There's a close correlation between humour and horror - although the gags in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 may be lost on those with weak stomachs.

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I can't believe Alien was once destined to be named Star Beast, starring Tom Skerritt! Read on for more Movie Minutiae madness.

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A movie that links the Bible, the Freemasons and Tom Cruise? I'd buy that for a dollar!

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This week's Movie Minutiae takes a look at 'The Adventures of Milo and Otis' and if there is any truth in the rumours of animal cruelty.

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Originally conceived and shot as a TV pilot, the ABC network got cold feet in the wake of the Columbine massacre and didn't commission the series.

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Once taking the unlikely premise behind Electric Dreams (which apparently is similar to a Kurt Vonnegut story), no-one could fault director Steven Barron''s attempts at authenticity.

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Articulate takes a look back at the 1995 Michael Mann crime flick Heat.

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Jason Schwartzman was playing drums in a little band called Phantom Planet (think The OC's theme song) when he scored the part of Max Fischer in Wes Anderson's breakout sleeper hit. Find out more about Rushmore in this week's Movie Minutiae.

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What do fake newspapers, Banksy murals, Pink Floyd's 'Animals' and an infertility epidemic have in common? Movie Minutiae takes a look behind the scenes of 'Children of Men'.

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There may be some wacky concepts underpinning science fiction film Deja Vu, but those concepts are far from new. Read on to find out more.

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Find out how Jim Henson and his puppeteers worked before such advanced technology as CGI and green screens and who else was considered to play the Goblin King.

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Matthew Broderick got top billing in War Games but real stars are the IMSAI 8080 and WOPR. Read on for a look back at the days when home PCs had big red switches.

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What did cast members of The Goonies really say when they saw the pirate ship set for the first time? Read on to find out!

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A look back at Michael Douglas's performance as a retrenched defence industry engineer who goes on a rampage through LA.

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The tagline says it all: "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff". Harvey Pekar wrote a comic book about his workaday life as a file clerk in Cleveland, illustrated by the legendary Robert Crumb, among others.

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