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  • Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) struggles to cry while shooting a scene in Tropic Thunder

    Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder Exists Thanks To This Steven Spielberg Movie That Influenced It

    By Rusteen Honardoost 1 month ago

    Tropic Thunder is one of the funniest movies of the 2000s, and Ben Stiller's experience on one of Steven Spielberg's '80s movies sparked a big part of the plot.

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  • Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles in an elevator in RKO 281

    Citizen Kane Fans Have To Watch This Overlooked HBO Movie

    By Lee Adams 1 month 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.

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  • John Travolta in Urban Cowboy, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Saturday Night Fevern and Face/Off

    15 Best John Travolta Movies, Ranked

    By Jamie Jirak 2 months ago

    John Travolta has had plenty of peaks and valleys in his career, but if you're looking for the cream of the crop, these are the best John Travolta movies.

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  • Tom Hardy as Al Capone and Linda Cardellini as Mae Capone in Capone

    Tom Hardy's Wildest Role Came In This Crime Biography That Bent The Truth

    By Danielle Ryan 2 months ago

    Does Josh Trank's 2020 film Capone capture the final days of gangster Al Capone with 100% accuracy? Maybe not, but Tom Hardy gives an unforgettable performance.

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  • Images from American Splendor, Grey Gardens, 7 Days in Hell, Bad Education, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding edited together

    15 Best HBO Original Movies, Ranked

    By Russell Murray 2 months ago

    Some of the best HBO original movies got lost in the shuffle of cable and streaming, but all of these titles are worth adding to your watchlist.

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  • A girl in a red coat (Oliwia Dąbrowska) stands on a gravelly road with a surprised expression, the bodies of men in suits and an SS officer behind her in black and white in Schindler's List

    The Meaning Behind The Red Coat Girl In Schindler's List, According To Steven Spielberg

    By Caroline Madden 2 months ago

    Schindler's List is a bleak, necessary examination of one of history's greatest atrocities, and Steven Spielberg's aesthetic choices amplify the film's message.

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  • Amsterdam and Bill the Butcher are engaged in a conversation in Gangs of New York

    Why Gangs Of New York Almost Made Martin Scorsese Quit Directing

    By Debopriyaa Dutta 2 months ago

    Martin Scorsese spent years trying to bring Gangs of New York to the screen, and when he finally got the chance he almost quit making movies.

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  • Kirk Douglas as Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life, Colonel Dax in Paths of Glory, and Spartacus in Spartacus

    The 12 Best Kirk Douglas Movies, Ranked

    By Hunter Cates 2 months ago

    During his decades-long career, Kirk Douglas starred in many a classic film and worked with several great directors. Here's our ranking of his 12 best movies.

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  • A composite shot of music video images: Beyonce in Hold Up, Sabrina Carpenter in Please Please Please, My Chemical Romance in The Ghost of You, Madonna in Material Girl, and Tupac Shakur in California Love

    10 Best Music Videos Based On Or Inspired By Movies

    By Blaise Santi 2 months ago

    Music videos aren't as big as they once were, but they're still taking cues from motion pictures. Here are the best music videos based on or inspired by movies

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  • Joe seeks to calm his flock down in Eddington

    Eddington Is 2025's Most Divisive, Provocative & Infuriating Movie — But That's The Point

    By Bill Bria 2 months ago

    Ari Aster has always been a satirist manipulating genre formulas to his advantage, and his latest film, the controversial Eddington, is no exception.

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  • Howard the Duck Lea Thompson 1986

    Howard The Duck Isn't The First Marvel Comics Movie – The Real One Came Out One Year Earlier

    By SlashFilm Staff 2 months ago

    1986's Howard the Duck is often credited as the first movie based on Marvel Comics, but the real honor goes to a movie that came out in 1985.

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  • A collage of Javier Bardem, Adam Driver, Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, and Tom Hanks standing together

    15 Actors Who Never Watch Their Own Movies

    By Blaise Santi 2 months ago

    It's not easy for even a Hollywood star to watch their movies. Here are 15 high-profile examples of actors who can't watch their own projects.

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  • Quentin Tarantino squints under a cowboy hat as Frankie in Django Unchained

    Matt Damon's Early Western Flop Found A Fan In Quentin Tarantino

    By Jeremy Smith 2 months ago

    It doesn't matter how badly a movie flops, if Quentin Tarantino likes it, he'll be honest about it. Good news for a Walter Hill Western starring Matt Damon.

