Movies & TV Shows

Marlon Brando, one of the most influential actors that there will ever be, had his 1972 feature film, "Last Tango in Paris," which was directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, banned in Italy. The iconic actor of American cinema history, who brought a sense of realism and authenticity to his roles, appeared in many classic films and was known for his naturalistic acting style that revolutionized the way actors approached their craft....

So far, ten different spider-man villains have been featured in the released live-action and animated spider-man movies. These villains have been a thorn in Peter Parker's flesh, whether they are full-time members of the sinister six or minor crooks looking to make a name for themselves. Of all the superheroes, Peter Parker may be leading the most notoriously complicated double life. The friendly neighborhood wall-crawler has faced many enemies who...

Vi (full name: Violet) is around 14 to 16 years old during act one and around 20 to 23 years old during the second and third acts of the animated action-adventure sci-fantasy steampunk TV series, Arcane. Vi is also officially 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall. Set in Riot Games’ fictional universe of the League of Legends, Arcane was created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee for Netflix. The...

Tails is an 8-year-old male character created by Yasushi Yamaguchi for the Sonic the Hedgehog media franchise series. He made his initial appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 1992 and has since become a staple of the franchise, as well as a fan-favorite character. Tails is a two-tailed anthropomorphic alien fox who is known for his ability to fly by using his tails like helicopter propellers, which unfortunately resulted...

Frederick “Fred” Benson, played by American actor Logan Riley Bruner, was a recurring character in the fourth season of the American science fiction horror drama TV series Stranger Things. He was a student at Hawkins High School who also worked on the school’s newspaper. Fred Benson later died in the series. His death was orchestrated by Vecna, who, more or less, killed him by snatching his mind. Vecna pushed Fred...

Frank is no longer co-host of American Pickers, the popular antiquity show on History Channel. He was let go in late 2020 and is not coming back again. This is because the production company does not factor him into their future plans. There are also health complications that he has suffered from 2020 to date. This development has saddened fans of American Pickers, and they remain hopeful that so long...

Tom Hanks is in 1883 and plays the role of General George Meade, a union army General who comforts James Dutton after he and his confederate men are defeated at the battle of Antietam. Tom Hanks’ 1883 character is actually based on a real-life figure named General George Meade, a highly decorated American army General who proved pivotal to the American civil war. Hanks accepted to portray this role not...

Manifest, a supernatural TV series about a plane flight that reappears after missing for five and a half years, is not based on a true story. While flight 828 really disappeared in the Manifest TV series, there has not been any real-life disappearance of flight 828. Many people believe that it is inspired by the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, but the story was actually written about five years...

Billy Bob Thornton is in 1883. In the Yellowstone prequel series, he portrays the character of Jim Courtright, a Marshall in the Texan town of Fort Worth who assists the Dutton family and their group of fellow travelers on the journey that would eventually see them settle down in Montana and establish one of the largest ranches in America. Though 1883 and Yellowstone are both works of fiction, the stories...

Euphoria takes place in the fictional town of East Highland which is believed, but not actually confirmed, to be located in California. The show is also mostly filmed in different parts of California, meaning that its location aligns with its setting. Ever since it premiered in June 2019, Euphoria has attracted praise for the honesty and rawness with which it portrays the situations that confront teens of today. Though it...

Tobey Maguire was 27 years old when he played Spider-Man which came out in 2002. His on-screen character named Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, was, however, 17 years old at the time. This means that Tobey Maguire was 10 years older than his on-screen character, but this did not hinder him in any way. He perfectly portrayed the geeky, socially awkward, shy, bespectacled high school student who transforms into an unlikely...

Leonardo DiCaprio was 23 years old in Titanic while his character, Jack, was 20 years old. The age gap wasn’t much and this aided him in delivering a believable performance as the drifter orphan who falls passionately in love with the upper-class Rose. DiCaprio’s performance in Titanic catapulted him to heights of stardom that he would never match again but he effectively utilized it to establish an iconic acting career...

Encanto’s Luisa Madrigal is played by Jessica Darrow. Born on 7 January 1995, the Cuban-American actress and singer is currently years old. Luisa Madrigal is one of the major characters in Encanto, Disney’s popular 2021 musical comedy fantasy animation. She is the second daughter of Julieta and Agustin, Isabela’s younger sister and Mirabel’s older sister. Luisa literally carries the weight of her village, on her shoulders, as she is...

