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Behind the Scenes Shots from Classic Cinema Sets

Every film has a different story behind the camera. Let's take a look at some behind-the-scenes shots from classic cinema sets that film fans still love to talk about.

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The Silence of the Lambs

Anthony Hopkins and director Jonathan Demme on the set of The Silence of the Lambs.

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Leon: The Professional

Behind the scenes shots from Leon: The Professional, with young Natalie Portman.

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Stir Crazy

Behind the scenes of Stir Crazy with Poitier and Richard Pryor.

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction behind the scenes with Uma Thurman and Quentin Tarantino.

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Blue Velvet

Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, and David Lynch.

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Jaws

Steven Spielberg and Bruce the mechanical shark.

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The Shawshank Redemption

Director Frank Darabont with Morgan Freeman.

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Behind the Screen

Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance on the set of Behind the Screen.

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Joker

Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips on the set of Joker.

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Goodfellas

Martin Scorsese, Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, and Robert De Niro.

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Black Panther

Chadwick Boseman on throne with director Ryan Coogler.

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Plenty

Tracey Ullman and Meryl Streep.

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Katy Perryand former Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeauare Instagram official.

The 41-year-old popstar on Dec. 6 posteda collection of photos and videosfrom her time in Tokyo, where she performed one of her lastLifetimes Tourconcerts, and the post included snaps from her travels with Trudeau, 53.

Perry shared a selfie of herself and her rumored beau against the backdrop of vibrant Japanese foliage, as well as a video of the two experiencing Perry's first taste of uni – the sex organs of sea urchins, sought after for their creamy texture – at a sushi bar.

Though the two have fueled speculation in recent months withoccasional public outings, neither has publicly commented on the status of their relationship.

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Thirty-five years ago, one of the most bold and bizarre film ideas ever hit the big screen.Edward Scissorhandswas the vision of directorTim Burton, who wanted to tell a story about what it feels like being different. And, of course, he told it in the most Tim Burton way possible, with tons ofgothic whimsyand plenty of humor and heart. The film was a big success at the box office and has become a classic. It also transformedJohnny Depp'scareer from a teen idol into a serious actor. We dug up some arcane facts to celebrate its 35th anniversary.

15A Modern Fairy Tale

Winona Ryder, who plays Kim in the film, described the character of Edward Scissorhands as "A combination of all my favorite fairy tale characters, of course in modern day, in suburbia."

14Welcome to Burbank

Tim Burton said that the unnamed town inEdward Scissorhandsdepicted what it was like for him growing up in Burbank, California.

13Why Burton Cast Johnny Depp

For Edward Scissorhands,Burtonsaid he was "looking for somebody who got the idea of that sadness of being misperceived."

12It Made Depp Cry

Johnny Depp cried when he read the script forEdward Scissorhands. "It was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever read in my life," hesaid.

11Sleeping with Scissorhands

To understand what Edward goes through while asleep, Depp left the scissorhands on and tried it. When he awoke the next morning, he'd found the hands across the room. "I'd flung them off during the night at some point,"Depp said.

10Danny Elfman's Music

BurtondescribedDanny Elfman's score as like "a lead character" in the film.

9Another Edward

Gary Oldman turned down the role of Edward Scissorhands because his reaction to the script was "It's ridiculous." However, upon seeing the film, Oldman said "Literally two minutes in I went 'Yeah, I get it. I get it.' I just got it too late."

8Kim's View of Edward

Ryder said that she thought her character was the only one who had an honest reaction to Edward Scissorhands, whereas everyone else in the town treated him like a celebrity.

7Peg's View of Edward

Diane Wiest, who plays Peg in the film,saidthat her character "doesn't look at Edward's hands — or deformity, if you will — as a deformity or something that could hurt her." She also said Peg has "A tremendous amount of empathy."

6Alan Arkin on 'Edward Scissorhands'

Alan Arkin, who plays Bill in the film, calledEdward Scissorhands"The most original production I've ever been connected with."

5Arkin on Bill

Arkin described his character as "A barbecue-y kinda guy."

4Why Scissors?

Speaking on why he thought of scissors for hands,Burton said"It first started out of just those very simple teenage impulses of wanting to touch and wanting to communicate but not being able to. You know, the internal being at odds with the external. Again, very universal, very classic."

