Category: Film
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Freaky Friday: Fun Facts
To help those who want to win Trivial Pursuit, here’s some trivia about movies and actors you might find interesting. 10 years before the teen phenomenon Twilight (2008), Reese Witherspoon, Susan Sarandon, & Paul Newman starred in a murder mystery with the same name, Twilight (1998.) [on losing the role of Frankie, which had been…
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Breakout Role: Edward Norton in “Primal Fear” (1996)
A fellow Boston-born actor, Edward Norton, made his film debut in 1996 with Primal Fear beating out 2, 100 other actors for the role, including Matt Damon. Apparently,” When Norton met with the director for Primal Fear (1996), he told them that he, like Aaron, came from eastern Kentucky. Norton even spoke with the twang,…
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A “Keane” Sense of Talent: Abigail Breslin & Damian Lewis
Long before Abigail Breslin got an Oscar nomination for Little Miss Sunshine, and before Damian Lewis played a Marine in television’s Homeland, the two starred in a little known indie film called Keane (2004.) Lewis landed his part on Homeland because the producers were so impressed with his performance in this little-known film. Currently, it’s…