What was the original "blockbuster"? | MOVIE WORDS
Update: 2025-06-11
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Lights, camera, action! Rob and Jess are discussing movie and TV terms in this filmic episode of Words Unravelled.
🎥 Why do Brits call movies "films"?
🤷🏼♂️ Why has Allen Smithee directed so many terrible movies?
🙀 Why is there a "dead cat" on every Hollywood set?
These questions answered, and many more, in this episode crammed with film and television etymology.
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WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/wtOpyi_xjKw
🎥 Why do Brits call movies "films"?
🤷🏼♂️ Why has Allen Smithee directed so many terrible movies?
🙀 Why is there a "dead cat" on every Hollywood set?
These questions answered, and many more, in this episode crammed with film and television etymology.
👕 OUR MERCH 👚
US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreads...
EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreads...
WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/wtOpyi_xjKw
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