3No Edward Knifehands

On another occasion when Burton was asked "Why scissors?" he explained that scissors are very suburban and are associated with "making things," whereas knives were more associated with horror and "destroying things."

2From '21 Jump Street' to 'Edward Scissorhands'

Johnny Depp was a bold casting choice as the actor was seen as a "teen heartthrob" thanks to his part in21 Jump Street. Burton, however, saw that Depp was misperceived, just like Edward.

1A Beautiful Story

Edward Scissorhandswas one of the final roles of horror legend Vincent Price, who played The Inventor in the film. Inan interview, Price describedEdward Scissorhandsas "A beautiful story."

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By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte

WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in national security spending next year, billions more ​than President Donald Trump's request, and provides $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine.

The sweeping 3,000-page ‌bill includes a 4% raise for enlisted troops but excludes a bipartisan effort to spur housing construction that some lawmakers had hoped to ‌include in the final bill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said in a statement that the legislation would advance Trump's agenda by "ending woke ideology at the Pentagon, securing the border, revitalizing the defense industrial base, and restoring the warrior ethos."

The measure is a compromise between versions of the National Defense Authorization Act passed earlier this year ⁠by the Senate and House of ‌Representatives, both controlled by Trump's fellow Republicans.

Trump in May asked Congress for a national defense budget of $892.6 billion for fiscal year 2026, flat compared to 2025 spending. That includes ‍funding for the Department of Defense, as well as other agencies and programs involved with security and defense.

The House bill set spending at that level, but the Senate had authorized $925 billion.

The NDAA authorizes Pentagon programs, but does not fund them. ​Congress must separately pass funding in a spending bill for the fiscal year ending in September 2026.

In ‌addition to the typical NDAA provisions on purchases of military equipment and boosting competitiveness with rivals such as China and Russia, this year's bill focuses on cutting programs reviled by Trump, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and deploying troops to the southwest U.S. border to intercept undocumented immigrants and drugs.

It also repeals two resolutions authorizing the use of military force in Iraq in 1991 and 2002.

Considered "must-pass" legislation, the massive NDAA is one ⁠of a few major pieces of legislation that Congress passes every ​year and lawmakers take pride in having passed it annually ​for more than six decades.

The bill typically emerges after Republican and Democratic lawmakers negotiate for weeks behind closed doors. But the process this year was much more partisan than usual.

Some ‍Democrats had threatened to stall ⁠the measure over Trump's use of the military in U.S. cities, until Republican Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, agreed to hold a hearing this week on the issue.

Earlier this ⁠year, Republicans defeated Democratic efforts to block the deployment of the military to American cities and to bar the conversion of a ‌luxury jet given by Qatar to serve as Air Force One.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle and ‌Julia Harte; Editing by Sergio Non and Diane Craft)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump'stariffsand public investments slipped.

The decline in Japan's gross domestic product, or the sum value of its goods and services, translates to a 0.6% on-quarter fall, and marked a lowered revision fromthe preliminary data released last month, which had shown a drop of 1.8% at an annual rate, or 0.4% on-quarter, according to the Cabinet Office.

The annualized rate shows what the economy would have done if the same rate were to continue for a year.

Exports dropped 1.2% in the quartercompared to the previous quarter, unchanged from the preliminary figure, while private residential investment fell 8.2%, slightly less than the 9.4% fall seen in the earlier data.

Trump implemented higher tariffs on imports from many countries earlier this year.

In September, the U.S. lowered the tariffs surcharge on nearly all Japanese importsto 15% from an earlier plan for a 25% tariff.The tariffs on autos are a serious blowto Japan's economy.Japanhas promised to invest $550 billion in the United States, in an accommodating move announced during the tariff negotiations.

Analysts say the drop in private residential investment observed in the July-September quarter was mainly due to revisions of Japan's building code that caused housing starts to plunge from earlier this year.

Imports slipped 0.4% during the quarter, while private consumption gained 0.2%, according to revised data.

The tariffs have strained bilateral ties between Japan and the U.S., its most important alliance partner.

Japan now has itsfirst female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi,who remains popular, partly because of her assertive nationalist-leaning comments. She is also fostering hopes for an economic revival, although prospects remain unclear.

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Winters across the Pacific Northwest can be a bit of a soggy mess for lower elevations and a winter wonderland across the higher elevations thanks largely in part to atmospheric rivers, which are very common in winter months.

