How A Failed Experiment From Network Execs Taught The Twilight Zone Its Limits
What works in 30 minutes doesn't always work in 60.
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Paul Thomas Anderson Thinks Critics Just Don't Understand Adam Sandler
Believe it or not, the filmmaker behind Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood loves Adam Sandler's comedies. -
It Took Three False Starts Before Cary Grant Would Get To Work With Audrey Hepburn
The two legends eventually united for Charade. -
John Huston, John Malkovich, And A Dog Made Michael Madsen Into An Actor
'I thought he was just trying to get rid of me.' -
Viggo Mortensen's Eastern Promises Tattoos Took Some Serious Research
Navigating the world of Russian mafia tattoos is no easy feat. -
Russian Anarchists And Winston Churchill Had Censors Worried About The Man Who Knew Too Much
Alfred Hitchcock drew from reality for his grand climax, and it bit him in the butt. -
Quentin Tarantino Came To Blows With An Actor On The Set Of Reservoir Dogs
Tarantino's successful career was almost jeopardized during the production of his first film. -
Playing Hardball With His Untouchables Casting Paid Off For Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner wasn't a movie star yet, but he knew he would become one. -
Steven Spielberg Had To Step In To Sell John Lithgow On Harry And The Hendersons
If Spielberg tells you to star in the Bigfoot movie, you star in the Bigfoot movie. -
Robin Williams Wasn't Sure He Could Make Awakenings Work With Robert De Niro
Any artist would be stressed about sharing the screen with one of the greatest actors of all time. -
Mike Flanagan Initially Thought The Haunting Of Hill House Would Be Impossible To Adapt
'My first response was that you couldn't do it.' -
Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt Reveals All That Is Possible With Cinema
Contempt is Godard's masterpiece in that, over the next 100 minutes, it surpasses the audience's expectations by completely subverting them. -
How Ti West's X Pulled Off Shooting Scenes With Two Mia Goths
Those who have seen X probably are aware that there was a double dose of Goth. -
Robin Williams' 'Triptych Of Evil' Showed Just How Dark The Actor Could Go
Robin Williams took on three roles back-to-back that showed a darker side to his acting abilities, and they're also among his best performances. -
Deleted Scenes In IT That Change Everything
"IT" is a two-part horror epic. However, some of the most shocking sequences didn't make the final cut. These deleted scenes could have changed everything! -
Barbarian Ending Explained: Be My Baby
There are some wild twists and turns here that make for a quite a trip. -
How Martin Scorsese And Robert De Niro Rescued Joe Pesci's Acting Career
Joe Pesci actually quit acting entirely to run a restaurant. -
Stanley Kubrick Turned An Eight-Minute Scene In The Shining Into A 60-Take Slog
Stanley Kubrick: a filmmaker who no one would immediately describe as fun. -
U.S. Marshals Ending Explained: Silly Twists Within Silly Twists
Remember US Marshals? Of course you remember US Marshals. -
Reese Witherspoon Was 'Hoodwinked' Into Singing For Walk The Line
Reese Witherspoon had to walk the line as June Carter Cash. -
Francis Ford Coppola Caught Lightning In A Bottle With Marlon Brando's Godfather Screen Test
It's hard to imagine anyone other than Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather, but Paramount had to be convinced he deserved the part. -
The Peeping Tom Controversy Explained: How Martin Scorsese Helped Save A Forgotten Gem
A critical disaster upon release, the film is now considered a classic. -
Zac Efron Turning Down Barbarian Made Director Zach Cregger Rethink The Character Of AJ
Barbarian director Zach Cregger originally envisioned the character of AJ as a 'himbo,' and naturally offered the role to Zac Efron. -
Alex Garland Won't Take Full Credit For Crafting The Story Of Men
The director of Ex Machina and Annihilation gives credit where credit is due. -
The Daily Stream: The Kid Detective Is A Clever Genre Parody With A Dark Sense Of Humor
Adam Brody is a washed up kid detective in this clever, overlooked genre parody. -
Matt Reeves Wasn't Sure Let Me In Should Even Be Made
Perhaps that made him the best fit for actually directing the remake. -
10 Family-Friendly Halloween Movies Like Hocus Pocus 2 You Need To See
With Halloween and "Hocus Pocus 2" on the horizon, we're ringing in the spooky season with these not-so-scary movies that everyone can enjoy!
