Danielle Ryan
School
Georgia Gwinnett College
Expertise
The Evil Dead Franchise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Extreme Horror Cinema
- Danielle started her journey as a published writer on CHUD.com, reviewing straight-to-DVD horror movies before starting her first column, examining controversial cinema and our reactions to it.
- She loves doing interviews and having in-depth conversations with creatives about their work. Career highlights include chatting with Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal backstage at Madison Square Garden and showing Charlie Day her fan art of Denim Chicken.
- One day, Danielle wants to direct a feature film, but so far, she has only directed and edited a short. She was also an assistant director on an independent feature film.
Experience
Danielle is an experienced writer with bylines at The Washington Post, Fandom, Bustle, CNN, Paste Magazine, and more. She has written in a variety of fields, including local crime, global public health, and the entertainment industry. A piece she wrote about youth violence programs in American schools was presented before the United Nations. Danielle is passionate about shocking entertainment, mental health discussions, and practical gore effects.
Education
Danielle has a Bachelor's of English with a concentration in writing and rhetoric.
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Stories By Danielle Ryan
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There were several factors that led to Geena Davis stepping back from Hollywood, although her offscreen life is just as interesting as her film work.
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Horror author Stephen King hated Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining, but it's not the only movie based on his books that he found 'boring.'
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Everything's bigger in Texas, and that includes the movies. Here are the 10 best movies set in the Lone Star state, ranked.
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Peter Falk once listed his four favorite episodes of Columbo, highlighting the many guest stars he worked with over the course of the series.
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The hit series M*A*S*H ran for 11 seasons across 11 years, but believe it or not, only one episode of the show featured the full cast.
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Jeffrey Wright's Jim Gordon was the MVP of The Batman, but there's a simple reason why he didn't appear in the Penguin spinoff series.
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Different actors have different boundaries when it comes to filming love scenes. For Jada Pinkett Smith, it's always been about one simple rule.
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Before Mike Farrell's character B. J. Hunnicutt became a beloved part of M*A*S*H, he was terrified about joining the show.
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Danny Lloyd played poor, tormented Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. But what happened to the young actor after that?
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M. Night Shyamalan was pretty nervous working with Bruce Willis on The Sixth Sense, especially when he got an unexpected request from the actor.
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Dennis Quaid knocked it out of the park playing a total slimeball in The Substance, but he replaced a beloved actor who was originally cast in the role.
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Gladiator II cinematographer John Mathieson had some choice words to say about his longtime collaborator Ridley Scott and his current filming methods.
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Clint Eastwood has directed quite a big few names, but one Western icon never collaborated with him in that regard and came to regret it years later.
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When Breaking Bad actor Giancarlo Esposito was asked to join The Mandalorian as Moff Gideon, he had one specific condition.
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Johnny Depp and Mark Wahlberg both turned down the opportunity to play a supporting role in a major hit from 2001 that would go on to spawn a franchise.
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The Pitch Perfect spin-off series Bumper In Berlin was given a second season and then abruptly canceled. Here's what happened.
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When Boy Meets World made the syndication jump from ABC to The Disney Channel, three episodes were deemed to controversial to air.
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Madonna is notoriously cautious about movies using her most controversial song, but she gave Deadpool and Wolverine permission after giving a note of her own.
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There's only one thing that scares The Boys creator Eric Kripke when it comes to the franchise, and it's nothing to do with Homelander.
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Daniel Craig is gearing up to star in Sgt. Rock, an unexpected DC Comics movie adaptation with an even more unexpected director attached.
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Seth MacFarlane has told endless jokes that push the envelope, but surprisingly, the one that he regrets comes from early in the show's first season.
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As problematic as one M*A*S*H character (who was never meant to last more than one episode) could be, their evolution is one of the show's great hallmarks.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan director Nicholas Meyer once had some less-than-kind words to say about another Star Trek movie.
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Team America: World Police is edgy, ruthless, and features jokes that aren't for the faint of heart, but it was only banned 10 years after release. Here's why.
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Major Margaret Houlihan was the backbone of MASH - but after the show ended, actress Loretta Swit mainly stuck to one-off guest roles.
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Denzel Washington doesn't have many regrets about his career. However, there are two landmark war movies that he wishes he could've starred in.
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Netflix might be giving the hit Western series Yellowstone a run for their money with the Australian cowboy show, Territory.