Facts From Behind the Scenes of Popular Films

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Matrix

Choreographer Yuan Heping, who worked on the main battle scenes and fights in the movie The Matrix, tried to get the maximum price for himself and for a long time refused to participate in the filming. When all his conditions were maximally fulfilled, he decided to throw in another demand that, as it seemed to him, not a single director would agree to fulfill. He demanded full control over all the scenes with fights and 4-month physical training of the actors. Wachowski had nowhere to go and they agreed to the terms.

A Huge Stone Ball in the Middle of the Forest

The mountainous country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is shrouded in a considerable number of various miracles. These mysterious stone balls are just one of them. Most of these "balls" in the city of Zavidovichi. It was there, in the town of Podubravle that this huge ball of regular round shape was found, the study of which to this day is closely engaged by archaeologists and scientists ...

How Women Live in Saudi Arabia: Bans and Prejudices

Being a woman in Saudi Arabia is not as easy as it may seem to uninformed people. The thing is that inside their country they have more prohibitions than permits, which greatly affects their life in general and their existence in society. The most interesting thing in this situation is that at the legislative level, no prohibitions have been spelled out and to this day exist as a kind of tribute to traditions. But this, of course, does not free the woman from moral repressions and even physical punishment for the slightest misconduct, up to and including loss of life. The one that can and cannot be women in Saudi Arabia will be discussed in this collection.