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WTF Happened to Deliverance?

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Chris John Boorman’s Deliverance arguably has two signature scenes. One is harmless enough, the “duelling banjos” sequence where a young Ronny Cox goes up against a local banjo-picking country boy played by Billy Redden, although it has a foreboding end....

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WTF Happened to Hollywood Homicide?

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Chris Hollywood Homicide came along during a lean time in Harrison Ford’s career. While What Lies Beneath had been a hit, the solo star vehicles the icon chose, including Random Hearts and K-19: The Widowmaker, were not connecting with audiences....

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WTF Happened to Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny?

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Chris In the early 2000s, Jack Black was having a moment. Richard Linklater’s School of Rock made him an unlikely leading man, with the film grossing $131 million worldwide. He was in high demand and bankable, so the time was...

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WTF Happened to Beavis and Butt-Head Do America?

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Chris If you weren’t alive in the nineties, it’s hard to do justice to just how popular Beavis and Butt-Head were. Their MTV show was cutting-edge stuff, notably, because the two Mike Judges creations often mocked the very same artists...

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WTF Happened to The Avengers (1998)?

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Chris I know what you’re thinking: WTF Happened to The Avengers? Nothing, it was one of the biggest hits ever. Not so fast – we’re not talking about the Marvel superhero team-up that shot the MCU into the stratosphere. Instead,...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: WTF You Need to Know About This Franchise

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Chris Yo ho mateys! One of the most unlikely franchises to become a multi-billion dollar grossing juggernaut was indeed Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series. Led by Johnny Depp’s iconic Jack Sparrow, the series has run five instalments (to date)...

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WTF Happened to The Terminator?

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Chris It’s not a stretch to say that James Cameron’s The Terminator might be one of the most influential movies of all time. Produced on a shoestring budget, The Terminator introduced the world to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 and Linda Hamilton’s...

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WTF Happened to Jupiter Ascending?

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Chris Jupiter Ascending was a movie sci-fi fans were really looking forward to. It would mark the long-awaited return of the Wachowskis to the sci-fi action genre, something they left behind when Speed Racer flopped theatrically. This promised to be...

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WTF Happened to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze?

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Chris Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze hit theatres almost exactly one year after its predecessor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, hit theatres and became a surprise runaway hit, grossing $135 million at the box office. It...

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