This week is no exception as a powerful atmospheric river is taking aim at the Pacific Northwest, and the event kicks off on Monday.

(For More:What is An Atmospheric River?)

Level 4 of 5

This upcoming atmospheric river has been rated a level 4 of 5, according to the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E).

So what does that mean?

It means that this atmospheric river will likely bring days of heavy lower elevation and coastal rain as well as mountain snowfall to the higher elevations of the region.

Various National Weather Services have warned that this atmospheric river event has the potential to impact their areas, and flood watches are already in effect for Seattle and Portland for most of the week.

The Weather Prediction Center has identified multiple days with a level 2 (of 4) risk of excessive rainfall, and many of the same areas are in the bullseye multiple days in a row.

With this atmospheric river, and much of the West for that matter, being warmer than usual for this time of year, snowfall is only expected at the highest peaks this week.

Timing of the Event

The first round of rain is kicking off on Monday, when the atmospheric faucet really turns on and rainfall rates to an inch per hour are possible. This could lead to totals potentially reaching 5 inches across the coast and the Cascades.

Winds will also be strongest with this first round.

Widespread gusts to 30 mph with isolated gusts over 40 mph could bring down tree limbs and take out power lines.

The next round of moisture will surge onshore Tuesday into Wednesday. While this surge isn't currently forecast to be as strong, soils will start to become saturated after Monday's moisture, so flooding will begin to become a concern as the week progresses.

End Of Week

By Thursday, the heaviest rainfall will begin to decrease, which is good news.

However, as water begins to run off and collect in streams and rivers, there is a chance of river flooding by the end of the week and into the weekend.

In total, widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are possible by the end of the week, with higher elevations in the Cascades potentially seeing 6 to 12 inches.

Beneficial Yet Excessive

You ever hear the phrase, "too much of a good thing can be a bad thing"?

That may not even be the right quote directly, but I hear it all the time.

This quote applies to atmospheric rivers as well.

The Pacific Northwest is in drought. The map above shows all the areas that are in at least some drought.

But, too much rain too fast doesn't really help as much as you would expect.

The drought-stricken soil cannot absorb heavy rainfall fast enough, and as a result, runoff commences.

Rivers get saturated, and the drought doesn't decrease as much as you would expect.

The Simpson family's vacation to Itchy & Scratchy Land found them battling killer robots with disposable cameras,mingling with John Travoltaand celebrating New Year's Eve over and over again (at the expense of the T.G.I. McScratchy's Goodtime Foodrinkery's serving staff's mental health).

But one of the most memorable scenes in the Season Six episode came when Bart attempted to buy a personalized novelty license plate with his name on it. After bemoaning that the shop's selection included "Bort," but not "Bart," he suddenly found himself surrounded by Borts.

The park was so jam-packed with Borts that the gift shop eventually sold out of "BORT" license plates.

While the showsadly didn't bring about a rise in babies being named "Bort,"it did inspire one woman to get a real life "BORT" license plate. Unfortunately, that decision has proven to be surprisingly costly.

As reported byWBZ NewsRadio,perThe Daily Dot, Massachusetts resident andSimpsonsaficionado Katie Unis outfitted her vehicle with a "BORT" vanity plate, which costs around $80 per year. And while that may sound like a small price to pay for having an awesome license plate, there's one big problem with this specific plate.

Full-size "BORT" souvenir license plates are regularly sold online toSimpsonsfans, and Unis soon discovered that they look surprisingly similar to actual Massachusetts plates – so much so that cameras belonging to the state's electronic tolling system, E-ZPass, have been mistakenly accepting them as genuine. Meaning that when someone slaps one of these novelty plates on their car to avoid paying tolls, Unis, as the owner of the legit "BORT" registration, ends up getting stuck with the bill.

"I'm continuing to get notices and I don't know when they'll stop," she toldWBZ.

WhileSimpsonsfans all across the country have legit custom "BORT" plates, it's seemingly only the Massachusetts plate design that looks enough like the Itchy & Scratchy Land original for this to be an issue.

Now that she's being asked to "pay for multiple cars in multiple locations," Unis is disputing the charges. "It's really funny, and I appreciate it, but it's causing me a little bit of a headache," she said.

If she opts to change license plates, just make sure to pick something other than "ASSMAN."

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