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The Book Of Life Director Guilted The Studio Into Letting A Character Wear A Certain Color [Exclusive]

By Valerie Ettenhofer December 9th, 2022

The studio was against a certain color of socks, despite its place in Mexican bullfighter culture.

Kevin Smith's Clerks Short Film The Flying Car Was Written For The Ford Motor Company [Exclusive]

By Danielle Ryan December 7th, 2022

Kevin Smith's short film The Flying Car, featuring Clerks characters Randal and Dante, may have ended at The Tonight Show, but that wasn't the original plan.

What Convinced A Hesitant Jeff Anderson To Come Back For Clerks III? [Exclusive]

By Sandy Schaefer December 7th, 2022

'It really struck me as a novel idea, and because it was based on Kevin's life, and Kevin was so excited about doing it, that was a much easier sell.'

Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson in Clerks III

Clerks Star Jeff Anderson Has An Idea For Randal To Make The Perfect Cameo In Mallrats 2 [Exclusive]

By BJ Colangelo December 7th, 2022

'Never discuss it, never bring it up again. Just a random sort of thing to tie the universe together.'

Clerks III Has A Deep Cut Visual Gag Inspired By An Original Clerks Misstep [Exclusive]

By Witney Seibold December 6th, 2022

An experienced makeup girl from the original Clerks inspired a quick visual gag in Clerks III that is truly a deep cut.

Jeff Anderson and Brian O'Halloran in Clerks III

Recreating The Original Clerks Scenes For Clerks III Was Both Challenging And Trippy [Exclusive]

By Drew Tinnin December 6th, 2022

Making a movie-within-a-movie was quite an experience for the film's cast.

Violent Night Director Tommy Wirkola Breaks Down That Climactic Kill Scene [Exclusive]

By Bill Bria December 5th, 2022

'I'm really proud of it.'

Ram's Incredible Riot Introduction Scene In RRR Was Filmed Just Before The Pandemic [Exclusive]

By Tyler Llewyn Taing December 1st, 2022

A pandemic-era riot is a hard thing to film.

Christmas With The Campbells Test Screenings Demanded More Hilarity From Julia Duffy And George Wendt [Exclusive]

By Ethan Anderton December 1st, 2022

People just wanted more of their horny humor!

The Willow Series Used Ghostbusters II As A 'Point Of Reference' Nearly Every Day Behind The Scenes [Exclusive]

By Joe Roberts December 1st, 2022

The Willow series had an unlikely inspiration in *checks notes* ... Ghostbusters II?

Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas

The Original White Christmas Soundtrack Was Never Released Due To An Exclusive Record Contract

By Jenna Busch December 1st, 2022

Ever wondered why you can't listen to all your favorite songs from White Christmas in one place? There is a bizarre legal explanation!

How Causeway Helped Brian Tyree Henry Let Go Of Paper Boi's Tragedies In Atlanta [Exclusive]

By Danielle Ryan November 30th, 2022

Brian Tyree Henry's new Apple TV+ film, Causeway, helped him heal from his past characters.

John Leguizamo Doesn't Care About Playing A Character Who's Loved, He Just Wants To Play One Who's Understood [Exclusive]

By Drew Tinnin November 30th, 2022

'I want to be witty. I have to be witty, I have to be smart.'

John Leguizamo's Opinion Of Super Mario Bros. Has 'Definitely' Changed [Exclusive]

By Witney Seibold November 30th, 2022

'Yes, definitely my opinion of it has changed.'

David Harbour as Santa Claus in Violent Night

Violent Night Director Would Sometimes Have To Stop Filming Because The Cast 'Couldn't Stop Laughing' [Exclusive]

By Quinn Bilodeau November 30th, 2022

'I made them laugh so hard...'

Violent Night Director Fought For The Movie's Home Alone Homage To Be 'A Lot Bigger' [Exclusive]

By Drew Tinnin November 29th, 2022

Tommy Wirkola isn't messing around with Violent Night.

Violent Night Filmmakers Didn't Want The Movie's Henchmen To Be Left Out In The Cold [Exclusive]

By Ryan Scott November 29th, 2022

'... Nowadays, I feel a lot of [action] movies have about three or four main characters and that's it.'

Christmas Classic Miracle On 34th Street Was A Guiding Light For David Harbour In Violent Night [Exclusive]

By Jenna Busch November 28th, 2022

We're talking about the original here.

Violent Night's David Harbour On Investigating The 'Different Mythologies' Of Santa Claus [Exclusive]

By Joshua Meyer November 28th, 2022

'I thought it was a fascinating thing to go back mythologically...'

Violent Night's David Harbour Was 'Blown Away' That Santa Was In His House [Exclusive]

By Quinn Bilodeau November 28th, 2022

'There's no way my parents could've done that!'

Lucy Liu's Strange World Character Was Originally Much Different Than The Final Iteration [Exclusive]

By Jenna Busch November 27th, 2022

"We thought, 'Oh, god, it's too much ...'"

The opening scene from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Composer Henry Jackman Praises A Key Moment In John Williams' Empire Strikes Back Score [Exclusive]

By Sandy Schaefer November 26th, 2022

John Williams' Empire Strikes Back score continues to be inspirational for generations of composers.

Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel in This is the End

Henry Jackman Points To Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg's This Is The End For His 'Most Ironic Use Of Music Ever' [Exclusive]

By BJ Colangelo November 23rd, 2022

'It's completely ridiculous what's happening on the screen, but I shouldn't be ridiculous.'

The Song Of Ferrix In The Andor Season 1 Finale Was Composed Before Shooting Even Began [Exclusive]

By Rafael Motamayor November 23rd, 2022

This musical moment is a striking use of diegetic music in Star Wars, and Tony Gilroy wanted to figure out the sound before cameras were even rolling.