Power of Data Visualization

The Sequel Map that was made to try and determine which sequels were better/worse than the original?

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Creating a big, expensive epic that flops at the box office has got to be embarrassing. Depending on how bad the movie is and how badly it flops, it can destroy careers...

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Here Lies 15 of Hollywood’s Most Killed Stars. Robert De Niro has died in 14 films which include: Bloody Mama, Bang the Drum Slowly, Mean Streets, Brazil, The Mission, Cape Fear, This Boy’s Life, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein , Heat, The Fan, Jackie Brown, Great Expectations, 15 Minutes and Hide & Seek.

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Hollywood and Silicon Valley (spiritual home of the US film and tech industries, respectively) have long been an influence on one another. Sci-fi films like Star Wars and Back to the Future have provided the inspiration for scientists who are now developing warp drives and self-tying shoelaces. And the tech industries has made many 'unfilmable' concepts - like Avatar, which James Cameron first dreamed up in 1994 - not only possible, but hugely popular

These two industries clearly make good bedfellows, but are they truly equals? Well, let's start by looking at some numbers...

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Hollywood is all about glitter and glamour and of course weddings always are a hot and very glamourous event in the town of celebrities. Sadly many weddings are really short-lived and do not last as long as Brangelina.

Since it appears another Ferrell-McKay hit is on the way, let’s take a look at the roles that have defined the impressive Hollywood career of Will Ferrell.