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Miley Cyrus Fell in Love With the Rock Star She Thinks Invented Twerking
Miley Cyrus one fell in love with a rock star, specifically the rock star she says invented twerking. She even wrote a song inspired by his music.
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John Lennon Said ‘Nobody’ Fully Understood This Classic Song
John Lennon had the ear of millions of fans, however, he felt “nobody” fully understood one of his songs. In an interview, he explained the message of the track. Here’s a look at those the public responded to a song John said they didn’t comprehend. The unintentional political message people saw in a John Lennon …
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Why This ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ Actor Lost a Role in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
One of the main actors from The Beverly Hillbillies lost a role in The Wizard of Oz for a very specific and unusual reason.
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This Star Refused to Be in the Will Smith’s ‘Men in Black’ Music Video
Will Smith recorded a famous song for Men in Black, but the woman who sang its chorus refused to appear in its music video.
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Steven Spielberg Didn’t Like This ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie ‘At All’
Steven Spielberg had a specific vision for this Indiana Jones movie but he regretted how it turned out. How told the public react to this movie?
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George Lucas and J. J. Abrams Can’t Agree If ‘Star Wars’ Is a Religion
George Lucas and J. J. Abrams both directed Star Wars films, but they have different philosophies about the saga's relationship to religion.
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‘Titanic’: This Actress Beat Kate Winslet for the Best Actress Oscar
While Kate Winslet's performance in Titanic is iconic, it didn't in her an Academy Award. Here's who won the award that year.
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Why a Star of ‘The Brady Bunch’ Lost a Horror Role to Jamie Lee Curtis
Eve Plumb became famous through her role as Jan Brady on The Brady Bunch but her fame didn't stop her from losing a classic horror role to Jamie Lee Curtis.
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This Beatles Song Wasn’t a Hit But This Bee Gees’ Cover Was
Years after The Beatles released it, a member of the Bee Gees got this Abbey Road track on the pop charts. Here's why he covered it.
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This Sean Connery James Bond Film Had an Actual Nazi in the Cast
Sean Connery appeared in films with many people -- including a former Nazi. Here's the story of a James Bond film that got banned over a casting choice.
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Did George Lucas Like ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s ‘Star Wars’ Parodies?
"Weird Al" Yankovic released a pair of Star Wars songs parodies. How exactly did George Lucas react to the two songs?
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David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Inspired This Disney Character
David Bowie's character Ziggy Stardust had a huge influence on popular culture -- including inspiring a Disney character.
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This Film Beat Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ for the Best Picture Oscar
Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction lost the Academy Award for Best Picture. Here's what Tarantino thought of the film that beat it.
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Did Will Smith Ever Have a No. 1 Hit When He Was a Rapper?
Will Smith had a handful of hits as a rapper in the 1990s. This raises an interesting question: Did he ever have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100?
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‘The Exorcist’: What Linda Blair Hated About the Reaction to the Film
The Exorcist is a famous and claimed horror film. Linda Blair hated dealing with a certain aspect of the public reaction to the film.
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Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Slasher Horror Film of All Time
Here's a look at the classic 1980s horror movie which Quentin Tarantino described as his favorite slasher film of all time.
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This Horror Movie Inspired Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’
Michael Jackson's "Thriller' might not have its iconic video if not for Jackson's love of a classic horror movie from the early 1980s.
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Will Smith Was Sued for a Song Inspired by ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
A Nightmare on Elm Street inspired one of Will Smiths early songs. However, almost no one got to see its video for many years.
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This Is the Only Horror Movie to Win the Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Awards have honored films in numerous genres, however, only one horror movie ever won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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The Monkees: This No. 1 Hit Was About the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War inspired everything from Apocalypse Now to Platoon to…a hit by The Monkees? One of the group’s bubblegum hits was designed to be a subtle protest song. Here’s a look at how the song performed compared to some of the Prefab Four’s less socially conscious hits. The Monkees songs that’s about the Vietnam …
