7 Unfinished Orson Welles Projects (And Why They Didn't Happen)
Orson Welles was the king of the unmade masterpiece.
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The Best Sci-Fi Films By Indigenous Filmmakers To Watch After Prey
In the spirit of "Prey," these sci-fi films from Native filmmakers bring a unique perspective to the genre filled with culture, history, and social commentary.
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Universal Becomes First Studio To Gross $3 Billion In A Calendar Year Since 2019
We're not out of the pandemic yet, but the box office is starting to show signs of pre-2020 life.
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Unforgiven Solidified Clint Eastwood's Separation From Directors Like John Ford
John Ford and Clint Eastwood both made westerns, but had very different points of view.
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The Full Monty At 25: The Underdog Story That Took On Titanic At The Oscars
Let's strip away the years and look back at the unlikely runaway success of The Full Monty.
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Clerks 3: Release Date, Cast And More
The third and surely final film in Kevin Smith's core series arrives soon.
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The Life And Death Of The Man In The Original Predator Costume
Kevin Peter Hall created one of the greatest creature performances in history.
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Akira Kurosawa Set Out To End One Of Japanese Filmmaking's Biggest Trends
'Japanese films back then tended to be rather static.'
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How The Star Wars Crew (Tried To) Keep The Darth Vader Reveal Under Wraps
When The Empire Strikes Back was set to release, the film's cast and crew worked hard to conceal the secret.
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Everywhere Superman Wanted To Film, Marlon Brando And Guy Hamilton Were Banned
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a lifetime banishment from Italy!
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Gravity's Crew Had To Get Creative To Make Sound Work In Space
In space, no one can hear you design a complex aural environment to represent the vast emptiness of the cosmos.
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Why Laura Carmichael Couldn't Say No To Reprising Her Downton Abbey Role
We just want Lady Edith to have a good life! Let her be happy!
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How Harry Potter Helped Alfonso Cuarón Understand Children Of Men
Cuarón credits Prisoner of Azkaban with helping him pull off his 2007 dystopian masterpiece.
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Sergio Leone Borrowed Some John Ford 'Pessimism' For Once Upon A Time In The West
John Ford's later Westerns soured on the vision of America he had previously mythologized — and Sergio Leone was inspired by this turn.
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A Snowstorm On The Unforgiven Set Meant Skirting Every Studio Rule
Production began in the fall — Eastwood's preference for any Western — but when winter knocked at the door, the timing threatened the final days of filming.
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How Pixar Sold Tom Hanks On The Idea For Toy Story
Toy Story was the first feature-length computer animated movie, and that kind of innovation certainly helped.
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Dracula Drudgery Led Christopher Lee To The Wicker Man
The legendary vampire led to a legendary career, but Christopher Lee loves another horror movie more.
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Nope Has Finally Landed At The International Box Office, But It's Off To A Slow Start
Jordan Peele's Nope seems to be suffering from its staggered release as it arrives three weeks late in major international markets.
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The 14 Best Action Movies From Black Directors
Packed with car chases, shootouts, and social commentary, these high-octane films by Black directors bring a unique perspective to the action genre.
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The 15 Best Pseudo Documentaries, Ranked
Psuedo-documentaries blur the line between reality and fiction. In the context of the horror genre, they can be devastating, shocking, and utterly terrifying.
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The Rehearsal Is A Window Into A Neurodivergent World
Nathan Fielder's new HBO show The Rehearsal isn't just a bracing docu-comedy, it's a sensitive look into moving thorugh the world as a neurodivergent person.
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How Universal Saved Vin Diesel's Pitch Black From A Straight-To-Video Fate
The chronicles of Pitch Black.
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The Controversial '70s TV Hit That Inspired Little Miss Sunshine
It goes back to a 1973 docuseries widely credited with ushering in the advent of reality television.
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How Steven Spielberg Made Sure Jurassic Park's Dinosaurs Never Became 'Monsters'
'They're not monsters, Lex, they're just animals.'
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The Filmmaker Who Influenced Steven Spielberg Most Didn't Do So By Directing
As far as Spielberg is concerned, no one cut a film with more invigorating flair than John Frankenheimer.
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