Tag: movies
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The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Visé
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Blues Brothers: They’re on a mission from God. Quick synopsis: The story of how Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi became the Blues Brothers. Fact for Non-History People: The movie Animal House is based on a real life Dartmouth fraternity. Fact for History Nerds: Dan Aykroyd was born with syndactyly.…
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Opposable Thumbs by Matt Singer
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Opposable Thumbs: Thumbs were never the same. Quick synopsis: The story of how Siskel and Ebert changed how we review movies. Fact for Non-History People: 1963’s Cleopatra cost about $31 million to make it. In today’s dollars, that would be $600 million or $200 million more than Avengers: Endgame. Fact for…
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Eric Jager on Getting The Last Duel Made Into a Movie
Oh, that’s right, I am letting a REAL writer take over today. Eric Jager is the author of The Last Duel, which became the movie, The Last Duel. He also wrote another book I highly recommend called Blood Royal, but I digress. Eric is an amazing writer, a professor, and truly one of the most…
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More Than Miyagi (Amazon)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for More Than Miyagi: He was in a lot more than you remember! Quick synopsis: The life of actor and comedian Noriyuki “Pat” Morita. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Morita actually had a disease which was supposed to render him unable to walk, but an experimental surgery healed him. Fun Fact…
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Hamilton (The Musical)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Hamilton: I am…. whelmed. Quick synopsis: The biography of Alexander Hamilton in musical form. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Yeah, Hamilton wanted to sex up his sister in law. Fun Fact for History Nerds: The whole thing is more accurate than it isn’t. My Take on Hamilton: I mean, it’s…
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The Mirage Factory by Gary Krist
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Mirage Factory: L.A. was full of crazy people from the beginning. Quick synopsis: The story of the origins and early years of L.A. as it was becoming the city we know today. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: In trying to bring enough water to the fast-growing population of L.A.,…