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Pinky and the Brain: The Touching Story Behind the Strangest Animaniacs Episode

Orson Welles is remembered for many things. His narration of War of the Worlds on the radio is legendary. He gave the world the groundbreaking film Citizen Kane. He schemed to the tunes of zither in the Third Man. He died voicing the planet-eating robot Unicron in Transformers: The Movie. One of the more obscure episodes in his life was when he was hired to record voiceover ads for Findus and their frozen food products. Yes, it’s one of those things that’s just too weird to exist. Once upon a time, Welles was tasked with recording lines for a peas…
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Black Panther Director Pens Touching Tribute to Chadwick Boseman

The death of Chadwick Boseman at the age of 42 from cancer is a tragic loss for the entertainment world. It’s remarkable that a man who played such historically significant figures as Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and Thurgood Marshall may have found his greatest and most resonant role in a fictional character: King T’Challa of Wakanda, Marvel’s Black Panther. Ryan Coogler, who directed and co-wrote the screenplay for 2018’s Black Panther movie, has penned a touching eulogy for Boseman. We’ve chosen some poignant excerpts, in which the director explains just how instrumental Boseman was in creating the character of T’Challa…
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