Fun movie facts...

In honor of the Oscars occurring this weekend, I thought it might be fun to find some "interesting facts" about the movies. I found a bunch in the book "Who Knew?" by David Hoffmann.

Let's see if you knew any of these movie facts...

According to the author of "The Wizard of Oz" L. Frank Baum, the name Oz was thought up when he looked at his filing cabinet and noticed one drawer marked "A-G", a second tagged "H-N", and the third labeled "O-Z".

"Cinderella" has been made into a movie more times than any other story.

The sight of oranges in all three Godfather films signals that death (or a close call) is about to happen.

Director Wes Craven named Freddy Krueger after a kid who bullied him in school.

Burt Reynolds was cast as Han Solo in Star Wars, but dropped out before filming began.

In Pulp Fiction, the "F" word is used 257 times.

22 cigarettes are smoked in Casablanca.

Despite its 216-minute running time, Lawrence of Arabia has no women in speaking roles.

When the name "Alan Smithee" is credited as a film's director, it means that the real director has disavowed the project and does not want his or her real name to be used.

Well, I have more... but I think that's enough for now.

The DJIA would certainly win no Oscar for its performance this week. The index closed at a 6-year low due to bank nationalization fears. And it came close to reaching its worse level since 1997! Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd told Bloomberg the government may take over both Bank of America and Citigroup "for a short while."

But, as always, there are a handful of great charts, even in a bear market. HMSY is gorgeous, for example. I've liked that stock for some time.

But I've found a rare Baffle Play to recommend to watch on Monday. The stock was up over 50% on Friday on huge volume, and I think it has even more upside ahead. I'll name it for my Premium Members.