Movies & Film

If a movie stalls out in the process of being made, it's said to be in "development hell." What does the term mean, and how does it happen?

By Debra Ronca

To make their money back, plus a tidy profit, movie studios have to get butts into theater seats. This plan doesn't always work out, and some films become known as massive flops. Which are the worst?

By Talon Homer

It generally goes without saying that the content of a children's movie is going to be much tamer than a movie meant for adult audiences. There are times though when all of the cute characters and colorful animation are really just used to disguise some pretty disturbing stories.

By Nick Steinberg

Stories, by design, generally leave out details to better serve their narrative direction. These missing details leave it up to the audience to fill in the blanks with their own imaginations. Leaving it up to the audience has given rise to countless popular fan theories over the years. Most of these theories are a bit [...] The post Fan Theories That Will Blow Your Mind appeared first on Goliath.

By Nick Steinberg

Moviemaking is not a profession without its own dangers, but for all the fake gore and dismemberment in the movies, there are tragic true tales of filming gone wrong.

By Christine Venzon

Method acting is one way that actors and actresses get into character. This approach is considered one of the best in Hollywood. However, it takes a lot of off-screen preparation. It typically requires actors and actresses to transform themselves physically for roles. They will develop the same mannerisms and body language and some will even [...] The post 7 Most Extreme Method Actors & Actresses appeared first on Goliath.

By Jack Sackman

Steve Jobs was many things: technological genius, eccentric billionaire, master marketer, and notable jerk. Like most people, he was not all good, and certainly not all bad. He helped revolutionize the world of personal computers and mobile phones. He also did a bunch of things that made people believe that "Think different" was more of [...] The post 13 Examples Of Steve Jobs Being Crazy appeared first on Goliath.

By Devon Taylor (@DevonTaylor113)

Some celebrities are just so beloved that many people can't handle it when they die. Diehard fans claim to see these celebrities out and about even though their deaths and funerals were well publicized. Others have claimed that these celebrities staged their deaths because they wanted out of the spotlight. It's probably safe to say that some [...] The post 7 Dead Celebrities Who Are Rumored To Be Alive appeared first on Goliath.

By Cate Willikers

Nicholas Cage has worked pretty steadily throughout his career, which is how he was able to accumulate so many things. Several years ago, he found himself in some pretty hot water when the taxman came knocking on the door one of his many mansions. He found out that he owed more than $6 million in [...] The post 9 Craziest Things Nicolas Cage Wasted His Money On appeared first on Goliath.

By Cate Willikers

Stop-motion animation takes on its own unique charm when it's done with building blocks such as Lego bricks. In fact, there's an entire culture of filmmaking built around this niche style.

By Bernadette Johnson

Explosions! Car chases! Shootouts! Action films regularly burst from the screen with stunts and pyrotechnics, but we think a few have led the way, guns ablazing. Did your favorite make the list?

By Ed Grabianowski

Same colors. Same images. Same poses. Why does Hollywood stick to the tried-and-true for the movie posters adorning your local theater?

By Bambi Turner

From "The Shining" to "The Shawshank Redemption," from Hogwarts to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, find out how establishing shots immerse audiences in movies' settings.

By Bambi Turner

Often thought of as the place where bad movies go to die, direct-to-DVD films have become increasingly less about the quality, as Hollywood tries meeting the changing demands of how audiences view movies.

By Bambi Turner

Their names and jobs don't roll through the opening credits, but here's how the crew and services "below the line" affect a movie budget's bottom line.

By Bambi Turner

When Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood clashed with a director, it changed the way movies could be made. But how?

By Bambi Turner

It's Memorial Day weekend, and you're bound for the movies, determined to see the latest blockbuster. How do studios decide the ever-important movie premiere dates in their eternal quest for blockbuster box office bucks?

By Bambi Turner

They're the A-list actors, the directors, the ones with their names in lights ... and they don't come cheaply. How do the big names affect the budget of a multimillion-dollar movie?

By Bambi Turner

Making sense of the guesswork that goes into accurately predicting a movie's Sunday sales before the numbers have come in requires simple math, not clairvoyance.

By Bambi Turner

Rumors have surrounded the shocking horse scene in "The Godfather" for years -- did author Mario Puzo make it up, or worse, was it based on a true incident? And where does Frank Sinatra fit in? Read on for the scoop.

By Alison Cooper

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is one of the most successful movies of all time. Could that explain why we never (literally) heard from Snow White again?

By Alison Cooper

Lucille Ball claimed to have heard music -- and then Morse code -- from the fillings in her teeth. Was she crazy or did her dental fillings actually help her (or someone else) spy during World War II?

By Alison Cooper

Conspiracy theorists have been debunking the moon landing ever since Neil Armstrong took that first small step. But how (and why) does Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" fit in to this pervasive urban legend?

By Alison Cooper

Remember when you got the lyrics to the "Star Trek" theme stuck in your head? Oh, right. There are no lyrics to the "Star Trek" theme -- or are there?

By Alison Cooper

Movies are full of urban myths, and one of the longest-running surrounds one of the shortest films -- a 50-second snippet of a train that sent viewers screaming for their lives. So have historians debunked this cinematic tale?

By Alison Cooper