This Episode Of The Twilight Zone Was A Harsh Critique Of Hollywood Westerns
Rod Serling had a bone to pick with the Western TV genre, so he satirized it in an episode of The Twilight Zone.
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Stories By William Bibbiani
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Rod Serling's Favorite Twilight Zone Episode Had One Of The Saddest Endings In TV History
Of course, Rod Serling's favorite episode of The Twilight Zone is the one with the cruelest ending in the show's entire run. -
Every Jordan Peele Movie Ranked
Jordan Peele has quickly established him as one of the 21st century's greatest horror auteurs, and each of his three directorial efforts are master works. -
One Of The Scariest Episodes Of The Twilight Zone Had Almost No Dialogue
'The Invaders,' a classic episode of The Twilight Zone, centers on a silent Agnes Moorehead giving a tour de force performance as a woman who encounters aliens. -
You May Want To Keep A Close Eye On The Body Language In A Haunting In Venice
The cinematographer for A Haunting in Venice urges viewers to pay attention to the body language clues to help solve Hercule Poirot's latest mystery. -
Star Trek's New Animated Shorts Bring Back The Characters Fans Have Been Missing
Multiple new Star Trek series have been set around the original era, but characters from the animated series have yet to make live-action debuts. Why is that? -
This Classic Episode Of The Twilight Zone Didn't Win An Emmy – It Won An Oscar
'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' is an incredible episode of television, but this Twilight Zone chapter didn't begin as TV. -
The Twilight Zone Was Robert Redford's Scariest Role ... Or Was It?
Depending on who you ask, young Robert Redford's boyish good looks made him one of the scariest figures in Twilight Zone history. -
How One Of The Twilight Zone's Worst Episodes Eventually Became The Waltons
The Twilight Zone episode The Hunt is responsible for the creation of The Waltons. Here's how one TV juggernaut birthed another. -
Every Monty Python Movie Ranked
The Dead Parrot. Christmas in Heaven. A bloodthirsty rabbit. These are just some of the things you'll find in our list of Monty Python movies ranked by quality. -
There's A Reason Why Six Twilight Zone Episodes Will Always Look Terrible
Several classic episodes of The Twilight Zone look like garbage for a very specific reason – and there will never be a way to fix them. -
The Twilight Zone Story So Scary, They Made It Three Times
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet taps the primal fear of being seen as crazy, which is probably why The Twilight Zone has remade it so many times. -
Hard Target Is Based On One Of The Most Ripped-Off Movies Ever Made
When Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo joined forces for Hard Target, they chose to play the most dangerous game. -
Only One John Carpenter Movie Ever Won An Oscar (And You've Probably Never Heard Of It)
Before John Carpenter became the Master of Horror, he worked on a forgotten Oscar-winning Western. -
How A Touch Of Jealousy Led To Tyler Perry's Unexpected Star Trek Casting
There are a lot of cameos in Star Trek, though there's likely not one as surprising as Tyler Perry in JJ Abrams' first Trek film. -
The Fugitive Was The Rare Action Movie To Get Nominated For Best Picture – And It Deserved It
The Fugitive earned its Oscar nod, and not only because Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are exceptional in it. -
The Enterprise's Lighting Is The 'Mood Board' For Each Episode Of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The USS Enterprise gets seen in a whole new light in each episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. -
How A From Here To Eternity Rumor Inspired The Godfather's Most Shocking Scene
The Godfather's unforgettable horse-head-in-the-bed scene was inspired by a true story about Frank Sinatra's mob connections. -
Jaws 3-D Tried To Warn Us About SeaWorld
Jaws 3-D was calling out SeaWorld 30 years before the documentary Blackfish. -
How Paul Reubens Landed Laurence Fishburne For Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Laurence Fishburne was one of the many cameos on Pee-wee's Playhouse, and he got the role by knowing Paul Reubens through an unexpected mutual friend. -
How Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Honors The Original Series' Old-School Look
It's called dedication to the craft! -
In The Midst Of Barbenheimer, One Of The Year's Best Horror Movies Is Being Overlooked
It's one of the scariest films of the year, and you may have never even heard of it. -
There's A Mission: Impossible Movie Without Tom Cruise And Nobody Talks About It
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to watch Mission: Impossible vs. The Mob. -
You've Probably Never Seen The One Thing Tom Cruise Actually Directed
It's tempting to look at Cruise's directing debut as a conscious or subconscious expression of himself, so let's do that. -
Before Dial Of Destiny Rewrote Canon, Old Man Indiana Jones Was Grandpa Simpson
You won't find this version of Indiana Jones on Disney+. -
James Gunn Understands Your Superhero Fatigue: 'People Have Gotten Lazy'
James Gunn knows a thing or two about keeping superhero films interesting. -
How Marvel's Secret Invasion Compares To (And Changes) The Original Comic
Secret Invasion was a huge crossover event on the page. The start of the new Marvel series suggests it's taking a very different route.
