Benny Benassi ft. Gary Go – Cinema (Cover Art)

The first notable film lensed by legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins was the 1984 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984.

Russell from Up is modeled after a Pixar employee.

The author of the Mary Poppins books was not a fan of the film adaption of her books. She spent most of the premiere in tears and refused to let Disney adapt the rest of the series.

President Obama has read every Harry Potter book.

Micheal Jackson loved Mexican food, later in his life he loved KFC’s fried chicken.

While Titanic holds the record for consecutive weeks at the top spot (15), E.T. beats it by one in total weeks at Number One.

When it was released, The Lion King came under fire when people thought the word “SEX” could be read in a puff of dust during one scene. Animators claimed that the dust actually spells “SFX,” which is a nod to the film’s special effects team.

The Horse Head used in the movie "The Godfather" was real.

The group Abba was originally intended to do the music for The Lion King, but they weren’t available, so Disney went with Elton John.

The production of Disney's film Tangled was more expensive than Avatar's production.

The final cut of Terminator 2: Judgement Day ends with a make-your-own-mind-up soliloquy about fate and the future. It could have ended with Sarah Connor as an old lady sitting in a futuristic LA park showing us that everything was hunky dory. Hasta la vista nuance.

Walt Disney refused to allow Alfred Hitchcock to film at Disneyland in the early 1960s because he had made “that disgusting movie Psycho.”

Brad Pitt was banned from China for his role in the movie "7 Years in Tibet."

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for.

The Alien series has a continuing obsession with alphabetising their androids chronologically. Ash, Bishop, Call. Could Michael Fassbender's David be an android in the upcoming Prometheus? SPOILER ALERT Yes. Although as it's a prequel it should really be Zeus or Zola or Zebedee.

In 2002, Steven Spielberg finally finished college after a 33-year hiatus. He turned in Schindler’s List for his student film requirement.

For all the talk of John Carter's $200m write-off, the worldwide box office is slowly catching up with the budget. Disney can't say the same for 2011's Mars Needs Moms which ended with a gulf of $112m between costs and ticket sales. Note to Disney: keep away from the red planet.

Kanye (West) means “the only one” in Swahili.