FILM 1176: IP MAN

TRIVIA: Although not mentioned in the film Grandmaster Yip Man was actually employed as a police officer during the Japanese invasion.

Although it's the first film centering around Yip Man, the idea of doing a Yip Man biopic have been conceived for as long as 30 years. Donnie Yen was actually slated to play Yip Man in the supposed first biopic that was about to go into production in 1997. The film would've also featured Stephen Chow playing an adult Bruce Lee. However, only one day of shooting took place before the project was canceled.

Film 883: The Master

Trivia: Reese Witherspoon was considered to play Peggy during the production stage in 2010. Eventually, Amy Adams was cast.

The first Paul Thomas Anderson film for which Robert Elswit isn't the cinematographer. He was unavailable, having already signed on to shoot The Bourne Legacy.

The Rorschach "Ink Blot" cards in the hospital scene with the psychologist are real ones. However, he skips from card I to card IV which violates the very strict rules of Rorschach administration.

The ship carrying the cult is named "Alithia", the Greek word for "Truth".