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Sep 1

REAR WINDOW was released 71 years ago today. One of the most enduring Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, and among the most popular films of James Stewart and Grace Kelly, the story of how it was made might give you the feeling you’re being watched…

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Following a falling out with his regular studio partner Warner Bros in the early 1950s, Alfred Hitchcock was a director in demand. Paramount made a move, asking Hitchcock if he was interested in After Dinner Story, a short story collection they’d bought the rights to.

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The writer of After Dinner Story was William Irish, pen name of Cornell Woolrich. There were 6 stories and Hitch’s favourite was a tale of a man in a wheelchair witnessing murder. Hitchcock hired John Michael Hayes to turn it to a script, and they called it Rear Window.

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Aug 27

MARY POPPINS was released 61 years ago today. One of the most successful of all Disney films, and the movie which made Julie Andrews an overnight star, the behind-the-scenes story is practically perfect in every way…

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In 1934, Australian-British writer P. L. travers published her latest novel. The first in a series of 8 children’s books, it was called Mary Poppins, and told the tale of a magical English nanny. The book was a roaring success, getting the attention of Hollywood studios.

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Following the unprecedented success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Walt Disney was after another big hit. Seeing his two young daughters had fallen in love with Travers’ book, Disney approached her in 1938 about buying the rights…

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Aug 26

TENET was released 5 years ago today. The 11th feature film of director Christopher Nolan and his first trip into time-travel, the story behind the scenes will have you unsure if your entropy is coming or going…

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After the success of World War II epic Dunkirk in 2017, Nolan was looking for a return to the kind of mind-bending science fiction film that helped make his name. The idea that intrigued him most was a time-travel concept he’d been grappling with for about 20 years.

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Nolan pitched the idea to Warner Bros – a secret agent-style figure who discovered the ability to change the direction in which time travels, called Entropy – and they greenlit the film immediately. Nolan set about writing the screenplay, calling it Tenet.

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Aug 25

THE WIZARD OF OZ was released 86 years ago today. One of the most influential movies ever made, and the film that catapulted the career of Hollywood icon Judy Garland, the story of how it was made will have you heading for the yellow brick road…

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In 1900, author L. Frank Baum published his latest book. A children’s fantasy called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it would sit at the top of best-seller lists for over two years, and spawn thirteen sequels. The film industry was in its infancy, but took notice.

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The first major screen adaptation came as a 15-minute 1910 film of which so little is known, the director, writer and cast have never been confirmed. A version co- written by Baum’s son, L. Frank Baum Jr, came in 1925 and was followed by a 1933 animated version.

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Aug 23

STAND BY ME was released 39 years ago. Acclaimed as one of the ‘80s great coming-of-age movies and among River Phoenix’s best-remembered roles, the tale of how it was made is a reminder we never had any friends like the ones we had when we were 12…

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In 1982, acclaimed horror author Stephen King published a collection of four dramatic novellas called Different Seasons. It included Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, Breathing Method and The Body. It wasn’t long before Hollywood came calling…

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In 1983, screenwriter Bruce A. Evans came across the book, and liked The Body. The story of four 12-year-old boys who, in the 1950s, go on an adventure to find a dead body, Evans showed it to his writing partner, Raynold Gideon, and they decided to buy the rights.

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Aug 21

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON was released 44 years ago this week. One of the most popular horror-comedies out there, and with groundbreaking effects work, the behind the scenes story will make you beware the moon…

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In 1969, while working as a 19-year-old production assistant on Kelly’s Heroes in Yugoslavia, aspiring filmmaker John Landis came across a group of Romani people burying a man. This gave him the idea of making a film about the undead rising from the grave.

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Landis wrote a screenplay and called it An American Werewolf in London. He tried for years to sell it but was told it was too scary to be funny or too funny to be scary. James Bond producer Cubby Broccoli reportedly told Landis: “Hell no, it’s f***ing weird.”

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