2002 film '''''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film)| The Importance of Being Earnest]]''''', the scenes in which [[Rupert Everett]] slaps [[Colin Firth]] on his rear end and then kisses his cheek were [[ad lib| ad libbed]], and [[director]] [[Oliver Parker]] thought Firth's stunned reaction was so humorous that he kept them in the film? <small>(2006-08-05)</small>
*... that [[actress]] [[Shabana Azmi]] portrayed the wife of a [[deaf-mute]] [[alcoholic]] [[Pottery|potter]] in her debut film '''''[[Ankur (film)|Ankur]]'''''? <small>(2006-08-11)</small>
*... that the [[film crew]] of [[actor|actress]] [[Revathi]]'s directorial debut '''''[[Mitr, My Friend]]''''' was entirely composed of women? <small>(2006-08-14)</small>
*... that the [[List of Disney direct-to-video films|direct-to-video release]] '''''[[Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination]]''''' featured singers like [[Billy Joel]], [[LL Cool J]], and [[Harry Connick, Jr.]] performing classic [[List of Disney theatrical animated features|Disney]] songs? <small>(2006-08-17)</small>
*... that director [[Fei Mu]]'s [[1948]] film '''''[[Spring in a Small Town]]''''' was named the best [[Chinese language|Chinese-language]] film ever made, by the [[Hong Kong]] Film Association awards in [[2005]]? <small>(2006-08-18)</small>
*... that [[voice acting|voice artists]] who made '''[[Gavrilov translation]]s''' of foreign movies in [[Russia]] were once thought to have used a [[noseclip]] to conceal their identity? <small>(2006-08-21)</small>
*... that the [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] movie '''''[[Moonnamathoral]]''''' was the first [[High-definition video|high-definition]] film to be digitally distributed to [[Movie theater|theatres]] via [[satellite]]? <small>(2006-08-23)</small>
*... that one fan's elaboration of ''[[Quake]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s plot became the nearly four-hour film '''''[[The Seal of Nehahra]]''''', the longest work of [[machinima]] at the time? <small>(2006-08-30)</small>
*... that in order to get him to agree to write and perform the '''"[[Theme from Shaft]]"''', [[Isaac Hayes]] was promised an audition for [[Shaft (1971  film)|the film]]'s title role? <small>(2006-09-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Matir Moina]]''''', a [[Bangladesh]]i film by [[Tareque Masud]], was temporarily banned by [[censor]]s in Bangladesh before becoming the country's first film to compete for the [[Academy Awards]] in the [[Best Foreign Language Film]] category? <small>(2006-09-17)</small>
*... that the cast for the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated movie '''''[[Little Terrorist]]''''' had never acted in a movie before and that the crew worked for the movie free of charge, and even travelled to [[India]] at their own expense? <small>(2006-09-20)</small>
*... that the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] film  '''''[[Ala-Arriba! (film)|Ala-Arriba!]]''''' features real-life [[fisherman|fishermen]] from [[Póvoa de Varzim]] in starring roles? <small>(2006-09-23)</small>
*[[The Penalty (1920 film)]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2006-10-02)</small>
*... that the "'''[[Margaret Holloway|Shakespeare Lady]]'''", a [[schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] [[street performer]] in [[Downtown New Haven|Downtown]] [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]], has her own trading card? <small>(2006-10-18)</small>
*... that innovative [[India]]n [[film director]] [[Ritwik Ghatak]]'s first [[feature film]] '''''[[Nagarik]]''''' premiered after his death, twenty-four years after it was made? <small>(2006-10-20)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Joshua Then and Now (film)|Joshua Then and Now]]''''' was [[Canada]]'s entry to the 1985 [[Cannes Film Festival]]? <small>(2006-10-25)</small>
*... that the 1960 [[mystery film]] '''''[[Scent of Mystery]]''''' was the first and only feature-length film to be shown in [[Smell-O-Vision]]? <small>(2006-11-01)</small>
*... that the [[exploitation film]] '''''[[Mom and Dad]]''''', grossed an estimated $40-100 million, and is the third highest grossing film of the 1940s? <small>(2006-11-05)</small>
*... that the thriller '''''[[The Beat That My Heart Skipped]]''''' (''De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté'') won eight awards at the '''[[2006 César Awards]]'''? <small>(2006-11-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]''''' is the first of three [[film]]s in the [[Advance Party]] trilogy, each of which are to be set in [[Scotland]] using the same characters and cast, and directed by a different first-time [[film director|director]] each time? <small>(2006-11-23)</small>
*... that '''''[["She Shoulda Said 'No'!"]]''''' was partially inspired by the arrest of actress [[Lila Leeds]], who later starred in the film? <small>(2006-12-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Singapore Dreaming]]''''' bagged [[Singapore]] its first IFFPA-recognised award at an [[international]] [[Feature film|feature]] [[film festival]]? <small>(2006-12-09)</small>
*... that the '''[[Théâtre Optique]]''' ''(pictured)'' show of 1892 was the first public projection of moving images, predating the [[Lumière Brothers]]' screening by three years? <small>(2006-12-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo|Just a Gigolo]]''''' (1978), [[David Bowie]]'s second major film, was so poorly received by critics that the singer quipped, "It was my 32 [[Elvis Presley]] movies rolled into one"? <small>(2006-12-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Money No Enough]]''''', which earned over [[Singapore dollar|S$]]5.8 million, is Singapore's highest-grossing film to date? <small>(2006-12-27)</small>
*... that the [[1978]] [[musical film]] '''''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]''''' re-tells [[L. Frank Baum]]'s popular story ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' in an urban setting and with an entirely [[African-American]] cast? <small>(2007-01-06)</small>
*... that the 1927 [[United States|American]] [[silent film]] '''''[[The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]''''' was directed by [[Germans|German]] [[expressionist]] filmmaker [[Paul Leni]]? <small>(2007-01-09)</small>
*[[The Last Waltz]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2007-01-09)</small>
*... that the mythical Canadian water monster [[Ogopogo]] inspired the British film '''''[[Mee-Shee: The Water Giant]]'''''? <small>(2007-01-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Camp Cuddly Pines: Power Tool Massacre]]''''' is the first [[adult film]] to be released in the [[HD DVD]] format? <small>(2007-01-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Target for Tonight]]''''' was a [[1941 in film|1941]] [[documentary film|documentary]] filmed, acted, and written by the [[Royal Air Force]]? <small>(2007-01-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[51 Birch Street]]''''', a [[Low-budget film|low-budget]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] about the mystery of a [[Suburb|suburban]] marriage, was named one of ''The [[New York Times]]'' top ten films of 2006? <small>(2007-01-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Murderers Among Us]]''''' was the first [[German cinema|German]] post-[[World War II]] film? <small>(2007-01-24)</small>
*... that the [[Germans|German]] actor [[Heinz Rühmann]] was 42 years old when he starred as a high school student in the 1944 film '''''[[Die Feuerzangenbowle]]'''''? <small>(2007-01-31)</small>
*... that [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] [[actor]] [[Omar Sharif]]'s first film role was in the [[1954 in film|1954 film]] '''''[[Sira` Fi al-Wadi]]'''''? <small>(2007-02-04)</small>
*... that the first of the '''[[Joe McDoakes]]''' series of one-reel [[short subject]]s began as a project to teach students at the [[University of Southern California]] movie making before being bought by [[Warner Bros.]] for $2500 in [[1942 in film|1942]]? <small>(2007-02-15)</small>
*... that the '''[[Bardavon 1869 Opera House]]''' in [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie]] is the oldest continuously operating theater in [[New York State]]? <small>(2007-03-03)</small>
*... that [[Ousmane Sembène|Ousmane Sembène's]] 1966 [[Senegal]]ese film '''''[[Black Girl (film)|Black Girl]]''''' was one of the first [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]n films to receive international acclaim? <small>(2007-03-03)</small>
*... that [[Ronald Reagan]] announced his engagement to his first wife, [[Jane Wyman]], at the '''[[Chicago Theatre]]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2007-03-05)</small>
*... that the [[The Simpsons shorts|Simpsons short]] '''''[[Good Night (The Simpsons short)|Good Night]]''''' aired [[April 19]] [[1987]] on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' and was the first ever appearance of the [[Simpson family]] on television? <small>(2007-03-08)</small>
*... that the award-winning [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] [[film]] '''[[Cell Phone (film)|''Cell Phone'']]''', with its [[box office]] profit of over [[Renminbi|¥]]50 million, was the highest-grossing film made in [[China]] in [[2003]]? <small>(2007-03-15)</small>
*... that the [[1983 in film|1983]] [[rock music|rock and roll]] [[comedy film]] '''''[[Get Crazy]]''''' was a tribute to the famed [[Fillmore East]] theater, where [[film director|director]] [[Allan Arkush]] once worked as an usher? <small>(2007-03-16)</small>
*... that copies of the 1982 [[biopic]] '''[[Will: G. Gordon Liddy (film)|Will: G. Gordon Liddy]]''', about a [[Watergate]] co-conspirator, are stored in the Nixon Presidential Materials collection at the [[U.S. National Archives]]? <small>(2007-03-18)</small>
*... that the [[1957 in film|1957]] [[film]] '''''[[La Anam]]''''' was selected as one of the best Egyptian films in history by the Egyptian Film Association in 1996? <small>(2007-03-19)</small>
*... that [[Japan]]ese producer [[Genjiro Arato]] exhibited his [[1980 in film|1980 film]] '''''[[Zigeunerweisen (film)|Zigeunerweisen]]''''' across [[Japan]] in a specially-built inflatable mobile dome after [[Movie theater|exhibitors]] refused to screen it, and the film went on to win 4 [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japanese Academy Awards]]? <small>(2007-03-21)</small>
*... that the [[1935 in film|1935]] film '''''[[Joymati]]''''', produced and directed by the noted [[Assam]] poet [[Jyotiprasad Agarwala]], was the first-ever [[Assamese language]] film? <small>(2007-03-22)</small>
*... that the opening sequence to the 1983 [[Thai film]] '''''[[Gunman (film)|Gunman]]''''' was shot by the director, [[Chatrichalerm Yukol]], while riding on the back of a motorcycle? <small>(2007-03-23)</small>
*... that 1939's '''''[[Indramalati]]''''', directed by the Assam poet [[Jyoti Prasad Agarwala]], was the second ever [[Assamese language|Assamese]] language film? <small>(2007-03-24)</small>
*... that 1971's '''''[[Out of the Darkness (1971 film)|Out of the Darkness]]''''' was the first [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai]] science fiction film? <small>(2007-03-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Zhuangzi Tests His Wife]]''''', the first [[feature film]] in [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong cinema]], was the first ever [[China|Chinese]] film to be shown abroad? <small>(2007-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[The Dove (1974 film)|''The Dove'']]''', an [[United States|American]] [[film]] released in [[1974 in film|1974]], is based on the real life experiences of [[Robin Lee Graham]], a 16-year-old who spent five years sailing around the world alone? <small>(2007-03-25)</small>
*... that the [[1991]] [[Spain|Spanish]] film '''''[[Amantes]]''''' shocked audiences due to the frankness of its sex scenes? <small>(2007-03-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Torrent (1926 film)|Torrent]]''''' was the first [[USA|American]] film starring the [[Sweden|Swedish]] actress [[Greta Garbo]]? <small>(2007-03-27)</small>
*... that author [[Dean Koontz]] reportedly was so unsatisfied with the '''[[Hideaway (film)|film version]]''' of his novel ''[[Hideaway]]'' that he attempted to have his name removed from the credits? <small>(2007-03-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Lil' Pimp]]''''' was the first feature-length film to be created entirely with [[Macromedia Flash]] animation? <small>(2007-03-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ananthabhadram]]''''', a film by Indian director [[Santosh Sivan|Santhosh Sivan]], was inspired by classical [[Kathakali]] dancing and paintings of [[Raja Ravi Varma]]? <small>(2007-03-31)</small>
*... that after his [[1967 in film|1967 film]] '''''[[Branded to Kill]]''''', contract director [[Seijun Suzuki]] was fired by the [[Nikkatsu]] Company for making films "that make no sense"? <small>(2007-04-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Best Bet]]''''', a film by former [[Singapore]]an [[problem gambling|gambling addict]] [[Jack Neo]], was intended to warn people of the perils of [[gambling]]? <small>(2007-04-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Innocence (2005 film)|Innocence]]''''', a 2005 documentary film about a school in rural [[northern Thailand]], influenced the [[Politics of Thailand|Thai government]] to reverse cuts it had made in the education budget? <small>(2007-04-07)</small>
*... that the 1975 film '''''[[Tubby the Tuba (1975 film)|Tubby the Tuba]]''''' marked the first time that [[computer]]s were used in the production of an animated feature? <small>(2007-04-14)</small>
*... that [[Kannada cinema]] star [[Dr. Rajkumar]] was buried at '''[[Kanteerava Studios]]''' in [[Bangalore]]? <small>(2007-04-16)</small>
*... that former [[Chicago]] mayor [[William Hale Thompson]] was [[Casting (performing arts)|cast]] in the 1927 [[silent film|silent]] [[exploitation film]] '''''[[Is Your Daughter Safe?]]''''' to ensure it would pass the city's [[censorship]] boards? <small>(2007-04-18)</small>
*... that the 1932 comedy '''''[[Pojkarna på Storholmen]]''''', starring [[Fridolf Rhudin]], is one of the most successful [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[film]]s in history? <small>(2007-04-18)</small>
*... that the 1983 film '''''[[Circle of Power]]''''' won a Dramatic Films award at the 1982 [[Sundance Film Festival]]? <small>(2007-04-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation]]''' is the first attempt at recording the complete [[History of Russian animation|history of Russian and Soviet animation]]? <small>(2007-04-25)</small>
*... that the [[1934 in film|1934 film]] '''''[[Sati Sulochana]]''''' was the first ever [[talkie]] produced in the [[Kannada language]]? <small>(2007-04-25)</small>
*... that the cast of '''''[[By the Sword (film)|By the Sword]]''''' (1991), the first feature film about [[fencing]], included two actors sharing the same last name as the director? <small>(2007-05-01)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Quitting]]''''', originally titled ''Yesterday'' in an allusion to [[Yesterday (song)|the song]] by [[The Beatles]], was retitled after copyright owner [[Michael Jackson]] withheld permission to use the song? <small>(2007-05-04)</small>
*... that most of the [[dog]]s seen in the 2007 [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai film]], '''''[[Ma-Mha]]''''', were strays rescued from shelters and trained specifically for the film? <small>(2007-05-10)</small>
*... that the first [[feature film]] of director [[Paul Verhoeven]] is '''''[[Business Is Business]]''''', a 1971 [[comedy film]] about two [[prostitution|prostitutes]] in [[Amsterdam]]? <small>(2007-05-11)</small>
*... that the 1942 animated short film '''''[[Japoteurs (animated short)|Japoteurs]]''''' features a scene similar to the one in ''[[Superman Returns]]'' in which [[Superman]] catches an airplane in mid-air? <small>(2007-05-20)</small>
*... that [[Superman]] stops a [[mad scientist]] and his army of [[robot]]s in the 1941 [[cartoon|animated]] [[short film]] '''''[[The Mechanical Monsters (animated short)|The Mechanical Monsters]]'''''? <small>(2007-05-21)</small>
*... that the [[nudie cutie]] '''''[[The Adventures of Lucky Pierre]]''''' was the first [[sexploitation]] movie to be filmed in color? <small>(2007-06-03)</small>
*... that although largely forgotten, '''''[[Spring in Park Lane]]''''' is still the British film with the highest cinema attendances in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]? <small>(2007-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time]]''', a 1939 painting by [[Salvador Dalí]], is believed to be a criticism of the sexualisation of [[child star]]s by [[Hollywood]]? <small>(2007-06-07)</small>
*... that the [[Sex in film|sex scenes]] in the [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai film]] '''''[[Ploy]]''''' that were shown at the [[2007 Cannes Film Festival]] had to be [[Film editing|re-edited]] by director [[Pen-Ek Ratanaruang]] ''(pictured)'' so the film could be shown in [[List of cinemas in Thailand|cinemas in Thailand]]? <small>(2007-06-13)</small>
*... that [[Augusto Genina]]'s '''''[[Lo Squadrone Bianco]]''''' (1936), released during the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]], lionized the [[History of Libya as Italian Colony|Italian colonization of Libya]]? <small>(2007-06-14)</small>
*... that actor [[Powers Boothe]] won a 1980 [[Emmy Award]] for his portrayal of [[Jim Jones]] in the film '''''[[Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones]]''''' ? <small>(2007-06-15)</small>
*... that the award ceremony of [[Turkey]]'s most important [[film festival]], the '''[[Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival|Golden Orange]]''', is held at the [[Roman amphitheatre]] of [[Aspendos]] in [[Antalya]]? <small>(2007-06-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Unsung Heroes (film)|Unsung Heroes]]''''', a twenty-part [[North Korea]]n [[spy film]] series, cast [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] defectors [[Charles Robert Jenkins|Charles Jenkins]] and [[James Joseph Dresnok|Joe Dresnok]] in the role of villains? <small>(2007-06-24)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Hellbreeder|Hellbreeder's]]''''' distinct look was created by being shot on [[Reversal film|color reversal stock]] and then [[cross processing|cross processed]]? <small>(2007-07-03)</small>
*... that [[Charlie Chaplin|Charles Chaplin]] decided the best way to bring [[The Tramp]] ''(pictured)'' into the new era was by re-releasing three silent films he made with [[First National]] as a '''[[The Chaplin Revue|feature-length film]]'''? <small>(2007-07-03)</small>
*... that [[Friz Freleng]]'s 1937 cartoon '''''[[Clean Pastures]]''''' narrowly evaded Hollywood [[Production Code]] censors, before being removed from distribution by [[United Artists]] in 1968? <small>(2007-07-04)</small>
*... that the [[Kannada]] film '''''[[Shanti (Kannada film)|Shanti]]''''' is one of just a few narrative films with only a single actor? <small>(2007-07-04)</small>
*... that the [[short subject|short film]] '''''[[5 Men and a Limo]]''''' showcases the world's five most prolific [[English language]] [[film trailer]] [[voiceover|voiceover artists]] narrating a shared [[limousine]] ride? <small>(2007-07-09)</small>
*... that the [[television]] drama ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' imitated the visual style of '''''[[The Police Tapes]]''''', a low-budget [[documentary film|documentary]] about a [[police precinct]] in the [[South Bronx]]? <small>(2007-07-10)</small>
*... that the [[United States]] [[superhero]] film '''''[[John Hancock (film)|John Hancock]]''''' went through four [[film director|directors]] before succeeding in being made with director [[Peter Berg]]? <small>(2007-07-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Choke (film)|Choke]]''''', an upcoming film adaptation of the 2001 [[Choke (novel)|novel]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]], will be the author's first film adaptation since ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''? <small>(2007-07-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[Rice People]]''''', a 1994 drama film by director [[Rithy Panh]], was the first [[Cinema of Cambodia|Cambodian film]] to be [[Submissions for the 67th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film |submitted]] for an [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]? <small>(2007-07-18)</small>
*... that after seeing the documentary, '''''[[S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine]]''''', former [[Khmer Rouge]] leader [[Khieu Samphan]] was moved to admit the existence of the [[Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum|S-21 torture center]] in [[Phnom Penh]] after years of publicly denying it? <small>(2007-07-18)</small>
*... that for [[special effect]]s in the 2001 [[Cinema of Cambodia|Cambodian film]], '''''[[The Snake King's Child]]''''', live [[snake]]s were glued to a cap worn by the lead actress? <small>(2007-07-19)</small>
*... that the 2005 [[docudrama]] '''''[[The Burnt Theatre]]''''' is set in [[Cambodia]]'s Suramet National Theatre, which was destroyed by a fire in 1994? <small>(2007-07-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Samson (film)|Samson]]''''' was made by [[Academy Award]] winning [[Polish]] director [[Andrzej Wajda]] and blends the [[Bible |Biblical]] tale of [[Samson]] with his [[Holocaust]] [[coming-of-age]] story? <small>(2007-07-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jews of Iran]]''''' is the first [[documentary film]] about [[Iran]]'s [[Persian Jews|Jewish minority]]? <small>(2007-07-27)</small>
*... that Thai actor [[Mitr Chaibancha]] died while filming a stunt for the final scene of the 1970 film, '''''[[Insee thong]]'''''? <small>(2007-07-30)</small>
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*... that [[Sweden|Swedish]] director [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s ''(pictured)'' [[Film director|film directing]] debut was on '''''[[Torment (film)|Torment]]''''', a 1944 film about a [[Sadism and masochism as medical terms|sadistic]] [[Latin]] teacher? <small>(2007-08-07)</small>
*... that a report of high school students laughing during ''[[Schindler's List]]'' inspired a film-maker to create the 2003 [[documentary film|documentary]] '''''[[Marion's Triumph]]''''' about a child [[Holocaust]] survivor? <small>(2007-08-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Paradise Camp]]''''' is a [[documentary film|documentary]] explaining how [[Nazi]] officials fooled the [[Red Cross]] into believing the [[Jews]] were being well cared for? <small>(2007-08-12)</small>
*... that the [[Kannada]] film '''[[Samskara (film)|Samskara]]''', initially banned by the censor board, won the [[Presidents of India|President]]'s Gold Medal for the [[National Film Award for Best Film|Best Indian Film]] of 1971? <small>(2007-08-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dyesebel]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a popular mermaid character in [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[Komiks|comic books]], [[Cinema of the Philippines|cinema]] and [[List of Philippine television shows|television]], was based on [[Philippine folklore]]? <small>(2007-08-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Lincoln Motion Picture Company]]''' was the earliest [[Movie studio|film studio]] of "[[race movies]]"? <small>(2007-08-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Harlem on the Prairie (film)|Harlem on the Prairie]]''''', a [[1937 in film|1937]] [[race movie]], is billed as the first "[[Black people|all-colored]]" [[Western (genre)|western]] [[Musical theatre|musical]]? <small>(2007-08-21)</small>
*... that the [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese]] [[science fiction film]] '''''[[I.K.U.]]''''' was the first [[pornographic film]] ever screened in the [[Sundance Film Festival]]? <small>(2007-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Murray's Dude Ranch|Murray's Ranch]]''', a former guest ranch in [[Apple Valley, California|Apple Valley]], [[California]], was unique in that it was owned by [[African-Americans]] and catered primarily to an African-American clientele? <small>(2007-08-21)</small>
*... that a '''[[300-page iPhone bill]]''' became the subject of a [[viral video]] by [[blogger]] [[Justine Ezarik]] viewed more than 3 million times? <small>(2007-08-24)</small>
*... that the [[2006 in film|2006]] [[Japan]]ese film '''''[[Hula Girls]]''''' is set in the [[coal mining]] town of [[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]] in the 1960s when a [[Hawaii|Hawaiian]] [[spa]] resort was built to resolve the community's faltering fortunes? <small>(2007-08-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[Silpathorn Award]]''' is given to significant living [[Thailand|Thai]] contemporary artists and that the name of the award means "upholder of art"? <small>(2007-08-27)</small>
*... that the [[2003 in film|2003]] [[Cinema of France|French]] musical film '''''[[Pas sur la bouche (2003 film)|Not on the Lips]]''''' had a predominantly enthusiastic reception in [[France]], but caused indignation and incomprehension in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]? <small>(2007-08-28)</small>
*... that [[Graham Linehan]], co-creator of ''[[Father Ted]]'', made his [[film director|directorial]] debut with the [[comedy horror]] [[short film]] '''''[[Hello Friend]]'''''? <small>(2007-09-05)</small>
*... that [[Italy|Italian]] [[film director]] [[Marco Ferreri]] hired actor [[Michel Piccoli]] almost immediately after the two first met for his [[art film|art house]] [[masterpiece]] '''''[[Dillinger Is Dead]]'''''? <small>(2007-09-13)</small>
*... that director [[Zhang Yuan]]'s 1999 film, '''[[Seventeen Years (film)|''Seventeen Years'']]''' was the first Chinese film allowed to film inside a Chinese prison? <small>(2007-09-19)</small>
*... that the [[photographer]] duo of [[Krupakar-Senani]] were kidnapped by the [[bandit]] [[Veerappan]], while filming the movie '''[[Wild Dog Diaries]]''' in [[India]]? <small>(2007-09-25)</small>
*... that a total of 4156 [[film]]s were submitted to the '''[[2007 Toronto International Film Festival]]''' and 349 of those, from 55 countries, were selected? <small>(2007-09-26)</small>
*... that the upcoming British film '''''[[Hippie Hippie Shake (film)|Hippie Hippie Shake]]''''' by [[Beeban Kidron]], which follows the [[1971]] [[obscenity]] trial of the Australian editor [[Richard Neville (writer)|Richard Neville]] of satirical magazine ''[[Oz (magazine)|Oz]]'', was in [[development hell]] for nearly ten years? <small>(2007-09-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Victim (2006 film)|The Victim]]''''', a 2006 [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai]] horror-thriller film, was shot on locations of actual crime scenes? <small>(2007-10-01)</small>
*... that release of the award-winning [[film]] '''''[[Lost in Beijing]]''''' was delayed in part because [[censor]]s insisted on removing a scene of a [[Mercedes-Benz]] driving through a puddle-filled [[pothole]]? <small>(2007-10-02)</small>
*... that [[Japan]]ese [[Matinee idol|matinée idol]] [[Akira Kobayashi]] wore a gash across his face and large, [[Leonid Brezhnev|Brezhnevian]] eyebrows for his role in the [[Seijun Suzuki]] [[yakuza film]] '''''[[Kanto Wanderer]]'''''? <small>(2007-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Unnale Unnale]]''' was the director of [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]'s final film before his death? <small>(2007-10-26)</small>
*... that the first film to take advantage of the relaxation of [[communism]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] in the [[1960s]] was '''''[[The Sun in a Net]]'''''? <small>(2007-10-28)</small>
*... that Canada's first dedicated movie theater, the '''[[Ouimetoscope]]''', was created in [[1906]] with an original investment of only seventy-five dollars? <small>(2007-10-29)</small>
*... that the award for [[European Parliament]]'s newly established cinema prize, '''[[Lux Prize for European Cinema|Lux]]''', consists of subtitling the winning film in the [[languages of the European Union|23 official EU languages]] and an original language adaptation for the deaf and hard of hearing? <small>(2007-10-30)</small>
*... that only after five years since its founding in 1991, '''[[Reel Affirmations]]''' became the fourth-largest [[LGBT]] [[film festival]] in the [[United States]]? <small>(2007-11-01)</small>
*... that the [[Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf]] [[Animated cartoon|cartoons]] '''''[[Sheep Ahoy]]''''', '''''[[A Sheep in the Deep]]''''', and '''''[[Don't Give Up the Sheep]]''''' were censored by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to remove a [[dynamite]] stick, a [[Coffee break|smoke break]] scene, and a [[spanking]] scene respectively? <small>(2007-11-18)</small>
*... that the [[Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf]] [[Animated cartoon|cartoons]] '''''[[Sheep Ahoy]]''''', '''''[[A Sheep in the Deep]]''''', and '''''[[Don't Give Up the Sheep]]''''' were censored by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to remove a [[dynamite]] stick, a [[Coffee break|smoke break]] scene, and a [[spanking]] scene respectively? <small>(2007-11-19)</small>
*... that [[Austria]]n film company '''[[Wien-Film]]''' was given its official [[mission statement]] in 1938 by [[Joseph Goebbels]]? <small>(2007-11-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[June Bride]]''''', filmed with two versions of a dialog naming the candidates to the 1948 U.S presidency, opened in theaters with the wrong future president? <small>(2007-11-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ancient Qumran: A Virtual Reality Tour]]''''' is a [[Computer animation|computer-generated]] [[film]] that presents in [[3-D film|3-D]] a theoretical reconstruction of the ancient [[Khirbet Qumran]] site? <small>(2007-12-02)</small>
*... that the 1928 movie '''''[[Gang War]]''''' was overshadowed by the [[short film]] attached to it, ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'', which marked the début of [[Mickey Mouse]]? <small>(2007-12-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Love of Siam]]''''' director [[Chukiat Sakweerakul]] ''(pictured)'' intentionally sought to downplay the 2007 [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai film]]'s [[homosexuality|gay]] love story in marketing materials, in hopes of the film reaching a broader audience? <small>(2007-12-18)</small>
*... that development of the 2008 film '''''[[Dragonball (film)|Dragonball]]''''' began in 2002, when [[20th Century Fox]] acquired the rights? <small>(2007-12-25)</small>
*... that in the 1971 film '''[[Lawman (film)|Lawman]],''' [[United States of America|American]] [[actor]] [[Robert Ryan]] played the role of the [[sheriff]] under the name Cotton Ryan? <small>(2007-12-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Entrepreneur (computer game)|The Entrepreneur]]''''', the first [[video game]] created by famed [[game designer]] [[Peter Molyneux]], sold only two copies? <small>(2007-12-25)</small>
*... that the 2007 [[documentary film|film]] '''''[[10 MPH]]''''' documents a 100-day, 4,064-mile journey across the [[United States]] on a [[Segway PT|Segway]] scooter? <small>(2007-12-31)</small>
*... that the [[French films of 1920|1920 French film]] '''''[[Le Menage Moderne Du Madame Butterfly]]''''' is the earliest known [[hardcore pornography|hardcore]] [[pornographic film]] to depict [[bisexuality|bisexual]] and [[homosexuality|homosexual]] intercourse? <small>(2008-01-06)</small>
*... that the [[1929 in film|1929 film]] '''''[[The Surprise of a Knight]]''''' is the earliest known [[homosexuality|gay]], [[hardcore pornography|hardcore]] [[pornographic film]] in [[Cinema of the United States|American cinematic history]]? <small>(2008-01-07)</small>
*... that the actors in the film '''''[[Planet of Dinosaurs]]''''' had to sign partial payment deferments on their contracts, because most of the [[budget]] was spent on [[stop motion]] [[dinosaur]]s? <small>(2008-01-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Tiefland (film)|Tiefland]]''''',  [[Leni Riefenstahl]]’s last [[feature film|full-feature film]],  made it into the [[Guiness Book of World Records]] on account of its long production time? <small>(2008-01-11)</small>
*... that [[David O. Selznick]] acquired the rights to make [[1957 in film|1957's]] '''''[[A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)|A Farewell to Arms]]''''' from [[Warner Bros.]] by trading the foreign rights to remake ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' that Selznick owned and Warner needed? <small>(2008-01-13)</small>
*... that [[Doris Day]] rejected an offer to star in the 1957 biopic '''''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]''''' with [[Paul Newman]], refusing to portray the sordid story of a character that conflicted with Day's on-screen persona? <small>(2008-01-13)</small>
*... that the [[trophy]] awarded to the first '''[[List of Amanda Award winners|winners]]''' of [[Norway|Norwegian]] film award '''[[Amanda (award)|Amanda]]''', at a weight of 4.5&nbsp;kg (9.92&nbsp;lbs), was difficult for some recipients to lift? <small>(2008-01-20)</small>
*... that the [[Zarah Leander]] film '''''[[La Habanera (film)|La Habanera]]''''' takes place in 1937 [[Puerto Rico]] but was filmed in the [[Canary islands|Canaries]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]]? <small>(2008-01-22)</small>
*... that the [[South Korean]] film ''[[The Host (film)|The Host]]'' was recognized as Best Picture at the '''[[1st Asian Film Awards]]''', held in 2007? <small>(2008-01-23)</small>
*... that the director of the [[1981 in film|1981]] [[Cinema of Spain|Spanish film]] '''''[[Deprisa, Deprisa]]''''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Hurry, Hurry!'') was accused of paying his cast in [[Hard and soft drugs|hard drug]]s? <small>(2008-01-23)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]''''', which began [[principal photography]] on January 11, 2008 with [[Russell Crowe]] and [[Ben Affleck]] in the lead roles, was originally set to star [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Edward Norton]]? <small>(2008-01-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Drug Years]]''''', a [[documentary]] chronicling illicit drug use in [[United States of America|the United States]], features never-before-seen film of [[Ken Kesey]] and the [[Merry Pranksters]]' [[LSD-25|acid]]-fueled bus trip across America in 1964? <small>(2008-01-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Opera Jawa]]''''' is a 2006 [[Cinema of Indonesia|Indonesian]]-[[Cinema of Austria|Austrian]] [[musical film]] that features traditional [[Java]]nese [[Music of Indonesia|classical music]] and [[Dance of Indonesia|dance]] in a setting of [[opera]], inspired by the [[Ramayana]]? <small>(2008-01-26)</small>
*... that director [[Paul Greengrass]] is filming a '''[[Imperial Life in the Emerald City (film)|fictional thriller]]'''  with [[Matt Damon]] in the lead based on the 2006 nonfiction book ''[[Imperial Life in the Emerald City]]'' about the [[Green Zone]]? <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*... that the upcoming [[comedy film]] '''''[[Hamlet 2]]''''' was the top purchase at the [[2008 Sundance Film Festival]] placing it second behind the US$10.5 million record set by ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' at the festival in 2006? <small>(2008-01-28)</small>
*... that the 1937 [[Hal Roach]]/[[MGM]] musical short '''''[[Our Gang Follies of 1938]]''''' features an appearance by future jazz star [[Annie Ross]]? <small>(2008-01-30)</small>
*... that director [[Li Yu (director)|Li Yu]]'s '''''[[Fish and Elephant]]''''' is often considered the first lesbian-themed film to come out of mainland China? <small>(2008-02-06)</small>
*... that the 1996 [[TV film]] '''''[[Hidden in America]]''''' reminded viewers that on any given night, up to five million children in [[United States|America]] go to bed hungry? <small>(2008-02-10)</small>
*... that forthcoming [[Tamil film]] '''''[[Aegan]]''''', starring [[Ajith Kumar]], marks the directorial debut of [[choreographer]] [[Raju Sundaram]]? <small>(2008-02-18)</small>
*... that the film crew of the forthcoming [[Tamil film]], '''''[[Kanthaswamy]]''''' adopted two villages near [[Madurai]] to give film profits to? <small>(2008-02-18)</small>
*... that [[Cinema of South Korea|South Korean]] [[screenwriter]] and [[film director|director]] Byeon Seung-wook spent five years working on the [[scenario]] for his [[2006 in film|2006]] directorial debut film, '''''[[Solace (film)|Solace]]'''''? <small>(2008-02-18)</small>
*... that after bad reviews, the distributors of the [[1992 in film|1992]] [[animated film]] '''''[[The Princess and the Goblin (film)|The Princess and the Goblin]]''''' used enthusiastic comments from children in its promotional material? <small>(2008-02-20)</small>
*... that multiple-award winning [[Indian film]] '''''[[Vanaja (2006 film)|Vanaja]]''''', which could not be screened in [[India]] because it found no takers, was the [[Master of Fine Arts]] [[thesis]] of its director, '''[[Rajnesh Domalpalli]]'''? <small>(2008-02-20)</small>
*... that in the forthcoming [[Bollywood]] film '''''[[Krazzy 4]]''''', actor [[Hrithik Roshan]] performed an "[[item number]]" for the first time? <small>(2008-02-23)</small>
*... that in [[1922 in film|1922]], [[Erich von Stroheim]]'s [[silent film]] '''''[[Foolish Wives]]''''' was the most expensive ever produced? <small>(2008-02-24)</small>
*... that the [[Israel|Israeli]] [[documentary film|documentary]] '''''[[Paper Dolls (film)|Paper Dolls]]''''' followed the lives of five [[Health care provider|health care providers]] from the [[Philippines]] who perform as [[drag queens]]? <small>(2008-02-25)</small>
*... that [[Douglas Henshall]] and [[Daniel Craig]] were originally considered for the roles of [[Gordon Brown]] and [[Tony Blair]] in [[2003 in film|2003]] film '''''[[The Deal (2003 film)|The Deal]]'''''? <small>(2008-02-25)</small>
*... that the upcoming [[Paramount Pictures]] film '''''[[G.I. Joe (film)|G.I. Joe]]''''', based on the [[G.I. Joe|toy line]], had its development delayed because of the [[Iraq War]]? <small>(2008-02-27)</small>
*... that the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] '''''[[Anasuya (2007 film)|Anasuya]]''''' was said to be inspired by the [[Hollywood]] film ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''? <small>(2008-03-01)</small>
*... that [[Tanaz Eshaghian]]'s film '''''[[Be Like Others]]''''' explores the experiences of [[transsexualism|transsexuals]] in [[Iran]], a country that outlaws [[homosexuality]] but sanctions [[sex reassignment therapy|sex-reassignment surgery]]? <small>(2008-03-05)</small>
*... that the [[1989 in film|1989]] [[Cinema of Spain|Spanish film]] '''''[[If They Tell You I Fell]]''''' was nominated for seven [[Goya Awards]]? <small>(2008-03-09)</small>
*... that before [[Denmark|Danish]] director [[Bille August]] made his [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning ''[[Pelle the Conqueror]]'', he had great domestic success with the [[children's television series]] and movie '''''[[Busters verden]]'''''? <small>(2008-03-11)</small>
*... that the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[feature film|film]] '''''[[Amma Cheppindi]]''''' was inspired by the [[science fiction]] story ''[[Flowers for Algernon]]''? <small>(2008-03-13)</small>
*... that [[Marzieh Meshkini]]'s [[2000 in film|2000 film]] '''''[[The Day I Became a Woman]]''''' depicts three stages in the lives of [[Iran]]ian women, focusing on a nine-year-old girl, a married woman, and an elderly widow? <small>(2008-03-13)</small>
*... that [[L. Ron Hubbard]], the founder of [[Scientology]], wrote the story for the [[1938 in film|1938]] [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]] [[Serial (film)|movie serial]] '''''[[The Secret of Treasure Island]]'''''? <small>(2008-03-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Walk to Beautiful]]''''', a film about five [[Ethiopia]]n women with [[Obstetric fistula|childbirth injuries]], was picked by the [[International Documentary Association]] as the best feature [[documentary film|documentary]] of [[2007 in film|2007]]? <small>(2008-03-15)</small>
*... that the [[2007 in film|2007]] [[documentary film]] '''''[[Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience]]''''' was based on a collection of writings by [[U.S. soldiers]] who have served in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]? <small>(2008-03-17)</small>
*... that [[Mohamed Camara (film director)|Mohamed Camara]]'s [[1997 in film|1997 film]] '''''[[Dakan]]''''' was the first [[West Africa]]n film to explore [[homosexuality]]? <small>(2008-03-19)</small>
*... that the [[2003 in film|2003]] [[documentary film|documentary]] '''''[[Prisoner of Paradise (2002 film)|Prisoner of Paradise]]''''' is a chronicle of the life of [[Kurt Gerron]], a German Jewish actor who was forced to make a [[Nazi propaganda]] film and later murdered in a Nazi [[concentration camp]]? <small>(2008-03-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Pollyanna (1920 film)|Pollyanna]]''''', a 1920 melodrama/comedy starring [[Mary Pickford]], grossed $1.1 million, equivalent to about $10 million in 2008? <small>(2008-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Erkki Karu]]''' founded both '''[[Suomi-Filmi]]''' and [[Suomen Filmiteollisuus]], the two largest film production companies during the 'Golden Age' of [[Cinema of Finland|Finnish cinema]]? <small>(2008-03-26)</small>
*... that in the [[1934 in film|1934 film]] '''''[[Evergreen (film)|Evergreen]]''''' the actress [[Jessie Matthews]] played both mother and daughter? <small>(2008-03-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Curse of Steptoe]]''''', a 2008 television play based upon the making of the BBC sitcom ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', gained the highest audience figures to date for [[BBC Four]]? <small>(2008-03-28)</small>
*... that the title of the film '''''[[Woman Is the Future of Man]]''''' comes from a line in a poem by [[Louis Aragon]] that the director [[Hong Sang-soo]] saw printed on a French postcard? <small>(2008-03-29)</small>
*... that, inspired by [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s experience selling the script for ''[[Rocky]]'', actor/screenwriter [[J. P. Davis]] refused to sell his script for the film '''''[[Fighting Tommy Riley]]''''' unless he was guaranteed to play the lead? <small>(2008-03-31)</small>
*... that prior to screening '''''[[The Round-Up (1965 film)|The Round-Up]]''''' in [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]], in order to appease the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] government, director [[Miklós Jancsó]] had to declare the film was not an allegory of the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]]? <small>(2008-04-02)</small>
*... that in the 2007 [[documentary film]] '''''[[Autism: The Musical]]''''', five [[autism|autistic]] children in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] develop and star in an original stage production? <small>(2008-04-03)</small>
*... that only two days before '''''[[Payment on Demand]]''''' was scheduled to open at [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[RKO Pictures|RKO]] executive [[Howard Hughes]] called the director and the two leads into the studio to film a new ending? <small>(2008-04-14)</small>
*... that [[Lualhati Bautista]]’s [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] novel, '''''[[Bata, Bata… Pa’no Ka Ginawa?]]''''' became a film starring [[Vilma Santos]], an actress turned first female governor of [[Batangas]] of the [[Philippines]]? <small>(2008-04-15)</small>
*... that the [[2008 in film|2008]] film '''''[[Forever the Moment]]''''' is based on the real life story of [[South Korea]]'s women's [[Team handball|handball]] team which won [[silver medal|silver]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], and is also the first film to revolve around the sport of handball? <small>(2008-04-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kaash]]''''' was the last [[Hindi film]] in which [[Kishore Kumar]] did [[playback singer|playback singing]]? <small>(2008-04-26)</small>
*... that [[Hong Kong]] director [[Ann Hui]]'s 1982 award-winning film '''''[[Boat People (film)|Boat People]]''''' depicting life in [[communism|communist]] [[Vietnam]] was banned in [[Taiwan]] because it was filmed in [[People's Republic of China|communist China]]? <small>(2008-04-27)</small>
*... that the 1938 western [[Rawhide (1938 film)|'''''Rawhide''''']] was baseball great [[Lou Gehrig]]'s only feature film appearance? <small>(2008-04-28)</small>
*... that the dialogues for the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] '''''[[Parasakthi (1952 film)|Parasakthi]]''''' were penned by [[M. Karunanidhi]] who later became the [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]? <small>(2008-05-02)</small>
*... that [[Cheryl Dunye]]'s 1996 film '''''[[The Watermelon Woman]]''''' was the first feature film to be directed by a black lesbian? <small>(2008-05-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kisan Kanya (1937 film)|Kisan Kanya]]''''' made by [[Ardeshir Irani]] in [[1937 in film|1937]] is [[India]]'s first indigenously made [[Color motion picture film|color film]]? <small>(2008-05-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[L'Insoumis]]''''', a [[film noir]] alluding to the [[Algerian war]], was  [[Alain Delon]]'s first real failure despite his acclaimed performance? <small>(2008-05-06)</small>
*... that the forthcoming Tamil film '''''[[Guru En Aalu]]''''', starring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and [[Mamta Mohandas]], is a remake of the [[1997 in film|1997]] film ''[[Yes Boss]]''? <small>(2008-05-08)</small>
*... that the [[Tamil film]] '''''[[Thyagabhoomi (1939 film)|Thyagabhoomi]]''''' is the only Indian film banned by the [[British Raj]] for propagating the cause of [[Indian independence movement|India's freedom struggle]]? <small>(2008-05-08)</small>
*... that [[Soviet film]] director [[Sergei Eisenstein]] ''(pictured)'' shot many miles of film in [[Mexico]] with the backing of American author [[Upton Sinclair]] to make '''''[[¡Qué viva México!]]'''''? <small>(2008-05-11)</small>
*... that the [[Tamil film]] '''''[[Nam Iruvar]]''''' featured songs written by [[Indian nationalist]] [[Subramania Bharati]]? <small>(2008-05-15)</small>
*... that in her 1992 [[documentary film]] '''''[[Nitrate Kisses]]''''' [[Barbara Hammer]] filmed an elderly [[lesbian]] couple having sex as part of an exploration of the repression and marginalization of [[LGBT]] history? <small>(2008-05-15)</small>
*... that [[Safi Faye]]'s 1975 film '''''[[Kaddu Beykat]]''''' was the first commercially distributed [[feature film]] made by a [[Sub-Sahara]]n [[Africa]]n woman? <small>(2008-05-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Speaking in Strings]]''''' is a 1999 documentary film about classical violinist [[Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg]], whose emotional concert performances have alienated some critics? <small>(2008-05-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema|Kuxa Kanema]]''''' is a documentary about the [[Mozambique]] government’s first attempts to create a national [[cinema]]? <small>(2008-05-18)</small>
*... that the 1948 [[Kollywood|Tamil film]] '''''[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|Chandralekha]]''''' had the longest sword-fight sequence in any [[Indian film]]? <small>(2008-05-21)</small>
*... that [[1944 in film|1944 film]] '''''[[Haridas (1944 film)|Haridas]]''''' was the last completed work of [[Kollywood]] [[Cultural icon|icon]] [[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]] prior to his arrest in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case? <small>(2008-05-24)</small>
*... that the [[1975 in film|1975 film]] '''''[[Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (film)|Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]''''' starred theater and [[cabaret]] stars Elly Stone and Joe Masiell in their only film performances? <small>(2008-05-27)</small>
*... that the [[1994 in film|1994]] [[France|French]]&ndash;[[Romania]]n film '''''[[An Unforgettable Summer]]''''' depicts the persecution of [[Bulgarians]] by [[Romanian Land Forces|Romanian Army]] personnel, in a [[metaphor]] of the [[Yugoslav wars]]? <small>(2008-05-31)</small>
*... that [[Marilyn Monroe]] posed naked in 1948 to raise US$50 to pay the rent for her room at the '''[[Hollywood Studio Club]]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2008-06-01)</small>
*... that the 1974 film '''''[[Lost in the Stars (film)|Lost in the Stars]]''''', set in [[apartheid]]-era [[South Africa]], was actually shot in [[Oregon]]? <small>(2008-06-02)</small>
*... that the [[SC Johnson & Son]]-produced film '''''[[To Be Alive!]]''''' was the first non-theatrical production to receive an award from the [[New York Film Critics Circle]]? <small>(2008-06-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Reenactment]]''''', a 1968 film by [[Romania]]n director [[Lucian Pintilie]], was banned by the [[Communist Romania|communist regime]] because it showed the authorities engaged in tormenting young delinquents? <small>(2008-06-03)</small>
*... that [[Zac Efron]] and [[Claire Danes]] claim they saw a ghostlike figure while filming '''''[[Me and Orson Welles]]''''' at [[Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man|Gaiety Theatre]] on the [[Isle of Man]]? <small>(2008-06-05)</small>
*... that the [[1990 in film|1990]] [[Spanish film]] '''''[[¡Ay Carmela! (film)|¡Ay Carmela!]]''''' takes its title from the favorite song of the Republican soldiers and of the [[International Brigade]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]]? <small>(2008-06-07)</small>
*... that the [[1944 in film|1944]] [[German film]] '''''[[Große Freiheit Nr. 7]]''''' was banned in [[Nazi Germany]] and only permitted by the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] in late 1945? <small>(2008-06-07)</small>
*... that the [[2001 in film|2001]] [[documentary film]] '''''[[Scottsboro: An American Tragedy]]''''' retold the story of the [[Scottsboro Boys]], one of the most controversial courtroom pursuits of [[racism]] in [[United States|U.S.]] history? <small>(2008-06-07)</small>
*... that the [[2001 in film|2001]] '''[[Richard the Second|film adaptation]]''' of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]'' was filmed at an abandoned [[American Civil War|Civil War]]-era fort on an island in [[Boston Harbor]]? <small>(2008-06-08)</small>
*... that the [[Bollywood films of 2008|2008]] [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] '''''[[Woodstock Villa]]''''' marked the debut of veteran [[Bollywood]] actor [[Anupam Kher]]'s son, [[Sikandar Kher]]? <small>(2008-06-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Down Among the Z Men]]''''' (1952) is the only film starring all four original members of [[The Goons]]: [[Peter Sellers]], [[Spike Milligan]], [[Harry Secombe]] and [[Michael Bentine]]? <small>(2008-06-10)</small>
*... that in [[1977 in film|1977]], [[L. Ron Hubbard]] wrote a [[science fiction film|SF film]] [[screenplay]] called '''''[[Revolt in the Stars]]''''' which is very similar to his [[Xenu]] story from the [[Scientology]] [[Space opera in Scientology scripture|space opera]] [[theology]]? <small>(2008-06-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Roujin Z]]''''' is a 1991 [[Japanese popular culture|Japanese]] [[anime]] film about a computerized hospital bed with its own built-in [[Nuclear reactor technology|atomic power reactor]]? <small>(2008-06-12)</small>
*... that [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] '''''[[Shwaas]]''''' was [[India]]'s official entry to the [[77th Academy Awards|2004 Oscars]] but faced financial problems to showcase and promote the film? <small>(2008-06-13)</small>
*... that of the '''[[List of Japanese submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|eleven Japanese films]]''' accepted as nominees for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] since its inception, none have won it? <small>(2008-06-17)</small>
*... that despite being set in [[New York]], '''''[[All Good Things (film)|All Good Things]]''''' has been filmed mostly in [[Connecticut]], partly because of the state's "scenic and period locations"? <small>(2008-06-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Strike (film)|Strike]],''''' directed by [[Sergei Eisenstein]] and acted by the [[Proletcult Theatre]], was intended to be one part of a seven-part series? <small>(2008-06-20)</small>
*... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' said the [[1944 in film|1944]] [[Laurel and Hardy]] film '''''[[The Big Noise]]''''' "has as much humor in it as a six-foot hole in the ground"? <small>(2008-06-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Your Name is Justine]]''''', [[Luxembourg]]'s [[List of submissions for the 79th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|submission]] for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|79th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]], was rejected due to insufficient creative contributions from Luxembourg in the film? <small>(2008-06-27)</small>
*... that the [[1914 in film|1914 film]] '''''[[In the Land of the Head Hunters]]''''' was the first feature-length film whose cast was composed entirely of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native North Americans]]? <small>(2008-06-29)</small>
*... that American actress [[Kim Stanley]] was cast in the starring role of the [[1964 in film|1964]] [[British film]] '''''[[Séance on a Wet Afternoon]]''''' after [[Deborah Kerr]] and [[Simone Signoret]] turned down the part? <small>(2008-06-30)</small>
*... that the [[2008 in film|2008 film]] '''''[[Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins]]''''' uses "meerkats actors" to depict the Whiskers and Lazuli groups rather than using actual footage of the real [[meerkat]]s? <small>(2008-07-01)</small>
*... that the [[1971 in film|1971 film]] '''''[[Sentinels of Silence]]''''' featured [[Orson Welles]] narrating the English version and [[Ricardo Montalban]] narrating the Spanish version? <small>(2008-07-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Cine City, Withington|Cine City]]''' in [[Manchester]], [[England]], the third cinema to open in England in 1912 as "The Scala", has recently been demolished? <small>(2008-07-04)</small>
*... that the inspiration for the [[2001 in film|2001]] [[horror film]] '''''[[Texas Night Train]]''''' was the song "Moppin' the Floor with My Baby's Head"? <small>(2008-07-05)</small>
*... that [[lost film|no prints or negatives survive]] of the [[1933 in film|1933]] [[Short subject|short film]] '''''[[Hello Pop!]]''''', starring [[The Three Stooges]] before they began performing under that name? <small>(2008-07-06)</small>
*... that the [[1948 in film|1948 film]] '''''[[Teri Yaad (film)|Terri Yaad]]''''' was the first [[feature film]] to be released in [[Pakistan]] after the [[partition of India]]? <small>(2008-07-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[Uncommon Friends of the 20th Century]]''''' is a [[1999 in film|1999]] [[documentary film]] about businessman James D. Newton's friendships with well-known figures such as [[Thomas A. Edison]], [[Charles Lindbergh]] and [[Henry Ford]]? <small>(2008-07-07)</small>
*... that the [[2007 in film|2007]] [[documentary film]] '''''[[Quantum Hoops]]''''' tells the story of the [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] mens' [[basketball]] team, who had a 259-game [[losing streak (sports)|losing streak]] after not winning a [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|conference]] game since 1985? <small>(2008-07-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[Nigar Awards]]''' are the oldest [[List of Nigar awards|awards of merit]] in the [[Cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani film industry]]? <small>(2008-07-10)</small>
*... that gaming fads such as '''[[Bank Night]]''' contributed more than any other tactic to the resiliency of the [[Cinema of the United States|U.S. film industry]] during the [[Great Depression]]? <small>(2008-07-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Driver for Vera]]''''', [[Ukraine]]'s submission for the [[List of submissions for the 77th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|77th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]], was rejected because too much of the production was based in [[Russia]]? <small>(2008-07-13)</small>
*... that the [[2001 in film|2001]] [[feature film]] '''''[[Cupid's Mistake]]''''' was produced on a budget of [[US$]]980? <small>(2008-07-13)</small>
*... that the [[1974 in film|1974 film]] '''''[[La prima Angélica]]''''' reportedly created the greatest scandal surrounding any [[Cinema of Spain|Spanish film]] during the [[Franco]] years? <small>(2008-07-13)</small>
*... that the [[1953 in film|1953 film]] '''''[[Striporama]]''''' features the only color footage of [[pin-up]] model [[Bettie Page]] in a speaking role? <small>(2008-07-19)</small>
*... that part of the [[1975 in film|1975]] [[comedy film]] '''''[[Linda Lovelace for President]]''''' was shot on the campus of the [[University of Kansas]]? <small>(2008-07-20)</small>
*... that while working on '''''[[Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling|Lipstick and Dynamite]]''''', a [[2005 in film|2005]] [[documentary film|documentary]] about women's [[professional wrestling]], [[Neko Case]] found out [[Ella Waldek]] in the film was her great-aunt? <small>(2008-07-20)</small>
*... that [[John Huston]] quit his [[film director|directing]] job on the [[1971 in film|1971]] [[action film]] '''''[[The Last Run]]''''' after fighting with [[George C. Scott]], the film’s star? <small>(2008-07-21)</small>
*... that [[Madeline Kahn]] made her screen debut in '''''[[The Dove (1968 film)|De Düva]]''''', an [[Academy Award]]-nominated short comedy that parodied the films of Swedish director [[Ingmar Bergman]]? <small>(2008-07-23)</small>
*... that Mark Christensen was a dancer, a pilot, a skateboarder, and a musician before making his filmmaking debut with '''''[[Box Head Revolution]]''''' in 2002? <small>(2008-07-25)</small>
*... that while the [[2003 in film|2003]] [[Cinema of Norway|Norwegian film]] '''''[[Buddy (2003 film)|Buddy]]''''' was described as "simple" in the Norwegian press, a [[United States|U.S.]] [[Film criticism|reviewer]] called it "overly plotted"? <small>(2008-07-27)</small>
*... that [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]]'s '''[[Nevada Theatre]]''' is the oldest existing [[theater]] building in [[California]]? <small>(2008-07-27)</small>
*... that [[film director]] '''[[Jens Lien]]''' said he was unable to sleep after first reading the [[Screenplay|script]] for the [[dystopia]]n film '''''[[Den brysomme mannen]]'''''? <small>(2008-07-27)</small>
*... that the [[2008 in film|2008 film]] '''''[[Fifty Dead Men Walking]]''''' is based on an autobiography by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Espionage|secret agent]] [[Marty McGartland]], who was later shot six times in an assassination attempt by the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]]? <small>(2008-07-28)</small>
*... that though first deemed too young for the part, '''[[Aksel Hennie]]''' won a "Best Actor" [[Amanda (award)|Amanda Award]] in the [[title role]] of the [[Norwegian film]] '''''[[Jonny Vang]]'''''? <small>(2008-07-28)</small>
*... that [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese]] [[film director|director]] [[Kei Kumai]]'s '''''[[Sandakan No. 8]]''''' lost the 1975 [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] to a film by another Japanese director, [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]''? <small>(2008-07-30)</small>
*... that an original [[35 mm film]] print of the [[1987 in film|1987 film]] '''''[[A Month in the Country (film)|A Month in the Country]]''''' was only rediscovered in 2004 due to the efforts of a fan? <small>(2008-07-31)</small>
*... that the forthcoming [[Canadian film]] '''''[[Smash Cut]]''''' will feature a [[cameo appearance]] by filmmaker [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]] who invented the [[splatter film]] [[film genre|genre]]? <small>(2008-08-02)</small>
*... that the [[1946 in film|1946]] [[Mexican film]] '''''[[Boom in the Moon]]''''' starring [[Buster Keaton]] was not commercially released in the [[United States]] until 1983? <small>(2008-08-04)</small>
*... that the final twenty minutes of the 1941 [[documentary film]] '''''[[Kukan]]''''' shows an air attack by [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] [[bomber]]s against [[Chongqing]], the [[World War II]] capital of [[China]]? <small>(2008-08-07)</small>
*... that [[2008 in film|upcoming film]] '''''[[Calvin Marshall]]'''''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s producers hired a casting director before they had raised enough funding to hire a [[Steve Zahn|well-known actor]] to attract further financiers? <small>(2008-08-11)</small>
*... that the title roles in the [[1974 in film|1974]] [[blaxploitation]] film '''''[[The Black Six]]''''' were played by six then-current [[National Football League]] stars? <small>(2008-08-11)</small>
*... that the 1998 film '''''[[Goodbye, 20th Century!]]''''' features a sequence where a man dressed like [[Santa Claus]] attends a [[wake (ceremony)|wake]] that turns violent to the sound of [[Sid Vicious]] singing "[[My Way (song)|My Way]]"? <small>(2008-08-19)</small>
*... that the 1964 [[film]] '''''[[Man in the 5th Dimension]]''''' was shown in the [[70mm]] [[Todd-AO]] widescreen process exclusively at the [[Billy Graham]] Pavilion during the [[1964 New York World's Fair]]? <small>(2008-08-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kinoautomat]]''''', a 1967 film by [[Czechoslovakian]] director Radúz Činčera, was the first to allow the audience to change the course of a film with the press of a button? <small>(2008-08-28)</small>
*... that 22-year-old [[Ski jumping|ski jumper]] [[Anette Sagen]] played the mother of 70-year-old [[Bård Owe]] in the [[Norway|Norwegian]] movie '''''[[O' Horten]]'''''? <small>(2008-08-28)</small>
*... that the footage filmed for the [[documentary film]] '''''[[The Boys from Baghdad High]]''''' had to be smuggled out of [[Iraq]] by [[journalist]]s from many different [[news agency|news agencies]]? <small>(2008-08-30)</small>
*... that an '''[[Cinema of Estonia|Estonian feature film]]''' set the absolute [[box office]] record in the history of the [[Soviet Union]]? <small>(2008-08-31)</small>
*... that the [[1995 in film|1995]] [[Cinema of Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso film]] '''''[[Keïta! l'Héritage du griot]]''''' is a retelling of the first third of [[Sundjata Keita]]'s 13th-century epic, ''[[Sundjata]]''? <small>(2008-08-31)</small>
*... that the [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[comedy film]] '''''[[C Kkompany]]''''' marks the [[directorial debut]] of [[screenwriter|scriptwriter]] [[Sachin Yardi]]? <small>(2008-09-05)</small>
*... that the title of the [[1999 in film|1999]] film '''''[[One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich]]''''' is a play on [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]'s novella ''[[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]]''? <small>(2008-09-05)</small>
*... that the [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Indian film]] '''''[[Tahaan]]''''' was the first to be filmed in the strife-torn region of [[Kashmir]] after a gap of 18 years? <small>(2008-09-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Portraitist]]''''' is a [[2005 in television|2005]] Polish television [[documentary film]] about the life and work of [[Wilhelm Brasse]], the famous "photographer of [[Auschwitz]]"? <small>(2008-09-09)</small>
*... that the [[2007 in film|2007 film]] '''''[[The Pool (film)|The Pool]]''''' was directed by [[Milwaukee]]-based [[Chris Smith (filmmaker)|Chris Smith]] in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], a language alien to him? <small>(2008-09-10)</small>
*... that [[Mohan Krishna Indraganti]]'s [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] '''''[[Ashta Chamma]]''''' was inspired by [[Oscar Wilde]]'s play ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''? <small>(2008-09-11)</small>
*... that [[J. D. Chakravarthy]]'s [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film '''''[[Homam (film)|Homam]]''''' drew inspiration from [[Martin Scorsese]]'s [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning film ''[[The Departed]]''? <small>(2008-09-13)</small>
*... that the [[1961 in film|1961]] [[German film]] '''''[[The Miracle of Father Malachia]]''''' was finished only seven hours before its premiere at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]]? <small>(2008-09-14)</small>
*... that the [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[horror film]] '''''[[1920 (film)|1920]]''''' was filmed at a [[Yorkshire]] mansion that was rumored to be haunted by the spirit of a carpenter? <small>(2008-09-16)</small>
*... that though the 2004 [[miniseries]] '''''[[Category 6: Day of Destruction]]''''' earned [[CBS]] the highest ratings of any show during the November [[sweeps week]], it was generally panned by critics? <small>(2008-09-16)</small>
*... that the [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Indian film]] '''''[[Ru Ba Ru]]''''' is the cinematic adaptation of the [[Hollywood film]] ''[[If Only (film)|If Only]]''? <small>(2008-09-17)</small>
*... that one of the characters from the [[Hindi film]] '''''[[Summer 2007]]''''' was inspired by [[Muhammad Yunus]], the 2006 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner? <small>(2008-09-17)</small>
*... that [[England|English]] [[film director|director]] and actor [[Steven Berkoff]] featured in a two-minute film inviting the viewer to '''''[[Watch Your Own Heart Attack]]'''''? <small>(2008-09-20)</small>
*... that the [[2001 in film|2001 film]] '''''[[Sia, le rêve du python]]''''' was inspired by a 7th-century myth of the [[Wagadu]] people of [[Western Africa]]? <small>(2008-09-22)</small>
*... that the [[1994 in film|1994 film]] '''''[[Walls of Sand]]''''' was the first contemporary feature film to be [[webcast]] on the [[Internet]]? <small>(2008-09-22)</small>
*... that despite a [[US$]]900,000 budget, finances on the [[1993 in film|1993 film]] '''''[[Amongst Friends]]''''' were so tight that the contents of a bag of [[Doritos]] opened in the film were replaced by yellow cardboard triangles? <small>(2008-09-23)</small>
*... that [[Orson Welles]] shot the footage for his unfinished film '''''[[The Dreamers (unfinished film)|The Dreamers]]''''' in his Hollywood home? <small>(2008-09-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Victim of the Mormons]]''''' ''(ad pictured)'' is a [[1911 in film|1911]] [[Cinema of Denmark|Danish]] [[silent film]] that initiated a decade of anti-[[Mormon]] films in the [[United States]]? <small>(2008-09-24)</small>
*... that the [[1935 in film|1935]] [[short subject]] '''''[[Alibi Bye Bye]]''''' was the last film appearance of the comedy team of [[Bobby Clark (comedian)|Bobby Clark]] and [[Paul McCullough]]? <small>(2008-09-24)</small>
*... that the producers of [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[Spy film|espionage]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] film '''''[[Mukhbiir]]''''' offered a [[money back guarantee]] for those who did not like the film, but prepared the refund for only 5,000 viewers? <small>(2008-09-25)</small>
*... that [[Orson Welles]]' [[1968 in film|1968 film]] '''''[[The Immortal Story]]''''' played in the U.S. as a double feature with [[Luis Buñuel]]'s ''[[Simon of the Desert]]''? <small>(2008-09-25)</small>
*... that the [[2006 in film|2006 film]] '''''[[Strawberry Fields (2006 film)|Strawberry Fields]]''''' is a documentary about [[Palestinian]] farmers in [[Gaza]] facing hardships caused by the [[Israel]]–[[Hamas]] military conflict? <small>(2008-09-30)</small>
*... that in [[2004 in film|2004]], '''''[[Ouaga-Saga]]''''' was one of two or three films the [[Burkina Faso]] government produces in a year? <small>(2008-10-01)</small>
*... that [[Christopher Munch]] had to shoot his film '''''[[The Sleepy Time Gal]]''''' over an extended two-and-a-half year period due to a lack of finances? <small>(2008-10-05)</small>
*... that [[Quentin Tarantino]], a longtime fan of [[cinema of Australia|Australian cinema]], helped put together 2008 [[documentary film]] '''''[[Not Quite Hollywood]]''''', examining the "Ozploitation" [[B movie]]s of the 1970s–'80s [[Australian New Wave]]? <small>(2008-10-07)</small>
*... that upcoming film '''''[[The Marc Pease Experience]]''''' has been dubbed "the next ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]''" as the two films share both similar character traits and [[Jason Schwartzman]] in the lead role? <small>(2008-10-08)</small>
*... that [[1970 in film|1970]] [[Italian cinema|Italian]] crime thriller film '''''[[Città violenta]]''''' was only picked up for distribution in the United States after the success of ''[[Death Wish (film)|Death Wish]]'' established star [[Charles Bronson]] as a [[leading man]]? <small>(2008-10-08)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]''''' revolves around [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] and [[John Watson (Sherlock Holmes)|Watson]], played by [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] and [[Jude Law]], stopping a conspiracy to destroy [[Britain]]? <small>(2008-10-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[One Night the Moon]]''''', a 2001 [[Australian film]] depicting the search for a missing child, was inspired by [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] police tracker Alex Riley's work in the 1930s? <small>(2008-10-11)</small>
*... that [[Orson Welles]] took the role of Hastler in his 1962 film '''''[[The Trial (1962 film)|The Trial]]''''' after comic actor [[Jackie Gleason]] turned down the part? <small>(2008-10-11)</small>
*... that [[Kang Hye-jeong]] made her feature film debut in the 2001 [[science fiction film]] '''''[[Nabi (film)|Nabi]]''''', winning Best Actress at the [[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]]? <small>(2008-10-13)</small>
*... that the only print of [[Orson Welles]]' 1938 film '''''[[Too Much Johnson]]''''' was destroyed in a 1971 fire at Welles' home outside of [[Madrid, Spain]]? <small>(2008-10-15)</small>
*... that [[Orson Welles]] originally planned to end his film '''''[[Don Quixote (unfinished film)|Don Quixote]]''''' by having [[Don Quixote]] and [[Sancho Panza]] survive an [[nuclear warfare|atomic cataclysm]]? <small>(2008-10-16)</small>
*... that the 1937 film '''''[[Chintamani (1937 film)|Chintamani]]''''' ''(promotional snapshot pictured)'' was the first [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] to run for a year in a single theatre? <small>(2008-10-18)</small>
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*... that the 1937 [[Tamil film]] '''''[[Ambikapathy (1937 film)|Ambikapathy]]''''' starring [[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]] was made by American director [[Ellis R. Dungan]]? <small>(2008-10-21)</small>
*... that 2008 [[Cinema of Sweden|Swedish film]] '''''[[Let the Right One In (film)|Let the Right One In]]''''' was marked for an English language remake to be directed by [[Matt Reeves]] before it was even  in U.S. cinemas? <small>(2008-10-24)</small>
*... that upcoming film '''''[[Afterwards]]''''' is shot entirely in [[English language|English]], despite being written and directed by Frenchman [[Gilles Bourdos]], adapted from a French novel and co-produced by a French production company? <small>(2008-10-26)</small>
