Did you know that the Nigerian film industry is the third largest in the world, after Hollywood and Bollywood? I had no clue. In a shocking and controversial hardcover book titled “Nollywood,” photographer Pieter Hugo delivers a striking interpretation of South African scenes of turmoil and narrative themes from famous local movie sets. Images that are as disturbing as they are frighteningly surreal.

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This girl has a unique appearance that resembles Avatar.

Maybe this is she who was the main character in the film…

One guy has an interesting hobby. He is travelling around the world to make photos of himself at the shooting locations of the famous movies.

Movie: "Drive"
Actor: Ryan Gosling
Location: MacArthur Park, Los Angeles. (Kevin Thomas)

Movie: "Spider-Man"
Actor Tobey Maguire
Location: Columbia University, New York. (LaCrista Fuqua)

Movie: "Love Actually"
Actor Liam Neeson
Location: South Coast, London. (Allen Fuqua)

Movie: "The Talented Mr. Ripple"
Actor: Matt Damon
Location: St. Mark’s Square, Venice. (Katrina Vowels)

Movie: "Rapid changes in the school Ridgemont High"
Actor Robert Romanus
Location: School Van Nuys, California. (Bret Kinkele)

Movie: "Do not Mess with the Zohan"
Actor: Adam Sandler
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. (Allen Fuqua Sr.)

Movie: "Rise of Planet of the Apes"
Actor: Richard Ridings
Location: Twin Peaks, San Francisco. (Jack)

Movie: "40 Days and 40 Nights"
Actor Josh Hartnett
Location: Cafe "Crepes on Cole", San Francisco. (Rachel)

Movie: "Late Spring"
Actor: Ryu Tisyu
Location: Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu, Kanagawa, Japan. (Aiya)

Movie: "Sushi Girl"
Actor: Sokhi Park
Location: Park Yamashita, Kanagawa, Japan. (Nao Matsuo)

Movie: "Train Man"
Actor: Takayuki Yamada
Location: Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. (Eika Yoshida)

Movie: "Whisper of the Heart"
Actor: Esimi Nakajima
Location: Temple Konpira, Tokyo. (Ayako Kawashima)

Movie: "Tokyo Sonata"
Actor: Teruyuki Kagawa
Location: Tokyo, Japan. (Allen Fuqua)

Movie: "Lost in Translation"
Actor Scarlett Johansson
Location: Temple Jogai-ji Temple, Tokyo, Japan. (Leslie Kyan)

Movie: "28 Days Later"
Actor Cillian Murphy
Location: Westminster Bridge, London. (Helen Miras)

Movie: "Before the Dawn"
Actor Ethan Hawke
Location: Paris. (Jazz Gabriel)

Movie: "Inception"
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Location: Yes Stutstsi, Paris. (Jazz Gabriel)

Movie: "Inception"
Actor Joseph Gordon-Lyuitt
Location: Paris. (Jazz Gabriel)

Movie: "Midnight in Paris"
Actor Owen Wilson
Location: Versailles, France. (Allen Fuqua)

Movie: "Casanova"
Actor: Heath Ledger
Location: Venice. (Allen Fuqua)

Movie: "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"
Actor Ben Whishaw
Location: Barcelona. (Juan Sánchez)

Movie: "Fanatic"
Actor John Cusack
Location: Chicago, IL. (Adam Kohlhaas)

Movie: "Source Code"
Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal
Location: Millennium Park, Chicago. (Patrick)

Movie: "10 Things I Hate"
Actor: Heath Ledger
Location: Park in Seattle. (Dmitri Journist)

Movie: "The Hangover"
Actor Ed Helms
Location: Las Vegas. (Allen Fuqua)

Very interesting and surprising Star Wars facts.

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Scenes climax of popular movies

Dancing in the Movies

Famous actors and their characters from the movies

We all understand that the stunts and effects in movies are made on the computer.

And what we see on the screen, about 70 percent consists of graphics.

Let’s see how it actually happens.

Before you storyboard the movie "Final Destination 5."

At the top – studio version, and below the final film with effects.

It’s very interesting.

Minimalist posters of popular films.

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Tales and minimalism

What were the special effects of movies, from ‘The Enchanted Drawing’ 1900 and finishing with ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ 2008

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Tales and minimalism

These photos will make you feel not so young.

