When Dean Potter died while attempting a proximity wingsuit flight from Taft Point in 2015, he left behind a complex legacy. Potter was a pioneer and enormously influential in the worlds of climbing, highlining, and BASE jumping, but he was also a controversial figure who battled personal demons that weren’t
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A great movie still needs the right audience, and that usually starts with how it’s sold. When marketing misses the mark, even strong films can struggle to find their footing. Misleading trailers, unclear messaging, or campaigns that fail to highlight what makes a movie special can all work against it
16 Movies That Accidentally Created New Tropes
All movies want to leave their mark on the world, although some do more than just make a memorable film. Some techniques, choices or narrative devices end up forever marked in the styles of filmmaking, which leaves us with trope-setting films that elevate the medium. Over time, the ideas presented
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Certain roles just feel tailor made for the actors that played them, but that’s mostly due to how we met the characters. In the planning stages of a film, many actors are considered and even offered the roles, but the final product is not always what the filmmakers envisioned from
15 Times Nobody Bought That The Actor Could Play Their Sport
Actors aren’t athletes, that much is for sure. They also aren’t spies, super heroes or long-deceased historical figures, but we suspend our disbelief for long enough to enjoy a given film. But when it comes to sports, something we are so used to seeing on our screens, it gets harder