*... that a former [[White House]] media manager was hired to make the political television comedy '''''[[Running Mates (film)|Running Mates]]''''' more realistic? <small>(2008-10-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Best Little Girl in the World]]''''', a 1981 film about [[anorexia nervosa]], was back in the news in 1983 when performer [[Karen Carpenter]] died of complications from the same disorder? <small>(2008-10-27)</small>
*... that the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] '''''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]''''' based on the life of [[poetess]]-[[saint]] [[Mirabai]] was filmed at the actual places which Mirabai had visited on her pilgrimage? <small>(2008-10-28)</small>
*... that [[Stanley Kubrick]] dismissed his 1953 film '''''[[Fear and Desire]]''''' as "a bumbling amateur film exercise"? <small>(2008-10-29)</small>
*... that production on the 1969 [[Fred Zinnemann]] film '''''[[Man's Fate (unfinished film)|Man's Fate]]''''' was canceled one week before shooting was to begin? <small>(2008-10-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Captain Abu Raed]]''''', [[Jordan]]'s submission to the [[List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]], is the first [[List of Jordanian films|Jordanian feature film]] made in over 50 years? <small>(2008-10-31)</small>
*... that the [[Cinema of Norway|Norwegian film]] '''''[[Cold Prey 2]]''''' was the sequel to what was called "the best [[Slasher film|slasher flick]]" of 2006? <small>(2008-10-31)</small>
*... that actor [[Spencer Williams (actor)|Spencer Williams]] played a female fortune teller in his 1946 film '''''[[Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.]]'''''? <small>(2008-11-02)</small>
*... that angry [[St Ives, New South Wales]] residents threatened to disrupt upcoming film '''''[[Accidents Happen]]''''' by playing the [[bagpipes]] during filming? <small>(2008-11-03)</small>
*... that the 2007 [[Bengali cinema|Bengali film]] '''''[[Kaal (2007 film)|Kaal]]''''', based on the lives of four women trapped in the world of [[human trafficking]], is in trouble with the Bengali regional [[Censorship in India|censor board]] over some scenes considered too graphic? <small>(2008-11-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[On the Green Carpet]]''''' was the first [[North Korea]]n film to be invited to the [[Berlin International Film Festival]], where it was screened in 2004? <small>(2008-11-05)</small>
*... that in the 1965 film '''''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]''''', [[California]]'s [[Death Valley]] was used as the setting of [[Jesus]]' 40-day journey into the wilderness? <small>(2008-11-06)</small>
*... that the award nominated film '''''[[Lonesome Jim]]''''' had a last minute budget cut from [[US$]]3&nbsp;million down to US$500,000 and had to be shot in only 17 days? <small>(2008-11-07)</small>
*... that horror novelist [[Anne Rice]] has cited the 1936 film '''''[[Dracula's Daughter]]''''' as an inspiration for her own [[homoerotic]] vampire fiction? <small>(2008-11-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[Film Festival Zlín|Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth]]''', one of the oldest youth film festivals, included over 500 films from 52 countries in 2008? <small>(2008-11-08)</small>
*... that director [[Peter Ustinov]] instructed [[Richard Burton]] not to blink during his performance as the sociopath in the [[1972 in film|1972 film]] '''''[[Hammersmith is Out]]'''''? <small>(2008-11-09)</small>
*... that [[Finland|Finnish]]-born filmmaker [[Antero Alli]] shot his 1995 [[science fiction]] feature '''''[[The Drivetime]]''''' on a budget of U$5,000? <small>(2008-11-13)</small>
*... that the 1916 film '''''[[Cenere]]''''' contains the only cinematic performance by the Italian theater star [[Eleanora Duse]]? <small>(2008-11-16)</small>
*... that film directors [[Sidney Meyers]] and [[Jay Leyda]] used pseudonyms for their screen credits on the 1937 production '''''[[People of the Cumberland]]'''''? <small>(2008-11-19)</small>
*... that for his 2004 film '''''[[Drum (2004 film)|Drum]]''''', director [[Zola Maseko]] received the top prize at [[FESPACO]], the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, in addition to a cash prize of 10&nbsp;million&nbsp;[[CFA franc]]s ([[US$]]20,000)? <small>(2008-11-21)</small>
*... that the 1978 [[Orson Welles]]-directed [[documentary]] '''''[[Filming Othello]]''''' has never been theatrically released or presented on home video? <small>(2008-11-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Blood of Jesus]]''''' was the first [[race film]] added to the U.S. [[National Film Registry]]? <small>(2008-11-22)</small>
*... that [[Jeffrey Blitz]] wrote '''''[[Rocket Science (film)|Rocket Science]]''''' based on his own adolescence despite claiming to be "allergic" to autobiographical films? <small>(2008-11-27)</small>
*... that the title of the 1944 [[race movie|race film]] '''''[[Go Down Death]]''''' derives from a poem by the [[African American]] writer [[James Weldon Johnson]]? <small>(2008-12-03)</small>
*... that the 1947 film '''''[[Juke Joint (1947 film)|Juke Joint]]''''' was considered a [[lost film]] until a print was located in [[Tyler, Texas]], in 1983? <small>(2008-12-06)</small>
*... that the director of '''''[[Afghan Muscles]]''''' ignored the role of [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] women in [[bodybuilding]], noting "It's men looking at men," and "60% [of men] have their first sexual experience with another man"? <small>(2008-12-10)</small>
*... that [[Vanessa Redgrave]]'s portrayal of [[transsexualism|transsexual]] [[Renée Richards]] in the 1986 [[biopic]] '''''[[Second Serve]]''''' was praised as embodying "every internal contradiction of the [[Polymorphous perversity|polymorphously perverse]]"? <small>(2008-12-11)</small>
*... that the 1948 [[Oscar Micheaux]]-directed film '''''[[The Betrayal (film)|The Betrayal]]''''' was the first [[race film]] to have its premiere in a [[Broadway theatre]] in [[New York City]]? <small>(2008-12-14)</small>
*... that while filming 1991's '''''[[Barton Fink]]''''', the [[Coen brothers]] were contacted by an animal-rights group concerned about their treatment of [[mosquito]]es? <small>(2008-12-15)</small>
*... that [[Gene Krupa]] was asked to be in the 1947 [[race film]] '''''[[Boy! What a Girl!]]''''' when he stopped by to visit cast member [[Sid Catlett]] on the film's set? <small>(2008-12-17)</small>
*... that a technician at the Beijing Film Laboratory refused to print the film or return the negatives for sex scenes from '''''[[Curiosity Kills the Cat (film)|Curiosity Kills the Cat]]''''', having been [[Censorship in the People's Republic of China|punished]] over a similar matter? <small>(2008-12-17)</small>
*... that the 2003 film '''''[[Scorched (film)|Scorched]]''''' cost [[United States dollar|US$]]7&nbsp;million to make but only earned US$8,000 at the [[box office]], approximately 0.1% of its initial cost? <small>(2008-12-18)</small>
*... that the [[Dravidian parties]] '''[[Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics|extensively used Tamil cinema]]''' for their [[propaganda]]? <small>(2008-12-18)</small>
*... that in the 1962 film '''''[[Invasion of the Star Creatures]]''''', extra-terrestrial monsters were played by actors wearing [[carrot]] costumes? <small>(2008-12-19)</small>
*... that parts of the 2008 [[Dutch film]] '''''[[White Light (2008 film)|White Light]]''''' were shot in [[Ugandese]] refugee camps? <small>(2008-12-19)</small>
*... that pioneering [[African American]] [[aviator]] [[Hubert Julian]] was an associate producer for the 1940 [[race film]] '''''[[The Notorious Elinor Lee]]'''''? <small>(2008-12-20)</small>
*... that a screening of the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Rebellion: the Litvinenko Case]]''''' may have led to the [[St Petersburg]] branch of the human rights charity [[Memorial (society)|Memorial]] being raided by the [[Russia]]n authorities? <small>(2008-12-21)</small>
*... that [[Norman Mailer]] claimed his 1968 [[experimental film]] '''''[[Wild 90]]''''' "has the most repetitive, pervasive [[obscenity]] of any film ever made"? <small>(2008-12-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Handling Ships]]''''', the first [[animated film|animated]] [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[Technicolor]] [[feature film]], was never meant to be released to theatres but was an "Official Selection" at [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] in 1946? <small>(2008-12-23)</small>
*... that for the filming of '''''[[Max Manus (film)|Max Manus]]''''' ''(filming location pictured)'', the [[Flag of Germany#Nazi Germany|flag of Nazi Germany]] was flown atop the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Stortinget|parliament building]] for the first time in over 60&nbsp;years? <small>(2008-12-23)</small>
*... that the first draft of the script for '''''[[Remember Last Night?]]''''' was rejected by the [[Production Code Administration]] for its depiction of excessive drinking? <small>(2008-12-24)</small>
*... that author [[Jacqueline Wilson]] described '''''[[Dustbin Baby (film)|Dustbin Baby]]''''', the [[BBC]] dramatisation of her [[Dustbin Baby|novel of the same name]], as the best ever film adaptation of her work? <small>(2008-12-27)</small>
*... that the 1930 [[silent film]] '''''[[A Daughter of the Congo]]''''' was billed as a “talking, singing, dancing picture” although it only contained a single short sound sequence? <small>(2008-12-28)</small>
*... that the 1921 [[Oscar Micheaux]]-directed [[race film]] '''''[[The Gunsaulus Mystery]]''''' was inspired by the 1913 murder of [[Mary Phagan]]? <small>(2008-12-30)</small>
*... that the inspiration for the character [[Judy Ann Santos]] played in the film '''''[[Ploning]]''''' was based on a [[Cuyonon language|Cuyonon]] [[folk song]] from the [[Palawan]] town of [[Cuyo, Palawan|Cuyo]]? <small>(2008-12-31)</small>
*... that [[African American]] singer Cora Green performed the [[Yiddish]] tune ''[[Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen]]'' in the 1938 [[race film]] '''''[[Swing! (film)|Swing!]]'''''? <small>(2008-12-31)</small>
*... that the final screen role of [[BAFTA Award]] winning actor Sir [[Norman Wisdom]] was that of a [[vicar]] in the 2007 British short film '''''[[Expresso (film)|Expresso]]'''''? <small>(2009-01-04)</small>
*... that the Virginia Board of Censors found the 1927 [[race film]] '''''[[The House Behind the Cedars]]''''' "so objectionable, in fact, as to necessitate its total rejection"? <small>(2009-01-05)</small>
*... that the original screenplay for '''''[[A Life of Her Own]]''''' was deemed "shocking and highly offensive" for its portrayal of "adultery and commercialized prostitution" and rejected by the [[Joseph Breen|Breen Office]]? <small>(2009-01-06)</small>
*... that [[Paul Robeson]]'s contract for the 1925 [[race film]] '''''[[Body and Soul (1925 film)|Body and Soul]]''''' included a US$100 per week salary plus three percent of the gross after the first US$40,000 in receipts? <small>(2009-01-07)</small>
*... that [[African American]] actor [[Lorenzo Tucker]], the star of the 1932 [[race film]] '''''[[Veiled Aristocrats]]''''', was dubbed the "black [[Rudolph Valentino|Valentino]]" because of his striking good looks? <small>(2009-01-08)</small>
*... that no [[rhinoceros]] is ever seen on camera in the 1974 film '''''[[Rhinoceros (film)|Rhinoceros]]'''''? <small>(2009-01-10)</small>
*... that for the recent [[Philippine film]] '''''[[Iskul Bukol 20 Years After]]''''', stars [[Tito Sotto|Tito]], [[Vic Sotto|Vic]] and [[Joey de Leon|Joey]] paid a sum of [[Philippine Peso|PHP]]&nbsp;120,000 to bail actor Ritchie D'Horsie out of jail so that he could appear in the film? <small>(2009-01-11)</small>
*... that [[Randal Kleiser]] saved money shooting his student film '''''[[Peege]]''''' by using the studio offices of a [[Steven Spielberg]] [[television movie]] which had [[wrap (filmmaking)|wrap]]ped ahead of schedule? <small>(2009-01-11)</small>
*... that a 1927 [[Wolseley Motor Company|Wolseley]] motor car used in the 2008 [[BBC]] television adaptation '''''[[The 39 Steps (2008 film)|The 39 Steps]]''''' was previously used in the 1960s BBC television series ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV & radio)|Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]''? <small>(2009-01-11)</small>
*... that [[Wallace Beery]] won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] and [[Frances Marion]] the Oscar for [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Original Screenplay]] for '''''[[The Champ]]'''''? <small>(2009-01-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Gigantic (film)|Gigantic]]''''', a film about a single man deciding to adopt a baby, was inspired by [[screenwriter|writer]]–[[film director|director]] Matt Aselton's childhood wish for his parents to adopt a baby from [[China]]? <small>(2009-01-13)</small>
*... that [[Joseph Losey]] directed both the first U.S. theatrical version of [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[Life of Galileo|Galileo]]'' in 1947 and the '''[[Galileo (film)|1975 film version]]'''? <small>(2009-01-16)</small>
*... that one draft of the 1982 [[Spanish film]] '''''[[Labyrinth of Passion]]''''' had  [[Salvador Dalí]] and the Pope meeting and falling passionately in love? <small>(2009-01-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Vesicular film|Kalvar]]''' is a type of [[photographic film]] that can be developed simply by heating it? <small>(2009-01-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Catch My Soul]]''''', a [[rock musical]] adapation of ''[[Othello]]'' set in a late 1960s [[commune]] in [[New Mexico]], [[USA]], was the only film directed by the late [[Patrick McGoohan]]? <small>(2009-01-25)</small>
*... that the four-part [[Arts & Entertainment|A&E]] [[documentary film|documentary]] [[television series|series]] '''''[[The Greatest Pharaohs]]''''' is being used in many college and university courses on [[anthropology]] and [[archaeology]]? <small>(2009-01-26)</small>
*... that although [[Katharine Hepburn]] wrote most of the filmed script for '''''[[Travels with My Aunt (film)|Travels with My Aunt]]''''', she was denied screen credit because she was not a member of the [[Screen Writers Guild]]? <small>(2009-01-30)</small>
*... that the controversial 1982 [[anti-racism]] film '''''[[White Dog]]''''' was director [[Samuel Fuller]]'s last American film due to his disgust with [[Paramount Pictures]]' refusal to release the film? <small>(2009-02-01)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Dark Habits]]''''' was rejected by the [[Cannes Film Festival]] because the organizing committee considered it sacrilegious, blasphemous and anti-Catholic? <small>(2009-02-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Go-Getter (film)|The Go-Getter]]'''''{{'}}s [[film release|theatrical run]] in the U.S. lasted only three days in June 2008? <small>(2009-02-07)</small>
*... that the 2007 [[France|French]] [[science fiction film]] '''''[[Eden Log]]''''', created by first-time [[film director|director]] Franck Vestiel, was shot using only [[hand-held camera]]s? <small>(2009-02-08)</small>
*... that  actor [[Peter Falk]], the affable detective in the long-running TV series ''[[Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'', was propelled to stardom by portraying a vicious killer in the 1960 film '''''[[Murder, Inc. (film)|Murder, Inc.]]'''''? <small>(2009-02-08)</small>
*... that one critic described the [[Arliss Howard]] film '''''[[Big Bad Love]]''''' about an [[alcoholic]] [[Vietnam veteran]] as "a self-indulgent celebration of self-indulgence"? <small>(2009-02-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Cat in the Brain]]''''' is based on the reactions of its writer and director, [[Lucio Fulci]], to real-life murders in [[Rome]]? <small>(2009-02-11)</small>
*... that [[Michael Jackson]] narrated '''''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''''', the soundtrack of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|1982 film]]? <small>(2009-02-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Lucian Piane]]''' created a [[satire|satirical]] [[techno]] [[remix]], "'''[[Bale Out]]'''", utilizing a verbal rant actor [[Christian Bale]] made on the set of ''[[Terminator Salvation]]''? <small>(2009-02-12)</small>
*... that [[United States|American]] [[composer]] [[Danny Elfman]] was '''[[List of Danny Elfman awards and nominations|nominated]]''' for an [[Emmy Award]] in 1990 for creating "[[The Simpsons Theme]]" and in [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|2005]] for the ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' theme? <small>(2009-02-15)</small>
*... that an outburst by [[Christian Bale]] on the set of ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'' inspired the band [[The Mae Shi]] to write the song "'''[[R U Professional]]'''"? <small>(2009-02-16)</small>
*... that the [[comedy film]] '''''[[Skills Like This]]''''', created by a first-time director, won the award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 [[South by Southwest]] film festival? <small>(2009-02-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Welcome to Macintosh (film)|Welcome to Macintosh]]''''', a [[documentary film|documentary]] focusing on [[Apple Inc.]] and its [[Macintosh]] line of computers, was praised by Apple co-founder [[Steve Wozniak]] for being the most accurate film about the company? <small>(2009-02-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[The French Democracy]]''''' is an ironically titled political film about the [[2005 civil unrest in France]]? <small>(2009-02-22)</small>
*... that the [[John Cassavetes]] film '''''[[Husbands (film)|Husbands]]''''', praised by ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' [[magazine]] as Cassavetes' finest work, was condemned by [[Pauline Kael]] and other prominent critics? <small>(2009-02-27)</small>
*... that during the filming of '''''[[The Linguists]]''''' in the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], the cast coped with [[altitude sickness]] by drinking [[coca]] leaf tea? <small>(2009-03-01)</small>
*... that the 1909 [[Silent film|silent]] short film '''''[[Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is considered to be the first-ever use of [[Aerial photography|aerial movie photography]]? <small>(2009-03-01)</small>
*... that although '''[[John Thompson Productions]]'''{{`}} [[Pornography|pornographic]] films have won several awards, they have been [[List of banned films|banned]] in several countries, including [[Canada]] and [[Switzerland]]? <small>(2009-03-04)</small>
*... that film critic [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the 2004 documentary film '''''[[The 3 Rooms of Melancholia]]'''''  "one of the saddest films ever made"? <small>(2009-03-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mantis in Lace]]''''' is a 1968 [[sexploitation film]] about a [[topless dance|topless]] [[go-go dancer]] who becomes a [[serial killer]] after ingesting [[LSD]]? <small>(2009-03-09)</small>
*... that the plot of [[Abel Gance]]'s 1931 [[science fiction film]], '''''[[End of the World (1931 film)|End of the World]]''''', features a [[comet]] hurling toward Earth as the world prays for help? <small>(2009-03-11)</small>
*... that [[Thomas Sangster]] had to learn how to play the guitar left-handed to portray [[Paul McCartney]] in the upcoming [[John Lennon]] biopic '''''[[Nowhere Boy]]'''''? <small>(2009-03-11)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Cloud Door]]''''', by [[India]]n director [[Mani Kaul]], features a [[parrot]] telling [[erotic stories]]? <small>(2009-03-15)</small>
*... that the 1935 [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] cartoon '''''[[Three Orphan Kittens]]''''' was later [[censorship|censored]] for having negative portrayals of [[African American]]s? <small>(2009-03-15)</small>
*... that [[Arthur Miller]] threatened to sue [[Columbia Pictures]] over a short clip they placed in front of '''''[[Death of a Salesman (1951 film)|Death of a Salesman]]''''', a film based off of his [[Death of a Salesman|play of the same name]]? <small>(2009-03-16)</small>
*... that Australian thriller '''''[[Incident at Raven's Gate]]''''' was an early film by director [[Rolf de Heer]], who would go on to make the [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Award-winning]] ''[[Ten Canoes]]''? <small>(2009-03-20)</small>
*... that [[Groucho Marx]] wanted to play the title role of an embittered [[Holocaust]] survivor in the 1964 film '''''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|The Pawnbroker]]'''''? <small>(2009-03-20)</small>
*... that the [[mockumentary]] '''''[[Male Restroom Etiquette]]''''' is the most viewed ''[[The Sims (series)|Sims]]'' video on [[YouTube]]? <small>(2009-03-26)</small>
*... that [[Grace Kelly]] made her screen debut in '''''[[Fourteen Hours]]''''', a 1951 film about a man contemplating suicide? <small>(2009-03-29)</small>
*... that the 1933 film '''''[[Design for Living (film)|Design for Living]]''''' is about three&nbsp;Americans in Paris and their risqué ''[[ménage à trois]]''? <small>(2009-03-30)</small>
*... that in [[Walt Disney Company|Disney's]] [[animation|animated film]] '''''[[The Story of Menstruation]]''''', the flow is snow white? <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*... that [[Ronald Reagan]] was propelled to stardom playing a double amputee in the 1942 film '''''[[Kings Row]]'''''? <small>(2009-04-03)</small>
*... that [[concert film]] '''''[[Liza with a Z]]''''' was thought lost in the [[NBC]] vaults for almost thirty&nbsp;years, before its rediscovery and re-release in 2006? <small>(2009-04-04)</small>
*... that [[Otto Preminger]] completed the film '''''[[That Lady in Ermine]]''''' after [[Ernst Lubitsch]] died, insisting the original director get sole screen credit out of "respect and admiration for the departed master"? <small>(2009-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Will Kane]]''' was [[Gary Cooper]]'s second&nbsp;Academy Award-winning role? <small>(2009-04-07)</small>
*... that director [[M. Night Shyamalan]] has been criticized for allowing [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]] actors to play [[Asian people|Asian]] characters in his upcoming film '''''[[The Last Airbender]]'''''? <small>(2009-04-10)</small>
*... that the 2008 [[nature documentary]] film '''''[[The Meerkats]]''''' was narrated by [[Paul Newman]] and is believed to be one of his last film credits? <small>(2009-04-10)</small>
*... that '''[[ChristianCinema.com]]''' gives [[Film director|filmmaker]]s a place to submit screening copies of their work with the possibility of being distributed and promoted by the website? <small>(2009-04-13)</small>
*... that [[Gus Van Sant]] casted '''''[[Paranoid Park (film)|Paranoid Park]]''''' via [[MySpace]]? <small>(2009-04-13)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film|documentary]] '''''[[Dolce e selvaggio]]''''' includes both genuine and fake scenes of human death? <small>(2009-04-15)</small>
*... that author [[Jeanette Winterson]] was upset at being asked to rewrite the ending of her 1994 film '''''[[Great Moments in Aviation]]'''''? <small>(2009-04-17)</small>
*... that despite signing over 100&nbsp;affiliate TV stations, the '''[[NTA Film Network]]''' never developed into a major [[television network]]? <small>(2009-04-17)</small>
*... that one&nbsp;critic wrote that '''''[[Jivin' in Be-Bop]]''''' includes "one of the worst ballets ever put on film"? <small>(2009-04-18)</small>
*... that the original name of the 2000 film '''''[[Tully (film)|Tully]]''''' was ''The Truth About Tully'', but was changed to avoid confusion with [[Jonathan Demme]]'s ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]''? <small>(2009-04-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Spirit of the Marathon]]''''', a [[documentary film]] about [[marathon]] runners, won Best Picture at the [[Mammoth Film Festival]]? <small>(2009-04-26)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Defendor]]''''' was under its financial requirements after director [[Peter Stebbings]] donated his savings? <small>(2009-04-29)</small>
*... that the 1956 film '''''[[Lovers and Lollipops]]''''', by indie filmmaker [[Morris Engel]], was noted for its realism and New York City locations, and influenced the [[French New Wave]]? <small>(2009-05-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Magnet (film)|The Magnet]]''''' was the first film to give [[James Fox]] a starring role, at the age of 11? <small>(2009-05-02)</small>
*... that [[Queen Latifah]]'s rendition of "[[I'll Be Seeing You (song)|I'll Be Seeing You]]" from the [[Broadway musical]] ''[[Right This Way]]'' during the '''[[List of 81st Academy Awards In Memoriam tribute honorees|81st Academy Awards In Memoriam tribute]]''' was the annual tribute's first [[vocal music|vocal]] accompaniment? <small>(2009-05-03)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Best: His Mother's Son]]''''' was made in 2009 without the consent of [[George Best]]'s family? <small>(2009-05-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Queen Millennia]]''''' was combined by [[Harmony Gold USA|Harmony Gold]] and [[Carl Macek]] with another [[Leiji Matsumoto]] series, ''[[Space Pirate Captain Harlock|Captain Harlock]]'', to create ''[[Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years]]''? <small>(2009-05-08)</small>
*... that the 1905 film '''''[[The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach]]''''' ''(screenshot pictured)'' is one of the oldest surviving [[Cinema of the Netherlands|Dutch fictional films]]? <small>(2009-05-08)</small>
*... that although the ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' [[fan film]] '''''[[The Hunt for Gollum]]''''' is completely unofficial, its creators "reached an understanding" with [[Tolkien Enterprises]]? <small>(2009-05-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Alberts Frères]]''', one of the earliest film production companies in the [[Netherlands]], filmed a stunt at a [[Maastricht]] [[market]] with a [[donkey]] and a [[suckling pig]] to promote the company? <small>(2009-05-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Work Is a Four-Letter Word]]''''' is the only film in which [[Cilla Black]] has had a starring role? <small>(2009-05-13)</small>
*... that actor [[Kim Kang-woo]] had to overcome his fear of water to star in '''''[[Marine Boy (film)|Marine Boy]]''''', and went on to film dangerous water sequences without using a [[stunt double]]? <small>(2009-05-15)</small>
*... that [[Tennyson Bardwell]]'s second film '''''[[The Skeptic (film)|The Skeptic]]''''' was actually written in the 1980s, but did not start filming until 2005? <small>(2009-05-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Operation Bayshield]]''''' was the first [[machinima]] work to use [[digital asset]]s not provided by the [[video game]] in which it was created? <small>(2009-05-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Maori Merchant of Venice]]''''' was the first [[Maori language]] film adaptation of any of [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Shakespeare's plays|plays]]? <small>(2009-05-19)</small>
*... that [[Bronson Pinchot]] spent three months visiting [[Psychic|psychics]] to prepare for his role in the 1989 comedy film '''''[[Second Sight (film)|Second Sight]]'''''? <small>(2009-05-20)</small>
*... that the 1960 [[independent film|indie film]] '''''[[Weddings and Babies]]''''' is considered to be the first fictional movie to be shot with a camera that recorded [[sound film|synchronized sound]]? <small>(2009-05-21)</small>
*... that although the 1998 film '''''[[Restless (1998 film)|Restless]]''''' takes place in [[Beijing]], only about 20% of the dialogue is in [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese]]? <small>(2009-05-23)</small>
*... that the nominees for the [[25th Golden Raspberry Awards]] were announced by founder [[John J.B. Wilson|John Wilson]] at a book signing for '''''[[The Official Razzie Movie Guide]]'''''? <small>(2009-05-23)</small>
*... that actor [[Sterling Hayden]] admitted his shame at having co-operated with the [[House Un-American Activities Committee]] in the 1983 documentary film '''''[[Leuchtturm des Chaos]]'''''? <small>(2009-05-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka]]''''', released in 1933 and directed by [[Kenzō Masaoka]], was the first "[[talkie]]" [[anime|animated film]] in Japan? <small>(2009-05-26)</small>
*... that the locomotive used in the 2006 film '''''[[Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was once owned by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]], whose trains [[Butch Cassidy]] had robbed in the 1890s? <small>(2009-05-29)</small>
*... that the [[Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_(Short_Subject)#2000s|Oscar Award-nominated film]] '''''[[The Final Inch]]''''', a [[documentary film|documentary]] about efforts to eradicate the [[poliovirus]], is the first film project from [[Google]]'s [[philanthropic]] division [[Google.org]]? <small>(2009-06-03)</small>
*... that in the [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian]] film '''''[[Public Domain (film)|Public Domain]]''''' the producers of a [[reality television|reality TV]] [[game show]] install cameras in dysfunctional contestants' homes without their knowledge or permission? <small>(2009-06-05)</small>
*... that two [[United States|American]] bands named themselves after the same 1960 [[Japan]]ese [[Taiyozoku|Sun Tribe]] film '''''[[The Warped Ones]]'''''? <small>(2009-06-06)</small>
*... that the 1992 French film '''''[[The Lover (film)|The Lover]]''''', the first Western film produced in [[Vietnam]], is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by [[Marguerite Duras]]? <small>(2009-06-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Fun Little Movies]]''' is the first United States company to produce [[comedy film]]s to play on [[mobile phone]]s worldwide? <small>(2009-06-20)</small>
*... that by the end of its second year in business, '''[[Participant Media]]'''{{`}}s [[film]]s had been nominated for 11 [[Academy Award]]s? <small>(2009-06-24)</small>
*... that the 1979 Australian vampire-science fiction film '''''[[Thirst (1979 film)|Thirst]]''''' drew influence from sources as diverse as [[Elizabeth Báthory]] and ''[[Soylent Green]]''? <small>(2009-06-25)</small>
*... that in September 2008, the '''[[Abu Dhabi Media Company]]''' established Imagenation, a subsidiary with access to more than [[United States dollar|US$]]1&nbsp;billion with which to finance [[Film_production#Production|film production]]? <small>(2009-06-27)</small>
*... that the concept of '''[[Headroom (photographic framing)|headroom]]''' ''(pictured)'' in still and motion picture [[photography]] originates in the [[rule of thirds]] from classic [[portrait painting]]? <small>(2009-07-03)</small>
*... that the first [[Spanish film]] shot in [[English language|English]] is '''''[[La residencia]]''''', a 1969 [[horror film]] about murders in a female-only [[boarding school]]? <small>(2009-07-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Rookie (1959 film)|The Rookie]]''''' (1959) was the first film to give starring roles to the comedy act of [[Tommy Noonan]] and [[Peter Marshall (U.S. entertainer)|Peter Marshall]]? <small>(2009-07-07)</small>
*... that so many [[Chinese people|Chinese]] actresses have gained recognition from starring with [[Stephen Chow|Stephen "Sing Yeh" Chow]] ''(pictured)'', they are collectively known as '''[[Sing girls]]'''? <small>(2009-07-09)</small>
*... that the 1947 [[Betty Grable]] film '''''[[The Shocking Miss Pilgrim]]''''' included eleven songs [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]] had written but never used in any productions? <small>(2009-07-09)</small>
*... that [[Peter J. Bowler]] said that he was interviewed under false pretenses for '''''[[The Voyage that Shook the World]]''''', a [[Creationism|creationist]] documentary about the life [[Charles Darwin]] and his voyage on the ''[[HMS Beagle|Beagle]]''? <small>(2009-07-10)</small>
*... that the [[horror film]] '''''[[Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep]]''''' received its name through a 2006 contest held by the [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]? <small>(2009-07-14)</small>
*... that the [[1930 film]] [[Tom Sawyer (1930 film)|'''''Tom Sawyer''''']] was the third screen adaptation of [[Mark Twain]]'s novel, following [[silent film|silent]] versions in 1907 and 1917? <small>(2009-07-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Bed and Sofa]]''''' is a 1927 [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[silent film]] that [[satire|satirizes]] [[polygamy|polygamous]] relationships amongst the Moscow [[working poor]]? <small>(2009-07-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Under Your Spell (film)|Under Your Spell]]''''', director [[Otto Preminger]]'s first [[English language]] film, was a remake of the [[Spanish language]] release ''Las fronteras del amor''? <small>(2009-07-27)</small>
*... that early audience members of [[Dublin]]'s [[LGBT]] film festival '''[[Gaze (film festival)|Gaze]]''' risked being arrested as [[LGBT rights in the Republic of Ireland|homosexuality was still illegal]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]? <small>(2009-08-02)</small>
*... that when the '''[[Vigeland Museum]]''' was created in 1947 to showcase [[Gustav Vigeland]]'s works, it was partially funded by a budget surplus from [[Oslo]]'s '''[[Oslo Kino|municipal cinema company]]'''? <small>(2009-08-05)</small>
*... that the 2002 documentary '''''[[Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death]]''''', alleging U.S. involvement in the [[Dasht-i-Leili massacre]], was viewed by the [[European Parliament]], but received no coverage in U.S. media? <small>(2009-08-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Only Clouds Move the Stars]]''''' has received more international film awards than any other [[Norway|Norwegian]] film? <small>(2009-08-09)</small>
*... that the director of the [[documentary]] '''''[[Who the Hell is Juliette?]]''''' intentionally misspelled the name of the film's [[title character]] in the [[motion picture credits|credits]]? <small>(2009-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Film & Kino]]''', which organizes [[municipality|municipal]]-owned [[movie theater|cinema]]s in [[Norway]], also co-organizes the [[Norwegian International Film Festival]] in [[Haugesund]]? <small>(2009-08-11)</small>
*... that [[U2]] ''(pictured)'' released a film titled '''''[[Linear (film)|Linear]]''''' as a companion to their [[No Line on the Horizon|latest studio album]], to enhance the album's listening experience with visuals? <small>(2009-08-11)</small>
*... that for his [[2009 in film|2009]] film '''''[[Lucky Bastard]]''''', writer/director [[Everett Lewis]] drew upon his own relationship experience with a [[Methamphetamine|crystal meth]] addict? <small>(2009-08-16)</small>
*... that the creators of the 1996 [[documentary film]] [[The West (documentary)|'''''The West''''']] traveled over {{convert|100000|mi|km}} to gather footage and conduct research? <small>(2009-08-18)</small>
*... that the theme of [[pederasty]] in the 1977 German film '''''[[Die Konsequenz]]''''' was so controversial that one regional broadcaster refused to relay the transmission signal? <small>(2009-08-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Summer Wars]]''''' was the first [[Japan]]ese [[Anime|animated]] film to be included for competition at the [[Locarno International Film Festival]]? <small>(2009-08-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D! On Ice!]]''''', a documentary about ''[[The Simpsons]]'', will most likely not be filmed in 3-D or take place on ice? <small>(2009-08-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Murderer Lives at Number 21]]''''' was director [[Henri-Georges Clouzot]]'s first feature film for the [[Nazi]]-owned company Continental Films? <small>(2009-08-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Freeheld]]''''' is an Academy Award-winning documentary by '''[[Cynthia Wade]]''' that follows a [[New Jersey]] detective fighting for the right to pass on her pension to her female [[domestic partner]]? <small>(2009-08-24)</small>
*... that the script for the 1943 [[Katherine Hepburn|Hepburn]]–[[Spencer Tracy|Tracy]] [[motion picture]] '''''[[Keeper of the Flame (film)|Keeper of the Flame]]''''' includes information from the [[United States Office of War Information|U.S. Office of War Information]], a [[propaganda]] agency of the U.S. government? <small>(2009-08-25)</small>
*... that the Canadian [[documentary film]] '''''[[Act of God (film)|Act of God]]''''' investigates the metaphysical effects of being struck by [[lightning]]? <small>(2009-08-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[My Boy Jack (film)|My Boy Jack]]''''', a 2007 film starring [[Daniel Radcliffe]] and [[David Haig]], is based on [[My Boy Jack (play)|one of Haig's plays of the same name]]? <small>(2009-08-28)</small>
*... that 97% of the letters from viewers of '''''[[The Rejected]]''''', the first [[Television documentary|documentary]] about [[homosexuality]] to [[Broadcast syndication|air on American television]], were positive? <small>(2009-08-28)</small>
*... that the 1966 film '''''[[Alice of Wonderland in Paris]]''''' reimagined the [[Lewis Carroll]] heroine as an [[U.S.|American girl]] who is obsessed with visiting the [[Paris|French capital]]? <small>(2009-09-01)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film|documentary]] '''''[[Harvard Beats Yale 29-29]]''''' gets its name from an actual headline in the ''[[Harvard Crimson]]''? <small>(2009-09-01)</small>
*... that although [[Tennessee Williams]] co-wrote the screenplay for the '''[[The Glass Menagerie (1950 film)|1950 film version]]''' of his play ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', he called the film a "dishonest" adaptation of his work? <small>(2009-09-05)</small>
*... that mainstream Japanese film journal [[Kinema Junpo]] chose director [[Tatsumi Kumashiro]]'s '''''[[The World of Geisha]]''''' as one of the best ten Japanese films of 1973 despite its being in the [[Softcore pornography|softcore]] [[Pink film#The second wave .28The Nikkatsu Roman Porno era 1971-1982.29|''Roman porno'']] genre? <small>(2009-09-06)</small>
*... that while filming '''''[[Counsellor at Law]]''''', director [[William Wyler]] had to resort to placing [[cue card]]s around the set because lead actor [[John Barrymore]] kept forgetting his lines? <small>(2009-09-08)</small>
*... that director [[Frank Capra]] cast street people from [[Downtown Los Angeles]] as [[Extra (actor)|extras]] in the 1933 film '''''[[Lady for a Day]]'''''? <small>(2009-09-11)</small>
*... that the 2007 drama '''''[[The Memory Thief]]''''' made use of interview footage of actual [[Holocaust]] survivors? <small>(2009-09-11)</small>
*... that according to 1996 research into '''[[sexuality in music videos]]''', [[hip-hop]] and [[R&B]] scored highest in an analysis of sexual content? <small>(2009-09-12)</small>
*... that, as a [[publicity stunt]], the makers of the film '''''[[Asylum Seekers (film)|Asylum Seekers]]''''' arranged for a couple to be married on the red carpet immediately before the film's [[premiere]]? <small>(2009-09-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Cencoroll]]''''' is a 2009 30-minute Japanese [[Anime|animated]] [[science fiction film]] nearly singlehandedly written, designed, directed, and animated by [[Mangaka|manga author]] Atsuya Uki? <small>(2009-09-18)</small>
*... that the [[Nikkatsu]] [[Pink film#The_second_wave_.28The_Nikkatsu_Roman_Porno_era_1971-1982.29|Roman Porno]] film '''''[[Love Hunter]]''''' (1972) was confiscated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department|Tokyo Metropolitan Police]], and became the last film to be tried for obscenity in [[Japan]] to this day? <small>(2009-09-18)</small>
*... that when [[Cannes Film Festival]] officials called [[Zhang Yimou]]'s '''''[[Not One Less]]''''' a [[propaganda]] piece, he accused them of "discrimination" against [[Cinema of China|Chinese cinema]] and withdrew the film from the festival? <small>(2009-09-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[Son of Ingagi]]''''' was the first film with an all-[[black people|black]] cast in the [[science fiction film|science fiction]]-[[horror film]] genre? <small>(2009-09-23)</small>
*... that the [[Cinema of South Africa|South African film]] '''''[[Jerusalema]]''''' is based on the real-life case of an [[organized crime]] figure taking over [[real estate]] in [[Johannesburg]]'s [[Hillbrow]] neighborhood? <small>(2009-09-24)</small>
*... that in the 1977 [[pink film]] '''''[[Fairy in a Cage]]''''', according to actress [[Naomi Tani]], her upside-down torture scenes were not faked with suspension braces, in order to show tension in her thigh muscles? <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dirty Diaries]]''''' is a collection of [[Cinema of Sweden|Swedish]] [[pornography|pornographic]] [[feminist]] [[short film]]s that sparked controversy because it was financed with tax money? <small>(2009-09-26)</small>
*... that reviewers called '''''[[The Wolf Woman]]''''' the "greatest vampire picture of all" and its star, [[Louise Glaum]], "the greatest vampire woman of all time"? <small>(2009-09-27)</small>
*... that [[Jo Swerling]] initially declined to rewrite [[Frank Capra]]'s first draft screenplay for the 1930 film '''''[[Ladies of Leisure]]''''' because he thought it was a "putrid piece of [[Gorgonzola (cheese)|gorgonzola]]"? <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*... that the 1920 film '''''[[Sex (film)|Sex]]''''', opening with its star performing a seductive "spider dance" clad in "a translucent cloak of webs", had its title censored in [[Pennsylvania]]? <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*... that the 1955 Hindi film '''''[[Vachan]]''''' marked composer [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]'s debut as a film music director? <small>(2009-09-29)</small>
*... that [[Canada|Canadian]] writer [[Carol Shields]] died before she ever got to see the completed version of the screen adaption of her novel, '''''[[The Republic of Love]]''''', despite being involved in the pre-production of the film? <small>(2009-09-30)</small>
*... that the 2006 [[The Dawn (band)|The Dawn]] album ''[[Tulad Ng Dati (album)|Tulad Ng Dati]]'' was not intended to serve as a [[soundtrack album]] for the '''[[Tulad Ng Dati (film)|film of the same title]]'''? <small>(2009-09-30)</small>
*... that baseball player [[Warren Cromartie]] filed an injunction against screening of the comedy film '''''[[Cromartie High - The Movie]]''''' because the (fictitious) school was portrayed as full of thugs and delinquents? <small>(2009-10-02)</small>
*... that the [[epic]] [[anti-war film]] '''''[[Civilization (film)|Civilization]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'', depicting [[Jesus]] walking through the carnage of war, was credited with helping re-elect [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] in [[United States presidential election, 1916|1916]]? <small>(2009-10-05)</small>
*... that the 1915 film '''''[[The Italian (1915 film)|The Italian]]''''' tells the story of an immigrant played by '''[[George Beban]]''' ''(pictured)'' who goes to America in search of fortune but finds a "Darwininan jungle" on New York's [[Lower East Side]]? <small>(2009-10-05)</small>
*... that ''[[Atlanta Constitution|The Atlanta Constitution]]'' wrote that [[William S. Hart]]'s face ''(pictured)'' was "the synonym for power and manliness" in its review of the film '''''[[Wagon Tracks]]'''''? <small>(2009-10-07)</small>
*... that [[John Travolta]]'s older brother [[Joey Travolta]] [[film producer|produced]] the [[documentary film]] about [[autism]] '''''[[Normal People Scare Me]]'''''? <small>(2009-10-08)</small>
*... that during filming of '''''[[The Emperor Waltz]]''''' in [[Jasper National Park]], director [[Billy Wilder]] had [[California]] [[pine]]s planted on location because he was unhappy with the look of the native trees? <small>(2009-10-08)</small>
*... that director [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] received his first and only [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] for his 1970 film '''''[[Safar (film)|Safar]]''''', which was not nominated for the [[Filmfare Best Film Award|Best Film]] award? <small>(2009-10-13)</small>
*... that the 2009 film '''''[[Heart of Stone (documentary film)|Heart of Stone]]''''' is the story of [[Weequahic High School]] beset by gangs, and its principal working with Black and Jewish alumni and gang members to restore its glory prior to 1960? <small>(2009-10-19)</small>
*... that [[Konawaena High School]]'s 18th place finish in the 1990 [[World Solar Challenge]] was the basis for the 1996 film '''''[[Race the Sun]]'''''? <small>(2009-10-20)</small>
*... that once the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] began enforcing the [[Motion Picture Production Code|Hays Code]] in 1934, it became impossible to re-release '''''[[Waterloo Bridge (1931 film)|Waterloo Bridge]]''''' due to its controversial plot? <small>(2009-10-25)</small>
*... that the fictional [[Caribbean]] island of "San Sebastian" appears in [[RKO Pictures|RKO's]] '''''[[The Ghost Ship]]''''', ''[[I Walked With a Zombie]]'', and ''[[Zombies on Broadway]]''? <small>(2009-10-31)</small>
*... that [[Zac Efron]] turned down the lead in ''[[Footloose (2011 film)|Footloose]]'' to star in the [[Romantic film|romantic]] [[ghost story]] '''''[[The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (film)|The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud]]'''''? <small>(2009-11-01)</small>
*... that in 1950s '''[[List of giant monster films|giant monster films]]''', atomic energy aroused ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' and ''[[Them!]]''? <small>(2009-11-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Avakai Biryani]]''''' marked the debut of Anish Kuruvilla as a [[feature film]] director and Bindu Madhavi as a mainstream actress in [[Telugu cinema]]? <small>(2009-11-03)</small>
*... that wood-carver Hristo Hristov, the debutant male lead in 2009 [[Bulgaria]]n film '''''[[Eastern Plays]]''''', died of a [[drug overdose]] shortly before the end of filming? <small>(2009-11-05)</small>
*... that the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] requested to be removed from the credits of '''''[[Inchon (film)|Inchon]]''''' due to the film's ties to [[Sun Myung Moon]] and the [[Unification Church]]? <small>(2009-11-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Fall of a Nation]]''''', the sequel to the 1915 film ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'', is considered to be the first film [[sequel]]? <small>(2009-11-05)</small>
*... that in 1988, [[Bill Cosby]] became the first recipient to '''[[List of people who accepted Golden Raspberry Awards|accept a Golden Raspberry Award]]''', for his work on the film ''[[Leonard Part 6]]''? <small>(2009-11-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Go Trabi Go]]''''' was one of only three films released shortly after, and dealing with, the [[German reunification]] that enjoyed box office success? <small>(2009-11-09)</small>
*... that [[Chloë Moretz]], [[Mary Matilyn Mouser|Mary Mouser]], and [[Ariel Winter]] all auditioned for the role as the vampire in '''''[[Let Me In (film)|Let Me In]]''''', portrayed by [[Lina Leandersson]] in the [[Let the Right One In (film)|original Swedish film]]? <small>(2009-11-11)</small>
*... that director [[Aram Avakian]] was fired from working on the 1962 film '''''[[Lad, A Dog (film)|Lad: A Dog]]''''' for refusing to make a sentimental dog story? <small>(2009-11-12)</small>
*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] documentary '''''[[Salt for Svanetia]]''''' was originally planned to be a [[Fictional film|fictional feature film]]? <small>(2009-11-12)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Collision (film)|Collision]]''''' spotlights several days of debate between prominent atheist [[Christopher Hitchens]] and conservative theologian [[Douglas Wilson (theologian)|Douglas Wilson]]? <small>(2009-11-13)</small>
*... that the 1925 [[silent film]] '''''[[The Air Mail]]''''' was filmed in the [[ghost town]] of [[Rhyolite, Nevada]]? <small>(2009-11-14)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Prom Night in Mississippi]]''''' was based upon the first [[Racial integration|integrated prom]] in [[Charleston, Mississippi]], which was funded by [[Morgan Freeman]]? <small>(2009-11-21)</small>
*... that a character in the 1937 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] '''''[[Balayogini]]''''', one of the first [[children's film]]s of [[South India]], was hailed as the "[[Shirley Temple]] of India"? <small>(2009-11-24)</small>
*... that "'''[[Charlie Bit My Finger]]'''" is the most viewed video of all time on [[YouTube]], with over 130 million hits? <small>(2009-11-24)</small>
*... that in filmmaking, a [[screenwriter]] usually creates a production package that they hand out during their '''[[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitch]]''', which generally includes a plot synopsis and budgeting information on their idea? <small>(2009-11-29)</small>
*... that after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], [[Film director|director]] [[John Huston]] was forced to leave '''''[[In This Our Life]]''''' to fulfill an assignment for the [[United States Department of War|War Department]], and [[Raoul Walsh]] was called in to complete the film? <small>(2009-12-03)</small>
*... that the 1905 [[silent film]] '''''[[Rescued by Rover]]''''' was so popular that it had to be re-shot twice because the negatives wore out in order to meet the demand for prints? <small>(2009-12-03)</small>
*... that [[Paul Mantz]] was permitted to join the '''[[Associated Motion Picture Pilots]]''', a union of Hollywood stunt fliers, after performing a world record 46 [[Aerobatic maneuver|outside loops]] in a row? <small>(2009-12-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[List of Saw media|''Saw'' series]]''' has [[Gross income|gross]]ed more than one billion dollars, making it one of the highest-grossing [[horror fiction|fright]] franchises ever? <small>(2009-12-04)</small>
*... that the [[Royal National College for the Blind]] was the subject of the 2007 [[Cutting Edge (Channel 4 TV series)|Cutting Edge]] documentary '''''[[Blind Young Things]]'''''? <small>(2009-12-05)</small>
*... that rather than follow the usual practice of [[lip sync]]hing to prerecorded vocals, [[Bette Midler]] sang most of her songs live in the 1993 [[television movie]] '''''[[Gypsy (1993 film)|Gypsy]]'''''? <small>(2009-12-08)</small>
*... that the [[gay pornography]] [[film studio]] '''[[Corbin Fisher]]''' offers contracted actors [[Health insurance|health benefits]] and a [[401(k)]] plan? <small>(2009-12-10)</small>
*... that the 1957 film '''''[[Edge of the City]]''''', starring [[John Cassavetes]] and [[Sidney Poitier]], won acclaim from critics and civil rights groups for its portrayal of an interracial friendship? <small>(2009-12-10)</small>
*... that the Swedish film '''''[[Hoppa högst]]''''' was written by famous author [[Astrid Lindgren]], who based the screenplay on a story from her book [[Kajsa Kavat]]? <small>(2009-12-11)</small>
*... that [[Montana]] [[List of Governors of Montana|Governor]] [[Brian Schweitzer]] had a small role as Sheriff Strunk in the [[2007 in film|2007]] film '''''[[A Plumm Summer]]'''''? <small>(2009-12-16)</small>
*... that the 2009 [[television movie]] '''''[[A Dog Named Christmas]]''''' was based on a novel by Greg Kincaid, who said his family hated the story when he originally wrote it? <small>(2009-12-25)</small>
*... that the [[Benji]] Christmas special '''''[[Benji's Very Own Christmas Story]]''''' was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] in 1979? <small>(2009-12-25)</small>
*... that the [[1913 in film|1913 film]] '''''[[Scrooge (1913 film)|Scrooge]]''''' was the first time that [[United Kingdom|British]] actor [[Seymour Hicks]] played the role of [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in film, [[Scrooge (1935 film)|the other]] being in 1935? <small>(2009-12-25)</small>
*... that the [[1901 in film|1901 film]] '''''[[Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost]]''''' is the oldest surviving film adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]' 1843 novel ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''? <small>(2009-12-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Dog Who Saved Christmas]]''''' won a "Yulie" on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s Popwatch column for "Best Use of [[Dean Cain]]"? <small>(2009-12-25)</small>
*... that the 1951 film '''[[Marmayogi (1951 film)|''Marmayogi'']]''' was the first [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] to receive an [[Motion picture rating system#India|"Adult" rating]]? <small>(2009-12-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Blue Mouse Theatre]]''' in [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]'s [[Proctor District, Tacoma, Washington|Proctor District]], opened by '''[[John Hamrick]]''' in 1923, is now the oldest continuously operating theater in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]? <small>(2009-12-31)</small>
*... that the [[1931 in film|1931 film]] '''''[[Alice in Wonderland (1931 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''''' was the first [[sound film|talking picture]] to be based on [[Lewis Carroll]]'s book ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''? <small>(2010-01-03)</small>
*... that '''[[The Irish Filmography]]''' is a reference source for nearly 2,000 films made from 1896 to 1996 in [[Ireland]], about either Ireland or the Irish? <small>(2010-01-04)</small>
*... that according to a [[BBC Radio 2]] poll, "[[The Gruffalo]]", which was '''[[The Gruffalo (film)|adapted into a film]]''' in 2009, is the UK's favourite bedtime story? <small>(2010-01-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Red Tail Reborn]]''''', which chronicled the [[Red Tail Project]]'s restoration of the [[P-51 Mustang]], won regional [[Emmy Award]] recognition? <small>(2010-01-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sarraounia (film)|Sarraounia]]''''' is an award-winning film that depicts a [[Battle of Lougou|real-life battle]] between [[French Colonial Forces]] and an [[Sarraounia|African queen]]? <small>(2010-01-09)</small>
*... that the director of the 2009 film '''''[[The French Kissers]]''''' chose to use mostly untrained actors because he feared that professional actors would be too egotistical? <small>(2010-01-09)</small>
*... that while filming '''''[[The Restorers]]''''', director Adam White stumbled upon the [[Red Tail Project]], which led to the production of ''[[Red Tail Reborn]]''? <small>(2010-01-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Flight of the Red Tail]]''''' chronicles the second [[vehicle restoration|restoration]] of a [[P-51 Mustang]] [[bomber escort]] for the [[Allies of World War II|Allied Forces]] in the [[European Theatre of World War II]]? <small>(2010-01-10)</small>
*... that [[Bertrand Tavernier]] directed '''''[[Safe Conduct (film)|Safe Conduct]]''''' because of his interest in reviving films from 1942 to 1944 and because he has friendships with key figures from those films? <small>(2010-01-10)</small>
*... that the 1972 [[science fiction]] [[horror film]] '''''[[Night of the Lepus]]''''' was panned by critics for its failure to make killer [[rabbit|bunnies]] seem scary? <small>(2010-01-18)</small>
*... that [[Bertrand Tavernier|Bertrand Tavernier's]] 1996 film '''''[[Capitaine Conan]]''''' is based on a 1934 novel by Roger Vercel? <small>(2010-01-19)</small>
*... that [[Ilya Chaiken|Ilya Chaiken's]] film '''''[[Liberty Kid]]''''' won Critics' Pick from both ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[New York (magazine)|New York magazine]]''? <small>(2010-01-22)</small>
*... that in 1985 the Canadian company '''[[Sound Ideas]]''' became the first to release a [[sound effect]]s library on [[compact disc]]? <small>(2010-01-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]''''', scheduled for release in 2011, was envisioned and pitched to [[20th Century Fox]] as early as 1990? <small>(2010-01-27)</small>
*... that during the construction of the '''[[Manila Film Center]]''', its scaffolding collapsed, where at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement? <small>(2010-01-30)</small>
*... that [[Diane Keaton]] accepted the lead role in '''''[[Sister Mary Explains It All]]''''' because she thought she couldn't do it? <small>(2010-01-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[Nallathambi]]''''' marked the film debut for [[C. N. Annadurai]], who later went on to become [[List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]? <small>(2010-01-31)</small>
*... that the short film '''''[[Second Effort]]''''', starring former [[American football]] coach [[Vince Lombardi]], has been referred to as the best-selling training film of all time? <small>(2010-02-01)</small>
*... that the [[burro]] that inspired  the [[novel]] and [[film]] '''''[[Brighty of the Grand Canyon]]''''' is memoralized at [[Grand Canyon National Park]] by a statue and an historic landmark? <small>(2010-02-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Art of Negative Thinking]]''''' is an award winning [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] film about a [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]] who rebels against the [[Intervention (counseling)|intervention]]s of his [[support group]] and its lead [[Social work|social worker]]? <small>(2010-02-08)</small>
*... that the 1900 [[Mutoscope]] film '''''[[Sherlock Holmes Baffled]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was the first film appearance of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s character [[Sherlock Holmes]]? <small>(2010-02-10)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Mihai Viteazul (film)|Mihai Viteazul]]''''' cast over 5,000 soldiers of the [[Romanian Armed Forces|Romanian army]] as [[Extra (actor)|extras]] to reenact various battles? <small>(2010-02-15)</small>
*... that [[John Scagliotti]]'s 2003 film '''''[[Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World|Dangerous Living]]''''' was the first documentary about the experiences of gay and lesbian people in the non-Western world? <small>(2010-02-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Myglaren]]''''', a social satire, was the first [[made-for-television]] film produced in Sweden and aired in 1966? <small>(2010-02-17)</small>
*... that directing the film '''''[[Holy Lola]]''''' made [[Bertrand Tavernier]] fall in love with [[Cambodia]]? <small>(2010-02-20)</small>
*... that the silent comedy '''[[Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1921 film)|Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford]]''' was playing at [[Washington, D.C.]]'s '''[[Knickerbocker Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|Knickerbocker Theatre]]''' when it collapsed under the weight of snow from a [[Knickerbocker Storm|blizzard]] in 1922, killing 98 people? <small>(2010-02-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[American Pie (franchise)|''American Pie'' franchise]]''', consisting of a trilogy and spin-off [[spiritual successor]] series, consisting of four films, spawned from the 1999 film ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''? <small>(2010-02-26)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Das Erbe]]''''', a [[Nazi propaganda]] movie, a friendly professor shows a young blonde woman how animals pursue "racial policy"? <small>(2010-02-28)</small>
*... that the original '''[[St. Sebastian  Roman Catholic Church]]''' of [[Woodside, Queens]], [[New York City|New York]] was built by '''[[Franz J. Berlenbach, Jr.]]'''? <small>(2010-03-03)</small>
*... that [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Wanda Sykes]] and [[Cynthia Nixon]] are to be honored at the '''[[21st GLAAD Media Awards]]''' this year? <small>(2010-03-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Cruel and Unusual (film)|Cruel and Unusual]]''''' is a documentary about [[transwoman|transsexual women]] incarcerated in men's prisons? <small>(2010-03-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Black Chicks Talking]]''''' is a book, film, play and art exhibition that explores issues related to [[Indigenous Australian|Indigenous Australian]] women? <small>(2010-03-08)</small>
*... that the 1938 [[Art Deco]] styled and heritage listed '''[[Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade|Piccadilly Cinema]]''' is the only cinema still operating in the [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] [[Central business district|CBD]]? <small>(2010-03-17)</small>
*... that [[Joseph Goebbels]] called '''''[[Hitler Youth Quex]]''''' a successful "first large-scale attempt" to transmit Nazi ideology via movies? <small>(2010-03-19)</small>
*... that [[Nick Joaquin]]'s play, '''''[[A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino]]''''', was described in [[The New York Times]] as an "engaging, well plotted metaphor for the passing of Old [[Manila]]"? <small>(2010-03-23)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''''' starring [[Ryan Reynolds]] has been in development since the 1990s and once included a comedic incarnation with [[Jack Black]] set to star? <small>(2010-03-24)</small>
*... that the first '''[[Filipino cartoon and animation|Filipino full-length animated film]]''', ''Adarna'', was created by Gerry Garcia in the late 1990s? <small>(2010-03-24)</small>
*... that a film critic for ''[[The New York Times]]'' described the Croatian film '''''[[What Is a Man Without a Moustache?]]''''' as both "pleasant" and "pointless"? <small>(2010-03-25)</small>
*... that [[United States|American]] writer-director Patrick Coyle first publicly showed his 2009 film '''''[[Into Temptation (film)|Into Temptation]]''''' at the hospice where his father stayed? <small>(2010-03-27)</small>
*... that director [[Kōji Seki]]'s 1967 [[pink film]] '''''[[Perverted Criminal]]''''' was Japan's first [[3-D film]], and the world's first 3-D [[sexploitation film]]? <small>(2010-03-31)</small>
*... that in the film '''''[[Norwegian Ninja|Kommandør Treholt & ninjatroppen]]''''', real-life convicted spy [[Arne Treholt]] is presented as the leader of a band of [[ninja]]s who saved [[Norway]] during the [[Cold War]]? <small>(2010-04-03)</small>
*... that the 1992 low-budget independent comedy film '''''[[Meet the Parents (1992 film)|Meet the Parents]]''''' was the inspiration for the 2000 blockbuster [[Meet the Parents|of the same name]] starring [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Robert De Niro]]? <small>(2010-04-04)</small>
*... that the [[Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award|FAMAS-awarded]] 1965 [[Cinema in the Philippines|film]] '''''[[Blessings of the Land]]''''' is about a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[deaf-mute]] [[Men in the Philippines|son]] who rose above his [[Disability|handicap]]? <small>(2010-04-06)</small>
*... that the music documentary '''''[[MC5: A True Testimonial]]''''' includes U.S. government surveillance footage of an [[MC5]] performance? <small>(2010-04-10)</small>
*... that '''[[HanWay Films]]''' was originally founded by British [[film producer]] [[Jeremy Thomas]] as an adjunct of his [[Recorded Picture Company]]? <small>(2010-04-13)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Most Valuable Players (film)|Most Valuable Players]]''''' was inspired when the producer accidentally found [[YouTube]] clips of [[The Freddy Awards]], which honor high school [[musical theatre]] in the [[Lehigh Valley]]? <small>(2010-04-15)</small>
*... that the cover artwork of '''''[[Danielson: A Family Movie]]''''' depicts band leader Daniel Smith in a tree costume with fruits that symbolize the [[Fruit of the Holy Spirit]]? <small>(2010-04-19)</small>
*... that the 2010 [[public information film]] '''''[[Embrace Life]]''''', originally made for just the [[Sussex]] area of the UK, has been "praised by people around the world for its beauty"? <small>(2010-04-21)</small>
*... that actress and former sex symbol [[Morgan Fairchild]] took the role of a drug addict in the film '''''[[Street of Dreams (film)|Street of Dreams]]''''' because she wanted to play "somebody who looks like hell"? <small>(2010-04-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Fig Trees]]''''', an operatic documentary about [[AIDS]] activism, is narrated by a singing [[albinism|albino]] squirrel? <small>(2010-04-26)</small>
*... that the 2010 Canadian film '''''[[GravyTrain]]''''' is the first feature film appearance of [[Glass Tiger]] lead singer [[Alan Frew]]? <small>(2010-05-02)</small>
*... that the award-winning 2006 [[Serbia]]n [[black comedy]] '''''[[The Optimists (2006 film)|The Optimists]]''''' was inspired by [[Voltaire]]'s satire ''[[Candide]]''? <small>(2010-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[The Steinettes]]''', an [[a cappella]] quartet from [[New York City]], appeared in [[Robert Altman]]'s rarely seen 1980 comedy '''''[[Health (film)|HealtH]]'''''? <small>(2010-05-08)</small>
*... that, among [[Fritz Lang filmography|the films he directed]], '''''[[Liliom (1934 film)|Liliom]]''''' was one of [[Fritz Lang]]'s favourites? <small>(2010-05-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Planet Earth Live]]''''' is a [[BBC]] [[nature documentary]] that will premier with orchestral accompaniment in large cities throughout the United States during the 2010 summer? <small>(2010-05-12)</small>
*... that [[Barbara Hammer]]'s '''''[[Tender Fictions]]''''', one of a documentary trilogy on [[LGBT]] histories, focuses on the "constructedness" of the [[self (psychology)|self]]? <small>(2010-05-15)</small>
*... that 17-year-old [[Selena Gomez]] replaced 42-year-old [[Nicole Kidman]] as the lead in the film '''''[[Monte Carlo (2011 film)|Monte Carlo]]'''''? <small>(2010-05-17)</small>
*... that the same cast members starred in [[Robert Altman]]'s 1982 '''[[Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (play)|Broadway]]''' and '''[[Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (film)|film]]''' versions of '''[[Ed Graczyk]]'''{{'}}s ''Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean''? <small>(2010-05-23)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Countdown to Zero]]''''', which analyzes the likelihood of the use of [[nuclear weapon]]s, has been privately [[Film screening|screened]] by [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]? <small>(2010-05-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ciguli Miguli]]''''' is a 1952 [[Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] film that was banned for 25 years for its [[satire]] of [[socialism|socialist]] [[bureaucracy]]? <small>(2010-05-25)</small>
*... that in the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy]]''''' all eight ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|Elm Street]]'' films are explored through interviews with over 100 members of the production team and cast? <small>(2010-05-26)</small>
*... that the animators of the video game company [[Amanita Design]] created the designs of puppets for the film '''''[[Kooky]]'''''? <small>(2010-05-30)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film]] '''''[[9to5 – Days in Porn]]''''' by [[Jens Hoffmann]] documents a year in the lives of members of the [[U.S.]] [[porn industry]]? <small>(2010-05-31)</small>
*... that the [[comedy film]] '''''[[House!]]''''', called an "[[Ealing Studios|Ealing-style]] light comedy", tells the story of how an aged [[Bingo (Non-US)|bingo hall]] deals with the encroachment of an international conglomerate? <small>(2010-06-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kachche Dhaage]]''''' (1999), the debut film of '''[[Milan Luthria]]''', stars [[Ajay Devgan]] as a smuggler, delivering goods across the [[Rajasthan]]–[[Pakistan]] border? <small>(2010-06-08)</small>
*... that [[William Hanna]] claimed that the '''[[List of Tom and Jerry characters|Tom and Jerry character]]''' [[Jerry Mouse]] was named ''Jinx'' in his first appearance while [[Joseph Barbera]] claimed that the mouse went nameless? <small>(2010-06-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister]]''''' is a BBC drama film based on the life of a [[Anne Lister|19th century lesbian industrialist]]? <small>(2010-06-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Booky's Crush]]''''' is the third in a series of [[Canada|Canadian]] [[made for TV]] movies, and follows ''[[Booky and the Secret Santa]]'' (2006) and ''[[Booky Makes Her Mark]]'' (2007)? <small>(2010-06-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Irwin Rosten]]'''{{`s}} 1975 documentary '''''[[Man: The Incredible Machine]]''''', which included some of the first pictures taken inside the human body to be presented on film, became the most-watched program in [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] history? <small>(2010-06-11)</small>
*... that the low-budget horror film '''''[[Raging Sharks]]''''' has been described as a poor man’s combination of early [[Steven Spielberg]] films? <small>(2010-06-15)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Let the Devil Wear Black]]''''' is a modern-day version of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'' that is set in [[Los Angeles]]? <small>(2010-06-16)</small>
*... that the 1950 film '''''[[The Bandit Queen (1950 film)|The Bandit Queen]]''''' starred [[Barbara Britton]] in the title role as a [[bullwhip]]-wielding avenger? <small>(2010-06-17)</small>
*... that despite being panned for exceptionally poor acting and special effects, the 2010 film '''''[[Dinoshark]]''''' was also considered likely to become a classic of the "awesomely awful" movie genre? <small>(2010-06-20)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Chords of Fame (film)|Chords of Fame]]''''' includes scenes in which its subject, U.S. singer-songwriter [[Phil Ochs]], is portrayed by Bill Burnett? <small>(2010-06-28)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Out of the Clouds]]''''' used one of [[Ealing Studios]]' largest ever sets to create the interior of the terminal building? <small>(2010-06-28)</small>
*... that the 2008 [[Indonesia]]n film '''''[[Love (2008 Indonesian film)|Love]]''''' was a remake of the 2006 film ''Cinto''? <small>(2010-06-29)</small>
*... that [[London and North Eastern Railway|LNER]] [[Chief Mechanical Engineer|CME]] [[Nigel Gresley]] was so concerned about unsafe railway practices shown in the 1929 film '''''[[The Flying Scotsman (1929 film)|The Flying Scotsman]]''''' that he made the film producers include a disclaimer at the beginning? <small>(2010-06-30)</small>
*... that according to official [[North Korea]]n sources, the opera '''''[[The Flower Girl]]''''' was written exclusively by North Korean leader [[Kim Il-sung]]? <small>(2010-07-02)</small>
*... that the [[Marvel Studios]] film, '''''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''''' set for release in 2011 has been in development since 1997? <small>(2010-07-06)</small>
*... that although it cost just [[Pound sign|£]]500,000 to make, on its opening day '''''[[Morris: A Life with Bells On]]''''' had a higher take per screen than the studio-backed big budget film ''[[The Soloist]]''? <small>(2010-07-13)</small>
*... that the Norwegian [[teen film]] '''''[[Amors Baller]]''''' will include scenes shot at the 2010 [[Norway Cup]], one of the world's largest [[association football|football]] tournaments? <small>(2010-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[stage lighting accessories]]''' include barn doors, top hats and doughnuts? <small>(2010-07-25)</small>
*... that actor [[Zac Efron]] is set to star in and produce the American remake of the successful Swedish thriller film '''''[[Snabba Cash (film)|Snabba Cash]]'''''? <small>(2010-07-31)</small>
*... that the 2001 film '''''[[List of accolades received by Gosford Park|Gosford Park]]''''' received seven [[74th Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, but came away with only one award? <small>(2010-07-31)</small>
