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Thursday, September 2, 2010
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At ChasingtheFrog we research the origins of
some of the most popular (and not so popular) Hollywood films.


Browse our True Stories section to discover the realities behind movies based on true stories. Are they fact or fiction? We pit history vs. Hollywood to bring you the answers.



  DVD Releases This Week
 August 31, 2010


House: The Complete Sixth Season

Sons of Anarchy: Season Two

The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season

Once An Eagle starring Sam Elliott! Epic miniseries - over 7 hours!

Brothers & Sisters: Complete Fourth Season

Marmaduke
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  Box Office Top 5
Weekend Movie Box Office ResultsWeekend Results:
In Millions of US $

1.
  The Last Exorcism   $21.30
2.
  Takers   $21.00
3.
  The Expendables   $9.50
4.
  Eat Pray Love   $7.00
5.
  The Other Guys   $6.60

 US B.O. in millions of US $

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MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES
Meet the real people behind Movies Based on True Stories.

Not Without My DaughterNot Without My Daughter: Meet the mother and daughter who escaped.
The Mothman PropheciesThe Mothman Prophecies: Does the movie take a mothball to the truth?
Blind SideThe Blind Side: Is the reality just as inspiring?
Public EnemiesPublic Enemies: Meet the public hero who was Public Enemy #1.
Haunting in ConnecticutThe Haunting in Connecticut: Did the son really set fire to the house?
Truth behind De Niro movieCasino: Does Scorsese's film cash in on the truth?
Notorious real storyNotorious: Does this Biggie Smalls movie drop an authentic beat?
21 revealed21: Does this gambling film deliver an honest hand or a loaded deck?

Recent Additions: Freedom Writers, The Pursuit of Happyness, Finding Neverland, Patch Adams (more at right)...


MOVIES BASED ON BOOKS
2009 Movie Reading!
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Is the book always better than the movie? Browse our list of books that are being adapted for the big screen.

The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud

CHARLIE ST. CLOUD (2010) (Sailing, Young Adult, Death, Love, Brothers, Adaptation)

PLOT: Not everyone enjoys the company of their sibling like Charlie St. Cloud (Zac Efron) does. After a car accident leaves his younger brother Sam dead, Charlie is wracked with guilt and refuses to move on. He spends time every day with the ghost of his brother until a girl who wants to sail around the world named Tess Carroll catches his eye. When it appears that she is lost at sea, he fears losing another person he cares about and takes action. AUTHOR: Ben Sherwood


Books To Be Movies: Marley & Me, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Dark Knight, Twilight, Confessions of a Shopaholic, more...


MOVIE GALLERIES
The perfect attire for movie lovers, our handpicked selection of movie and TV show Ts let you bring home a piece of your favorite movies. From Harry Potter to Scarface, we scour the internet to find the best Ts available, with new galleries added weekly.



     

Check out some of our great movie Ts listed below:
Harry Potter, Transformers, Superbad, Twilight, Glee, Avatar, Star Trek, Step Brothers, Dexter, Zombieland, Punisher, The Hangover, Saw, True Blood, Hello Kitty, Batman, Michael Jackson, It's Always Sunny, Entourage, Star Wars, Vampire Diaries, The Godfather, Big Bang Theory, Peter Pan, Marilyn Monroe, Terminator, Iron Man, Breaking Dawn, Eastbound and Down, Dr. Seuss, Married with Children, Sex and the City, 30 Rock, Hot Tub Time Machine, TMNT, Jonas Brothers, Snow White, Dumb and Dumber, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Eclipse, Ghostbusters, iCarly, New Moon, Mr. Men, Little Miss, Dirty Dancing, Elvis, Roseanne, Where the Wild Things Are, Sesame Street, The Hills, Laguna Beach, Snoopy, CSI, Heroes, Scrubs, Golden Girls, Big Lebowski, Camp Rock, Monk, My Name is Earl, Smurfs, G.I. Joe, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Office, I Love Lucy, Juno, Spider-Man, Indiana Jones, Toy Story, Peanuts, Boondock Saints, A Christmas Story, Rambo, Speed Racer, Talladega Nights, Michael Myers, How I Met Your Mother, House, UFC, Grey's Anatomy, Christmas Vacation, Back to the Future, Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Dirty Jobs, Seinfeld, Pulp Fiction, There Will Be Blood, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Goonies, Gossip Girl, Ugly Betty, Saved by the Bell, Dukes of Hazzard, Napoleon Dynamite, Top Gun, Fear and Loathing, Pirates of the Caribbean, Family Guy, Sopranos, Anchorman, Borat, Bruce Lee, Miami Ink, Monty Python, 24, More Cowbell, The Simpsons, Karate Kid, Rocky, Fight Club, Office Space, Old School, Superman, Donnie Darko, Johnny Cash, Alice in Wonderland, Scarface


MOVIE VILLAINS UNMASKED
Get to know the actors underneath the masks.

Michael Myers unmaskedMichael Myers - Tony Moran's agent apologized to him for not having anything more to offer than the part of a psycho in a low-budget horror movie. It was a film that would go on to gross over $75 million and make Moran an elusive legend among horror fans everywhere.

Darth Vader unmaskedDarth Vader - The ultimate movie villain unmasked. Meet the actors underneath the suit. Learn more about Sebastian Shaw, the face of Darth Vader. Watch Star Wars movie trailers and short films, buy posters, and more. [ Meet Darth Vader ]



movies based on true stories
reel faces
21
300
Adaptation
American Gangster
Antwone Fisher
Blind Side, The
Bloodsport
Boys Don't Cry
Breach
Calendar Girls
Casino
Catch Me If You Can
Charlie Wilson's War
Devil Wears Prada, The
Donnie Brasco
Dragon: The Bruce Lee
Story
Erin Brockovich
Exorcism of Emily Rose, The
Finding Neverland
Freedom Writers
Frida
Goodfellas
Gridiron Gang
Haunting in Connecticut
Hollywoodland
Hoosiers
Hours, The
Hurricane, The
Invincible
League of Their Own, A
Men of Honor
Miracle
Monster
Mothman Prophecies, The
Not Without My Daughter
Notorious
Passion of the Christ, The
Patch Adams
Pianist, The
Public Enemies
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Radio
Remember the Titans
Rookie, The
Rudy
Schindler's List
Seabiscuit
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Titanic
United 93
Walk the Line
Zodiac

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