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Wikiquote's List of Misquotations
by Trystan L. Bass
Thu, September 13, 2007, 3:00 am PDT

Just the facts, ma'am. That's what this page lists. Except, as Wikipedians are quick to point out, Sergeant Friday never uttered this beloved quote on the old radio and TV show "Dragnet." The detective actually said "All we want are the facts, ma'am." Likewise, Scotty beamed plenty of people up to the Enterprise on the original "Star Trek" series, but not a soul actually blurted "Beam me up, Scotty." The requests ran more to the likes of "beam me aboard" or "beam us up home." It's not just TV and movie lines that we mangle, either. Social theorist Karl Marx never said "Religion is the opiate of the masses" and no matter how much Winston Churchill might have wanted to, he never declared that "The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash." Finally, the next time someone asks you for ID and you want to be clever, don't reply with "We don't need no steenking badges!" because, of course, the real quote from "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is much longer. It's faster to show your card and just pass through.
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How It Should Have Ended
by Molly McCall
Mon, September 10, 2007, 8:00 am PDT

We've all been there, hunkered in the movie theater, plowing through the popcorn, and happily engrossed in the big screen. But then, the flick winds its way to a close—and the movie flops. We're left with a lousy finish.

It doesn't have to end that way. For a couple of years now, the talented crew at How It Should Have Ended have been crafting their own conclusions to some of their favorite (or not so favorite) films. When we checked in with producer Tina Alexander, she told us how they were inspired to create animated alternatives to some of Hollywood's classic fare...

Hey, Tina! Most movie-goers just gripe when a flick ends badly. What made you all take it to the next level?

We are a small crew of independent live-action film makers and have completed three shorts. It would be an understatement to say we are really into movies, so we probably talk about how movies should have ended a lot.

Daniel (our director for the live action shorts) is also an artist and animator and decided one day to animate a new ending to the final "Matrix" movie because we were collectively disappointed. After I saw how good it was, I thought there might be an audience on the Internet for this kind of thing, and www.howitshouldhaveended.com was born. That was July 2005.  Read the full profile...

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I'm Afraid I Can't Do That
by Mike Krumboltz
Tue, August 28, 2007, 3:00 am PDT

Most sci-fi movies present a dystopian view of the future. Hyper-intelligent apes have taken over the world or Soylent Green is made of people. Well, nuts to that. We find flicks in which computers refuse to power down far more disturbing. As if preying on our deepest fears, The Onion's AV Club assembled a list of "17 Dangerous Cinematic Computers." The list features everything from the obvious baddies (HAL from "2001: A Space Odyssey") to less mainstream mainframes like Colossus of "The Forbin Project." Each entry features a cold and unfeeling profile of the mad machine, and a few include choice quotes as well. The best line belongs to the calculating Colossus who calmly warns, "I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content, or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours. Obey me and live. Disobey and die." Whatever you say, Mr. Colossus.
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Trailers From Hell
by Molly McCall
Fri, August 10, 2007, 3:00 am PDT

The world battle for survival! Ready to destroy humanity! Prehistoric monsters return to Earth! And that's just one trailer! Welcome to Trailers From Hell, where the teasers for classic horror, sci-fi, and cheapie flicks of yore have come to rest—and be revered. This collection not only houses such 2-4 minute marvels as the trailers for "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes," but it rounds up a stellar group of movie mavens willing to offer commentary on many of the clips. We're not talking your pasty-faced nephew who really digs old movies, either. One of the gurus is Edgar Wright, director of the hit film "Shaun of the Dead." Another is John Landis, the man behind "Blues Brothers" and "Animal House," among others. (Coming soon: his commentary on the trailer for "Psycho.") If you dig this stuff like we do, you'll find want to settle in for many long sessions with Trailers From Hell. Electrifying!
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Lebowski Fest
by Erik Gunther
Fri, July 13, 2007, 8:00 am PDT

When we first wrote about the Lebowski Fest in mid-2003, they were coming off the initial high of their first tribute to one of cinema's greatest achievements. Over four years and ten fests later, the dudes behind the Fest have criss-crossed the country celebrating "The Big Lebowski."

From their headquarters in Louisville, Founding Dudes Will Russell and Scott Shuffit have turned their love of the Coen brothers film into a full-fledged phenomenon. Their empire continues to expand—the first overseas Fests are imminent and a book they penned about the movie is set to hit shelves in August. Mr. Russell was kind enough to take the time to talk with us on the phone about the Web, The Dude, and how the Lebowski Fest took off...

Hey Will, why do you think Lebowski resonates?

Good one. It's an important question. Lots of people have a lot of different answers. Part of it is that the Coen brothers packed so many characters into 117 minutes of movie. Read the full profile...

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