How The Night Of The Hunter's Cinematographer Crafted Its Haunting Visual Style
'The skies were all lit artificially and though it was in black-and-white it had a strange phosphorescent quality in it.'
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Meeting With Stephen Sondheim For Sweeney Todd Was A Nerve-Wracking Moment For Alan Rickman
For Alan Rickman, the scariest part of Sweeney Todd was singing in front of Stephen Sondheim. No judgment, because that sounds terrifying.
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Why Hugh Jackman's Pan Failed At The Box Office
There are a lot of possible reasons why 2015's Peter Pan origin story failed to fly.
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Why Quentin Tarantino Cut Maggie Cheung's Scene From Inglourious Basterds
Maggie Cheung? In a Quentin Tarantino film? It’s more likely than you’d think.
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The Night Of The Hunter's Murder Scenes Were Designed With Music In Mind
The Night of the Hunter may hold back from showing any murders onscreen, but that doesn't make Reverend Harry Powell any less creepy.
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Quentin Tarantino Confirms The Bear Jew From Inglourious Basterds Was Originally Written For Adam Sandler
In an alternate reality, Adam Sandler could have been bashing Nazi brains in with a bat.
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Stanley Kubrick's Vision For The Shining Was Inspired By A Different Hotel Horror Story
A game of cards turns deadly in the original horror story that inspired The Shining.
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Director Mary Harron Thinks She Knows Why Audiences Were Split On American Psycho
American Psycho is the caricature of a serial killer, mixing horror and humor to take a dig at fragile, toxic masculinity. Did you laugh?
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How James Cameron Went $20 Million Over Budget On Terminator 2 And Got Away With It
James Cameron is very good at spending money.
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How The Films Of 2022 Criticize Cinema While Celebrating It
Poison pen hate letters to Hollywood, love letters to cinema.
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Planning Doesn't Play A Large Part In Quentin Tarantino's Scriptwriting Process
'I don't have an outline or anything like that.'
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Adult Swim Yule Log Quietly Became One Of 2022's Best Horror Films
This surprise feature film is as unexpected as it is hysterical.
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Spike Lee Wanted To Send A Message With Do The Right Thing's Set Design
'It would be a fallacy to say that lower-income people always live in burned-out buildings.'
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Steven Soderbergh Pitched Magic Mike's Last Dance As Two Movies In One
Magic Mike's final outing will build on the ideas from the first two movies.
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Taylor Swift's Directorial Career Started Out Of 'Necessity'
Honestly, it makes total sense for Taylor Swift to direct a feature film.
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The Most Surprising Box Office Hits Of 2022
Underdogs that over-performed. Surefire hits that became record-breakers. And Terrifier 2.
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Jenna Ortega Knows She Will Never Do A Project Like X Again
2022 truly was the year of Ortega.
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No One Involved With Better Call Saul Knew Where The Show Would Eventually Go
That spontaneity is a large part of what gave Better Call Saul its excitement and verve.
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Why Angelo Badalamenti's The Pink Room From Fire Walk With Me Is One Of The Greatest Pieces Of Movie Music
Angelo Badalamenti's music spoke for Laura Palmer when she couldn't.
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2022 Was Truly The Year Of Morbius
We're sorry to report that Morbius sums up 2022 better than any other movie.
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Clint Eastwood Borrowed A Small-But-Impactful Element Of Psycho For Play Misty For Me
'The real highlights of the film are strictly the shock and the suspense.'
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Inglourious Basterds Borrowed Pieces From Four Previous Quentin Tarantino Films
'But to me, there's this aspect that's like Pulp Fiction, where you have all these different stories that are going in one direction.'
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Seth Rogen Credits Steven Spielberg For Indirectly Launching His Acting Career
The actor has come a long way since his days on Freaks and Geeks.
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Stargate's Production Went The Extra Mile With Recreating Ancient Egypt
'I kept saying, the sci-fi fans will know.'
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John Wayne Could Have Cost Harrison Ford His Chance To Work With Gene Wilder On The Frisco Kid
Ford battled Wayne for the part and won, though Wayne's presence was still felt on set.
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The Day After Tomorrow Ending Explained: A Questionably-Delivered Message About Climate Change
For a movie about the end of the world, there's a surprising core of optimism here.
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