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  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Oliver Stone and cast

    The Eight Best Oliver Stone Movies, Ranked

    By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

    Oliver Stone has been a controversial voice in Hollywood for decades. Join us as we look at his filmography and present the best Oliver Stone movies, ranked.

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  • Johh Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Robert Pattinson in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Kate Winslet in Titanic, and Robin Williams in Popeye in a composite image

    12 Actors Who Hated Playing Their Characters

    By Blaise Santi 2 months ago

    From Robin Williams as a cartoon sailor to Jennifer Lawrence covered in blue, here are 12 actors who hated playing their characters in movies and TV shows.

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  • Michael Madsen as Virgil Earp in Wyatt Earp

    Michael Madsen Regretted Starring In A Major Kevin Costner Flop

    By Danielle Ryan 2 months ago

    Michael Madsen has over 300 credits to his name, but this Kevin Costner-starring Western is one he wished he'd passed on.

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  • Steven Spielberg playing himself in Austin Powers in Goldmember

    Steven Spielberg's Best Movie, According To IMDb

    By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

    Steven Spielberg has (unsurprisingly) lots of highly-rated films on IMDb, and his highest-rated movie on the website is (also unsurprisingly) a classic.

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  • John Wayne's Breck Coleman sits on a horse in The Big Trail

    The Movie Stunt That Almost Killed John Wayne Before His Rise To Fame

    By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

    John Wayne nearly died while making a biblical epic. He survived, but the stunt claimed multiple lives and resulted in many injuries.

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  • Mike Horvath, looking melancholy in Saving Private Ryan

    Why Steven Spielberg Threatened To Fire An Actor From Saving Private Ryan

    By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

    Steven Spielberg gave an actor on Saving Private Ryan a massive ultimatum, one that only the legendary director could actually pull off.

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  • Swing Shift, Lucky and Hazel looking seriously ahead

    One Of Kurt Russell's Biggest Flops Of The '80s Ended Up Being An Oscar Nominee

    By Michael Boyle 2 months ago

    A strong performance of the box office doesn't guarantee Oscar gold, as even this Kurt Russell flop earned an Academy Award nomination.

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  • J. Robert Oppenheimer raises his hat in celebration for a cheering audience with the American flag waving behind him in

    The Directors Who Almost Made Oppenheimer Before Christopher Nolan

    By Rusteen Honardoost 2 months ago

    It's hard to imagine anyone other than Christopher Nolan bringing Oppenheimer to life, but two other people nearly sat in the director's chair.

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  • Ed Harris lobbies on behalf of his Project Mercury mates as John Glenn in The Right Stuff

    How Ed Harris' '80s Historical Drama Pretty Much Destroyed This Company

    By Jeremy Smith 2 months ago

    The Ed Harris-led historical drama The Right Stuff was a hit with critics in the '80s, but its box office performance killed the production company.

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  • Andrew Garfield in tick, tick BOOM, Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls, Gene Kelly in Singin in the Rain, Liza Minnellli in Cabaret, and Judy Garland in Wizard of Oz in a composite image

    15 Best Movie Musicals Of All Time, Ranked

    By Eric Langberg 2 months ago

    Movie musicals may not be for everyone, but that doesn't mean their cinematic greatness can be ignored! Here are 15 of the greatest musical films of all time.

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    The 15 Best Classic Movies, Ranked

    By Hunter Cates 3 months ago

    What truly makes a classic film, well, "classic"? Let's dissect this, and in the meantime, also try and rank the 15 greatest classic films we know and love.

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  • A collage of Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) in 42 surrounded by Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) in A League of Their Own, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) in Moneyball, Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) in The Natural, and Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) in The Sandlot

    The 15 Best Baseball Movies Ever Made, Ranked

    By Samuel Stone 3 months ago

    Baseball is America's pastime, and the best baseball movies know how to capture the love of the game, whether they're powerful dramas or goofy comedies.

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  • Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone

    Unforgiven Fans Need To Revisit Kurt Russell's Best Western On Hulu

    By Danielle Ryan 3 months ago

    Is there anything Kurt Russell can't do? Right now one of his best Western films is available to stream and you owe it to yourself to check it out.

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    Brad Pitt And Jon Bernthal's 2014 War Movie Is A Must-Watch On Tubi

    By Kieran Fisher 3 months ago

    David Ayer's underrated war movie Fury, starring Brad Pitt and Jon Bernthal, is now available to stream for free on Tubi.

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