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Father's Day Cards From Your Favorite Pop Culture Characters

TheFW Staff — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:08:12 +0000

It’s that special time of year when each of us takes stock of our relationship to dear old dad and shops for the appropriate necktie to give him on Father’s Day. To make this gift extra-personal, it’s customary to include a thoughtful note, telling your dad what makes him special. Writing notes to our own [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About Disney's Haunted Mansion Ride

Sara Franks-Allen — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:02:25 +0000

Welcome, foolish mortals! If you’re anything like us, then no trip to Disneyland (or Disney World) is complete without at least one visit to the Haunted Mansion. The Mansion’s 999 happy haunts have been scaring and delighting park guests since 1969. If you’ve always wanted to take a peek behind the scenes of this classic [...]

Watch a Chase Through '80s Movies in This Awesome Indie Music Video

Joe Student — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:00:48 +0000

If you know anyone who has ever been in a band, you know how awful an independently done music video can be. Hell, if you’ve seen R. Kelly’s ‘Trapped In The Closet,’ you know how epically terrible professional music videos can be. Turns out, all bands need to do is hire cinematographer Jim Meegan. Meegan [...]

Grumpy Cat Is Getting Her Own Movie Whether She Likes It Or Not

Emerald Catron — Thu, 30 May 2013 23:40:28 +0000

Everyone’s favorite miserable cat is finally getting her own movie. No, not Garfield. There have been two Garfield movies already. Where have you been? But it has been announced that Tard herself, aka Grumpy Cat, is the inspiration for a ‘Garfield’-like live-action movie. On the bright side, Tard will have a “speaking role” in the movie. [...]

Hate Long Movie Trailers? Then You'll Be Psyched About This News

Jeff Schiller — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:00:14 +0000

Going to the theater is still the best way to experience a new movie you’re psyched about, but there’s always been one huge drawback: sitting through the movie trailers. We can’t tell you how many times we’ve been sitting in our comfy theater chair only to have fifteen minutes of previews, where three different films [...]

See All Your Favorite Movie Dance Scenes in One Amazing Supercut

Emerald Catron — Tue, 28 May 2013 20:39:35 +0000

This video should be just the thing to lift your spirits if you really wish you weren’t back at work already. It’s a supercut. Not just any supercut — a supercut of 77 awesome (and not so awesome) dance scenes from movies set to ‘Safety Dance.’ It’s pretty great. Although we were sort of bummed [...]

7 Mind-Blowing Disney Urban Legends

Sara Franks-Allen — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:21 +0000

A company like Disney, which has been around for ages and maintains a family-friendly image, is bound to be the subject of some strange stories. But are any of them true? Is Walt Disney's body lying frozen beneath the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, waiting to be revived? Was Donald Duck really banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants? Did Disney really make a cartoon to teach girls about their time of the month? TheFW has the real story on these and more of the most popular Disney urban legends

The 10 Worst Moms in Pop Culture

Donald Deane — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:27:09 +0000

If movies and TV have taught us anything, it's that all mothers are NOT created equal. While some fictional moms might be willing to play the doting matriarch, others engage in twisted mind games, dole out severe corporal punishment and even commit murder most foul. Think about that the next time you forget to call your mom on Mother's Day.

Disney Characters as College Students

Emerald Catron — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:34:10 +0000

Inspired by the movie 'Monsters University,' DeviantArt user Hyung86 decided to portray classic Disney characters as though they were modern day college students. We think these are pretty great. If you'd like to check out more, this is the page where you can find modern depictions of Aladdin, Pocahontas, Ariel and more.

Enter to Win an 'Iron Man 3′ Lego Prize Pack!

GuySpeed Editors — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:15 +0000

We all knew 'Iron Man 3' was going to have a great opening weekend, and it sure did; the third installment in the saga of Tony Stark opened at #1 in the box office, and made over $175M. Since the cast and crew are no doubt celebrating by buying diamond-filled Lamborghini's this weekend, we're celebrating too; by giving away a whole bunch of free 'Iron Man 3' loot.

