Pee-wee Herman didn't need an excessive backstory. He arrived fully formed, and Paul Reubens knew that approach to the character would be enough for audiences.
Carl Franklin, who directed the excellent 1990s neo-noir One False Move, tells us about how the film got made, working with the great Bill Paxton, and more.
The marketing behind Barbie and Oppenheimer has led to a controversy in Japan after an official Barbie Twitter account put its (digital) foot in its mouth.