THE TRUMAN SHOW was released 28 years ago today. Jim Carrey’s first foray onto a dramatic role, and acclaimed as one of the decade’s great satires, the story of how it came to be will give you the feeling you’re being watched…
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The Beatles have declared June 25th as "Global Beatles Day."
On that day, fans are encouraged to express their fandom by sharing the band's message of "love and kindness."
Additionally, the band will release a colorized version of their 1967 BBC Our World performance of "All You Need Is Love" for free on YouTube for the first time.
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
In Jaws, Robert Shaw was drunk in the first take of this intense monologue.
He struggled with alcoholism and was a heavy drinker during Jaws production.
He suggested to Spielberg that, since the characters were drinking in the scene, he should have a few real drinks to get into character.
Spielberg agreed but then regretted it.
On the first take, Shaw got very drunk.
Crew members had to carry him onto the boat. He slurred lines, wandered off-script, and the filming was halted.
He had a blackout and didn’t remember much.
Early the next morning, Shaw called Spielberg to apologize and begged for a reshoot. He showed up sober, nailed it.
And that take was used.
The Wire premiered 24 years ago today. It didn’t just unfold, it pulled you in: a visual novel of complex characters, intricate plotting, and sharp social commentary. Its brilliant writing was matched by “one of the deepest benches of acting talent in TV history.”
🚨: You’re closer in size to the entire observable universe than to the smallest possible scale of reality—the Planck length—by roughly 400 million times.
Let that sink in.