Steven Spielberg Is 'Very Happy' He Didn't Direct Harry Potter
When push came to shove, Spielberg chose his own kids over the Wizarding World.
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Stories By Demetra Nikolakakis
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Paul Rudd Felt Rather Self-Conscious About A Key Romantic Scene In Clueless
Josh and Cher's 'not good' kiss might've saved the movie from being a far more uncomfortable watch.
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District 9 Ending Explained: When Is Redemption Earned?
Redemption is rarely as simple as movies make it out to be. How does District 9 fare in that regard?
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District 9's Filming Location Led To Some Unsettling Overlap With Real Life
Aliens aside, there's a lot more fact than fiction in District 9.
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Director Chad Stahelski Isn't Worried About John Wick: Chapter 4's Long Runtime
John Wick: Chapter 4 is a bigger movie with a bigger runtime to match.
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A Severe Illness Led To One Of Harrison Ford's Most Memorable Indiana Jones Moments
'Steven, why don't we just shoot this son o'b****?'
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Here's How You Can Watch Gerard Butler's Plane At Home
Bring the thrills of Gerard Butler's simply-titled action flick Plane home.
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How Robert De Niro Influenced Peter Sellers' Preparation For Being There
A boxer and a gardener aren't always that far apart.
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Orson Welles Saw A Major Disadvantage To Making Films In Color
Color film has come a long way since Welles' time.
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Mike Myers Had A Deeply Personal Reason For Creating Austin Powers
Austin Powers was always a loving parody with Myers' heart at its core.
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Justified: City Primeval Star Boyd Holbrook Knows He Has Big, Villainous Shoes To Fill
Can Boyd Holbrook the actor live up to Boyd Crowder the character?
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George Lucas' 'Uncertainty' About Star Wars Went Away With Return Of The Jedi
Thankfully, his confidence won out.
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The Complexity Of The Mosquito Coast Came Naturally To Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford had a knack for playing the narcissistic family man Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast.
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Jenna Ortega Rejected A Line In Wednesday For Sounding Out Of Character
When in doubt, listen to the actor playing Wednesday Addams.
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John Travolta Fought To Keep Get Shorty's Dialogue From Sounding Too Much Like A Screenplay
Director Barry Sonnenfeld made "Get Shorty" into one of the most beloved mobster comedy films of all time. Here, we explore how the film's dialogue changed.
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How Jack Nicholson's Role In The Mosquito Coast Landed In The Lap Of Harrison Ford
Peter Weir's 1986 drama was nearly a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest reunion.
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James Cameron's First Terminator Film Was Rian Johnson's Blueprint While Writing Looper
'I was thinking about, you know, [James] Cameron's first Terminator movie as kind of the example of something I wanna do.'
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Why Shooting Wednesday Was A 'Freeing' Experience For Jenna Ortega
'[Wednesday] sticks to her guns, and she's not out to please anybody.'
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John Wayne Went To War With The Studio System To Get The Alamo Made
Remember The Alamo (1960).
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How Robert Altman Used A Single John Williams Tune To Flesh Out The Long Goodbye
Thanks, John Williams.
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Does Avatar: The Way Of Water Have An End Credits Scene? A Spoiler-Free Guide
Will you be saying 'I see you' to an end credits scene in the theater this week? Find out here!
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John Cleese Sees A Major Limitation To The Art Of Improv Comedy
'The delights of improv have always rather escaped me.'
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Orion Pictures 'Really Wanted' Cher To Play Morticia In 1991's The Addams Family
It's impossible to imagine anyone other than Anjelica Huston in the role.
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Cary Grant's Fame Caused Some Headaches While Filming Walk, Don't Run
The downside to being the biggest movie start in the world...
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The Key To Writing A Christmas Story Was Simplifying The Source Material
Jean Shepherd's original stories aren't exactly child-like in their narrative voice.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Inception Hallway Fight Was Only Given One Line In The Script
The hallway scene from Inception is unforgettable, but according to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the mind-blowing sequence was barely mentioned in the script.
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