*... that many crew members began to cry while filming [[Hospital|hospital]] scenes for the [[Sweden|Swedish]] film '''''[[Glowing Stars]]''''', because they thought the scenes were emotional? <small>(2010-08-07)</small>
*... that the planned 2012 [[Marvel Studios]] film '''''[[The Avengers film project|The Avengers]]''''', to be directed by [[Joss Whedon]], was first announced in 2005? <small>(2010-08-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[1995 Airstan incident]]''', which ended 14 years ago today with Russian hostages escaping [[Taliban]] captivity via an [[Ilyushin Il-76]] ''(pictured)'', was made into the 2010 Russian movie, '''''[[Kandagar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'''''? <small>(2010-08-16)</small>
*... that the [[drama film]] '''''[[Obama Anak Menteng (film)|Obama Anak Menteng]]''''', a [[fiction]]alized recreation of [[Barack Obama]]'s boyhood in [[Indonesia]], was originally intended to première during his planned [[state visit]]? <small>(2010-08-18)</small>
*... that according to [[(RED)]], providing health-restoring [[antiretroviral drug]]s to [[HIV|HIV positive]] people in Africa, as described in the documentary '''''[[The Lazarus Effect (film)|The Lazarus Effect]]''''', costs [[United States dollar|US$]]0.40 per person per day? <small>(2010-08-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Lame Devil (film)|The Lame Devil]]''''', [[Sacha Guitry]]'s 1948 historical film, was blocked by French censorship and had to be turned into a successful play before being allowed filming? <small>(2010-08-19)</small>
*... that the 2008 historical drama/[[black comedy]] film '''''[[Time of the Comet]]''''' set a new box office record in [[Albania|Albanian]] cinemas? <small>(2010-08-21)</small>
*... that ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' was the second [[animated film]] to '''[[List of accolades received by Up|receive]]''' a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], after ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''? <small>(2010-08-24)</small>
*... that the political [[documentary]] '''''[[Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?]]''''' won the Audience Award at the 2006 [[Silverdocs Documentary Festival]]? <small>(2010-08-25)</small>
*... that the 2009 film '''''[[List of accolades received by An Education|An Education]]''''' received nine [[63rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]] nominations, but only came away with one award? <small>(2010-08-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Loving Natalee: A Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith|Loving Natalee]]''''', [[Beth Holloway]]'s bestselling book about [[Natalee Holloway|her missing daughter]], was made into the [[Lifetime Movie Network|Lifetime movie]] '''''[[Natalee Holloway (film)|Natalee Holloway]]''''' that suspect [[Joran van der Sloot]] himself reportedly watched? <small>(2010-08-31)</small>
*... that [[Pedro Almodóvar]]'s first film '''''[[Pepi, Luci, Bom]]''''' was based on a story titled "General Erections", which parodied the [[Spanish general election, 1977|1977 Spanish general elections]]? <small>(2010-09-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Star Wars Uncut]]''''' is a [[fan film]] made up of 473 15-second clips, submitted by Internet users, that amount to a [[shot-for-shot]] remake of ''[[Star Wars Episode&nbsp;IV: A New Hope]]''? <small>(2010-09-07)</small>
*... that the [[Who's That Girl (Madonna song)|title track]] of the album '''''[[Who's That Girl (soundtrack)|Who's That Girl]]''''' made [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] the first solo female performer to get six US number-ones in the [[1980]]s? <small>(2010-09-07)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story]]''''' is a [[drama film|dramatized]] recreation of [[Hank Gathers]]' struggle to leave a [[North Philadelphia]] [[ghetto]] to become a [[basketball player]] for the [[Loyola Marymount Lions]]? <small>(2010-09-12)</small>
*... that the planned [[Marvel Comics]] [[superhero film]], '''''[[X-Men: First Class (film)|X-Men: First Class]]''''' is intended to take place during the 1960s and will parallel the history of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and [[Malcolm X]]? <small>(2010-09-12)</small>
*... that the [[2008 in film|2008]] [[thriller film|thriller]] '''''[[Proyecto Dos]]''''' is the [[feature film]] debut of [[Spain|Spanish]] [[television director]] Guillermo Fernández Groizard? <small>(2010-09-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Children of the Stars]]''''' is a documentary about the Beijing Stars and Rain School ''(pictured)'', founded in 1993 as the first [[non-governmental organization|non-governmental educational organization]] in China dedicated to serving children with [[autism]]? <small>(2010-09-14)</small>
*... that the [[Indian cinema|Indian film]] '''''[[Mithya]]''''' marked the [[playback singer|singing]] debut of [[Sanchita Bhattyacharya]] in the [[Hindi cinema]] [[film industry|industry]]? <small>(2010-09-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[The World of Strawberry Shortcake]]''''', the first [[Television program|television]] special to feature [[American Greetings]]' [[Strawberry Shortcake|popular character]], was rejected by the major U.S. [[Television network|networks]] and premiered in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] instead? <small>(2010-09-17)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Who's That Girl (film)|Who's That Girl?]]''''' features a live [[cougar]], which escaped one day from the set before shooting started? <small>(2010-09-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Antardwand]]''''', an [[Indian cinema|Indian film]] that was based on the practice of [[groom kidnapping]], won a [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|National Award for Best Film on Social Issues]]? <small>(2010-09-18)</small>
*... that the [[Academy Honorary Award]] and the [[Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award]] are presented at the '''[[Governors Awards]]'''? <small>(2010-09-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[This Ain't Avatar XXX]]''''', an American [[pornographic film]] parody of ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', is being shot in 3D and is the most expensive film [[Hustler Video]] has ever produced? <small>(2010-09-20)</small>
*... that for the film '''''[[Reign of Assassins]]''''', [[John Woo]] spent over a week directing an action scene featuring his daughter Angeles? <small>(2010-09-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Child's Eye]]''''' is the first [[Hong Kong]] horror film to be entirely shot in [[3-D film|3-D]] and [[High-definition video|high definition]]? <small>(2010-09-25)</small>
*... that the 1994 documentary, '''''[[Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys]]''''', helped raise the profile of the pedophile group [[NAMBLA]]? <small>(2010-09-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Flight from Folly]]''''' is one of the [[British Film Institute]]'s "75 Most-Wanted Films"? <small>(2010-09-29)</small>
*... that [[Nagesh Kukunoor]]'s '''''[[3 Deewarein]]''''' was filmed at the then defunct and now demolished [[Musheerabad Jail]] in [[Hyderabad, India]]? <small>(2010-10-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman]]''''' was the first [[Cinema of China|Chinese film]] to premiere at Midnight Madness at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]? <small>(2010-10-02)</small>
*... that ''The Battle of Waterloo'', made in five days in 1913 at a cost of [[Pound sterling|£]]1800 by '''[[British and Colonial Films]]''', has been called "the first British [[epic film]]"? <small>(2010-10-04)</small>
*... that in the 1966 movie '''''[[Hold On! (film)|Hold On!]]''''', the children of American [[astronaut]]s choose to name a [[NASA]] [[space capsule]] after the British band [[Herman's Hermits]]? <small>(2010-10-04)</small>
*... that the 2009 [[Cinema of France|French comedy]] '''''[[Neuilly sa mère !]]''''' revisits themes of social inequality that were explored in the 1988 French comedy ''[[Life is a Long Quiet River]]''? <small>(2010-10-07)</small>
*... that the designers of [[Cabbage Patch Kids]] created [[Selchow and Righter]]'s Scrabble People, the title characters of 1985's syndicated cartoon special '''''[[A Pumpkin Full of Nonsense]]'''''? <small>(2010-10-08)</small>
*... that former [[Scientology]] official [[Mike Rinder]] was called a "[[whistleblower]]" for his appearance on the [[BBC]] ''[[Panorama (TV programme)|Panorama]]'' [[documentary]], '''''[[The Secrets of Scientology]]'''''? <small>(2010-10-08)</small>
*... that the [[anime]] film '''''[[xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''''' was released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] alongside the film ''Tsubasa The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom''? <small>(2010-10-08)</small>
*... that in the [[comedy film|comedic]] [[documentary film|documentary]] '''''[[The Standard of Perfection: Show Cats]]''''' some [[show cat]] owners treat their cats better than family? <small>(2010-10-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Redline (2010 film)|Redline]]''''', [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]'s latest [[anime]] movie, took seven years and 100,000 hand-made drawings to be produced? <small>(2010-10-13)</small>
*... that the animal characters in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s 1986 primetime special, '''''[[The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure]]''''', were based on biblical figures? <small>(2010-10-15)</small>
*... that [[French people|French]] [[comedy]] [[actor]] [[Louis de Funès]] made his film debut at the age of 31 with a 40-second appearance in '''''[[The Temptation of Barbizon]]'''''? <small>(2010-10-16)</small>
*... that many newspapers refused to publicize the 1932 [[Pre-Code Hollywood|Pre-Code]] film '''''[[Merrily We Go to Hell]]''''' because of its racy title? <small>(2010-10-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Marshall Flaum]]''', who won two [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] for ''[[The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau]]'', earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|best documentary feature]] for '''''[[Let My People Go: The Story of Israel]]''''' in 1965? <small>(2010-10-18)</small>
*... that [[Universal Pictures]] sold its 1946 horror [[B movie]] '''''[[The Brute Man]]''''' to another distributor to avoid accusations of having exploited star [[Rondo Hatton]], who died of [[acromegaly]] before the film's release? <small>(2010-10-20)</small>
*... that upon the release of the 1934 [[Pre-Code Hollywood|Pre-Code]] film '''''[[Hitler's Reign of Terror]]''''', ''[[Film Daily]]'' scoffed at the film's prediction that Hitler's Germany was a future threat to world peace? <small>(2010-10-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Hangover 2]]''''', the upcoming sequel to the [[The Hangover (film)|2009 comedy film]], is set to take place in [[Thailand]]? <small>(2010-10-21)</small>
*... that the release of '''''[[Future X-Cops]]''''' was delayed, as time was needed to enhance the quality of the film's [[special effect]]s? <small>(2010-10-22)</small>
*... that even though it was released in 1932, the [[Pre-Code Hollywood|Pre-Code]] film '''''[[The Devil is Driving]]''''' deals openly with sex and violence? <small>(2010-10-22)</small>
*... that in the 1970s, '''[[Sunn Classic Pictures]]''' specialized in '''[[four wall distribution]]''', a practice in which distributors show their films in rented theaters and keep all of the [[box office]] revenue? <small>(2010-10-23)</small>
*... that the 1932 [[Pre-Code Hollywood|Pre-Code]] film '''''[[Laughter in Hell]]''''' drew praise for its open depiction of the [[lynching]] of [[African Americans]]? <small>(2010-10-23)</small>
*... that the 1933 film '''''[[She Had to Say Yes]]''''' was one of a series of movies that drew inspiration from the "real-life compromises working girls made to get and retain employment" during the [[Great Depression]]? <small>(2010-10-25)</small>
*... that [[Walter Winchell]] described the 1942 British film '''''[[Thunder Rock (film)|Thunder Rock]]''''' as "a glowing fantasy that lights up the dark corners of many current issues"? <small>(2010-10-27)</small>
*... that [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] was the only actress whom the producers met during casting for the role of [[Marilyn Monroe]] in the upcoming film '''''[[My Week with Marilyn]]'''''? <small>(2010-10-29)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Beginning of the End]]''''' could not begin until 200 grasshoppers had been sexed? <small>(2010-10-31)</small>
*... that critics praised a scene in the horror film '''''[[Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp]]''''' where a student is attacked by a motorbike outfitted with revolving blades? <small>(2010-10-31)</small>
*... that a character in '''''[[Mutant Girls Squad]]''''' can produce a [[chainsaw]] from her [[buttocks|arse]]? <small>(2010-10-31)</small>
*... that [[Kanye West]]'s short film [[Runaway (2010 film)|'''''Runaway''''']] was inspired in part by painters [[Picasso]] and [[Matisse]], as well as directors [[Federico Fellini]] and [[Stanley Kubrick]]? <small>(2010-11-02)</small>
*... that the 1991 '''[[Clio Awards]]''' presentation is known as "The Most Bizarre Event in Advertising History"? <small>(2010-11-05)</small>
*... that the autobiographical film '''''[[Orchids, My Intersex Adventure]]''''' (which is about an [[intersex]]ed woman) won a 2010 [[ATOM Award]] for Best Documentary (General)? <small>(2010-11-06)</small>
*... that the recently restored '''''[[Wara Wara]]''''' (1930) is the only known surviving [[Bolivia]]n [[silent film|silent]] feature film? <small>(2010-11-06)</small>
*... that the [[1915 in film|1915 film]] '''''[[The Incorrigible Dukane]]''''' is the oldest surviving movie starring [[John Barrymore]]? <small>(2010-11-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Libertas (film)|Libertas]]''''', a [[biographical film]] about the [[Croats|Croatian]] [[Renaissance]] [[playwright]] [[Marin Držić]], was approved for funding in 1992, but was not finished until 2006? <small>(2010-11-08)</small>
*... that studios release films in the fall, during '''[[Oscar season]]''', to have a better chance at winning the [[Academy Awards]]? <small>(2010-11-10)</small>
*... that '''[[film studies]]''' are less concerned with [[film production|filmmaking]] than with exploring the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic, and political implications of cinema? <small>(2010-11-11)</small>
*... that director [[Nobuhiko Obayashi]] purposely made the [[special effect]]s in the [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese]] horror comedy film '''''[[House (1977 film)|House]]''''' look unrealistic? <small>(2010-11-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Palo y hueso]]''''' was [[Nicolás Sarquís]]' first feature-length movie, shot in 1968 and costing just $15,715 to make? <small>(2010-11-16)</small>
*... that the [[Kisielin massacre|murder of worshipers]] in [[Kysylyn]] during the [[massacres of Poles in Volhynia]] became the subject of a '''[[Było sobie miasteczko...|2009 historical documentary film]]''' for [[Telewizja Polska]]? <small>(2010-11-18)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[My Idiot Brother]]''''' went into production unusually quickly for an [[independent film]], with a first cut to be completed less than a year after the script was picked up? <small>(2010-11-18)</small>
*... that [[Stan Brakhage]]'s 1967 [[short film]] '''''[[Eye Myth]]''''' took about a year to produce, despite a running time of only nine seconds? <small>(2010-11-19)</small>
*... that one reviewer of '''[[Truth in Numbers?]]''' noted that "the [[Wikipedia]] article for the film itself was under threat of being deleted"? <small>(2010-11-19)</small>
*... that [[Stan Brakhage]]'s 1961 [[short film]] '''''[[Thigh Line Lyre Triangular]]''''' documents the [[childbirth|birth]] of his third child? <small>(2010-11-20)</small>
*... that ''[[Film Quarterly]]'' called the documentary '''''[[The Truth According to Wikipedia]]''''' "a sharp and wide-ranging overview of [[wiki]]-[[epistemology|pistemology]]"? <small>(2010-11-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Jewish Girl in Shanghai]]''''', an [[animation|animated film]] set in and around the [[Shanghai Ghetto]], has been described as "[[People's Republic of China|China]]’s first homegrown [[Jews|Jewish]] film"? <small>(2010-11-29)</small>
*... that 1973 [[comedy film]] '''''[[Bad Charleston Charlie]]''''' was loosely based on gangster [[Charles Birger]], the last man to be executed in Illinois by [[public hanging]]? <small>(2010-12-03)</small>
*... that the [[Erkin Rakishev]] parody film '''''[[My Brother, Borat]]''''' is intended by the director to counter the negative perceptions of [[Kazakhstan]] generated by the 2006 film ''[[Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan|Borat]]''? <small>(2010-12-04)</small>
*... that [[Clarence Brown]]'s 1925 [[silent film]] '''''[[Smouldering Fires (film)|Smouldering Fires]]''''' starring [[Pauline Frederick]] is considered a cautionary tale? <small>(2010-12-04)</small>
*... that the 1976 [[thriller movie]] '''''[[Deadly Hero]]''''' features [[James Earl Jones]] as a mugger named Rabbit? <small>(2010-12-06)</small>
*... that director [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] stated that "[[ballet]] cannot work in [[film|cinema]] very well," and as such, did not include any in his 2010 film, '''''[[The Nutcracker in 3D]]'''''? <small>(2010-12-06)</small>
*... that [[Charles Chauvel]] conceived his Australian historical film '''''[[Heritage (film)|Heritage]]''''' in order to maximise his likelihood of winning a £2,500 Commonwealth Prize? <small>(2010-12-07)</small>
*... that Australian actress and filmmaker '''[[Elsa Chauvel]]''' met her future husband [[Charles Chauvel|Charles]] when he scouted her for the lead role in '''''[[Greenhide]]'''''? <small>(2010-12-10)</small>
*... that actors [[Chris Hemsworth]] and [[Tom Hiddleston]] will reprise their ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'' movie roles in the video game, '''''[[Thor: God of Thunder]]'''''? <small>(2010-12-10)</small>
*... that [[Sony]] plans to develop a '''[[Untitled Spider-Man Reboot|Spider-Man reboot]]''' starring [[Andrew Garfield]] ''(pictured)'' as [[Spider-Man]] that will be released in 2012 in [[3-D film|3-D]]? <small>(2010-12-15)</small>
*... that the science fiction film '''''[[Laserblast]]''''' consistently ranks among the [[Internet Movie Database]]'s bottom 100 films list, and was featured in the last episode of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' broadcast on [[Comedy Central]]? <small>(2010-12-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[The River (1997 film)|The River]]''''' was called a "[[Pornographic film|porn movie]]" by the lead actor's father? <small>(2010-12-16)</small>
*... that after acquiring the script for '''''[[Santa Santita]]''''', the director did not start production for five years due to the lack of an appropriate lead actress? <small>(2010-12-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Skywalk Is Gone]]''''' was the first [[short film]] to ever get a theatrical commercial run in [[Taiwan]]? <small>(2010-12-18)</small>
*... that ''[[Jonah Hex (film)|Jonah Hex]]'' was named "Worst Picture" of 2010 by the [[Houston Film Critics Society]] at their '''[[Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010|2010 awards ceremony]]'''? <small>(2010-12-20)</small>
*... that the 2010 documentary '''''[[Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story]]''''' was written by a [[Ira Berkow|Pulitzer Prize-winning sports reporter]] and narrated by [[Dustin Hoffman]]? <small>(2010-12-22)</small>
*... that [[Hiroshi Ishikawa]] won the [[Festival International de Films de Montréal|New Montreal Film Festival]]'s Best Director award for '''''[[Su-ki-da]]''''', his second film? <small>(2010-12-23)</small>
*... that Mexico's ''[[Biutiful]]'' was named [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] of 2010 at the '''[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2010|17th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]'''? <small>(2010-12-29)</small>
*... that the 1999 film ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' received '''[[List of accolades received by The Sixth Sense|six Academy Award nominations]]''', and grossed more than sixteen times its budget? <small>(2010-12-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Common Sense Media]]''' protested the [[ESRB]]'s rating downgrade of a revised version of ''[[Manhunt 2]]'' from "Adults Only" to "Mature", since that version was still banned in the UK? <small>(2010-12-30)</small>
*... that future ''[[Star Wars]]'' make-up artist [[Rick Baker (makeup artist)|Rick Baker]] handled the effects for '''''[[The Incredible Melting Man]]''''', a 1977 [[horror film]] about an astronaut whose body is literally melting? <small>(2010-12-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Malibu Lake]]''' has been featured in over 100 films and television programs, including the 1931 version of [[Frankenstein (1931 film)|''Frankenstein'']]? <small>(2011-01-15)</small>
*... that the 1994 thriller film '''''[[Drop Squad]]''''' includes scenes satirizing [[Stereotypes of African Americans|stereotypical portrayals of African Americans]] in advertising campaigns? <small>(2011-01-17)</small>
*... that [[Clint Eastwood]] had his first [[audition]] for the 1955 film '''''[[Six Bridges to Cross]]''''' but was rejected? <small>(2011-01-18)</small>
*... that the [[1938 in film|1938]] [[Germany|German]] [[musical film|musical]] '''''[[The Stars Shine (film)|The Stars Shine]]''''' was a [[Busby Berkeley]]-style film intended to promote [[Nazi Germany|The Third Reich]]? <small>(2011-01-18)</small>
*... that the newly released film '''''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]''''' was scheduled to be released in {{Nowrap|March 2010}}, but the original distributor, [[Lionsgate]], pulled it five weeks before the release date? <small>(2011-01-19)</small>
*... that a recording of a [[benefit concert]] for [[The Prince's Trust]] won producer Anthony Eaton a [[Grammy Award]] for '''[[Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video|Best Performance Music Video]]'''? <small>(2011-01-21)</small>
*... that American singer [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] received a [[Grammy Award]] for '''[[Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video|Best Concept Music Video]]''' for "[[Fat (song)|Fat]]", a parody [[cover version]] of [[Michael Jackson]]'s song "[[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]"? <small>(2011-01-22)</small>
*... that, in 1993, the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] agreed to develop an online reference system for the '''[[California Film Commission]]'''{{`s}} library containing hundreds of thousands of location images? <small>(2011-01-24)</small>
*... that the [[Cinema of Chile|Chilean movie]] '''''[[03:34: Earthquake in Chile]]''''' will narrate three different stories based on the events that occurred after the [[2010 Chile earthquake]]? <small>(2011-01-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Off Hours]]''''' was the first film to be given the "SSF Tag" by the [[Sustainable Style Foundation]] for its environmentally friendly practices? <small>(2011-02-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy]]''''' is a 2011 TV movie starring [[Hayden Panettiere]] as American student Amanda Knox who was found guilty of the 2007 [[Murder of Meredith Kercher|murder of Meredith Kercher]] in [[Perugia]], [[Italy]]? <small>(2011-02-08)</small>
*... that [[Christopher Nolan]] has said that he plans to direct a final installment of his [[Batman in film#Christopher Nolan trilogy|Batman trilogy]] titled '''''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''''' for release in 2012? <small>(2011-02-08)</small>
*... that the monster costume in the [[Roger Corman]]-produced horror film '''''[[Night of the Blood Beast]]''''' is the same one used in the film ''[[Teenage Cave Man]]''? <small>(2011-02-10)</small>
*... that the [[2007 in film|2007]] [[independent film|independent]] [[feature film]] '''''[[Dreamscape (2007 film)|Dreamscape]]''''' was expanded from 63 minutes to 86 minutes based upon a suggestion from reviewer [[M. J. Simpson]]? <small>(2011-02-13)</small>
*... that for the [[2009 in film|2009]] [[independent film|independent]] [[feature film]] '''''[[Jordon Saffron Taste This!]]''''', director Sergio Myers created a filmmaking style he calls "Free Flow Filmmaking"? <small>(2011-02-16)</small>
*... that [[Stan Brakhage]] described his 1959 film '''''[[Cat's Cradle (film)|Cat's Cradle]]''''' as "sexual witchcraft involving two couples and a 'medium' cat"? <small>(2011-02-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Doomsday Gun]]''''' ([[HBO]], 2004) was the first television drama to deal with U.S. and British covert involvement with [[Saddam Hussein]] preceding the [[Gulf War]]? <small>(2011-02-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Soul Surfer (film)|Soul Surfer]]''''' is an upcoming film about [[Bethany Hamilton]], who lost her left arm in a [[shark attack]] while surfing? <small>(2011-02-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Dante Quartet]]''''', an eight-minute [[experimental film]], took six years to produce? <small>(2011-02-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Arthur Cheetham]]'''{{'s}} film of children playing on the beach at [[Rhyl]] is recognised as the first film of the '''[[Cinema of Wales]]'''? <small>(2011-02-21)</small>
*... that [[Stan Brakhage]]'s 1988 film '''''[[I... Dreaming]]''''' features [[Stephen Foster]] song lyrics scratched directly onto the film emulsion? <small>(2011-02-26)</small>
*... that [[Stan Brakhage]]'s 1981 film '''''[[The Garden of Earthly Delights (1981 film)|The Garden of Earthly Delights]]''''' was created by pasting [[montane|montane zone]] vegetation directly onto strips of clear [[film leader]]? <small>(2011-02-26)</small>
*... that film pioneer '''[[William Haggar]]'''{{`s}} 1903 short '''''[[Desperate Poaching Affray]]''''' is believed to have been a key influence on the "chase" sub-genre of early film? <small>(2011-03-02)</small>
*... that as part of its training program for up-and-coming [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] [[Filmmaking|filmmakers]], the [[Canada|Canadian]] '''[[National Screen Institute]]''' hosts a "Spirit Day" with a traditional feast and [[Calumet (pipe)#Ceremonial use|pipe ceremony]]? <small>(2011-03-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Belinda Meuldijk]]''', whose father '''[[Wim Meuldijk]]''' created the Dutch TV character [[Pipo de Clown]] ''(pictured)'', continued her father's legacy with the 2003 movie '''''[[Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder]]'''''? <small>(2011-03-12)</small>
*... that during the 1995 filming of [[BBC]]'s '''''[[Persuasion (1995 film)|Persuasion]]''''', the crew often had to compete for props and costumes with fellow BBC and [[Jane Austen]] adaptation ''[[Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)|Pride and Prejudice]]''? <small>(2011-03-17)</small>
*... that [[Keanu Reeves]] has signed on to star in '''[[47 Ronin (film)|a new film adaptation]]''' of the [[Forty-seven Ronin]] produced by [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]]? <small>(2011-03-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dear Friend Hitler]]''''', an Indian film, centres on letters written from [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]] to [[Adolf Hitler]]? <small>(2011-03-25)</small>
*... that [[film director]] '''[[Uberto Pasolini]]''' created his 2008 film '''''[[Machan (film)|Machan]]''''' based upon an actual 2004 incident where a group of [[Sri Lanka]]n men tricked their way into an international [[Team handball|handball]] tournament? <small>(2011-03-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Wrath of the Titans]]''''', the upcoming sequel to the 2010 film ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'', is being shot in [[3-D film|3-D]] rather than being converted to 3-D like its predecessor? <small>(2011-03-29)</small>
*... that for the [[2003 in film|2003]] [[horror film]] '''''[[Deep Freeze (film)|Deep Freeze]]''''', director [[John Carl Buechler]] created a giant [[trilobite]] as the "monster"? <small>(2011-04-02)</small>
*... that during the making of '''''[[Service Entrance|Les Femmes du 6e étage]]''''', a 2011 French comedy film by [[:fr:Philippe le Guay|Philippe le Guay]], Spanish actresses Berta Ojea and Concha Galán learnt their French dialogue phonetically? <small>(2011-04-05)</small>
*... that in response to [[Jalen Rose]]'s comments in '''''[[The Fab Five (film)|The Fab Five]]''''', which has become the highest-rated [[ESPN]] documentary, [[Grant Hill]]'s response was shared by nearly 100,000 people on Facebook in the next few days? <small>(2011-04-07)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Berlin im Aufbau]]''''' has historical significance in that it documents the first phase of the rebuilding of the destroyed city of [[Berlin]] after [[World War II]]? <small>(2011-04-09)</small>
*... that the [[Neorealism (art)#In cinema|neo-realist]] film '''''[[A Berlin Romance]]''''' is a strong critique of the obsession with consumer goods and the Americanization of mid-1950s [[Berlin]]? <small>(2011-04-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Allah Made Me Funny]]''''' is a documentary featuring three American [[Muslim]] [[comedian]]s? <small>(2011-04-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[Shoot to Kill (1990 TV drama)|Shoot to Kill]]''''' (1990) had to be made as a [[docudrama|drama documentary]] because many of its subjects had either been [[Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland|shot by the RUC]], given [[identity creation|new identities]], or forbidden to talk by the [[Official Secrets Act]]? <small>(2011-04-18)</small>
*... that in the [[2010 in film|2010]] [[documentary film]] '''''[[180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless]]''''', Jeff Johnson emulates the 1968 journey made by [[Yvon Chouinard]] and [[Doug Tompkins]]? <small>(2011-04-24)</small>
*... that the 1929 [[drama film]] '''[[Betrayal (1929 film)|''Betrayal'']]''' was the last [[silent film]] directed by [[Lewis Milestone]] and the last silent film performed by [[Gary Cooper]]? <small>(2011-04-25)</small>
*... that [[Will Ferrell]] produced and stars in the upcoming [[Spanish language|Spanish-language]] [[comedy film]] '''''[[Casa de Mi Padre]]''''', which has been described as in the style of "an overly dramatic [[telenovela]]"? <small>(2011-04-26)</small>
*... that the upcoming 2012 film, '''''[[Jack the Giant Killer (2012 film)|Jack the Giant Killer]]''''' directed by [[Bryan Singer]] is expected to take an adult look at the [[Jack and the Beanstalk]] legend? <small>(2011-04-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Liberty Cinema]]''' in [[Mumbai]] got its name as it was built in 1947, the year of [[Indian Independence]]? <small>(2011-04-27)</small>
*... that writer-director [[Tom Shadyac]] made the documentary '''''[[I Am (2011 film)|I Am]]''''' after suffering [[post-concussion syndrome]] from a serious bicycle accident—and sleeping in his closet to avoid acute [[light sensitivity|sensitivity to light]] and sound? <small>(2011-04-29)</small>
*... that [[Lewis Milestone]]'s [[1926 in film|1926]] [[sports film|sports]] [[drama film|drama]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[silent film]] '''''[[The New Klondike]]''''' was the first film assignment of writer [[Ben Hecht]]? <small>(2011-04-29)</small>
*... that controversy over [[Pedro Almodóvar]]'s 1990 film '''''[[Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!]]''''' led to the creation of the [[NC-17]] rating? <small>(2011-04-29)</small>
*... that the film [[Ronald Reagan]] called "'''[[Code of the Secret Service|the worst picture I ever made]]'''" inspired [[Jerry Parr]] to join the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]], and that Parr saved President Reagan{{'s}} life during the [[Reagan assassination attempt|1981 assassination attempt]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2011-05-02)</small>
*... that the first time [[Ronald Colman]] and [[Ginger Rogers]] starred together in a film was in [[Lewis Milestone]]'s [[1940 in film|1940]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[romance film|romance]] [[drama film|drama]] '''''[[Lucky Partners]]'''''? <small>(2011-05-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Nude Nuns with Big Guns]]''''' is a [[nunsploitation]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller film]] that is the subject of a [[copyright infringement|copyright lawsuit]] against [[torrent file|torrent]] users involving 5,865 [[IP address]]es? <small>(2011-05-07)</small>
*... that the [[1948 in film|1948]] [[comedy film|comedy]] '''''[[No Minor Vices]]''''' was one of the only four films made by [[Dana Andrews]] for director [[Lewis Milestone]]? <small>(2011-05-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Teresa de Jesús (film)|Teresa de Jesús]]''''', an eight-hour television/DVD mini-series about [[Teresa of Ávila|St. Teresa of Ávila]], won the 1985 Spanish TP de Oro for Best National Series? <small>(2011-05-11)</small>
*... that the [[1955 in film|1955]] [[drama film|drama]] '''''[[The Widow (film)|The Widow]]''''' was one of only three films directed by [[Lewis Milestone]] while he was working in Europe during the [[Red Scare#Second Red Scare (1947–57)|Red Scare]]? <small>(2011-05-12)</small>
*... that [[Lewis Milestone]]'s [[1953 in film|1953]] [[musical film|musical]] [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[drama film|drama]] '''''[[Melba (film)|Melba]]''''', about the life of [[soprano]] [[Nellie Melba]], was the feature film debut of [[Metropolitan Opera]] star [[Patrice Munsel]]? <small>(2011-05-14)</small>
*... that the 1989 horror movie '''''[[Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge]]''''' featured [[Pauly Shore]]'s first on-screen [[mooning|full moon]]? <small>(2011-05-14)</small>
*... that numerous scenes of '''''[[Le Miracle des loups (1924 film)|Le Miracle des loups]]''''' were filmed at France's '''[[Cité de Carcassonne]]'''? <small>(2011-05-15)</small>
*... that [[Lewis Milestone]] began directing the 1926 silent film '''''[[Fine Manners]]''''' but left the project after quarreling with actress [[Gloria Swanson]], leaving first-time director [[Richard Rosson (filmmaker)|Richard Rosson]] to finish the film? <small>(2011-05-18)</small>
*... that 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence's [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Academy Award]] nomination, which made her the second youngest nominee ever in that category, was one of a number of '''[[List of accolades received by Winter's Bone|accolades]]''' received by ''[[Winter's Bone]]''? <small>(2011-05-19)</small>
*... that the [[2003 in film|2003]] [[Bollywood]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film|drama]] '''''[[Freaky Chakra (film)|Freaky Chakra]]''''', directed by [[V. K. Prakash]], was the only [[Hindi]] film for which [[Ouseppachan]] composed the music? <small>(2011-05-23)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Oil on Ice]]''''' won the 2004 [[International Documentary Association]] ''Pare Lorentz Award'' for best representing the "democratic sensibility, activist spirit and lyrical vision" of [[Pare Lorentz|Lorentz]]? <small>(2011-05-25)</small>
*... that the 2011 indie film '''''[[Return (2011 film)|Return]]''''', directed by Liza Johnson and starring [[Linda Cardellini]], was the only U.S. film selected for this year's 25-film [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Directors' Fortnight]]? <small>(2011-05-26)</small>
*... that French actress [[Isabelle Huppert]] ''(pictured)'' is the most recent recipient of the '''[[British Film Institute Fellowship |British Film Institute Fellowship award]]'''? <small>(2011-05-27)</small>
*... that [[DVD Verdict]] refers to a child's performance in the [[1952 in film|1952]] film '''''[[Actor's and Sin]]''''' as "[[Sound of fingernails scraping chalkboard|fingernails-on-a-blackboard]] grating"? <small>(2011-06-01)</small>
*... that the direct-to-video 1999 family comedy '''''[[The Prince and the Surfer]]''''' (with [[Linda Cardellini]]) was the directorial debut of stage and film actor [[Arye Gross]]? <small>(2011-06-02)</small>
*... that actor [[Ed Westwick]] ''(pictured)'' liked the idea of playing a "nice guy" in the British film '''''[[Chalet Girl]]'''''? <small>(2011-06-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Marga T]]'''{{'s}} novel '''''[[Badai Pasti Berlalu (novel)|Badai Pasti Berlalu]]''''' sold roughly 24,000 copies—remarkable for an [[Indonesian literature|Indonesian novel]] in the 1970s—and spawned a critically acclaimed '''[[Badai Pasti Berlalu (film)|film]]''', '''[[Badai Pasti Berlalu (album)|album]]''' and '''[[Badai Pasti Berlalu (song)|song]]'''? <small>(2011-06-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Hamill (film)|Hamill]]''''', an upcoming [[biographical film]] about deaf mixed martial artist [[Matt Hamill]], will use sporadic sound and incomplete [[subtitle (captioning)|subtitles]]? <small>(2011-06-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc.]]''' sponsors a '''[[Animahenasyon|yearly festival]]''' that features the works of [[Filipino cartoon and animation|Filipino animators]]? <small>(2011-06-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Mitch McDeere]]''', [[Tom Cruise]]'s [[fictional character|character]] in Sydney Pollack's 1993 [[United States dollar|US$]]270 million-grossing [[The Firm (1993 film) |film adaptation]] of John Grisham's [[The Firm (novel)|''The Firm'']] that sold {{nowrap|7 million}} copies, will reappear in a [[The Firm (U.S. TV series)|television series]]? <small>(2011-06-11)</small>
*... that [[Fox 2000 Pictures]] postponed its '''[[Life of Pi (film)|upcoming film adaptation]]''' of [[Yann Martel]]'s 2001 novel ''[[Life of Pi]]'' a week to avoid direct competition with ''[[The Hobbit (2012 film)|The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''? <small>(2011-06-13)</small>
*... that the idea for the 2009 [[experimental film|experimental]] comedy-horror film '''''[[Lo (film)|Lo]]''''' came after the director watched [[Jan Švankmajer]]'s 1994 film ''[[Faust (1994 film)|Faust]]''? <small>(2011-06-14)</small>
*... that American singer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], the artist with the most [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, won '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Madonna|twenty from sixty-eight nominations]]'''? <small>(2011-06-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)]]''''' has been banned by the [[British Board of Film Classification]]? <small>(2011-06-17)</small>
*... that at the 1933 première of the film '''''[[Das häßliche Mädchen]]''''' there was a Nazi-instigated riot in which tomatoes and rotten eggs were thrown, because of the male lead, [[Max Hansen (tenor)|Max Hansen]]? <small>(2011-06-20)</small>
*... that independent filmmaker Frank Sudol wrote, animated, voiced, directed, and composed all of the music for his film '''''[[Dead Fury]]'''''? <small>(2011-06-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Deiva Magan (1969 film)|Deiva Magan]]''''' (1969) was the first ever [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film to be [[ List of India's official entries to the Oscars|submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award]] for Best Foreign Language Film? <small>(2011-06-20)</small>
*... that [[Owen Land]]'s '''''[[Film in Which There Appear Edge Lettering, Sprocket Holes, Dirt Particles, Etc.]]''''' features looped footage of a woman blinking, as well as edge lettering, sprocket holes and dirt particles? <small>(2011-06-21)</small>
*... that actor [[Eddie Quillan]]'s first film appearance was in the 1922 [[silent film|silent]] comedy/drama '''''[[Up and at 'Em]]''''', written by [[William A. Seiter]] and [[Lewis Milestone]]? <small>(2011-06-21)</small>
*... that the 2009 film '''''[[Korkoro]]''''' is a rare cinematic tribute to those who died in the [[Porajmos]]? <small>(2011-06-23)</small>
*... that ''[[Lust, Caution (film)|Lust, Caution]]'' co-star [[Tang Wei]] was cut from the recent Chinese film '''''[[The Founding of a Party]]''''' following an objection by [[Mao Zedong]]{{'s}} grandson? <small>(2011-06-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]]''' to the action thriller film ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]'' (1997) features mostly [[reggae]] music? <small>(2011-06-25)</small>
*... that the storyline of [[James Franco]]'s upcoming film '''''[[The Broken Tower (film)|The Broken Tower]]''''' started out as his master's thesis at New York University [[Tisch School of the Arts]]? <small>(2011-06-27)</small>
*... that ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' '''[[List of accolades received by the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise|won]]''' an Academy Award for [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]? <small>(2011-06-28)</small>
*... that [[Hailee Steinfeld]], who starred in the 2010 version of '''[[List of accolades received by True Grit (2010 film)|''True Grit'']]''', is the 73rd performer nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in a screen debut? <small>(2011-06-30)</small>
*... that the '''[[List of accolades received by the Austin Powers franchise|Austin Powers films won 20 awards]]''', including one for ''[[Beautiful Stranger]]'' sung by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]? <small>(2011-07-02)</small>
*... that despite ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' being the most critically praised entry in '''[[List of accolades received by the Spider-Man franchise|the franchise]]''', it is also the lowest grossing in the trilogy? <small>(2011-07-04)</small>
*... that the Philippine play '''''[[Walang Sugat]]''''' ("Not Wounded") was a statement against imperialism by its [[Severino Reyes|author]], the father of the [[Tagalog]] [[zarzuela]]? <small>(2011-07-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Keechaka Vadham]]''''' was the first [[silent film]] made in [[South India]]? <small>(2011-07-07)</small>
*... that not only will [[Jennifer Westfeldt]] make her directorial debut with '''''[[Friends with Kids]]''''', but also write, produce and act in it? <small>(2011-07-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Warring States]]''''' is a 2011 film based on the rivalry between two ancient military tacticians, [[Sun Bin]] and [[Pang Juan]]? <small>(2011-07-09)</small>
*... that the Dutch novel '''''[[Van de koele meren des doods]]''''' (1900) was made into a '''[[Van de koele meren des doods (film)|movie]]''' in 1982 by '''[[Nouchka van Brakel]]''', with '''[[Renée Soutendijk]]''' ''(pictured)'' starring as the sexually repressed main character? <small>(2011-07-10)</small>
*... that costume designer [[Sandy Powell (costume designer)|Sandy Powell]] earned her third [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Academy Award]] for the 2009 film [[List of accolades received by The Young Victoria|'''''The Young Victoria''''']]? <small>(2011-07-13)</small>
*... that [[Brad Pitt]]'s [[Plan B Entertainment]] beat [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]'s production company in a bidding war for the rights to produce '''''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]''''', an upcoming [[post-apocalyptic]] horror film? <small>(2011-07-13)</small>
*... that the 1987 baseball film [[Long Gone (film)|'''''Long Gone''''']], starring [[William Petersen]], has been described as "three parts ''[[Bull Durham]]'', two parts [[Slap Shot (film)|''Slap Shot'']], add a dose of [[The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings|''Bingo Long'']] and a pinch of [[The Longest Yard (1974 film)|''The Longest Yard'']]"? <small>(2011-07-14)</small>
*... that the independently produced 2006 US film '''''[[The Teddy Bear Master]]''''' was the subject of two separate lawsuits? <small>(2011-07-16)</small>
*... that the Spanish film '''''[[Furtivos]]''' (Poachers)'' won best picture at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]] in 1975? <small>(2011-07-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[East India Film Company]]''', formed in 1932, was a pioneer in the production of films in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Standard Hindi|Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]? <small>(2011-07-22)</small>
*... that despite being a boxing-themed short film, the '''''[[Duke of Chicago]]''''' was criticized for being "slow-paced and seemingly a lot longer than its fifty-nine minutes"? <small>(2011-07-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[I Am a Camera (film)|I Am a Camera]]''''' is a 1955 British film that received an X certificate from the [[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]], but only after dialogue suggesting [[foot fetishism]] was removed? <small>(2011-07-27)</small>
*... that the Viking adventure film '''''[[Severed Ways]]''''' was shot partly in [[L'Anse aux Meadows]] in Newfoundland, the site of an 11th-century Norse settlement? <small>(2011-07-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Old Lady and the Pigeons]]''''' lost the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Oscar]] but won the [[Genie Award for Best Animated Short|Genie]]? <small>(2011-07-29)</small>
*... that pornographic actress [[Saori Hara]] was cast in the Japanese parody film '''''[[Horny House of Horror]]'''''? <small>(2011-07-30)</small>
*... that composer [[Danny Elfman]] agreed to score [[Sam Raimi]]'s new film, '''''[[Oz: The Great and Powerful]]''''', despite declaring he would never work with him again? <small>(2011-07-30)</small>
*... that in the [[road movie]] '''''[[Je suis né d'une cigogne|Children of the Stork]]''''', which highlights themes of social exclusion and illegal immigration, a [[stork]] must obtain a forged passport to cross the Franco-German border? <small>(2011-08-05)</small>
*... that the director of '''''[[Battlefield Heroes (film)|Battlefield Heroes]]''''' wanted the film to show how countries such as China, Japan and the United States have affected [[Korea]]? <small>(2011-08-06)</small>
*... that [[Amitabh Bachchan]] is the most frequent winner since 2000 at the '''[[National Film Award for Best Actor]]''' ([[India]]), winning two awards? <small>(2011-08-09)</small>
*... that [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent '''[[Phil Coulson]]''', played by [[Clark Gregg]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], will appear as [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]]'s school principal in the upcoming [[cartoon series]] ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''? <small>(2011-08-14)</small>
*... that the 2005 science fiction and horror film spoof '''''[[The Naked Monster]]''''' took 21 years to make and was [[Kenneth Tobey]]'s final film? <small>(2011-08-14)</small>
*... that actress [[Christine Baranski]] ''(pictured)'' canceled a birthday trip to [[Paris]] to appear in the television film '''''[[Who is Simon Miller?]]''''' <small>(2011-08-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Happy Salma]]''', wife of a prince, agreed to play a prostitute in '''''[[7 Hati 7 Cinta 7 Wanita|7 Hearts 7 Loves 7 Women]]''''', but only if no men could touch her on set? <small>(2011-08-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[Rosendale Theatre]]''' ''(pictured)'' once banned [[popcorn]] because the "crackling paper bags disrupted quiet scenes"? <small>(2011-08-19)</small>
*... that [[Emma Thompson]] earned twelve '''[[List of accolades received by Sense and Sensibility (film)|accolades for ''Sense and Sensibility'']]''', including the [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]]? <small>(2011-08-20)</small>
*... that [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] is only the '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Vikram|third actor]]''' to receive a [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]]? <small>(2011-08-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[November 1828]]''''' came in 1979? <small>(2011-08-24)</small>
*... that the first film directed by actor [[Leon Herbert]] was the British comedy/drama '''''[[Emotional Backgammon]]'''''? <small>(2011-08-28)</small>
*... that despite the fact that the majority of submitted films are set in contemporary times, the '''[[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]]''' has only been awarded to that genre twice since 1967? <small>(2011-08-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Prahalada (1939 film)|Prahalada]]''''' was remade 20 times in numerous languages, with most of the remakes box-office successes? <small>(2011-08-29)</small>
*... that the 1924 Australian silent film '''''[[Fisher's Ghost (film)|Fisher's Ghost]]''''' was not shown in [[Sydney]] because it was deemed "too gruesome"? <small>(2011-09-03)</small>
*... that '''[[phantom ride]]s''' were often filmed by a cameraman tied to the front of a speeding train? <small>(2011-09-03)</small>
*... that the original script written by [[Oliver Stone]] for '''''[[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]''''' featured 10,000 [[Mutant (fictional)|mutants]] and was called a "total drug fever dream" by the film's director, [[John Milius]]? <small>(2011-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Reel Moments]]''' is a competition in which ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' readers submit [[short story|short stories]] to be produced as [[short film]]s by celebrity volunteer female directors? <small>(2011-09-06)</small>
*... that some dark and eerie scenes in the film '''''[[Cinta Pertama (2006 film)|Cinta Pertama]]''''' (''First Love'') reflect the director's previous experience in horror films? <small>(2011-09-08)</small>
*... that [[Eros Djarot]]'s '''[[Tjoet Nja' Dhien|biopic on Cut Nyak Dhien]]''' has been interpreted as attributing Indonesia's independence to her guerrilla campaign? <small>(2011-09-08)</small>
*... that puppeteer [[Timothy M. Rose]] asked to portray ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''{{'s}} '''[[Admiral Ackbar]]''' solely based on the character's looks? <small>(2011-09-09)</small>
*... that after ''Chasing Dreams'' [[Gita Gutawa]] was chosen for '''''[[Love in Perth]]'''''? <small>(2011-09-10)</small>
*... that ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' film '''''[[The Hunt for Tony Blair]]''''' portrays former British Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] as a fugitive on the run? <small>(2011-09-11)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Gerrymandering (film) |Gerrymandering]]''''' draws on the perspectives from different individuals, reporters, pundits and politicians including [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Howard Dean]], [[Bob Graham]], [[Lani Guinier|Lani Guiner]], [[Ed Rollins]], and [[John Fund]]? <small>(2011-09-12)</small>
*... that [[Bruce Timm]], the producer of the animated film adaptation '''''[[Batman: Year One (film)|Batman: Year One]]''''', said that adapting the [[Batman: Year One|comic story arc]] was straightforward since the original story was already cinematic? <small>(2011-09-16)</small>
*... that for the production of the upcoming [[U2]] documentary, '''''[[From the Sky Down]]''''', director [[Davis Guggenheim]] was given full access to the band's archives? <small>(2011-09-17)</small>
*... that [[DreamWorks]] plans to produce at least three films in the '''[[How to Train Your Dragon (franchise)|''How to Train Your Dragon'' franchise]]'''? <small>(2011-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Sekar Ayu Asmara]]'''{{`s}} directorial debut, '''''[[Biola Tak Berdawai|The Stringless Violin]]''''', with "pat" dialogue and "illogical" scenes, was submitted for an [[Academy Award|Oscar]]? <small>(2011-09-21)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey|To Whom It May Concern]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'' tells the story of [[Nancy Kwan]], one of the first Asian leads in a Hollywood film? <small>(2011-09-27)</small>
*... that the Tamil film '''''[[Avana Ivan]]''''' is an adaptation of the 1951 American film ''[[A Place in the Sun (film)|A Place in the Sun]]''? <small>(2011-09-28)</small>
*... that ''Guns for China'' became the '''''[[Island of Lost Men]]''''' ''([[Anna May Wong|key player]] pictured)''? <small>(2011-10-05)</small>
*... that the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film '''''[[Dakshayagnam (1938 film)|Dakshayagnam]]''''' was the first talkie based on the story of ''[[Daksha]]''? <small>(2011-10-07)</small>
*... that the brown-tinted and shaky camerawork of '''''[[Under the Tree (film)|Under the Tree]]''''' was considered "sometimes near-nauseating"? <small>(2011-10-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Letter to Momo]]''''' is the first Japanese [[anime]] film to be showcased at the [[Warsaw International Film Festival]]? <small>(2011-10-12)</small>
*... that the German war film '''''[[Der Stern von Afrika]]''''' portrayed the combat career of [[Luftwaffe]] fighter pilot [[Hans-Joachim Marseille]]? <small>(2011-10-12)</small>
*... that a white audience gave the [[Black fist|black power sign]] and [[Little Richard]] is said to have "openly embraced androgyny" in '''''[[Let the Good Times Roll (film)|Let the Good Times Roll]]'''''? <small>(2011-10-16)</small>
*... that the 2009 film '''''[[Tenshi no Koi]]''''' was based on a Japanese [[cell phone novel]]? <small>(2011-10-18)</small>
*... that actor [[Michael Lonsdale|Michel Lonsdale]] considers the part of a vice-consul in '''''[[India Song]]''''' to be his "most favorite role"? <small>(2011-10-22)</small>
*... that female viewers of the film '''''[[Kimi ni Todoke (film)|Kimi ni Todoke]]''''' on its opening weekend outnumbered male viewers by a ratio of more than seven to one? <small>(2011-10-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandra Dewi]]''' gave an "arousing" performance in '''''[[Quickie Express]]''''', but has refused to do "vulgar" photo shoots? <small>(2011-10-27)</small>
*... that former couple '''[[Acha Septriasa]]''' and '''[[Irwansyah]]''' united for their last '''''[[Love Story (2011 film)|Love Story]]''''' under the supervision of '''[[Zaskia Sungkar|Irwansyah's future wife]]''' and direction of '''[[Hanny Saputra]]'''? <small>(2011-10-28)</small>
*... that the Japanese [[anime]] film '''''[[Magic Tree House (film)|Magic Tree House]]''''' is based on the American children's book series [[Magic Tree House series|of the same name]]? <small>(2011-10-28)</small>
*... that [[John Hurt]] received '''[[List of awards and nominations received by The Elephant Man|three award nominations]]''' for [[The Elephant Man (film)|''The Elephant Man'']], winning one of them? <small>(2011-10-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[River (film)|River]]''''' is the first film to deal with the 2008 [[Akihabara massacre]] incident? <small>(2011-10-30)</small>
*... that [[David Lynch]] has '''[[List of awards and nominations received by David Lynch|been awarded]]''' two [[César Award|Césars]], two [[Bodil Awards|Bodils]], and a [[Palme d'Or]], yet no [[Academy Award|Oscars]]? <small>(2011-11-03)</small>
*... that [[Dennis Hopper]] '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Blue Velvet|won four awards]]''' for his role in ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'', while co-star [[Isabella Rossellini]] only won one? <small>(2011-11-04)</small>
*... that the costumes for '''''[[Under the Protection of Ka'Bah]]''''', Indonesia's submission to [[84th Academy Awards|this year's Oscars]], were reported to cost as much as an entire horror movie? <small>(2011-11-07)</small>
*... that the street children in the [[Cinema of Indonesia|Indonesian film]] '''''[[Daun di Atas Bantal|Leaf on a Pillow]]''''' were given an education after production finished? <small>(2011-11-08)</small>
*... that [[Garin Nugroho]]'s family was worried that he could be killed for his reinterpretation of "the wounds of history" in '''''[[Puisi Tak Terkuburkan]]'''''? <small>(2011-11-10)</small>
*... that the 1992 film '''''[[Afterburn (film)|Afterburn]]''''' was inspired by a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' report about an [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 fighter aircraft]]{{'s}} [[General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon#Notable_accidents_and_incidents|crash]]? <small>(2011-11-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Di Balik Kelambu|Behind the Mosquito Net]]''''' received six [[Indonesian Film Festival|Citra Awards]]? <small>(2011-11-17)</small>
*... that the director of '''''[[For the Moment (film)|For the Moment]]''''' described lead actor [[Russell Crowe]] as a man who "likes to be a maverick"? <small>(2011-11-18)</small>
*... that [[Mary Tyler Moore]] made her [[feature film]] debut in '''''[[X-15 (film)|X-15]]''''', which was also the first film to be [[film director|directed]] by [[Richard Donner]]? <small>(2011-11-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Toward the Unknown]]''''' featured storylines involving both [[test pilot]]s and [[brainwashing]]? <small>(2011-11-25)</small>
*... that after members of the cast of '''''[[Hantu Jeruk Purut|Ghost of Jeruk Purut]]''''' were diagnosed as being possessed, the crew was told to prepare an offering of cigars, eggs, and palm sugar? <small>(2011-11-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!|They Say I'm a Monkey!]]''''' used [[leech]]es feeding to symbolize the rape of a child? <small>(2011-11-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Starry Starry Night (film)|Starry Starry Night]]''''' was described as a "healthy example" of a China-Taiwan film collaboration? <small>(2011-11-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[You Are the Apple of My Eye]]''''' is the directorial debut of Taiwanese author Giddens Ko, who also wrote the story that this film is based on? <small>(2011-12-01)</small>
*... that the 1936 movie '''''[[Speed (1936 film)|Speed]]''''' was the first film in which [[James Stewart]] had a major starring role? <small>(2011-12-02)</small>
*... that [[Rajinikanth]] was given the "Superstar" title through the film '''''[[Bairavi]]'''''? <small>(2011-12-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Lost in Paradise (film)|Lost in Paradise]]''''' is considered [[Vietnam]]'s first gay film? <small>(2011-12-16)</small>
*... that one critic thought [[Hulk Hogan]]'s acting in '''''[[Santa with Muscles]]''''' made "[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] seem like [[Laurence Olivier]]"? <small>(2011-12-25)</small>
*... that a reviewer described the film '''''[[Khalifah (film)|Khalifah]]''''' as a "veiled warning" to Indonesians about wearing the [[Niqāb|niqab]]? <small>(2011-12-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Lawang Sewu: Dendam Kuntilanak|Lawang Sewu: Kuntilanak's Vengeance]]''''' was described by a critic as "truly 'raping' an icon of Semarang", '''[[Lawang Sewu]]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2011-12-30)</small>
*... that the [[Andrzej Fidyk]]'s documentary '''''[[Defilada]]''''' about [[North Korea]], despite its anti-[[totalitarian]] message, was initially praised both by communist Poland's censors and in North Korea itself? <small>(2011-12-31)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Vana Mohini]]''''' included an elephant among the credits? <small>(2011-12-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[List of accolades received by My Week with Marilyn|My Week with Marilyn]]''''' has earned three [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations? <small>(2012-01-05)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[English Vinglish]]''''' marks the comeback of actress [[Sridevi]] after a 14-year sabbatical? <small>(2012-01-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Gita Cinta dari SMA|Love Song from High School]]''''', the third most viewed Indonesian film of 1979, featured a cameo from [[Chrisye]] meant to market his [[Puspa Indah|upcoming album]]? <small>(2012-01-11)</small>
*... that '''[[production babies]]''', children born to the [[film crew|crew]] during the [[filmmaking|making]] of an [[animation|animated]] film, were first listed in the [[end credits]] of ''[[Toy Story]]'' (1995)? <small>(2012-01-20)</small>
*... that the 2005 film '''''[[Original Child Bomb]]''''' included footage previously labeled [[Classified information|top secret]] by the [[Federal government of the United States|US government]]? <small>(2012-01-25)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[10 Promises to My Dog]]''''' is based on a novel that was inspired by [[The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership]]? <small>(2012-01-31)</small>
*... that [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] did not know that his existentialist play ''[[No Exit]]'' was adapted to '''[[No Exit (1962 film)|a 1962 film]]''', which featured "surprisingly overt" lesbianism? <small>(2012-01-31)</small>
*... that award-winning film '''''[[Sang Penari|The Dancer]]''''', about a [[Ronggeng|traditional dancer]], is one of only three Indonesian films addressing the country's [[Indonesian killings of 1965–1966|anticommunist purges of 1965–66]]? <small>(2012-01-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Art of Woo]]''''', starring [[Sook-Yin Lee]] and [[Adam Beach]] ''(pictured)'', was funded by a grant from the Canadian Film Centre's Featured Film Project? <small>(2012-02-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Shiawase no Pan]]''''' is the tenth highest-grossing film in Japan between 28 and 29 January 2012, despite being released in only 47 cinemas? <small>(2012-02-12)</small>
*... that according to critic [[Roger Ebert]], '''''[[Private School (film)|Private School]]''''' reflected a trend of "anti-woman" films? <small>(2012-02-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Free Ride]]''''' is considered to be the earliest surviving American [[Hardcore pornography|hardcore]] pornographic film? <small>(2012-02-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Am Abend]]''''', a 1910 [[Cinema of Germany|German film]], was one of the earliest [[pornographic film]]s? <small>(2012-02-20)</small>
*... that the tragic end of [[Raj Kapoor]]'s film '''''[[Aah (film)|Aah]]''''' (1953) was changed to a happy one after the film's release? <small>(2012-02-23)</small>
*... that actor [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]'s first production '''''[[Vicky Donor]]''''' deals with the concept of [[sperm donation]]? <small>(2012-02-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Gangavataran]]''''' was the first [[sound film]], and the last film, to be directed by [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]? <small>(2012-02-27)</small>
*... that "'''[[We Belong Together (Randy Newman song)|We Belong Together]]'''" won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]], but was not nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]]? <small>(2012-03-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Malcolm X (1972 film)|Malcolm X]]''''' was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in 1973? <small>(2012-03-06)</small>
*... that [[Vyjayanthimala]], who played '''[[Chandramukhi (character)|Chandramukhi]]''' in the 1955 film ''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]'', declined the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] because she thought that her role was not a supporting one? <small>(2012-03-07)</small>
*... that a review for the 2000 [[gay pornography|gay pornographic]] video '''''[[A Young Man's World]]''''' said its portrayal of fictional middle-aged men was demeaning to actual middle-aged men? <small>(2012-03-10)</small>
*... that only the ending scene in the 2011 film '''''[[Runway Beat]]''''' is presented in [[3D film|3D]]? <small>(2012-03-12)</small>
*... that the [[interactive]] [[horror film]] '''''[[Take This Lollipop]]''''' was created to warn about placing too much personal information on the [[internet]]? <small>(2012-03-13)</small>
*... that the 1955 film '''''[[Teaserama]]''''' featured a man in drag as "gender sabotage" against the prevailing sexual norms of the time? <small>(2012-03-13)</small>
*... that, at the age of 89, producer and director [[Abel Gance]] ''(pictured)'' viewed a restoration of his French epic silent film [[Napoléon (1927 film)|'''''Napoléon''''']] in [[Telluride, Colorado]]? <small>(2012-03-14)</small>
*... that an actor in the film '''''[[Somewhere I Have Never Traveled]]''''' played the roles of two different people, one with long hair and a beard and one with short hair and clean-shaven? <small>(2012-03-20)</small>
*... that [[Greta Garbo]] threatened to return to Sweden rather than act in '''''[[Women Love Diamonds]]'''''? <small>(2012-03-20)</small>
*... that the German teleplay '''''[[Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962 film)|Jeder stirbt für sich allein]]''''', about [[Otto and Elise Hampel]], who were executed by the Third Reich, was directed by [[Falk Harnack]], who lost several family members to Nazi executions? <small>(2012-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Sterling Cineplex|Sterling Cinema]]''' in [[Mumbai]] was the first cinema in India to introduce [[Dolby]] sound, [[Xenon arc lamp|Xenon projectors]], [[Caramel popcorn]], [[Matinée|matinee show]]s as well as ''late night shows''? <small>(2012-03-23)</small>
*... that [[Universal Pictures]] bought filming rights for the '''[[untitled Tom Cruise project]]''' from [[Disney]] after the latter refused to produce a [[PG-13]] rated film? <small>(2012-03-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Virginian (1929 film)|The Virginian]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'' featured "yup and nope" actor [[Gary Cooper]] saying "if you wanna call me that – smile"? <small>(2012-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Les Palabres de Mboloko]]''', despite being made by Europeans, have been called the first truly "African" films, since they incorporate elements of [[African mythology|African folklore]] and [[African music|music]]? <small>(2012-03-25)</small>
*... that the 2011 film '''''[[October Baby]]''''' was based on the experiences of abortion survivor [[Gianna Jessen]]? <small>(2012-03-26)</small>
*... that [[Zaskia Adya Mecca]] found her pregnancy "perfect" for playing the role of [[Nyai Ahmad Dahlan|Siti Walidah]] in '''''[[Sang Pencerah|The Enlightener]]''''', despite the fact the character was not pregnant? <small>(2012-03-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Africadoc]]''', an organization for African documentary makers founded in 2002, initially expanded within [[African French|French-speaking African]] countries? <small>(2012-03-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Flying Fleet]]'''''{{'s}} female lead, [[Anita Page]], described co-star [[Ramón Novarro]] as "something to dream about"? <small>(2012-03-31)</small>
*... '''[[? (film)|<span style="font-size:medium;">''?''</span>]]''' <small>(2012-04-01)</small>
*... that [[Nintendo]] owns the rights to a '''[[Super Hornio Brothers|pornographic film]]'''? <small>(2012-04-01)</small>
*... that most active '''[[Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|filmmakers]]''' of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], such as '''[[Monique Mbeka Phoba]]''', live and work abroad? <small>(2012-04-03)</small>
*... that a review of '''''[[Kembang-Kembang Plastik|Plastic Flowers]]''''', a 1977 Indonesian film directed by [[Wim Umboh|a man]] known for romances, found him unfit to direct but praised a robbery scene? <small>(2012-04-03)</small>
*... that in his 1936 German melodrama, '''''[[Schlußakkord]]''''', [[Douglas Sirk]] characterised and contrasted a [[Weimar republic|Weimar]] new woman and a German expatriate mother through their reactions to [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Beethoven's 9th Symphony]]? <small>(2012-04-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jamila dan Sang Presiden|Jamila and the President]]''''', submitted to the [[List of submissions to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]], was initially written after the director received a [[UNICEF]] grant? <small>(2012-04-08)</small>
*... that the 1999 documentary '''''[[Private Dicks: Men Exposed]]''''', in which men were interviewed about their penises, was described by [[Ken Tucker]] as "quite literally touching"? <small>(2012-04-08)</small>
*... that the animated short film '''''[[Sex Life of Robots]]''''', showing sexual activity among robots, is described as "[[Art film|art]]-[[porn]]"? <small>(2012-04-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Saved from the Titanic]]''''', starring ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]'' survivor [[Dorothy Gibson]] ''(shown in poster)'', was the first film made about the [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|sinking of the ''Titanic'']] and was released only 29 days after the disaster? <small>(2012-04-15)</small>
*... that the late [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] owner [[Harold Ballard]] portrayed a doctor of his hockey team in the 1971 film '''''[[Face-Off (1971 film)|Face-Off]]'''''? <small>(2012-04-16)</small>
*... that [[Jessica Alba]] got a [[tattoo]] of a bow on her [[tailbone]] for her role in '''''[[A.C.O.D.]]'''''? <small>(2012-04-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[Krrish series|''Krrish'' series]]''' is regarded as the first science fiction / superhero film series of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]? <small>(2012-04-19)</small>
*... that [[Alberto Cavalcanti]] asked [[David MacDonald (director)|David MacDonald]] to reshoot scenes from the 1940 British propaganda film '''''[[Men of the Lightship]]''''' because the performance of the actors was "totally unconvincing"? <small>(2012-04-19)</small>
*... that the 1920s film '''''[[The Virgin with the Hot Pants]]''''' was the first known [[pornographic film]] to use [[animated cartoon|animation]]? <small>(2012-04-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Westward Ho! (1940 film)|Westward Ho!]]''''' premiered in cinemas just two weeks after the start of filming? <small>(2012-04-21)</small>
*... that critics described the 2002 [[comedy film|comedy]] [[thriller film|thriller]] '''''[[Triggermen]]''''' as "neither noticeably comic nor remotely thrilling"? <small>(2012-04-26)</small>
*... that one man loved the 1943 film '''''[[Immensee (film)|Immensee]]''''' so much that in 1975 he bought the estate where it was filmed? <small>(2012-04-27)</small>
*... that the music of the film '''''[[Lakshmi Putrudu]]''''' was launched by [[Andhra Pradesh]] state [[Information technology|Information Technology]] minister Damodar Reddy? <small>(2012-04-27)</small>
*... that the website for the [[viral video]] '''''[[Kony 2012]]''''' crashed after the video became popular worldwide, but the video went on to have tens of millions of [[page view]]s on various websites? <small>(2012-04-28)</small>
*... that the Indonesian film '''''[[Get Married (film)|Get Married]]''''' was described as contrasting the rich and poor, with the rich being prone to violence? <small>(2012-04-29)</small>
*... that [[Teguh Karya]]'s film '''''[[Ibunda|Mother]]''''', which won nine [[Citra Award]]s, did not turn a profit? <small>(2012-04-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mencari Madonna|Looking for Madonna]]''''', meant to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in [[Papua (province)|Papua]], used shots of a green bra to symbolise sex? <small>(2012-04-30)</small>
*... that for the film '''''[[Monster Mutt (film)|Monster Mutt]]''''', the [[Mixed-breed dog|"mutt"]] was a larger-than-life [[Animatronics|animatronic puppet]] requiring five persons to operate? <small>(2012-04-30)</small>
