Legendary Director Billy Wilder Asked Steven Spielberg To Let Him Direct Schindler's List
Billy Wilder, the director of Some Like It Hot and The Apartment, had a personal link to Schindler's List and asked Spielberg if he could direct it himself.
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The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Logan's Run
It's been nearly 50 years since Michael Anderson's sci-fi masterpiece Logan's Run was released. Here's what the film's surviving cast members are up to now. -
Playing A Single Mom In Buffy Resonated With Kristine Sutherland In A Very Real Way
Kristine Sutherland played an all-time great single mom character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and she pulled from her own experience to pull it off. -
We Were The Lucky Ones - Release Date, Cast, Plot And More Info
Georgia Hunter's best-selling novel We Were the Lucky Ones is becoming a limited Hulu series. Here's everything we know about the show so far. -
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From The Original Tron Movie
Tron was a disappointment upon its release in 1982 but has since become a cult classic. Here are the actors from the film still alive today. -
Melanie Lynskey Reluctantly Auditioned For Buffy The Vampire Slayer Only To Be Rejected
Melanie Lynskey is one of many name actors who was nearly cast as a member of the Scooby Gang on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. -
The Ongoing Stereotype That Inspired It's Always Sunny's Rock, Flag, And Eagle Song
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's 'Rock, Flag, and Eagle' is a pitch-perfect sendup of conservatively patriotic truck commercials. -
It's Always Sunny Tried To Copy One Of Horror Cinema's Most Dangerous Special Effects
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's creatives wanted to recreate the exploding head effect from David Cronenberg's Scanners, but it was way too dangerous. -
The Under-Seen Classic That Inspired Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino freely admits that Reservoir Dogs borrowed from Hong Kong action film City on Fire, but also argues that they're very different movies. -
Videodrome's Most Confusing Moments Explained
David Cronenberg is at his most Cronenbergian in Videodrome, a movie where James Woods makes out with a TV and grows an orifice in his stomach. -
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From 1984's Night Court
NBC recently brought Night Court back with a modern revival, but some of the original cast members are sadly no longer with us. -
Buster Keaton's 7 Best Movies Ranked
Buster Keaton was one of the most celebrated and prolific filmmakers of the silent comedy era. Here are Old Stone Face's seven best movies ranked. -
The Real Life Inspiration For It's Always Sunny's McPoyle Brothers
The McPoyles are some of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's most repulsive characters, with their name being inspired by a real person Charlie Day once knew. -
The Real Life Inspiration Of Buffy's Invisible Girl Is Now A Top TV Executive
Marcy Ross, who helped inspire Buffy the Vampire Slayer's invisible girl character from 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind,' is now a major player in television. -
John Ritter's Buffy The Vampire Slayer Character Was A First For The Series
John Ritter may have only had one appearance on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but he certainly made it count. -
Mac's Coming Out Dance Divided It's Always Sunny Fans – And That Was Always The Plan
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia frequently tries to subvert its fans' expectations, and Mac's coming out dance was no exception. -
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Three Days Of The Condor
Three Days of the Condor is one of the best films of the New Hollywood movement, here's which members of the cast are still alive and what they've been up to. -
A Star Wars Actor Was Put In His Place After Criticizing Buffy The Vampire Slayer
An unnamed actor from the original Star Wars trilogy had some sexist criticism for Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
Emma Stone Actually Finds Poor Things' Controversial Sex Scenes 'Clinical & Funny'
Emma Stone not only consented to Poor Things' controversial sex scenes, but she also finds them more funny than anything else. -
The Real Man That Inspired Some Of Frank's Weirdest It's Always Sunny Moments
The real Frank Reynolds is a man called Hockey, who got kicked out of his singing street gang and likes to eat dog food and trash. -
James Marsters Schooled Joss Whedon On Punk Rock History While Creating Buffy's Spike
Joss Whedon wanted James Marsters' Spike to be like Sid Vicious on Buffy. Thankfully, Marsters had other plans. -
The Fatal Attraction Actress Who Plays A Promiscuous Ex In It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Fatal Attraction star Anne Archer had a short-lived but unforgettable role on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Dee and Dennis' mother, Barbara Reynolds. -
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Say Anything
Sadly, Say Anything star John Mahoney passed away in 2018. Fortunately, most of the other actors from Cameron Crowe's rom-com are still alive and working today. -
Carrie Bradshaw And The Sex And The City Ladies Are Coming To Netflix
If you couldn't help but wonder if Sex and the City is on Netflix, then wonder no more! The hit HBO show will be available from early April 2024. -
The SAG Award Winner Who Played Memorable Roles In Buffy & Numerous '90s Teen Movies
Clea DuVall has only continued to impress with her many career achievements since guest-starring on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. -
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Chinatown
Several members of the Chinatown cast are still alive and might even have a project or two on the horizon for us. -
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Mary Poppins
60 years after the film's release, here are all the major actors of Mary Poppins that are still alive and what they've been up to.
