Jamie Foxx’s Oscar-winning performance as Ray Charles in 2004’s ‘Ray’ will go down in history as one of his best. But his chemistry with the music icon off screen was just as touching. As production for the film began in July of 2002, Foxx and Charles met for what SFGATE called a “trial-by-jam-session,” so the actor could pick up on some of the musician’s piano-side charm. He ended up earning Charles’ blessing, and avoided meeting with him again–instead using tapes provided by Quincy Jones of a

Titanic Movie vs Real Life – The Faces Behind the Legend Did you know? 🧐 The characters we watched in Titanic (1997) were inspired by real people who lived through the greatest maritime disaster in history. This video shows a powerful side-by-side comparison of the Titanic movie cast and their real-life counterparts—the passengers and crew whose true stories shaped the film. Some survived, some perished, but all became part of a tragedy the world will never forget. From first-class elites to ha