*... that [[Chrisye]] was so disgusted with his '''[[Seindah Rembulan|first major film role]]''' that he never made another movie? <small>(2012-04-30)</small>
*... that the 2011 film '''''[[Asmaa]]''''' is the first feature-length Egyptian drama film to present AIDS patients sympathetically? <small>(2012-05-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Benji (2012 film)|Benji]]''''' documents the life and 1984 death of [[Ben Wilson (basketball)|Ben Wilson]], who was at the time considered the best U.S. high school basketball player? <small>(2012-05-02)</small>
*... that one reviewer called the subway scene of the [[gay pornographic]] film '''''[[Inch by Inch (film)|Inch by Inch]]''''' a blend of "[[realism]] and 'classical cinema{{' "}}? <small>(2012-05-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Guy Kabeya Muya]]''', co-director of '''''[[Entre la coupe et l'élection]]''''' (2008), received death threats for helping with '''[[Thierry Michel]]'''{{`s}} 2009 '''''[[Katanga Business]]'''''? <small>(2012-05-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Petualangan Sherina|Sherina's Adventure]]''''' featured a young girl going against Sadam, then joining forces with him, in a story inspired by ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]''? <small>(2012-05-08)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Shodo Girls]]''''' is based on the true story of a group of high school girls who organized a [[performance calligraphy]] competition to revive their hometown? <small>(2012-05-08)</small>
*... that the 1941 film '''''[[Christmas Under Fire]]''''' features people celebrating Christmas underground? <small>(2012-05-12)</small>
*... that in the 2007 children's book '''''[[Duck, Death and the Tulip]]''''' by [[Wolf Erlbruch]], a duck and [[Death (personification)|Death]] discuss the afterlife? <small>(2012-05-12)</small>
*... that [[A. P. Nagarajan]], who played the main lead in '''''[[Naalvar]]''''', also provided the script for the film? <small>(2012-05-13)</small>
*... that [[John de Rantau]]'s 2011 film '''''[[Semesta Mendukung|The Universe Supports]]''''' details a boy's search for his mother through the Indonesian [[International Physics Olympiad|Physics Olympiad]] Team? <small>(2012-05-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[How to Start a Revolution]]''''', a 2011 [[BAFTA]] award-winning film that profiled the "[[Gene Sharp|Machiavelli of Nonviolence]]", was described by the ''New York Times'' as a "noble documentary"? <small>(2012-05-15)</small>
*... that the 2011 [[drama film]] '''''[[When the Night]]''''', written and directed by [[Cristina Comencini]], was based upon her novel by the same name? <small>(2012-05-15)</small>
*... that female director [[Upi Avianto]] created '''''[[Serigala Terakhir|Last Wolf]]''''', a film about gangsters, drugs, betrayal and revenge? <small>(2012-05-16)</small>
*... that the critical and commercial [[box office bomb|flop]] '''''[[Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki|Ballad of a Man]]''''' was later called one of the ten best Indonesian films of all time? <small>(2012-05-16)</small>
*... that when the German TV film '''''[[Das Millionenspiel]]''''' aired in 1970, some viewers thought they were watching a real manhunt and called the fictitious telephone number to register to participate? <small>(2012-05-17)</small>
*... that the Malaysian film '''''[[Iskandar (film)|Iskandar]]''''' was described as a "'genre-less' flick"? <small>(2012-05-17)</small>
*... that the Dutch film '''''[[The Shadow Walkers]]''''' is based on stories written by [[Dylan Thomas]] and [[Gianni Celati]]? <small>(2012-05-18)</small>
*... that film director [[Peter Mettler]] said his documentary '''''[[Gambling, Gods and LSD]]''''' was not scripted, but "was making itself while I acted as a medium"? <small>(2012-05-21)</small>
*... that director [[Ifa Isfansyah]] concluded his debut film '''''[[Garuda di Dadaku|Garuda on My Chest]]''''' belonged to its child actors? <small>(2012-05-21)</small>
*... that the [[donkey]] character Rucio in the 2007 [[children's film]] '''''[[Donkey Xote]]''''', [[executive producer|executive-produced]] by '''[[Giulia Marletta]]''' ''(pictured)'', was made to look like [[Donkey (Shrek)|"Donkey"]] from ''[[Shrek]]''? <small>(2012-05-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ruma Maida|Maida's House]]''''', the screenwriting debut of Indonesian novelist [[Ayu Utami]] ''(pictured)'', showed the 1928 Youth Conference, the [[Japanese surrender]], and the [[May 1998 riots of Indonesia|May 1998 riots]]? <small>(2012-05-22)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Thor 2]]''''' will have a "more Viking-influenced feel" than its 2011 predecessor, ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]''? <small>(2012-05-24)</small>
*... that [[Hanung Bramantyo]]'s horror film '''''[[Lentera Merah|Red Lantern]]''''' has been described as reminiscent of a history of the [[Indonesian Communist Party]]? <small>(2012-05-25)</small>
*... that the German drama film '''''[[Jerichow (film)|Jerichow]]''''' was nominated for the 2009 [[Deutscher Filmpreis|German Film Prize]] in both the Best Feature Film and Best Director categories? <small>(2012-05-26)</small>
*... that [[high-definition video]] was used for making '''''[[Brownies (film)|Brownies]]'''''? <small>(2012-05-28)</small>
*... that the 1982 television film '''''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 film)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]''''' was expanded in length to allow for a subplot detailing the rescue of the [[Louis XVII of France|Dauphin]]? <small>(2012-05-28)</small>
*... that the 1984 [[United States|American]] [[biopic]] [[drama film]] '''''[[Pope John Paul II (1984 film)|Pope John Paul II]]''''', directed by [[Herbert Wise]], was actor [[Albert Finney]]'s American television debut and the first script to ever be rejected by Finney upon a first reading? <small>(2012-05-29)</small>
*... that according to ''[[The New York Times]]'', opera producer [[Robert Lepage]] and opera house general manager [[Peter Gelb]] "cut heroic figures in an epic adventure" in the 2012 [[documentary film|documentary]] '''''[[Wagner's Dream]]'''''? <small>(2012-05-29)</small>
*... that [[Wojciech Smarzowski]]'s film '''''[[ Róża (2011 film) |Róża]]''''' gained the [[Polish Film Award]] in seven categories in 2011? <small>(2012-05-30)</small>
*... that the American film '''''[[All the Vermeers in New York]]''''' was created as a tribute to the [[Jon Jost|director]]'s father? <small>(2012-05-31)</small>
*... that [[Susan Clark]] and [[Diane Keaton]] received [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nominations for playing [[Amelia Earhart]] in [[made-for-TV movie]]s '''[[Amelia Earhart (miniseries)|on NBC in 1976]]''' and '''[[Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight|on TNT in 1994]]'''? <small>(2012-06-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Blue Scar]]''''' was the first feature film to be scored by a British woman? <small>(2012-06-01)</small>
*... that [[Lucio Fulci]]'s 1977 film '''''[[Sette note in nero]]''''' has been compared to the later American film ''[[Eyes of Laura Mars]]''? <small>(2012-06-01)</small>
*... that the Indonesian film '''''[[Mendadak Dangdut|Suddenly Dangdut]]''''' won 12 film awards, despite being filmed in seven days? <small>(2012-06-02)</small>
*... that [[Andrea Bianchi]]'s '''''[[Nude per l'assassino]]''''' follows "the ''[[giallo]]'' formula almost to the letter"? <small>(2012-06-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Get Married 2]]''''' was released not long after [[Hanung Bramantyo|its director]] got married? <small>(2012-06-03)</small>
*... that the 1970 film '''''[[Le foto proibite di una signora per bene]]''''' features a [[bossa nova]]-influenced score that has been compared to the work of [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]]? <small>(2012-06-03)</small>
*... that the [[Interaction model|interactive]] [[website]] '''''[[Elf Yourself]]''''', an annual tradition where viewers can place personal images into [[download]]able [[video]]s of dancing [[elf|elves]], was first developed by '''[[Jason Zada]]'''? <small>(2012-06-04)</small>
*... that Henk Ten Berge of ''[[De Telegraaf]]'' described '''''[[When the Light Comes]]''''' as "one of the strangest films ever produced by a Dutchman"? <small>(2012-06-05)</small>
*... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 1989, '''''[[Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta]]''''', was the last feature film for both director [[Teguh Karya]] and star '''[[Tuti Indra Malaon]]'''? <small>(2012-06-06)</small>
*... that the [[feature film]] '''''[[Tortoise in Love]]''''' was entirely [[Crowd funding|crowd funded]] from the village of [[Kingston Bagpuize]] and [[Southmoor]]? <small>(2012-06-07)</small>
*... that [[Randolph Scott]], the star of '''''[[China Sky (film)|China Sky]]''''', referred to the film as "disappointing"? <small>(2012-06-11)</small>
*... that the Japanese [[art film]] '''''[[Megane (film)|Megane]]''''', described as "an ode to the pleasures of unhurried living", was given its name after the director realized most characters wore glasses? <small>(2012-06-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Surat Kecil Untuk Tuhan|the most viewed Indonesian film of 2011]]''' was based on a story posted in a blog? <small>(2012-06-12)</small>
*... that [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Nayagan]]'' was '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Mani Ratnam|one of the three Indian films]]''' to be included in [[Time's All-TIME 100 Movies|''Time''{{'s}} "All-Time 100 Movies"]] in 2005? <small>(2012-06-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Get Married 3]]''''' features characters named after [[Mark Zuckerberg]], [[Oprah Winfrey]], and [[Hanung Bramantyo]]? <small>(2012-06-14)</small>
*... that the script for British athletics film '''''[[Fast Girls (film)|Fast Girls]]''''' had to be re-written to remove all references to the Olympics? <small>(2012-06-16)</small>
*... that the [[Indie film|independent]] comedy drama film '''''[[The Taiwan Oyster]]''''', co-starring British actress '''[[Leonora Moore]]''' and shot in Taiwan, has been described as a Texas [[road movie|road film]]? <small>(2012-06-17)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]''''' will be the third collaboration between director [[Joe Wright]] and actress [[Keira Knightley]]? <small>(2012-06-18)</small>
*... that the name of the 1983 [[Bollywood]] film '''''[[Log Kya Kahenge]]''''' (''What Will People Think?'') refers to a social yardstick in India and the expectations surrounding women and marriage? <small>(2012-06-18)</small>
*... that [[Umberto Lenzi]]'s 1972 film '''''[[Il coltello di ghiaccio]]''''' features thematic and directorial elements which one reviewer found similar to the works of [[Lucio Fulci]]? <small>(2012-06-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Crulic: The Path to Beyond]]''''', released in 2011, was the first [[Cinema of Romania|Romanian]] animated feature film in two decades? <small>(2012-06-22)</small>
*... that the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico as depicted in the 2012 film '''''[[Cristiada (film)|Cristiada]]''''' has been compared to the [[Contraceptive mandate|Obama administration's birth control mandate]]? <small>(2012-06-23)</small>
*... that 1972's '''''[[Sette scialli di seta gialla]]''''' was one of several "imitative whodunits" released after the success of [[Dario Argento]]'s ''[[L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo]]''? <small>(2012-06-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dr. O'Dowd]]''''' is listed as one of the [[British Film Institute]]'s "[[BFI 75 Most Wanted|75 Most Wanted]]" lost films? <small>(2012-06-24)</small>
*... that the 1969 Italian film '''''[[Una sull'altra]]''''' was filmed on location in the United States, including a scene shot in [[San Quentin State Prison]]'s gas chamber? <small>(2012-06-24)</small>
*... that [[Luciano Ercoli]]'s 1972 film '''''[[La morte accarezza a mezzanotte]]''''' stars the director's wife, [[Nieves Navarro]]? <small>(2012-06-25)</small>
*... that [[Laura Basuki]] washed her hair with bottled water while shooting '''''[[Di Timur Matahari|East of the Sun]]'''''? <small>(2012-06-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Republik Twitter|The Twitter Republic]]''''' is based on [[Twitter]] use in the website's fifth-largest market? <small>(2012-06-29)</small>
*... that staff at the Indonesian film archives, '''[[Sinematek Indonesia]]''', receive less than US$120 a month? <small>(2012-06-30)</small>
*... that the creator of ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]''—[[Rudolf Ising]]—served in the '''[[First Motion Picture Unit]]''', which made films like ''[[Camouflage (1944 film)|Camouflage]] (pictured)'' during World War II? <small>(2012-07-01)</small>
*... that the sports film '''''[[Pengejar Angin|The Wind Chaser]]''''' was compared to a soap commercial? <small>(2012-07-01)</small>
*... that in the [[alternate history]] of [[Richard Schenkman]]'s 2012 [[mockbuster]] film '''''[[Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies]]''''', [[John Wilkes Booth]] is a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] agent [[Undercover|planted]] within [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]'s [[United States Secret Service|secret service]] staff? <small>(2012-07-07)</small>
*... that 1931's '''''[[Si Pitoeng (1931 film)|Si Pitoeng]]''''' was the first film based on the life of [[Si Pitung|an Indonesian Robin Hood]]? <small>(2012-07-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Mountain Road]]''''' was the only [[war movie]] that [[Jimmy Stewart]] ever starred in? <small>(2012-07-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Farewell, My Queen]]''''', a 2012 film adapted from the '''[[Chantal Thomas]]''' novel, opened the [[62nd Berlin International Film Festival]]? <small>(2012-07-09)</small>
*... that the [[National Film Board of Canada]] documentary '''''[[My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers]]''''' defends the controversial Canadian [[seal hunt]]? <small>(2012-07-11)</small>
*... that the drama '''''[[Zuster Theresia]]''''', written by a man known for comedy, featured a nun, attempted suicide, and polygamy? <small>(2012-07-12)</small>
*... that the 1927 film '''''[[Eulis Atjih]]''''' advertised that Indonesians could act as well as Americans and Europeans? <small>(2012-07-15)</small>
*... that the 1939 film '''''[[Alang-Alang (film)|Alang-Alang]]''''' was inspired by the coming of a circus? <small>(2012-07-16)</small>
*... that the production of '''''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]''''', the upcoming sequel to ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'', was delayed by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]? <small>(2012-07-17)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?|Heist]]''''' traces the origins of the [[2008–2012 global recession|Great Recession]] to [[Powell Memo|a confidential memo written in 1971]]? <small>(2012-07-19)</small>
*... that the 1929 film '''''[[Njai Dasima]]''''' was reportedly so successful that cinemas could make up several days' losses with a single showing? <small>(2012-07-20)</small>
*... that the 1929 film '''''[[Resia Boroboedoer|The Secret of Borobudur]]''''' featured a woman in a bikini-like costume? <small>(2012-07-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Tan's Film]]''' released three films entitled ''Njai Dasima'' in four years? <small>(2012-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Oddjob's hat]]''' sold for £62,000? <small>(2012-07-26)</small>
*... that the director of '''''[[Pareh]]''''' engaged in a car chase with the film's star before casting him? <small>(2012-07-29)</small>
*... that almost a third of the '''[[List of films of the Dutch East Indies|films from the Dutch East Indies]]''' date from 1941? <small>(2012-07-31)</small>
*... that the studio of '''[[Java Pacific Film]]''' was located in an old [[tapioca flour]] factory? <small>(2012-08-02)</small>
*... that the fragments of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s music in the soundtrack of [[Mauricio Kagel|Kagel]]'s film '''''[[Ludwig van (film)|Ludwig van]]''''' are modified to imitate the way the deaf composer heard his own work? <small>(2012-08-07)</small>
*... that the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film '''''[[Mushrooms (film)|Mushrooms]]''''', shown in the [[Directors' Fortnight]] at [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]], caused controversy in India when its sexually explicit scene was leaked on the internet? <small>(2012-08-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Nancy Bikin Pembalesan|Nancy Takes Revenge]]''''', a 1930 sequel, was released four months after the [[Njai Dasima|original film]]'s conclusion? <small>(2012-08-12)</small>
*... that the 1940 film '''''[[Kartinah]]''''' included [[product placement]] for [[Singer Corporation|Singer]]? <small>(2012-08-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night]]''''' starred [[Phil Hartman]] in one of his final acting roles? <small>(2012-08-18)</small>
*... that several works in the '''[[David Lynch filmography|filmography]]''' of [[David Lynch]] have been collaborations with [[Mark Frost]]? <small>(2012-08-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Terang Boelan|Full Moon]]''''' was the most successful [[List of films of the Dutch East Indies|local film]] ever released in the [[Dutch East Indies]]? <small>(2012-08-19)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[The Rubber Room]]''''' claimed that troubled teachers were being held in [[reassignment centers]] by the [[New York City Department of Education|NYC Department of Education]]? <small>(2012-08-19)</small>
*... that an episode of the 2012 nature documentary series '''''[[A Year in the Wild]]''''' featured Britain's largest national park, the [[Cairngorms National Park|Cairngorms]]? <small>(2012-08-20)</small>
*... that after [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]{{'}}s rights to [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]{{'s}} '''''[[Night Flight (1933 film)|Night Flight]]''''' expired in 1942, the film was not shown again until 2011? <small>(2012-08-22)</small>
*... that for the film '''''[[Samaantharangal]]''''' (1998), [[Balachandra Menon]] worked on nine aspects of the film-making and also won the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] at the [[45th National Film Awards]]? <small>(2012-08-22)</small>
*... that the Indonesian film '''''[[Tjambuk Api|Whips of Fire]]''''' featuring a strong, independent female character was held up for a year by the censors? <small>(2012-08-23)</small>
*... that [[Mike Hoolboom]]'s '''''[[Letters from Home (film)|Letters from Home]]''''' was based on a speech by LGBT activist [[Vito Russo]]? <small>(2012-08-24)</small>
*... that 1928's '''''[[Lily van Java|Lily of Java]]''''' was the first [[Chinese Indonesians|Chinese]]-produced film in Indonesia? <small>(2012-08-25)</small>
*... that 1992's [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] '''''[[Ek Hota Vidushak]]''''' featured [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande|P. L. Deshpande]]'s first new screenplay with dialogue since 1953, after a hiatus of 39 years? <small>(2012-08-28)</small>
*... that the screening of '''''[[Fleeting Beauty]]''''' at the [[Valladolid International Film Festival]] helped the producers receive funds from the [[Film commission|Film commission, New Zealand]] for its post-production work? <small>(2012-08-28)</small>
*... that both [[Michael J. Anderson]] and [[Dexter Fletcher]] were considered for the title role in [[David Lynch]]'s unfinished film '''''[[Ronnie Rocket]]'''''? <small>(2012-08-28)</small>
*... that the soundtrack of the [[Marathi Cinema|Marathi film]] '''''[[Kaksparsh]]''''' (2012) was released after the film's theatrical release on public demand and features songs rendered without any musical accompaniment? <small>(2012-08-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[Loetoeng Kasaroeng]]''''' was the first film produced in what is now Indonesia? <small>(2012-08-31)</small>
*... that [[Rano Karno|the child star]] of '''''[[Malin Kundang (film)|Malin Kundang]]''''' got the part for his knowledge of [[Malin Kundang|the source material]]? <small>(2012-08-31)</small>
*... that a reviewer considered the flaws in '''''[[Melati van Agam]]''''' so obvious "even the stupidest villager" could spot them? <small>(2012-08-31)</small>
*... that a reviewer called the [[gay pornography|gay pornographic]] film '''''[[Dream Team (1999 pornographic film)|Dream Team]]''''' an [[allegory]] of [[gay liberation]]? <small>(2012-09-04)</small>
*... that film-maker [[David Lynch]] acts opposite his real-life partner [[Isabella Rossellini]] in Tina Rathborne's semi-autobiographical film '''''[[Zelly and Me]]'''''? <small>(2012-09-04)</small>
*... that in her film debut '''''[[Kris Mataram|Kris of Mataram]]''''', [[Fifi Young]] stabs herself with the [[kris|titular weapon]]? <small>(2012-09-07)</small>
*... that the 2011 film '''''[[Love's Kitchen]]''''' starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani and featuring chef [[Gordon Ramsay]] in a cameo role, took [[Pound sterling|£]]121 on its opening weekend? <small>(2012-09-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Varietease]]''''', starring [[ Lili St. Cyr]] and [[ Bettie Page]], was [[Irving Klaw]]'s first [[Feature film|feature length]] [[documentary film]] about 1950s [[burlesque show|burlesque]]? <small>(2012-09-10)</small>
*... that for the portrayal of Trevor Raznik in the film ''[[The Machinist]]'', '''[[Christian Bale filmography|Christian Bale]]''' lost 63 pounds (28.5 kg)? <small>(2012-09-11)</small>
*... that ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''{{'}}s TV movie series finale, '''''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show]]''''', premiered on November 8, 2009, and achieved high ratings success for [[Cartoon Network]]? <small>(2012-09-13)</small>
*... that the [[Zheng (surname)|The]] brothers collaborated on '''''[[Rentjong Atjeh]]'''''? <small>(2012-09-14)</small>
*... that the upcoming comedy film, '''''[[The Hangover Part III]]''''', is set in [[Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[Tijuana]]? <small>(2012-09-15)</small>
*... that the early [[talkie]] '''''[[Karnadi Anemer Bangkong]]''''' was based on a popular novel but ultimately controversial? <small>(2012-09-19)</small>
*... that the 1978 film '''''[[Absolution (1978 film)|Absolution]]''''' was not released in the United States until 1988, four years after the death of its star [[Richard Burton]]? <small>(2012-09-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Roekihati]]''''' bucked a trend of intellectualising films in the [[Dutch East Indies]]? <small>(2012-09-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Caine's Arcade]]''''', a short documentary on nine-year-old Caine's cardboard arcade, has raised over $200,000 towards his college fund and the creation of a non-profit organization? <small>(2012-09-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Veer Hamirji - Somnath ni Sakhate]]''''' is the first ever [[Gujarati film]] to be shortlisted for an [[Oscar nomination]]? <small>(2012-09-27)</small>
*... that the [[East German]] police comedy '''''[[Hands Up or I'll Shoot]]''''', produced in 1965, was banned by censors and only released in 2009? <small>(2012-09-29)</small>
*... that the BBC documentary, '''''[[The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea]]''''', explores the legend claiming that the pharaoh [[Hatshepsut]] built ships that were capable of sailing to the [[Land of Punt]]? <small>(2012-09-29)</small>
*... that [[Sergei Bondarchuk]], the director of the [[Academy Award]]-winning Soviet film '''''[[War and Peace (film series)|War and Peace]]''''', first offered the role of [[Pierre Bezukhov]] to Olympic weightlifter [[Yury Vlasov]]? <small>(2012-09-29)</small>
*... that the [[Japanese propaganda during World War II|propaganda film]] '''''[[Berdjoang]]''''' was [[Japanese occupation of Indonesia|the Japanese overlords]]' only feature-length film in the [[Dutch East Indies]]? <small>(2012-09-30)</small>
*... that [[CNN International]] has been accused of suppressing the documentary '''''[[iRevolution: Online Warriors of the Arab Spring]]''''' to appease the [[Bahrain]]i government? <small>(2012-09-30)</small>
*... that [[Njoo Cheong Seng]]'s first film without [[Fifi Young|his wife]] was 1941's '''''[[Djantoeng Hati]]'''''? <small>(2012-10-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Clandestine Childhood]]''''' is Argentina's submission for the 2013 [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]? <small>(2012-10-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Death of a Salesman (1966 TV movie)|Death of a Salesman]]''''', a 1966 television remake of [[Arthur Miller]]'s [[Death of a Salesman|1949 play by the same name]], won three [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] at the [[19th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1967? <small>(2012-10-05)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Flight of the Butterflies]]''''', writer-director [[Mike Slee]] documents [[Fred Urquhart|Dr. Fred Urquhart]]'s decades-long study into the migration of the [[monarch butterfly]] ''(pictured)'' in [[Stereoscopy|3D]] [[IMAX]] format? <small>(2012-10-05)</small>
*... that although set in Europe, parts of '''''[[RED 2]]''''', the upcoming sequel to the 2010 film ''[[RED (2010 film)|RED]]'', were filmed in [[Montreal]]? <small>(2012-10-05)</small>
*... that most of the '''[[List of film directors of the Dutch East Indies|film directors of the Dutch East Indies]]''' were [[Chinese Indonesians|ethnic Chinese]]? <small>(2012-10-07)</small>
*... that despite such actors as [[Christopher Plummer]] and [[Orson Welles]], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'' described '''''[[Oedipus the King (1968 film)|Oedipus the King]]''''' as an "almost comical" film adaption of the [[Oedipus the King|dramatic play]] by [[Sophocles]]? <small>(2012-10-07)</small>
*... that for portraying both [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] in the 1917 silent film '''''[[Lanka Dahan]]''''', Salunke ''(pictured)'' is credited with playing the first [[double role]] in [[Indian cinema]]? <small>(2012-10-08)</small>
*... that [[Channel 4]] cancelled a public screening of '''''[[Islam: The Untold Story]]''''' because of security concerns? <small>(2012-10-09)</small>
*... that the 2011 [[Bengali film]] '''''[[Abosheshey]]''''', about a son exploring his dead mother's life, was shot in [[Roopa Ganguly]]'s own house, where she plays the role of the mother? <small>(2012-10-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jacob the Liar (1975 film)|Jacob the Liar]]''''' was the first [[East German]] film to be entered into the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] and the only one to win a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]? <small>(2012-10-12)</small>
*... that actors playing '''[[Willy Loman]]''' in [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] or in American cinema have earned acclaim such as three [[Golden Globe Award]]s and three [[Tony Award|Tony]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy]] nominations? <small>(2012-10-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Golden Door Film Festival]]''' Women in Film Award is named for [[Alice Guy-Blaché]], a pioneer in the movie industry? <small>(2012-10-15)</small>
*... that after '''[[Frequent David Lynch collaborators|collaborating]]''' with actress [[Laura Dern]] on three films, [[David Lynch]] and a [[cow]] personally lobbied for her to win the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]? <small>(2012-10-15)</small>
*... that the Irish horror film '''''[[Stitches (2012 film)|Stitches]]''''' marks the movie debut of English stand-up comedian [[Ross Noble]] as a homicidal undead clown? <small>(2012-10-21)</small>
*... that [[Meryl Streep]] made her film début in '''''[[The Deadliest Season]]''''', a 1977 film about sports violence? <small>(2012-10-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Namus (film)|Namus]]''''' is the first [[Armenia]]n feature film? <small>(2012-10-23)</small>
*... that [[Adele (singer)|Adele]]'s '''[[Skyfall (song)|theme]]''' for the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Skyfall]]'' went to number one in the UK's [[iTunes]] online store less than ten hours after it was released? <small>(2012-10-23)</small>
*... that the extent of '''[[Lie Kim Hok]]'''{{`s}} poem '''''[[Sair Tjerita Siti Akbari]]''''' in the [[Wong brothers]]' film '''''[[Siti Akbari]]''''' is uncertain? <small>(2012-10-24)</small>
*... that the [[television film|made-for-TV film]] '''''[[Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal]]''''' was inspired by the true story of five unruly high-school cheerleaders? <small>(2012-10-25)</small>
*... that in October 2012 a '''[[Sky Movies 007 HD|movie channel]]''' dedicated to the [[James Bond in film|James Bond film franchise]] was launched to celebrate its 50th anniversary? <small>(2012-10-28)</small>
*... that the German war film '''''[[U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien]]''''' portrayed the combat career of the [[U-boat]] captain [[Günther Prien]], commander of {{GS|U-47|1938|6}}? <small>(2012-10-29)</small>
*... that Indian filmmaker [[Satyajit Ray]] ''(pictured)'' made his '''[[Sukumar Ray (film)|last documentary]]''' in 1987 on his father, as a tribute to celebrate the centenary of his birth? <small>(2012-10-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Tan Tjoei Hock]]'''{{`s}} 1941 film '''''[[Tengkorak Hidoep]]''''' has been credited as the first [[horror film]] made in Indonesia? <small>(2012-10-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[Little Birds (film)|Little Birds]]''''' is loosely based on the life of director and former [[Friends Stand United]] founder [[Elgin James]]? <small>(2012-11-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Bullet Vanishes]]''''' is the eighth highest grossing [[Chinese films of 2012|Chinese film of 2012]]? <small>(2012-11-01)</small>
*... that 1968's '''''[[La morte ha fatto l'uovo]]''''' has been compared to the works of [[Michelangelo Antonioni]], [[David Lynch]] and [[Luis Buñuel]]? <small>(2012-11-04)</small>
*... that [[Mino Guerrini]]'s direction of '''''[[Omicidio per appuntamento]]''''' has been compared to that of [[Mario Bava]]? <small>(2012-11-05)</small>
*... that over fifty organizations helped director [[Stanley Kubrick]] to imagine the '''[[technologies in 2001: A Space Odyssey|technologies in ''2001: A Space Odyssey'']]'''? <small>(2012-11-05)</small>
*... that the score [[Elliot Goldenthal]] composed for the 2002 film ''[[Frida]]'' earned him five '''[[List of accolades received by Frida|accolades]]''', including an [[Academy Award]]? <small>(2012-11-06)</small>
*... that although the '''[[Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang|1931 adaptation]]''' of '''[[Kwee Tek Hoay]]'''{{`s}} ''Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang'' kept the Chinese characters, the 1975 one did not? <small>(2012-11-08)</small>
*... that the 1974 Indonesian film '''''[[Atheis (film)|Atheis]]''''' reused a sequence from the 1925 Russian film ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]''? <small>(2012-11-09)</small>
*... that the [[Wong brothers|Wongs]]' '''''[[Indonesia Malaise]]''''', targeted at [[native Indonesians]], was paired with a film meant for Dutchmen? <small>(2012-11-09)</small>
*... that before directing the award-winning film ''[[Keep the Lights On]]'', [[Ira Sachs]] shot and directed '''''[[The Delta (film)|The Delta]]''''' in [[Memphis, Tennessee|his hometown]]? <small>(2012-11-12)</small>
*... that to enhance their performances, a "prescored" [[soundtrack]] of violent noises and voices was played during the filming of the 1963 film '''''[[The Haunting (1963 film)|The Haunting]]''''' to give the actors something to which to react? <small>(2012-11-12)</small>
*... that [[Sjumandjaja]] considered quitting directing after his debut in '''''[[Lewat Tengah Malam]]''''' but went on to direct more than a dozen films? <small>(2012-11-14)</small>
*... that [[Usmar Ismail]] made his directorial debut with '''''[[Tjitra]]''''' while still part of the [[Indonesian Army]]? <small>(2012-11-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[2016: Obama's America]]''''', the fourth-highest-grossing U.S. documentary of the past 30 years, was initially released in only one theater? <small>(2012-11-18)</small>
*... that the 2009 British horror film '''''[[Salvage (2009 film)|Salvage]]''''' was filmed on the set formerly used by the soap opera ''[[Brookside]]''? <small>(2012-11-20)</small>
*... that [[Sjumandjaja]]'s 1983 film '''''[[Budak Nafsu]]''''' (''Slave to Passion'') was called "little more than a sex exploitation vehicle" yet was nominated for a [[Citra Award]] for Best Film? <small>(2012-11-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[They Met in Argentina]]''''' was described in one review as "an American musical at its worst"? <small>(2012-11-22)</small>
*... that the use of nature in [[Asrul Sani]]'s 1972 film '''''[[Salah Asuhan (film)|The Misfit]]''''' has been compared to works by Japanese directors? <small>(2012-11-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Agustín Alberdi]]''', '''[[Jason Archer and Paul Beck]]''', '''[[Luis Miguel Leal]]''', '''[[Israel Lugo]]''', '''[[Jorge Rodríguez (director)|Jorge "Fish" Rodríguez]]''' and '''[[Alejandro Santiago Ciena]]''' earned the [[Latin Grammy Award]] for '''[[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]]''' by directing artists such as three-time winners [[Calle 13 (band)|Calle 13]]? <small>(2012-11-25)</small>
*... that a publicity campaign for '''''[[The Boogie Man Will Get You]]''''' had to be abandoned because film critics preferred the antagonists in [[Disney]] films? <small>(2012-11-26)</small>
*... that during the production of '''''[[Women Are Better Diplomats]]''''', the film's director and lead actress married each other? <small>(2012-11-26)</small>
*... that [[Larry Clark]]{{`}}s 2012 film '''''[[Marfa Girl]]''''' was filmed in the same [[Marfa, Texas|small Texas town]] as [[Giant (1956 film)|James Dean's last film]]? <small>(2012-11-27)</small>
*... that in his documentary film '''''[[The Dream (1987 film)|al-Manam]]''''', Syrian filmmaker '''[[Mohammad Malas]]''' interviews [[Palestinian refugee]]s in [[Lebanon]] about their dreams? <small>(2012-11-29)</small>
*... that the award-winning film '''''[[Frank's Cock]]''''' is split into quadrants to symbolise the "fragmentation of the body" experienced by those with [[AIDS]]? <small>(2012-12-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Gadis Desa]]''''' was [[Andjar Asmara]]'s last film as a director? <small>(2012-12-04)</small>
*... that both heads of Indonesia's first government-owned film production company, '''[[Berita Film Indonesia]]''', had worked for the [[Japanese occupation of Indonesia|Japanese occupation]] forces? <small>(2012-12-05)</small>
*... that the 1952 film '''''[[Anhonee (1952 film)|Anhonee]]''''' had [[Nargis]] enacting a [[dual role]], and also marked the first occasion in [[Bollywood]] where an actor was cast in such a role? <small>(2012-12-14)</small>
*... that the 2007 film ''[[Atonement (film)|Atonement]]'' received '''[[List of accolades received by Atonement (film)|fourteen nominations]]''' from the [[British Academy Film Awards]], the most of any film that year? <small>(2012-12-14)</small>
*... that [[San Francisco]] police supervised the controversial [[North America|North American]] premiere of '''''[[Al-Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe 1948|Al-Nakba]]''''' at the [[Castro Theater]]? <small>(2012-12-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sam Pek Eng Tay]]''''' was [[The Teng Chun]]'s first in a series of film adaptations of [[Chinese myths]]? <small>(2012-12-15)</small>
*... that the star of '''''[[Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman]]''''', Indonesia's first detective film, was best known as a [[Social work|social worker]]? <small>(2012-12-19)</small>
*... that [[Orson Welles]] used a '''[[pseudo-documentary]]''' sequence in his film ''[[Citizen Kane]]''? <small>(2012-12-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan]]''''', a 2012 Indian [[animated film]], was a surprise success at the box office? <small>(2012-12-23)</small>
*... that the 1966 film '''''[[The Sons of Great Bear]]''''' was [[East Germany]]'s first [[Western film|Western]], presenting the [[Oglala Lakota]] as heroes struggling against the villainous Whites? <small>(2012-12-24)</small>
*... that director [[Ken Russell]] created the Christmas themed '''''[[A Kitten for Hitler]]''''' after being challenged by [[Melvyn Bragg]] to make a film Russell himself would want to ban? <small>(2012-12-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Is for Acid]]''''', a biopic of Acid Bath Murderer [[John George Haigh|John Haigh]], was filmed in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] because of the town's similarity to parts of 1940s [[London]]? <small>(2012-12-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Natir Puja]]''''' (1932) is the only film where [[Rabindranath Tagore]] was credited as film director? <small>(2012-12-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI]]''''' (''Treachery of G30S/PKI'') may have become the most-viewed Indonesian film of all time because of its use for pro-[[Suharto]] propaganda? <small>(2013-01-04)</small>
*... that [[Hema Malini]] was initially '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Hema Malini|promoted as the "Dream Girl of Bollywood"]]''', and even acted in a [[Dream Girl (1977 film)|film of the same name]] in 1977? <small>(2013-01-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[Saxxy Awards]]''' is a competition for films that are created using the video game ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''? <small>(2013-01-11)</small>
*... that short animation film '''''[[Tadeo Jones]]''''' contains elements from ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''? <small>(2013-01-11)</small>
*... that the war film '''''[[Janur Kuning]]''''' (''Yellow Coconut Leaves'') has been read as portraying General [[Sudirman]] with mystic powers? <small>(2013-01-12)</small>
*... that the 2012 film ''[[Django Unchained]]'' received eight '''[[List of accolades received by Django Unchained|award nominations]]''' from the [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association]], the most of any film? <small>(2013-01-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Pengantin Pantai Biru (1983 film)|Pengantin Pantai Biru]]''''', based on [[The Blue Lagoon (novel)|a 1908 novel]], was banned as pornographic? <small>(2013-01-14)</small>
*... that the award-winning Indonesian war film '''''[[Serangan Fajar]]''''' and the 1963 Hollywood film ''[[PT 109 (film)|PT 109]]'' have been compared for their "mild hagiography" of their countries' leaders? <small>(2013-01-15)</small>
*... that Indian filmmaker [[Satyajit Ray]] paid tribute to the [[silent film]] genre through his short film '''''[[Two (1964 film)|Two]]''''' (1964), made without any dialogue, which also makes "a strong anti-war statement"? <small>(2013-01-15)</small>
*... that the [[Wong brothers]]' film '''''[[Fatima (1938 film)|Fatima]]''''' reportedly earned 200,000 [[Netherlands Indies gulden|gulden]] on a 7,000 gulden investment? <small>(2013-01-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]''''', the upcoming sequel to the 2011 film ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'', will feature the [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]], the first [[African American]] superhero? <small>(2013-01-21)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[El Presidente (film)|El Presidente]]''''', an official [[2012 Metro Manila Film Festival]] entry, is possibly the most expensive Filipino film of all time? <small>(2013-01-21)</small>
*... that though [[Balasaraswati]] was called "a revolutionary [[Bharata Natyam]] dancer", she was only filmed at the age of 58 in '''''[[Bala (1976 film)|Bala]]''''', a documentary made by [[Satyajit Ray]]? <small>(2013-01-22)</small>
*... that [[Usmar Ismail]]'s ''(pictured)'' '''''[[Darah dan Doa]]''''' has been considered both his directorial debut and the first Indonesian film, although he had already directed two films? <small>(2013-01-23)</small>
*... that the Singaporean film '''''[[Taxi! Taxi!]]''''' marks local [[YouTube personality|YouTube star]] Dr Jia Jia{{`s}} film debut? <small>(2013-01-23)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Mirror Never Lies]]''''' was co-produced by [[Nadine Chandrawinata|a former Miss Indonesia winner]]? <small>(2013-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Meenakshi Shirodkar]]''' stunned the traditional audience when she appeared in a swimsuit in the 1938 [[Marathi film]] '''''[[Brahmachari (1938 film)|Brahmachari]]'''''? <small>(2013-01-26)</small>
*... that [[Usmar Ismail]]'s film '''''[[Enam Djam di Jogja]]''''' was censored because of its depiction of Dutch soldiers? <small>(2013-01-28)</small>
*... that when a [[France 3|French television channel]] approached [[Satyajit Ray]] for '''''[[Pikoo (film)|Pikoo]]''''' (1980), he was told "you can place your camera at your window and shoot the house next door—we will accept that"? <small>(2013-01-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Escape from Tomorrow]]''''' was [[guerilla filmmaking|covertly filmed]] on location at [[Disneyland]] and [[Walt Disney World]] without Disney's permission or knowledge, using [[iPhone]]s to store scripts and schedules and record sound? <small>(2013-01-29)</small>
*... that the vast majority of the '''[[List of film producers of the Dutch East Indies|22 film producers]]''' active in the [[Dutch East Indies]] were [[Chinese Indonesians|ethnic Chinese]] men? <small>(2013-01-30)</small>
*... that for the film '''''[[Rabindranath Tagore (film)|Rabindranath Tagore]]''''', [[Satyajit Ray]] did not use any of Tagore's poems as he believed that people who heard the English translations would not consider Tagore "a very great poet"? <small>(2013-01-30)</small>
*... that ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' actor [[Hugh Laurie]] had his first feature film lead role in '''''[[The Oranges (film)|The Oranges]]''''', released in October 2012? <small>(2013-01-30)</small>
*... that [[Satyajit Ray]]'s documentary, '''''[[The Inner Eye]]''''' (1972), features an artist's journey to blindness with his own words, "Blindness is a new feeling, a new experience, a new state of being"? <small>(2013-02-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ratna Moetoe Manikam]]''''', with a love triangle involving goddesses, was inspired by ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]''? <small>(2013-02-03)</small>
*... that positive reviews for '''''[[Karina's Zelfopoffering]]''''' may have been used to procure advertising revenue? <small>(2013-02-04)</small>
*... that during their [[honeymoon]], [[Jennifer Lopez]] wrote the lyrics to "'''[[Alive (Jennifer Lopez song)|Alive]]'''" for the film ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]'' over a melody that her husband [[Cris Judd]] composed? <small>(2013-02-06)</small>
*... that the joint [[Cinema of Poland|Polish]]/[[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] film '''''[[September Eleven 1683]]''''' used over 10,000 extras and 3,000 horses in the battle scenes? <small>(2013-02-06)</small>
*... that actor [[Toby Jones]] underwent 20 minutes of daily [[vocal warm up]] exercises to recreate [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s disinctive accent for the 2012 film '''''[[The Girl (2012 HBO film)|The Girl]]'''''? <small>(2013-02-08)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Fruitvale (film)|Fruitvale]]''''', which won two major awards at the [[2013 Sundance Film Festival]], is based on a real-life [[BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant|police shooting]]? <small>(2013-02-09)</small>
*... that in the upcoming Bengali film '''''[[Khasi Katha– A Goat Saga]]''''', a goat about to be slaughtered narrates the story of a female boxer to a butcher? <small>(2013-02-10)</small>
*... that [[Misbach Yusa Biran]]'s '''''[[Sejarah Film 1900–1950]]''''' (''History of Film 1900–1950'') has been called a "sacred text from a film warrior"? <small>(2013-02-10)</small>
*... that at the age of 79, veteran playback singer [[Asha Bhosle]] debuted as an actress in the 2013 [[Bollywood]] film '''''[[Mai (2013 film)|Mai]]''''' playing the title role? <small>(2013-02-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Huwen op Bevel]]''''', advertised as the first [[talkie]] in what is now Indonesia, was [[G. Kruger|the director]]'s last film in that role? <small>(2013-02-13)</small>
*... that after writing a positive review for the film '''''[[Kedok Ketawa]]''''', [[Saeroen]] wrote two scripts for its production company? <small>(2013-02-13)</small>
*... that, while filming the 1978 documentary '''''[[Bears and Man]]''''', director Bill Schmalz witnessed a [[grizzly bear]] maul a [[Parks Canada]] [[game warden]] to death? <small>(2013-02-14)</small>
*... that [[Slamet Rahardjo]] garnered three [[Citra Award]] nominations for the film '''''[[Ponirah Terpidana]]'''''? <small>(2013-02-18)</small>
*... that director [[Gordon Parks]] chose to shoot the 1984 television film '''''[[Solomon Northup's Odyssey]]''''' in the [[Deep South]] where the kidnapped black man [[Solomon Northup]] worked in slavery? <small>(2013-02-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Maling Kutang]]''''', filmed in under a week, included a gorilla costume and "magic" underwear and panties? <small>(2013-02-28)</small>
*... that [[Sjumandjaja]]'s award-winning '''''[[Kabut Sutra Ungu]]''''' (''Mist of the Purple Silk''), about issues faced by widows, was based on a book offered to him on a train? <small>(2013-03-01)</small>
*... that according to [[Mariel Hemingway]] in the documentary '''''[[Running from Crazy]]''''', seven members of [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize-winning]] author [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s family have committed [[suicide]]? <small>(2013-03-02)</small>
*... that the names of 3,500 "fans" will appear in the [[Motion picture credits|credits]] of a '''[[The Movie Out Here|film]]''' promoting a [[Kokanee beer|brand]] of [[beer]]? <small>(2013-03-02)</small>
*... that [[Usmar Ismail]] incorrectly labeled '''''[[Anak Perawan di Sarang Penjamun]]''''' (''The Virgin in the Robbers' Nest'') as the first [[film adaptation]] of an Indonesian novel? <small>(2013-03-05)</small>
*... that the new [[Biographical film|biopic]], '''''[[The Light: Swami Vivekananda]]''''', was released in early 2013 as a tribute for the 150th anniversary of the [[Swami Vivekananda|Swami]]'s birth? <small>(2013-03-05)</small>
*... that during the eight-year course of making '''''[[The Decay of Fiction]]''''', in which he honors the past of the [[Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)|Ambassador Hotel]], director [[Pat O'Neill (filmmaker)|Pat O'Neill]] collaborated with 45 actors and spent US$250,000? <small>(2013-03-07)</small>
*... that in the upcoming Bengali film '''''[[Kangal Malsat]]''''', the marginal and downtrodden people of society wage a war against the government? <small>(2013-03-08)</small>
*... that a reviewer praised [[Roekiah]]{{'s}} ''(pictured)'' "demure" acting in '''''[[Gagak Item]]''''' (''Black Raven'')? <small>(2013-03-09)</small>
*... that [[Maria Ozawa]] had to film '''''[[Menculik Miyabi|Kidnapping Miyabi]]''''' in Japan following protests preventing her from coming to Indonesia? <small>(2013-03-11)</small>
*... that in the Bengali film '''''[[Ami Aadu]]''''', a poor Indian village girl writes a letter to US President [[George W. Bush]] informing him about the troubles of her life caused by the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]? <small>(2013-03-13)</small>
*... that the 1940 cartoon '''''[[Ants in the Plants]]''''', about an [[ant colony]] that defends itself against an [[anteater]], was called a war [[allegory]] that possibly referred to France's [[Maginot Line]]? <small>(2013-03-13)</small>
*... that [[Julian Assange]] did not participate in the filming of [[Alex Gibney]]'s 2013 film '''''[[We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks]]''''', and [[tweeted]] a denouncement of the film without seeing it? <small>(2013-03-13)</small>
*... that despite his hectic schedule, [[Chen Hanwei]] agreed to act in '''''[[Ghost Child]]''''' – for a plate of "cheap [[Hainanese chicken rice|chicken rice]]"? <small>(2013-03-14)</small>
*... that the entire production team of [[Andrew Davies (writer)|Andrew Davies]]' 1995 serial ''[[Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)|Pride and Prejudice]]'' followed him when he began adapting the TV serial '''''[[Emma (1996 TV drama)|Emma]]''''' for [[ITV]]? <small>(2013-03-15)</small>
*... that after a common career span of 27 years, [[Madhuri Dixit]] and [[Juhi Chawla]] are costarring for the first time in the upcoming film '''''[[Gulaab Gang]]'''''? <small>(2013-03-15)</small>
*... that the Dutch 2013 crime movie '''''[[De wederopstanding van een klootzak]]''''' is based on a 2004 graphic novel about [[Saint Boniface]]? <small>(2013-03-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Janala]]''''' (2009), a Bengali film directed by [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] won best film at the 54th [[Asia Pacific Film Festival]] in 2009? <small>(2013-03-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[All I Want Is Everything (film)|All I Want Is Everything]]''''' (2013) marked Sagari Venkata's debut as an actress in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]? <small>(2013-03-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Bhakta Vidur]]''''' (1921) was India's first banned film? <small>(2013-03-23)</small>
*... that [[Lie Tek Swie]]'s '''''[[Siti Noerbaja]]''''' ''(film still pictured)'' was the first adaptation of [[Marah Roesli]]'s [[Sitti Nurbaya|novel of the same name]]? <small>(2013-03-25)</small>
*... that in 2003, [[Aishwarya Rai]] was the first Indian actress ever to be appointed a '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Aishwarya Rai|member of the Cannes Film Festival jury]]'''? <small>(2013-03-27)</small>
*... that entertainment site '''[[MovieWeb]]''' used the ''[[Growing Pains (TV series)|Growing Pains]]'' theme and scenes from ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' in a comedic video that was seen as making the latter show's [[zombie]] violence seem family-friendly? <small>(2013-03-28)</small>
*... that '''[[De Stem des Bloeds|the voice of blood]]''' is violet and makes no sound? <small>(2013-04-01)</small>
*... that a '''[[Lewat Djam Malam|mouldy old film]]''' was screened at [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]? <small>(2013-04-01)</small>
*... that in the film '''''[[Debipaksha]]''''' (2004), a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] priest named his three daughters Rebati, Haimanti and Jayanti, the names of [[Hindu]] goddess [[Durga]]? <small>(2013-04-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Zoebaida]]''''' kept audiences focused by using alternating [[long shot]]s and [[close-up]]s? <small>(2013-04-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[Citra Award for Best Director]]''', established in 1955, once went to [[Teguh Karya]] of ''[[November 1828]]''? <small>(2013-04-06)</small>
*... that cartoonist '''[[Winsor McCay]]''' ''(pictured)'' created comic strips and animation about [[Little Sammy Sneeze|explosive sneezes]] and '''[[How a Mosquito Operates|exploding mosquitoes]]''', the dreams [[Little Nemo|of children]] and [[Dream of the Rarebit Fiend|of adults]], a [[Gertie the Dinosaur|dancing dinosaur]], and '''[[The Sinking of the Lusitania|the World War I torpedoing of the RMS ''Lusitania'']]'''? <small>(2013-04-09)</small>
*... that the 1933 film '''''[[Eskimo (film)|Eskimo]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'' was the first movie with sound in a Native American language? <small>(2013-04-10)</small>
*... that the creators of the [[Kickstarter]]-funded '''''[[Star Trek: Renegades]]''''' hope to use it as a pilot for a new series on [[CBS]]? <small>(2013-04-12)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Ikan Doejoeng]]''''' was advertised as giving viewers "a good perspective on the Eastern mentality"? <small>(2013-04-13)</small>
*... that [[Michael Piller]]'s original idea for '''''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]''''' was based on the [[Joseph Conrad]] novel ''[[Heart of Darkness]]''? <small>(2013-04-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Inheritance (2006)|Inheritance]]''''' tells of Monika Hertwig's investigation into what her mother never told her? <small>(2013-04-14)</small>
*... that the release of [[Tunisia]]n director '''[[Néjia Ben Mabrouk]]'''{{`s}} debut film '''''[[Sama (film)|Sama]]''''' was delayed for six years because of a dispute with the production company? <small>(2013-04-15)</small>
*... that [[Tonia Marketaki]]{{`s}} psychological crime film '''''[[John the Violent]]''''' is based on an actual murder which happened in [[Athens]] in the 1960s? <small>(2013-04-16)</small>
*... that actor [[Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor)|Anthony Wong]] was drunk when director [[Herman Yau]] asked him to portray [[Yip Man|the title character]] in '''''[[Ip Man: The Final Fight]]'''''? <small>(2013-04-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Daughter of Dawn]]''''' is a rare, full-length silent film from 1920, with an all [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] cast, that had only been shown once until being rediscovered and restored 85 years later? <small>(2013-05-01)</small>
*... that [[Kevin Bacon]] made his debut as a director in 1996 with the [[Golden Globe Award]] winning television film '''''[[Losing Chase]]'''''? <small>(2013-05-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Oh Iboe]]''''' (''Oh Mother'') was made by three The brothers? <small>(2013-05-02)</small>
*... that actor [[Víctor Laplace]] played Argentine president [[Juan Perón]] in the film '''''[[Puerta de Hierro, el exilio de Perón]]'''''? <small>(2013-05-02)</small>
*... that [[Frans Masereel]]'s 1920 [[wordless novel]] '''''[[The Idea (book)|The Idea]]''''' and its '''[[The Idea (1932 film)|1932 animated adaptation]]''' feature a naked woman who runs rampant through a city, thereby disrupting the social order? <small>(2013-05-02)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Hunterwali]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'', [[Fearless Nadia|Fearless Nadia]] appears as a swashbuckling princess in disguise wearing hot pants, "with her big breasts and bare white thighs" setting things right with a scowl? <small>(2013-05-03)</small>
*... that while the '''[[Anna Salunke|heroine]]''' of [[Raja Harishchandra|India's first full length film]] was a man, '''''[[Mohini Bhasmasur]]''''' was the first [[Indian film]] to feature actresses? <small>(2013-05-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sant Tukaram (film)|Sant Tukaram]]''''' ''(scene pictured)'' was the first Indian film to receive international recognition and was adjudged as one of the three best films of the world at the [[Venice Film Festival]]? <small>(2013-05-03)</small>
*... that some historians believe that presumed reels of India's first feature film ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]'' (1913) are actually of its remake '''''[[Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra]]''''' (1917)? <small>(2013-05-03)</small>
*... that advertised as a "Photographed Play", '''''[[Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra]]''''' (1917) is [[Cinema of India|India]]'s first remake feature film? <small>(2013-05-03)</small>
*... that each frame in '''[[A Boy and His Atom|the world's smallest film]]''' is only 45 [[nanometer]]s wide? <small>(2013-05-06)</small>
*... that [[Funny or Die]]'s [[Steve Jobs]] [[biopic]], entitled '''''[[iSteve]]''''', was written in three days and shot in five? <small>(2013-05-06)</small>
*... that [[Lie Tek Swie]]'s '''''[[Si Ronda]]''''' (''The Watchman'') was the debut of [[Bachtiar Effendi]]? <small>(2013-05-06)</small>
*... that attendees of the annual '''[[International Conference on Hollywoodism]]''', held by the government of [[Iran]] in [[Tehran]], include a [[Mike Gravel|former U.S. senator and presidential candidate]]? <small>(2013-05-07)</small>
*... that [[Tony Harrison]]{{'s}} film-poem '''''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon]]''''', ''(Gorgon pictured)'' is narrated by a statue of [[Heinrich Heine]] and depicts [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]] as an [[archaeologist]] excavating the [[Artemis Temple of Corfu]]? <small>(2013-05-10)</small>
*... that [[Dian Sastrowardoyo]] received concurrent nominations for the '''[[Citra Award for Best Leading Actress]]'''? <small>(2013-05-11)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Touch the Sound]]''''' features [[profoundly deaf]] Scottish percussionist [[Evelyn Glennie]], who has learnt to "hear with her body"? <small>(2013-05-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kokila (film)|Kokila]]''''' was the first [[Kannada]] film to be screened for 100 days in Madras? <small>(2013-05-14)</small>
*... that [[Duccio Tessari]]'s 1970 work '''''[[La morte risale a ieri sera]]''''' contains "a great deal more humanity" than most [[giallo]] films? <small>(2013-05-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dove Real Beauty Sketches]]''''' is a short film that contrasts the way women see themselves with the way others see them using blind [[forensic sketch]]es? <small>(2013-05-15)</small>
*... that [[Tony Harrison]]{{'s}} 1998 '''[[Prometheus (1998 film)|film-poem]]''' features a giant golden statue of [[Prometheus]] travelling through [[Eastern Europe]] at the back of a [[truck]] and nicknamed ''Goldenballs''? <small>(2013-05-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Vaanam Vasappadum]]''''' (2004), directed by P. C. Sreeram was India's first [[High-definition video#HD in filmmaking|high-definition digital motion picture]]? <small>(2013-05-16)</small>
*... that on [[Earth Day]], [[HBO]] '''[[An Apology to Elephants|apologized to the elephants]]'''? <small>(2013-05-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[When the Game Stands Tall]]''''' is an upcoming film about the [[De La Salle High School (Concord, California)|De La Salle High School]] 151-game [[high school football]] winning streak? <small>(2013-05-20)</small>
*... that after running for seven consecutive years, the '''[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]''' were cancelled in November 2001 following security concerns after the [[September 11 attacks]]? <small>(2013-05-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Air Mata Iboe]]''''' (''Mother's Tears''), reportedly finished during the [[Japanese occupation of Indonesia]], had newspaper reviews before then? <small>(2013-05-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Soft and Hard Adult Film and Television Awards]]''' are the only [[pornographic film]] awards in the UK to have winners determined by public votes? <small>(2013-05-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Lil Bub & Friendz]]''''', starring "perma-[[kitten]]" '''[[Lil Bub]]''', won the [[Tribeca Online Festival]] Best Feature Film? <small>(2013-05-27)</small>
*... that the 2013 film '''''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013 film)|Meghe Dhaka Tara]]''''' is inspired by the life and works of [[Ritwik Ghatak]] who made a film [[Meghe Dhaka Tara|of the same name]] in 1960? <small>(2013-05-27)</small>
*... that '''[[List of awards and nominations received by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]''' holds the record for most songs recorded by a male [[playback singer]]? <small>(2013-05-29)</small>
*... that the [[List of films of the Dutch East Indies|Indies film]] '''''[[Matjan Berbisik]]''''' was criticised for the Westernised fighting techniques used? <small>(2013-05-30)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Panggilan Darah]]''''', about two orphaned girls, may have been sponsored by a cigarette factory? <small>(2013-05-31)</small>
*... that two years after the mission that killed [[Osama bin Laden]], [[HBO]] aired a '''[[Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden|documentary on the decade-long hunt]]''', narrated by the [[CIA]] agents involved? <small>(2013-06-01)</small>
*... that there were two '''[[Citra Award for Best Leading Actor|Citra Awards for Best Leading Actor]]''' given in 1955, but none in 1980? <small>(2013-06-03)</small>
*... that [[Tan Tjoei Hock]]'s '''''[[Srigala Item|Black Wolf]]''''' was inspired by [[Zorro]]? <small>(2013-06-03)</small>
*... that the Indian animation film '''''[[Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali]]''''' (2013) was released in three different languages – [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]? <small>(2013-06-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dabba (film)|Dabba]]''''' won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award, also known as Grand Rail d'Or, at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]]? <small>(2013-06-05)</small>
*... that critics claimed '''''[[Tarmina]]''''' only won its [[Citra Award]]s because of influence from [[Djamaluddin Malik]]? <small>(2013-06-09)</small>
*... that British poet [[Tony Harrison]] created the [[film-poem]] '''''[[The Blasphemers' Banquet]]''''' partially in response to the [[Salman Rushdie]] [[The Satanic Verses controversy|controversy]] surrounding his publication of ''[[The Satanic Verses]]''? <small>(2013-06-09)</small>
*... that the 2012 film '''''[[Knuckleball!]]''''' followed the [[2011 Major League Baseball season]] of [[Tim Wakefield]] and [[R. A. Dickey]], the only [[Major League Baseball]] [[knuckleball]] [[pitcher]]s that season? <small>(2013-06-11)</small>
*... that after shooting a few scenes in '''''[[Meendum Kokila]]''''', [[Rekha]] pulled out of the film citing no reason? <small>(2013-06-13)</small>
*... that [[Wong brothers|Nelson Wong]]'s '''''[[Si Tjonat]]''''' sparked a wave of bandit films in the [[Dutch East Indies]]? <small>(2013-06-14)</small>
*... that [[Tan Tjoei Hock]] finished his commercial failure '''''[[Sorga Palsoe]]''''' in a month? <small>(2013-06-15)</small>
*... that [[Balu Mahendra]] made '''''[[Neengal Kettavai]]''''', a [[mainstream]] film to prove what others felt that he cannot make films of that genre? <small>(2013-06-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kissa Kursi Ka]]''''', a satirical film on the politics of [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Sanjay Gandhi]], was banned by the Indian Government during [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency period]] and all prints confiscated? <small>(2013-06-18)</small>
*... that in the 1970 Cold War spy film '''''[[The Executioner (1970 film)|The Executioner]]''''', [[George Peppard]] plays the role of a secret agent who kills his colleague and assumes his identity? <small>(2013-06-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Maganlal Dresswala|Maganlal Dresswala & Co]]''', a costume designer for [[Bollywood]], has supplied costumes for films such as ''[[Ram Rajya]]'', ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'', ''[[Anarkali]]'' and for TV series including ''[[Ramayan (TV series)|Ramayan]]'' and ''[[Mahabharat (TV series)|Mahabharat]]''? <small>(2013-06-19)</small>
*... that the [[Wong brothers]]' film '''''[[Sorga Ka Toedjoe]]''''' was the first in which [[Roekiah]] did not act alongside [[Rd Mochtar|Rd. Mochtar]]? <small>(2013-06-20)</small>
*... that the animated film '''''[[God's Faithful Servant: Barla]]''''' was the [[List of Turkish films of 2011|fourth highest-grossing Turkish film]] in 2011? <small>(2013-06-24)</small>
*... that for the film '''''[[Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret]]''''', principle filming began as the [[Murder of Travis Alexander|trial]] was underway and its courtroom scenes were shot two days after the trial's conclusion? <small>(2013-06-26)</small>
*... that [[Inoe Perbatasari]]'s first films were '''''[[Elang Darat]]''''' (''Land Hawk'') and '''''[[Poetri Rimba]]''''' (''Jungle Princess'')? <small>(2013-06-28)</small>
*... that [[Andjar Asmara|Andjar]] and [[Ratna Asmara]] each earned 1,000 gulden for their roles in '''''[[Noesa Penida]]'''''? <small>(2013-06-29)</small>
*... that the 2013 film '''''[[Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan]]''''', based on the stories ''Sitaharan Rahasya'' and ''Khunkharapi'' by [[Samaresh Majumdar]], is the first of a series of films to feature Arjun, a young fictional sleuth? <small>(2013-07-01)</small>
*... that several of [[Amy Tan]]'s family members had roles in '''[[The Joy Luck Club (film)|the film adaptation]]''' of her novel ''[[The Joy Luck Club (novel)|The Joy Luck Club]]'', but she did not take part in choosing the cast? <small>(2013-07-01)</small>
*... that a review for '''''[[Djaoeh Dimata]]''''' called [[Ratna Asmara]] an "unprecedented tragedienne"? <small>(2013-07-05)</small>
*... that in ''[[What's Your Raashee?]]'', '''[[Priyanka Chopra filmography|Priyanka Chopra]]''' became the first actress in the world to portray twelve distinct characters in one film? <small>(2013-07-09)</small>
*... that according John J. Puccio of Movie Metropolis, the shorts included on '''''[[Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1]]''''' are "among the finest cartoons ever made"? <small>(2013-07-09)</small>
*... that the '''[[Davis Theater]]''' ''(pictured)'', which was built in the [[silent film|silent-film]] era, is one of the few operating [[neighborhood theatre|neighborhood movie theaters]] in Chicago? <small>(2013-07-10)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Private Affairs of Bel Ami]]''''' showed the 1945 painting ''The Temptation of St. Anthony'' by [[Max Ernst]] on-screen? <small>(2013-07-12)</small>
*... that the 2013 film '''''[[C/O Sir]]''''' tells a fictional story of a blind school teacher's life? <small>(2013-07-14)</small>
*... that in the film '''''[[Chupkatha]]''''', singer [[Silajit Majumder]] made his debut as a film music composer? <small>(2013-07-21)</small>
*... that, in case of a '''''[[Sharknado]]''''', a [[National Weather Service]] representative recommended staying indoors "whether sharks are raining down or not"? <small>(2013-07-22)</small>
*... that the 1989 film '''''[[Edge of Sanity (film)|Edge of Sanity]]''''' mixes aspects of [[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]] with [[Jack the Ripper]]? <small>(2013-07-26)</small>
*... that actor [[Adnan Kapau Gani]], star of '''''[[Asmara Moerni]]''''', went on to become a [[National Hero of Indonesia]]? <small>(2013-07-27)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Suite française (film)|Suite française]]''''' is based on [[Irène Némirovsky]]'s 2004 [[Suite française (Irène Némirovsky)|eponymous novel]]? <small>(2013-07-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Avengers: Age of Ultron]]''''', the upcoming sequel to the 2012 film ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', is not based on the comic book series, ''[[Age of Ultron]]''? <small>(2013-07-29)</small>
*... that actress [[Erin Brown]] said that '''''[[Duck! The Carbine High Massacre]]''''' was a "crappy little movie" which "has permanently staked its place in underground [[cult film|cult cinema]]"? <small>(2013-07-31)</small>
*... that the Indies film '''''[[Bajar dengan Djiwa]]''''', with a father selling his daughter to a loan shark, was advertised as a "realistic" depiction of family life? <small>(2013-08-02)</small>
*... that a violent scene from the film '''''[[Night of the Scarecrow]]''''', about a murderous scarecrow, was said to be similar to a scene from ''[[Dark Night of the Scarecrow]]''? <small>(2013-08-02)</small>
*... that [[Vijayakumar (actor)|Vijayakumar]] made his cinematic debut as a child actor in the 1961 Tamil film '''''[[Sri Valli (1961 film)|Sri Valli]]'''''? <small>(2013-08-02)</small>
*... that the 2011 film '''''[[Legend of a Rabbit]]''''' was made over the course of three years, with a crew of 500 animators involved? <small>(2013-08-04)</small>
*... that the star of '''''[[Bengawan Solo (1949 film)|Bengawan Solo]]''''' helped direct the remake 22 years later? <small>(2013-08-06)</small>
*... that the 1987 film '''''[[Psychos in Love]]''''', about a couple who are murderers, was adapted into a play at [[Broom Street Theater]]? <small>(2013-08-06)</small>
*... that directors who were asked to direct the 1970s film '''''[[Star Trek: Planet of the Titans]]''''' included [[Steven Spielberg]], [[George Lucas]] and [[Francis Ford Coppola]], but [[Philip Kaufman]] took the job? <small>(2013-08-06)</small>
*... that for over 70 years the now demolished '''[[Allen Theater (Allentown, Pennsylvania)|Allen Theater]]''' showed second-run films at low admission, earning the slogan "Wait until it comes to the Allen"? <small>(2013-08-07)</small>
*... that before making her acting debut through '''''[[Nenjathai Killathe (1980 film)|Nenjathai Killathe]]''''' [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] worked as an assistant cinematographer to [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]? <small>(2013-08-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Thinkwell Group]]''' helped create [[Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden#Studio Tour|a Harry Potter studio tour]] and [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort)|the US theme park]]? <small>(2013-08-07)</small>
*... that [[David Lynch]]'s '''[[Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times)|first film]]''' was projected on a custom-built screen constructed from [[plaster cast]]s of his own head? <small>(2013-08-08)</small>
*... that [[Lake Bell]] wrote the female-[[protagonist]]-driven '''''[[In a World...]]''''' after being intrigued that the prototypical [[movie trailer]] voice was male? <small>(2013-08-09)</small><br>... that [[Lake Bell]] made her directorial debut, '''''[[In a World...]]''''', after no one else would direct it? <small>(2024-05-02)</small>
*... that the were-transvestite in the film '''''[[Curse of the Queerwolf]]''''' first appeared in another film made by the same director? <small>(2013-08-10)</small>
*... that in the science fiction film '''''[[I Was a Zombie for the F.B.I.]]''''', aliens, criminals, and a reptilian monster attempt world domination? <small>(2013-08-13)</small>
*... that [[K. Balachander]] is the '''[[List of awards and nominations received by K. Balachander|second personality and the first director]]''' from [[Tamil cinema]] to receive the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]? <small>(2013-08-16)</small>
*... that seven films have had multiple cast members nominated for a '''[[Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress]]'''? <small>(2013-08-18)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Northville Cemetery Massacre]]''''' was described as the "perfect funeral wreath to the biker movie phenomenon"? <small>(2013-08-18)</small>
*... that the 1972 film '''''[[An American Hippie in Israel]]''''' has been screened monthly in [[Tel Aviv]] since its rediscovery in 2007? <small>(2013-08-19)</small>
*... that the makeup artist for the film '''''[[Luther the Geek]]''''' refused to be credited? <small>(2013-08-19)</small>
*... that the associate producer of '''''[[Grotesque (1988 film)|Grotesque]]''''' was [[Linda Blair]], who also starred in the film? <small>(2013-08-20)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Killer Nerd]]''''' was filmed in [[Ravenna, Ohio]], with a [[prosumer]] grade camcorder? <small>(2013-08-20)</small>