The Best Star Wars Day Art on the Web

Emerald Catron — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:25:16 +0000

This Saturday is basically every geek's dream come true. Not only is it Free Comic Book Day (!!!!!!), it is also Star Wars Day. (Get it?? "May the fourth be with you.") Here are some of our favorite ways people have expressed their excitement over Star Wars Day, because if there's one thing geeks are good at, it's making stuff on a computer. Check it out.

'Nothing But Trouble' — Different Than We Remember

Jackie Mancini — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:00:07 +0000

One of these people is Dan Aykroyd. 1992 was a weird time, guys. I’m glad we all got out okay. When I was a kid, there were several years in which I thought I had imagined this movie. This is partially because the first dozen or so times that I caught glimpses of it were [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Bay

Kristy Puchko — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:33:07 +0000

Everybody's always picking on Michael Bay. You know, because of 'Transformers, 'Transformers 2' and pretty much every other film he's directed. But give the guy a chance, maybe get to know him a little bit and then go watch 'Pain and Gain' not with the burning humiliation that this is a movie from the 'Armageddon' guy, but that you're watching a film made by the man who directed your favorite milk commercial. Yes, that milk commercial. Here are 10 things you didn't know about Michael Bay.

6 Modern Horror Movies as '80s Young Adult Novels

Emily V. Gordon — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:26:36 +0000

In the late '80s/early '90s, how many of you were glued to books by people like Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and A. Bates? Long before 'Twilight,' these young adult authors were churning out sordid tales of psycho teenage killers, body-switching beautiful girls and revenge fantasies that also somehow involved final exams.

The 10 Best Robots in Pop Culture

Donald Deane — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:24:07 +0000

Sadly, Matt Groening's long-running cartoon 'Futurama' was canceled earlier this week after seven seasons and 140 episodes on two different networks. Yes, we'll miss Fry, Leela and the rest of the crew, but we'll miss Bender, the acerbic, cigar-chomping robot, the most. But it's not all bad news -- Bender has rightfully earned himself a place among the most memorable robots in pop culture.

8 Things You Didn't Know About Indiana Jones

TheFW Staff — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:05 +0000

Indiana Jones was one of our favorite movie characters growing up — he ate brains, killed Nazis and wasn’t ashamed to admit he hates snakes. We assume this love is universal. That’s why we made this handy little infographic just for you. Read it and learn everything there is to know about Indy so you [...]

Your Favorite Pop Culture Teachers Then and Now

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:35:24 +0000

While making an effort to mold young minds the pop culture teachers of our past (and recent past) succeeded in not only learning us a thing or two but also in making themselves stars. . So let’s pay tribute and look back at some of our favorite film/TV educators then and now. Ray Walston, 'Fast [...]

10 Hilarious Foreign Translations of American Movie Titles

Donald Deane — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:20:29 +0000

American movies are big business overseas, but occasionally they require a little tweaking — overdubs, subtitles, etc. — to make them more suitable for foreign markets. Sometimes they even undergo a name change with hilarious (and head scratching) results. For example, ‘Army of Darkness’ is randomly known as ‘Captain Supermarket’ in Japan. ‘The Dark Knight’ [...]

Famous Movie Stoners Then and Now

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:31:53 +0000

With the 4/20 “holiday” coming up, it seems only natural to pay tribute to those famed stoners who have made the day memorable. So what are some famous stoners from film history up to today? You might be surprised to see they’re doing way more than just toking, though that might also be involved. (Pass [...]

The 10 Weirdest Bunnies in Pop Culture

Donald Deane — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:33:12 +0000

You may not be aware, but the Easter Bunny has been around for a long time. Easily one of the most recognizable symbols of the holiday, the loveable critter was first mentioned in an essay by German physician and botanist Georg Franck von Frankenau all the way back in 1682. Funny, we always figured he was just a Hallmark creation.