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The "terribly embarrassing" 1933 role John Wayne couldn't stand
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (489+ words) The more successful an actor becomes, the less likely they are to embarrass themselves, since they hold more control over their career. Unfortunately, in the early 1930s, John Wayne was only one or two steps removed from being a complete nobody....
10 movie sequels you had no idea even existed
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (644+ words) Sequels aren't always a winning prospect. Many of the worst sequels of all time were so reviled that they actually harmed the reputation of their predecessors. The failure of Batman & Robin was enough to temporarily end the comic book genre,…...
The movies Ron Howard couldn't stand making
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (15+ words) There could be friction" Far Out Magazine...
The iconic sci-fi character James Mc Avoy volunteered to play
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (293+ words) The X-Men franchise was in serious need of redemption by the time that the 2010s began, coming off the failure of X-Men: The Last Stand, which had ended the first trilogy of films on a sour note, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine,…...
Robert Englund's unsung and pivotal contribution to 'Star Wars"
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (380+ words) Rarely has a movie been as loved by kids the world over as Star Wars. It has been that way for six decades and counting, but things would probably have been a lot less family-friendly had Nightmare on Elm Street…...
David Squires on a world where Clarkson's Farm and Star Wars collide
1+ week, 4+ day ago (168+ words) Behold what I have created," Jeremy Clarkson proclaims, I am Moses". What he's created is, in fact, a farm. But, deep within his rural programming, there are stark similarities to another franchise: Star Wars. Given the rampant franchising of content…...
The 1973 co-star Ron Howard will always regret never directing
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (476+ words) Having been retired as a full-time actor since the early 1980s, Ron Howard has long since moved past the point of daydreaming about which fellow thespians he would have loved to share the screen with. However, as a full-time director since…...
Why Jack Nicholson turned down a Steven Spielberg smash hit
2+ week, 2+ day ago (645+ words) Jack Nicholson has always been very choosy about his roles. As the story goes, he only took on the Anger Management job because, a few years earlier, he took a golf club to a car following a bout of road…...
Marcia Lucas, 'Star Wars' editor and George Lucas' ex-wife, dead
2+ week, 3+ day ago (415+ words) Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas, who was also formerly married to George Lucas, has died aged 80. Lucas died on May 27th in Rancho Mirage in California, following a battle with cancer, the family attorney has confirmed following her passing. In a…...
The 1977 sci-fi movie Quentin Tarantino called better than 'Star Wars"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (334+ words) As far as impact, legacy, and transformative effects go, no movie of any genre released in 1977 was more important in any way, shape, or form than George Lucas" Star Wars. Despite that, Quentin Tarantino doesn"t even think it was…...