The X-Men Family Tree [Infographic]
Graphic designer Joe Stone created a handy infographic showing the many relationships (married, dated, offspring, clone, nemesis…etc) between the characters in the X-Men comic books. Hit the jump to see the full image.
It seems that most of Hollywood movies of recent years have been based on remakes whether it’s a remake of a movie, book, TV show, musical – the majority of them suck. But here is a list of 15 movies that are actually not too bad.
15. "Meet Joe Black", 1998, directed by Martin Brest. Remake of the film "Death Takes a Holiday", 1934, directed by Mitchell Leisen, USA.
14. "Gone in 60 Seconds", 2000, directed by Dominic Sena. Remake of the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds", 1974, directed by G.B. Galitsky, USA.
13. "Unfaithful", 2002, directed by Adrian Lane. Remake of the movie "La femme infidele", 1968., Directed by Claude Chabrol, France.
12. "Blind Fury", 1989, directed by Phillip Noyce. Remake of the film "Zatoichi chikemurikaid", 1967, directed by Kenji Misumi, Japan.
11. "Ocean's Eleven", 2001, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Remake of the movie "Ocean's eleven", 1960, directed by Lewis Milestone, USA.
10. "The Thing", 1982, directed by John Carpenter. Remake of the movie "The Thing from Another World", 1951, directed by Christian Naibi, USA.
9. "Twelve Monkeys", 1995, directed by Terry Gilliam. Remake of the short film "La jetee", 1962, directed by Chris Marker, France.
8. "Per un pugno di dollari", 1964, directed by Sergio Leone. Remake of the film "Yojimbo", 1961, directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan.
7. "Scent of a Woman", 1992, directed by Martin Brest. A remake of the film "Profumo di donna", 1974, Dino Risi, Italy.
6. "3:10 to Yuma", 2007, directed by James Mangold. Remake of the film "3:10 to Yuma", 1957, directed by Delmer Deyvza, USA.
5. "The Fly" , 1986, directed by David Cronenberg. Remake of the movie "The Fly", 1958, directed by Kurt Neumann, the United States.
4. "The Departed" , 2006, directed by Martin Scorsese. Remake of the movie "Mou gaan dou" in 2002, directors Wei Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak, Hong Kong.
3. "Some Like It Hot", 1959, directed by Billy Wilder. Remake of the movie "Fanfaren der Liebe", 1952, directed by Kurt Hoffmann, Germany.
2. "Vanilla Sky" , 2001, director Cameron Crowe. Remake of the film "Abre los ojos", 1997., Directed by Alejandro Amenabar, France, Italy and Spain. Penelope Cruz stars in both movies.
1. "The Magnificent Seven" , 1960, directed by John Sturges. Remake of the movie "Shichinin no samurai", 1954, directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan.
15. "Meet Joe Black", 1998, directed by Martin Brest. Remake of the film "Death Takes a Holiday", 1934, directed by Mitchell Leisen, USA.
14. "Gone in 60 Seconds", 2000, directed by Dominic Sena. Remake of the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds", 1974, directed by G.B. Galitsky, USA.
13. "Unfaithful", 2002, directed by Adrian Lane. Remake of the movie "La femme infidele", 1968., Directed by Claude Chabrol, France.
12. "Blind Fury", 1989, directed by Phillip Noyce. Remake of the film "Zatoichi chikemurikaid", 1967, directed by Kenji Misumi, Japan.
11. "Ocean's Eleven", 2001, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Remake of the movie "Ocean's eleven", 1960, directed by Lewis Milestone, USA.
10. "The Thing", 1982, directed by John Carpenter. Remake of the movie "The Thing from Another World", 1951, directed by Christian Naibi, USA.
9. "Twelve Monkeys", 1995, directed by Terry Gilliam. Remake of the short film "La jetee", 1962, directed by Chris Marker, France.
8. "Per un pugno di dollari", 1964, directed by Sergio Leone. Remake of the film "Yojimbo", 1961, directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan.
