Charlie Chaplin’s legacy and impact on cinema cannot be overstated. His contribution to the medium goes far beyond simply making people laugh. Several of his works often rank among the greatest films of all time. Today, classics like The Kid and City Lights still make audiences laugh just as hard as they cry during the more emotional moments. As a tribute to this legend, the following ten entries will present lesser known facts about Chaplin, ranging from his childhood to his elder years....

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was one of the most anticipated movies upon its release in 2008. Even though it’s been well over a decade since it hit the screens, the film still remains one of David Fincher’s greatest masterpieces, snatching three Academy Awards and countless other wins and nominations. Arguably one of the most complex and intriguing films to ever be made, the movie is full of tiny little nods and Easter eggs even the most avid fans might have missed....

We’re talking about Twilight once again! Whether you’re a fan of the series, you love to hate it, or you just genuinely hate it, there are still plenty of things to investigate and look at when it comes to this franchise. At the end of the day, no matter how you feel about the books and movies, they are an undeniable part of our pop culture. For better or for worse, Twilight is a permanent part of the lexicon and nearly everyone has some kind of experience with it....

Currently at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, Tim Cook is talking about Apple TV as a hobby and noted the company sold just shy of 3 million units during 2011 and 1 million last quarter. He also confirmed iCloud numbers and said there are now 100 million users on the service. Cook also talked about how Apple was essentially testing the water with Apple TV to see if the market was there, but at this point, it is still a hobby....

As Hollywood begins to turn its attention to next year’s Oscar race, it pays to go a little deeper than just Best Picture. After all a film is nothing without its actors and this year’s possible contenders have a wide range of superb material to work from. With moviegoers only having a limited amount of time to check out all the potential nominees, we thought we’d make it a little easier....

Widely regarded as the world’s biggest movie franchise, it’s strange to think that Star Wars started life as a low budget 1977 fantasy science fiction drama. Made for $11 million all those years ago, that first movie ended up raking in $775.4 million worldwide, spawning a further two sequels, a prequel trilogy and a whole glut of new movies following Disney’s acquisition of the franchise. Much of that has to do with the iconic and eclectic characters presented throughout the movies....

For SMBs, email marketing remains a top method for customer acquisition (for 81% of SMBs) and retention (80%). There are many reasons why emails work so well. Effective emails are personalized, actionable, and mobile-optimized—factors that guarantee a strong return on investment. But you can’t hope to get good results if your email marketing strategy is not on-point. People get tonnes of emails daily in their inboxes. Most of them are ignored, deleted, or worse still, labelled as “spam....

The entire industry of filmmaking is made up of two concepts that often times seem to be fundamentally at odds with one another. On the one hand, it is certainly intended to be a work of art, but on the other, it’s an industry that is in the business of making money. But one certain facet of the film industry has always been devoted to the artistic endeavor of making movies, and that is the independent film world....

The James Bond movies all follow a pretty rigid formula. 007 wraps up a mission in a breathtaking opening action sequence, then enjoys some time off before being presented with another high-stakes mission by M. This will usually revolve around a maniacal criminal overlord who is bent on taking over the world. What’s different each time is exactly how the villain plans to go about taking over the world (or turning the world to chaos or destroying MI6 or whatever other crazy goal they’re striving for)....

For six years we were totally enthralled in the behind-the-scenes look at Pawnee, Indiana’s government; more specifically, the Parks and Recreation Department. With Ron Swanson and Leslie Knope leading the way, fans of the show followed a whirlwind of character development, outdated portrayals of women in the workplace, and an array of some pretty outlandish jokes. Now, with many geniuses in the writing room and seven seasons on their belt, Parks and Rec....

Looney Tunes has been around for so many years that it’s been on since before the end of segregation. With that in mind, you’d expect normalized perceptions to be dissimilar and for it to have some really inappropriate episodes, due to the culture itself back then. One of the most prominent of these is the practice and skits based on blackface, a common Vaudeville and theater practice discriminating against people of color....

What makes a great filmmaker is vision. If you don’t have vision, then you can’t tell a story in a visual medium with any real impact. What sets apart directors like Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino is that they have a singular vision for their movies and they work tirelessly to realize that vision. However, famous directors don’t always end up directing their own scripts. Their script can be taken from them by a ruthless studio and given to someone else, or they can simply lose interest in helming a piece after putting it on paper....

Naruto has been a part of anime culture since the show’s original release in 2002. It had a run of over 15 years and gained a large fan base along the way. People express their fandom in different ways, from purchasing merchandise to cosplay, from wearing graphic t-shirts to getting tattoos. When looking at tattoos in particular, what a fan may want varies widely. The tattoo can contain recognizable references, even to those not very familiar with the show, such as if a person got a tattoo of the titular character himself, with his spiky blond hair, whiskers, and orange jumpsuit....

Vampire shows are starting to become mainstream again with new shows becoming fan favorites like Van Helsing and V-Wars. There was a time back in the early 2000s when vampires and werewolves were everything anyone could talk about. With the popularity of Twilight, entertainment culture started to see the niche market they could tap in to. Vampires and the supernatural were appealing and alluring to audiences that always involved forbidden romance, the possibility of death, fatal enemies, and bloodlust....

With Valentine’s Day finally upon us, it’s customary to indulge some big-screen romance, but not always preferable. The romance genre, and its kin, have their own fair share of tropes and formulas, often driven by a saccharine tone. Yet, even those which subvert expectations still don’t sit well with everyone. Even when they capture sincerity or nuanced drama. But there are many films outside these traditional sensibilities which offer up touching relationships nonetheless....

Mindhunter has released its second season and it has been summarily devoured by all of its fans who are now wanting more — and rightly so. While the show itself has not yet been renewed for a third season it is likely that that announcement is not long off. With showrunner David Fincher on board (who among other things produced House of Cards for multiple seasons) and with the cast talking about how they have planned for five seasons in total, we probably don’t have to worry about early cancellation....

Children’s movies are supposed to be fun and comforting to our little ones, but every now and then, they decide to dig deeper and tackle issues that little Jack or Jill may not be quite ready to face yet. Come to think of it, you might not be either. Before delving into this list of the 12 Children’s Movies That Will Make You Cry, please know that we’re not saying any of these are bad films....

Last week we highlighted 10 general iPhone tips that everyone should know. This week, we’re back at it again, this time with a dozen Safari for iPhone tips that should be every iOS user’s repertoire. Rearrange tabs If you tend to keep a lot of tabs open then you may it find it useful to manually arrange your tabs. To do so, open the tab browse, and long-press and drag it to the desired spot in your list....

Since the beginning of motion pictures, filmmakers have been using their art to envision the future. Some see it as a utopia where technology has given us an end to hunger and disease and mankind’s only pursuits are those of pleasure or exploration. Others see a future where famine, disease, aliens, or our own short-sightedness have left us with a dystopia. Some of these potential futures have already been proven false....

Even before the new compact 12.9-inch iPad went on sale, there was talk of even larger iPads. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith made the case for a 14.9-inch iPad Pro, noting that this would allow two decent-sized Safari tabs to be open side-by-side with a third app open too. One fairly common suggestion has been to have an iPad with the same external dimensions as the original 12.9-inch model, using the smaller bezels to boost the screen size....