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Fight Club, Marla in a dirty room, looking at the main character

Why Helena Bonham Carter's Fight Club Role Made Her Physically Sick

By Michael Boyle 12 days ago

Helena Bonham Carter's performance is irreplaceable in David Fincher's Fight Club, but one aspect of the film required a doctor's visit.

Jacob Elordi as Felix in Saltburn, Melissa McCarthy as Megan in Bridesmaids, Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger in Black Panther, Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Lady Gaga as Ally in A Star is Born

15 Popular Actors Who Sneak Into Movie Theaters

By Eric Langberg 12 days ago

Here are 15 examples of famous actors who, with varying degrees of success, blended in with regular audiences at movie theaters to watch their own films.

Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) donning a black suit and tie at one of his parties in

Robert Redford And Leonardo DiCaprio Starred In Adaptations Of The Same Banned Book

By Noah Villaverde 12 days ago

Getting to play a famous character from literature is a great honor for many actors, including Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross looking down

Jeremy Renner Starred In This Underrated Action Movie The Same Year As The Avengers

By Nick Staniforth 13 days ago

Jeremy Renner made a big splash in "The Avengers" in 2012. He quickly followed it up the same year with this somewhat forgotten, but still fun, action flick.

Julia Butters as Harper and Sophia Hammons as Lily with food fight mess clothes in Freakier Friday

Where You've Seen Freakier Friday's Julia Butters Before

By Ethan Anderton 13 days ago

Julia Butters gets caught up in the four-way body swap of Freakier Friday, but here's where you probably recognize seeing her at a much younger age.

Composite image of John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons, Donald Sutherland in Klute, Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People, with Oscar statue in front of them and gold background

10 Forgotten Oscar-Winning Movies Every Cinephile Needs To Watch

By Kira Deshler 13 days ago

Plenty of Oscar winners are remembered and talked about all the time, but here are some great Oscar-winning movies that audiences have kinda forgotten.

Samuel L. Jackson as Louis Batiste in Eve's Bayou, Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath in The Piano, Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo Gutiérrez in Roma, Ryan O'Neal as Barry Lyndon in Barry Lyndon, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Chow Mo-wan in In the Mood for Love

The 15 Best Period Piece Movies Of All Time, Ranked

By Leo Noboru Lima 17 days ago

It isn't always easy to make a beautiful period piece. But these 15 films continue to serve as stellar shining examples of period dramas done right.

Russell Crowe as Cort with Gene Hackman as Herod in The Quick and the Dead

Studio Executives Didn't Want Russell Crowe As The Lead In This Gene Hackman Western

By Lee Adams 17 days ago

Before all of that incredible "Gladiator" fame, Russell Crowe needed some serious help getting signed on to a certain Gene Hackman Western.

Martin Scorsese holds forth on cinema in a movie theater

One Of Martin Scorsese's Favorite Westerns Is Nearly Impossible To Watch

By Jeremy Smith 17 days ago

A classic Western has been cited by Martin Scorsese as the film that first inspired him, but it's now nearly impossible to watch.

Reacher's Alan Ritchson Regrets Not Keeping A Prop From One Of His Movies

By Nick Staniforth 17 days ago

Alan Ritchson has had an excellent career so far, but one of his chief regrets is not keeping this unhinged prop from his directorial debut.

Liam Neeson as Bill Marks staring intensely in Non-Stop

5 Underrated Liam Neeson Movies Every Fan Needs To Watch

By Akos Peterbencze 17 days ago

From lesser-seen Westerns to thrilling B-movies and searing dramas, these five underrated Liam Neeson movies deserve more attention.

Alex Wolff as Peter wearing a paper crown, with a broken and bandaged nose in Hereditary

Hereditary's Director Was Told To Stop Writing His Own Movies After This Huge Flop

By Danielle Ryan 17 days ago

No one can roast you quite like your family, and that's exactly what happened to Ari Aster after one of his films flopped at the box office.

Mike Milo wearing a cowboy hat in Cry Macho

Studios Expected Clint Eastwood's Last Western To Be A Box Office Flop

By Witney Seibold 18 days ago

Warner Bros. executives expected Clint Eastwood's neo-Western Cry Macho might flop at the box office, but it's hard to fault them for making the film anyway.