7. "Scent of a Woman", 1992, directed by Martin Brest. A remake of the film "Profumo di donna", 1974, Dino Risi, Italy.
6. "3:10 to Yuma", 2007, directed by James Mangold. Remake of the film "3:10 to Yuma", 1957, directed by Delmer Deyvza, USA.
5. "The Fly" , 1986, directed by David Cronenberg. Remake of the movie "The Fly", 1958, directed by Kurt Neumann, the United States.
4. "The Departed" , 2006, directed by Martin Scorsese. Remake of the movie "Mou gaan dou" in 2002, directors Wei Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak, Hong Kong.
3. "Some Like It Hot", 1959, directed by Billy Wilder. Remake of the movie "Fanfaren der Liebe", 1952, directed by Kurt Hoffmann, Germany.
2. "Vanilla Sky" , 2001, director Cameron Crowe. Remake of the film "Abre los ojos", 1997., Directed by Alejandro Amenabar, France, Italy and Spain. Penelope Cruz stars in both movies.
1. "The Magnificent Seven" , 1960, directed by John Sturges. Remake of the movie "Shichinin no samurai", 1954, directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan.
25 Greatest Unscripted Scenes in Films
Check out 25 Great Scenes in Film that actually were not scripted, but rather, improvised. Please keep the captions on, as the creator of the video explains the improvisation. Pretty cool stuff.
Famous Fictional Characters Who Were Based On Real People
Writers of all types draw inspiration from themselves, their friends and family or famous figures in order to create memorable, nuanced characters. It happens regularly in every form of media, oftentimes without the audience’s awareness. Here are ten famous characters you never knew were based on real life people.
Shrek
Shrek's appearence is based on that of pro-wrestler Maurice Tillet, a man born with a rare disease called acromegaly.
Beavis & Butthead
Mike Judge based the look of Beavis & Butthead on two professors he had at UCSD.
The Joker
Joker's signature look is derived from the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs. Of course, that movie is super creepy.
Quasimodo
Quasimodo gets his signature appearance from an actual historical figure, a sculptor working in Notre Dame in the 1800's.
Winnie The Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is based on Winnipeg the bear, a small black bear who lived in the London Zoo.
Dr. Eggman
The creators of Sonic based the appearence of Eggman on Theodore Roosevelt… and an egg.
The Dude
The Cohen Brothers' inspiration for Jeffery 'The Dude' Lebowski was producer and politcal activist Jeff Dowd. Apparently Dowd also enjoyed white russians.
Patrick Bateman
Christian Bale said he based his performance of Patrick Bateman in the film 'American Psycho' on Tom Cruise. Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote the book, also said he considered Cruise an influence. Makes sense.
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam was inspired by Samuel Wilson, a meat-packer who sold his product to soldiers during the War Of 1812.
Norman Bates, Leatherface, & Buffalo Bill
Movie murderers Norman Bates, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill were all based on one serial killer: Ed Gein. Gein is notorious for murdering his victims and keeping the cut-up pieces of their bodies around his farmhouse. When investigators raided his home, they found, among other things, “four noses, nine masks of human skin, a lampshade made from the skin from a human face, and a belt made from human female nipples.”
Shrek
Shrek's appearence is based on that of pro-wrestler Maurice Tillet, a man born with a rare disease called acromegaly.
Beavis & Butthead
Mike Judge based the look of Beavis & Butthead on two professors he had at UCSD.
The Joker
Joker's signature look is derived from the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs. Of course, that movie is super creepy.
Quasimodo
Quasimodo gets his signature appearance from an actual historical figure, a sculptor working in Notre Dame in the 1800's.
Winnie The Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is based on Winnipeg the bear, a small black bear who lived in the London Zoo.
Dr. Eggman
The creators of Sonic based the appearence of Eggman on Theodore Roosevelt… and an egg.
The Dude
The Cohen Brothers' inspiration for Jeffery 'The Dude' Lebowski was producer and politcal activist Jeff Dowd. Apparently Dowd also enjoyed white russians.