Elena Gilbert, also known as Elena Salvatore, is the protagonist of the supernatural drama series, The Vampire Diaries. In the television adaptation of the book of the same name, which premiered in September 2009, Elena becomes a vampire in the first episode of the fourth season. Elena also turned her humanity back on in the 21st episode of the fourth season. Elena Gilbert undergoes a significant supernatural transformation in The...

When it comes to sheer brute strength, Carnage is very much stronger than his sire Venom. The primary reason for this is that each evolution of the symbiote is stronger than the last and also because Carnage bonded with a human whose psychotic and unhinged personality traits were amplified. Anyone who has seen Marvel's Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) will have come across the scene where Venom initially declined...

Buddy is a human child that is raised by elves in the classic 2003 Christmas movie, Elf. He does not make fun of disabled people save for a spat with a dwarf. Some, however, say that the character insults disabled people. These assertions are a recent development and it is doubtful if they will do any real harm to the beloved classic Christmas movie. Elf was a smashing success upon...

Flynn Rider was about 23 or 24 years old in Tangled while Rapunzel was 18 years old. It, therefore, means that there is about a five to six years age difference between the two. This was, however, not enough to get in the way of their love story. After getting over their initial misgivings about each other, they later joined forces to rescue Rapunzel, kill her jailor mother Gothel, save...

Gwen Stacy dies in Spider-Man 2. She falls to her death during a fight between Spiderman and his enemy, Green Goblin, bringing an unfortunate end to her beautiful love story with Spiderman. Gwen and Spiderman, aka Peter Parker, initially start out as classmates in high school and then friends before beginning a relationship. Theirs is a romance fraught with several issues, especially regarding Peter’s efforts as a vigilante, and they...

Camilo (full name: Camilo Madrigal, born December 28) is 15 years old in Encanto, the Disney movie released in November 2021. Ordinarily, the fictional Colombian character is 5 feet 4 inches tall. However, his shapeshifting abilities mean that he can take the form of a taller or even shorter character at any given time. Encanto follows the lives and activities of the fictional multigenerational Colombian family, The Madrigals. This article...

Encanto is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy movie. The narrative of Encanto centers on the Madrigals, a remarkable family living in the Colombian mountains in a hidden enchanting place called the Encanto. All of the Madrigal children, with the exception of Mirabel, possess special powers courtesy of Encanto’s magic. List of the Encanto Characters of the Madrigal Family and their Gifts 1. Abuela Alma: Candle Keeper Age: 75 Years...

Viewers enjoyed the drama that accompanied the ABC television series "Wife Swap," which became an international sensation after its debut in 2004. The show stemmed from a British series and had couples swap their wives every two weeks, exposing each family to another lifestyle. The swapped wives had to abide by the new family's rules for a week before they could go ahead to alter things and establish their...

Severus Snape killed Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore because he had been asked to do so by Dumbledore himself. Dumbledore found out about Draco’s task to kill him and so asked Snape to do it instead. Dumbledore learned he had only about a year left to live after he was cursed by Marvolo Gaunt's ring, and although Snape contained the curse, it would spread throughout his body and kill him....

Barry Lapidus is a studio executive and one of the major characters in The Offer, a mini-TV series that chronicles the experiences and struggles of Oscar-winning producer Albert Ruddy while producing the iconic film, The Godfather. Barry is not a real person but is nevertheless based on real persons i.e. the studio executives who interfered with the production crew’s actions at every step. Lapidus was thus a major thorn in...

Francoise Glazer is a businesswoman and one of the recurring characters in The Offer, a 2022 mini-TV series that explores the production of The Godfather film. It particularly focuses on the efforts of producer Albert Ruddy to make the film a reality. Francoise is the real-life ex-wife of Ruddy. They were married during the film's production and she made contributions to it.  Francoise's efforts have largely been overlooked over the...

Cameron Lautner on WeCrashed is not a real person from WeWork. Rather, the fictional character is based on two individuals, Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham, who took over as the CEO of WeWork following the implosion of the company’s IPO in September 2019. WeCrashed is a mini TV series about the failure of the IPO (initial public offer) of WeWork, a company that provides co-working spaces. The company was co-founded...