Johnny Mnemonic's Black-And-White Release Was A 'Redemption' For Robert Longo
Watching the black-and-white cut of Johnny Mnemonic is a vastly different experience than watching the theatrical cut.
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The Daily Stream: Hitchcock's Blackmail Is A Bold Transition To The Talkie Era
The sound era of cinema arrives with a roar in Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail.
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A Five-Minute Meeting With Ridley Scott Was All It Took To Get Matt Damon In The Martian
The Martian was the first script that landed on Ridley Scott's desk since Alien that he didn't have to "work link stink" on for months.
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Director John Hillcoat Wasn't Interested In Explaining What Led To The World Of The Road
When John Hillcoat adapted Cormac McCarthy's 2006 novel The Road, the director knew to avoid focusing on the apocalypse.
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Year Of The Vampire: 20 More 20th-Century Films To Quench Your Thirst For Blood
There's no shortage of great vampire movies out there.
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Taking A Break From Acting Was Never Something John Wayne Had The Luxury To Do
"I'd like to take it easy for a while, but I can't."
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Terrifier Wears Its Exploitation Label As A 'Badge Of Honor'
Exploitation isn't a dirty word for Terrifier series director Damien Leone, it's a compliment.
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Oliver Stone Brought A 'Vietnam Mentality' To Directing Michael Douglas During Wall Street
According to Michael Douglas, firebrand director Oliver Stone had a 'Vietnam mentality' when they made 1987's 'Wall Street.' Here's what he meant.
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Required Zero Research, But It Does Contain Some Nuggets Of Truth
One of the only biopics to require zero research into its subject.
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Harrison Ford's Career Could Have Kicked Off With A Risqué Film From Jacques Demy
How hard do you think the executive who passed on giving Harrison Ford his breakthrough performance cried after Star Wars came out?
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Terry Gilliam's Time On Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas Was More Mundane Than The Movie Makes It Seem
Sorry to disappoint, but Terry Gilliam didn't pay a visit to Bat Country while making Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Director Damien Leone Thinks Terrifier's Key Is That It's Never Tongue In Cheek
The film takes the opposite of the 'Let's do that, but purposefully worse' approach.
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Sean Connery Never Struggled With His Transition From Leading Man To On-Screen Dad
Like a fine wine, Sean Connery only got better with age.
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The Good Nurse Continues Netflix's True Crime Fascination, For Better Or Worse
Despite questionable ethics, the true crime genre barrels ahead with another hit in The Good Nurse.
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Timothée Chalamet Explains The Cannibalism At The Center Of Bones & All
The whole 'eating people' thing is the film's endlessly flexible metaphor.
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Hotel Transylvania 2 Is Dominating The Netflix Top 10, Which Is A Reminder That Hotel Transylvania Is Really Good
Genndy Tartakovsky hive, rise up!
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The Daily Stream: Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 Is The Best Friday The 13th Substitute We Could Ask For
Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 scratches an itch that many horror fans absolutely need scratched.
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Sean Connery Helped Kevin Costner 'Survive' Acting Opposite Robert De Niro
"The Untouchables" made Kevin Costner a Hollywood star, but not before he got a crash course in surviving Robert De Niro from Sean Connery.
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Álex De La Iglesia's The Day Of The Beast Originally Read Like A 'Bad Tobe Hooper' Script
This underrated gem truly came into its own when the brilliant filmmaker applied his dark touch.
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Zach Galligan Knew Just How To Act Opposite Gremlins' Gizmo
'Acting opposite Gizmo wasn't difficult...'
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Joe Dante Thought Steven Spielberg Had Sent Him Gremlins By Mistake
When The Beard sends you a script, you have every right to think you're being pranked.
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It Didn't Take Long For Richard Dreyfuss To Learn You Don't Always Say 'Yes' To A Role
'And when you're doing one-day parts and two-day parts, the little ones, you're not picky.'
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Quentin Tarantino's Scriptwriting Method Was Born In Acting Class
The filmmaker was never going to learn Shakespeare monologues, so he took a different approach.
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Snakes Weren't The Only Dangerous Animals On The Set Of Anaconda
'Finally, it let go, but it wouldn't let me pass.'
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