*... that the likely-[[lost film]] '''''[[Wanita dan Satria]]''''' (''The Woman and the Hero'') was said to "give a clear picture of the precarious position of Indonesian women"? <small>(2013-08-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Angel Unchained]]''''' (1970), featuring bikers and hippies against village folk, marked the film debut of [[T. Max Graham]]? <small>(2013-08-25)</small>
*... that the ending of the film '''''[[The Flesh and Blood Show]]''''' was originally filmed in 3-D? <small>(2013-08-25)</small>
*... that [[Tan Tjoei Hock]]'s "in every way successful" film '''''[[Matula]]''''' centres on a disfigured man, a shaman, and a life debt? <small>(2013-08-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Lone Wolf in Mexico]]''''' (1947) was the last film to have [[Gerald Mohr]] play [[Lone Wolf (fictional detective)|the title character]]? <small>(2013-08-27)</small>
*... that William Grefé was paid trading stamps for directing '''''[[The Psychedelic Priest]]'''''? <small>(2013-08-28)</small>
*... that the dialogue for the film '''''[[Cars 3]]''''' was completely improvised by the actors? <small>(2013-08-29)</small>
*... that finishing funds for the independent film '''''[[Decampitated]]''''' were provided by [[Troma Entertainment]]? <small>(2013-09-02)</small>
*... that the makeup for [[Johnny Knoxville]]'s character in '''''[[Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa]]''''' took three hours to apply? <small>(2013-09-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jungle Moon Men]]''''' (1955), which features tiny "Moon Men" in an African jungle, was inspired by [[H. Rider Haggard]]'s ''[[She: A History of Adventure]]'' (1887)? <small>(2013-09-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Lone Wolf and His Lady]]''''' (1949) was the final [[Lone Wolf (fictional detective)|Lone Wolf]] film produced by [[Columbia Pictures]]? <small>(2013-09-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Devil Goddess]]''''' (1955) was the last film in which [[Johnny Weissmuller]] acted as Johnny Weissmuller, as well as the last film Weismuller acted in? <small>(2013-09-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ring of Terror]]''''' was criticized as a "cheaply made flop" with actors decades older playing young college students? <small>(2013-09-08)</small>
*... that [[Edgar Wright]] has been attached to write and direct the film '''''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]''''' since 2006, before the development of the first ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' film? <small>(2013-09-11)</small>
*... that [[Mithun Chakraborty]] ''(pictured)'' won the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] in the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] category for his portrayal of [[Ramakrishna]] in the 1998 film '''''[[Swami Vivekananda (film)|Swami Vivekananda]]'''''? <small>(2013-09-11)</small>
*... that the 2011 film '''''[[Sand Sharks]]''''' was voted by [[Virgin Media]] as one of the ten most ridiculous [[List of killer shark films|shark movies]] ever made? <small>(2013-09-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Red Obsession]]''''' (2013) is narrated by [[Russell Crowe]]? <small>(2013-09-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Cannibal Attack]]''''' (1954) stars [[Johnny Weissmuller]] as Johnny Weissmuller, and not himself, fighting [[cobalt]]-stealing crocodiles? <small>(2013-09-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Notorious Lone Wolf]]''''' (1946) marked the first appearance of [[Gerald Mohr]] as the [[Lone Wolf (fictional detective)|Lone Wolf]]? <small>(2013-09-18)</small>
*... that [[Christina Aguilera]] '''[[Christina Aguilera videography|portrayed]]''' [[Marilyn Monroe]] in the music video for "[[Tilt Ya Head Back]]"? <small>(2013-09-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Voodoo Tiger]]''''' (1952) features archived footage from ''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive (film)|Bring 'Em Back Alive]]'' (1932)? <small>(2013-09-20)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Young Eagles (film)|Young Eagles]]''''' (1930) is about a "heroic combat aviator of the Lafayette Escadrille Flying Corps"? <small>(2013-09-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Moestika dari Djemar]]''''' was one of only two films based on the ''[[One Thousand and One Arabian Nights]]'' released in the [[Dutch East Indies]] before 1942? <small>(2013-09-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Killer Ape (film)|Killer Ape]]''''' (1953), the twelfth [[Jungle Jim]] film produced by [[Columbia Pictures]], stars [[Max Palmer]] as the title creature? <small>(2013-09-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Medico of Painted Springs]]''''' (1941), the first of a three-film series by [[Columbia Pictures]], was [[Charles Starrett]]'s favorite film? <small>(2013-09-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[Ladakh International Film Festival]]''', held in the [[Himalayas]] at more than {{convert|11000|ft}}, is the highest-altitude film festival in the world? <small>(2013-09-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[One Dangerous Night]]''''' (1943) was the first film [[Ann Savage (actress)|Ann Savage]] appeared in? <small>(2013-09-23)</small>
*... that [[Rex Stout]] was so upset with [[Columbia Pictures]]' '''[[The League of Frightened Men (1937 film)|film adaptation]]''' of his detective novel ''[[The League of Frightened Men]]'' that he disallowed any further adaptation of his works? <small>(2013-09-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date]]''''' (1941) did not have [[Walter Baldwin]] appear in it, although he appeared in the film's credits? <small>(2013-09-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Lost Tribe (1985 film)|The Lost Tribe]]''''' was the second film directed by [[John Laing (director)|John Laing]]? <small>(2013-09-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mega Mendoeng]]''''' was directed by a man trained as a sound technician? <small>(2013-09-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Kamal Haasan filmography|Kamal Haasan's work in ''Saagar'']]''' (1985) fetched him two [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare nominations]] – [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – eventually winning the Best Actor award? <small>(2013-09-29)</small>
*... that [[Jack Holt (actor)|Jack Holt]], who was afraid of flying, starred in '''''[[The Great Plane Robbery]]'''''? <small>(2013-09-29)</small>
*... that though it was based on a Chinese legend, advertising for [[The Teng Chun]]'s '''''[[Ouw Peh Tjoa]]''''' emphasised its Malay dialogue? <small>(2013-09-30)</small>
*... that the 1912 [[short film]] '''''[[A Cure for Pokeritis]]''''' was about a woman who arranged a fake police raid on her husband's weekly poker game? <small>(2013-10-02)</small>
*... that the directors of [[Chipotle Mexican Grill]]'s short film '''''[[The Scarecrow (2013 film)|The Scarecrow]]''''' took inspiration from ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' and ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]''? <small>(2013-10-02)</small>
*... that combining computer animation with live action, '''''[[Adhisaya Ulagam 3D]]''''' was the first 3D Indian film that featured dinosaurs? <small>(2013-10-03)</small>
*... that the trailer for the Japanese horror film '''''[[Henge (film)|Henge]]''''' was described by a reviewer as "a minor work of art"? <small>(2013-10-03)</small>
*... that [[Little Red Wagon Foundation]] founder [[Zach Bonner]]'s story was selected from among a pool of 6,000 candidates and made into the 2012 [[docudrama]] '''''[[Little Red Wagon]]'''''? <small>(2013-10-04)</small>
*... that the 1942 film '''''[[Duke of the Navy]]''''' was an attempt to make a "light funster" out of [[Ralph Byrd]]? <small>(2013-10-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Namath: From Beaver Falls to Broadway]]''''' interviewed [[Suzy Kolber]], who was asked by [[Joe Namath|the film's subject]] to be allowed to kiss her? <small>(2013-10-07)</small>
*... that [[Bikini Kill]]'s [[Kathleen Hanna]] wanted to have the documentary film '''''[[The Punk Singer]]''''' feature women as experts? <small>(2013-10-07)</small>
*... that a reviewer of the film '''''[[Go Go Tales]]''''' said that "all anyone wanted to talk about was the sequence in which [[Asia Argento]]'s exotic dancer tongue-kissed a dog onstage"? <small>(2013-10-09)</small>
*... that the cinematographer for '''''[[The House of Discord]]''''' was nearly fired after he attempted to recreate the glow of a fireplace? <small>(2013-10-09)</small>
*... that the removal of magic was one of the ways in which the film '''''[[Dasima]]''''' was made more modern than the source material? <small>(2013-10-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Njai Dasima (1932 film)|Njai Dasima]]''''', the first talkie produced by [[Tan's Film]], was based on the same novel as their first production three years earlier? <small>(2013-10-11)</small>
*... that advertisements for the 1940 film '''''[[Melati van Agam (1940 film)|Melati van Agam]]''''' emphasised the writer's credentials as a journalist to appear more modern? <small>(2013-10-12)</small>
*... that funds for the upcoming action-thriller '''''[[Snap Shot (film)|Snap Shot]]''''', starring [[Danny Trejo]], were raised through the website [[Kickstarter]]? <small>(2013-10-13)</small>
*... that rights to the film '''''[[Cheap Thrills (film)|Cheap Thrills]]''''' were the focus of a rare bidding war at the [[South by Southwest|South by Southwest Festival]]? <small>(2013-10-15)</small>
*... that despite poor reviews, the [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and [[Robert Halmi Sr.]] film '''''[[White Dwarf (1995 film)|White Dwarf]]''''' received a 1995 [[American Society of Cinematographers#Television|ASC Awards]] nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography" for [[Phedon Papamichael]]? <small>(2013-10-15)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]''''' will mark actor [[Ronit Roy]]{{'s}} first role as an [[antagonist]] and second consecutive one as that of a police officer after ''[[Shootout at Wadala]]''? <small>(2013-10-16)</small>
*... that the William Berke-directed '''''[[Fury of the Congo]]''''' (1951) follows [[Jungle Jim]] in the Congo battling a giant desert spider and a few hunters? <small>(2013-10-16)</small>
*... that [[Danny Trejo]] is '''''[[Bullet (2013 film)|BULLET]]'''''? <small>(2013-10-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dead in Tombstone]]''''' (2013), which stars [[Danny Trejo]], was compared with ''[[Pale Rider]]'' (1985), starring [[Clint Eastwood]]? <small>(2013-10-20)</small>
*... that the Israeli documentary film '''''[[Doing Time, Doing Vipassana]]''''' shows how a [[Buddhist meditation|Buddhist meditation technique]] was used to rehabilitate people in one of the world's harshest prisons? <small>(2013-10-21)</small>
*... that the 1947 premiere of [[Chen Liting]]'s '''''[[Far Away Love]]''''' is considered a landmark event in postwar Chinese cinema? <small>(2013-10-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Boys of Ghost Town]]''''', starring [[Danny Trejo]], was shot in [[San Antonio]] by Latina filmmaker Pablo Véliz? <small>(2013-10-21)</small>
*... that after receiving his first credited role in ''[[Death Wish 4: The Crackdown]]'', '''[[Danny Trejo filmography|Danny Trejo]]''' went on to star in two hundred-odd more films, including ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]'', ''[[Con Air]]'', ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'', and ''[[Machete (film)|Machete]]''? <small>(2013-10-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Waar]]''''' set a new opening day box office receipt record for a [[cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani film]], beating that previously held by ''[[Chennai Express]]''? <small>(2013-10-23)</small>
*... that according to a critic, the comedy film '''''[[Oddball Hall]]''''' "is...well...odd"? <small>(2013-10-29)</small>
*... that [[Danny Trejo]] stars in the [[Syfy]] original film '''''[[Ghostquake]]''''' as a "kick-butt" janitor? <small>(2013-10-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[Hsien of the Dead]]''''' (2012) is "Singapore's first zombie movie"? <small>(2013-10-31)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Killing Us Softly]]''''' documentary focuses on images of [[Gender advertisement|women in advertising]], [[gender stereotypes]] and [[sexual objectification]]? <small>(2013-10-31)</small>
*... that the 2010 '''[[Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival]]''' featured a "Zombiethon Battle"? <small>(2013-10-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[Zombie Hunter (film)|Zombie Hunter]]''''' (2013), starring [[Danny Trejo]] as Jesus, premiered at the 2013 [[Fantasia Festival]]? <small>(2013-10-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble]]''''' has been cited as an example of a film that claims historical accuracy while "gratuitously and radically distorting" the truth? <small>(2013-11-01)</small>
*... that [[Hong Kong films]] dramatizing the lives of martial arts folk heroes like [[Wong Fei-hung]] and [[Fong Sai-yuk]] were the first movies of the '''[[kung fu film]]''' genre? <small>(2013-11-01)</small>
*... that in '''''[[The Contractor (2013 film)|The Contractor]]''''', [[Danny Trejo]] plays a contractor out to avenge his dead son? <small>(2013-11-02)</small>
*... that a scene with a topless woman was added into the British film '''''[[The Projected Man]]''''' to increase sales overseas? <small>(2013-11-04)</small>
*... that the screenwriter for the 1940 film '''''[[Earthbound (1940 film)|Earthbound]]''''' proposed including a pair of lovers wearing [[gas mask]]s? <small>(2013-11-05)</small>
*... that actor [[Vic Morrow]] died in the '''[[Twilight Zone tragedy|''Twilight Zone'' tragedy]]''', a helicopter crash during the filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]''? <small>(2013-11-05)</small>
*... that two leads of the upcoming Bengali film '''''[[Ashchorjyo Prodeep]]''''' sing a song inspired by musicals like ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' and ''[[My Fair Lady]]''? <small>(2013-11-06)</small>
*... that the British film '''''[[Stalled]]''''', about a man trapped in a woman's bathroom being attacked by zombies, has screened at Korean and Swedish film festivals? <small>(2013-11-08)</small>
*... that Garry Mederios, writer-director of '''''[[The Terror Factor]]''''', was forced to become the film's main protagonist when its original star abruptly left the project? <small>(2013-11-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Roesia si Pengkor]]''''' was the first film by [[The Teng Chun]] targeted at [[native Indonesians]]? <small>(2013-11-11)</small>
*... that advertisements emphasised the simplicity of Wu Tsun's 1941 film '''''[[Ajah Berdosa]]'''''? <small>(2013-11-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[Plaga Zombie (film series)|Plaga Zombie film series]]''' is the first and only zombie horror film trilogy to come out of [[Latin America]]? <small>(2013-11-12)</small>
*... that [[Giorgio Moroder]] won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] in the [[41st Golden Globe Awards|1984 ceremony]] for ''[[Flashdance (soundtrack)|Flashdance]]'' instead of '''''[[Scarface (soundtrack)|Scarface]]''''', for which he was also nominated? <small>(2013-11-12)</small>
*... that after '''''[[The Execution of Gary Glitter]]''''', a 2009 [[mockumentary]] showing [[Gary Glitter]] being [[Execution by hanging#United Kingdom|hanged]], the subject's complaint to [[Ofcom]] was turned down? <small>(2013-11-14)</small>
*... that [[Chen Liting]]'s film '''''[[Women Side by Side]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'', now recognized as a classic, was denounced as a "huge poisonous weed" during the [[Cultural Revolution]]? <small>(2013-11-14)</small>
*... that the only known surviving footage from the 1915 film '''''[[The Carpet from Bagdad]]''''' was salvaged from the wreck of the [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusitania'']]? <small>(2013-11-17)</small>
*... that part of '''''[[The Thirteenth Tale (film)|The Thirteenth Tale]]''''', an adaptation of a [[The Thirteenth Tale|novel of the same name]] by [[Diane Setterfield]], was filmed at [[Burton Agnes Hall]], an Elizabethan manor in [[East Yorkshire]]? <small>(2013-11-18)</small>
*... that a reviewer for [[DVD Verdict]] branded the safety film '''''[[Last Clear Chance]]''''' as "hyper somber"? <small>(2013-11-19)</small>
*... that the 1907 film '''''[[How Brown Saw the Baseball Game]]''''', about a very drunk man watching a baseball game, used [[trick photography]] to show players running in reverse? <small>(2013-11-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Jiangshi fiction|jiangshi film]]''' is a horror genre based on the [[Jiangshi|hopping corpses]] of Chinese folklore? <small>(2013-11-22)</small>
*... that [[Margarita Levieva]]'s character in the 2011 [[David Wexler (director)|David Wexler]] [[dramedy]] film '''''[[The Stand Up]]''''' was praised for having a complexity beyond that of [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|the expected stereotype]]? <small>(2013-11-24)</small>
*... that the 1948 film '''''[[Miraculous Journey]]''''', about seven airline passengers stranded in a jungle, was directed by [[Sam Newfield]] under a pseudonym? <small>(2013-11-25)</small>
*... that 1904's '''''[[The Bold Bank Robbery]]''''' was the first film to be advertised in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''? <small>(2013-11-25)</small>
*... that Mike Mendez cast actors for his film '''''[[Big Ass Spider!]]''''' using his Facebook friends list? <small>(2013-11-29)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Columbia Pictures, Inc. v. Fung]]''''', the defendant's "red flag knowledge" caused the court to determine that the defendant was ineligible for [[DMCA]] safe harbor provisions? <small>(2013-11-29)</small>
*... that the 1941 film '''''[[Lintah Darat]]''''' was praised for its condemnation of [[usury]]? <small>(2013-11-30)</small>
*... that [[the Battle Between the Burps and Farts|a previous work]] by [[Aiden Dillard]], the director of '''''[[Meat Weed Madness]]''''', was the only film ever booed by everyone at the screening at the [[TromaDance]] festival? <small>(2013-12-01)</small>
*... that [[Rachmawati Soekarnoputri]] preferred [[Anjasmara]] to play [[Soekarno|her father]] in the upcoming movie '''''[[Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka]]''''' over [[Ario Bayu]]? <small>(2013-12-03)</small>
*... that the set of '''''[[The Whale (film)|The Whale]]''''', a British television film, was visited by [[Emmanuel Mallia]], the Minister for Home Affairs for Malta? <small>(2013-12-03)</small>
*... that [[Andy Warhol]] had '''[[Since (film)|John F. Kennedy shot with a banana]]'''? <small>(2013-12-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[It's a Girl: The Three Deadliest Words in the World]]''''' is a documentary about [[female infanticide]]? <small>(2013-12-10)</small>
*... that the BBC filmed '''''[[The Great Train Robbery (TV series)|The Great Train Robbery]]''''' in Yorkshire, as it was the "most cost-effective and realistic alternative" to filming in 1960s England? <small>(2013-12-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[Paradesi (1953 film)|Paradesi]]''''' was the 1953 film that launched the career of [[Sivaji Ganesan]], though it was not his first release? <small>(2013-12-20)</small>
*... that the 1953 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film '''''[[Thirumbi Paar]]''''' was written by [[M. Karunanidhi]], a prominent member of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|Dravidian Progress Federation]], as a satire on the ruling [[Indian National Congress]]? <small>(2013-12-28)</small>
*... that the [[Amitabh Bachchan]] Award for Youth Icon of the Year was instituted in his honour at the recently concluded '''[[11th Chennai International Film Festival]]'''? <small>(2014-01-05)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]''''' had its name changed three times owing to its producer's belief in [[numerology]]? <small>(2014-01-06)</small>
*... that one reviewer found '''''[[Poesaka Terpendam]]''''' to be the first film in which [[Djoemala]] seemed out of place? <small>(2014-01-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Koeda Sembrani]]''''' was the last romance which partnered [[Roekiah]] and [[Djoemala]]? <small>(2014-01-11)</small>
*... that although '''[[Tianyi Film Company|Tianyi Studio]]''' was destroyed during the [[Battle of Shanghai|Japanese invasion of Shanghai]], its offshoots, led by [[Run Run Shaw]] ''(pictured)'', later dominated the film-making and television industries of Hong Kong? <small>(2014-01-14)</small>
*... that [[Dean Semler]] was the first recipient of the '''[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography]]''' for his work on ''[[Dances with Wolves]]''? <small>(2014-01-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Elsa (Disney)|Elsa the Snow Queen]]''', a protagonist in Walt Disney's ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'', was originally written as a villain? <small>(2014-01-16)</small>
*... that [[Roger Ebert]] said the [[animated documentary]] film '''''[[Ryan (film)|Ryan]]''''' "is hard to describe, impossible to forget"? <small>(2014-01-16)</small>
*... that ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' is the only post-[[studio era]] movie that went into [[wide release]] during the winter '''[[dump months]]''' to win the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]? <small>(2014-01-17)</small>
*... that the stars of '''''[[Si Gomar]]''''' portrayed each other's parent, child, and lover? <small>(2014-01-17)</small>
*... that to prepare for his role in 1926's '''''[[Subway Sadie]]''''', [[Jack Mulhall]] rode a subway for "practically an entire day"? <small>(2014-01-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[Aurora Film Corporation]]''', founded in 1906, produced India's first [[newsreel]] and first children's film? <small>(2014-01-21)</small>
*... that in the comedy film '''''[[Frank (film)|Frank]]''''', [[Michael Fassbender]]'s character wears a large [[papier-mâché]] head throughout the film? <small>(2014-01-23)</small>
*... that the 1945 film '''''[[Club Havana]]''''' was shot in four days and did not use a script? <small>(2014-01-26)</small>
*... that [[Georges Méliès]]'s 1903 film '''''[[The Oracle of Delphi (film)|The Oracle of Delphi]]''''' was accidentally [[3D film|filmed in 3D]]? <small>(2014-01-26)</small>
*... that 1941's '''''[[Tjioeng Wanara]]''''' was the first "colossal" film production in Indonesia? <small>(2014-01-27)</small>
*... that the creator of the '''[[MovieCode]]''' blog was inspired by Neill Blomkamp's 2013 film ''[[Elysium (film)|Elysium]]'', which uses an extract from an [[Intel]] manual? <small>(2014-01-29)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Craigslist Joe]]''''', about a man living off the kindness of strangers, was inspired in 2008 by the [[Great Recession]]? <small>(2014-02-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Monitors (film)|The Monitors]]''''' was the first film production of Chicago's [[The Second City|Second City]] comedy troupe? <small>(2014-02-01)</small>
*... that [[Saritha]], who plays the female lead in '''''[[Maro Charitra (1978 film)|Maro Charitra]]''''', was the 162nd girl to be auditioned for the part? <small>(2014-02-04)</small>
*... that at the 1998 [[Sundance Film Festival]], director [[Louis C.K.]] personally handed out tickets to distributors to see his new film '''''[[Tomorrow Night (film)|Tomorrow Night]]'''''? <small>(2014-02-04)</small>
*... that '''[[The Elstree Project]]''' is an ongoing oral history of [[Elstree Studios|the studios of Elstree and Borehamwood]], with interviewees including [[Brian Blessed]], [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Roger Moore]]? <small>(2014-02-08)</small>
*... that [[Imelda Marcos]] ''(pictured)'' claimed in the film '''''[[Imelda (film)|Imelda]]''''' that her extravagant clothing "inspired the poor to dress better"? <small>(2014-02-09)</small>
*... that a cash prize [[Ryan Larkin]] won at the [[Melbourne International Film Festival]] for the animated film '''''[[Street Musique]]''''' was used to support young artists in Montreal? <small>(2014-02-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Gadis jang Terdjoeal]]''''' was [[The Teng Chun]]'s first film to take into account the interests of [[native Indonesians]]? <small>(2014-02-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Jake Gyllenhaal filmography|Jake Gyllenhaal]]''''s portrayal of [[Donnie Darko]] character, a sullen and schizophrenic teenager, made him a [[Cult film|cult]] superhero? <small>(2014-02-16)</small>
*... that advertising for the film '''''[[Air Mata Mengalir di Tjitarum]]''''' emphasised a person who did not star in it? <small>(2014-02-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[The FP]]''''' is a film based around a ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'' style video game in which people die of a "187" after losing a dance-off? <small>(2014-02-17)</small>
*... that the 1955 Indonesian comedy '''''[[Tamu Agung]]''''' is a critique of the corruption under [[Sukarno]]'s government? <small>(2014-02-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Toy Story 3]]''''' was listed in [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']]{{'s}} 25 All-Time Best Animated Films? <small>(2014-03-01)</small>
*... that [[Njoo Cheong Seng]]'s '''''[[Pantjawarna]]''''' has been called the first [[musical film|musical]] in Indonesia? <small>(2014-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Rani Mukerji filmography|Rani Mukerji]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the only [[Bollywood]] actress to win both the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] in the same year? <small>(2014-03-06)</small>
*... that [[Tan Tjoei Hock]] held four roles in the production of the pirate film '''''[[Singa Laoet]]'''''? <small>(2014-03-10)</small>
*... that the 2003 period drama '''''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]''''' was originally meant to feature [[Kate Hudson]] before she was replaced with [[Scarlett Johansson]]? <small>(2014-03-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Iron Man 3]]''''' grossed over $1 billion? <small>(2014-03-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Rome & Jewel]]''''' is a [[hip-hop]] musical adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' set in Los Angeles? <small>(2014-03-12)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Artifact (film)|Artifact]]''''' chronicles the $30-million lawsuit filed by record label [[EMI]] against American rock band [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]]? <small>(2014-03-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kalidas (film)|Kalidas]]''''' (1931) was the first ever [[sound film]] to be made in [[Cinema of South India|South India]]? <small>(2014-03-16)</small>
*... that a study by two [[UCLA]] sociologists found that the 1990 film ''[[Come See the Paradise]]'' was the most blatant '''[[Oscar bait]]''' released since 1985? <small>(2014-03-17)</small>
*... that [[Walt Disney]] died during the production of his last film, '''''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'''''? <small>(2014-03-17)</small>
*... that [[Mia May]] starred in [[Joe May|her husband]]'s silent film in eight episodes '''''[[The Mistress of the World]]''''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2014-03-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[Odeon, Kingstanding]]''' has been described as "one of the best surviving examples of Odeon cinemas in Britain"? <small>(2014-03-18)</small>
*... that the scheduled release of the '''''[[The Peanuts Movie|Peanuts]]''''' movie in 2015 would "commemorate the 65th anniversary of [[Peanuts|the comic strip]] and the 50th anniversary of the TV special ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''"? <small>(2014-03-31)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[When Björk Met Attenborough]]''''' features the two celebrities discussing music and technology? <small>(2014-04-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Kangana Ranaut, roles and awards|Kangana Ranaut]]''' was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for portraying a [[Substance dependence|substance-abusing]] supermodel in ''[[Fashion (film)|Fashion]]''? <small>(2014-04-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Neenga Nalla Irukkanum]]''''' (1992), a Tamil film on [[Prohibition in India|Prohibition]], had [[Jayalalithaa]] ''(pictured)'', then [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|chief minister]], playing herself? <small>(2014-04-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Karma (1933 film)|Karma]]''''' (1933) featured the longest kissing scene in the history of Indian cinema ''(screenshot pictured)'', lasting for about four minutes? <small>(2014-04-10)</small>
*... that the French documentary '''''[[Sous le Manteau]]''''' was shot by [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] and shows preparations for an escape attempt? <small>(2014-04-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Star Film (Dutch East Indies company)|Star Film]]''' was unable to complete its sixth film due to the [[Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies]]? <small>(2014-04-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]''''' ''(publicity pictured)'' had so much unused footage, [[Charlton Heston]] used some in ''[[Antony and Cleopatra (1972 film)|Antony and Cleopatra]]''? <small>(2014-04-17)</small>
*... that crew member Sarah Elizabeth Jones, who was killed on the set of '''''[[Midnight Rider (film)|Midnight Rider]]''''', received acknowledgement at the Oscars' ceremony? <small>(2014-04-19)</small>
*... that following the death of [[Rani Chandra]] in a plane crash, unfinished portions involving her in the 1976 Tamil film '''''[[Bhadrakali (film)|Bhadrakali]]''''' were shot with a look-alike? <small>(2014-04-20)</small>
*... that the 2008 surreal film '''''[[Your Name Here]]''''', based on the life of author [[Philip K. Dick]], was the feature film directorial debut of [[Matthew Wilder]]? <small>(2014-04-21)</small>
*... that writer/director [[Hal Hartley]] raised $395,292 to produce his upcoming film '''''[[Ned Rifle]]''''' by launching a [[Kickstarter]] campaign? <small>(2014-04-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Union Films]]''' attempted to draw educated audiences by hiring [[Adnan Kapau Gani|a doctor]] to star in [[Asmara Moerni|their film]]? <small>(2014-04-24)</small>
*... that [[Siegfried Kracauer]] called the 1920 film '''''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]''''' a premonition of the rise of [[Adolf Hitler]], because it spoke to a subconscious need in German society for a tyrant? <small>(2014-04-27)</small>
*... that [[Michael Kessler]] and [[Til Schweiger]] started their film acting career with '''''[[Manta, Manta]]'''''? <small>(2014-05-01)</small>
*... that one reviewer said that the 1991 [[gay pornography|gay pornographic]] film '''''[[Jumper (pornographic film)|Jumper]]''''' was "modeled somewhat" on the 1978 film ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]''? <small>(2014-05-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Railway Collision]]''''', one of the first British films to use scale models, was thought to be so realistic that audiences were convinced that it showed a genuine rail disaster? <small>(2014-05-03)</small>
*... that the [[actor]]s in '''''[[Farmland (film)|Farmland]]''''' are [[farmer]]s and ranchers? <small>(2014-05-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2]]''''' is the first film ever to be shot at casino [[Wynn Las Vegas]] ''(pictured)'', by permission of casino developer [[Steve Wynn]]? <small>(2014-05-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Rosemary's Baby (miniseries)|2014 adaptation of ''Rosemary's Baby'']]''' starring [[Zoe Saldana]] is set in Paris rather than New York City like the [[Rosemary's Baby (novel)|original novel]]? <small>(2014-05-11)</small>
*... that the [[viral video]] '''''[[I Am a Ukrainian]]''''' ''(scene pictured)'' has had by far the greatest impact of any video from the [[2014 Ukrainian revolution]], according to the BBC? <small>(2014-05-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum]]''''' is India's first studio-backed short film made exclusively for the Internet? <small>(2014-05-16)</small>
*... that [[Georges Méliès|a special effects expert]] '''[[A Trip to the Moon|faked a moon landing]]''' ''(pictured)'' using black velvet, a rolling chair, and a heavily [[makeup|made-up]] actor? <small>(2014-05-18)</small>
*... that [[A. R. Rahman]], who won India's '''[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]''' for ''[[Roja]]'', was initially tied with [[Ilaiyaraaja]] before the jury's chairman cast the deciding vote? <small>(2014-05-19)</small>
*... that [[Union Films]]' 1941 film '''''[[Soeara Berbisa]]''''' was advertised as "civilised" enough for European audiences? <small>(2014-05-22)</small>
*... that [[Union Films]]' action film '''''[[Harta Berdarah]]''''' was released during [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]]? <small>(2014-05-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Setangan Berloemoer Darah]]''''' was the second novel to be adapted to [[Cinema of Indonesia|Indonesian film]]? <small>(2014-05-25)</small>
*... that the titular "dewdrop" in the Indonesian war film '''''[[Embun]]''''' is love? <small>(2014-05-26)</small>
*... that [[Sessue Hayakawa]], who played the role of [[Tsuru Aoki]]'s father in the film '''''[[The Wrath of the Gods (1914 film)|The Wrath of the Gods]]''''', married her the same year the film was released? <small>(2014-06-03)</small>
*... that the 39th annual '''[[GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards]]''' ceremony was referred to as the 40th due to superstition? <small>(2014-06-04)</small>
*... that the 1999 film '''''[[Isusumbong Kita Sa Tatay Ko]]''''' was the first Philippine-produced film to exceed 100 million pesos in box office gross? <small>(2014-06-05)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Merdeka 17805]]''''', about the fight for Indonesian independence, was described as a "two-fisted, [[hinomaru]]-waving, blood-and-guts ode to the soldiers who died for the glory of the emperor and for Dai Nippon"? <small>(2014-06-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[Romeo and Juliet (2013 Broadway play)|Romeo and Juliet]]''''' (2013) was the first [[Broadway theatre]] adaptation of William Shakespeare's play since 1977? <small>(2014-06-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Sun Also Rises (ballet)|The Sun Also Rises]]''''' is the first version of [[Ernest Hemingway|Hemingway]]'s novel ''[[en pointe]]''; '''''[[The Sun Also Rises (1984 film)|The Sun Also Rises]]''''' increases the story's death count; and '''''[[The Select (The Sun Also Rises)|The Sun Also Rises]]''''' is known for its award-winning sound design? <small>(2014-06-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Korengal]]''''' examines the military life and experiences of the same men who were in ''[[Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]''? <small>(2014-06-11)</small>
*... that the 1946 drama film '''''[[Her Sister's Secret]]''''' was briefly banned in Ireland? <small>(2014-06-12)</small>
*... that [[Georges Méliès]] filmed '''[[The Coronation of Edward VII|a "pre-reenactment" of Edward VII's coronation]]''' more than a month before [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra|the actual event]] took place? <small>(2014-06-13)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Death in the West]]''''' contains what is believed to be the first recorded admission from a [[Tobacco industry|tobacco company]] representative that smoking causes health problems? <small>(2014-06-14)</small>
*... that the events of [[Selma to Montgomery marches|Bloody Sunday]] are being recreated at the [[Edmund Pettus Bridge]] for the upcoming film '''''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]'''''? <small>(2014-06-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[List of accolades received by Departures|Departures]]''''' was the first Japanese submission to win the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]? <small>(2014-06-18)</small>
*... that Bollywood director '''[[Rahul Rawail]]''' paid tribute to his father '''[[H. S. Rawail]]'''{{`s}} film '''''[[Sunghursh]]''''' (1968) by titling one of his films as '''''[[Jeevan Ek Sanghursh]]''''' (1990)? <small>(2014-06-19)</small>
*... that the 1956 Hindi film '''''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1956 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]''''' was [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] winner [[B. R. Chopra]]'s first film as producer under his banner B. R. Films? <small>(2014-06-21)</small>
*... that the 1998 film '''''[[Pride (1998 film)|Pride]]''''' was controversial for its positive portrayal of Japanese prime minister [[Hideki Tojo|Hideki Tōjō]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2014-06-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dusari Goshta]]''''', a [[biopic]] on ex-[[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]] minister [[Sushilkumar Shinde]], was screened at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan|residence of the President of India]]? <small>(2014-06-25)</small>
*... that [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] ''(pictured)'' witnessed a murder during a [[drug bust]] while he was preparing for his role as a police officer in the film '''''[[End of Watch]]'''''? <small>(2014-06-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]''''' is currently the [[List of highest-grossing animated films|highest-grossing animated film of all time]], and the fifth [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film]]? <small>(2014-06-26)</small>
*... that the lead character of the film '''''[[Hemlock Hoax, the Detective]]''''' had been a minor character in a rejected story? <small>(2014-06-27)</small>
*... that the plot of the 1901 film '''''[[Kansas Saloon Smashers]]''''' was based on an [[editorial cartoon]]? <small>(2014-06-27)</small>
*... that one of '''[[Hrithik Roshan filmography|Hrithik Roshan]]'''{{'}}s first acting roles was as the adopted son of [[Rajinikanth]]'s character in the 1986 film ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]''? <small>(2014-06-28)</small>
*... that the 2013 [[short film]] '''''[[Right There (film)|Right There]]''''' is a homage to [[comedy film#1895–1930|comedies]] of the [[silent film|silent film-era]]? <small>(2014-07-01)</small>
*... that the narrator of the 1958 horror film '''''[[The Screaming Skull]]''''' promises free burial to any audience member who dies of fright? <small>(2014-07-01)</small>
*... that in the [[List of Tamil films of 1964|1964 Tamil film]] '''''[[Bommai]]''''', a doll played the central character? <small>(2014-07-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend]]''''' shows how [[Press Maravich]] inspired his son [[Pete Maravich]] to achieve his dream of making a basketball [[Varsity team#Varsity in North America|varsity team]] as an 8th grader? <small>(2014-07-04)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Art Is... The Permanent Revolution]]''''' features four artists creating politically-inspired art? <small>(2014-07-06)</small>
*... that the music video for [[Enrique Iglesias]]' "[[Hero (Enrique Iglesias song)|Héroe]]" earned a '''[[Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year]]''' and was nominated for four [[2002 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards in 2002]]? <small>(2014-07-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Stations of the Elevated]]''''' is about the [[graffiti]] movement in New York City? <small>(2014-07-07)</small>
*... that the early animated film '''''[[Katsudō Shashin]]''''' ''(frame pictured)'' lasts just three seconds? <small>(2014-07-08)</small>
*... that in discussing his film '''''[[Departures (film)|Departures]]''''', director [[Yōjirō Takita]] drew parallels between cellists and morticians? <small>(2014-07-16)</small>
*... that the revival of the '''[[Sakata Minato-za]]''', the oldest cinema in [[Sakata, Yamagata]], Japan, has been called "like something out of a movie"? <small>(2014-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Adrian P. Thomas]]'''{{`s}} videotaped confession in the death of his four-month-old son is the center of a documentary film on coerced confessions, '''''[[Scenes of a Crime]]'''''? <small>(2014-07-18)</small>
*... that [[Marvel Studios]] considered making stand-alone short films{{mdashb}}known as '''[[Marvel One-Shots]]'''{{mdashb}}for [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]], [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]], and [[Damage Control (comics)|Damage Control]]? <small>(2014-07-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]''''', directed by '''[[Jayant Desai]]''' and based on the life of musician [[Tansen]], was the second-highest grossing Indian film of 1943? <small>(2014-07-19)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[We Were So Beloved]]''''' asks, in the aftermath of [[the Holocaust]], whether survival is an end in itself? <small>(2014-07-20)</small>
*... that reviewers found the [[BBC One]] film '''''[[Common (film)|Common]]''''' "unrelentingly depressing" and "profoundly engaging"? <small>(2014-07-22)</small>
*... that the short-lived '''[[MGM-Pathé Communications]]''' was formed in 1990 when [[Giancarlo Parretti]] purchased [[MGM/UA Communications Inc.]] and merged it with his [[Pathé#Natan to Parretti|Pathé Communications Group]]? <small>(2014-07-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ganga Bruta]]''''' was "[[Humberto Mauro]]'s best film", but was also called "the worst film of all time"? <small>(2014-07-26)</small>
*... that as a technical adviser on the 1970 film ''[[Performance (film)|Performance]]'', '''[[David Litvinoff]]''' introduced the cast and crew to London's underworld? <small>(2014-07-31)</small>
*... that [[Anna Kournikova]]'s half-brother '''[[Allan Kournikova|Allan]]''' was featured in '''''[[The Short Game]]''''', a documentary film about the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Champion{{shy}}ships, which he won? <small>(2014-07-31)</small>
*... that the theme song "'''[[Paano Ang Puso Ko?]]'''" in the 1997 film of the same title was adapted from [[Chuck Willis]]' "What Am I Living For"? <small>(2014-08-03)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Sea of Trees (film)|Sea of Trees]]''''', now in production, is about the Japanese "[[Suicide Forest]]"? <small>(2014-08-06)</small>
*... that the 2014 film '''''[[Chef (film)|Chef]]''''' has been called both [[Jon Favreau]]'s best and worst film by critics? <small>(2014-08-07)</small>
*... that the [[documentary film]] '''''[[Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan]]''''' begins with a horse standing alone in an empty [[Chicago]] street? <small>(2014-08-07)</small>
*... that according to the ''Lesbian Film Guide'', '''''[[She Must Be Seeing Things]]''''' was a "deeply controver{{shy}}sial film{{nbsp}}... dismissed outright by some as pornography"? <small>(2014-08-09)</small>
*... that a critic thought that a "pack of satanic Marmadukes" would be scarier than the film '''''[[Hellhounds (film)|Hellhounds]]'''''? <small>(2014-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]''' has released [[List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films|53 animated features]] to date, from ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937) to ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' (2013)? <small>(2014-08-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Oriental Film]]''' hired [[Njoo Cheong Seng]] and [[Fifi Young]] for their name recognition and only produced one further film after the couple left? <small>(2014-08-17)</small>
*... that director of the film '''''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]''''' drew inspiration from the painting ''[[The Colossus (painting)|The Colossus]]'' ''(pictured)'', as well as [[George Bellows]]'s boxing paintings? <small>(2014-08-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Race (2016 film)|Race]]''''' is the first feature film about [[Jesse Owens]], who won a record-breaking [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics|four gold medals]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin Olympic Games]]? <small>(2014-08-19)</small>
*... that on its 2012 centenary, the '''[[Rio de Janeiro cableway]]''' ''(pictured)'' was honored with a [[Google logo#Google Doodle|Google Doodle]] in Brazil? <small>(2014-08-22)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Michael (2015 film)|Michael]]''''', now in production, is about former gay activist [[Michael Glatze]] (played by [[James Franco]]), who denounced homosexuality following a health scare and became a Christian pastor? <small>(2014-08-25)</small>
*... that the 1920 German film '''''[[The Women House of Brescia]]''''' was rejected by the British Board of Film Classification and banned in Germany? <small>(2014-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Fabien Cousteau]]''' commissioned a '''[[Troy (submarine)|"Trojan shark" submarine]]''' for filming '''[[Shark: Mind of a Demon|a documentary on great white sharks]]''', and recently spent '''[[Mission 31|31 days living underwater]]'''? <small>(2014-08-29)</small>
*... that both of the lead actors in the 2013 film '''''[[Short Term 12]]''''' were cast through [[Skype]]? <small>(2014-08-29)</small>
*... that the American actor [[Jon Cryer]] described the 2014 film '''''[[Hit by Lightning]]''''' as "sort of a mixture of ''[[Body Heat]]'' meets ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]''"? <small>(2014-09-05)</small>
*... that an untitled [[Working Title Films]] film was entitled '''''[[We Are Your Friends (film)|We Are Your Friends]]'''''? <small>(2014-09-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''''', scheduled for a 2015 release, has been in development since 2001? <small>(2014-09-08)</small>
*... that the 2007 film '''''[[Adrift in Manhattan]]''''' was to be initially named ''[[1 (New York City Subway service)|1]]/[[9 (New York City Subway service)|9]]'', after the subway lines, but was changed when the [[Sundance Film Festival]] demanded a more mainstream title? <small>(2014-09-09)</small>
*... that after seeking [[crowdfunding|funding]] through [[Kickstarter]], the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[fan film]] '''''[[Prelude to Axanar]]''''' received [[US Dollar|US$]]101,000 – more than ten times the amount of financing originally sought? <small>(2014-09-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Riddles of the Sphinx]]''''' has been called "one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain during the 1970s"? <small>(2014-09-09)</small>
*... that [[Rajpal Yadav]]'s directorial debut '''''[[Ata Pata Laapata]]''''' was the last film of the veteran actors [[Dara Singh]] and [[Satyadev Dubey]]? <small>(2014-09-10)</small>
*... that the 2001 documentary '''''[[Mind Meld]]''''' features ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''{{'}}s [[William Shatner]] and [[Leonard Nimoy]] discussing the effects the show had on their lives? <small>(2014-09-12)</small>
*... that [[Shep (Thanhouser Collie)|Shep the Dog]] was considered to have given a superior performance to that of his child co-star in '''''[[A Dog's Love]]'''''? <small>(2014-09-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[In the Room (film)|In the Room]]''''', currently in-production and directed by [[Eric Khoo]], is the first ever Singaporean [[erotic film]]? <small>(2014-09-15)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Dallas Buyers Club]]''''' is about [[Ron Woodroof]] (played by [[Matthew McConaughey]]), a real-life [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] patient who smuggled unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas? <small>(2014-09-16)</small>
*... that, after [[Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman|playing a detective]], the social worker LV Wijnhamer became '''[[Pah Wongso Tersangka|a suspect]]'''? <small>(2014-09-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandra Bullock filmography|Sandra Bullock]]''' is the first person to win both a [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]] and an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] on the same weekend? <small>(2014-09-23)</small>
*... that a '''[[Seinfeld: A XXX Parody|porn parody]]''' of the "[[The Soup Nazi|Soup Nazi]]" episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' starred [[James Deen]] as [[Jerry Seinfeld (character)|"Gerry" Seinfeld]]? <small>(2014-09-27)</small>
*... that [[Re-Invention World Tour|Madonna's 2004 concert tour]] was chronicled in '''[[I'm Going to Tell You a Secret|a documentary film]]'''? <small>(2014-09-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Finest Hours (2015 film)|The Finest Hours]]''''', currently in production, is a film based on the [[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]]'s 1952 [[History of the United States Coast Guard#Pendleton rescue|rescue]] of the crews of two oil tankers which had broken apart during a storm? <small>(2014-09-30)</small>
*... that in the 1956 Hindi film '''''[[Raj Hath]]''''' ''(Royal stubbornness)'', the prominent actress [[Madhubala]] dressed up as a man? <small>(2014-10-03)</small>
*... that a scene in the film '''''[[Azúcar Amarga]]''''' showing people deliberately infecting themselves with [[HIV]] to protest against the [[Politics of Cuba|Cuban government]] is based on actual events? <small>(2014-10-04)</small>
*... that [[Martin Scorsese]]'s first British film, '''''[[Tomorrow (2015 film)|Tomorrow]]''''', marks the directorial debut of his long-time script supervisor, Martha Pinson? <small>(2014-10-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[1 (2013 film)|1]]''''' is a documentary film about [[Formula One]]'s progress from [[List of fatal Formula One accidents|multiple fatalities]] per season in its early years to the 1994 death of [[Ayrton Senna]], its most recent? <small>(2014-10-13)</small>
*... that the 1989 film '''''[[Masque of the Red Death (1989 film)|Masque of the Red Death]]''''', produced by [[Roger Corman]], is a remake [[The Masque of the Red Death (film)|of the 1964 picture of the same name]] which was directed by him? <small>(2014-10-15)</small>
*... that the 1967 West German sex-education film '''''[[Helga – Vom Werden des menschlichen Lebens]]''''' featured scenes of childbirth which were the first to be shown publicly in Germany? <small>(2014-10-16)</small>
*... that film titles like '''''[[India Speaks]]''''', ''[[Africa Speaks!]]'', and ''[[Mussolini Speaks]]'' gave [[Duke Ellington]] the idea to call his song "Harlem Speaks"? <small>(2014-10-21)</small>
*... that the ''[[Ocala Star-Banner]]'' considered [[John Ritter]]'s comedy style in the 1983 film '''''[[Sunset Limousine]]''''' to be the "magic ingredient" for the film's success? <small>(2014-10-22)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Freeheld (2015 film)|Freeheld]]''''' is based on the true story of a police officer's battle to transfer her pension to her domestic partner? <small>(2014-10-23)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2016 film)|Our Brand Is Crisis]]''''', based on the documentary [[Our Brand Is Crisis|of the same name]], is about [[Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada]]'s [[Bolivian presidential election, 2002|2002 Bolivian presidential election]] campaign managed by [[James Carville]]? <small>(2014-10-24)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Ricki and the Flash]]''''' will be the second in which [[Meryl Streep]] and her daughter [[Mamie Gummer]] appear together, the first being 1986's ''[[Heartburn (film)|Heartburn]]''? <small>(2014-10-26)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[The Stanford Prison Experiment (film)|The Stanford Prison Experiment]]''''' is about [[Stanford prison experiment|a psychological experiment]] involving prisoners and prison guards, conducted by [[Philip Zimbardo]] at [[Stanford University]] in 1971? <small>(2014-10-27)</small>
*... that the [[Wandervogel]], the [[Hitler Youth]], the [[Swing Kids]], the [[bright young things]], the [[flapper]]s, and the [[Boy Scouts]] are all featured in the 2013 film '''''[[Teenage (film)|Teenage]]'''''? <small>(2014-10-28)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Fault in Our Stars (film)|The Fault in Our Stars]]''''' is based on [[John Green (author)|John Green]]'s novel [[The Fault in Our Stars|of the same name]], inspired by the late [[Esther Earl]]'s life? <small>(2014-10-28)</small>
*... that according to one review of '''''[[The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin]]''''', [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich]] would be "horrified" by the film's "mickey-mousings" of his music? <small>(2014-10-31)</small>
*... that the 2014 [[romantic comedy]] film '''''[[Anjada Gandu (2014 film)|Anjada Gandu]]''''' represents actor [[Sathish Ninasam|Sathish Neenasam]]'s first commercial film role as a solo hero? <small>(2014-11-03)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[St. James Place]]''''' depicts [[James B. Donovan]]'s negotiations for release of American [[Francis Gary Powers]], shot down over the Soviet Union in the [[1960 U-2 incident|1960 U-2 spyplane incident]]? <small>(2014-11-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Titanica]]''''' was the second feature-length [[IMAX]] film released, and included footage of the [[wreck of the RMS Titanic|wreck of the RMS ''Titanic'']] taken using two [[Mir (submersible)|Mir]] submersibles? <small>(2014-11-10)</small>
*... that the 1967 horror film '''''[[The Blood Demon]]''''' was advertised in Rhode Island newspapers as ''Crimson Demon'' to remove the word "blood" from the title? <small>(2014-11-13)</small>
*... that [[Lou Reed]] directed '''[[Red Shirley|a short film]]'''? <small>(2014-11-14)</small>
*... that for '''''[[The Conquest of the Pole]]''''', [[Georges Méliès]] built a man-eating [[marionette]] frost giant ''(pictured)'' that required twelve puppeteers to operate? <small>(2014-11-15)</small>
*... that the [[Muzaffar Ali]]-directed drama '''''[[Aagaman]]''''' (1982) marked the film debut of [[Anupam Kher]]? <small>(2014-11-19)</small>
*... that [[Shirley Clarke]] called '''''[[Goodbye in the Mirror]]''''' the first "real woman's film"? <small>(2014-11-20)</small>
*... that the 2012 satirical comedy drama ''[[OMG – Oh My God!]]'' was the first film produced by '''[[Grazing Goat Pictures Pvt. Ltd]]'''? <small>(2014-11-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dead Rising: Watchtower]]''''', currently in production, is the first digital film to be produced by [[Legendary Pictures]]? <small>(2014-11-26)</small>
*... that Vincent Hanna, the lead character in both '''''[[L.A. Takedown]]''''' and its 1995 remake ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'', was inspired by real-life police officer [[Chuck Adamson]]? <small>(2014-11-30)</small>
*... that London's '''[[Philharmonic Hall, London|Philharmonic Hall]]''' building ''(pictured)'' once had one of 30 car showrooms all in the same street? <small>(2014-11-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[La tragedia del silencio]]''''' was the first Colombian silent film to have a [[film score|score]]? <small>(2014-12-03)</small>
*... that the atmospheric lighting and sets used in BBC's 1979 [[ghost story]] '''''[[Schalcken the Painter]]''''' were based on paintings by [[Johannes Vermeer|Vermeer]]? <small>(2014-12-04)</small>
*... that [[test screening]] participants for the film '''''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]''''' asked, "Why does she have to die at the end?" <small>(2014-12-06)</small>
*... that the [[Anand Patwardhan]] documentary '''''[[Jai Bhim Comrade]]''''', released in 2011, took 14 years to produce? <small>(2014-12-07)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Concussion (2016 film)|Concussion]]''''' is based on the article "Game Brain" by [[Jeanne Marie Laskas]], a true story about [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] in [[National Football League|NFL]] players? <small>(2014-12-09)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]''''' will be the first feature film to premiere simultaneously in [[IMAX]] theaters and on [[Netflix]]? <small>(2014-12-09)</small>
*... that the popularity of the 1965 Scandinavian erotic film '''''[[I, a Woman]]''''' inspired [[Andy Warhol]] to make his experimental film ''[[I, a Man]]''? <small>(2014-12-09)</small>
*... that the 2013 film '''''[[Gravity (film)|Gravity]]''''' won seven Oscars, more than any other film at the [[86th Academy Awards]] ceremony? <small>(2014-12-11)</small>
*... that riots in response to '''''[[El drama del 15 de octubre]]''''' led the '''[[Di Domenico brothers]]''' to cut the most controversial elements of the film? <small>(2014-12-12)</small>
*... that the 2011 film '''''[[Like Crazy]]''''' was filmed without a conventional screenplay, with almost all of the dialogue improvised by the actors? <small>(2014-12-13)</small>
*... that the 1995 documentary '''''[[Father, Son, and Holy War]]''''' was screened by [[Doordarshan]] only after an eleven-year court battle ended with a 2006 order by the [[Supreme Court of India]] to screen it? <small>(2014-12-14)</small>
*... that the 1899 work '''''[[Momijigari (film)|Momijigari]]''''' was the first film to be designated an [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Property]] of Japan? <small>(2014-12-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Colonia Dignidad (film)|Colonia Dignidad]]''''' tells the story of a German woman's attempts to rescue her husband, who had been kidnapped by General [[Augusto Pinochet]]'s [[Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional|DINA]]? <small>(2014-12-15)</small>
*... that director [[Luc Besson]]'s debut feature film '''''[[Le Dernier Combat]]''''' contained only two words of dialogue? <small>(2014-12-15)</small>
*... that the voice actors in '''''[[Chaar Sahibzaade]]''''', the first [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] 3D animation film, were kept anonymous? <small>(2014-12-16)</small>
*... that [[Božidarka Frajt]] won the [[Golden Arena for Best Actress]] for playing herself in '''''[[The Living Truth]]'''''? <small>(2014-12-19)</small>
*... that a ''New York Times Magazine'' writer described [[Ellen Page]]'s performance in the 2005 film '''''[[Hard Candy (film)|Hard Candy]]''''' as her artistic breakthrough performance that "almost no one noticed"? <small>(2014-12-22)</small>
*... that the 2000 film '''''[[Girlfight]]''''' marked the debut of [[Michelle Rodriguez]] ''(pictured)'', who had never had a speaking role before but was called "extraordinarily gifted"? <small>(2014-12-23)</small>
*... that [[Georges Méliès]] plays seven different roles in his film '''''[[Joan of Arc (1900 film)|Joan of Arc]]'''''? <small>(2014-12-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Azhiyatha Kolangal]]''''', [[Balu Mahendra]]'s directorial debut in [[Tamil cinema]], was partly autobiographical? <small>(2014-12-26)</small>
*... that [[Peter Capaldi|The Doctor]] ''(pictured)'' sent a '''[[From The Doctor to my son Thomas|heartwarming video]]''' to console an [[Autism spectrum|autistic]] boy on the death of his grandmother? <small>(2014-12-27)</small>
*... that the [[List of Tamil films of 1978|1978 Tamil film]] '''''[[Aval Appadithan]]''''' included scenes that were shot using live-recording? <small>(2014-12-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Server Sundaram]]''''' (1964) was the first [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] to depict the behind-the-scenes processes involved in film-making? <small>(2014-12-31)</small>
*... that while [[Georges Méliès]] recreated '''''[[The Eruption of Mount Pelee]]''''' ''(pictured)'' using scale models and pyrotechnics, [[Edison Manufacturing Company|Edison]] employees attempted to get a similar effect by making a beer barrel explode? <small>(2014-12-31)</small>
*... that the [[Anime|animated film]] '''''[[The Garden of Words]]''''' by [[Makoto Shinkai]] is a love story intended to convey the [[Love#Japanese|traditional Japanese meaning of "love"]], ''koi'', or "lonely sadness"? <small>(2015-01-01)</small>
*... that [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] is returning in the '''[[Kickboxer (2015 film)|remake]]''' of the original ''[[Kickboxer (1989 film)|Kickboxer]]'' film? <small>(2015-01-02)</small>
*... that Indian actor [[Deepak Tijori]] started his directorial career with a '''[[Oops! (film)|film based on male strippers]]'''? <small>(2015-01-04)</small>
*... that the 2004 romantic comedy '''''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]''''' was [[Kabir Sadanand]]'s directorial debut? <small>(2015-01-04)</small>
*... that in the film ''[[Paa (film)|Paa]]'' ("Father"), actor '''[[Abhishek Bachchan filmography|Abhishek Bachchan]]''' portrays a father, while his real-life father, actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]], plays the role of his 13-year-old son? <small>(2015-01-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Puthiya Paravai]]''''' (1964) was the first [[Tamil film]] to be produced by [[Sivaji Productions|Sivaji Films]]? <small>(2015-01-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Guillaume Gallienne]]''' ''(pictured)'' received critical acclaim for his portrayal of himself and his mother in his 2013 autobiographical comedy film '''''[[Me, Myself and Mum]]'''''? <small>(2015-01-06)</small>
*... that [[Kris Aquino]]'s first film role in '''''[[Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo]]''''' earned her the [[GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Award for Box-Office Queen|Box-Office Queen]] award? <small>(2015-01-06)</small>
*... that the ending of [[Keisuke Kinoshita]]'s film '''''[[Army (1944 film)|Army]]''''' was controversial because it depicted a mother's anxiety at her son going off to war? <small>(2015-01-07)</small>
*... that in 2012, French film composer [[Alexandre Desplat]] received three nominations for the '''[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score]]'''? <small>(2015-01-09)</small>
*... that the [[Anand Patwardhan]] documentary '''''[[Ram ke Naam]]''''' was prevented from being screened at the [[American Museum of Natural History]] by the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]]? <small>(2015-01-11)</small>
*... that in the 1984 [[Indian cinema|Indian]] Tamil film '''''[[Achamillai Achamillai]]''''', a dwarf character named "Suthanthiram" (literally, "Freedom") metaphorically depicts that the freedom of the nation is stunted? <small>(2015-01-17)</small>
*... that ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995), a '''[[List of films released by Yash Raj Films|Yash Raj Films]]''' production, is the longest-running film of Indian cinema? <small>(2015-01-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[J. Gordon Edwards filmography|filmography]]''' of director [[J. Gordon Edwards]] includes over twenty appearances of [[silent film]] [[femme fatale|vamp]] [[Theda Bara]]? <small>(2015-01-21)</small>
*... that a '''[[The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)|2009 BBC adaptation]]''' of [[Henry James]]'s 1898 novella ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]'' set the story in the 1920s rather than the 1840s? <small>(2015-01-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dookudu]]''''' (2011) was the first [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] to be released in 21 [[North India|North Indian]] cities? <small>(2015-01-23)</small>
*... that the song "Kanne Kalaimane" from the [[List of Tamil films of 1982|1982 Tamil film]] '''''[[Moondram Pirai]]''''' was the last song [[Kannadasan]] wrote before his death? <small>(2015-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Julia Roberts filmography|Julia Roberts]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first actress to earn $20 million for a film? <small>(2015-01-25)</small>
*... that the 1914 [[silent film]] '''''[[St. Elmo (1914 film)|St. Elmo]]''''' was financially successful despite a ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' review calling it less valuable than unexposed film? <small>(2015-01-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Vidya Balan filmography|Vidya Balan]]''' ''(pictured)'' won four consecutive [[Filmfare Awards]], three for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and one for [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress (Critics)]], for her starring roles from 2009 to 2012? <small>(2015-01-26)</small>
*... that the 2013 film '''''[[Despicable Me 2]]''''' was predicted to be the most profitable film in the history of [[Universal Studios]]? <small>(2015-01-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Preity Zinta filmography|Preity Zinta]]''' essayed the role of a prostitute hired as a [[Surrogacy|surrogate mother]] in the 2003 film ''[[Chori Chori Chupke Chupke]]''? <small>(2015-01-29)</small>
*... that [[Gene Roddenberry]] blamed religious executives of [[Paramount Studios]] for its rejection of '''''[[Star Trek: The God Thing]]'''''? <small>(2015-01-29)</small>
*... that [[List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s '''[[The President's Plane Is Missing (film)|television film adaptation]]''' of [[Robert J. Serling]]'s '''''[[The President's Plane Is Missing (novel)|The President's Plane Is Missing]]''''' was completed in 1971 but postponed until one year after [[1972 Nixon visit to China|Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China]]? <small>(2015-01-29)</small>
*... that the 2014 film ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'' received '''[[List of accolades received by The Theory of Everything|ten nominations]]''' from the [[British Academy Film Awards]]? <small>(2015-01-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer]]''''', is the first biography of [[Thomas H. Ince|the producer/director]] known as the "Father of the [[Western (genre)|Western]]"? <small>(2015-01-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Arshad Warsi filmography|Arshad Warsi]]''' won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role]] for ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]''? <small>(2015-02-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Legend of Lucky Pie]]''''' was called the Chinese "knock-off" of ''[[Adventure Time]]''? <small>(2015-02-04)</small>
*... that most of [[Fox Film Corporation|Fox Film]]'s [[silent film|silents]] were lost in the '''[[1937 Fox vault fire]]'''? <small>(2015-02-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Till Nowak]]'''{{`}}s German [[mockumentary]] short film '''''[[The Centrifuge Brain Project]]''''' incorporates [[computer-generated imagery]] to create seven realistic fictional [[amusement park ride]]s? <small>(2015-02-05)</small>
*... that the upcoming [[Coen brothers]] film '''''[[Hail, Caesar!]]''''', set in the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|1950s Hollywood film industry]], was originally planned to have a 1920s setting? <small>(2015-02-06)</small>
*... that after '''[[Sony Pictures Entertainment hack|hackers stole confidential information]]''' from [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], former employees sued the company for failing to protect their data? <small>(2015-02-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Kajol filmography|Kajol]]''' became first woman to win the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]] for her performance in ''[[Gupt: The Hidden Truth]]'' (1997)? <small>(2015-02-07)</small>
*... that although not his final release, '''''[[Padayappa]]''''' (1999) was the last film that [[Sivaji Ganesan]] worked? <small>(2015-02-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mouna Ragam]]''''' was the first [[Mani Ratnam]] film to use [[staccato]] dialogue? <small>(2015-02-08)</small>
*... that [[Newton Aduaka]] was the first independent black filmmaker to get a national release in the UK, for '''''[[Rage (1999 film)|Rage]]''''' in 1999? <small>(2015-02-10)</small>
*... that the main cast and supporting actors of the film '''''[[Chotoder Chobi]]''''' were previously non-actors? <small>(2015-02-11)</small>
*... that [[Govind Nihalani]]'s Hindi film '''''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]''''' (1988) was initially aired as a television series? <small>(2015-02-13)</small>
*... that filmgoers incorrectly believed that '''''[[Blackrock (film)|Blackrock]]''''' was a factual account of the [[murder of Leigh Leigh]]? <small>(2015-02-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Richmond Park]]''' in London is three times the size of [[Central Park]] in New York? <small>(2015-02-14)</small>
*... that production has begun on '''''[[Creed (film)|Creed]]''''', a spin-off of ''[[Rocky]]'' and the seventh film in the [[Rocky (film series)|''Rocky'' series]]? <small>(2015-02-16)</small>
*... that [[HBO]] used some 160 lawyers to vet its film '''''[[Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (film)|Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief]]''''' because of the notorious litigiousness of the [[Church of Scientology]]? <small>(2015-02-16)</small>
*... that the 2013 documentary '''''[[The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers]]''''' is based on the 2010 book '''''[[The Prime Ministers|The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership]]'''''? <small>(2015-02-16)</small>
*... that [[Fabrice Aragno]]'s cinematography in [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s [[3D film]] '''''[[Goodbye to Language]]''''' introduced a new kind of camera shot? <small>(2015-02-17)</small>
*... that [[Georges Méliès]]'s film '''''[[The Doctor and the Monkey]]''''' has been compared to the 1981 video game ''[[Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''? <small>(2015-02-19)</small>
*... that to combat "shuddering fluorescent jelly" on TV, [[Jonathan Miller]] launched '''''[[A Trip to the Moon (Chronicle)|A Trip to the Moon]]'''''? <small>(2015-02-20)</small>
*... that [[Alfred Hitchcock]] was an advisor on the official British documentary '''''[[German Concentration Camps Factual Survey]]'''''? <small>(2015-02-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Chennai Express]]''''' is the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|third-highest-grossing Bollywood film]] of all time? <small>(2015-02-24)</small>
*... that the 2012 [[Western (genre)|western]] '''''[[Django Unchained]]''''' is currently [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s highest-grossing film? <small>(2015-02-25)</small>
*... that [[Lady Gaga]] recorded the song "Till It Happens to You" for the 2015 film '''''[[The Hunting Ground]]'''''? <small>(2015-02-28)</small>
*... that production has begun on '''''[[The Taliban Shuffle (film)|The Taliban Shuffle]]''''', a film based on [[The Taliban Shuffle|the memoir]] by Kim Barker? <small>(2015-02-28)</small>
*... that in the 1947 film '''''[[The Beginning or the End]]''''', when [[Vannevar Bush]] tells President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] that he has a top-secret matter to discuss, Roosevelt's dog [[Fala (dog)|Fala]] leaves the room? <small>(2015-03-05)</small>
*... that [[Shah Rukh Khan]] has starred in six films produced by '''[[List of Dharma Productions films|Dharma Productions]]'''? <small>(2015-03-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Miss Kamala]]''''' (1936) was the first [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film]] to be directed by a woman? <small>(2015-03-08)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[India's Daughter]]''''' is based on the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]] and murder of a 23-year-old woman? <small>(2015-03-10)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Money Monster]]''''', a disgruntled viewer takes a TV financial adviser (played by [[George Clooney]]) hostage after following a stock tip and losing all his money? <small>(2015-03-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Ajith Kumar filmography|Ajith Kumar starred]]''' in [[Billa II|Tamil cinema's first prequel]]? <small>(2015-03-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Elvis & Nixon]]''''', currently in-production, centers on the December 1970 meeting between singer [[Elvis Presley]] and [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon]]? <small>(2015-03-16)</small>
