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No studio wanted REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
8 oktober 2025 · 7 min
Believe it or not, Darren Aronofsky’s original idea for Requiem for a Dream would have made the movie even darker - and that’s really saying something. Requiem for a Dream turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.
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The Social Network was nearly much worse
1 oktober 2025 · 10 min
The Social Network almost starred Shia LaBeouf and Jonah Hill In two very prominent roles. The Social Network turns 15 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links
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The downfall of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
25 september 2025 · 12 min
People hated How I Met Your Mother's series finale, and it's all because of a decision the creators made seven years prior. How I Met Your Mother turns 20 years old this month. So here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Lees meer
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No one wanted SUPERNATURAL
23 september 2025 · 9 min
One of the stars of Supernatural once got in a Twitter war with P Diddy. And it just goes to show: Don’t mess with the Supernatural fandom. Supernatural turns 20 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Lees meer
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This movie made Emma Stone a star
18 september 2025 · 7 min
Emma Stone dropped out of a Zach Snyder flop to star in Easy A — and that turned out very well for her. Easy A turns 15 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it . https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links
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ALMOST FAMOUS was a huge FLOP
16 september 2025 · 9 min
Almost Famous flopped at the box office and the studio was furious with the movie they had made, but 6 months later, Cameron Crowe proved everyone wrong. Almost Famous turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Lees meer
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People HATED Se7en
11 september 2025 · 10 min
From its original script to its initial edit, people hated Seven. But David Fincher and Brad Pitt silenced all the haters. Seven turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Seven (1995)Sources: Uproxx; Yahoo; EW; Den of Geek; Cinefantastique; /Film; RottenTomatoes; THR; Daily Telegraph; The Guardian; The Ringer; NME; Collider; Indiewire; Cinephilia & Beyond; Art of the Title; LA Times; Aint It Cool News; BFI; Screenrant; Far Out; Film School Rejects; AV Club; GamesRadar; USA Today; TCM; Sight and Sound; ShortList; American Cinematographer; NY Times; FilmTracks; PopMatters; Tampa Tribune; Box Office Mojo; The Numbers; Oscars; BAFTA; MTV; CBR; Schneider, Steven Jay (2013). "1990s". 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die; Variety; Joe; Rolling Stone; IFC; Vulture; Digital Spy.#seven#se7en#bradpitt#davidfincher#movies Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself. Lees meer
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Why WB buried Empire Records
9 september 2025 · 8 min
Warner Brothers buried Empire Records, but damn the man, it defied the odds. Empire Records turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Empire Records (1995)Sources: ABC News AU; McCarter Theater; RottenTomatoes, Box Office Mojo; BuzzFeed; Flavorwire; THe Guardian;The Numbers; Roger Ebert dot com; /Film; Phoenix New Times; AZ Central; Variety; Live the Movies; OtakuKart; Wilmington Star-News; Enjoy Travel; Jordan Dawes; Billboard; Time; Playbill.#EmpireRecords #90s #90smovies #movies #1990sWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself. Lees meer
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No one wanted Remember the Titans
3 september 2025 · 8 min
Not a single studio wanted to make Remember the Titans, until a Bruce Willis movie did $500 million dollars at the box office. Remember the Titans turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Remember The Titans (2000)Sources: ESPN; Fandango; USA Today; The Score; Men’s Journal; Esquire; Shapiro, Len; Pollin, Andy (December 16, 2008). The Great Book of Washington DC Sports Lists; Chasing the Frog; Observer-Reporter; Time; RIAA; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; The Wrap; WTOP; Ezra, Michael (2009). Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon; LA Times; IMDB; MaxPreps.#rememberthetitans #denzelwashington #football #movies Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself. Lees meer
