Prior to 1975, movies didn’t advertise on TV - Jaws changed that. Movies used to open in one theater in LA and then roll out across the rest of the country. Jaws opened simultaneously in 465 cinemas - unheard of at the time, but now standard practice.
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JAWS was released 49 years ago today. Regarded the first summer blockbuster and a landmark of Hollywood, the making of story is so crazy it begs the question of how it was ever made…
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RETURN OF THE JEDI was released 41 years ago this week. The final entry in the original Star Wars trilogy, the making of story is as epic and spectacular as you might expect…
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STAR WARS was released 47 years ago today. Hollywood’s biggest movie phenomenon, and the film that launched the career of star Harrison Ford, the behind the scenes story is as spectacular as blowing up the Death Star…
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INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM was released 40 years ago this week. The second entry in the Indy series, and one of Steven Spielberg’s darker movies, the story behind the scenes is like a runaway mine cart…
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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released 44 years ago today. One of Hollywood’s most popular films and most anticipated and acclaimed sequels, the making of story is as huge as you’d expect.
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In order to continue the amazing work she did, we have set up ‘Sammy’s Helping Hands’, a Just Giving page. Find out more here: https://t.co/dGbSzqLy9f
We understand times are hard, simply sharing this message helps us spread awareness for the charity and the work they do.
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How a book written in 1910 could teach you calculus better than several books of today
[Calculus Made Easy, by Silvanus P. Thompson, 1910: https://t.co/HJDxFqZNJf]
In 2005, a six-month-old kitten named Oscar was adopted by a nursing home in the US to be raised as a therapy cat. However, the workers noticed something peculiar about him.
While Oscar usually preferred to be alone, he occasionally crawled into a resident's bed and snuggled beside them.
The eerie thing about this is that the resident that Oscar would cuddle with would usually die within hours.
Initially, the staff didn't think much of it, but after this happened 20 times, they started to believe that Oscar knew when someone was close to passing away, and so when they noticed the cat next to a resident, they would call their loved ones to warn them.
Researchers speculate that Oscar could smell biochemicals released by dying cells and so chose to comfort lonely residents.
On one occasion, the staff was convinced that a resident was about to pass away, but Oscar refused to sit with them. Instead, he chose another resident who looked healthier, and that person passed away first.
Oscar died in 2022, and over the course of his life he accurately predicted over 100 deaths.
We say goodbye to the performers, filmmakers, and creatives we lost in 2023. Through their art and storytelling they soared to new heights and kept us grounded.
Song and artist: Learning to Fly by AG and @christinaperri
Aerial silks performance by Jordaan Stallworth