*... that when [[film producer]] [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]] first saw '''''[[Life's Shop Window]]''''' he suggested, "Let's burn the damn thing"? <small>(2015-03-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]''''' is the second [[Tim Burton]] film to be shot in [[Tampa Bay]], the first being ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' in 1989? <small>(2015-03-19)</small>
*... that the Philippine documentary '''''[[To Live for the Masses]]''''', on the life of former president [[Joseph Estrada]], was initially given an "XXX" rating by the [[Movie and Television Review and Classification Board|MTCRB]] and was banned from public exhibition? <small>(2015-03-19)</small>
*... that the directors of '''''[[Quinceañera (film)|Quinceañera]]''''' shot the film in their neighbors' houses and cast their cleaning lady in a role? <small>(2015-03-20)</small>
*... that the 1976 Hindi film '''''[[Mrigayaa]]''''' marked the acting debut of danseuse [[Mamata Shankar]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2015-03-23)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Patient Zero (film)|Patient Zero]]''''' was originally known as ''Patient Z''? <small>(2015-03-26)</small>
*... that one of the four photographers filmed in '''''[[Keepers of the Streak]]''''' checked himself out of hospital after a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] to attend [[Super Bowl X]]? <small>(2015-03-27)</small>
*... that the now-[[lost film]] '''''[[September Morn (film)|September Morn]]''''' concluded with a sailor having "Votes for Women" tattooed on his chest? <small>(2015-03-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Snowden (film)|Snowden]]''''', the film about whistleblower [[Edward Snowden]], currently in production, is based on ''[[The Snowden Files]]'' and ''Time of the Octopus''? <small>(2015-03-29)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Love and Friendship (film)|Love and Friendship]]''''' is based on [[Jane Austen]]'s epistolary novel, ''[[Lady Susan]]''? <small>(2015-03-30)</small>
*... that in ''[[Tangled]]'', the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney]] adaptation of the fairy tale "[[Rapunzel]]", the princess is not rescued by a prince, but by '''[[Flynn Rider|a thief]]'''? <small>(2015-03-31)</small>
*[[The Danish Girl (film)]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2015-03-31)</small>
*... that [[Philippe Martinez]]'s 2014 action film '''''[[Viktor (film)|Viktor]]''''', starring [[Gérard Depardieu]] and [[Elizabeth Hurley]], was filmed entirely in Russia? <small>(2015-04-02)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Morrissey: 25 Live]]''''' commemorates [[Morrissey]]'s 25-year solo career, and was filmed at a concert that sold out in 12 seconds? <small>(2015-04-03)</small>
*... that the reel length of '''''[[Mayabazar]]''''' was 5,888 metres (19,318 ft)? <small>(2015-04-06)</small>
*... that although the [[I Am Not a Serial Killer|novel on which it is based]] is set in North Dakota, the forthcoming film '''''[[I Am Not a Serial Killer (film)|I Am Not a Serial Killer]]''''' is being filmed in Minnesota? <small>(2015-04-07)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[The Great Wall (film)|The Great Wall]]''''' is said to be the largest film ever shot entirely in China? <small>(2015-04-07)</small>
*... that [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]] wrote the television film '''''[[Coalition (film)|Coalition]]''''' with the aim of getting the audience to empathise with politicians? <small>(2015-04-08)</small>
*... that permission was granted to produce '''''[[Sacred Sperm]]''''', despite the premise being prohibited on religious grounds? <small>(2015-04-08)</small>
*... that Marvel's character [[Deadpool]] is getting his own '''[[Deadpool (film)|solo film]]''' after appearing in ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' in 2009? <small>(2015-04-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Infiltrator (2016 film)|The Infiltrator]]''''' is the true story of [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] agent Robert Mazur, who helped bust [[Pablo Escobar]]'s money-laundering organization? <small>(2015-04-10)</small>
*... that the Chinese documentary '''''[[Under the Dome (film)|Under the Dome]]''''', criticising China's air pollution, was praised by China's environment minister? <small>(2015-04-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jane Eyre (1910 film)|Jane Eyre]]''''' was the first American movie adaptation of [[Jane Eyre|the novel]]? <small>(2015-04-12)</small>
*... that production has finally begun on '''''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]''''', which has been in development since 1991? <small>(2015-04-13)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Amy Adams filmography|Amy Adams]]''' has been nominated five times for an [[Academy Award]]? <small>(2015-04-14)</small>
*... that the 2012 [[political thriller]] '''''[[List of accolades received by Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]''''' was only the fourth film in Academy Award history to win [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] without a nomination for its director? <small>(2015-04-14)</small>
*... that currently in-production film '''''[[Joy (film)|Joy]]''''' is about inventor and entrepreneur [[Joy Mangano]]? <small>(2015-04-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Tokyo File 212]]''''' was Hollywood's first feature film to be shot entirely in Japan? <small>(2015-04-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Alone in Berlin (film)|Alone in Berlin]]''''' is based on [[Every Man Dies Alone|a best-selling novel]] about the true story of [[Otto and Elise Hampel|a German couple]] who protested against [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[Nazism|Nazis]]? <small>(2015-04-18)</small>
*... that [[Sivaji Ganesan]] won Best Actor for '''''[[Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film)|Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]''''' at the 1960 Afro-Asian Film Festival, becoming the first Indian actor to win in that category in an international film festival? <small>(2015-04-21)</small>
*... that '''[[My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes|a new documentary]]''' recounts how Italian cycling champion [[Gino Bartali]] risked his life to rescue hundreds of Jews and [[Italian resistance movement|partisans]] during World War II, but never spoke of it until late in life? <small>(2015-04-22)</small>
*... that the in-production '''''[[Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur]]''''' is the first of a planned six-film series? <small>(2015-04-23)</small>
*... that [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] won two [[National Film Awards (India)|National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|writing]] and [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|composing the music]] for the film '''''[[List of accolades received by Haider (film)|Haider]]''''' (2014), which he also directed and co-produced? <small>(2015-04-23)</small>
*... that the early DVD release of '''''[[The Last Proletarians of Football]]''''' was shipped with a pennant claiming that [[Hamburger SV]] won the [[1982 UEFA Cup Final]], even though that team lost the final? <small>(2015-04-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Grosvenor Picture Palace]]''' ''(pictured)'', built in 1913–15 in [[Manchester]], was once the largest cinema in the United Kingdom outside of London, and is now a student [[pub]] called The Footage? <small>(2015-04-26)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Captive (2015 film)|Captive]]''''' depicts the true story of [[Brian Nichols]]? <small>(2015-04-28)</small>
*... that Indian actress '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Parineeti Chopra|Parineeti Chopra]]''' won the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]] for her first lead role in the 2012 romantic drama ''[[Ishaqzaade]]''? <small>(2015-04-28)</small>
*... that the Tamil poet [[Vairamuthu]] is the most frequent winner of the '''[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Indian National Film Award for Best Lyrics]]''', winning six times? <small>(2015-04-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Julianne Moore filmography|Julianne Moore]]''' has won acting awards from the [[Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Berlin]], [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Cannes]], and [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress|Venice]] film festivals as well as the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]]? <small>(2015-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Nicole Kidman filmography|Nicole Kidman]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Australian to win the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]]? <small>(2015-05-01)</small>
*... that the release of the 2002 documentary '''''[[War and Peace (2002 film)|War and Peace]]''''' was blocked by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Indian censor board]], which demanded 21 cuts? <small>(2015-05-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Gift (2015 film)|The Gift]]''''' has been made by [[Joel Edgerton]]? <small>(2015-05-02)</small>
*... that [[Priyanka Chopra]] won a second consecutive [[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]], for the 2009 caper-thriller '''''[[Kaminey]]'''''? <small>(2015-05-03)</small>
*... that [[Kangana Ranaut]] won both the [[National Film Award for Best Actress|National Film Award]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Award]] for Best Actress for the 2014 comedy-drama film '''''[[List of accolades received by Queen (film)|Queen]]'''''? <small>(2015-05-03)</small>
*... that [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]] was slated to direct '''''[[Jungle Book: Origins]]''''', but left to direct ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' instead? <small>(2015-05-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Every Last Child]]''''' exposes false propaganda against [[polio vaccination]]s, such as the idea it is a plot by [[Jews]] and [[Christians]] to eliminate [[Muslims]]? <small>(2015-05-04)</small>
*... that [[Stan Winston]]'s special effects studio cut its prices in half to meet the budget for the film '''''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]''''', as it was desperate to work on the project? <small>(2015-05-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[Zolykha's Secret]]''''' was the first prominent feature film produced in post-[[Taliban]] [[Afghanistan]]? <small>(2015-05-06)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Free State of Jones (film)|The Free State of Jones]]''''' is the story of [[Southern Unionist]] [[Newton Knight]] (played by [[Matthew McConaughey]])? <small>(2015-05-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ip Man 3]]''''' may be [[Donnie Yen]]'s final [[martial arts film]]? <small>(2015-05-09)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[The Childhood of a Leader (film)|The Childhood of a Leader]]''''' is the feature directing debut of [[Brady Corbet]]? <small>(2015-05-10)</small>
*... that [[Matt Damon]] was previously set to re-team with [[Kenneth Lonergan]] on '''''[[Manchester-by-the-Sea (film)|Manchester-by-the-Sea]]''''', but [[Casey Affleck]] replaced him to lead the film? <small>(2015-05-12)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Arms and the Dudes]]''''' is the true story of arms dealers David Packouz and [[Efraim Diveroli]]? <small>(2015-05-12)</small>
*... that all three films in the '''[[Ip Man (film series)|''Ip Man'' series]]''' about [[Yip Man]] (played by [[Donnie Yen]]) are directed by [[Wilson Yip]]? <small>(2015-05-13)</small>
*... that [[Rosamund Pike]] won the [[Empire Award for Best Actress]] for her role in '''''[[List of accolades received by Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'''''? <small>(2015-05-13)</small>
*... that the 2012 [[Cinema of Turkey|Turkish]] historical drama film '''''[[Çanakkale 1915]]''''' was [[Screenwriter|screen-written]] by [[Turgut Özakman]] and based on his 2008 historical novel ''Diriliş: Çanakkale 1915''? <small>(2015-05-13)</small>
*... that villains [[Bebop and Rocksteady]] will appear in the upcoming film '''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half Shell]]'''''? <small>(2015-05-14)</small>
*... that during location filming, [[Ron Howard]]'s upcoming thriller '''''[[Inferno (2016 film)|Inferno]]''''' was code-named "Headache"? <small>(2015-05-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Meryl Streep on screen and stage|Meryl Streep]]''' has received 19 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, more than any other actor or actress in history? <small>(2015-05-18)</small>
*... that ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' producer [[Bob Justman]] said you could hit '''[[Janice Rand]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' hair with a [[sledgehammer]] and not leave a dent? <small>(2015-05-20)</small>
*... that in 2013, '''[[Deepika Padukone filmography|Deepika Padukone]]''' ''(pictured)'' starred in ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' and ''[[Chennai Express]]'', both of which rank among the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood films]]? <small>(2015-05-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (1965 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]''''' (1965), Tamil writer [[Jayakanthan]]'s directorial debut, was shot in 21 days? <small>(2015-05-22)</small>
*... that the house which [[Balu Mahendra]] constructed as a set for the film '''''[[Veedu (1988 film)|Veedu]]''''' (1988) is now home to a film school he started in 2007? <small>(2015-05-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[I Am Wrath]]''''' was put on ice for two years and began filming in March 2015 with a [[John Travolta|new lead actor]] and [[Chuck Russell|new director]]? <small>(2015-05-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Denzel Washington on screen and stage|Denzel Washington]]''' was the first [[African American]] actor to win two competitive Oscars? <small>(2015-05-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Big Short (film)|The Big Short]]''''' is a drama about a crisis? <small>(2015-05-31)</small>
*... that [[Mark Wahlberg]] is playing real-life hero Mike Williams in the upcoming film '''''[[Deepwater Horizon (film)|Deepwater Horizon]]'''''? <small>(2015-06-01)</small>
*... that the plot of the 2015 [[Malayalam]] film '''''[[Oru Second Class Yathra]]''''' was found to begin well but end weakly? <small>(2015-06-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Madhuri Dixit filmography|Madhuri Dixit]]''' holds the record for the most nominations (14) for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]? <small>(2015-06-03)</small>
*... that [[George Kuchar]]'s '''''[[Hold Me While I'm Naked]]''''' was ranked 52nd in the ''Village Voice'' Critics' Poll of the 100 best films of the 20th century? <small>(2015-06-04)</small>
*... that [[Grace Kelly]] ''(pictured)'' won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]] in 1955, then '''[[Grace Kelly filmography|retired from acting]]''' the following year at the age of 26? <small>(2015-06-06)</small>
*... that [[Audrey Hepburn]] won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]] for '''[[Audrey Hepburn on screen and stage|her first Hollywood role]]'''? <small>(2015-06-07)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[How to Be Single (film)|How to Be Single]]''''' is based on [[Liz Tuccillo]]'s debut novel of the same name? <small>(2015-06-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Gayby Baby]]''''' is a documentary film about "gaybies", children raised by gay or lesbian couples? <small>(2015-06-10)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Dimension 5 (film)|Dimension 5]]''''' featured many cast members who had appeared, or would appear, on ''[[Star Trek]]'', including three who appeared on the pilot episode "[[The Cage (Star Trek: The Original Series)|The Cage]]"? <small>(2015-06-11)</small>
*... that the 1983 Tamil film '''''[[Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum]]''''' featured a performance by [[Bharata Natyam]] dancer [[Dhananjayans|V. P. Dhananjayan]], depicting the tale of [[Nandanar]], a Nayanar saint? <small>(2015-06-12)</small>
*... that an incomplete copy of the 1910 silent film '''''[[Thelma (1910 film)|Thelma]]''''' exists in the [[Library of Congress]] archives? <small>(2015-06-12)</small>
*... that [[Priyanka Chopra]] won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] for portraying a [[Femme fatale|femme fatale]] who murders her seven husbands in '''''[[List of accolades received by 7 Khoon Maaf|7 Khoon Maaf]]'''''? <small>(2015-06-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[16 Vayathinile]]''''' (1977) was [[Rajinikanth]]'s first colour film? <small>(2015-06-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[13 Hours (film)|13 Hours]]''''', a dramatization of [[2012 Benghazi attack|the 2012 attack]] on the American diplomatic compound in [[Benghazi]], is filming in [[Malta]] and [[Morocco]]? <small>(2015-06-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Viddsee]]''' was founded because Asian short films were being drowned out by other video hosting sites? <small>(2015-06-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Clock (2010 film)|The Clock]]''''' strikes [[Orson Welles]] at midnight? <small>(2015-06-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Pathala Bhairavi]]''''' (1951) was the only [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film]] to be screened at the first [[International Film Festival of India]]? <small>(2015-06-24)</small>
*... that [[Priyanka Chopra]]  won several Best Actress awards including the [[National Film Award for Best Actress|National Film Award]] and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Award]] for the 2008 drama film '''''[[List of accolades received by Fashion (film)|Fashion]]'''''? <small>(2015-06-27)</small>
*... that the Indian filmmaker [[Satyajit Ray]] '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Satyajit Ray|was awarded]]''' both India's [[Bharat Ratna|highest civilian award]] and France's [[Legion of Honour|highest decoration]]? <small>(2015-07-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[ETC Bollywood Business Awards]]''' are the only awards in India that judge films based on their box-office performance? <small>(2015-07-03)</small>
*... that [[María Eugenia Suárez]], who plays a victim of [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]] in the film '''''[[Abzurdah]]''''', lost 6 kg (13 lb) during production? <small>(2015-07-05)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Mahler on the Couch]]''''' deals with a love triangle between [[Alma Mahler]], [[Walter Gropius]], and [[Gustav Mahler]], and Gustav's consultation with [[Sigmund Freud]]? <small>(2015-07-07)</small>
*... that [[Sian Heder]] had written the screenplay for '''''[[Tallulah (film)|Tallulah]]''''' by 2006, but the film only began shooting this June? <small>(2015-07-08)</small>
*... that the soundtrack of 1982 film '''''[[Ezhavathu Manithan]]''''' featured songs from a pre-recorded album of [[L. Vaidyanathan]], composed using the lyrics of [[Subramania Bharati]]'s poetry? <small>(2015-07-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Tabu filmography|Tabu]]''' has won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] a record four times? <small>(2015-07-09)</small>
*... that the director of the Australian-set film '''''[[The Inbetweeners 2]]''''' considered filming it in South Africa in order to save money? <small>(2015-07-09)</small>
*... that the Tamil film '''''[[Uyarndha Manithan]]''''' was adapted from the 1966 Bengali film ''[[Uttar Purush]]''? <small>(2015-07-16)</small>
*... that allegations have been made that the 2009 film ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' plagiarised the 1992 film '''''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'''''? <small>(2015-07-17)</small>
*... that after [[Roberto Orci]] exited the movie '''''[[Star Trek Beyond]]''''', [[Edgar Wright]] was rumoured to direct it, but [[Justin Lin]] got the job? <small>(2015-07-19)</small>
*... that [[Alexandre Desplat]]'s '''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (soundtrack)|musical score]]''' to the 2003 film ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]'' raised his international profile and led to a career composing major productions like ''[[The King's Speech]]''? <small>(2015-07-20)</small>
*... that an upcoming '''[[Going Under (2016 film)|untitled film]]''' is the directorial debut by brothers [[Mark Cullen (writer)|Mark]] & [[Robb Cullen]]? <small>(2015-07-21)</small>
*... that the night scenes in the film ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'' were filmed '''[[day for night|during the day]]'''? <small>(2015-07-22)</small>
*... that despite her pregnancy, actress [[Smita Patil]] continued filming for '''''[[Thikana (film)|Thikana]]''''' (1987), but died from childbirth complications before the film's release? <small>(2015-07-22)</small>
*... that [[Glenn Close]]'s daughter Annie Starke is making her acting debut in '''''[[The Greens Are Gone]]'''''? <small>(2015-07-22)</small>
*... that '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Leonardo DiCaprio|Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated]]''' for five [[Academy Awards]], including three as [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]? <small>(2015-07-23)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Gold (2016 film)|Gold]]''''' recounts the true story of [[Bre-X]]'s mining scandal? <small>(2015-07-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Goon: Last of the Enforcers]]''''' is the directorial debut by [[Jay Baruchel]]? <small>(2015-07-29)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Miracles from Heaven (film)|Miracles from Heaven]]''''' is based on [[Miracles from Heaven|a memoir]] by Christy Beam about her sick daughter, who was miraculously cured after surviving a [[near-death experience]]? <small>(2015-07-29)</small>
*... that in the 1971 [[science fiction film]] '''''[[The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler]]''''', the clones were referred to as ''[[soma]]'', which is Greek for ''body''? <small>(2015-07-31)</small>
*... that logger and farmer Bob Tarasuk plays logger and farmer Bob Tarasuk in '''''[[Bob and the Trees]]'''''? <small>(2015-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Shahid Kapoor filmography|Shahid Kapoor]]''' worked as a background dancer in the films ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' and ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]''? <small>(2015-08-02)</small>
*... that with '''''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]''''', [[Allu Arjun]] became the first [[Telugu people|Telugu]] actor with two consecutive films earning more than ₹500 million worldwide? <small>(2015-08-03)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Christ the Lord (film)|Christ the Lord]]''''', based on [[Anne Rice]]'s novel ''[[Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt]]'', revolves around the fictional life of [[Jesus]] at age seven? <small>(2015-08-03)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Southside with You]]''''' focuses on the first date of [[Barack Obama|Barack]] and [[Michelle Obama|Michelle Robinson Obama]] in 1989? <small>(2015-08-04)</small>
*... that to '''[[Brad Pitt filmography|star in a film]]''', [[Brad Pitt]] had to learn [[boxing]], [[taekwondo]], and [[grappling]]? <small>(2015-08-06)</small>
*... that [[Henry Cavill]] was previously set to portray John Stratton in '''''[[Stratton: First Into Action]]''''' but left due to creative differences and was replaced by [[Dominic Cooper]]? <small>(2015-08-06)</small>
*... that a [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|World War II-era seaplane]] broke apart in a salvage operation during the filming of '''''[[USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage]]'''''? <small>(2015-08-07)</small>
*... that [[Chloë Grace Moretz]] is playing real-life journalist [[Susannah Cahalan]] in the upcoming film '''''[[Brain on Fire (film)|Brain on Fire]]''''', based on [[Brain on Fire|Cahalan's memoir]]? <small>(2015-08-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Jessica Chastain on screen and stage|Jessica Chastain]]''' had guest roles in the television shows ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'' after graduating from [[Juilliard School|Juilliard]]? <small>(2015-08-08)</small>
*... that mother and daughter [[Susan Sarandon]] and [[Eva Amurri]] are both starring in '''''[[Mothers Day (film)|Mothers Day]]''''' having previously worked together on 2002's ''[[The Banger Sisters]]''? <small>(2015-08-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Manisha Koirala filmography|film roles]]''' of Nepalese actress [[Manisha Koirala]] ''(pictured)'' have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during the [[Bombay Riots]], the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist? <small>(2015-08-16)</small>
*... that [[Nevio Marasović]]'s 2010 debut '''''[[The Show Must Go On (2010 film)|The Show Must Go On]]''''' is only the third [[science fiction]] film in the history of [[Cinema of Croatia|Croatian cinema]]? <small>(2015-08-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Enough Said (film)|Enough Said]]''''' is dedicated to [[James Gandolfini]] ''(pictured)'', who starred in the film but died before it was released? <small>(2015-08-28)</small>
*... that the 1983 Tamil film '''''[[Oru Indhiya Kanavu]]''''' was based on a play by the director [[Komal Swaminathan]] himself? <small>(2015-08-29)</small>
*... that the original script outline for the romantic comedy '''''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]''''' (2014) was characterised as ''[[The First Wives Club]]'' (1996) but with a younger cast? <small>(2015-08-29)</small>
*... that the fictional character '''[[Elvira Hancock]]''', played by [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], has been described as an "embittered drug addict with the self-esteem of an empty bullet casing"? <small>(2015-08-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[List of accolades received by Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]''''' won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]? <small>(2015-09-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dabangg]]''''' is the [[List of Bollywood films of 2010|highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010]]? <small>(2015-09-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Raveena Tandon filmography|Raveena Tandon]]''' won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2001 drama film ''[[Daman (film)|Daman]]''? <small>(2015-09-13)</small>
*... that American actor and producer '''[[Michael Douglas on stage and screen|Michael Douglas]]''' began his film career with an uncredited role in ''[[Cast a Giant Shadow]]'' (1966)? <small>(2015-09-14)</small>
*... that after the theatrical release of '''''[[The Interview (2014 film)|The Interview]]''''' was cancelled due to [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]] being [[Sony Pictures Entertainment hack|hacked]], it earned over $40 million from an online release? <small>(2015-09-17)</small>
*... that producer [[Denise Di Novi]]'s directorial debut is '''''[[Unforgettable (2016 film)|Unforgettable]]'''''? <small>(2015-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Bipasha Basu filmography|Bipasha Basu]]''' was the first actress in [[Bollywood]] to play [[conjoined twins]]? <small>(2015-09-18)</small>
*... that shortly after receiving the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for '''''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''''' (1979), [[Shobha]] committed suicide by hanging herself? <small>(2015-09-19)</small>
*... that [[Rena Vlahopoulou]], the star of the film '''''[[The Countess of Corfu]]''''', was born in [[Corfu]]? <small>(2015-09-20)</small>
*... that [[Colin Firth]] is portraying the real-life amateur sailor [[Donald Crowhurst]] in an '''[[Untitled Donald Crowhurst film|upcoming film]]'''? <small>(2015-09-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam]]''''' and '''''[[Nizhalgal]]''''' were the only Tamil films to be screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]] in 1981? <small>(2015-09-24)</small>
*... that film professor [[Ray Carney]] found the first version of '''''[[Shadows (1959 film)|Shadows]]''''' after searching for decades? <small>(2015-09-24)</small>
*... that the [[YouTube]] trailer of '''''[[Friends with Benefits (film)|Friends with Benefits]]''''' attracted over a million views in 48 hours, becoming the most viewed video in the film category? <small>(2015-09-25)</small>
*... that [[Cartoon Network]] asked for '''''[[Tome of the Unknown]]''''', the pilot for the miniseries ''[[Over the Garden Wall (miniseries)|Over the Garden Wall]]'', to be a feature film, while [[Patrick McHale (artist)|its director]] envisioned a three-season order? <small>(2015-09-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral]]''''' (1978) was director [[A. Bhimsingh]]'s last film? <small>(2015-09-26)</small>
*... that [[Alicia Vikander]] left '''''[[The Circle (2016 film)|The Circle]]''''' for [[Untitled fifth Bourne film|the fifth ''Bourne'' film]]''? <small>(2015-09-26)</small>
*... that the comedy '''''[[The Late Bloomer]]''''' was inspired by [[Ken Baker (entertainment journalist)|Ken Baker]], who went through puberty at the age of 27? <small>(2015-09-28)</small>
*... that the lesbian romantic coming-of-age drama, '''''[[List of accolades received by Blue Is the Warmest Colour|Blue Is the Warmest Colour]]''''' (2013), was the first film for which three artists received the [[Palme d'Or]]? <small>(2015-09-30)</small>
*... that although [[Paul Newman]] ''(pictured)'' and director [[Martin Ritt]] conceived the eponymous lead of '''''[[Hud (1963 film)|Hud]]''''' as morally repugnant, they were astonished to find young audiences warming to the character? <small>(2015-10-01)</small>
*... that the '''[[Puccio family]]''', who were involved in kidnappings and murders in Argentina in the 1980s, are the subject of the film '''''[[The Clan (2015 film)|The Clan]]''''' and the TV series '''''[[Historia de un clan]]'''''? <small>(2015-10-01)</small>
*... that the Argentine film '''''[[Francis: Pray for me]]''''' is based on the [[Pope Francis]] biography ''[[Pope Francis: Life and Revolution]]'' written by journalist [[Elisabetta Piqué]]? <small>(2015-10-03)</small>
*... that ''[[Oklahoma! (1955 film)|Oklahoma!]]'', a film '''[[Rod Steiger on screen and stage|starring Rod Steiger]]''', had a crew of 325 people and some 70 trucks? <small>(2015-10-04)</small>
*... that on the first day of filming '''''[[The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist]]''''', the set was blessed by a priest? <small>(2015-10-07)</small>
*... that the 2011 animated film '''''[[The Tragedy of Man (film)|The Tragedy of Man]]''''', directed by [[Marcell Jankovics]], was produced over a period of 23 years? <small>(2015-10-08)</small>
*... that ''[[The Morning Telegraph]]'' found the story of '''''[[Checkmate (1911 film)|Checkmate]]''''' to be foolish and completely improbable on many accounts? <small>(2015-10-11)</small>
*... that [[Sheela]] was the first recipient of the '''[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]]'''? <small>(2015-10-11)</small>
*... that the protagonist of the 2005 film '''''[[Anniyan]]''''' is a [[grim reaper]]-style serial killer whose website depicts all the punishments that await sinners in hell? <small>(2015-10-12)</small>
*... that [[Andrew Garfield]] is playing the real-life character [[Desmond Doss]] in the World War II-set film '''''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'''''? <small>(2015-10-12)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Creeping Garden]]''''' shows [[slime mold]]s finding their way through a [[maze]] in search of food? <small>(2015-10-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Untitled fifth Bourne film|fifth ''Bourne'']]''' film will be set in "a Post-[[Edward Snowden|Snowden]] World"? <small>(2015-10-14)</small>
*... that the 1963 film '''''[[Violated Paradise]]''''', featuring female pearl divers, was filmed entirely in Japan? <small>(2015-10-16)</small>
*... that [[A. R. Rahman]] worked as a keyboard player under [[Ilaiyaraaja]] in '''''[[Moodu Pani]]''''' (1980)? <small>(2015-10-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[My Scientology Movie]]''''' by [[Louis Theroux]] re-enacts scenes of alleged abuse in the Church of Scientology's punishment facility, [[The Hole (Scientology)|the Hole]]? <small>(2015-10-28)</small>
*... that the romantic comedy film '''''[[Obvious Child]]''''' was praised for its portrayal of abortion? <small>(2015-10-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Underworld: Next Generation|vampires were caught on camera]]''' in [[Prague]]? <small>(2015-10-31)</small>
*... that [[Lucio Fulci]]'s 1979 film '''''[[Zombi 2]]''''' has been released under eleven different titles? <small>(2015-10-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[List of accolades received by Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]''''' won the Grand Jury Prize as well as the Audience Award at the [[2014 Sundance Film Festival]], where it premiered? <small>(2015-11-01)</small>
*... that the director of '''''[[Resident Evil: The Final Chapter]]''''' says it really will be the final chapter of [[Resident Evil (film series)|''Resident Evil'']]? <small>(2015-11-02)</small>
*... that actor [[Ewan McGregor]] is making his directorial debut with '''''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]''''', after the original director left? <small>(2015-11-03)</small>
*... that the 2012 drama film '''''[[Smashed (film)|Smashed]]''''' was partly funded by [[Minnesota Vikings]] owner [[Zygi Wilf]]? <small>(2015-11-03)</small>
*... that at the [[85th Academy Awards]], '''''[[List of accolades received by Silver Linings Playbook|Silver Linings Playbook]]''''' became the first film in 31 years to be nominated in [[List of films with all four Academy Award acting nominations|all four acting categories]]? <small>(2015-11-04)</small>
*... that it took only six months to complete the production of '''''[[Frozen Fever]]'''''? <small>(2015-11-07)</small>
*... that moviegoers in 1924 saw Justin Victor get away with murder because '''''[[It Is the Law]]'''''? <small>(2015-11-08)</small>
*... that [[Netflix]] paid $60 million to buy distribution rights to the '''''[[War Machine (film)|War Machine]]'''''? <small>(2015-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Alejandro González Iñárritu|Alejandro González Iñárritu]]''' is the first Mexican director nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Directing]], and the first to win the [[Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award]]? <small>(2015-11-12)</small>
*... that [[Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.|Theodore Roosevelt]] was quoted in advertising for [[Bela Lugosi]]'s first American film, '''''[[The Silent Command]]'''''? <small>(2015-11-12)</small>
*... that salacious sex scenes were filmed for '''''[[Isabelle Eberhardt (film)|Isabelle Eberhardt]]''''', though they did not make the film's final cut? <small>(2015-11-14)</small>
*... that various incarnations of '''''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]''''', the upcoming 2016 [[Marvel Studios]] film, have been in development since 1986? <small>(2015-11-23)</small>
*... that the first two films in the '''[[Hotel Transylvania (franchise)|''Hotel Transylvania'' franchise]]''' have grossed over $762 million with a budget of just $165 million? <small>(2015-11-24)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Sand Castle (film)|Sand Castle]]''''' centers around the real-life experience of its screenwriter Chris Roessner? <small>(2015-11-25)</small>
*... that while the film '''''[[The Girl on the Train (2016 film)|The Girl on the Train]]''''' is set in New York, [[The Girl on the Train (novel)|the novel]] is set in London? <small>(2015-11-26)</small>
*... that [[Relativity Media]] sold '''''[[The Space Between Us (film)|The Space Between Us]]''''' to [[STX Entertainment|another studio]] to avoid having to file for bankruptcy? <small>(2015-11-27)</small>
*... that the community reaction to ''[[Dead Island]]''{{'s}} '''[[Dead Island announcement trailer|announcement trailer]]''' made the game developer [[Techland]] adjust the game's tone? <small>(2015-11-28)</small>
*... that [[Laverne Cox]] has been cast as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the upcoming '''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event|"reimagining" of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'']]'''? <small>(2015-11-28)</small>
*... that a "'''[[11B-X-1371|creepy puzzle]]'''" mailed to a Swedish tech blogger was found to contain coded messages implying a threat against the [[President of the United States]]? <small>(2015-12-02)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Charlize Theron filmography|Charlize Theron]]''' made her debut in an uncredited role in the 1995 horror film ''[[Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest]]''? <small>(2015-12-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Her Humble Ministry]]''''', featuring [[Florence Lawrence]] as a character rehabilitated by nuns, was called "one of the most wisely conducted films" with a religious motif? <small>(2015-12-11)</small>
*... that [[Blake Lively]] will be surviving shark attacks in '''''[[The Shallows (film)|The Shallows]]'''''? <small>(2015-12-15)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Birth of the Dragon]]''''' is about [[Bruce Lee]] as a young martial artist and his famous fight with Shaolin Master [[Wong Jack Man]] in 1965? <small>(2015-12-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[Srimanthudu]]''''' became the second-biggest [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film opener of the year, with a first-day global gross of {{INR}}310 million? <small>(2015-12-20)</small>
*... that the song "Vrehei Fotia Sti Strata Mou" ("It's Raining Fire In My Way"), heard in the 1970 film '''''[[Visibility Zero]]''''', launched the career of Greek [[laïko]] singer [[Stratos Dionysiou]]? <small>(2015-12-23)</small>
*... that [[David Leitch (filmmaker)|David Leitch]] left his partner [[Chad Stahelski]]'s ''[[John Wick 2]]'' in order to direct '''''[[The Coldest City (film)|The Coldest City]]'''''? <small>(2015-12-27)</small>
*... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the 2013 film '''''[[Stray Dogs (2013 film)|Stray Dogs]]''''' a "glum, humorless exercise in Asian miserablism"? <small>(2015-12-31)</small>
*... that [[Judd Nelson]], who played Joe Hunt in the 1987 TV movie ''[[Billionaire Boys Club (1987 film)|Billionaire Boys Club]]'', is playing the character's father in the '''[[Billionaire Boys Club (2016 film)|upcoming film of the same name]]'''? <small>(2016-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Appian Way Productions]]''' has produced ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013), both of which were nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]? <small>(2016-01-05)</small>
*... that [[Cinema of Israel|Israeli filmmaker]] Yael Reuveny says she only really got to know her mother by interviewing her for '''''[[Farewell Herr Schwarz]]''''', her documentary about her family's history? <small>(2016-01-05)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[The Bleeder]]''''' is about [[Chuck Wepner]] (portrayed by [[Liev Schreiber]]), who challenged [[Muhammad Ali]] for the world's Heavyweight title in 1975? <small>(2016-01-07)</small>
*... that Indian composer and singer [[Shankar Mahadevan]] made his acting debut in the 2015 [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film '''''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (film)|Katyar Kaljat Ghusali]]'''''? <small>(2016-01-08)</small>
*... that some fans consider '''[[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]]''' from ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' to be a "[[Mary Sue]]"? <small>(2016-01-13)</small>
*... that the [[Photojournalism|photojournalist]] '''[[Jo-Anne McArthur]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the "main human subject" of the 2013 documentary film '''''[[The Ghosts in Our Machine]]'''''? <small>(2016-01-14)</small>
*... that some fans had a racist reaction to the character of '''[[Finn (Star Wars)|Finn]]''' in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''? <small>(2016-01-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Poe Dameron]]''', portrayed by [[Oscar Isaac]], was initially scripted to be killed off in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''? <small>(2016-01-20)</small>
*... that screenwriter Kelly Fremon is making her directing debut with the upcoming film '''''[[Besties (film)|Besties]]'''''? <small>(2016-01-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Praška filmska škola]]''' is a term applied to the works of several [[Cinema of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav film directors]] who graduated from the ''[[Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague]]'' (FAMU)? <small>(2016-01-24)</small>
*... that the Hollywood war film '''''[[The Glory Brigade]]''''' is the only one in which [[Lee Marvin]] wears glasses in all his scenes? <small>(2016-01-26)</small>
*... that ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' character '''[[Captain Phasma]]'''{{`s}} creation was inspired by a rejected costume design for '''[[Kylo Ren]]'''? <small>(2016-01-27)</small>
*... that despite being announced in 2011, the [[Tupac Shakur]] biopic '''''[[All Eyez on Me (film)|All Eyez on Me]]''''' only began filming in December 2015? <small>(2016-01-29)</small>
*... that the [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] character '''[[Maz Kanata]]''' from ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' was inspired by writer/director [[J. J. Abrams]]' late high school English teacher? <small>(2016-02-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Theeb]]''''' is [[Jordan]]'s first nomination ever to the [[Academy Awards]]? <small>(2016-02-01)</small>
*... that after a lengthy development process, '''''[[Bad Santa 2]]''''' is finally filming in [[Montreal]]? <small>(2016-02-02)</small>
*... that ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' named Saugat Bista, the seven-year-old director of '''''[[Love You Baba]]''''', the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film"? <small>(2016-02-03)</small>
*... that [[Lauren Oliver]]'s debut novel ''[[Before I Fall]]'' is being adapted into '''[[Before I Fall (film)|a feature film]]'''? <small>(2016-02-04)</small>
*... that [[Emily Ratajkowski]] plays a "nice Jewish girl" looking for action in '''''[[Cruise (film)|Cruise]]'''''? <small>(2016-02-08)</small>
*... that after the departure of the previously attached [[Paramount Pictures|distributor]], the upcoming film '''''[[Bad Moms]]'''''{{'}} US rights are now being handled by [[STX Entertainment]]? <small>(2016-02-11)</small>
*... that for her work on the 2014 historical drama '''''[[List of accolades received by Selma (film)|Selma]]''''', [[Ava DuVernay]] ''(pictured)'' became the first black woman to receive a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director]]? <small>(2016-02-13)</small>
*... that for the '''[[Production of Avengers: Infinity War|production of ''Avengers: Infinity War'']]''', the films will be the first to be shot entirely using [[IMAX]] cameras and its exclusive [[aspect ratio]]? <small>(2016-02-15)</small>
*... that a fan-made video called "'''[[Shrek on the Internet|Shrek is love, Shrek is life]]'''" and its duplications garnered more than three million views by May 2014? <small>(2016-02-19)</small>
*... that at the cineplex where '''''[[Ten Years (2015 film)|Ten Years]]''''' debuted, it outperformed ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''? <small>(2016-02-20)</small>
*... that [[Nate Parker]] produced a [[Teaser campaign|teaser]] in order to seek financing for '''''[[Eden (2014 Spanish film)|Eden]]'''''? <small>(2016-02-22)</small>
*... that during filming of the [[Vietnam War]] documentary '''''[[Introduction to the Enemy]]''''', a [[landmine]] killed a man near [[Jane Fonda]], whose reaction to the death was kept in the film? <small>(2016-02-23)</small>
*... that after the release of '''''[[Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut]]''''', the [[Donnie Darko|original film]] was described as being the first "flop" to be given a director's cut? <small>(2016-02-27)</small>
*... that [[Brent E. Huffman|the director]] of '''''[[Saving Mes Aynak]]''''' presented Afghani leaders with a [[petition]] signed by 100,000 people in support of the preservation of the [[Mes Aynak|5,000-year-old archaeological site]] ''(excavations pictured)''? <small>(2016-02-29)</small>
*... that for '''''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''''', use of the alien race [[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#S|Sneepers]] was initially rejected by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s legal department because it sounded too similar to [[wikt:snípur|snípur]], the [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] word for [[clitoris]]? <small>(2016-03-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Zorns Lemma (film)|Zorns Lemma]]''''' by [[Hollis Frampton]] was the first experimental feature film screened at the [[New York Film Festival]]? <small>(2016-03-02)</small>
*... that, as well as shooting at [[Pinewood Studios]] and on [[Skellig Michael]], additional filming for '''''[[Star Wars: Episode VIII]]''''' will take place in Mexico? <small>(2016-03-05)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[No Land's Song]]''''' spotlights women's protests against an Iranian ban on public female solo singing before male audiences? <small>(2016-03-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ping Pong (1987 film)|Ping Pong]]''''' was the first film to be shot in [[Chinatown, London|London's Chinatown]]? <small>(2016-03-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[List of accolades received by Mad Max: Fury Road|Mad Max: Fury Road]]''''' won awards for its editing, costume design, and production design at the [[88th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]], and [[69th British Academy Film Awards|BAFTAs]]? <small>(2016-03-27)</small>
*... that [[Garth Davis]]' directorial debut, '''''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]''''', recounts the true story of a lost [[Saroo Brierley|Indian boy]] who found his birth parents using [[Google Earth]]? <small>(2016-03-29)</small>
*... that stand-up comic [[Jeff Ross]] helped write the lines for [[Robert De Niro]] '''[[The Comedian (2017 film)|playing a stand-up comic]]'''? <small>(2016-03-30)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Hidden Figures]]''''' reveals the three [[African Americans|African-American]] female mathematicians who helped [[NASA]] win the [[Space Race]]? <small>(2016-03-31)</small>
*... that '''[[A Storm in the Stars|a storm in the stars]]''' spawned [[Frankenstein]] ''(monster pictured)''? <small>(2016-04-01)</small>
*... that screenwriter [[Jason Hall (screenwriter)|Jason Hall]] is making his directorial debut with '''''[[Thank You for Your Service (2016 film)|Thank You for Your Service]]'''''? <small>(2016-04-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[The True Cost]]''''' links [[fast fashion]] to [[consumerism]], [[globalization]], [[capitalism]], structural poverty, and oppression? <small>(2016-04-03)</small>
*... that for his 1973 film version of '''''[[A Doll's House (1973 Losey film)|A Doll's House]]''''', director [[Joseph Losey]] expanded [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s original script with new scenes? <small>(2016-04-08)</small>
*... that [[Juhi Chaturvedi]] won two [[National Film Awards (India)|National Film Awards]] for writing [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|the screenplay and dialogues]] of '''''[[List of accolades received by Piku|Piku]]'''''? <small>(2016-04-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Saputangan]]''''', a film that follows a man who restores his beloved's eyesight, was banned in [[Singapore]]? <small>(2016-04-12)</small>
*... that the 2016 documentary film '''''[[The Smart Studios Story]]''''' was [[crowdfunding|crowdfunded]] at under $125,000? <small>(2016-04-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Sound of a Flower]]''''' is based on the life of Jin Chae-seon, who became [[Joseon]]'s first female ''[[pansori]]'' singer in 1867, when women were forbidden to perform on stage? <small>(2016-04-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Drishyam]]''''' became the second film to show for 100 days in the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], after ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997)? <small>(2016-04-15)</small>
*... that early in her career, '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Emma Stone|Emma Stone won]]''' the [[Young Hollywood Award]] for Exciting New Face? <small>(2016-04-17)</small>
*... that in '''''[[The Boy Next Door (film)|The Boy Next Door]]''''' the main character receives a first-edition printed copy of [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]''? <small>(2016-04-22)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Allied (film)|Allied]]''''', scripted by [[Steven Knight]], is based on a true story personally told to Knight at the age of 21? <small>(2016-04-28)</small>
*... that [[Michael Fassbender]]'s '''[[Michael Fassbender filmography|film roles]]''' include a Spartan soldier, Irish republican [[Bobby Sands]], a slave owner, and a sex addict? <small>(2016-04-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sairat]]''''', which is set to be released today, is the first Indian film to include a symphonic score recorded in [[Hollywood]]? <small>(2016-04-29)</small>
*... that the lead actress of the Mexican film '''''[[Un Monstruo de Mil Cabezas]]''''' created her character based on her father's death? <small>(2016-05-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Harmy's Despecialized Edition]]''''' is a fan-made effort to recreate the theatrical releases of the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy ''(logo pictured)'' in [[High-definition video|high-definition]]? <small>(2016-05-04)</small>
*... that in keeping with the ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]'' franchise's penchant for filming in "exotic" locations, such as [[Dubai]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]], '''''[[Fast 8]]''''' is filming in [[Cuba]]? <small>(2016-05-07)</small>
*... that the depiction of guerrillas in '''''[[Selamat Berdjuang, Masku!]]''''' may have led to a decline in films based on the [[Indonesian National Revolution]]? <small>(2016-05-09)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Patriots Day (film)|Patriots Day]]''''' is based on the [[Boston Marathon bombing|2013 terrorist attack]] on the [[Boston Marathon]] on [[Patriots' Day]]? <small>(2016-05-10)</small>
*... that Antonia and [[William Kennedy Dickson]]'s '''''[[History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kinetophonograph]]''''' is considered the first book on the history of film? <small>(2016-05-11)</small>
*... that in '''[[The True Memoirs of an International Assassin|an upcoming film]]''', [[Kevin James]] plays a writer who is mistaken for a real [[Assassination|assassin]] when his fictional novel publishes as a non-fiction? <small>(2016-05-11)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Rebel in the Rye]]''''' is based on a non-fiction book about the life of author [[J. D. Salinger]] during World War II? <small>(2016-05-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Michelle Williams on screen and stage|Michelle Williams]]''' is a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Best Actress]] nominee at the upcoming [[70th Tony Awards|2016 Tony Awards]]? <small>(2016-05-13)</small>
*... that actress [[Han Hyo-joo]] accepted a lead role in '''''[[Love, Lies (2016 film)|Love, Lies]]''''' because it is female-dominated, unlike most recent successful [[Cinema of Korea|Korean films]]? <small>(2016-05-14)</small>
*... that the 2015 American film '''''[[Digging for Fire]]''''' was filmed from a two-and-a-half–page outline rather than a traditional screenplay? <small>(2016-05-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Matt Damon filmography|films featuring Matt Damon]]''' have collectively earned over $2.9 billion in North America? <small>(2016-05-16)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sedap Malam]]''''' was the first Indonesian film directed by a woman? <small>(2016-05-19)</small>
*... that the 1972 film '''''[[Chi l'ha vista morire?]]''''' featured [[George Lazenby]] in a performance complimented by critics? <small>(2016-05-22)</small>
*... that the romantic comedy film '''''[[5 to 7]]''''', about a young man who falls in love with a married woman, was inspired by a couple who had a "terribly civilized" [[open marriage]]? <small>(2016-05-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]''''' has been repeatedly delayed by [[James Cameron]]'s work on ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' and its sequels? <small>(2016-05-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Ben Affleck filmography|Ben Affleck]]''' won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Golden Globe]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|BAFTA]] for Best Director for ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'', but did not receive an [[Academy Award for Best Director|Academy Award nomination]], though the film won the Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]? <small>(2016-05-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[58th Ariel Awards]]''' will be held at the [[National Auditorium]] instead of the [[Palacio de Bellas Artes]] to increase the number of guests? <small>(2016-05-28)</small>
*... that writing the screenplay for the '''''[[Kingsman: The Golden Circle]]''''' was the "hardest thing" [[Matthew Vaughn]] has ever done? <small>(2016-05-31)</small>
*... that [[Liam Neeson]] is portraying a key person of the [[Watergate scandal]], [[Mark Felt]], in '''[[Felt (film)|an eponymous upcoming film]]'''? <small>(2016-06-02)</small>
*... that the story line of the 2015 Thai teen flick '''''[[May Who?]]''''' was inspired by director Chayanop Boonprakob's own teenage years? <small>(2016-06-05)</small>
*... that since 1976, Mexican filmmaker [[Felipe Cazals]] has been nominated for the [[Ariel Award]] for '''[[Ariel Award for Best Director|Best Director]]''' at least once every decade? <small>(2016-06-13)</small>
*... that the soundtrack of the 1971 film '''''[[Ekeino to kalokairi]]''''' featured the song "San Me Koitas", which has been described as "one of the most beautiful erotic songs of all time"? <small>(2016-06-14)</small>
*... that the making of '''''[[Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie]]''''' was kept secret, resulting in a surprise release? <small>(2016-06-16)</small>
*... that the filming of '''''[[What Maisie Knew (film)|What Maisie Knew]]''''' was complicated by its six-year-old star's early bedtime? <small>(2016-06-20)</small>
*... that the 2015 Polish horror film '''''[[The Lure (2015 film)|The Lure]]''''' is a reimagining of ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''? <small>(2016-06-28)</small>
*... that [[Usmar Ismail]] was ashamed of '''''[[Tiga Dara]]''''', his company's greatest commercial success? <small>(2016-06-29)</small>
*... that actors [[Peter Mullan]] and [[Jack Lowden]], who portray pioneering golfing legends [[Old Tom Morris]] and [[Young Tom Morris]] in the 2016 film '''''[[Tommy's Honour]]''''', had no prior experience with golf? <small>(2016-07-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Brexit: The Movie]]''''', a [[documentary film]] advocating that the United Kingdom [[United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union|withdraw]] from the European Union, was crowdfunded by 1,800 contributors? <small>(2016-07-06)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Neerja]]''''' is about [[Neerja Bhanot]], who gave her life to help save 359 of the 379 passengers and crew on board [[Pan Am Flight 73]] on 5 September 1986? <small>(2016-07-10)</small>
*... that [[Mark Rylance]]'s portrayal of [[KGB]] spy [[Rudolf Abel]] in '''''[[List of accolades received by Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]''''' (2015) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] and the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTAs]]? <small>(2016-07-12)</small>
*... that the 1982 Dutch film '''''[[Het Beest]]''''', featuring [[Willem Ruis]] in his first and last cinema role, was a "legendary flop"? <small>(2016-07-14)</small>
*... that according to [[Michael Bay]], '''''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]''''' will be his last ''[[Transformers (film series)|Transformers]]'' film? <small>(2016-07-16)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Highway of Tears (film)|Highway of Tears]]''''' was created to draw attention to Canada's unsolved [[Highway of Tears murders]], and won an award at the [[Malibu Film Festival]]? <small>(2016-07-17)</small>
*... that Indian filmmaker [[Mohan Krishna Indraganti]] dedicated the second half of his [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] film '''''[[Gentleman (2016 film)|Gentleman]]''''' to [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as a tribute? <small>(2016-07-21)</small>
*... that [[Quentin Tarantino]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[Quentin Tarantino filmography|wrote and directed]]''' the 1992 film ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'', which ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' named the "greatest independent film of all time"? <small>(2016-07-22)</small>
*... that multiple screenings of [[Jack Smith (film director)|Jack Smith]]'s film '''''[[Flaming Creatures]]''''' were raided by police? <small>(2016-07-24)</small>
*... that the [[cinema organ]] in '''[[Kino Babylon]]''' is the only one in Germany played at its original location? <small>(2016-07-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Samiun dan Dasima]]''''' (1971), which featured explicit sexuality, garnered an award for best child actor? <small>(2016-07-29)</small>
*... that [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s film '''''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]''''' contains anti-war imagery, influenced by the director's distaste for the [[2003 Iraq War|Iraq War]]? <small>(2016-07-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[Audition (1999 film)|Audition]]''''' has been described as an influence on "torture porn"? <small>(2016-08-02)</small>
*... that the 1956 Tamil film '''''[[Mathar Kula Manickam]]''''' was based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s novel ''The Wreck''? <small>(2016-08-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Shawshank tree|iconic 180-year-old tree]]''' from ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' fell in July 2016? <small>(2016-08-03)</small>
*... that before the reversal of '''''[[Times Film Corporation v. City of Chicago]]''''' in 1965, U.S. states and municipalities could legally censor films? <small>(2016-08-03)</small>
*... that [[Emma Stone]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[Emma Stone on screen and stage|had her breakthrough]]''' in the 2010 teen comedy ''[[Easy A]]'', for which she was nominated for a [[BAFTA Rising Star Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Golden Globe Award]]? <small>(2016-08-05)</small>
*... that film director [[Hur Jin-ho]] decided to make '''''[[The Last Princess (film)|The Last Princess]]''''' because he could not forget a scene from a documentary about [[Princess Deokhye]]? <small>(2016-08-08)</small>
*... that the 2015 drama ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'' won '''[[List of accolades received by Room|several awards]]''' including the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe]] awards for Best Actress for [[Brie Larson]], who played an abducted mother held captive for seven years? <small>(2016-08-09)</small>
*... that a reviewer from ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film '''''[[Mr. Rice's Secret]]''''' "bland and ordinary", apart from a scene where children exhume their neighbour{{'}}s coffin? <small>(2016-08-10)</small>
*... that the 1986 [[sex comedy]] '''''[[The Decline of the American Empire]]''''' was the first Canadian film nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]? <small>(2016-08-14)</small>
*... that [[NASA]] helped in the development of '''''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'''''? <small>(2016-08-15)</small>
*... that before recording the '''[[Evita (soundtrack)|''Evita'' soundtrack]]''', [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] trained with vocal coach Joan Lader to increase her confidence? <small>(2016-08-21)</small>
*... that [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror|''The Twilight Zone'' Tower of Terror]] at [[Disney California Adventure]] will be re-themed as '''[[Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!]]''' in 2017? <small>(2016-08-21)</small>
*... that the [[Guinness World Records]] listed [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] under the category of '''[[List of accolades received by Evita (1996 film)|Most Costume Changes in a Film]]''', for wearing 85 dresses in ''[[Evita (1996 film)|Evita]]''? <small>(2016-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[List of accolades received by The Danish Girl (film)|awards for ''The Danish Girl'']]''' included the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress Oscar]] for [[Alicia Vikander]]'s portrayal of Danish painter [[Gerda Wegener]]? <small>(2016-08-23)</small>
*... that the costumes in the film '''''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]''''' were [[Used good|secondhand]], bartered from local residents in exchange for new clothes? <small>(2016-09-04)</small>
*... that despite losing Best Motion Picture at [[13th Genie Awards|Canada's national film awards]] in 1992, '''''[[Léolo]]''''' was named one of the [[Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time]] by critics in 2015? <small>(2016-09-18)</small>
*... that in 2015, [[Taylor Swift]]'s ''(pictured)'' '''[[Taylor Swift videography|video for]]''' the single "[[Blank Space]]" became the fastest to reach one billion views on [[Vevo]]? <small>(2016-09-25)</small>
*... that [[Ingmar Bergman]] based his script for the [[Palme d'Or]]-winning film '''''[[The Best Intentions]]''''' on the life of his father [[Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)|Erik Bergman]], salvaged from scattered notes, stories, and conversations? <small>(2016-10-04)</small>
*... that [[John Travolta]] will play New York mob boss [[John Gotti]] in '''[[The Life and Death of John Gotti|an upcoming film]]'''? <small>(2016-10-22)</small>
*... that the 1955 [[Tamil language]] film '''''[[Doctor Savithri]]''''' is a contemporary adaptation of the story of [[Savitri and Satyavan]]? <small>(2016-10-24)</small>
*... that the 1949 film '''''[[Passport to Pimlico]]''''' is dedicated to the memory of Second World War [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|British food and clothing ration coupons]]? <small>(2016-10-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Shriya Saran filmography|Shriya Saran played the female lead]]''' in the 2007 film ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'', India's most expensive film to that point? <small>(2016-10-29)</small>
*... that the 1973 Indian film '''''[[Kaadu (1973 Kannada film)|Kaadu]]''''', which won the [[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|National Award for Second Best Feature Film]], was based on the novel of the same name by [[Srikrishna Alanahalli]]? <small>(2016-11-01)</small>
*... that the 1987 Czechoslovak film '''''[[Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker]]''''' is based on a fairy tale by [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia|Communist]] writer [[Jan Drda]]? <small>(2016-11-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Captain America: Civil War]]''''' was originally going to feature the Madbomb storyline from the comics, where [[Captain America]] would fight other heroes who had been [[Zombie|zombified]]? <small>(2016-11-04)</small>
*... that the award-winning [[Cinema of Bulgaria|Bulgarian film]] '''''[[Glory (2016 film)|Glory]]''''' was inspired by a newspaper clipping about a railway worker who discovered a huge pile of banknotes on the tracks? <small>(2016-11-10)</small>
*... that when it was released in 2012, '''''[[Cybergeddon (film)|Cybergeddon]]''''' was the most expensive [[web series]] ever made? <small>(2016-11-21)</small>
*... that the black-and-white 1923 Western '''''[[Wild Bill Hickok (film)|Wild Bill Hickok]]''''' starring [[William S. Hart|William Hart]] was the first film to depict [[Wyatt Earp]]? <small>(2016-11-21)</small>
*... that with '''''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]]''''', [[Ava DuVernay]] is the first [[Person of color|woman of color]] to direct a live-action film with a budget over $100 million? <small>(2016-11-26)</small>
*... that the 1977 film '''''[[Equus (film)|Equus]]''''' featured real horses rather than the masked men seen in the [[Equus (play)|original play]], but critic [[Roger Ebert]] said this was less realistic? <small>(2016-11-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Rudraveena (film)|Rudraveena]]''''' (1988) was the second [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] film to win the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]]? <small>(2016-12-15)</small>
*... that the 1937 [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film '''''[[Bhaktha Sri Thyagaraja]]''''' is based on the life of the [[Carnatic music]]ian [[Tyagaraja]]? <small>(2016-12-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Filibus]]''' ''(pictured)'', a fictional [[sky pirate]], has been called one of the first [[Media portrayal of lesbianism|lesbian characters]] in cinema? <small>(2016-12-28)</small>
*... that Mexican performers '''[[Marco Pérez (actor)|Marco Pérez]]''', '''[[Sofía Espinosa]]''', '''[[Noé Hernández (actor)|Noé Hernández]]''', and '''[[Adriana Paz]]''' received the [[Ariel Award]] for [[Ariel Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Ariel Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], '''[[Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]''', and '''[[Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]''', respectively, at the [[58th Ariel Awards|2016 ceremony]]? <small>(2017-01-10)</small>
*... that [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] secured the lead in '''''[[Evita (1996 film)|Evita]]''''' after writing a four-page letter to director [[Alan Parker]] stating that she would be fully committed to the role? <small>(2017-01-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)|Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum]]''''' (1956) was the first full-length colour film in [[Tamil cinema]]? <small>(2017-01-17)</small>
*... that [[Chloë Sevigny]] portrays the accused ax-murderer [[Lizzie Borden]] in the upcoming film '''''[[Lizzie (2017 film)|Lizzie]]'''''? <small>(2017-01-29)</small>
*... that Dwain Worrell's debut screenplay '''''[[The Wall (2017 film)|The Wall]]''''' is also Amazon Studios' first original [[spec script]]? <small>(2017-01-30)</small>
*... that [[Alex Vincent (actor)|Alex Vincent]]'s role in '''''[[Cult of Chucky]]''''' (2017) is his first principal role in [[Child's Play (franchise)|the franchise]] since ''[[Child's Play 2]]'' (1990)? <small>(2017-01-31)</small>
*... that [[Woody Harrelson]]'s '''''[[Lost in London]]''''' became the first film broadcast into theaters live? <small>(2017-01-31)</small>
*... that [[Wesley Snipes]] had been interested in portraying the [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]] in film for more than 20 years, before Marvel Studios officially announced '''''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''''' in 2014 with [[Chadwick Boseman]] in the role? <small>(2017-02-03)</small>
*... that the ''Map of Hell'' ''(pictured)'' by [[Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]] is the subject of the 2016 documentary film '''''[[Botticelli Inferno]]'''''? <small>(2017-02-03)</small>
*... that the 1960 crime film '''''[[Private Property (1960 film)|Private Property]]''''' was "condemned" by the [[National Legion of Decency]]? <small>(2017-02-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire|a documentary]]''' on Canadian singer-songwriter [[Leonard Cohen]]'s troubled 1972 concert tour was completed in 1974 but released theatrically in 2017? <small>(2017-02-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[Superfest International Disability Film Festival]]''' is the longest-running disability film festival in the world? <small>(2017-02-08)</small>
*... that [[Bill Clinton]] starred with [[Kevin Spacey]] in the 2000 [[short film]] '''''[[The Final Days (Clinton film)|The Final Days]]'''''? <small>(2017-02-18)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Horse Soldiers (film)|Horse Soldiers]]''''' is [[Nicolai Fuglsig]]'s feature film directorial debut? <small>(2017-02-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Dhanush filmography|Dhanush played a character]]''' with [[bipolar disorder]] in [[3 (2012 Tamil film)|''3'']], a 2012 Tamil film? <small>(2017-02-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Birdy (film)|Birdy]]''''', the first feature film partially shot with the [[Skycam]] camera system, was described by a reviewer as "a heavy adult drama about best friends and the after-effects of war"? <small>(2017-03-12)</small>
*... that video game character '''[[Chris Redfield]]''' was suspected of [[doping in sport|abusing steroids]]? <small>(2017-03-12)</small>
*... that in the upcoming film '''''[[LAbyrinth (2017 film)|LAbyrinth]],''''' [[Johnny Depp]] portrays a detective investigating the murders of [[Murder of Tupac Shakur|Tupac Shakur]] and [[Murder of Christopher Wallace|The Notorious B.I.G.]]? <small>(2017-03-16)</small>
*... that the 2015 film '''''[[Ringan (film)|Ringan]]''''', set against the backdrop of [[farmers' suicides in India]], won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi]]? <small>(2017-03-19)</small>
*... that the DVD release of '''''[[Final Destination 3]]''''' has a feature called "Choose Their Fate" that acts as an [[interactive movie]], allowing viewers to alter the course of the film's story and the fate of the characters? <small>(2017-03-28)</small>
*... that [[Priyanka Chopra]] ''(pictured)'' played twelve different characters, one from each [[Astrological sign|zodiac sign]], in the film '''''[[What's Your Raashee?]]''''' <small>(2017-03-29)</small>
*... that the Australian television film '''''[[Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye]]''''' broke all first-day streaming records on [[Presto (company)|Presto]]? <small>(2017-04-08)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[The Brainwashing of My Dad]]''''' received funding from [[Kickstarter]]? <small>(2017-04-26)</small>
*... that the Swedish film '''''[[The King of Ping Pong]]''''' won the Grand Jury Prize for world cinema at the [[2008 Sundance Film Festival]]? <small>(2017-04-30)</small>