The Seinfeld Episode That Hilariously Pays Tribute To An Anthony Hopkins Movie

By Devin Meenan 18 days ago

One Seinfeld episode paid tribute to a prestige Anthony Hopkins drama fresh on everyone's mind back in 1996, and it makes for quite the hilarious gag too.

Bucky, Red Guardian, John Walker, and Ghost walking down New York City in Thunderbolts*

Why Marvel's Thunderbolts* Post-Credits Scene Didn't Connect To Fantastic Four

By Rafael Motamayor 18 days ago

Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" had a major post-credits scene that suggested big things for "Fantastic Four: First Steps." Only, it didn't fully connect. Here's why.

Jack Nicholson as Jake with a bandaged nose in Chinatown

Jack Nicholson's Chinatown Got Robert Redford The Lead Role Of An Oscar-Winning Movie

By Danielle Ryan 18 days ago

If Jack Nicholson hadn't made Chinatown, then we might have never seen Robert Redford blossom into a big screen superstar after starring in The Sting.

Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers

A Starship Troopers Star Once Played American Psycho's Patrick Bateman (But We Never Got To See It)

By Ryan Scott 18 days ago

Christian Bale's portrayal of Patrick Bateman is one of horror's finest, but a Starship Troopers star played the character two years later.

Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) talking in Behind Enemy Lines

An Owen Wilson War Movie Launched A Franchise We'd Rather Forget

By Mike Bedard 18 days ago

A 2001 war movie starring Owen Wilson was a success. Naturally, it launched a direct-to-dvd franchise with three sequels. There was also a failed TV pilot.

Christine Collins in court in a nice hat and coat in Changeling

Juror #2 Fans Need To Watch This Clint Eastwood-Directed Courtroom Drama With Angelina Jolie

By Witney Seibold 18 days ago

Along with Juror #2, Clint Eastwood also directed this Angelina Jolie-led courtroom drama, which was based on very tragic and unsettling real-life events.

Dieter Dengler pointing a finger in Rescue Dawn

An Epic Christian Bale War Movie Almost Starred Matt Damon Instead

By Witney Seibold 18 days ago

Matt Damon passed on a war drama that ended up starring Christian Bale in order to make a very different movie (one that led to him meeting his wife).

Outer Banks Star Madelyn Cline Failed Her Audition For This Classic Jeff Bridges Western

By Akos Peterbencze 19 days ago

Before Madelyn Cline starred on Outer Banks, she bombed an audition for a role that could have nabbed her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.

Oskar Schindler looking at something in his fingers in Schindler's List

Liam Neeson Asked Steven Spielberg To Fire Him From A Movie After A Table Read

By Witney Seibold 19 days ago

Liam Neeson walked away from what would become an Oscar-winning drama from director Steven Spielberg, but you can't really blame him for his reasoning.

Jesse Eisenberg in Now You See Me surrounding by cards featuring Jacob Latimore in Sleight, Steve Carell in Incredible Burt Wonderstone, George Clooney in Ocean's Eleven and Edward Norton in The Illusionist

15 Best Movies Like Now You See Me

By Russell Murray 19 days ago

If you're looking for more movies like Now You See Me as the franchise's third installment nears, we've assembled a collection that might intrigue you.

A collage of Richard Pryor in Richard Pryor: Live in Concert flanked by Grover T. Muldoon (Pryor) in Silver Streak and Herman Smith (Pryor) in The Wiz

The 12 Best Richard Pryor Movies, Ranked

By Samuel Stone 19 days ago

Richard Pryor's filmography can be pretty underrated. So, let's dive into his movies; here are 12 of the iconic comedian's greatest films, ranked.

Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles in an elevator in RKO 281

Citizen Kane Fans Have To Watch This Overlooked HBO Movie

By Lee Adams 19 days ago

This HBO movie is the rare film to dive into the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding Citizen Kane and Orson Welles' off-screen battle to make his magnum opus.

Burt Lancaster on the beach as Felix Happer in Local Hero

Burt Lancaster's Oil Movie With A 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Perfect For Landman Fans

By Lee Adams 19 days ago

Landman fans looking for a lighter-hearted angle on the oil industry would do well to check out this Burt Lancaster film with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.

Bone in the Throat, a concerned Sophie talking to Tommy

An Overlooked Vanessa Kirby Crime Thriller Was Based On An Anthony Bourdain Book

By Michael Boyle 19 days ago

Anthony Bourdain has written a number of fiction novels, and one was adapted into a movie starring Fantastic Four star Vanessa Kirby.