Patrick Bateman
Christian Bale said he based his performance of Patrick Bateman in the film 'American Psycho' on Tom Cruise. Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote the book, also said he considered Cruise an influence. Makes sense.
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam was inspired by Samuel Wilson, a meat-packer who sold his product to soldiers during the War Of 1812.
Norman Bates, Leatherface, & Buffalo Bill
Movie murderers Norman Bates, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill were all based on one serial killer: Ed Gein. Gein is notorious for murdering his victims and keeping the cut-up pieces of their bodies around his farmhouse. When investigators raided his home, they found, among other things, “four noses, nine masks of human skin, a lampshade made from the skin from a human face, and a belt made from human female nipples.”
Well, Bruce Wayne is a billionaire. Why should he drive himself around? This Batmobile was spotted in New York City and was probably based on a Corvette.
The limo is inspired from the Batmobile that was featured in the 1989 and 1992 Batman films directed by Tim Burton. You can see more pictures of the BatLimo as well as a video that we discovered on Youtube after the jump.
Source: autogespot
The limo is inspired from the Batmobile that was featured in the 1989 and 1992 Batman films directed by Tim Burton. You can see more pictures of the BatLimo as well as a video that we discovered on Youtube after the jump.
Source: autogespot
10 Actors Who Turned Down James Bond Role
Most of us would take the opportunity to be James Bond in a heartbeat but not these men. For these actors the name's…well…not Bond.
Cary Grant - 1961
Reason For Decline: Cary felt he was too old at 58 to play the role.
Richard Burton - 1959, 1961, 1968
Reason For Decline: Wanted more than the producers were willing to pay.
Burt Reynolds - 1968
Reason For Decline: Burt felt as if Bond should be British.
Adam West - 1970
Reason For Decline: Like Burt Reynolds, Adam thought that Bond should be British.
Clint Eastwood - 1971
Reason For Decline: Also thought Bond should be British. We clearly need an American spy that lives up to Bond.
Liam Neeson - 1994
Reason For Decline: At the time, Liam wasn't interested in starring in action movies.
Colin Farrell - 2004
Reason For Decline: Colin didn't think audiences would want him to be James Bond.
Hugh Jackman - 2005
Reason For Decline: A busy schedule as well as Hugh's fear of being typecast.
Ewan McGregor - 2005
Reason For Decline: Ewan also had a fear of being typecast after taking on the iconic role.
Gerard Butler - 2009
Reason For Decline: Gerard thought that becoming Bond would ruin his career.
Source: wikipedia
Cary Grant - 1961
Reason For Decline: Cary felt he was too old at 58 to play the role.
Richard Burton - 1959, 1961, 1968
Reason For Decline: Wanted more than the producers were willing to pay.
Burt Reynolds - 1968
Reason For Decline: Burt felt as if Bond should be British.
Adam West - 1970
Reason For Decline: Like Burt Reynolds, Adam thought that Bond should be British.
Clint Eastwood - 1971
Reason For Decline: Also thought Bond should be British. We clearly need an American spy that lives up to Bond.
Liam Neeson - 1994
Reason For Decline: At the time, Liam wasn't interested in starring in action movies.
Colin Farrell - 2004
Reason For Decline: Colin didn't think audiences would want him to be James Bond.
Hugh Jackman - 2005
Reason For Decline: A busy schedule as well as Hugh's fear of being typecast.
Ewan McGregor - 2005
Reason For Decline: Ewan also had a fear of being typecast after taking on the iconic role.
Gerard Butler - 2009
Reason For Decline: Gerard thought that becoming Bond would ruin his career.
Source: wikipedia
First Look Fight Scenes from 'The Dark Knight Rises'
Getting down to business in the Steel City, Christian Bale joined up with Tom Hardy for the filming of "The Dark Knight Rises" in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Sunday morning (July 31). In full costume as their respective Batman and Bane characters, the co-stars engaged in an intense battle scene as cameras captured all of the action outside of the Mellon Institute building.