*... that at a show during the '''[[2nd Global Indian Film Awards]]''', around {{INRConvert|2.2|m|lk=on}} was raised by auctioning off costumes of [[Bollywood]] actors? <small>(2017-05-03)</small>
*... that despite its title, '''''[[Boogeyman 2]]''''' does not actually feature the [[Bogeyman|mythical creature]] as the main antagonist? <small>(2017-05-04)</small>
*... that [[Frederick Wiseman]] intended his 1969 documentary '''''[[Law and Order (1969 film)|Law and Order]]''''' as "a chance to do in the pigs", but as he made the film he came to understand the "fear that cops live with"? <small>(2017-05-06)</small>
*... that the main characters of '''''[[Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard]]''''' fight zombies with [[paintball]]s? <small>(2017-05-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Vidhu Vincent]]''' is the first woman to win the '''[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director]]'''? <small>(2017-05-22)</small>
*... that in the 1949 film '''''[[Kind Hearts and Coronets]]''''', the actor [[Alec Guinness]] plays nine members of the same family? <small>(2017-05-31)</small>
*... that during the [[Proclamation No. 1081|Martial Law]], [[Imelda Marcos]] prevented local screenings of the film '''''[[Insiang]]''''' as it did not depict a "beautiful view" of the Philippines? <small>(2017-06-09)</small>
*... that to portray events of '''''[[The Blair Witch Project]]''''' as real, its actors were listed on the [[IMDb]] website as "missing, presumed dead"? <small>(2017-06-17)</small>
*... that the [[National Film Awards]] in various categories have been presented to the films '''''[[Doghi]]''''' ('''[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Other Social Issues]]'''), '''''[[Vastupurush]]''''' ([[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]), '''''[[Devrai]]''''' ('''[[National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation|Environment Conservation/Preservation]]'''), '''''[[Samhita (film)|Samhita]]''''' ([[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]), '''''[[Astu]]''''' ('''[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogue]]''') and '''''[[Kaasav]]''''' ('''[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]'''), all by filmmaker duo '''[[Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar]]'''? <small>(2017-06-20)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Batman and Harley Quinn]]''''', [[Kevin Conroy]] reprises his role as Batman? <small>(2017-06-26)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[The Darkest Minds (film)|The Darkest Minds]]''''' is the live-action directorial debut of animation director [[Jennifer Yuh Nelson]]? <small>(2017-07-05)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]''''' will be the first collaboration between director [[Lal Jose]] and actor [[Mohanlal]]? <small>(2017-07-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[59th Ariel Awards]]''' will be held despite a 77% cut to the [[Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas|Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences]]{{'}} budget? <small>(2017-07-11)</small>
*... that [[Neal McDonough]]'s appearance in the [[Marvel One-Shot]] short '''''[[Agent Carter (film)|Agent Carter]]''''' was supposed to be filmed in a pool, but could not because of the muscle suit he wore to portray [[Dum Dum Dugan]]? <small>(2017-07-12)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Trump: The Kremlin Candidate?]]''''' presented by [[John Sweeney (journalist)|John Sweeney]] was featured at the [[International Journalism Festival]] in [[Perugia]], [[Italy]]? <small>(2017-07-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon|Rolling Stones' concert in Havana]]''' was the first foreign rock concert to take place in Cuba and was attended by an estimated 500,000 people? <small>(2017-07-15)</small>
*... that the Thai [[Heist film|heist]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film '''''[[Bad Genius]]''''' is centred on what its director calls "the most boring activity on earth"—taking exams? <small>(2017-07-19)</small>
*... that the 2016 "slashomedy" '''''[[Pi Day Die Day]]''''' stars ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' actor [[Ari Lehman]]? <small>(2017-07-20)</small>
*... that due to violent disruptions by [[Battalion for the Defence of the Language|Hebrew-only proponents]], '''[[Yiddish cinema|Yiddish films]]''' screened in [[Mandatory Palestine]] had to be dubbed? <small>(2017-07-20)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Incident at Clovelly Cottage]]''''' (1895) was the "first successful motion picture film made in Britain"? <small>(2017-07-25)</small>
*... that the short film '''''[[Le Building]]''''' was created as an opener for the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] as the thesis project of five students of [[Gobelins, l'École de l'image|Gobelins]]? <small>(2017-07-26)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Poetry in Motion (film)|Poetry in Motion]]''''' was described in a review as "orgasmic" for students of contemporary poetry? <small>(2017-07-27)</small>
*... that the 1928 one-act play '''''[[The Queen's Messenger (1928)|The Queen's Messenger]]''''' was the first television drama? <small>(2017-07-27)</small>
*... that for the filming of '''''[[Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?]]''''' on Manhattan's [[Upper West Side]], the filmmakers relied on regular pedestrian traffic to background the scenes rather than hiring [[Extra (acting)|extras]]? <small>(2017-07-30)</small>
*... that the 2008 film '''''[[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]''''' inspired several fashion trends in India, with [[Priyanka Chopra]]'s silver [[sari]], worn in the song "Desi Girl", becoming very popular? <small>(2017-08-02)</small>
*... that [[Sonam Kapoor]] won the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award]] and the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Award]] for the 2016 biographical thriller '''''[[List of accolades received by Neerja|Neerja]]'''''? <small>(2017-08-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Baa Baa Land]]''''', an eight-hour [[slow cinema]] film containing nothing but long shots of grazing [[sheep]], is described by its producers as "the dullest movie ever made"? <small>(2017-08-11)</small>
*... that some scenes in '''''[[Home and Away: Revenge]]''''' were filmed by the actors using [[GoPro|GoPro cameras]] and mobile phones? <small>(2017-08-25)</small>
*... that the first Croatian [[fictional film]], '''''[[Brcko in Zagreb]]''''', is now considered [[lost film|lost]]? <small>(2017-08-28)</small>
*... that [[Anne Curtis]] plans to perform her own stunts in the upcoming Philippine [[action film]] '''''[[Buy Bust]]'''''? <small>(2017-08-28)</small>
*... that ''[[Transformers]]'' character [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] will feature in his '''[[Bumblebee (film)|own film]]''', which is currently in production in California? <small>(2017-09-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[social thriller]]''' film genre has been popularized in the United States by ''[[Get Out (film)|Get Out]]'' director [[Jordan Peele]] and in India by [[Bollywood]] actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]]? <small>(2017-09-04)</small>
*... that "'''[[The Madness of King Scar]]'''" was recorded and [[storyboard]]ed for ''[[The Lion King]]'', but [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] removed it, probably due to its explicit content? <small>(2017-09-18)</small>
*... that [[John Ford]] ''(pictured)'' portrayed an [[Office of Strategic Services]] officer in an '''[[Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines|OSS training film]]''' that he directed in 1943? <small>(2017-09-28)</small>
*... that [[Lewis Carroll]] may have based '''[[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]]''' ''(pictured)'' on [[Alice Liddell|Alice]]? <small>(2017-10-05)</small>
*... that '''[[S. Sashikanth]]''' was an award-winning architect before launching his own film production company, '''[[Y NOT Studios]]'''? <small>(2017-10-08)</small>
*... that in 1995, American filmmaker '''[[Mark Romanek videography|Mark Romanek directed]]''' two of the most expensive music videos ever made? <small>(2017-10-10)</small>
*... that after viewing footage from his 1970 film '''''[[Serene Velocity]]''''', director [[Ernie Gehr]] felt nauseated? <small>(2017-10-15)</small>
*... that one critic described the plot of '''''[[Nude for Satan]]''''' as "the Devil is bored and wants to have an orgy. Oh, and Calderoni gets molested by a giant spider"? <small>(2017-10-16)</small>
*... that ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' is the '''[[List of highest-grossing films in India|highest grossing film in India]]''', with a domestic collection of over [[Indian rupee|₹]]12.53 billion? <small>(2017-10-21)</small>
*... that [[Rebecca Thomas]] wrote and directed '''''[[Electrick Children]]''''', a film with a budget of US$1 million, while she was still a university student? <small>(2017-10-24)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[NUDE]]''''' is about a talent search that was inspired by the [[Pirelli Calendar]]s of the 1970s? <small>(2017-10-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World]]''' franchise was the "most-snubbed franchise" of all time at the [[Academy Awards]], with 12 nominations and zero wins until its [[89th Academy Awards|2017 success]]? <small>(2017-11-09)</small>
*... that [[Luca Guadagnino]], who directed the romantic drama film '''''[[Call Me by Your Name (film)|Call Me by Your Name]]''''', was first hired as a location consultant for the film? <small>(2017-11-12)</small>
*... that [[Hari Kondabolu]]'s documentary '''''[[The Problem with Apu]]''''' started as a one-minute comedy bit? <small>(2017-12-01)</small>
*... that the goal of the '''''[[Science Moms]]''''' documentary is to challenge the anti-[[Genetically modified organism|GMO]], anti-vaccination, pro-alternative medicine culture affecting parents? <small>(2017-12-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Gunday]]''''' (2014) became one of the lowest-rated films on [[IMDb]] following a [[Vote brigading|vote brigading]] social-media campaign by [[Bangladeshis]]? <small>(2018-01-01)</small>
*... that all five of the surviving members of the original cast of the ''Power Rangers'' series attended the '''[[Power Rangers (film)|film adaption]]'''{{`s}} Los Angeles premiere in March 2017? <small>(2018-01-11)</small>
*... that producers of the 2012 Austrian short film '''''[[Homophobia (film)|Homophobia]]''''' raised [[United States dollar|US$]]10,100 in 69 days through [[crowdfunding]] on [[Indiegogo]]? <small>(2018-01-17)</small>
*... that the 2015 Indian epic historical romance film '''''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''''' spent eleven years in [[development hell]] before being revived in 2014? <small>(2018-01-23)</small>
*... that the 2017 film '''''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]''''' was conceived in the mid-1990s when writer and director [[Christopher Nolan]] sailed with [[Emma Thomas]] across the [[English Channel]], as did many small boats during the [[Dunkirk evacuation]]? <small>(2018-01-27)</small>
*... that in the 1937 program '''''[[The Three Garridebs (film)|The Three Garridebs]]''''', [[Louis Hector]] became the first actor to portray [[Sherlock Holmes]] on television? <small>(2018-01-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Cider with Rosie (film)|Cider with Rosie]]''''' could not be filmed in [[Slad]], where the story takes place, as the village had changed too much? <small>(2018-01-30)</small>
*... that among the '''[[List of accolades received by I, Tonya|accolades]]''' received by ''[[I, Tonya]]'' are five [[British Academy Film Award]] nominations? <small>(2018-01-30)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Paul, Apostle of Christ]]''''' is [[Jim Caviezel]]'s first appearance in a biblical film since he portrayed Jesus in ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''? <small>(2018-02-04)</small>
*... that despite director [[John Frankenheimer]]'s preference for the first ending he had shot for '''''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]''''', the test audience "hated it"? <small>(2018-02-07)</small>
*... that the song "Gallan Goodiyaan" from the 2015 Indian comedy-drama '''''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''''' was apparently filmed in a single five-minute take? <small>(2018-02-10)</small>
*... that the 2017 Finnish film '''''[[The Unknown Soldier (2017 film)|The Unknown Soldier]]''''' set the Guinness World Record for most [[Explosive material#High explosives|high explosives]] detonated in a single film take? <small>(2018-02-17)</small>
*... that the setting of the film '''''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''''' was inspired by the [[Dust Bowl]] that occurred in 1930s America during the [[Great Depression]]? <small>(2018-02-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Heroin(e)]]''''', an Academy Award-nominated short film, follows three women fighting the [[opioid epidemic]] in [[Huntington, West Virginia]], where the overdose rate is ten times the US average? <small>(2018-03-08)</small>
*... that ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' said '''''[[The Hatton Garden Job]]''''' "begins to feel like a bizarre, [[Bertold Brecht|Brechtian]] joke at the audience’s expense"? <small>(2018-03-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]''''' is expected to be [[Marvel Studios]]' first female-led film? <small>(2018-03-19)</small>
*... that the script of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' originally intended '''[[Judge Doom]]''' to be the killer of [[Bambi (character)|Bambi]]'s mother? <small>(2018-03-31)</small>
*... that the inspiration for the Philippine thriller '''''[[Neomanila]]''''' came from a BBC interview with a married couple who worked as [[Contract killing|hitmen]]? <small>(2018-04-23)</small>
*... that the 1964 Academy Award-nominated short film '''''[[Breaking the Habit (film)|Breaking the Habit]]''''' exposes "the danger and the essential silliness of smoking"? <small>(2018-04-27)</small>
*... that the American superhero film '''''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]''''' features elements from the comic book storyline "[[Planet Hulk]]"? <small>(2018-05-02)</small>
*... that there is no strangler in the 1972 film '''''[[Night of the Strangler]]'''''? <small>(2018-05-05)</small>
*... that a reviewer of '''''[[The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film)|The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous]]''''' saw the title character Lysander Hawkley as "the man who put the giggle in [[gigolo]]"? <small>(2018-05-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[60th Ariel Awards]]''' includes three female filmmakers nominated for the [[Ariel Award for Best Director|Best Director]] award? <small>(2018-05-13)</small>
*... that it took two campaigns to raise the funds for '''''[[Beats of Rage (film)|Beats of Rage]]''''', the sequel to ''[[The FP]]''? <small>(2018-05-18)</small>
*... that the [[Morelia International Film Festival|Morelia]] and [[Guadalajara International Film Festival|Guadalajara]] International Film Festivals were used as a reference for the creation of '''[[FotoFilm Tijuana]]'''? <small>(2018-05-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Edge of the Knife]]''''' will be the first feature film in [[Haida language|Haida]], an [[endangered language]]? <small>(2018-05-25)</small>
*... that '''[[body horror]]''', originally a subgenre of horror films and literature, now appears in video games, comics, [[anime]], and [[manga]]? <small>(2018-06-06)</small>
*... that Indian actor '''[[Ranbir Kapoor filmography|Ranbir Kapoor played a character]]''' based on [[Arjuna]] and [[Michael Corleone]] in the 2010 political thriller ''[[Raajneeti]]''? <small>(2018-06-07)</small>
*... that the animation team of the film ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' tried to model the movements of character '''[[Sven (Frozen)|Sven]]''' on a real-life reindeer, but due to its relative immobility, used the behavior of a dog instead? <small>(2018-06-15)</small>
*... that [[Bruce Conner]] found the soundtrack for '''''[[A Movie]]''''' while listening to the radio? <small>(2018-07-16)</small>
*... that [[Antonio Banderas]], who voices the character '''[[Puss in Boots (Shrek)|Puss in Boots]]''' in the ''[[Shrek (franchise)|Shrek]]'' films, stated that Puss is his alter ego? <small>(2018-07-27)</small>
*... that [[Australian rules football]] player [[Ben Cousins]] co-produced '''[[Such Is Life: The Troubled Times of Ben Cousins|a documentary film]]''' depicting his struggle with drug addiction? <small>(2018-07-27)</small>
*... that [[Page of the United States Senate|US Senate page boys]] were required to wear [[Knickerbockers (clothing)|knickers]] when the film '''''[[Adventure in Washington]]'''''‎ was made in 1941? <small>(2018-08-06)</small>
*... that the first screening of '''''[[Venom and Eternity]]''''' ended early following director [[Isidore Isou]]'s attempt after the first scenes to play only its soundtrack to a darkened theatre? <small>(2018-08-19)</small>
*... that video artist [[Joan Braderman]] '''[[Joan Does Dynasty|superimposed herself]]''' onto scenes from the television series ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' to critique the characters, plots, and themes? <small>(2018-08-20)</small>
*... that after the original 1932 release of the film '''''[[Scarface (1932 film)|Scarface]]''''', it was removed from circulation and remained officially unavailable for nearly 50 years? <small>(2018-08-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Altars of the World]]''''' was the final recipient of the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film]] before the award was retired? <small>(2018-08-25)</small>
*... that a [[lost film]] by [[Andy Warhol]] shows the production of [[Jack Smith (film director)|Jack Smith]]'s '''''[[Normal Love]]'''''? <small>(2018-09-02)</small>
*... that the 2018 animated film '''''[[Seder-Masochism]]''''' was said to turn parts of [[The Exodus|the Exodus]] ''(God figure pictured)'' "into [[Busby Berkeley]]-style song-and-dance numbers"? <small>(2018-09-10)</small>
*... that at over fourteen hours in duration, '''''[[La Flor]]''''' is the longest film in [[Cinema of Argentina|Argentine cinema]]? <small>(2018-10-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Hexer]]''''', the first attempt to portray ''[[The Witcher]]'' universe in film, was "crushed by the reviewers and laughed out by fans", and has since been described as "the film we all want to forget"? <small>(2018-10-31)</small>
*... that [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] were heckled for '''[[Apotheosis (film)|not riding in a hot air balloon]]'''? <small>(2018-11-02)</small>
*... that [[Peter Kubelka]]'s experimental film '''''[[Schwechater]]''''' was originally commissioned as a beer commercial? <small>(2018-11-15)</small>
*... that an obscenity conviction for screening [[Kenneth Anger]]'s '''''[[Fireworks (1947 film)|Fireworks]]''''' was reversed by the [[Supreme Court of California]]? <small>(2018-11-18)</small>
*... that the removal of an [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] and [[Antiziganism|antiziganistic]] statement delayed the release of '''[[Miluj blížneho svojho|a Slovak documentary]]''' about [[Topoľčany pogrom|a post-Holocaust pogrom]]? <small>(2018-12-09)</small>
*... that Chinese film director '''[[Lü Ban]]''' was banned from film-making for life for his satirical comedies, '''[[The Unfinished Comedy|the last of which]]''', also banned, discussed the topic of [[film censorship]]? <small>(2018-12-10)</small>
*... that two '''[[Theresienstadt (1944 film)|Nazi propaganda films]]''' were made in [[Theresienstadt concentration camp]]? <small>(2018-12-10)</small>
*... that in the film '''''[[Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha]]''''', 75-year-old [[Melvin Van Peebles]] plays himself, while his mother is 40 years younger than him, and his lover is young enough to be his granddaughter? <small>(2018-12-15)</small>
*... that the entirety of the film '''''[[LOL (2006 film)|LOL]]''''' was improvised? <small>(2018-12-18)</small>
*... that '''[[EuroTrump|a documentary]]''' which follows [[Geert Wilders]]'s campaign for Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2017 compares him to [[Donald Trump]]? <small>(2018-12-21)</small>
*... that the 1959 West German film '''''[[Roses for the Prosecutor]]''''' was one of the rare post-war German films that openly discussed the [[Law in Nazi Germany|Nazi justice system]]? <small>(2018-12-22)</small>
*... that the films '''''[[Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America]]''''', '''''[[Spectres of the Spectrum]]''''', and ''[[Mock Up on Mu]]'' were created using [[found footage (appropriation)|found footage]] from the collection of [[Craig Baldwin]]? <small>(2018-12-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]''''' was the first [[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films|Marvel Cinematic Universe film]] to feature a female character in its title? <small>(2018-12-24)</small>
*... that the ending of '''''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''''' inspired the largest user ban in [[Reddit]]'s history? <small>(2018-12-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Summer in a Sea Shell]]''''' was the first Slovenian [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age film]] to have popular music and dancing? <small>(2018-12-31)</small>
*... that the money from the sale of '''[[Russell Crowe's jockstrap]]''' allowed the [[Australia Zoo]] to establish a koala [[Chlamydia infection|chlamydia]] ward? <small>(2019-01-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams|a documentary about the British band Coldplay]]''' sold more than 300,000 tickets for a single-night cinematic release, but was not viewed by [[Chris Martin|the band's lead singer]]? <small>(2019-01-10)</small>
*... that screenwriter and actress [[Vivian Schilling]] was inspired to write '''''[[Soultaker (film)|Soultaker]]''''' by a car accident in which she had been involved? <small>(2019-01-10)</small>
*... that the production of the film '''''[[El Caracazo (film)|El Caracazo]]''''' required a military security presence for the filming of scenes of riot and massacre in the centre of the Venezuelan capital of [[Caracas]]? <small>(2019-01-17)</small>
*... that [[Román Chalbaud]]'s 1977 film '''''[[El Pez que Fuma]]''''' was inspired by stories from prostitutes at a brothel he used to frequent? <small>(2019-01-20)</small>
*... that the recently rediscovered and restored 1898 short film '''''[[Something Good – Negro Kiss]]''''' counters racist caricatures? <small>(2019-02-01)</small>
*... that the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]-winning documentary '''''[[73 Cows]]''''' tells the story of Jay and Katja Wilde, beef farmers who gave most of their cows to the [[Hillside Animal Sanctuary]] and took up [[Vegan organic gardening|vegan organic farming]]? <small>(2019-02-14)</small>
*... that director [[Manoel de Oliveira]] completed the 2009 feature film '''''[[Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl]]''''' at the age of 100? <small>(2019-02-15)</small>
*... that while the Irish horror film '''''[[The Green Marker Scare]]''''' was animated by children, it is not made for them and may even unsettle some adults? <small>(2019-02-17, 2019-03-07)</small>
*... that director [[Jon M. Chu]] pushed back production on '''''[[Crazy Rich Asians (film)|Crazy Rich Asians]]''''' by four months so actress [[Constance Wu]] could star in it? <small>(2019-02-17)</small>
*... that [[Francis Ford Coppola]] said he added "five three-minute nudie sketches in color to '''[[The Bellboy and the Playgirls|a stupid German movie]]''' that had been shot in black-and-white"? <small>(2019-02-18)</small>
*... that most of the scenes in '''''[[Yucatán (film)|Yucatán]]''''' were filmed onboard the [[MS Sovereign|MS ''Sovereign'']] during a [[transatlantic crossing]], with the ship's actual passengers and crew acting as [[Extra (acting)|extras]]? <small>(2019-02-19)</small>
*... that Chinese director [[Ying Liang]] was exiled from [[Shanghai]] for filming '''''[[When Night Falls (2012 film)|When Night Falls]]'''''? <small>(2019-02-23)</small>
*... that a [[Cleveland]] film critic said the acting in the 1923 film '''''[[The Net (1923 film)|The Net]]''''' "doesn't warrant complimentary adjectives"? <small>(2019-02-26)</small>
*... that in the 2015 film '''''[[Frankenstein vs. The Mummy]]''''', the director designed [[Frankenstein's monster]] to look like a muscular zombie with long black hair? <small>(2019-02-28)</small>
*... that Irish actor [[Emmet Kirwan]] hopes that the film version of the play '''''[[Dublin Oldschool]]''''' will foster awareness of the homeless and drug addicts? <small>(2019-03-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Amur senza fin]]''''' is the first-ever [[Romansh language]] television film? <small>(2019-03-14)</small>
*... that [[Sharlene San Pedro]] and [[Nash Aguas]], the lead actors of the 2018 thriller '''''[[Class of 2018]]''''', worked together on a [[Goin' Bulilit|sketch comedy show]] when they were children? <small>(2019-03-22)</small>
*... that the 1923 film '''''[[The Shepherd King]]''''' about the Biblical [[David]] has an opening scene in Egypt because of [[Tutankhamun|King Tut]]? <small>(2019-03-30)</small>
*... that a '''[[29th Genie Awards|Genie]]''' and three '''[[10th Canadian Comedy Awards|Beavers]]''' recognized '''''[[Young People Fucking]]'''''? <small>(2019-04-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Stomp the Bus|a giant has been seen stomping buses underfoot]]''' in Arizona? <small>(2019-04-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[La Région Centrale]]''''' was filmed by a robot? <small>(2019-04-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival]]''', the first [[LGBT film festival|queer film festival]] in North Africa, does not disclose its location due to security concerns? <small>(2019-04-11)</small>
*... that [[Rosana Sullivan]], director of the animated [[short film|short]] '''''[[Kitbull]]''''', said that she identified with the kitten in the film? <small>(2019-05-01)</small>
*... that '''[[When the Moon Was Full|a 2019 Iranian drama]]''' tells the true story of [[Abdolhamid Rigi]], a member of the [[Jundallah (Iran)|Jundallah]] terrorist group who killed his wife on the orders of [[Abdolmalek Rigi|his brother]]? <small>(2019-05-22)</small>
*... that film pioneers [[Alice Guy-Blaché]], [[Georges Méliès]], and [[Charlie Chaplin]] all made '''[[Women's suffrage in film|films about women's suffrage]]'''? <small>(2019-05-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Amazing Grace (2018 film)|a documentary film]]''' of [[Aretha Franklin]]'s ''(pictured)'' ''[[Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album)|Amazing Grace]]'' concert in 1972 languished in a studio vault for decades because the director did not use a [[clapperboard]]? <small>(2019-05-23)</small>
*... that at the premiere of '''''[[The End (1953 film)|The End]]''''', audience members shouted at the film and threw their chairs? <small>(2019-05-28)</small>
*... that [[Len Lye]]'s abstract animation '''''[[A Colour Box]]''''' was protested by [[Nazism|Nazis]] in 1936? <small>(2019-05-30)</small>
*... that the people who commissioned '''''[[Our Trip to Africa]]''''' demanded the film's destruction after seeing it? <small>(2019-05-31)</small>
*... that Nepalese Prime Minister [[KP Sharma Oli|Khadga Prasad Oli]] praised the 2019 sports drama '''''[[Captain (2019 film)|Captain]]''''' for "delivering patriotism"? <small>(2019-06-01)</small>
*... that in the 2000 film '''''[[No Place to Go (2000 film)|No Place to Go]]''''', the central character jumps out of a window to her death, as [[Gisela Elsner|the director's mother]] had done some years before? <small>(2019-06-08)</small>
*... that '''[[poutine]]''' ''(example pictured)'' and '''[[peameal bacon|back bacon on a bun]]''' were served while '''[[Canadian Comedy Awards|the Beaver]]''' was awarded to '''''[[Made in Canada (TV series)|Made in Canada]]''''' at the '''[[1st Canadian Comedy Awards|inaugural Canadian Comedy Awards]]'''? <small>(2019-07-01)</small>
*... that as the film negatives used for the '''[[Raja Harishchandra|first Indian feature film]]''' were of limited [[spectral sensitivity]], the colour red was avoided in sets, costumes, and make-up? <small>(2019-07-17)</small>
*... that in '''[[What Is Democracy?|a 2019 documentary]]''', [[Astra Taylor]] interviews trauma surgeons, refugees, and a barber about the meaning of democracy? <small>(2019-07-30)</small>
*... that the [[Creole Petroleum Corporation]]'s 1956 propaganda film '''''[[Assignment: Venezuela]]''''' sought to convince American oil workers that the anti-capitalist military dictatorship had embraced the American way of life? <small>(2019-08-06)</small>
*... that [[Carlos Carrera]]'s '''''[[El héroe]]''''' was the first Mexican entry to win the [[Short Film Palme d'Or]], in 1994? <small>(2019-08-11)</small>
*... that the nickname of [[Russian submarine Losharik|a Russian submarine]] constructed from interconnected spheres comes from '''[[Losharik|an animated circus animal]]''' made out of juggling balls? <small>(2019-08-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[Queens at Heart]]''''', which features four [[Trans woman|trans women]] in the mid-1960s, has been called both a documentary and an [[exploitation film]]? <small>(2019-08-16)</small>
*... that [[Christopher Nolan]] ''(pictured)'' wrote and directed a [[no-budget film]] titled '''''[[Doodlebug (film)|Doodlebug]]''''' as a student at [[University College London]]? <small>(2019-08-18)</small>
*... that the executive producer of '''''[[Women of '69, Unboxed]]''''' was a member of the 1969 all-woman graduating class of [[Skidmore College]], on which the film focuses? <small>(2019-08-23)</small>
*... that there has been a boom in '''[[LGBT cinema in Latin America|LGBT+ cinema produced in Latin America]]''', in contrast to its traditionally religious and [[machismo]] culture? <small>(2019-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Vicky Knight]]''', who played an acid-attack victim in her '''[[Dirty God|debut film role]]''', works as a healthcare assistant in the hospital where she was treated as a child? <small>(2019-08-31)</small>
*... that the [[BBC]] has produced a new version of their 1953 film '''''[[London to Brighton in Four Minutes]]''''' every 30 years? <small>(2019-08-31)</small>
*... that Venezuelan director '''[[Patricia Ortega]]''' ''(pictured)'' has drawn strength from her film '''''[[Being Impossible]]''''' during both personal and political upheavals? <small>(2019-09-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Aama (1964 film)|Aama]]''''' was the first Nepalese film to be produced in Nepal? <small>(2019-09-11)</small>
*... that the interviewer in the documentary '''''[[Enter the Anime]]''''' did not know anything about [[anime]]? <small>(2019-09-11)</small>
*... that '''[[On Her Shoulders|a 2018 documentary]]''' depicts [[Nadia Murad]] ''(pictured)'', who escaped [[sexual slavery|sexual enslavement]] by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]], alerting politicians and journalists to the atrocities being committed in her native Iraq? <small>(2019-09-12)</small>
*... that despite its title, the Venezuelan film '''''[[Muchachos bañándose en la laguna de Maracaibo]]''''' ('''Kids bathing at the lagoon of Maracaibo''{{'}}) also features street shots of the city of [[Maracaibo]]? <small>(2019-09-25)</small>
*... that the director of the film '''''[[The VelociPastor]]''''' thought of the idea when his phone [[autocorrection|autocorrected]] "''[[Velociraptor]]''" to "Veloci Pastor"? <small>(2019-10-04)</small>
*... that the 2019 film '''''[[Ask Dr. Ruth]]''''' features Holocaust survivor [[Ruth Westheimer]] reflecting on her career as a [[Sex therapy|sex therapist]]? <small>(2019-10-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[New York City Inferno]]''''', a 1978 [[Gay pornography|gay pornography film]], features a licensed soundtrack by the [[Village People]]? <small>(2019-10-05)</small>
*... that director [[Avi Belkin]] said the title of his 2019 documentary '''''[[Mike Wallace Is Here]]''''' once constituted "the four most-dreaded words in the English language"? <small>(2019-10-07)</small>
*... that in 2011, '''[[Nitehawk Cinema]]''' ''(pictured)'' successfully lobbied to overturn a [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]]-era liquor law that prevented movie theaters in New York from serving alcohol? <small>(2019-10-16)</small>
*... that the first [[Cinema of Serbia|Serbian feature film]], '''''[[The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Leader Karađorđe]]''''' ''(still frame shown)'', was considered [[Lost film|lost]] for much of the 20th century and only rediscovered in 2003? <small>(2019-10-23)</small>
*... that director and screenwriter Travis Stevens paused renovations on his production company's house to film '''''[[Girl on the Third Floor]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2019-10-25)</small>
*... that at least 70 members of the cast and crew were injured while working alongside 130 or more untrained [[big cat]]s, mostly lions and tigers, for the film '''''[[Roar (1981 film)|Roar]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2019-10-26)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Under the Knife (film)|Under the Knife]]''''' argues that Britain's state-run [[National Health Service]] is being intentionally privatised? <small>(2019-11-01)</small>
*... that director [[Kunihiko Ikuhara]] sought to make the 1999 film '''''[[Adolescence of Utena]]''''' "more naughty" than the [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|television series it was adapted from]]? <small>(2019-11-08)</small>
*... that subjects of '''[[Venezuelan cinema in the 1890s|Venezuelan films of the 1890s]]''' include [[Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa|a dentist pulling teeth in a hotel]] and [[Carlos Ruiz peleando con un cochero|a man getting into a brawl with a stagecoach driver]]? <small>(2019-11-13)</small>
*... that for their 2019 documentary film '''''[[The Elephant Queen]]''''', the two directors followed elephant herds for four years? <small>(2019-11-15)</small>
*... that more than 100 interviews were conducted for the 2019 documentary '''''[[Queer Japan]]'''''? <small>(2019-11-17)</small>
*... that the 2018 teen drama '''''[[Skate Kitchen]]''''' was partly filmed with a camera mounted on a motorized skateboard deck traveling at speeds of up to {{convert|20|mph}}? <small>(2019-11-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (film)|Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder]]''''', a film adaptation of [[Mother Courage and Her Children|Bertolt Brecht's play]] with the [[Berliner Ensemble]], premiered on the author's birthday ''(opening night pictured)''{{-?}} <small>(2019-11-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Memory: The Origins of Alien]]''''' defines the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' franchise]] as "a collective art form" inspired by [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]], and the [[Erinyes|Greek Furies]]? <small>(2019-12-04)</small>
*... that the Hong Kong biopic '''''[[Lost in the Fumes]]''''' was [[Motion picture content rating system#Singapore|rated M18 in Singapore]] due to "political sensitivities" and screened only to members of the country's film society? <small>(2019-12-15)</small>
*... that British actress [[Naomi Watts]]' '''[[Naomi Watts filmography|roles]]''' include [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officer [[Valerie Plame]], journalist [[Gretchen Carlson]], and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]]? <small>(2019-12-28)</small>
*... that actor [[Ryan Reynolds]] has '''[[Ryan Reynolds filmography|lent his voice]]''' to a garden snail, a caveman, and [[Pikachu]]? <small>(2019-12-29)</small>
*... that the director of '''[[The Feeling of Being Watched|a 2018 documentary]]''' uncovered evidence of [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] surveillance of [[Arab Americans|Arab-American]] families in her hometown outside Chicago? <small>(2019-12-30)</small>
*... that [[Irrfan Khan]] recommended [[Saba Qamar]] to the makers of the film '''''[[Hindi Medium]]''''' after watching her YouTube videos? <small>(2019-12-31)</small>
*... that actress [[Anne Baxter]]'s '''[[Anne Baxter on screen and stage|roles]]''' included an Egyptian princess, a ruthlessly ambitious understudy, an alcoholic, and two villains in the [[Batman (TV series)|1960s ''Batman'' television series]]? <small>(2020-01-01)</small>
*... that [[Keanu Reeves]]'s '''[[Keanu Reeves filmography|film roles]]''' include a time-travelling slacker, a computer hacker, an exorcist, and a dentist? <small>(2020-01-02)</small>
*... that the success of the 1978 film '''''[[The Other Side of Aspen]]''''' led to increased production of [[feature film]]–length works across the [[gay pornography]] industry? <small>(2020-01-03)</small>
*... that the character of '''[[Rose Tico]]''' in the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy]] was played by [[Kelly Marie Tran]], who had never seen a ''[[Star Wars]]'' film before auditioning? <small>(2020-01-04)</small>
*... that [[Billy Wilder]], '''[[Billy Wilder filmography|an award-winning film director and screenwriter]]''', had minimal knowledge of English when he arrived in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] in 1934? <small>(2020-01-06)</small>
*... that [[Scarlett Johansson]]'s '''[[Scarlett Johansson on screen and stage|film roles]]''' have included spy [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Natasha Romanoff]], English queen [[Anne Boleyn]]'s sister [[Mary Boleyn|Mary]], and an artificially intelligent voice assistant? <small>(2020-01-07)</small>
*... that the 2019 drama thriller '''''[[Living in Bondage: Breaking Free]]''''' became one of the [[List of highest-grossing Nigerian films|highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time]]? <small>(2020-01-08)</small>
*... that an initiative by a [[Daimaru]] department store in which [[Menstruation|menstruating]] employees could choose to wear a badge featuring the cartoon character '''[[Little Miss P]]''' caused a public outcry? <small>(2020-01-10)</small>
*... that according to '''[[Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy|a 2001 documentary]]''', [[Ron Jeremy]] became a pornographic actor after his girlfriend sent a nude photo of him to ''[[Playgirl]]'' magazine? <small>(2020-01-10)</small>
*... that actor [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] '''[[List of Chris Evans performances|made his film debut]]''' in an educational film co-produced by the [[National Fish and Wildlife Foundation]]? <small>(2020-01-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sangrador]]''''', Venezuela's submission for the 2003 [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]], had only 31 box-office attendances in the country that year? <small>(2020-01-16)</small>
*... that [[Peter Hedges]] was paid $10 to write the screenplay for '''''[[Pieces of April]]''''', and another $10 to direct the film? <small>(2020-01-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Infection (2019 film)|Infection]]''''', the first Venezuelan [[zombie film]], has been banned in the country despite horror being a popular genre there? <small>(2020-01-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[All the Freckles in the World]]''''', a Mexican [[coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[romantic comedy]] film, was released on [[Netflix]] after finding success in theaters in Mexico? <small>(2020-01-25)</small>
*... that the 1989 film '''''[[Begotten (film)|Begotten]]''''' was made to resemble what the director called "a time that predates spoken language"? <small>(2020-01-26)</small>
*... that marketing for the Venezuelan film '''''[[That's the Woman I Want]]''''' told prospective viewers it was so funny they would forget about [[foot-and-mouth disease]]? <small>(2020-02-01)</small>
*... that different versions of the song "'''[[Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'''" by [[Mayumi Gojo]] were used in [[Futari wa Pretty Cure|the first two seasons]] and [[Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories|the 25th movie]] of the ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' anime franchise? <small>(2020-02-09)</small>
*... that the 2018 American superhero film ''[[Deadpool 2]]'' was '''[[List of accolades received by Deadpool 2|nominated for fifteen Golden Trailer Awards]]'''? <small>(2020-02-11)</small>
*... that [[Michael Waltrip]]'s 2019 documentary film '''''[[Blink of an Eye (film)|Blink of an Eye]]''''' has been called "[[NASCAR]]'s answer to ''[[Senna (film)|Senna]]''"? <small>(2020-02-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith]]''''' was filmed in Fiji to take advantage of the country's 47-percent tax rebate for films made there? <small>(2020-02-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Feels Good Man|a 2020 documentary]]''' about [[Pepe the Frog]] raises the question of whether Pepe can be redeemed? <small>(2020-03-23)</small>
*... that [[Edgar Wright]], director of '''''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]''''', thinks that the film is different from other comedies because it has "a lot of funny women in it"? <small>(2020-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on cinema|due to its similarity to the coronavirus pandemic]]''', [[Warner Bros.]]' second most successful film of 2020 so far is 2011's ''[[Contagion (2011 film)|Contagion]]''? <small>(2020-03-27)</small>
*... that unlike many [[slasher film]] antagonists, the true identity and motivations of the character '''[[Billy (Black Christmas)|Billy]]''' in ''[[Black Christmas (1974 film)|Black Christmas]]'' are never revealed? <small>(2020-04-02)</small>
*... that [[Gregory Peck]]'s '''[[List of Gregory Peck performances|screen roles]]''' included [[Captain Ahab]] ''(pictured)'', [[Abraham Lincoln]], and [[Josef Mengele]]? <small>(2020-04-05)</small>
*... that [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] learned to play the piano and make omelettes blindfolded for one of '''[[List of Ayushmann Khurrana performances|his performances]]'''? <small>(2020-04-19)</small>
*... that in the film '''''[[Dick Johnson Is Dead]]''''', director [[Kirsten Johnson]] has her elderly father act out different ways – some of them violent "accidents" – in which he could die? <small>(2020-04-19)</small>
*... that the idea for the documentary film '''''[[Crip Camp]]''''' came to the directors after an "off-hand comment at lunch"? <small>(2020-04-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[bantha]]s''' in ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' were portrayed by an elephant who kept shrugging the costume off her body during filming due to the intense heat? <small>(2020-04-28)</small>
*... that the 1951 short film '''''[[A Wonderful Life (film)|A Wonderful Life]]''''', starring [[James Dunn (actor)|James Dunn]], was an adaptation of [[Frank Capra]]'s ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' for the [[Christian film industry]]? <small>(2020-05-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Case of Spring Fever]]''''', a film in which [[Spring (device)|springs]] disappear, was parodied in [[Bart the Lover|an episode]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''? <small>(2020-05-04)</small>
*... that according to the 2019 documentary '''''[[Toxic Beauty]]''''', thousands of carcinogenic and hormone-disrupting chemicals are used in cosmetic products in the U.S. without adequate government regulation? <small>(2020-05-04)</small>
*... that the first film entirely in [[American Sign Language]] was a 1975 vampire movie called '''''[[Deafula]]'''''? <small>(2020-05-06)</small>
*... that film director [[Fred Olen Ray]] made '''''[[The Brain Leeches]]''''' for $298.00? <small>(2020-05-06)</small>
*... that [[Awkwafina]] is the '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Awkwafina|first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a film]]'''? <small>(2020-05-07)</small>
*... that Nepali director [[Nischal Basnet]] based '''''[[Loot (2012 film)|Loot]]'''''{{'s}} lead character on himself? <small>(2020-05-09)</small>
*... that the 2017 romantic thriller '''''[[You Go to My Head (film)|You Go to My Head]]''''' does not use any artificial lighting? <small>(2020-05-12)</small>
*... that [[Martin Scorsese]] created his first film, '''''[[What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?]]''''', as part of a summer program? <small>(2020-05-16)</small>
*... that the producers of the 1990 American comedy film '''''[[Home Alone]]''''' were threatened with legal action by the French director of ''[[3615 code Père Noël]]'', who alleged that it was a remake of his film? <small>(2020-05-17)</small>
*... that due to Pakistani actress [[Saeeda Imtiaz]]'s role in '''''[[Redrum (film)|Redrum]]''''', one of the film's producers said, "I am worried if my film will see the light of day"? <small>(2020-05-19)</small>
*... that the Indian film '''''[[Chand Bujh Gaya]]''''' (''The Moon Is Eclipsed'') was denied a censor certificate for fear of "inciting communal violence" and "communal disharmony"? <small>(2020-05-20)</small>
*... that [[Martin Scorsese]] filmed '''''[[It's Not Just You, Murray!]]''''' in his apartment? <small>(2020-05-20)</small>
*... that [[Scarlett Johansson]] '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson|was nominated]]''' for two [[Academy Awards]] in the same year? <small>(2020-05-21)</small>
*... that although the 2018 release '''''[[Hamari Paltan]]''''' was promoted as the last film of veteran Indian actor [[Tom Alter]], another one featuring him premiered later that same year? <small>(2020-05-23)</small>
*... that [[Robert De Niro]] won the first of his two Academy Awards for '''[[Robert De Niro filmography|his portrayal]]''' of the young [[Vito Corleone]] in ''[[The Godfather Part II]]''{{-?}} <small>(2020-05-24)</small>
*... that actress [[Ruth Warrick]] was said to have "stolen the show" as a sweet young bride who grows into a disillusioned, middle-aged woman in the 1950 Christian film '''''[[Second Chance (1950 film)|Second Chance]]'''''? <small>(2020-05-24)</small>
*... that it took more than eight hours to apply makeup for the first time to the actor playing the character '''[[Bib Fortuna]]''' in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''{{-?}} <small>(2020-05-26)</small>
*... that actress [[Natalie Portman]] was '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Natalie Portman|nominated for an Oscar]]''' for playing [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|the First Lady of the United States]]? <small>(2020-05-30)</small>
*... that on the day she began filming her first starring role in '''''[[Ginger (1935 film)|Ginger]]''''', nine-year-old [[Jane Withers]] received congratulatory bouquets from [[W. C. Fields]] and President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]? <small>(2020-05-31)</small>
*... that [[Javier Bardem]] ''(pictured)'' is the first Spanish actor to win an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]], which he won for '''[[Javier Bardem filmography|his performance]]''' in ''[[No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]''{{-?}} <small>(2020-06-01)</small>
*... that the '''[[Protestant Film Commission]]''' was founded partly in response to the sympathetic portrayal of Catholics in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood films]] of the 1940s, while Protestants were played for laughs? <small>(2020-06-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[My Name Is Han]]''''', a 1948 [[docudrama]] about Christian missionary work in China, was filmed on location near a war zone? <small>(2020-06-04)</small>
*... that the Canadian film '''''[[I've Heard the Mermaids Singing]]''''' was the second production screened at 1987 film festivals to have a title taken from [[T. S. Eliot]]'s poem "[[The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock]]"? <small>(2020-06-05)</small>
*... that the 2019 romantic comedy '''''[[Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi]]''''' set the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal? <small>(2020-06-06)</small>
*... that following its limited release in 1972, '''''[[Cisco Pike]]''''' was not available on [[Home video|home media]] until 2006? <small>(2020-06-08)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness]]''''' includes an appearance by [[Sholem Aleichem|Aleichem]]'s granddaughter [[Bel Kaufman]], who was 100 years old at the time of filming? <small>(2020-06-08)</small>
*... that a 2006 German documentary attempted to answer the question "'''[[Do Communists Have Better Sex?|Do communists have better sex?]]'''" <small>(2020-06-09)</small>
*... that a comedian was jailed for his negative video review of the 2019 Nepali romantic comedy '''''[[Bir Bikram 2]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2020-06-10)</small>
*... that the 2018 Nepali comedy-drama '''''[[Mr. Virgin]]''''' was criticised for its title? <small>(2020-06-15)</small>
*... that the [[Film Development Board]] of Nepal refused to issue a production license to '''''[[Gaja Baja]]''''' because the title alluded to marijuana? <small>(2020-06-17)</small>
*... that ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'' commended makers of the 1950 film '''''[[Again Pioneers]]''''' for basically telling the Protestant churches that sponsored the production that they "are not doing their jobs"? <small>(2020-06-20)</small>
*... that a reviewer praised child star [[Jane Withers]]'s expressiveness in the title role of '''''[[Paddy O'Day]]''''', saying that she "talks with eyes, hands, feet and hair"? <small>(2020-06-20)</small>
*... that production of '''''[[Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story]]''''' was delayed by a [[monsoon]] and the director having a heart attack, then sped up following an extortion attempt by the [[Triad (organized crime)|Chinese mafia]]? <small>(2020-06-21)</small>
*... that the 2018 film '''''[[Hotel Milan]]''''' is based on "anti-Romeo squads" formed in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]? <small>(2020-06-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jimmy and Sally]]''''', a 1933 film written for the popular screen duo of [[James Dunn (actor)|James Dunn]] and [[Sally Eilers]], ended up creating a new screen duo of Dunn and [[Claire Trevor]]? <small>(2020-06-26)</small>
*... that the 1949 film '''''[[Prejudice (1949 film)|Prejudice]]''''' drives its point home by having characters use many [[List of ethnic slurs|ethnic slurs]], including "nigger", "wops", "dagoes", "dirty Jew", and "dumb Swede"? <small>(2020-06-27)</small>
*... that to make the [[ethnographic film]] series '''''[[The Doon School Quintet]]''''', visual anthropologist [[David MacDougall]] was given unprecedented access to film students at [[The Doon School|an all-boys boarding school]] in India? <small>(2020-07-06)</small>
*... that the 14-year-old lead actress in the 1931 British Indian film '''''[[The Last Kiss (1931 film)|The Last Kiss]]''''' was brought from a [[Prostitution in Bangladesh|brothel in Dhaka]]? <small>(2020-07-08)</small>
*... that after years of fan lobbying, '''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League|the director's cut]]''' of [[Zack Snyder]]'s 2017 film ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'' will be released on [[HBO Max]]? <small>(2020-07-12)</small>
*... that the 1997 historical drama '''''[[Balidaan (1997 film)|Balidaan]]''''' (''Sacrifice'') was banned in 2005 by [[Gyanendra of Nepal|King Gyanendra]]'s government for its portrayal of [[Nepalese Civil War|Nepal's communist movement]]? <small>(2020-07-14)</small>
*... that the title of the 2020 Nepali comedy–drama film '''''[[Senti Virus]]''''' was changed from ''Anti Virus'' on the advice of an [[Astrology|astrologer]]? <small>(2020-07-15)</small>
*... that [[Priyanka Chopra]] planned her wedding to [[Nick Jonas]] in between filming scenes for '''''[[The Sky Is Pink]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2020-07-18)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Chasing 3000]]''''' was meant to premiere at the [[2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]], but was held back since the filmmakers wanted a better chance to secure a distribution deal? <small>(2020-07-19)</small>
*... that the 1994 film '''''[[Fresh Kill]]''''' is noted for its influence on [[Hacker culture|hacker subculture]], with a 1995 article about the film containing one of the first recorded uses of the term "[[hacktivism]]"? <small>(2020-07-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Moral (1982 film)|Moral]]''''', part of a loose trilogy of feminist films directed by [[Marilou Diaz-Abaya]], was initially dismissed by critics but is now regarded as one of the best Filipino films ever made? <small>(2020-07-22)</small>
*... that while directing '''''[[Hello, Sister! (1933 film)|Walking Down Broadway]]''''', [[Erich von Stroheim]] tied a {{cvt|12|ft|adj=on}} length of thread to [[James Dunn (actor)|James Dunn]]'s pant leg and tugged on it whenever he wanted the actor to emote more? <small>(2020-08-01)</small>
*... that a former renegade policeman discovered '''[[Arrest: Pat. Rizal Alih – Zamboanga Massacre|a film]]''' depicting his role in [[Camp Cawa-Cawa siege|the siege of a Philippine military base]] two decades after its theatrical release? <small>(2020-08-04)</small>
*... that director [[Patrick Creadon]] said he made the documentary '''''[[Hesburgh (film)|Hesburgh]]''''' in part because he was skeptical whether the work of Father [[Theodore Hesburgh]] "really lived up to his reputation"? <small>(2020-08-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Piece of Eden]]''''' was filmed at the director [[John D. Hancock]]{{'s}} home, with the main location being his apple orchard? <small>(2020-08-08)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Alexander the Last]]''''', which was shot with a [[Handycam]], credits the lead actors as also being the [[screenwriting|screenwriters]]? <small>(2020-08-08)</small>
*... that during '''[[Jack Nicholson filmography|his acting career spanning over 60 films]]''', [[Jack Nicholson]] received 12 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, more than any other male actor? <small>(2020-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[South of the Clouds (1950 film)|a 1950 documentary]]''' filmed at a Christian college in [[Beirut]] shows how missionary education imparts "modern democratic ways of thinking and living" to Christians, Muslims, and Jews? <small>(2020-08-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Led Zeppelin Played Here|Led Zeppelin may have played]]''' at the [[Wheaton Youth Center]] in Maryland, but no one knows for sure? <small>(2020-08-23)</small>
*... that the title of the romantic comedy film '''''[[Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven]]''''' mentions the three places that had the biggest box-office appeal in the 1940s? <small>(2020-08-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Rhythm Is It!]]''''' is a 2004 documentary film about 250 public school students trained by [[Royston Maldoom]] to dance Stravinsky's ''[[The Rite of Spring|Le Sacre du printemps]]'' with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]]? <small>(2020-08-31)</small>
*... that in the 1942 film '''''[[Johnny Doughboy]]''''', former child stars [[Bobby Breen]], "[[Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer|Alfalfa]]", and "[[George McFarland|Spanky]]" play themselves as members of a club of Hollywood "has-beens"? <small>(2020-09-02)</small>
*... that the 2000 anime film '''''[[Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!]]''''' draws inspiration from ''[[WarGames]]'', ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'', and ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]''? <small>(2020-09-07)</small>
*... that a print of '''''[[Badnam Basti]]''''', often described as India's first [[List of LGBT-related films|gay film]], was discovered in 2019 after having been [[Lost film|lost]] for 40 years? <small>(2020-09-08)</small>
*... that [[The Unknown Comic]] in the 1984 film '''''[[Night Patrol]]''''' is a real-life stand-up comedian? <small>(2020-09-08)</small>
*... that many of the teen actors in the [[Jane Withers]] comedy film '''''[[High School (1940 film)|High School]]''''' had been guests at her thirteenth birthday party? <small>(2020-09-14)</small>
*... that President [[Donald Trump]] watched the 2019 film '''''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]''''' with his friends and family at the [[White House]] and reportedly enjoyed it? <small>(2020-09-14)</small>
*... that the 1938 film '''''[[Shadows Over Shanghai]]''''' incorporates footage of the bombing of the city during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], which was then underway? <small>(2020-09-20)</small>
*... that the 1997 Polish box-office-hit comedy '''''[[Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku]]''''' criticizes Polish and American myths such as the [[American Dream]]? <small>(2020-09-20)</small>
*... that the [[anime]] film '''''[[Weathering with You]]''''' was inspired by climate change affecting Japan? <small>(2020-09-24)</small>
*... that [[Jane Fonda]] paid for her political activism from the profits of her '''''[[Jane Fonda's Workout|Workout]]''''' videos? <small>(2020-09-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Ghost and the Guest]]''''' is one in a long line of Hollywood films that validate skepticism about [[paranormal]] activity by depicting "a haunted house that is not truly haunted"? <small>(2020-10-03)</small>
*... that the 1936 film '''''[[Hearts in Bondage]]''''' is a rare example of a Hollywood film depicting naval battles of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]? <small>(2020-10-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Wahan Ke Log]]''''' is one of the earliest science-fiction films made in India? <small>(2020-10-09)</small>
*... that the swamp scenes in '''''[[The Caribbean Mystery]]''''' feature a {{cvt|350|lb|adj=on}} [[alligator]] named Ben, who was appearing in his 435th film? <small>(2020-10-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[King of Beasts]]''''', a documentary about lion [[trophy hunting]], was filmed during the same month as the [[killing of Cecil the lion]]? <small>(2020-10-27)</small>
*... that a conservation professor who appeared in '''''[[Extinction: The Facts]]''''' described it as "surprisingly radical" for a [[David Attenborough]] documentary? <small>(2020-10-30)</small>
*... that footage from the 1995 documentary film '''''[[BloodSisters (1995 film)|BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism]]''''' was played for a U.S. congressional committee during its [[National Endowment for the Arts#1995–1997 congressional attacks|hearings on the National Endowment for the Arts]]? <small>(2020-10-31)</small>
*... that for '''[[Over the Hill (1931 film)|her sound-film debut]]''' in 1931, silent-screen star [[Mae Marsh]] begged the director to tell her what to say before each scene? <small>(2020-11-02)</small>
*... that the 2020 film '''''[[David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet|A Life on Our Planet]]''''' is [[David Attenborough]]'s self-described "witness statement" on how human activity has affected the environment? <small>(2020-11-03)</small>
*... that the 2013 Nepali historical drama '''''[[Badhshala]]''''' was briefly banned by the [[Nepali Army]] because the actors wore military uniforms without permission? <small>(2020-11-05)</small>
*... that when [[Mandy Patinkin]] played [[Inigo Montoya]] in '''[[Princess Bride Reunion|a 2020 virtual live dramatic reading of the ''Princess Bride'' script]]''', he used the six-fingered sword ''(pictured)'' from [[The Princess Bride (film)|the 1987 film]]? <small>(2020-11-19)</small>
*... that [[Anna May Wong]] '''[[Anna May Wong on film and television|had the starring role]]''' in ''[[Daughter of the Dragon]]'' ''(poster pictured)'', but was paid half as much as [[Warner Oland|the non-Asian actor]] who played her father? <small>(2020-11-21)</small>
*... that [[Victor Jory]]'s first major screen role as a lecherous landlord in the 1933 film '''''[[Sailor's Luck]]''''' was praised as "deliciously slimy" and "insanely funny"? <small>(2020-11-22)</small>
*... that the 1990 Hindi film '''''[[Drishti (film)|Drishti]]''''', which follows the story of a married couple who divorce and later meet again, has been praised for its "harsh look at monogamy"? <small>(2020-11-25)</small>
*... that years before their ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' series became famous, [[Gainax]]'s first anime, '''''[[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise|Royal Space Force]]''''', was marketed in Japan by staging a Hollywood premiere? <small>(2020-11-27)</small>
*... that actress [[Norma Shearer]] posed for a glamor photoshoot to convince her producer-husband [[Irving Thalberg]] ''(both pictured)'' that her sexual allure would transcend to film '''[[Norma Shearer filmography|for the lead role]]''' in ''[[The Divorcee]]''? <small>(2020-12-03)</small>
*... that [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] actually set actors on fire with his flamethrower in the 2019 film '''''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2020-12-03)</small>
*... that prolific actress [[Barbara Stanwyck]] ''(pictured)'' received four [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nominations without a win, and was given an honorary [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] in 1982 for '''[[Barbara Stanwyck on stage, screen, radio and television|her contributions to the film industry]]'''? <small>(2020-12-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular]]''''' mixes 3D characters with 3D backgrounds black-edged to look 2D to avoid investors comparing it with theatrical CGI films? <small>(2020-12-07)</small>
*... that the 1951 British film '''''[[Surprise Attack (film)|Surprise Attack]]''''' ''(title card pictured)'' warned of the danger of not being [[Vaccination|vaccinated]] against infectious diseases? <small>(2020-12-07)</small>
*... that in 1941, a group of [[Isolationism|isolationist]] U.S. senators '''[[Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda|conducted an investigation]]''' into alleged "war propaganda" in Hollywood films? <small>(2020-12-08)</small>
*... that comedy group '''[[Pomato (company)|Pomato]]''''s creations include a skit about a boyfriend who did not understand the difference between a [[sports bra]] and a [[bra]], and an advertisement for the [[Hong Kong Police Force]]? <small>(2020-12-10)</small>
*... that British thespian [[Vivien Leigh]] ''(pictured)'' won both her [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Awards for Best Actress]] '''[[Vivien Leigh on stage and screen|for portraying women]]''' of the [[Southern United States|American South]]? <small>(2020-12-10)</small>
*... that the release of the 2001 Hindi film '''''[[Chori Chori Chupke Chupke]]''''' was delayed for several months due to allegations that it was funded by the [[Organised crime in India|Mumbai underworld]]? <small>(2020-12-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''''' was untitled until December 2018, as its title was considered a spoiler for the film and its predecessor, ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''{{-?}} <small>(2020-12-12)</small>
*... that [[Claudette Colbert]], '''[[Claudette Colbert on stage, screen, radio and television|who won her only Academy Award for Best Actress]]''' for ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' ''(poster pictured)'', privately called the film "the worst picture in the world"? <small>(2020-12-13)</small>
*... that having collaborated on the album ''[[Folklore (Taylor Swift album)|Folklore]]'' months prior, [[Taylor Swift]], [[Jack Antonoff]], and [[Aaron Dessner]] met in person for the first time for the filming of '''''[[Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions]]'''''? <small>(2020-12-18)</small>
*... that [[Shirley Temple]] said of her relationship with her favorite dance partner [[Bill Robinson|Bill "Bojangles" Robinson]] ''(both pictured)'': "'''[[Shirley Temple filmography|It was kind of a magic between us]]'''"? <small>(2020-12-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Manner (company)|Manner]]''', a Macau entertainment company, opened a store that sells [[Chinese almond biscuit|almond biscuits]] with [[condom]]-looking wrapping, and gives customers free beef [[jerky]] if they show a [[Traffic ticket|parking ticket]]? <small>(2021-01-01)</small>
*... that the British film '''''[[Life in Her Hands]]''''' ''(scene pictured)'' was produced to recruit women into nursing? <small>(2021-01-03)</small>
*... that despite receiving 30,000 monthly fan letters, '''[[Clara Bow filmography|top box-office silent-film star]]''' [[Clara Bow]] ''(pictured)'' was convinced that talking pictures would ruin her career? <small>(2021-01-07)</small>
*... that [[Anil Kapoor]] called '''''[[AK vs AK]]''''' "the fastest film I have done in my career"? <small>(2021-01-09)</small>
*... that [[Maureen O'Hara]] and [[John Wayne]] ''(both pictured)'' '''[[Maureen O'Hara filmography|had such a strong rapport on screen]]''' that some people believed that they were married in real life? <small>(2021-01-10)</small>
*... that it took [[Zachary Levi]] an average of twenty minutes to get into costume as [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|the titular character]] in '''''[[Shazam! (film)|Shazam!]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2021-01-11)</small>
*... that [[Cristin Milioti]] appears in '''''[[Death to 2020]]''''' as a stereotypical "[[Karen (pejorative)|Karen]]", having previously worked with its creators [[Charlie Brooker]] and [[Annabel Jones]] in ''[[Black Mirror]]'' episode "[[USS Callister]]"? <small>(2021-01-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School]]''''' was the first film to provide educators with information on how to prevent discrimination against gay people? <small>(2021-01-14)</small>
*... that prior to becoming the highest-grossing film of 1965, '''''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]''''' was initially criticized for its romanticism and sentimentality? <small>(2021-01-18)</small>
*... that due to the {{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic, Japanese '''[[cheer screening]]s''', which encourage audience participation, have been replaced by viewers' [[Text messaging|text messages]] being superimposed on the screen? <small>(2021-01-21)</small>
*... that Swedish actress [[Ingrid Bergman]] ''(pictured)'' did not think she would be believable as Israeli prime minister [[Golda Meir]], but [[A Woman Called Golda|her performance]] '''[[Ingrid Bergman performances|added a Primetime Emmy to her awards shelf]]'''? <small>(2021-01-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Spider-Man 2|Spider-Man 2]]''''' is considered to be one of the [[List of films considered the best|best and most influential superhero films of all time]]? <small>(2021-01-22)</small>
*... that [[Eli Wallach]] agreed to play the role of Tuco in '''''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''''' immediately after watching the main title sequence of ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]''? <small>(2021-01-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Artémis, cœur d'artichaut]]''''' is a female buddy film inspired by [[Greek mythology]], [[Carl Jung]] and [[Éric Rohmer]]? <small>(2021-01-24)</small>
*... that the 1951 film '''''[[The Basketball Fix]]''''' is based on a real-life scandal involving [[college basketball]] betting? <small>(2021-01-27)</small>
*... that during the filming of '''''[[6 Day Bike Rider|6 Day Bike Rider]]''''', sixteen bicyclists hit the cameraman's motorcycle, which resulted in nine of them being injured? <small>(2021-01-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Overdrawn at the Memory Bank]]''''' was recorded on videotape instead of [[photographic film]] so as not to be as expensive as ''[[Blade Runner]]''? <small>(2021-01-29)</small>
*... that the film poster for '''''[[Looking for Magical Doremi]]''''' appeared in an episode of ''[[Healin' Good Pretty Cure]]'' to promote the film? <small>(2021-02-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Dax Reynosa]]''' began his hip-hop career as a [[battle rap]]per who would burn the rhyme books of defeated opponents, and later co-produced '''[[The Battle for L.A.: Footsoldiers, Vol. 1|a documentary]]''' depicting battle rap in [[Los Angeles]]? <small>(2021-02-02)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe]]''''' explores the life of the musician who signed "Ireland's fastest ever record deal"? <small>(2021-02-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Driveways (film)|Driveways]]''''' director [[Andrew Ahn]] said that the experience of directing a script he did not write improved both his writing and directing? <small>(2021-02-06)</small>
*... that the first scene of the 2010 film '''''[[The Social Network]]''''' took 99 takes to finish? <small>(2021-02-06)</small>
*... that [[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]]'s appearance on '''''[[The Singing Brakeman (film)|The Singing Brakeman]]''''' made him the first [[country music]]ian to be featured in a film? <small>(2021-02-08)</small>
*... that all dialogue in the film '''''[[Nostos: The Return]]''''' is in a made-up language based on ancient Greek, Sanskrit and Latin? <small>(2021-02-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Philip Seymour Hoffman on stage and screen|Philip Seymour Hoffman's roles]]''' included a storm chaser, an arms dealer, and a cult leader? <small>(2021-02-10)</small>
*... that a seven-figure deal was made for [[Soman Chainani]]'s debut book ''[[The School for Good and Evil]]'' to make a '''[[The School for Good and Evil (film)|film adaptation]]''' less than two weeks after the book's publication? <small>(2021-02-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Serpico]]''''' was filmed in reverse, and [[Al Pacino]] ''(pictured)'' had to be shaved as the shooting progressed? <small>(2021-02-13)</small>
*... that the silent film '''''[[The Honeymoon Express]]''''' was reported to have been withdrawn from release despite being screened later in 1926? <small>(2021-02-14)</small>
*... that the 2018 comedy film '''''[[A Bread Factory]]''''', about the difficulty of producing meaningful artistic work in a [[market economy]], received acclaim from critics but earned less than $18,000 at the box office? <small>(2021-02-17)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Change the Subject]]''''' is about lobbying efforts to replace the term "illegal aliens" with "undocumented immigrants" in the [[Library of Congress Subject Headings]]? <small>(2021-02-21)</small>
*... that after signing his first movie contract, [[Humphrey Bogart]] ''(pictured)'' boasted: "'''[[Humphrey Bogart on stage, screen, radio and television|I'm going to become the biggest movie star Hollywood's ever seen]]'''"? <small>(2021-02-23)</small>
*... that the 1960 film '''''[[The Purple Gang (film)|The Purple Gang]]''''' has an introduction by Congressman [[James Roosevelt]], son of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]? <small>(2021-02-25)</small>
*... that the Indonesian drama film '''''[[Ave Maryam]]''''' focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship between a Roman Catholic nun and her pastor? <small>(2021-03-01)</small>
*... that the 2020 crime film '''''[[Caught in Time]]''''' is based on the real-life robber and serial killer [[Zhang Jun (serial killer)|Zhang Jun]]? <small>(2021-03-01)</small>
