Wake Up Dead Man Delivers On Director Rian Johnson's Original Knives Out Mission
Like the previous two Knives Out mysteries, Wake Up Dead Man doesn't shy away from current events and modern politics. And that's by design.
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Stories By Michael Boyle
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Ryan Reynolds' Career Began (And Nearly Ended) On This Nickelodeon Teen Soap Opera
A young Ryan Reynolds didn't exactly love his time acting on this 1990s Nickelodeon teen soap opera series, which put his character through quite the wringer.
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Marvel's First X-Men Cartoon Made Wolverine Australian For A Pretty Wild Reason
Pryde of the X-Men sadly only lasted a single episode, but the Marvel pilot made the interesting choice to give Wolverine an Australian accent.
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Decades Before Before Sam Raimi, Spider-Man Conquered European Theaters
Americans had never seen a live-action Spidey on the big screen before Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, but Europeans had already gotten a taste decades earlier.
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The Humble Reason Tori Spelling Was 'Ashamed' To Be Included In Scream 2's Photo Shoots
Tori Spelling nabbed the cover of Rolling Stone for her role in Scream 2, which might seem ridiculous to anyone who has seen Scream 2.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Traded James Earl Jones Workout Tips For Acting Lessons
As they prepared to star in Conan the Barbarian together, Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones made a deal to help the former improve his acting.
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What South Park's Creators Think The Final Episode Will Look Like
South Park has been on the air since 1997, but the creators have already thought about what the final episode will look like when the time finally comes.
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Alfred Hitchcock Had Strict Rules For Audience Behavior At One Of His Movies
Psycho was a monster hit, and part of that success can be attributed to director Alfred Hitchcock's genius marketing plan.
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How Avengers: Age Of Ultron Worked To Avoid A Big 'Green Goblin Mistake'
Avengers: Age of Ultron may have had a robot villain, but director Joss Whedon wanted to avoid giving Ultron an expressionless mask like Green Goblin.
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Mad Men's Creator Decided On A Major Character Death Three Seasons In Advance
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner decided a key character was going to die three seasons in advance, ultimately ending their story on a tragic yet satisfying note.
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Before He Became A Movie Star, Glen Powell Acted In This Quirky, Underrated Horror Series
Before Glen Powell became one of Hollywood's leading men, he was the least-famous actor in a star-studded horror TV series.
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Two Of The Most Important '70s Sitcoms Were Remakes Of British Television Shows
American remakes of British TV shows are nothing new. Two of the biggest '70s sitcoms were adapted from UK comedies, with some notable changes.
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Boba Fett Fan Theories Existed Before Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Even Hit Theaters
Before Empire Strikes Back arrived in theaters, people were theorizing about Boba Fett’s origins thanks to the Star Wars Holiday Special.
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Michael J. Fox Responded To A Back To The Future Mistake Fans Still Bring Up
Back to the Future absolutely has plot holes, including a frequently-cited one that Michael J. Fox has written about. It's also a great piece of filmmaking.
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Why Mad Men Season 1 Is The Lowest-Rated On IMDb
Mad Man is considered one of the best TV dramas ever made, but season 1 was a rough start in hindsight and IMDb fans agree.
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How Closely Mike Flanagan's Dark Tower Series Will Follow Stephen King's Books
The longer Mike Flanagan's Dark Tower series goes on, the harder it will become for it to remain faithful to Stephen King's intertextual, genre-blending books.
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Stranger Things' Crew Went To Epic Lengths To Prevent Season 5 Photo And Video Leaks
The crew of Stranger Things went to extreme measures to make sure photos and videos didn't leak from the set of the final season.
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The Walking Dead Creator Robert Kirkman Often Lied To Fans For A Very Good Reason
Robert Kirkman was notorious for lying about what to expect in the Walking Dead comics, but perhaps those who ran the TV adaptation should've followed his lead.
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Why Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins Was Designed As A Solo Movie, Not A Trilogy Starter
Every movie in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy stands on its own, which was a deliberate choice Nolan made starting back on Batman Begins.
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Christopher Nolan Namechecked The Odyssey Translation You Should Read Before The Movie
The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan namechecked a specific translation of the epic poem that's perfect for modern readers.
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Joel Schumacher's Canceled Batman Movie Had A Shocking Take On Harley Quinn
Joel Schumacher's canceled Batman sequel, Batman Unchained, would've featured both Scarecrow and a decidedly unconventional take on Harley Quinn's backstory.
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Valentina's Best Insult On HBO's The White Lotus Was Improvised
Sabrina Impacciatore quickly won White Lotus fans over with her turn as Valentina in season 2, and her most unexpectedly savage line was actually improvised.
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A Polarizing Christmas Movie On Disney+ Got A Perfect Score From Roger Ebert
Folks can be very hot or cold on Disney's animated 2009 movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol, but Roger Ebert had valid reasons for championing it.
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A 2007 True Crime Thriller With A 90% Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Hitting Netflix Soon
David Fincher's Zodiac was a box office disappointment but many now consider it to be his best film. And now it's headed to Netflix.
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Harry Potter's Ravenclaw Traits Explained
House Ravenclaw is one of the most unique albeit underrepresented houses in the world of Harry Potter. Here's what the Ravenclaw characters have in common.
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Stephen King's Oscar-Winning Movie Is Streaming For Free (And It's The Perfect Winter Watch)
This Oscar-winning Stephen King movie is not only streaming for free, but it might also be the truest Christmas film there is. Allow us to explain.
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Before Mad Men, Jon Hamm Made His Mark On TV With A Taraji P. Henson Crime Series
Jon Hamm knows better than to be biased against TV channels, having gotten started alongside Taraji P. Henson on this Lifetime crime series prior to Mad Men.
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