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January 2025

Trivia

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What fun would it be sitting in a theatre while random, everyday scenes scrolled by silently on a screen? To make up for the lack of sound in a film, sometimes a band would play live music while the movie was playing.

The earliest short films were sometimes accompanied by bands

The film was broadcast in North Korea to mark 10 years of diplomatic ties with Britain and was apparently chosen because of the two countries’ shared love of football.

Bend It Like Beckham was the first Western film broadcast in North Korea

The prosthetics Ledger wore on his mouth during the shooting of The Dark Knight would loosen as he spoke. So, to keep them on, he would frequently lick his lips. Luckily, the trait suited the manic villain and was incorporated into the film.

Heath Ledger’s lip-licking as the Joker was to keep his prosthetics on

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