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MOVIE FACTS
The Departed
Jack Nicholson pulled a real gun on Leo DiCaprio in The Departed, even though it wasn't in the script. He thought the scene wasn't intense enough before.
MOVIE FACTS
Sunshine
Cillian Murphy worked with leading physicist Brian Cox to learn all about advanced physics. This included touring the CERN facility in Switzerland and learned to copy physicists' mannerisms. Murphy ended up copying some of Cox's personal idiosyncrasies, such as his frequent hand movements. The actor also studied Henri-Georges Clouzot's classic The Wages of Fear (1953) to have an understanding of the type of suspense that Danny Boyle was attempting to create. Murphy has claimed that his involvement in Sunshine converted him from agnosticism to atheism.
MOVIE FACTS
Nightcrawler
During the scene where Jake Gyllenhaal screams at himself in the mirror, Gyllenhaal got so into the scene that the mirror cracked, cutting his hand. He had to go to the hospital for 14 stitches, returning to the set after being discharged.
MOVIE FACTS
Into The Wild
The temperature outdoors was at freezing when Emile Hirsch performed the naked back float down the stream.
MOVIE FACTS
The Passion Of The Christ
Jim Caviezel admitted he was struck by lightning while filming the Sermon on the Mount and during the crucifixion.
MOVIE FACTS
Snow White And The Huntsman
The drops of blood at the beginning of the film are drops of real blood from director Rupert Sanders. Sanders felt the fake blood looked too unrealistic, so he pricked his finger to get the shot he wanted.
MOVIE FACTS
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The film was being produced as Johnny Depp was going through a bitter divorce from his wife Amber Heard. He was chronically late to the set, to the point where it ate into the schedule as the set often came to a halt for hours at a time. It got to the point where a production assistant was hired just to wait outside Depp's house and announce that he was awake when they saw the lights inside come on.
MOVIE FACTS
My Left Foot
Daniel Day-Lewis broke two ribs during filming from assuming the hunched-over position in his wheelchair for weeks of filming. He also would refuse to come out of character. On visits to the set canteen, other people would have to help him with food.
A London marathon runner broke a world record by raising nearly $4 million for charity.
Steve Chalke earned the Guinness World Record for raising the most money for a charity by an individual. He accomplished this feat at the London Marathon in 2005 by bringing in £2,330,159.38 (or $3,795,581.14). The money went toward the Oasis Charitable Trust, which Chalke founded to open a hostel for young homeless people in 1985. Chalke now has a family of charities in 11 countries that provide housing, education, training, work, and healthcare to the less fortunate.
"A marathon provides great reason to ask for funding as well as a handy deadline by which the money has to be raised. It nudges donors into action," he explained to Guinness World Records. And if tackling marathons and raising millions of dollars wasn't impressive enough, Chalke has beaten his own marathon record three times within the span of five years.
Welsh legend says that Corgis were gifted to humans by fairies.
According to Welsh folklore, fairies once rode Corgis the way that cowboys ride horses. The sprites apparently liked to use the tiny canines to pull their carts and carriages around, and would sometimes ride the dogs into battle. Most versions of the legend typically include the fact that the fairies gifted the Corgis to human children, which is how the dogs made their way into the mortal realm.
MOVIE FACTS
Cloud Atlas
While on the set of this movie, Tom Hanks started calling Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, "Mom and Dad," because they worked so well together and as leaders of the cast and crew.
There's a Portuguese word for affectionately playing with someone's hair.
Anyone who loves to run their fingers through their loved ones' locks should know the word "cafuné," a Portuguese term for "the act of caressing or tenderly running fingers through a loved one's hair" in Brazil.
MOVIE FACTS
Anna Karenina
One of Alicia Vikander's favorite experiences from the production was the filming that took place in the countryside outside of St. Petersburg, Russia. The temperatures soared below -40 °C, and she stayed in a cabin for five days that didn't have hot water and only featured benches instead of beds. Meanwhile, Russian security guards protected her and co-star Domhnall Gleeson from wild wolves and bears that dominated the deserted area
MOVIE FACTS
The Great Gatsby
According to Tom Breen, the owner of property "Breenhold" in the Blue Mountains where a lot of filming took place, there was a huge stuff-up on set by a "private weather guru" who was hired by Baz Luhrmann. Mr Breen claims that on a beautiful spring day, the crew purchased 100,000 litres of water from one of the dams to create the synthetic rain needed for the scene where a nervous Gatsby has Nick Carroway invite Daisy over for tea. It rained for the next 3 days.
