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Adam Driver named the five best performances he's seen
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (247+ words) Leonardo Di Caprio is arguably the biggest star of his generation, and Timoth'e Chalamet has become the most popular, but when it comes to pure talent as an actor, Adam Driver is peerless. He has been on a rather unprecedented…...
The "sexy" Ron Howard movie too hot for Disney to handle
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (491+ words) He's nobody's idea of cinema's sexiest or most scintillating filmmaker, but Ron Howard did once manage to get Disney so hot under the collar that the studio took drastic action. Some directors specialise in steaming up the screen, but Howard…...
The 'Saving Private Ryan' scene Tom Hanks called "a fake"
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (478+ words) An actor's job is to do what their director tells them, meaning Tom Hanks went along with Steven Spielberg's wishes, despite having his reservations. Saving Private Ryan was the pair's first feature together, and they pulled out the stops to…...
10 movie characters you'd hate to be stuck in an elevator with
1+ week, 3+ day ago (605+ words) Thankfully, film characters are separated from the audience by the silver screen. Being in an enclosed environment that is probably vulnerable to danger isn't anyone's idea of a good time, even if they're alone. However, having to be trapped in…...
How Adam Driver inadvertently changed cinema forever
2+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) Adam Driver is still in the prime era of his career, but he's already left an interesting legacy that has impacted his peers. Although he still has a number of great projects ahead of him, and despite the many niche,…...
Steven Spielberg's first flop was almost even more offensive
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (519+ words) Feel free to disagree, but there's arguably no such thing as a director with a perfect filmography. Many directors have gone on some seminal multi-film runs, though, and Steven Spielberg was so close to joining them until he committed his…...
The producers who dedicated themselves to ruining Steven Seagal
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (482+ words) Befitting one of the most unpopular people in Hollywood, even the producers who employ Steven Seagal and fund his movies didn't think twice about setting out to destroy him completely. Based on the sheer number of actors and filmmakers who've…...
Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits to star in new animated movie
3+ week, 1+ day ago (348+ words) Scarlett Johansson, Tom Waits, and Sam Rockwell are set to lend their voices to Brad Bird's new animated movie, Ray Gunn. As per the official synopsis, the animated movie is likely to depict a dazzling underworld in an alternate future....
The day Toshiro Mifune turned down George Lucas
3+ week, 6+ day ago (305+ words) George Lucas is one of the biggest billionaires in Hollywood, but money was no allure to Toshiro Mifune, the man he wanted to cast in his Star Wars opus. For instance, he based the bumbling, comedic duo of R2-D2 and C-3 PO…...
The "disgusting" movie Steven Spielberg ditched for his biggest failure
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (443+ words) Small, personal films are few and far between for Steven Spielberg, and the first time he set out to make one, he ended up abandoning it completely and walking headlong into disaster instead. To illustrate the above point, Spielberg has…...