*... that [[Jia Ling]]'s directorial debut film '''''[[Hi, Mom (2021 film)|Hi, Mom]]''''' has made her the highest-grossing female director in Chinese box-office history? <small>(2021-03-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[FHProductionHK]]''', a [[YouTube]] channel with videos that have reached two million views, features someone who always wears a [[Rilakkuma|bear]] mask to hide his appearance? <small>(2021-03-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[Atlas Cinema]]''' in Istanbul was established as a 1,800-seater movie theatre in 1948 replacing a notable music hall, which was in turn established in the horse stable of a 19th-century residential building? <small>(2021-03-06)</small>
*... that while waiting to film '''''[[London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck]]''''' for Netflix, [[London Hughes]] talked about the word ''dick'' in ''[[History of Swear Words]]''{{-?}} <small>(2021-03-06)</small>
*... that when '''''[[Big Red Envelope]]''''' was released, nearly half of its audience came from [[Chinese city tier system|fourth-tier Chinese cities]]? <small>(2021-03-11)</small>
*... that the 2014 film '''''[[Fires on the Plain (2014 film)|Fires on the Plain]]''''', which includes madness, murder, and [[cannibalism]], was intended to warn younger Japanese audiences of the horrors of war? <small>(2021-03-13)</small>
*... that the [[cyberpunk]] setting of '''''[[New Gods: Nezha Reborn]]''''' is based on a mixture of 1920s–1930s [[Manhattan]] and [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]]–era [[Shanghai]]? <small>(2021-03-14)</small>
*... that a three-minute segment of '''''[[Boonie Bears: The Wild Life]]''''' took an average of 20 hours per frame to [[Rendering (computer graphics)|render]]? <small>(2021-03-16)</small>
*... that the short documentary film '''''[[A City Called Copenhagen]]''''' was initially not released due to the [[film commission]] disliking the film, but it was shown two years later to positive reception? <small>(2021-03-19)</small>
*... that in the film '''''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]''''', [[Al Pacino]] improvised the "[[Attica Prison riot|Attica! Attica!]]" scene following the suggestion of an assistant director? <small>(2021-03-21)</small>
*... that the 1938 film '''''[[Gangster's Boy]]''''' starred silent-film actress [[Betty Blythe]], who took on roles that she liked despite a source saying that she was "more or less retired"? <small>(2021-03-22)</small>
*... that the 1952 film '''''[[Girls Marked Danger]]''''' was classified as being morally objectionable for Catholics by the [[National Legion of Decency]]? <small>(2021-03-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Ruined Life]]''''' was the first film by director [[Victor Sjöström]] to be shown in Sweden because his earlier film, ''[[The Gardener (1912 film)|The Gardener]]'', had been censored for 68 years? <small>(2021-03-26)</small>
*... that three-quarters of the animated film '''''[[A Goofy Movie]]''''' had to be reshot due to a single dead pixel on a faulty monitor, leading to a delayed release? <small>(2021-03-28)</small>
*... that after '''''[[Do Not Split]]''''' received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination, the Chinese government reportedly told local media to downplay the awards? <small>(2021-04-04)</small>
*... that the 2003 spy thriller '''''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]''''' was [[Priyanka Chopra]]'s first Bollywood film? <small>(2021-04-04)</small>
*... that the 2021 [[Cinema of Palestine|Palestinian film]] '''''[[The Present (2021 film)|The Present]]''''' is about a [[gift|present]] and the [[present]]? <small>(2021-04-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Plandemic]]''''' was criticized for its professional-style production? <small>(2021-04-08)</small>
*... that the 1923 film '''''[[The Abysmal Brute (film)|The Abysmal Brute]]''''' ''(advertisement pictured)'' included comedic episodes that were not in [[The Abysmal Brute|the 1911 story]] by [[Jack London]] on which it was based? <small>(2021-04-14)</small>
*... that [[Humphrey Jennings]]'s 1939 film '''''[[Spare Time (film)|Spare Time]]''''' showed an American audience how the British working classes spent their free time? <small>(2021-04-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]''''' set a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness world record]] for the most instances of swearing in a film, with the word "fuck" [[List of films that most frequently use the word "fuck"|said a total of 569 times]]? <small>(2021-04-18)</small>
*... that the 1949 film '''''[[Hardly a Criminal]]''''' was mostly filmed in [[Buenos Aires]], and that city's critics called it Argentina's "outstanding film of the year"? <small>(2021-04-21)</small>
*... that [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] ''(pictured)'' was the last person to audition for the role of '''[[Moana (Disney character)|the eponymous character]]''' in ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' and was ultimately cast for the role? <small>(2021-04-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sister (2021 film)|Sister]]''''' has sparked discussion about [[gender role]]s in China? <small>(2021-04-29)</small>
*... that the character [[Tom Bombadil]], omitted by [[Peter Jackson]] in his later version, appears in '''[[Khraniteli|a Russian film of ''The Lord of the Rings'']]'''? <small>(2021-04-30)</small>
*... that [[Adam West]] was on the set of '''''[[Zombie Nightmare]]''''' for two days? <small>(2021-05-06)</small>
*... that during the production of '''''[[Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)|Jeepers Creepers]]''''', a budget cut of $1&nbsp;million resulted in a third of the film being rewritten? <small>(2021-05-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[A Question of Love]]''''' was widely regarded as a bold film for portraying homosexuality, a rare topic for television dramas in 1978? <small>(2021-05-15)</small>
*... that [[Bruce Baillie]]'s short film '''''[[All My Life (1966 film)|All My Life]]''''' was shot in one continuous take? <small>(2021-05-29)</small>
*... that the editor of the [[Pixar]] film ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' directed its prequel short film '''''[[22 vs. Earth]]'''''? <small>(2021-05-30)</small>
*... that musical comedian [[Bo Burnham]] wrote, directed, filmed, starred in and edited '''''[[Bo Burnham: Inside|Inside]]''''' by himself, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]]? <small>(2021-06-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mahanati]]''''' is the highest-grossing [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film]] to feature a woman as its primary character? <small>(2021-06-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Kata Wéber]]''' moved to Berlin to write the play that would become '''''[[Pieces of a Woman]]''''' to avoid [[Kornél Mundruczó|her husband]], who had encouraged her to write it after finding her personal notes? <small>(2021-06-30)</small>
*... that [[Chang Chen]] lost 12 kilograms (26&nbsp;lb) for his role in '''''[[The Soul (film)|The Soul]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2021-07-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jojo Rabbit]]''''' director [[Taika Waititi]], a [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] Jew, also starred in the film as an imaginary [[Adolf Hitler]]? <small>(2021-07-19)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers]]''''', [[Jude Ellison Sady Doyle|Jude Ellison Doyle]] proposes that ''[[Frankenstein]]'' is about maternal fear that the author [[Mary Shelley]] experienced after family tragedies? <small>(2021-07-23)</small>
*... that [[Drew Goddard]] wrote the soundtrack for '''''[[Bad Times at the El Royale]]''''' into his screenplay so a studio would be forced to purchase the licenses for each piece of music? <small>(2021-07-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Living in the Age of Airplanes]]''''' was the first [[IMAX]] film to be shot on all seven continents? <small>(2021-07-26)</small>
*... that [[Mark Hamill]]  was cast as the villain in '''''[[Brigsby Bear]]''''', a role the director described as a depraved [[Jim Henson]], "teaching weird lessons about the world in a loving way"? <small>(2021-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Lee Erwin (organist)|Lee Erwin]]''' spent six years scoring every one of [[Buster Keaton]]'s silent features? <small>(2021-07-30)</small>
*... that the 1972 documentary '''''[[Elvis on Tour]]''''' became the only film starring [[Elvis Presley]] to win an award? <small>(2021-07-31)</small>
*... that the animated film '''''[[The Exigency]]''''' took thirteen years to make? <small>(2021-08-01)</small>
*... that [[James Benning (film director)|James Benning]]'s 1995 experimental documentary film '''''[[Deseret (film)|Deseret]]''''' chronicles 140 years of the history of Utah by way of 93 ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' excerpts? <small>(2021-08-07)</small>
*... that [[Tig Notaro]] replaced a cast member in '''''[[Army of the Dead]]''''' and was added through [[computer-generated imagery]] a year after filming had concluded? <small>(2021-08-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Olaf's Frozen Adventure]]''''' was removed from exhibition in Mexico following complaints about its length? <small>(2021-08-13)</small>
*... that director [[Mamoru Hosoda]]'s original concept for his 1999 film '''''[[Digimon Adventure (film)|Digimon Adventure]]''''' was a story set against the backdrop of the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo? <small>(2021-08-16)</small>
*... that astrophysicist [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]] called out [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] for an inaccurate '''''[[Frozen II|Frozen&nbsp;II]]''''' poster? <small>(2021-08-17)</small>
*... that [[Steve Carell]] insisted his chest genuinely be waxed in a scene in '''''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]''''', which was recorded in a single take? <small>(2021-08-19)</small>
*... that [[Zheng Kai]] first lost weight and then gained 20 kilograms (44&nbsp;lb) for his role in '''''[[Never Stop (film)|Never Stop]]'''''? <small>(2021-08-21)</small>
*... that films from the '''[[Long Bow Trilogy]]''' depict the same village and villagers mentioned in ''[[Fanshen]]''? <small>(2021-08-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[537 Votes]]''''', documenting the controversial [[2000 United States presidential election in Florida]], was released in the run-up to the [[2020 United States presidential election]]? <small>(2021-08-24)</small>
*... that the director of the horror film '''''[[Camera Obscura (2017 film)|Camera Obscura]]''''' was inspired to write the screenplay after one of his co-workers was not allowed to take pictures in South America due to locals believing "it would steal their souls"? <small>(2021-09-03)</small>
*... that the 2005 documentary '''''[[The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till]]''''', about African-American teenager [[Emmett Till]]'s murder in 1955 for whistling at a white woman, contributed to the case being reopened? <small>(2021-09-07)</small>
*... that a television in the film '''''[[Day of Reckoning (2016 film)|Day of Reckoning]]''''' includes scenes from ''[[Big Ass Spider!]]''{{-?}} <small>(2021-09-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Peter Fleischmann]]''' directed the cult film '''''[[The Hamburg Syndrome]]''''', which foresaw a scenario similar to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]] as early as 1979? <small>(2021-09-14)</small>
*... that the cast and crew of the [[zombie film]] '''''[[Junk (film)|Junk]]''''', which made use of real meat for its [[Special effect|gore effect]]s, were sometimes unable to stomach meat for dinner after spending hours filming? <small>(2021-09-15)</small>
*... that director [[Steve Kloves]] was reluctant to cast [[Beau Bridges]] as the brother of [[Jeff Bridges]]'s character in '''''[[The Fabulous Baker Boys]]''''' because he thought it sounded like "a gimmick"? <small>(2021-09-15)</small>
*... that to animate [[conquistador]]s in '''''[[Jungle Cruise (film)|Jungle Cruise]]''''', frogs were recorded in a Costa Rican forest? <small>(2021-09-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Show Me the Father]]''''' is the fourth consecutive film produced by the Kendrick brothers to earn an "A+" grade on [[CinemaScore]]? <small>(2021-10-08)</small>
*... that the concept of immortality '''[[immortality in fiction|has been featured in fiction]]''' since fiction's oldest known work? <small>(2021-10-10)</small>
*... that [[Michael "Bully" Herbig|Michael Herbig]], director of the 2018 film '''''[[Balloon (2018 film)|Balloon]]''''' about the 1979 [[East German balloon escape]], would not have made it without the blessing of the families who carried it out? <small>(2021-10-18)</small>
*... that the Pakistani film '''''[[Shehr e Tabassum]]''''' was the first animated [[cyberpunk]] film to be made by an [[Urdu]] development team? <small>(2021-10-19)</small>
*... that M. Night Shyamalan's '''''[[Old (film)|Old]]''''' is based on a Swiss graphic novel that the filmmaker received as a Father's Day gift? <small>(2021-10-24)</small>
*... that the 2020 documentary film '''''[[Gather (film)|Gather]]''''', which explores Native American efforts for [[food sovereignty]] and reclamation of ancestral [[foodways]], was named a Critic's Pick by ''[[The New York Times]]''? <small>(2021-10-31)</small>
*... that after starring in several '''[[Umberto Lenzi filmography|films directed by Umberto Lenzi]]''', actor [[Me Me Lai]] later worked as a police officer who confiscated them as "[[Video nasty|video nasties]]"? <small>(2021-11-09)</small>
*... that none of the six then-living [[1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team|CCNY players]] were interviewed for the 1998 documentary film '''''[[City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2021-11-13)</small>
*... that the French animated film '''''[[The Summit of the Gods (film)|The Summit of the Gods]]''''' is based on a Japanese [[The Summit of the Gods|manga series]]? <small>(2021-11-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[1914 Lubin vault fire]]''' ''(aftermath pictured)'' in Philadelphia destroyed several thousand unique early silent films? <small>(2021-11-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Stembridge Gun Rentals]]''' supplied so many firearms to the film industry that when ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' producers asked for a rifle similar to that in ''[[Shoulder Arms]]'', Stembridge had on hand the actual gun used? <small>(2021-11-19)</small>
*... that a short version of the Japanese [[stop motion]] film '''''[[Junk Head]]''''' was favorably reviewed by director [[Guillermo del Toro]]? <small>(2021-11-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Occupation of the American Mind]]''''' sought to explore the United States' steadfast support for Israel in the face of the latter's controversial actions? <small>(2021-11-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Alatchakra: Circle of Desire]]''''' was the first three-dimensional Bangladeshi film? <small>(2021-11-26)</small>
*... that one critic opined that "it's hard to fall for '''''[[Falling for Figaro]]'''''"? <small>(2021-11-26)</small>
*... that the subjects of the documentary '''''[[Found (2021 film)|Found]]''''' discover that they are biological cousins as teenagers? <small>(2021-11-28)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Nerds 2.0.1]]''''' has been criticized for racial inequality among its 50 featured pioneers of the internet? <small>(2021-11-30)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Boycott (2021 film)|Boycott]]''''' includes the stories of three Americans who sued their state governments after being affected by [[anti-BDS laws]]? <small>(2021-12-17)</small>
*... that [[Dan Finnerty]] was cast in '''''[[Single All the Way]]''''' so that he could cross the Canada–U.S. border and join his wife, [[Kathy Najimy]], on the set of the film? <small>(2021-12-17)</small>
*... that [[Raoul Servais]] invented a new technique for combining animation and live action for his short film '''''[[Harpya]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2021-12-20)</small>
*... that ice hockey film '''''[[Chicks with Sticks]]''''' received its title and funding following the success of ''[[Men with Brooms]]''? <small>(2021-12-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Jew's Christmas]]''''' was the first American film to have a [[rabbi]] as one of its characters? <small>(2021-12-24)</small>
*... that the director of the 1936 film '''''[[Ouanga (film)|The Love Wanga]]''''' was threatened by having a ''[[Obeah and wanga|wanga]]'' placed in his car? <small>(2022-01-03)</small>
*... that the 1912 production of '''''[[Man's Genesis]]''''' was the first "[[Caveman|primitive man]]" film ever made and created a [[prehistory]] film boom in the years following its release? <small>(2022-01-17)</small>
*... that two versions of '''''[[Embrace Again]]''''' were released, one in [[Standard Chinese|Standard Mandarin]] and another in the [[Wuhan dialect]]? <small>(2022-01-18)</small>
*... that the lead role in the 2021 film '''''[[Cry Macho (film)|Cry Macho]]''''' was first offered to Clint Eastwood in 1988? <small>(2022-01-20)</small>
*... that the 1938 film '''''[[Road Demon]]''''' contains footage of well-known accidents that occurred at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]? <small>(2022-01-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice (Friday the 13th)|Alice]]''' of ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' became a catalyst for the [[slasher film]] trope of unexpectedly killing off the main surviving protagonist in the sequel? <small>(2022-01-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[Fire and Sword]]''''', a film about [[Tristan and Iseult|Tristan and Isolde]], reused the stuntmen and horses from another Arthurian film, ''[[Excalibur (film)|Excalibur]]''{{-?}} <small>(2022-01-25)</small>
*... that ''Encanto''{{'s}} '''[[Mirabel Madrigal|Mirabel]]''' is the first Disney heroine to wear glasses? <small>(2022-01-30)</small>
*... that Lieutenant-Colonel '''[[Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander]]''' and two others died on camera during the filming of the 1918 war film '''''[[Symbol of Sacrifice]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2022-01-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut]]''''' was the bestselling pornographic film of 1994 and had the most rentals that year in the United States? <small>(2022-02-06)</small>
*... that the 1992 documentary film '''''[[Daddy and the Muscle Academy]]''''', which focuses on the life of gay erotic artist [[Tom of Finland]], has been broadcast on Finnish television multiple times? <small>(2022-02-08)</small>
*... that ''Encanto'' character '''[[Bruno Madrigal]]''' was originally named Oscar, but his name was changed due to the number of real-life Oscar Madrigals in Colombia? <small>(2022-02-19)</small>
*... that a showing of the 1914 film '''''[[Lord Chumley]]''''' on the roof of a New York City theatre was canceled with an on-screen announcement due to its 40-minute runtime? <small>(2022-02-21)</small>
*... that '''[[zombie pornography]]''' emerged in the 1980s during a rise in the Italian [[sexploitation film]] industry? <small>(2022-02-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Battle at Lake Changjin&nbsp;II]]''''' uses [[frostbite]] makeup and [[fake snow]] made from white sand? <small>(2022-02-23)</small>
*... that a wolf and lion cub were raised together since they were five weeks old to film '''''[[The Wolf and the Lion (film)|The Wolf and the Lion]]'''''? <small>(2022-02-24)</small>
*... that approximately 85 percent of [[Manhattan]] was recreated for the 2008 video game '''''[[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2022-02-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Woody (Toy Story)|Woody]]''' from ''[[Toy Story]]'' was originally written as a [[Ventriloquism#/Ventriloquist's dummy|ventriloquist's dummy]] and the main villain of the film? <small>(2022-02-28)</small>
*... that during the production of the 1935 film '''''[[Together We Live]]''''', carpenters tried to copy the [[musical saw]] brought in by actress [[Wera Engels]]? <small>(2022-03-02)</small>
*... that, for the animated film '''''[[Us Again (film)|Us Again]]''''', director and writer Zach Parrish considered a video of an elderly couple dancing to be visceral and ideal inspiration? <small>(2022-03-05)</small>
*... that ''Encanto''{{'s}} '''[[Isabela Madrigal]]''' was animated to be aware that she is "always on stage"? <small>(2022-03-06)</small>
*... that the director of '''''[[Only Fools Rush In]]''''' said motorcycles are harder to film than cars? <small>(2022-03-07)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Panta Rhei (film)|Panta Rhei]]''''' is about the rhythms of clouds and water because the director [[Bert Haanstra]] did not feel ready to deal with people? <small>(2022-03-11)</small>
*... that [[Dimple Kapadia]] won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for playing a [[Professional mourning|professional mourner]] in the film '''''[[Rudaali]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2022-03-12)</small>
*... that a 35-second [[Blue Angels]] shot in '''''[[To Fly!]]''''' took more than four months to prepare? <small>(2022-03-13)</small>
*... that the interactive cartoon '''''[[Cat Burglar]]''''' takes about 15 minutes to watch, but features 90 minutes of animation? <small>(2022-03-14)</small>
*... that while playing a ghost in the mystery film '''''[[Lekin...]]''''', [[Dimple Kapadia]] was forbidden to blink because director [[Gulzar]] believed it would make her feel surreal? <small>(2022-03-15)</small>
*... that efficient and professional torture is '''[[Torture in popular culture|found only in fiction]]'''? <small>(2022-03-15)</small>
*... that the 19th-century photographer [[Eadweard Muybridge]] created more than 100,000 images for his study '''''[[Animal Locomotion: An Electro-photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements|Animal Locomotion]]''''' ''(example pictured)'' that included an ostrich and a capybara? <small>(2022-03-16)</small>
*... that the 1935 film '''''[[Navy Wife (1935 film)|Navy Wife]]''''', starring [[Claire Trevor]] ''(pictured)'', was the first film that deals with life as part of the [[United States Navy Nurse Corps|Navy Nurse Corps]] and [[Medical Corps (United States Navy)|Medical Corps]] of the United States Navy? <small>(2022-03-18)</small>
*... that the 1950 Hindi film '''''[[Hamari Beti]]''''', which featured [[Nutan]]'s first lead role, at 14 years of age, was directed by her mother? <small>(2022-03-23)</small>
*... that in the television series sequel ''{{Not a typo|[[Imortal]]}}'' (2010), [[Angel Locsin]] '''[[Angel Locsin filmography|portrayed the lead role]]''' as the daughter of her [[Werewolf|lycan]] character in the ''[[Lobo (TV series)|Lobo]]'' TV series? <small>(2022-04-04)</small>
*... that the satirical study of "Qallunology", the study of [[white people]], in the film '''''[[Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny]]''''', is meant as a critique of the treatment of [[Inuit culture]] by [[anthropology|anthropologists]]? <small>(2022-04-07)</small>
*... that Lebanese actress '''[[Takla Chamoun]]''' stoically refused to cancel a play showing after being informed that her mother had died? <small>(2022-04-07)</small>
*... that ''[[Ploning]]'' and ''[[Mindanao (film)|Mindanao]]'', '''[[Judy Ann Santos filmography|films starring Judy Ann Santos]]''' ''(pictured)'', were the [[List of Philippine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[81st Academy Awards|81st]] and [[93rd Academy Awards]], respectively? <small>(2022-04-08)</small>
*... that the 2017 short film '''''[[Juice (2017 film)|Juice]]''''', starring [[Shefali Shah]] as a middle-class Indian wife defying patriarchal norms, won two [[Filmfare Short Film Awards]]? <small>(2022-04-08)</small>
*... that the destructible environment effects in '''''[[The Incredible Hulk (Nintendo DS video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]''''' were so extensive that two additional artists were added during the game's development? <small>(2022-04-09)</small>
*... that [[Rajendra Kumar]] was supposed to play his first major role in the 1951 social drama '''''[[Hum Log (film)|Hum Log]]''''' but was replaced a few days into filming? <small>(2022-04-10)</small>
*... that none of the original core ''Ice Age'' cast returned for '''''[[The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2022-04-16)</small>
*... that ''[[Shiva Baby]]'' '''[[List of accolades received by Shiva Baby|was one of the most-awarded films]]''' not to receive an Oscar nomination in 2022? <small>(2022-04-20)</small>
*... that the British film '''''[[Strippers vs Werewolves]]''''' opens with a different band playing the song "[[Hungry Like the Wolf]]" by [[Duran Duran]]? <small>(2022-05-20)</small>
*... that '''''[['Til Kingdom Come (film)|'Til Kingdom Come]]''''', a documentary film about evangelical [[Christian Zionism]] in the United States, was blocked from airing on PBS due to its editing of a speech by Donald Trump? <small>(2022-05-24)</small>
*... that [[Bea Alonzo]] '''[[Bea Alonzo filmography|had her breakout role]]''' at the age of 15 in the 2002 drama series ''[[Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay]]'', in which she played a lawyer? <small>(2022-05-28)</small>
*... that [[Nutan]], the lead actress of the 1951 [[Motion picture content rating system#India|A-rated]] suspense thriller '''''[[Nagina (1951 film)|Nagina]]''''', was not allowed to enter the film's premiere because she was underage? <small>(2022-05-28)</small>
*... that the '''[[Carib Theatre]]''' in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], was the British West Indies' first building to offer air conditioning upon its opening? <small>(2022-06-01)</small>
*... that the Indonesian film '''''[[Apa Jang Kau Tjari, Palupi?]]''''' was "hailed by critics", "rejected by the audience", and "shown around the world"? <small>(2022-06-05)</small>
*... that the screenwriter of '''''[[Under the Christmas Tree]]''''', the network [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s first lesbian [[Christmas by medium#Films|Christmas film]], also wrote [[The Christmas Setup|the channel's first gay male Christmas film]] the year before? <small>(2022-06-05)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Babi Yar. Context]]''''' shows rare footage of buildings being destroyed by retreating Soviet forces in [[Khreshchatyk|the main street]] of Nazi-occupied [[Kyiv]]? <small>(2022-06-07)</small>
*... that the [[documentary comedy]] films '''''[[Being Canadian]]''''' and '''''[[When Jews Were Funny]]''''' explore the filmmakers' cultural identity through interviews with dozens of comedians? <small>(2022-06-08)</small>
*... that after performing as a [[Suit actor|costumed stunt double]] in the ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' and ''[[Super Sentai]]'' franchises for almost 30 years, [[Seiji Takaiwa]] appeared in his first starring role in '''''[[Good Morning, Sleeping Lion]]'''''? <small>(2022-06-09)</small>
*... that the first episode of the British pop music TV show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' was broadcast on 1&nbsp;January 1964 from '''[[Dickenson Road Studios]]''', a converted church in Manchester? <small>(2022-06-13)</small>
*... that when '''''[[A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell]]''''' screened at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, [[Lloyd Kaufman]] said that "no one else was dumb enough to do a dinosaur movie"? <small>(2022-06-15)</small>
*... that [[Emma Watson]] considered quitting the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' film series, but later returned to star in '''''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'''''? <small>(2022-06-19)</small>
*... that [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the first [[president of Bangladesh]], had an appearance in the 1974 film '''''[[Sangram (1974 film)|Sangram]]'''''? <small>(2022-07-01)</small>
*... that the title of the [[incel]] and [[Frogtwitter]] subculture film '''''[[TFW No GF]]''''' stands for "that feeling when [you have] no girlfriend"? <small>(2022-07-09)</small>
*... that the 1983 [[pink film]] '''''[[Beautiful Mystery]]''''' was one of the earliest commercially produced gay pornographic films in Japan? <small>(2022-07-10)</small>
*... that the original '''[[Norman Osborn (Sam Raimi film series)|Green Goblin]]''' suit, created by [[Amalgamated Dynamics]] for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', was scrapped after being deemed "too creepy" by studio executives? <small>(2022-07-23)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Evangeline (1914 film)|Evangeline]]''''', based on [[Evangeline|a poem]] by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], was praised by Longfellow's daughter? <small>(2022-07-24)</small>
*... that the 1923 book '''''[[Motion Pictures in Education]]''''' is among the first major works about using films to teach students? <small>(2022-07-25)</small>
*... that [[Mabel Cheung]] won the [[5th Hong Kong Film Awards|5th]] [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director]] with her debut film '''''[[The Illegal Immigrant]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2022-07-26)</small>
*... that while [[Marvel Comics]] originally designated the main reality depicted in the '''[[Multiverse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|MCU multiverse]]''' as Earth-199999, ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'' established it as Earth-616? <small>(2022-07-28)</small>
*... that the plot of '''''[[Fast and Feel Love]]''''' involves a character competing to become the fastest [[Sport stacking|cup-stacking]] competitor in the world? <small>(2022-07-30)</small>
*... that as women's [[ski jumping]] was not then an Olympic event, Yoshiko Kasai participated as the only female test jumper at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]], as dramatized in '''''[[Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2022-08-01)</small>
*... that singer [[Billie Eilish]] wrote and produced '''[[Not My Responsibility|a film that critiques body shaming]]'''? <small>(2022-08-01)</small>
*... that the 2021 French documentary '''''[[From Where They Stood]]''''' examines photographs secretly taken by inmates of [[Nazi concentration camps]]? <small>(2022-08-03)</small>
*... that in 2017, '''[[List of roles and awards of Oscar Isaac|Oscar Isaac possibly became the first Latino actor]]''' to play [[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]] in a major US production? <small>(2022-08-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Scent of Joseph's Shirt]]''''' was said by Iranian director and screenwriter [[Ebrahim Hatamikia]] to reflect his perception of [[Reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi|waiting for Imam Mahdi]]? <small>(2022-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles|a 65-minute concert film]]''' starring [[Billie Eilish]] was filmed all in one week? <small>(2022-09-10)</small>
*... that the working title of '''''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'''''  was ''Star Beast''{{-?}} <small>(2022-09-14)</small>
*... that despite the commercial success of previous [[Kendrick Brothers]] films, star [[Kirk Cameron]] said that '''''[[Lifemark]]''''' was unable to secure a distributor due to its pro-life stance? <small>(2022-10-02)</small>
*... that [[Galadriel]]'s gift of some of her hair to '''[[Gimli (Middle-earth)|Gimli]]''' in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' has echoes in both English literature and Norse legend? <small>(2022-10-13)</small>
*... that the young protagonist of '''''[[A Costume for Nicholas]]''''' has [[Down syndrome]], as does his portrayer? <small>(2022-10-14)</small>
*... that the pro-adoption documentary '''''[[I Lived on Parker Avenue]]''''' premiered at the [[Louisiana Governor's Mansion]] in 2018 at the invitation of Governor [[John Bel Edwards]]? <small>(2022-10-14)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Jihad Rehab]]''''' features interviews with former inmates from the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]] who are now in the [[Care Rehabilitation Center]], a “jihad rehab” in Saudi Arabia? <small>(2022-10-20)</small>
*... that a scene featuring [[Michael Fassbender]] kissing himself in '''''[[Alien: Covenant]]''''' was cut from the [[China|Chinese]] release due to [[film censorship in China|censorship]]? <small>(2022-11-03)</small>
*... that the screenwriter for '''''[[Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love]]''''' went to jail for telling a judge to "shut up"? <small>(2022-11-03)</small>
*... that the titular monster from 2014 horror film '''''[[The Babadook]]''''' was later adopted as a gay icon in internet memes after being listed as an "LGBT film" by [[Netflix]]? <small>(2022-11-07)</small>
*... that a Taiwanese film about parental favoritism was titled '''''[[A Sun]]''''' in English to create a pun with "a son"? <small>(2022-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Meteor Studios]]''' created "realistic [[computer graphics|CG]] on TV budgets", but went bankrupt after completing visual effects work for ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]''? <small>(2022-11-11)</small>
*... that [[Raihan Rafi]], the writer and director of the 2021 Bangladeshi film '''''[[Janowar]]''''', interviewed the alleged perpetrators of the quadruple murder on which it is based? <small>(2022-11-15)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Boggy Creek Monster (film)|Boggy Creek Monster]]''''', about the [[Fouke Monster]], had its first screening at a middle school? <small>(2022-11-23)</small>
*... that a British filmmaker forced the [[British Board of Film Classification]] to '''[[Paint Drying|watch paint drying for ten hours]]'''? <small>(2022-12-04)</small>
*... that [[Neha Pendse]], the lead actress of the Marathi film '''''[[June (2021 film)|June]]''''', contributed some of her own money towards its production? <small>(2022-12-05)</small>
*... that the 1999 television film '''''[[Down Will Come Baby]]''''' aired two weeks after the [[Columbine High School massacre]] and was criticized for exploiting parental fears with its depiction of child violence? <small>(2022-12-06)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Death in Small Doses (1995 film)|Death in Small Doses]]''''' is a dramatization of the real–life death of Nancy Lyon by arsenic poisoning? <small>(2022-12-20)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Farha (film)|Farha]]''''', which depicts the killing of a Palestinian family by Israeli soldiers during the [[Nakba]], became the subject of a downvoting campaign? <small>(2022-12-28)</small>
*... that real calf brains were used during the production of the 1988 [[comedy horror]] film '''''[[Brain Damage (film)|Brain Damage]]'''''? <small>(2022-12-29)</small>
*... that the 2021 film '''''[[West Side Story (2021 film)|West Side Story]]''''' was banned in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, likely due to the [[transgender]] character Anybodys? <small>(2023-01-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Fuccbois]]'''''{{'}} crew won awards, while '''''[[Fuccboi (novel)|Fuccboi]]'''''{{'s}} prose received both praise and criticism? <small>(2023-01-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Bethune: The Making of a Hero]]''''', once Canada's most expensive film, had a documentary about its troubled production shown at the [[1988 Toronto International Film Festival]] instead of itself? <small>(2023-01-10)</small>
*... that the first day of filming of the psychological thriller '''''[[Farah (film)|Farah]]''''' coincided with the beginning of the [[17 October Revolution|2019 Lebanese protests]]? <small>(2023-01-10)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Railway with a Heart of Gold]]''''' has actual footage of a derailment captured whilst [[Carson Davidson|the filmmaker]] was attached to the side of the train? <small>(2023-01-12)</small>
*... that although it was rejected by the lesbian mainstream when it was first released, '''''[[Kamikaze Hearts (film)|Kamikaze Hearts]]''''' has since been called a milestone in [[New Queer Cinema|queer cinema]]? <small>(2023-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Goncharov (meme)|an internet meme about the nonexistent film ''Goncharov'']]''' inspired more than 500 fan fiction works about the film? <small>(2023-01-14)</small>
*... that the ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1|Kill Bill]]'' films inspired [[SZA]] to write '''[[Kill Bill (SZA song)|a song about murdering her ex-boyfriend]]'''? <small>(2023-01-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Man Without Talent]]''''' is an [[I-novel]], a genre of semi-autobiographical [[Confessional writing|confessional literature]] that has been popular in Japan since the early twentieth century? <small>(2023-01-19)</small>
*... that after the release of '''''[[Enola Holmes (film)|Enola Holmes]]''''' in 2020, [[Arthur Conan Doyle|the original author]]'s estate sued Netflix, claiming that it violated copyright laws because it depicted Sherlock Holmes as having emotions? <small>(2023-01-24)</small>
*... that although [[Andrzej Żuławski]]'s film '''''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]''''' is referred to as a psychological drama and horror, its genre is still a matter of controversy? <small>(2023-01-24)</small>
*... that during its run of screenings at the [[Whitney Museum]], the 1979 film '''''[[Asparagus (film)|Asparagus]]''''' was shown [[Rear projection|rear-projected]] onto a set that appears in the film itself? <small>(2023-02-04)</small>
*... that [[Captain America (serial)|a 1944 serial film]] ''(poster pictured)'' was the first  '''[[Captain America in film|film appearance of Captain America]]''' and the first film appearance of any [[Marvel Comics]] character? <small>(2023-02-06)</small>
*... that the [[May Queen]] dress worn by [[Florence Pugh]] in the film '''''[[Midsommar]]''''' was made of 10,000 silk flowers and reportedly sold for US$65,000 at auction? <small>(2023-02-07)</small>
*... that the 1981 Japanese experimental short film '''''[[Spacy (film)|Spacy]]''''' is made up of 700 still photographs of a gymnasium? <small>(2023-02-09)</small>
*... that during the filming of '''''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''''', hundreds of extras in zombie makeup had to be on constant standby, so the crew built a "factory" where painted extras were on-call? <small>(2023-02-10)</small>
*... that the [[BBC]] documentary '''''[[India: The Modi Question]]''''', which examines the career of Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]], was banned in India? <small>(2023-02-15)</small>
*... that [[Alia Bhatt]]'s '''[[Alia Bhatt filmography|first screen appearance]]''' was as the younger version of [[Preity Zinta]]'s character in the 1999 horror film ''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]''{{-?}} <small>(2023-03-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Iyarkai]]''''' is based on the true story of a man who got lost in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and never returned? <small>(2023-04-04)</small>
*... that for '''''[[Live at Bush Hall]]''''' the band [[Black Country, New Road]] created three distinct backstories for its performances, including one about a pizza chef who comes across a [[poltergeist]]? <small>(2023-04-05)</small>
*... that there is a name&nbsp;– '''''[[BRAAAM]]'''''&nbsp;– for the loud&nbsp;– ''BRAAAM''&nbsp;– low horn sound ''(featured)''&nbsp;– ''BRAAAM''&nbsp;– made popular by action film [[Trailer (promotion)|trailers]]? <small>(2023-04-11)</small>
*... that [[Ned Beatty]] turned down the role of John Doe in the film '''''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]''''' because the script was the "most evil thing" he had ever read? <small>(2023-04-14)</small>
*... that there are no werewolves in '''''[[Mexican Werewolf in Texas]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2023-04-18)</small>
*... that [[Digital Domain]] created a new facial-capture system to help create the look of '''[[Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thanos]]''' in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''{{-?}} <small>(2023-04-22)</small>
*... that YouTube channel '''[[Trial & Error (company)|Trial & Error]]'''{{`s}} manner of selling live-show tickets—[[Hong Kong dollar|HK$]]10,000 on day&nbsp;one, $5,000 on day&nbsp;two, all the way to $10 on day&nbsp;24—appeared on [[Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education|a university entrance exam]]? <small>(2023-04-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[Money Shot: The Pornhub Story]]''''' was described by multiple reviewers as unsalacious? <small>(2023-04-24)</small>
*... that [[Arnold Schoenberg]] composed '''[[Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene|a film score to no film]]'''? <small>(2023-04-26)</small>
*... that Cambodia's first science fiction film, '''''[[Karmalink]]''''', combines [[karma in Buddhism|Buddhist concepts of karma]] with themes of artificial intelligence? <small>(2023-04-27)</small>
*... that to prepare for her role in the television film '''''[[Search for Grace]]''''', actress [[Lisa Hartman Black]] underwent hypnosis? <small>(2023-04-29)</small>
*... that the main village set of the 2019 horror film '''''[[Impetigore]]''''' was so remote that the crew had to build toilets and a path for vehicles? <small>(2023-05-02)</small>
*... that in 1935 [[Paramount Global|Paramount]] wanted to reissue the film '''''[[Island of Lost Souls (1932 film)|Island of Lost Souls]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'' but was denied by the [[Hays Code]], due to the film's excessive horror? <small>(2023-05-03)</small>
*... that for several decades, Soviet actress '''[[Maria Vladimirovna Mironova]]''' acted out scenes of a quarrelling couple on stage with her real-life husband? <small>(2023-05-03)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Lynch/Oz]]''''' incorporates hundreds of film clips to illustrate the influence of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' on the work of filmmaker [[David Lynch]]? <small>(2023-05-06)</small>
*... that singer [[Barbara Mandrell]] thought that when she saw [[Maureen McCormick]] play her in '''[[Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story|her biographical film]]''', "all [she was] going to be able to think about is [[List of The Brady Bunch characters#Marcia Brady|Marcia Brady]]"? <small>(2023-05-09)</small>
*... that [[Tim Allen]] debuted in the 1988 film '''''[[Tropical Snow]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2023-05-10)</small>
*... that [[Angel Aquino]] '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Angel Aquino|received two nominations]]''' for Best Supporting Actress at the [[37th Gawad Urian Awards|2014 Gawad Urian Awards]]? <small>(2023-05-16)</small>
*... that the 1994 film '''''[[The Devil Never Sleeps (film)|The Devil Never Sleeps]]''''' centers on director [[Lourdes Portillo]] investigating her uncle's death? <small>(2023-05-20)</small>
*... that ''[[Crying Ladies]]'' and ''[[Donsol (film)|Donsol]]'', '''[[Angel Aquino on screen and stage|films starring Angel Aquino]]''', were [[List of Philippine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[77th Academy Awards|77th]] and [[80th Academy Awards]], respectively? <small>(2023-05-24)</small>
*... that film critic and censor '''[[D. I. Suchianu|D.&nbsp;I. Suchianu]]''' wanted Romanian moviegoers to cease "falling asleep whenever they're not shown a naked breast [or] a hip that's getting some action"? <small>(2023-05-25)</small>
*... that actor [[Glenn Strange]] was unaware that he was being called to play [[Frankenstein's monster]] in '''''[[House of Frankenstein (film)|House of Frankenstein]]''''' until he reported to the make-up room? <small>(2023-05-28)</small>
*... that [[Keith Carradine]] met his future wife, actress and model Hayley DuMond, on the set of the 1999 film '''''[[The Hunter's Moon (film)|The Hunter's Moon]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2023-06-01)</small>
*... that the [[experimental film]] '''''[[13 Lakes]]''''', which consists of 13 ten-minute-long static shots of different lakes in the United States, was deemed to be significant by the [[Library of Congress]]? <small>(2023-06-02)</small>
*... that celebrities who were interviewed in '''''[[The Canadian Conspiracy]]''''' were paid US$500? <small>(2023-07-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[24 Hour Psycho]]''''' slows down [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s 1960 film ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' to two frames per second, stretching its duration to a full 24 hours? <small>(2023-07-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[Egghead & Twinkie]]''''' claims to be the first feature film [[Crowdsourcing|crowdsourced]] on TikTok? <small>(2023-07-15)</small>
*... that [[Bill Pohlad]], co-founder of film distributor '''[[Apparition (company)|Apparition]]''', was surprised by his fellow co-founder [[Bob Berney]]'s resignation? <small>(2023-07-18)</small>
*... that the Nigerian film '''''[[October 1 (film)|October&nbsp;1]]''''' could not be released on October&nbsp;1, [[Independence Day (Nigeria)|the country's Independence Day]]? <small>(2023-07-20)</small>
*... that the short film '''''[[Once Upon a Studio]]''''' features previously unheard audio from [[Robin Williams]] as the Genie? <small>(2023-07-20)</small>
*... that none of the actors in '''''[[Poppy Garden]]''''', a film depicting a father and son's struggle for survival during the [[Colombian conflict]], had previously acted in a film? <small>(2023-07-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Mckenna Grace]]''' ''(pictured)'' '''[[List of Mckenna Grace performances|has portrayed]]''' younger versions of [[Sabrina Spellman|Sabrina]] the Teenage Witch, [[Tonya Harding]], and [[Carol Danvers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Captain Marvel]]? <small>(2023-08-15)</small>
*... that ''[[La La Land]]''{{'s}} composer initially wanted "'''[[Audition (The Fools Who Dream)]]'''" to be the film's "award song" instead of "City of the Stars"? <small>(2023-08-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Bonnie Elliott]]''' devised the concept for a campaign to promote female representation in [[cinematography]]? <small>(2023-08-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Infinity Stones]]''' were not planned to be the [[MacGuffin]]s of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'s Infinity Saga until at least 2012? <small>(2023-08-21)</small>
*... that the prop currency produced by the '''[[Earl Hays Press]]''' for the 1965 film ''[[The Cincinnati Kid]]'' was so realistic that it entered circulation and the plates had to be destroyed by the [[United States Secret Service]]? <small>(2023-08-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Metro Theater (New York City)|Midtown Theater]]''' was nowhere near [[Midtown Manhattan|Midtown]]? <small>(2023-08-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Sienna Shaw]]''' of the slasher film ''[[Terrifier&nbsp;2]]'' was envisioned by [[Damien Leone]] as symbolizing an [[Old Testament]] angel? <small>(2023-09-01)</small>
*... that an unfinished cut of '''''[[Revolution+1]]''''', a film about the life of [[Tetsuya Yamagami|the suspected assassin]] of former Japanese prime minister [[Shinzo Abe]], was released in theaters the day before Abe's state funeral? <small>(2023-09-03)</small>
*... that fans of '''''[[Castle in the Sky]]''''' twice broke the record for largest number of [[Twitter|tweets]] posted per second? <small>(2023-09-11)</small>
*... that due to the {{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic, the nightclub scene in '''''[[Simón (2023 film)|Simón]]''''' used only 30 extras instead of the originally intended 250? <small>(2023-09-15)</small>
*... that [[Scarlett Johansson]] filed a lawsuit against [[The Walt Disney Company]] alleging that the release strategy for '''''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]''''' breached her contract? <small>(2023-09-19)</small>
*... that [[Kevin Feige]] perceived a "direct parallel" between the experiences of real people during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]] and those of fictional characters in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] during '''[[the Blip]]'''? <small>(2023-09-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour]]''''' caused the horror film ''[[The Exorcist: Believer]]'' to move its release date one week earlier from Friday, October&nbsp;13, 2023? <small>(2023-10-13)</small>
*... that it is debated whether the 1919 kino-drama '''''[[Righteous Revenge]]''''' can be considered the first Korean film? <small>(2023-10-21)</small>
*... that the sound for the film '''''[[A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution]]''''' was recorded using a [[Walkman]]? <small>(2023-10-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''''' ''(film featured)'' was mistakenly released into the [[public domain]]? <small>(2023-10-31)</small>
*... that film critics accused the [[Motion Picture Association|MPAA]] ratings board of having yielded to studio pressure to rate '''''[[The Exorcist]]''''' R rather than X? <small>(2023-10-31)</small>
*... that although the 1950 Mexican film '''''[[Un día de vida]]''' (pamphlet pictured)'' bombed with domestic audiences, it became a classic in [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]? <small>(2023-11-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Jeʹvida]]''''' is the first feature film in the [[Skolt Sámi]] language? <small>(2023-11-20)</small>
*... that in the documentary '''''[[Transition (film)|Transition]]''''', Jordan Bryon says he finds [[Taliban]] fighters "lovely"? <small>(2023-12-20)</small>
*... that the Indian director [[Manhar Raskapur]]'s films '''''[[Mulu Manek]]''''' and '''''[[Kadu Makrani (film)|Kadu Makrani]]''''' were both remade during the 1970s? <small>(2023-12-22)</small>
*... that an early example of the genre of '''[[Christmas horror]]''' is ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', published in 1843? <small>(2023-12-25)</small>
*... that in 2001, around 64 percent of all [[Malayalam cinema|films produced in Malayalam]] were of '''[[Malayalam softcore pornography|the soft-porn variety]]'''? <small>(2023-12-26)</small>
*... that [[PragerU]]'s hashtag #DETRANS, originally meant to promote '''[[Detrans (short film)|their short film]]''', was hijacked by [[Twitter]] users? <small>(2023-12-28)</small>
*... that the projector at the [[Film at Lincoln Center|Walter Reade Theater]] had to be modified to screen [[Nathaniel Dorsky]]'s short film '''''[[Triste (film)|Triste]]'''''? <small>(2024-01-02)</small>
*... that fewer than half of '''[[King Lear (Shostakovich film score)|the seventy cues]]''' composed by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] for the 1971 film ''[[King Lear (1971 USSR film)|King Lear]]'' made it into the final cut? <small>(2024-01-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kathanar – The Wild Sorcerer]]''''' is being shot on a custom-built studio spanning 45,000 square feet, utilizing the [[On-set virtual production|virtual production]] technology? <small>(2024-01-09)</small>
*... that the stylized animation of '''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]''''' was inspired by rough sketches in school notebooks? <small>(2024-01-16)</small>
*... that Detroit has been waiting for its '''[[RoboCop statue|statue of RoboCop]]''' for more than 12 years? <small>(2024-01-21)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Critical Zone]]''''' was shot in secret by Ali Ahmadzadeh without permission from Iranian authorities? <small>(2024-01-22)</small>
*... that '''[[The Many Faces of Jesus|a pornographic screenplay about Jesus]]''' led to papal and royal condemnations, a firebombing, the writer's ban from the UK, and thousands of letters per week demanding the ban of '''[[Gay Jesus film hoax|a non-existent gay Jesus film]]'''? <small>(2024-01-24)</small>
*... that with '''''[[Gogoliad]]''''', [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] ended his film career with [[Grigori Kozintsev]], the same director with whom he started? <small>(2024-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Fred G. Sullivan]]'''{{`s}} film ''The Beer-Drinker's Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking'' depicts Sullivan being humiliated with mud and whips for the failings of his previous film? <small>(2024-01-29)</small>
*... that [[Donald Sutherland]] asked to play '''[[Coriolanus Snow]]''' in [[The Hunger Games (film series)|''The Hunger Games'' films]] as he hoped the series would inspire a [[revolutionary movement]] among young people? <small>(2024-01-31)</small>
*... that '''''[[Let's All Go to the Lobby]]''''', a one-minute filmed advertisement, has been preserved by the US [[National Film Registry]]? <small>(2024-02-01)</small>
*... that the documentary '''''[[Tish (2023 documentary)|Tish]]''''' uses sets from [[Ricky Gervais]]'s sitcom ''[[After Life (TV series)|After Life]]''? <small>(2024-02-01)</small>
*... that [[Kevin Feige]] first envisioned a shared universe featuring the '''[[Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Avengers]]''' in the mid-2000s? <small>(2024-02-02)</small>
*... that heist-horror film '''''[[Johnny & Clyde]]''''' has been called "unwatchable"? <small>(2024-02-02)</small>
*... that a bus-chase sequence in '''''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]''''' took more than a year to plan and was revised more than twenty times? <small>(2024-02-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[Prey (2022 film)|Prey]]''''' is the only feature film to have a full [[Comanche language]] dub? <small>(2024-02-20)</small>
*... that [[Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Spider-Man]]&nbsp;was chosen as the last character to return in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''{{'s}} '''[[Avengers assemble scene]]''' because it was designed to be emotional for audiences? <small>(2024-02-21)</small>
*... that the first Russian feature film, '''''[[Stenka Razin (film)|Stenka Razin]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'', depicts [[Stenka Razin|the historical Cossack leader]] throwing a princess into the [[Volga]]? <small>(2024-02-25)</small>
*... that the 2023 drama film '''''[[Time Still Turns the Pages]]''''' won the [[Golden Horse Audience Choice Award|Audience Choice Award]] at the [[60th Golden Horse Awards]]? <small>(2024-03-17)</small>
*... that marketers try to turn [[Nüshu|a secret women-only language]] into a branding device for "high-end potatoes" in the documentary '''''[[Hidden Letters]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-03-27)</small>
*... that ''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]'' criticized '''''[[Flypaper (1998 film)|Flypaper]]''''' as among the "second-rate rip-offs" of Tarantino's ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''{{-?}} <small>(2024-04-03)</small>
*... that [[Stan Brakhage]]'s film '''''[[Sirius Remembered]]''''' shows the decomposition of the corpse of his family's dog? <small>(2024-04-09)</small>
*... that a story titled "The Adventures of Mr.&nbsp;Stupidhead in Russia" may have influenced the Soviet silent comedy film '''''[[The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr.&nbsp;West in the Land of the Bolsheviks]]'''''? <small>(2024-04-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Freedom, Equality and the Muslim Brotherhood|a 2010 documentary]]''' claimed to expose how the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] infiltrates Western society from within? <small>(2024-04-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Norske jenter omskjæres|a 2000 documentary]]''' exposed the secret support of [[female genital mutilation]] by Norwegian [[imam]]s? <small>(2024-04-11)</small>
*... that in 2023, car manufacturer [[Rivian]] acquired the historic '''[[Lynn Theatre]]''' in Laguna Beach, California, and converted it into its first showroom? <small>(2024-04-13)</small>
*... that until the release of the documentary '''''[[Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop]]''''', [[Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal|sexual abuse claims]] involving record producer [[Johnny Kitagawa]] went widely unreported in Japanese media? <small>(2024-04-20)</small>
*... that the 2024 drama film '''''[[The Lyricist Wannabe]]''''' is the first motion picture about [[Cantopop]] lyric writing? <small>(2024-04-21)</small>
*... that [[Edgar Wright]]'s pitch for an ''Ant-Man'' film in 2006 helped to shape the early films of '''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One|Phase One]]''' of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]? <small>(2024-04-24)</small>
*... that [[Uwe Boll]] has described his 2024 crime drama film '''''[[First Shift (film)|First Shift]]''''' as the least violent in his body of work? <small>(2024-04-28)</small>
*... that the 2004 documentary '''''[[The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing]]''''' contains interviews from dozens of film editors, including women under-represented in the field? <small>(2024-04-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ukrainian Sheriffs]]''''' went to summer school after being shot? <small>(2024-05-01)</small>
*... that the posthumously released documentary '''''[[Clean (2022 film)|Clean]]''''' centered on the life of [[Sandra Pankhurst]], a former sex worker, drag queen, and crime scene cleaner? <small>(2024-05-03)</small>
*... that an Irish comedy group wrote the film '''''[[Apocalypse Clown]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-05-04)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Agnes Mapes]]''' had to improvise a complex choreographed dance from basic poses for the 1907 play ''The Holy City''{{-?}} <small>(2024-05-05)</small>
*... that the 2023 drama film '''''[[Fly Me to the Moon (2023 film)|Fly Me to the Moon]]''''' was Sasha Chuk's debut as a director, screenwriter and lead actress, making it her first feature film in all three categories? <small>(2024-05-08)</small>
*... that in 1911 the '''[[Butterfly Theater]]''' featured a [[pipe organ]] worth $10,000 (equivalent to $327,000 in 2023)? <small>(2024-05-09)</small>
*... that [[Cinda Firestone]], the heiress to the [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]], directed '''[[Attica (1974 film)|a documentary]]''' about the 1971 [[Attica Prison riot]]? <small>(2024-05-11)</small>
*... that within a week of its upload, '''''[[YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind]]''''' became [[List of most-disliked YouTube videos|YouTube's most-disliked video]] of all time? <small>(2024-05-12)</small>
*... that the 2024 film '''''[[18×2 Beyond Youthful Days]]''''' was filmed in Japan in March to capture both snowfalls and cherry blossoms in the same month? <small>(2024-05-16)</small>
*... that according to '''''[[Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion|Brandy Hellville]]''''', executives at [[Brandy Melville]] have bought the clothes off of employees' backs? <small>(2024-05-20)</small>
*... that [[Bruce Conner]] conceived of his short film '''''[[Cosmic Ray (film)|Cosmic Ray]]''''' as "presenting the eyes" for blind musician [[Ray Charles]]? <small>(2024-05-31)</small>
*... that the mouse protagonist '''[[Mrs. Brisby|Mrs.&nbsp;Brisby]]''' from ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' had her name changed because of a trademark issue from a toy named "[[Frisbee]]"? <small>(2024-06-01)</small>
*... that when producer [[Daniel Grodnik]] proposed the idea for '''''[[Terror Train]]''''' to his wife, she thought that it sounded terrible? <small>(2024-06-02)</small>
*... that the 1972 Finnish film '''''[[Lampaansyöjät (film)|The Sheep Eaters]]''''' gathered more than a million viewers opposite the [[1975 Ice Hockey World Championships]] match between Finland and the Soviet Union? <small>(2024-06-04)</small>
*... that [[George Krugers]] was [[Khitan (circumcision)|circumcised]] so he could pass as Muslim and film '''''[[The Great Mecca Feast]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[George Kunkel (actor)|George Kunkel]]''' ''(pictured)'' portrayed a mountaineer in '''''[[The Chalice of Courage]]''''' (1915), the first film to depict assisted suicide? <small>(2024-06-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain|a 2018 documentary film]]''' explores [[blockchain]] as a means to give [[Statelessness|stateless]] refugees official identities? <small>(2024-06-16)</small>
*... that actress [[Mia Goth]] was cast as both '''[[Pearl (X)|Pearl]]''' and Maxine in ''[[X (2022 film)|X]]'' to emphasize the similarities between the two characters? <small>(2024-06-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Zombie Plane]]''''' cannot take flight from [[Chuck Norris]]? <small>(2024-06-17)</small>
*... that the documentary film '''''[[I Am Human (film)|I Am Human]]''''' has been the conversation starter for [[neuroscience]] panel discussions at universities such as [[Harvard University|Harvard]]? <small>(2024-06-22)</small>
*... that [[Richard Linklater]]'s original concept for '''''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]''''' took place entirely within a car as its characters listened to [[ZZ Top]]? <small>(2024-06-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Score: A Hockey Musical]]''''' has been described as "so Canadian it hurts"? <small>(2024-07-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Blue Angels (film)|The Blue Angels]]''''' was shot using IMAX cameras rigged to a helicopter, plus an ultra-high-speed camera shooting at 1,000 frames per second? <small>(2024-07-04)</small>
*... that '''[[List of roles and awards of Liza Soberano|Liza Soberano's early acting roles]]''' include playing the third wheel in romance films? <small>(2024-07-05)</small>
*... that to encourage the development of '''[[Cinema of Guinea-Bissau|Bissau-Guinean cinema]]''', one foreign filmmaker provided the country's film institute with cameras, lights, and a Steinbeck guitar? <small>(2024-07-07)</small>
*... that South Korean actress '''[[Na O-mi]]'''{{`s}} stage name was inspired by the song "[[Hedva and David|I Dream of Naomi]]"? <small>(2024-07-11)</small>
*... that plans to shoot the Beijing-set portions of the 1989 Japanese film '''''[[Beijing Watermelon]]''''' on location were cancelled after the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]] occurred mid-production? <small>(2024-07-12)</small>
*... that 200 spiders were on the set of '''''[[Infested]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-07-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Pure Japanese]]''''' was released under this English title in its native Japan? <small>(2024-07-17)</small>
*... that the 2016 festival '''[[South by South Lawn]]''' included a panel discussion on climate change led by [[Barack Obama|President Obama]]? <small>(2024-07-18)</small>
*... that to embody her role as a [[short-track speed skating|short-track speed skater]] in the movie '''''[[Breaking Through (2022 film)|Breaking Through]]''''', actress [[Meng Meiqi]] inserted a rock into one of her ice skates to feel real pain? <small>(2024-07-21)</small>
*... that [[Olympia Dukakis]]'s first screen role was in the avant-garde film '''''[[Twice a Man (film)|Twice a Man]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-07-25)</small>
*... that a '''[[Kubrick stare]]''' ''(example pictured)'' can be "invasive" and "troubling"? <small>(2024-07-26)</small>
*... that after a British Sikh physician could not find any recent mainstream English film led by a woman that resembled her, she '''[[Kaur (short film)|co-wrote and co-produced her own]]'''? <small>(2024-08-04)</small>
*... that a Japanese essayist and film historian has called '''''[[Godzilla Minus One]]''''' a "dangerous movie"? <small>(2024-08-07)</small>
*... that [[Jennifer Brea]] directed '''[[Unrest (2017 film)|an Academy Award–shortlisted documentary]]''' while bedbound from [[Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome|ME/CFS]]? <small>(2024-08-18)</small>
*... that a casino, a bar, and formerly a restaurant occupy what was once '''[[ABC Cinema, Brighton|one of Brighton's most important cinemas]]'''? <small>(2024-08-31)</small>
*... that Indian film editor '''[[A. Sreekar Prasad filmography|A.&nbsp;Sreekar Prasad holds a record for editing films]]''' in 17 different languages? <small>(2024-09-03)</small>
*... that Sergei Eisenstein's '''''[[Ivan the Terrible (1945 film)|Ivan the Terrible]]''''' ''(scene pictured)'' has been named as both one of the worst films and one of the greatest films of all time? <small>(2024-09-06)</small>
*... that the prison scenes in the film '''''[[Plurality (film)|Plurality]]''''' were shot in an archaeology museum? <small>(2024-09-08)</small>
*... that the title of the documentary '''''[[Wolfman's Got Nards]]''''' is derived from a memorable line in the 1987 film ''[[The Monster Squad]]''{{-?}} <small>(2024-09-11)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Invincible Dragon]]''''' was filmed at the Macau police headquarters without permission, leading to the detention of the director and the lead actor? <small>(2024-09-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[ComicBook.com]]''''' originally began as a website with sales links and press releases before becoming an entertainment news site? <small>(2024-09-26)</small>
*... that the composer '''[[List of accolades received by Joe Hisaishi|Joe Hisaishi has been awarded]]''' eight [[Japan Academy Film Prize]]s and nominated for eight more? <small>(2024-09-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[G Affairs|G&nbsp;Affairs]]''''' was presented at project markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but rejected because it was deemed unmarketable in China? <small>(2024-09-27)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Norma Phillips]]''' starred in a 52-episode silent film series in 1914 that interviewed real-life celebrities? <small>(2024-10-02)</small>
*... that the Netflix-released film '''''[[A House in Jerusalem]]''''' is inspired by the history of the director's [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] family, who [[1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight|were expelled in 1948]] from what had become Israel during the [[Nakba]]? <small>(2024-10-03)</small>
*... that [[Patrick Tse]]'s performance in the film '''''[[Time (2021 film)|Time]]''''' won him the [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor]] at the age of 85, making him the award's oldest recipient? <small>(2024-10-03)</small>
*... that [[William, Prince of Wales]], '''[[William, Prince of Wales, in film and television|inspired the character of Prince Wheeliam]]''' in ''[[Cars&nbsp;2]]''{{-?}} <small>(2024-10-04)</small>
*... that [[Jer Lau]], who appeared in the film '''''[[Over My Dead Body (2023 film)|Over My Dead Body]]''''', also performed its theme song because the director felt his role was too minor? <small>(2024-10-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Right and the Wrong]]''''' was the first feature film produced natively in Trinidad and Tobago? <small>(2024-10-10)</small>
*... that North Korean series '''''[[The Taehongdang Party Secretary]]''''' was created to help promote the consumption of potatoes during a rice shortage? <small>(2024-10-11)</small>
*... that the ongoing premiere of [[Gregory Markopoulos]]'s '''''[[Eniaios]]''''' started 20 years ago? <small>(2024-10-13)</small>
*... that [[Sandra Ng]] wore her own clothes while filming '''''[[Love Lies (2024 film)|Love Lies]]''''' to help the production crew save on the budget? <small>(2024-10-19)</small>
*... that real paramedics were hired to portray [[Emergency medical technician|EMTs]] in '''''[[Mongrel (2024 film)|Mongrel]]''''', and they responded to a medical emergency that occurred in a village where they were filming? <small>(2024-10-20)</small>
*... that the scenes set in the United States in the Taiwanese film '''''[[Daughter's Daughter]]''''' were nearly omitted during the writing process but were retained at the insistence of lead actress [[Sylvia Chang]]? <small>(2024-10-22)</small>
*... that while shooting '''[[Operation Concrete|his first short film]]''', [[Jean-Luc Godard]] was barred from his mother's funeral for stealing? <small>(2024-10-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[48th Hong Kong International Film Festival]]''' canceled the screening of a politically themed film due to the "inability to locate suitable copies", despite the film having been showcased three years earlier? <small>(2024-10-28)</small>
*... that [[Stephen Tung]] was cast in '''''[[Stuntman (2024 film)|Stuntman]]''''' because the directors envisioned someone who had co-starred with [[Bruce Lee]] for the lead role? <small>(2024-10-29)</small>
*... that the zombie film '''''[[Get the Hell Out]]''''' was shot at the currently abandoned [[Kaohsiung City Council|Kaohsiung City Council Hall]], which had neither water nor electricity? <small>(2024-10-31)</small>
*... that [[Cate Blanchett]] played 13 different characters in the multi-screen film installation '''''[[Manifesto (2015 film)|Manifesto]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-11-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District]]''' has 102 properties within 12 blocks and contains "excellent examples of the predominant architecture styles of the 1920s and 1930s"? <small>(2024-11-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[Eternity in Flames]]''''', now commonly shown in Chinese schools, was banned during the [[Cultural Revolution]]? <small>(2024-11-17)</small>
*... that despite her father wanting her to become a music teacher, '''[[Marcia Moore (actress)|Marcia Moore]]''' ran away to Chicago to star in [[silent film]], [[vaudeville]], [[cabaret]], and [[burlesque]] performances? <small>(2024-11-23)</small>
*... that [[Phillip J. Bartell|the director]] of '''''[[Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds]]''''' once described the film as "gaysploitation"? <small>(2024-11-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Xu Xinfu]]''' adapted the fictional Chinese-American detective [[Charlie Chan]] for Chinese audiences? <small>(2024-11-26)</small>
*... that the opening scene of '''''[[Yen and Ai-Lee]]''''' was rewritten as a [[long take]] due to rain during filming? <small>(2024-11-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Yan Ruisheng]]''''', China's first full-length feature film, was banned within two years? <small>(2024-11-29)</small>
*... that [[Aldous Huxley]] developed his "'''[[Feelie (Brave New World)|feelies]]'''" in response to the emergence of "[[Sound film|talkies]]"? <small>(2024-12-04)</small>
*... that several local residents mistook the production set of '''''[[Miss Shampoo]]''''' for a real shop and entered during filming? <small>(2024-12-08)</small>
*... that [[Omar Amiralay|a Syrian filmmaker]] repurposed footage from '''[[Film Essay on the Euphrates Dam|his first film]]''' in '''[[A Flood in Baath Country|his last film]]''' in order to criticize his younger self? <small>(2024-12-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Zhou Jianyun]]''' pawned his wife's jewellery to make '''''[[Orphan Rescues Grandfather]]''''' ''(scene pictured)'', saving his studio? <small>(2024-12-11)</small>
*... that to prepare for her role in '''''[[The Last Dance (2024 film)|The Last Dance]]''''', actress [[Michelle Wai]] learned to perform a [[Taoism|Taoist]] funeral ritual traditionally performed only by men? <small>(2024-12-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Wang Hanlun]]''' used proceeds from '''[[Revenge of an Actress|her company's only film]]''' to finalize her divorce? <small>(2024-12-13)</small>
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