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 Wim Wenders has received numerous awards for his documentaries. "Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water" was his first and tells the story of his collaboration with the dying of cancer director Nicholas Ray (author of the cult classic "Rebel Without a Cause"). The picture premiered in 1980, much earlier than Wenders' other documentaries. [([[https://wimwendersstiftung.de/en/film/nicks-film-lightning-over-water-2/|Wim Wenders Stifung]])] Wim Wenders has received numerous awards for his documentaries. "Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water" was his first and tells the story of his collaboration with the dying of cancer director Nicholas Ray (author of the cult classic "Rebel Without a Cause"). The picture premiered in 1980, much earlier than Wenders' other documentaries. [([[https://wimwendersstiftung.de/en/film/nicks-film-lightning-over-water-2/|Wim Wenders Stifung]])]
  
-{{tag>movies celebrities industry entertainment}}+==== Has negatives of all his movies ==== 
 +Jim Jarmusch has negatives of all his film works, except for "Year of the Horse", the film he made for the famous musician Neil Young. [([[https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/213400351.pdf|Core]])]
  
 +==== Jaws Theme ====
 +The tuba was used to play the two-note shark theme from Jaws, however, the musician who performed it, Tommy Johnson, questioned why it wasn't played on the more appropriate French horn. John Williams said that he wished it sounded "a bit scarier". [([[https://classicalexburns.com/2020/03/06/john-williams-theme-to-jaws-be-careful-in-the-water/|classicalexburns]])]
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 +==== Plethora of rewards ====
 +John Williams has received 51 Academy Award nominations, six Emmy nominations, 25 Golden Globe nominations, 67 Grammy nominations, and 15 Bafta nominations. [([[https://answerstoall.com/common-questions/what-are-fun-facts-about-john-williams/|answerstoall]])]
 +
 +==== Filming simultaneously ====
 +The entire Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed simultaneously. [([[https://www.newzealand.com/in/feature/about-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy/|New Zealand]])]
 +
 +==== The Shire was created a year before ====
 +The Shire, the Hobbits' charming village, was created a year before shooting began - the director wanted the place to look authentic, so he instructed the gardeners to plant a variety of vegetation in advance. [([[https://www.fancypantshomes.com/movie-homes/is-it-real-bilbo-baggins-precious-hobbit-house-straight-out-of-the-shire/|Fancy Pants Home]])]
 +
 +==== Rebecca ====
 +Rebecca, Alfred Hitchcock's film, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won Best Picture. [([[https://www.facebook.com/AlfredHitchcockOfficial/photos/hitchcocks-rebecca-was-nominated-for-11-academy-awards-in-1941-which-two-categor/2902993199803230/|Facebook]])]
 +
 +==== Highest All-Time Box Office Star  ====
 +With over $4.9053 billion in total box office gross, an average of $69.1 million per picture, Samuel L. Jackson is recognized as the biggest all-time box office star. [([[https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/would-you-fistfight-samuel-l-jackson/77533/|OZY]])]
 +
 +==== "Apocalypse Now" ====
 +In addition to "Star Wars. George Lucas was originally set to direct "Apocalypse Now". Eventually, reluctantly, his friend and collaborator Francis Ford Coppola stepped behind the camera. [([[https://www.slashfilm.com/753488/why-francis-ford-coppola-felt-sad-about-george-lucas-star-wars-success/|Slash Film]])]
 +
 +==== Hamburger ====
 +The look of the Millennium Falcon, or Han Solo's ship, was inspired by a hamburger. [([[https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/03/star-wars-school-9-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-millennium-falcon|IGN]])]
 +
 +==== The most pirated show ====
 +Game of Thrones was the most-pirated TV series of all time, breaking all previous ratings. The show was illegally downloaded from torrent sites by a large number of individuals. Game of Thrones has topped the list of the most-pirated shows for many years in a row. [([[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/08/game-of-thrones-was-pirated-more-than-a-billion-times-far-more-than-it-was-watched-legally/|Washington Post]])]
 +
 +==== Boris Karloff ====
 +Boris Karloff is an actor known for the creature Frankenstein (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein) and for his roles in other horror films. In the 1930s and 1940s, the actor was a star, competing for the throne of the king of horror with Béla Lugosi (who played the role of Dracula). [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boris-Karloff|Britannica]])]
 +
 +==== Turned Down Apollo 13 ====
 +Brad Pitt turned down a role in Apollo 13 in order to star in Se7en.
 +[([[https://wechoiceblogger.com/every-major-movie-role-brad-pitt-turned-down/|We Choice Blogger]])]
 +
 +==== Martin Scorsese ====
 +Since 1973, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have worked together on nine films: Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, New York, New York, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, The Irishman, Cape Fear, and Casino.[([[https://movieweb.com/martin-scorsese-and-robert-de-niro-movies/|Movie Web]])]
 +
 +==== E.T ====
 +“A Boy's Life” was the working title for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. [([[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52871/working-titles-14-popular-hollywood-movies|Mental Floss]])]
 +
 +==== Back to the Future's DeLorean ====
 +The DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future is a licensed and registered vehicle in the state of California. Although the movie's vanity license plate says "OUTATIME," the DeLorean's real license plate says 3CZV657.[([[http://www.thegeektwins.com/2014/05/25-cool-back-to-future-car-facts-you.html|The Geek Twins]])]
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