Urban Myths

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    Joseph Fiennes on Controversial Michael Jackson Portrayal: ‘It’s No Less Offensive Than Anything on SNL’

    Actor Joseph Fiennes recently opened up to Vulture about playing Michael Jackson in an unaired episode of Sky TV’s Urban Myths series. Fiennes portrayed Michael Jackson in the British TV production, and in the episode, his character embarks on a cross-country road trip with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando following the events of 9/11. The whole thing was based on an urban legend.

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    Legendary Movie Myths: True or False?

    A popular myth spread at the time (tales of Munchkin debauchery were spun from cast and crew members), it didn’t prove difficult to debunk in the age of DVD: though there is a strange figure behind the trees in the scene stated, it turned out to be nothing more than a large bird, most likely a heron, roaming around the set for extra outdoorsy authenticity. Former Variety editor Peter Bart claimed in a book that he was on set and saw first-hand evidence they were doing the horizontal mambo for r