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The Mask almost excluded Jim Carrey
5 augustus 2025 · 5 min
You have no idea how they made The Mask. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksSources: LA Times; The Mask: The Collection, Dark Horse Comics; Comic Book Resources; The Hollywood News; Starlog; BlogCritics; Forbes; THR; Chicago Sun Times; Billboard; Box Office Mojo; Screen International; The Numbers; Collider; Destructoid; IMDB #themask #jimcarrey #camerondiaz #1994 #90s #90skids #90sthrowback Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself. Lees meer
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Nobody wanted Clueless
31 juli 2025 · 9 min
Clueless was dead. Not a single studio wanted to make it. Until one man saw its potential. Clueless turned 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about CLUELESS (1995) Sources: Chaney, Jen (July 7, 2015). As If! The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew; Vanity Fair; Time; Words Rated; Clueless DVD; EW; Mental Floss; Cosmopolitan; HuffPost; Paramount PR; Screen Rant; Occidental College; The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations; Forbes; Vogue; Filmhound Magazine; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; The Numbers; Bullett Media; NY Times; National Board of Review; MTV; CinemaBlend; Bustle; BuzzFeed; DVD Review & High Definition; RIAA; Harper’s Bazaar; NPR; Elle; iSpot dot TV; Variety; Deadline; Paste; Playbill; London Theatre; Moby Games.#clueless #90s #1990s #aliciasilverstone #paulrudd #movies Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself. Lees meer
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Nolan refused INCEPTION for 10 years
29 juli 2025 · 9 min
Christopher Nolan once revealed the “correct answer” to Inception’s mysterious ending, but it’s not what you’re thinking. Inception turned 15 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Inception (2010)Sources: THR; Collider; Kiss Xtra; Variety; WB production notes; About dot com; MTV News; Irish Voice Reporter; LA Times; ABC News; NY Times; Empire; Daily Telegraph; Details; British Film Locations; American Society of Cinematographers; Kodak; The Playlist; Wired; CinemaRewind; Drazen, Patrick (2014). Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation; Film School Rejects; IGN; EW; KCRW; Movieweb; The Numbers; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Total Film; Academy Awards; CriticsTop10; PopCrush; Indiewire; "-ception – The Rice University Neologisms Database". Rice University.#inception #christophernolan #leonardodicaprio #2010s #moviesWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself. Lees meer
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YOU CAN’T DO THAT: The history of Happy Gilmore
24 juli 2025 · 8 min
Bob Barker was never supposed to be in Happy Gilmore. They originally had a different old white guy in mind. Happy Gilmore 2 hits Netflix this weekend, so here are some things I bet you never knew about the 1996 original.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Happy Gilmore (1996)Sources: The Athletic; VH1; Esquire; The Atlantic; InsideHook; Mashable; NCAA; Elite Prospects; New Hampshire Legends of Hockey; Vermont Catamounts; Screenrant; SF Chronicle; The Ringer; Collider; Uproxx; Inside of You podcast; Huff Post; PGA Tour; Independent; Fort Worth Star Telegram; TV Guide; And So It Begins; The Numbers; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Consequence; Golf Digest; THR; SkySports; Sport Science; Golf Channel; CBS19; GameSpot; Variety; Netflix Tudum.#happygilmore #happygilmore2 #adamsandler #golf #90s #comedy #moviesWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself. Lees meer
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How Wedding Crashers defied the odds
22 juli 2025 · 8 min
Wedding Crashers almost got an NC-17 rating, but then they reshot one of the raunchiest scenes. Wedding Crashers hit theaters 20 years ago this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Lees meer
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Sources: MEL Magazine; NY Times; Chicago Tribune; EW; Drudge Report; Telegraph; Variety; /Film; Washington Post; Wedding Crashers Production Notes/New Line Cinema; Washington Examiner; The Star Democrat; WBOC; The Ringer; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; MTV; The Numbers; NBC; CNN; GQ; Today Show; Deadline; Quora; ComingSoon; People.
