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It used to be that movies had captive audiences. They already had your money once you’d bought a ticket or rented it. Now with streaming services and a hundred other ways to consume media, they need to make sure they draw you in from the start. They need… an awesome introduction.

In the world of art, strange and unusual things tend to be… well… common and expected. Historically, many of the finest works of art are those which are

Believe it or not, celebrities tend to have a lot of downtime when they aren’t recording an album or shooting a movie. Sure, it can be grueling to work on a TV show for several months in a row, but what happens when you don’t have another gig lined up? You work on hobbies and, if necessary, you find a second job to occupy your time. Some second jobs are a little more surprising than others, of cou

Behind every good super-hero is a great sidekick. But behind every great sidekick is a long line of chumps who just couldn't make the cut as Robin the Boy

As far back as our written history goes, there have been tales of evil creatures set on our destruction. But they frighten us more because of the internal evil

There’s nothing like spending a lazy Sunday afternoon (or Wednesday, if you’re unemployed or irresponsible) watching a movie. It’s fun and relaxing,

Every so often, even us macho writers at WeirdWorm have to acknowledge that there’s more to life than terrifying drug side-effects, racist robots and boobs.

The world of cinema can be an extremely exclusive place; it’s tough as hell to break into, with poor film school graduates slaving away, fetching coffee for

We can't all be winners, and this is especially true for a limited field like the Oscars. But sometimes a movie or its crew are so astounding that a lack of a nomination or win leaves a bad taste in our mouths. These ten Oscar snubs are amongst the most baffling in history.

Previously on Weird Worm we've discussed psychics (and one crazy leader) who made ground breaking predictions that mysteriously went absolutely nowhere. At this