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Most Iconic Hairstyles in Film

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Hair has always been a trait that has been admired. Look at classic stories like Rapunzel. She didn’t ever cut her hair and it gave her magical powers. Because of her luscious locks, Rapunzel was forced to remain in a tower, hidden away from the prying eyes of the world, but that didn’t stop a prince from finding her.

He must have been drawn to her because of her hair, right? Okay. Maybe the story has different interpretations…perhaps it wasn’t her hair at all, but fate. But now that we’re thinking about it, Rapunzel wasn’t the only one to receive magical-like powers from not cutting her hair. The power of a hairstyle actually goes all the way back to biblical times with Samson and Delilah. [Read more…]

Seven Hottest Movie Stars With Beards

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It’s that time of the year again when you see more men with bearded faces roaming around. It’s the perfect time to grow some facial hair to help them keep their chins warmer, right? Nonetheless, you will probably see both famous men and normal men with freshly grown beards.

Movie star men often grow beards for their roles, rather than for the warmth of their faces. You may see your favorite star in a film with a beard and then see him the next weekly in an issue of some celebrity rag mag with a clean shaven face. Clean shaven or bearded, bearded simply for a film or not, here are some of the best looking movie men that have sported a beard at some point. [Read more…]

How Drag Racing Is Glorified In The Movies

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The Fast And The Furious film franchise is an extremely popular one, and it’s pretty likely it sparked many a bad boy to purchase fast cars and get them fixed up to go even faster and look even badder. However, where the movies make drag racing look glamorous (they get the hot women and they seem to avoid jail for the most part), it’s really simply just an illegal practice, more commonly known as street racing.

About Street Racing

Street racing happens around the world, from Portugal to the United States. In most places is it illegal, and in all cases it is extremely dangerous, not just to the racers, but to other vehicles that may be on the road and even voyeurs and pedestrians. Music and movies glamorize this dangerous sport, making it look much safer (and less illegal) than it really is. [Read more…]

Crime Scenes: Where Film and Reality Coincide

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It is a strange world we live in, where crime and entertainment and technology all combine so regularly. In any story that has any action, there’s always going to be blood and destruction, and then there is the matter of moving the plot through that madness, and sometimes with the help of the experts who move through the mess and analyze it accordingly.

So, the next time you’re watching your favorite thriller, TV series, or exposition about modern crime weaponry, consider these mental resources – the importance of crime scene cleanup, the ever-popular zombie situation, the plot lines in all of you favorite crime scene investigations on TV, and all of the fodder available for horror films, in all of their B-style glory. [Read more…]

5 Most Outrageous Pieces of Jewelry Used in Movies

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Everyone knows that the star-studded life can be more than a little diamond-studded. But sometimes the jewelry pieces chosen by directors can be more than a little outrageous when you see them on-screen. Sometimes the jewelry is exorbitantly expensive, sometimes obsessed over and other times it is simply beautiful. Included here are a few of the most outrageous pieces of jewelry that have been used on the big screen.

Keira Knightley’s Brooch

Keira Knightley was incredibly memorable in her portrayal of Anna Karenina, but perhaps did not shine quite as brightly as the diamonds. Knightly called up her connections at Chanel to gain access to jewelry for the movie, and boy, did they put out! Knightly wore a brooch in a scene where she is home and supposedly pregnant that was worth over $2.5 million. In addition to this brooch, Knightley revelled in the wearing of multiple other million dollar necklaces during filming. [Read more…]