Elijah Wood, now 30 years old. He was selected for a role in Lord of the Rings when he was 18

Jonathan Lipniki

American Pie was released 12 years ago

Macarena Dance 16 years

Marilyn Monroe would be 86 years old

Age singers group Spice Girls

All brothers and lead singer of Hanson are married and become fathers

Kurt Cobain died 17 years ago

Cover of Seventeen 1990

Age of the singers of the group Backstreet Boys

Daniel Radcliffe 10 years ago

Age Clarissa

That’s how he looks now baby who was on the cover of Nirvana album Nevermind

If Simpson grew up, Bart would have been 31st birthday

Macaulay Culkin 30

Titanic

Big

Edward Scissorhands

12 angry men

Nine to Five

Adaptation

Almost Famous

Monsters, Inc

The Others

Annie Hall

Black Swan

Rain Man

American Graffiti

A Place in the Sun

Beetle Juice

Blue Valentine

Gosford Park

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 

How to Marry a Millionaire

Brokeback Mountain

Inception

Good Will Hunting

Cry-Baby

Jaws

Dirty Dancing

Moulin Rouge

Grease

Groundhog Day

Mystic River

Romancing the Stone

The Sound of Music

The Shawshank Redemption

Kramer vs. Kramer

The Graduate

The King’s Speech

Toy Story

The Departed

Interview with the Vampire

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Shining

Up

Working girl

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Dancing in the Movies

Famous actors and their characters from the movies

Who’s hiding under makeup monsters from horror movies

Bono

Real name Paul David Hewson. Born May 10, 1960 in Dublin.

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell was born May 31, 1976 in Dublin.

Pierce Brosnan

Actor Pierce Brosnan was born May 16, 1953 in Droeda, County Louth, Ireland.

Van Morrison

George Ivan Morrison was born on August 31, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Gabriel Byrne

Actor Gabriel Byrne was born on 12 May 1950 in Dublin.

Enya

Enya (real name – Enya Neither Patricia Brennan) was born May 17, 1961 in the village of Gweedore, County Donagal.

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh – actor and director from Northern Ireland was born on December 10, 1960 in Belfast.

Cillian Murphy

Actor Cillian Murphy was born May 25, 1976 in the village Ballintemple, County Cork.

Sinead O’Connor

Sinead O’Connor was born on December 8, 1966 in Dublin.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born July 27, 1977 in Dublin.

Peter O’Toole

Peter O’Toole was born on 2 August 1932 in Connemara, County Galway.

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson was born June 7, 1952 in Bellimena, County Antrim.

Ian Murray McKellen

 

    Bad – Magneto "X-men"

    Good – Gandalf “Lord of the Rings”

Mark Pellegrino

    Bad – Lucifer ‘Supernatural’ 

    Good – Jacob "Lost"

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  Tim Roth

Bad – Emil Blonsky / Abomination "Incredible Hulk "

Nice – Kal Lightman “Fool me "

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  Hugo Weaving

Bad – Agent Smith "The Matrix"

Good – Elrond “Lord of the Rings”

 

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• Keanu Reeves

       Bad – David Griffin "Observer"

        Good – Neo The Matrix

Kevin Spacey

Bad – John Doe "Seven"

Good – Chris Sebian "The Negotiator"

 

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• Bruce Willis

• Bad – Jackal “Jackal”

  Good – John McClain "Die Hard"

Brad Pitt

  Bad – Tyler Durden "Fight Club "

  Good – David Mills "Seven"

         Arnold Schwarzenegger

        Bad-Terminator, "Terminator"

        Good – John Metriks "Commando"

Elijah Wood

 

   Bad – Kevin "Sin City"

  Good – Frodo Baggins, Lord of the Rings

Johnny Depp

"A Nightmare on Elm Street", 1984

Thomas  Hanks

“He Knows You’re Alone”, 1980

Tom Cruise

“Risky Business” ,1983

Robin Williams

“Happy Days”, 1978

Jim Carrey

“Earth Girls Are Easy” , 1989

Will Smith

“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” , 1990

Leonardo DiCaprio

“Parenthood” ,1990

Sylvester  Stallone

The Party at Kitty and Stud’s, 1970

Brad Pitt

“Dallas”, 1987

Antonio Banderas

“Labyrinth of Passion” , 1982

Denzel Washington

“Carbon Copy” , 1981

Orlando Bloom

“Wilde” , 1997

Jackie Chan

“Hand of Death” ,1976

Sean Connery

“Another Time, Another Place”,1958

Clint Eastwood

“Revenge of the Creature” , 1953

Harrison Ford

“Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round” ,1966

Matt Damon

“Mystic Pizza” ,1988

The Empire Magazine 20th Anniversary Edition includes a photoshoot sure to go down in history—and they’re doing so by recreating famous Hollywood hits. The film review magazine recruited actors to pose in photoshoots to reprise their old characters.