The Top Classic Movies From The Last Century

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

A Raisin in the Sun was a novel written by Black author Lorraine Hansberry. The story then went to Broadway, which went to the silver screen. Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, and Ruby Dee played their characters in the play and in the movie. 

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The More You Know

  • The Postman, Costner’s second jaunt to a post-apocalyptic world, holds the 8th spot on the biggest flops losing $62m.
  • Paranormal Activity cost $15000 to make and has grossed $210 million so far.
  • Orson Welles directed much of Citizen Kane from a wheelchair, after injuring himself on set.
  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
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