MOVIE FACTS
Million Dollar Baby
Hilary Swank contracted a bacterial infection from a blister she developed on her foot during training for her role. The infection was so serious that she almost had to be hospitalized for three weeks. Catching the infection in the nick of time, she instead chose to take a week off for medicated rest and didn't tell Clint Eastwood or the other producers of the film about the injury, because she didn't believe it was in character.
In Sweden, blood donors get a text when their donation is used.
Donating blood is a simple act that can save so many lives. And in Sweden, those who do it are made aware of how their good deed is helping out. Any time someone's donation is used, the person will receive a text letting them know that they've helped save a life.
There are dogs that can surf.
Riding the waves isn't strictly for humans—dogs can surf, too! In fact, there are even competitions dedicated to these "ruff" riders. Each year in California, the Del Mar Dog Beach hosts the Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon, which raises money for animals in need. In 2019, approximately 170 dogs participated. A pup named Faith the Surfing Pitbull won the most recent title of Top Surf Dog, based on her ability to "ride the waves, stay on the board, and show off [her] surf spirit." Hang ten, Faith!
MOVIE FACTS
Boyhood
Richard Linklater cast his daughter Lorelei Linklater as Samantha because she was always singing and dancing around the house and wanted to be in his movies. At about the third or fourth year of filming, she lost interest and asked for her character to be killed off. Linklater refused, saying it was too violent for what he was planning (Lorelei eventually regained her enthusiasm and continued with the project).
MOVIE FACTS
Ex Machina
Throughout the film, the colors red, blue, and green are prominently displayed in each scene (the green forest, the red brick hallway, the keypad's red and blue functions, etc.) This is a nod to the RGB color model, which is used to display images in electronic systems, such as computers. Ava, of course, being the main computer in the film.
MOVIE FACTS
The Cabin In The Woods
When Jules kisses the wolf head on the wall, the wolf's tongue is covered in powdered sugar to give it a dusty look and to make the scene tolerable for Anna Hutchison.
MOVIE FACTS
Valkyrie
Germany has strict laws against displaying the swastika, though artistic displays are specifically exempt. Filmmakers usually use incorrect swastikas to avoid causing public outrage. The producer wanted swastikas for authenticity, so the crew posted warnings around the filming locations. Still, a local resident filed an official complaint with the city, who pressed charges against the owners of some filming sites.
MOVIE FACTS
Only Lovers Left Alive
All of the cast members playing vampires wore wigs that were a mix of human, yak, and goat hair, in order to make them look wilder.
MOVIE FACTS
Melancholia
During the Cannes Film Festival press conference for the film, Lars von Trier responded to a question about the use of Wagner's music, by calling himself a Nazi, and saying that he sympathized with Hitler. Despite apologizing for his remarks, he was banned from the remainder of the festival, and declared a persona non grata by festival organizers, a first in the history of the festival.
MOVIE FACTS
Mother!
Jennifer Lawrence got so much into her character that during the climactic scenes, she started hyperventilating and even cracked a rib. After filming the scene in which Jennifer Lawrence hyperventilated (and production was put on hold while she was placed on oxygen), members of the crew came up with the idea to make Lawrence her very own "happy place"--a tent complete with gumballs and clips of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" that play on a constant loop.
MOVIE FACTS
300: Rise Of An Empire
Though a large part of the film takes place on water and boats, the film was filmed completely "dry" with all the water digitally added in later.
MOVIE FACTS
Twilight
For the role of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson flew from England to director Catherine Hardwicke's house to audition. There, he and Kristen Stewart, who was already cast as Bella Swan, rehearsed the "Love Scene"/"Meadow Scene" on Hardwicke's own bed.
MOVIE FACTS
Spring Breakers
Selena Gomez didn't know how to smoke and had never done it before. So they had to teach her for the movie.
Eating certain types of chocolate is good for both your physical and mental health.
There's nothing wrong with eating chocolate simply to enjoy its delicious taste. But if you need an excuse to indulge, you'll be thrilled to find out that chocolate can be good for both your mind and body.
According to a 2019 review of research by University Health News, "eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate benefits health in many ways. In fact, chocolate is now considered an anti-aging, anti-inflammatory 'superfood' for the brain and body." Regularly indulging in the sweet treat "can help keep your cardiovascular system pumping, your mind sharp and alert, and your mood calm and happy."
Next up, I am gonna share a few mistakes in movies which you might have missed.
Cats bring humans "presents" because they think we can't hunt for ourselves.
Your cat has your best interest in mind when she brings you that dead mouse. No, really—it's true! "In the wild, cat mothers teach their young how to eat their food by bringing home dead or injured prey," according to Live Science. "Domestic cats are no different. But in this modern age of spayed domestic cats, many female felines have no young to whom they need to pass on their hunting wisdom. By leaving a dead animal on the back porch, your cat is acting out its natural role."