movies
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Black Panther’s Dialect Coach Brilliantly Explains Why Wakanda’s Accents Sound So Different
One of the more complicated and interesting questions on everyone’s mind immediately after the very first Black Panther trailer dropped focused on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Wakandan accent — specifically about why various character’s accents seemed to be so different from one another. We now have an answer.
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A Half-Remembered Retelling Makes This Star Wars Fan Film Special
There isn’t a lot of writing in the Star Wars universe. Stories seem to mostly be passed along via oral culture — one person telling a story to another, with all the foibles and forgetfulness personal retellings entail. This Star Wars fan film captures all the fun, and all the forgetfulness, of a good retelling.
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The Original Script Pages For Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Provide An Inspirational Story
It’s been almost 30 years since audiences first met Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Ted “Theodore” Logan. In that time, they have become a crucial component of popular culture. Long before that though, the pair was born on a yellow notepad in a coffee shop – and one of Bill and Ted’s creators has shared…
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The 8 Best (And 4 Worst) Twist Endings In Sci-Fi And Fantasy Movies
Sci-fi and fantasy films are famously fond of twist endings. Certainly, authors such as Richard Matheson and TV shows such as The Twilight Zone are a big reason why – but last-act shocks reach back to the era of silent cinema, as anyone who’s seen 1920’s The Cabinet of Dr Caligari can attest. Last-act shocks…