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Why Disney BURIED Pocahontas
17 juli 2025 · 10 min
Making Pocahontas was so frustrating, its co-director started secretly working for another studio, while he was still making the Disney movie. Pocahontas turns 30 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Lees meer
https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Disney's Pocahontas (1995)Sources: Stebbins, Sarah J (August 2010). "Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend". National Park Service; Smith."John Smith's 1616 Letter to Queen Anne of Great Britain"; Strachey, William (1849) [composed c. 1612]. The Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; Rountree, Helen C. (December 8, 2010). "Pocahontas (d. 1617)". Encyclopedia Virginia; Rolfe. Letter to Thomas Dale; Price, David A. Love and Hate in Jamestown; Canemaker, John (2010). Two Guys Named Joe.; Ghez, Didier (2020). They Drew as They Pleased Vol. 6: The Hidden Art of Disney's New Golden Age.; Mallory, Mike (February 23, 2012). "Pocahontas and The Mouse's Gong Show"- Animation Magazine; SF Chronicle; The Laughing Place; Koenig, David (1997). Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks; Animated Views; Creative Talent Network; The Daily Press; Journal of Popular Film and Television; Philadelphia Inquirer; Hahn, Don (2010). Waking Sleeping Beauty; The Lion King: Platinum Edition (Disc 2) DVD; Robello, Stephen (1995). The Art of Pocahontas.; Salon; Youth Arts Online; Buffalo News; Pocahontas Two-Disc 10th Anniversary Edition (Audio commentary); Animation World Network; EW; LA Times; The Record; Disney Adventures; Hischak, Thomas (September 21, 2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary; LA Daily News; Washington Post; Chicago Tribune; The Herald Journal; Yahoo; Animated Views; Morning Call; Freelance Star; Skwigly; Edwards, Leigh (May 1999). "The United Colors of "Pocahontas": Synthetic Miscegenation and Disney's Multiculturalism"; Philadelphia Daily News; NY Times; Tulsa World; Pocahontas Two-Disc 10th…
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X-Men’s hellish road to the screen
15 juli 2025 · 9 min
Michael Jackson desperately wanted one role in the first X-Men movie, and in no universe, would it have made sense. X-Men turns 25 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Lees meer
Sources: "Stan Lee". Archive of American Television.; "Stan Lee". National Endowment for the Arts.; Lee, Stan; Jack Kirby (August 2005). Son of Origins of Marvel Comics; X-Men #1; Screen Rant; Alter Ego; X-Men DVD extras; The Wrap; Variety; EW; Simply Scripts; THR; Cinematical; Total Film; Event Horizon DVD; Hughes, David (2003). Comic Book Movies; THR; Collider; Sci-Fi Scripts; Empire; The AV Club; Inverse; Tribune; Digital Spy; Vulture; The Playlist; The Telegraph; IGN; Box Office Mojo; LA Times; NY Observer; Yahoo Movies; Movie Locations; NY Times; CBR; Oakley; Gordon Smith FXSMITH; Bizony, Piers (2001). Digital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual Effects; Batman-on-Film; Comics, Marvel (2000). X-Men: Beginnings; Gamespot; Highbeam; ABC News; RottenTomatoes.
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Hollywood HATED Back to the Future
11 juli 2025 · 12 min
Back to the Future was rejected more than 40 times, for the most ‘80s reason possible. Back to the Future turns 40 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.
Sources: Thomson, David. The New Biographical Dictionary of Film; "Robert Zemeckis interview". Academy of Achievement: A Museum of Living History; Shone, Tom. Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Summer. New York; Box Office Mojo; Esquire; NY Times; Gaines, Caseen (2015). We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy; Slashfilm; LA Times; iO9; Shortlist; Deadline; CNN; Radio Times; HFPA; Vulture; Mental Floss; The Wrap; The Independent; Screenrant; The Seattle Times; AV Club; Yahoo; The Westerly Sun; Wired; THR; FandomWire; Klastorin, Michael; Atamaniuk, Randal (2015). Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History; The Guardian; CBR; LA Times; Collider; Huffington Post; Curbed; USA Today; Empire; Cineflex; American Cinematographer; Fxguide; The Daily Telegraph; Back to the Future dot com; Nerdist; RottenTomatoes; Oscars; Variety; Billboard; Den of Geek; Paste; loc dot gov; NPR; IGN; Radio Times; Wills, Barrie (2015). John Z, the DeLorean & Me: Tales from an Insider; DeLorean Museum. Lees meer