A Disastrous Screen Test Didn't Stop Ava Gardner From Becoming A Movie Star
Ava Gardner is remembered as a vampy femme fatale from classic Hollywood, but thanks to her screen test, she almost didn't get into the industry.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Crafted An Iron-Clad Contract For His Terminator 3 Return
'I'll be back...for a price.'
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North By Northwest's Famous Plane Chase Could Have Been A Lot More Cartoony
'I've always wanted to do a scene in the middle of nowhere...'
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John Carpenter Was On A Tight Deadline To Create Halloween's Signature Score
"I had three days to record the score for Halloween...'
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Gal Gadot Read From A Surprising Script For Her Wonder Woman Audition
'It was weird because I didn't know they were auditioning me for Wonder Woman...'
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Richard Harris Brought A Dark Chapter Of British History To His Unforgiven Performance
'You know it'd be great if I could do this...'
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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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The Classic 1920s Silent Film That Inspired The Joker
The greatest comic book villain of all time was inspired by the tragic hero from a classic silent film.
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How Peaky Blinders Takes Advantage Of History's Inherent 'Chaos'
Steven Knight, who created the series Peaky Blinders, understood how to adapt the inherent chaos of history.
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Why Keanu Reeves 'Just Couldn't Do' The Sequel To Speed
Keanu Reeves made the right call here.
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From Here To Eternity Ending Explained: Was It Worth It?
If "From Here to Eternity" has one defining legacy, it would be the tapestry of characters and storylines it presents.
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How John Wayne's Early B-Movie Days Shaped His Filmmaking Philosophy
"As nearly as possible," John Wayne once said, "production control should be centered in the talents of a single individual."
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The Daily Stream: If You Enjoyed Werewolf By Night, The Wolf Man Should Be Your Next Stop
Werewolf By Night director/composer Michael Giacchino was inspired by the alpha werewolf movie: The Wolf Man.
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James Wan Sees A Feminist Streak Running Through Malignant
It's easy to focus on Malignant's big third act twist, but at the end of the day, it's really a film about a woman fighting for control over her body.
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Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio Review: A Classic Children's Tale Meets Frankenstein And Fascist Italy [London Film Festival]
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio brings weirdness, darkness, and joyfulness to Carlo Collodi's tale of the little wooden puppet.
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The Rings Of Power Strengthens The History Between Gandalf And Halflings
There's something special about a nearly all-powerful being, imposing in stature, choosing to break bread with a humble and small group of people.
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Halloween Ends Features A Meta Reference To Another John Carpenter Classic
Did you notice this?
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Jamie Lee Curtis Wanted The Father Of Laurie Strode's Daughter To Be Someone Else In Halloween Kills
If Jamie Lee Curtis had it her way, we would have found out who Karen's father was in Halloween Kills.
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Year Of The Vampire: Daybreakers Is An Ambitious Vision Of A Vampiric Future
What if the vampires actually won, and took over the world? Daybreakers set out to answer that question.
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Dario Argento Doesn't See The Link Between His Films And American Horror
There are few horror movies more influential than Dario Argento's technicolor masterpiece, 1977's Suspiria.
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Tales From The Box Office: I Know What You Did Last Summer Cashed In On The New '90s Slasher Craze
The success of Scream prompted Columbia Pictures to dust off another script from writer Kevin Williamson: I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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Quentin Tarantino Couldn't Understand The Reactions To Reservoir Dogs' Torture Scene
Tarantino's violence has never been more brutal or straight to the point than it was in Reservoir Dogs.
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The Rings Of Power Is The Most Chaste Current Fantasy Show With The Hottest Chemistry
Everybody kiss already!
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How Composer Michael Giacchino Changed The Batman's Score To Reflect Bruce Wayne's Journey [Exclusive]
Giacchino told Bruce Wayne's story through elegant musical cues.
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TCM Will Celebrate Angela Lansbury With A 24-Hour Movie Marathon In November
Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute to the late actress with some remarkable titles.
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