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Movies that have influenced Netflix’s Stranger Things

Stranger Things is our new obsession, and it should be yours too! Anyone who’s anyone has been on Netflix, binge-watching the awesome ‘80s sci-fi hit over the past week or two. The first season was an unexpected success for Netflix, and the company was quick to market the second season, which was released at the

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Bohemian Rhapsody becomes the oldest video to get 1 billion views

YouTube is fast becoming one of the most successful and powerful entertainment services on the planet, especially amongst the younger generations who are seemingly deciding to switch off their television sets and turn to their phones instead to stream video content online. YouTube’s popularity with younger audiences makes it even more surprising to learn that

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Actors who could be the next James Bond

The man in the tux is one of the most recognizable characters in movie history. Who doesn’t love to strap in and enjoy the ride whenever 007 hits theaters on his latest adventures. Britain’s coolest and suavest secret agent might be a fictional character, but he’s a huge part of British culture as well. With

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Actors that deserved Oscar nominations, but never got them

For years, we watched Leonardo DiCaprio get Oscar nomination after Oscar nomination, but never walk away with the prize. That was until 2016 when the actor finally got the award we’d all been after all these years. However, while we were distracted by one of Hollywood’s golden boys, we took our eyes off the other

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Great movie performances by Nicholas Cage

Nic Cage is definitely something of an acquired taste these days. Bursting onto the scene as a promising young actor, Cage lit up Tinseltown and bagged an Academy Award in 1994. However, the recent decade has seen him retreat to the relative ease and safety of the home video market. In spite of this, or

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Roles that were supposed to be these actors’ big breaks

There are so many actors working in the industry, but we only really know of a handful of them. Many stars work for years in obscurity before they actually become well-known and achieve the success and recognition so many of them crave. A lot of actors will land an iconic role, and it will catapult

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7 of the biggest changes of appearance in movies of all time

Actors losing or gaining weight for a movie has become very common these days. But the twist comes when you can’t even recognize the actor in a movie, and this is when we categorize it as one of the biggest movie transformations of all time. There have been many actors who have completely transformed into

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The oldest things humankind still does the exact same way

Humans are old, we have been on the planet for about 200,000 years now and aren’t showing any signs of disappearing anytime soon. Over that time many of the methods for doing things have changed greatly. We are pretty sure the cavemen could simply find the nearest takeout and order their food online, waiting for

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Biggest mistakes people miss in Lord Of The Rings

J. R. R Tolkien created the Middle Earth in his brilliant imagination and gave us a story that continues to hold the helm when it comes to fantasy stories more than a half century later. His Lord Of The Rings Trilogy including The Fellowship of The Rings, The Two Towers and The Return of The

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The best female role models on TV

Although it’s safe to say that Hollywood reigns supreme, there’s no doubt about the fact that those who make their way onto the small screen have a huge impact on our lives. After all, we can sometimes binge-watch a whole box set in one weekend, and we come to know and love these characters like

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LeBron James is actually a bigger geek than you think

Many basketball fans agree that on the basketball court, LeBron James is the best player in the NBA history, but did you know that this superstar is actually a geek? A geek is defined as someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and shows a great deal of interest in it. A basketball

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What we learned from Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second prequel to the long-running Harry Potter franchise written by JK Rowling, was released in cinemas on November 8, 2018. It would be an understatement to say that a lot of things happened in this movie. As we all know, Grindelwald was arguably the most dangerous wizard of

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Famous art pieces every adult should know

If you want to be recognized as a smart adult, you should know a little something about art and music. For some reason, art and music appreciation is often equated with your intellect. So, here are some of the most famous art pieces that every adult should know. The Kiss (Gustav Klimt, 1907) The Kiss

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Surprising facts about Christopher Walken

If you were watching a movie with your eyes closed and Christopher Walken started talking, chances are you would know who it is right away. With his unique voice and a knack for playing some of the stranger characters in film, Christopher Walken is a true Hollywood legend. His first ever acting job was in

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Things you never knew you could do while flying in space

Space, the final frontier. There’s something about the vast unknown of space that intrigues us. Perhaps that’s why there are so many movies and television shows about it. And it’s not limited to us as individuals – many governments invest huge sums of money into space programs. Who could forget the great space race between

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