Clint Eastwood Directed An Underrated Music Biopic About One Of The World's Best Musicians
Filmmaker and jazz fan Clint Eastwood once made an unconventional, and underrated biopic about legendary jazz musician Charlie Parker.
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Stories By Lee Adams
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Why Sylvester Stallone Set Rocky In Philadelphia Instead Of New York City
Sylvester Stallone hails from Hell's Kitchen in New York City, but when it came to writing Rocky, he was drawn to Philadelphia for a reason.
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The Iconic '80s Actress Who's Been Nominated For A Ridiculous Number Of Golden Raspberries
Largely thanks to her cinematic collaborations with her husband, Bo Derek has been nominated for several Razzie Awards over the course of her career.
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Matt Damon Replaced Brad Pitt In One Of The Best Crime Movies Of All Time
Brad Pitt was originally set to star in a Martin Scorsese crime thriller, but Matt Damon ended up with the role instead. Here's why Pitt didn't appear.
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Steven Spielberg Regrets Making The First Director's Cut Of One Of His Most Important Films
When he decided to tackle his initial director's cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg was forced to make a compromise he'd later regret.
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Heathers' Original Ending Was Way Too Dark For Hollywood
Heathers was considered pretty edgy and subversive in its time, although its original ending was a bridge too far for just about every studio in Hollywood.
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John Wayne Hated This Controversial Western With 91% On Rotten Tomatoes (For A Good Reason)
This revered Western didn't tone down its violence or romanticize the Old West at all, neither of which sat well with the notoriously conservative John Wayne.
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James Cameron's Jurassic Park Movie Pitch Could Have Been A Disaster
James Cameron was one of several big-name directors in contention to make Jurassic Park, but it's probably for the better that his pitch didn't win out.
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Sissy Spacek Went Full Method Actor To Land Her Iconic '70s Horror Role In Carrie
Brian De Palma initially had a different star in mind for his Carrie adaptation, so Sissy Spacek went full Method to land the lead in the '70s horror classic.
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James Earl Jones' Father Acted In One Of The Most Bizarre '80s Horror Films
There are lots of odd left-field incidental details to watch out for in this infamous '80s horror flick, including an appearance by James Earl Jones' father.
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Why Robert Redford Tried To Talk His Way Out Of His Indecent Proposal Role
Adrian Lyne’s erotic drama is a triple-hander for the ages, but star Robert Redford tried to talk his way out of the movie after the table read.
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Anna Nicole Smith Was Originally Cast In The Role That Made Cameron Diaz A Star
Cameron Diaz had an unlikely breakthrough performance that turned her into a household name, but the role originally belonged to Anna Nicole Smith.
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The Absolutely Devastating Way Wes Craven Got Drew Barrymore To Cry In Scream
Drew Barrymore insisted on crying for real in Scream's famous opening scene, so Wes Craven would remind her of a horrific true story to get the tears going.
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What Does The Blair Witch Look Like?
The Blair Witch Project is one of the scariest movies of all time, but we never actually see the titular witch. Here's what she apparently looks like.
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A Goonies Star's Stunt Double Had To Shadow Him Off-Set To Prevent Drunken Bar Brawls
A stunt double for one of the most memorable actors in The Goonies had to pull double-duty to make sure that actor didn't get too rowdy.
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Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather Trilogy Exists Thanks To George Lucas
The Godfather films helped turn Francis Ford Coppola into one of the biggest filmmakers of all time, but he might not have made them without George Lucas.
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This Gritty '70s New York-Set Thriller Is One Of The Greatest Heist Movies Ever Made
Four hijackers board a subway car and take the passengers hostage in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, one of the best heist movies ever.
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The Stephen King Movie Every Studio Turned Down Became A Bona Fide Classic
Every studio initially passed on Rob Reiner's Stand By Me, but the film, based on a Stephen King short story, eventually became a full-blown classic anyway.
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This Stunning Yet Controversial '70s Animated Movie Flopped So Hard That It Bankrupted Its Studio
This animated '70s film is a psychedelic arthouse trip that pushed its experimental style too far, flopping at the box office and dooming the studio behind it.
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The Spooky '70s TV Tradition That Still Lives On Today In The UK
Telling stories about ghosts and monsters in the winter is a tradition that dates back centuries. It also gave rise to this scary UK TV tradition in the '70s.
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John Astin Tried To Stop His Son From Starring In One Of The Worst Movies Ever Made
Mackenzie Astin, son of Addams Family star John Astin, signed on to star in a terrible movie before his father had a chance to talk him out of it.
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Steven Spielberg Warned Kevin Costner About Shooting This Legendary Box Office Bomb
Kevin Costner's notorious action-adventure movie Waterworld might've been less tumultuous (and costly) to make if Costner had heeded Steven Spielberg's warning.
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Why Jodie Foster Never Spoke To Anthony Hopkins While They Were Filming Silence Of The Lambs
Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins made a legendary duo in The Silence of the Lambs, but the pair seldom spoke on set. Here's why.
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Francis Ford Coppola And James Cameron Both Have Failed Projects With The Same Title
Oddly enough, Francis Ford Coppola and James Cameron both worked on failed projects called Dark Angel (although they had nothing to do with each other).
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Only Seven Horror Movies Have Been Nominated For Best Picture Oscars (And Only One Has Won)
Horror movies have rarely been recognized at the Oscars, but these seven films defied the odds to score a Best Picture nod (with one of them even winning).
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How Daniel Day-Lewis Really Feels About Actors Who Go 'Full Method'
Method acting has gotten a bad name from people who don't seem to understand what it means, and that bugs Daniel Day-Lewis.
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Michelle Pfeiffer Landed Her Scarface Role By Making Pacino Bleed (A Lot)
Michelle Pfeiffer was relatively unknown when she auditioned for Scarface, and she thinks accidentally injuring star Al Pacino got her the part.
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