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A Chris Farley Biopic Is At The Top Of Paul Walter Hauser's Wishlist

By Jeremy Smith March 19th, 2023

But is Farley's life even filmable?

Chris Farley's Dream Project Was A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Biopic

By Witney Seibold March 18th, 2023

We can only imagine how Farley's career may have been different had he been able to make this movie.

All Quiet On The Western Front's Oscar-Nominated Screenplay Was Kept Alive By Triathlons

By Witney Seibold March 17th, 2023

Screenwriter Lesley Paterson held onto the rights for the book on which the film is based by winning triathlons.

Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther's Costume Designer Just Made Oscars History, But She's Been Doing Phenomenal Work For Years

By Witney Seibold March 13th, 2023

Prior to winning Oscars for Black Panther and its sequel, Ruth E. Carter spent decades designing incredible costumes for filmmakers like Spike Lee.

Elvis Snubbed For Cinematography Oscar, Continuing Academy's 95-Year Streak Of Not Awarding Women

By William Bibbiani March 13th, 2023

Elvis' Mandy Walker could have been the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Cinematography.

Why Braveheart Is Considered One Of The Most Historically Inaccurate Films Ever

By Ryan Leston March 9th, 2023

Braveheart may be a rousing epic, but its depiction of real events leaves something to be desired, giving us a hodgepodge of history and make-believe.

Pedro Pascal Reveals His Mount Rushmore Of Nicolas Cage Movies

By Witney Seibold March 9th, 2023

Every Nicolas Cage movie is a great Nicolas Cage movie.

A History Of Sundari City, The Mandalorian Season 3's Destroyed Civilization

By Bryan Young March 8th, 2023

Welcome to Sundari City.

History Of The World Part II Features A Joke Mel Brooks Held Onto For Over 40 Years

By Witney Seibold March 7th, 2023

If the 96-year-old comedy legend has a joke he wants to tell, you let Mel Brooks tell the dang joke!

History Of The World Part II Showrunner And Director On Preserving Mel Brooks' Legacy [Exclusive Interview]

By Ethan Anderton March 7th, 2023

We spoke with History of the World Part II showrunner David Stassen and director Alice Mathias about working with Mel Brooks and more.

The Weekly Watchlist: It Only Took 40 Years, But Mel Brooks Is Finally Back With History Of The World, Part II

By Jeremy Mathai March 6th, 2023

Mel Brooks made us wait over 40 years, but History of the World Part II is streaming right now. And we have other recommendations, too.

History Of The World Part II: Mel Brooks Encouraged Nick Kroll & Ike Barinholtz To Get Dirty [Exclusive Interview]

By Ethan Anderton March 6th, 2023

We spoke to History of the World Part II stars/writers/executive producers Nick Kroll and Ike Barinholtz about working with Mel Brooks, getting dirty, and more.

Disney's Haunted Mansion Trailer Tips A Hat To The Ride's Forgotten History

By Joshua Meyer March 3rd, 2023

It looks like the new Haunted Mansion movie will be trolling the catacombs of Disney history.

History Of The World, Part II Review: A Delightfully Raunchy And Silly Mel Brooks Tribute

By Josh Spiegel February 28th, 2023

History of the World, Part II is a mostly very funny collection of heavy-hitting comic performers delivering the goods.

Brad Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Cinematographer Roger Deakins Wants Criterion To Recognize Assassination Of Jesse James

By Joe Roberts February 25th, 2023

Many consider Andrew Dominik's haunting, elegiac take on the Western one of the finest films of the 21st Century.

Montage of ships with Enterprise and X-wing

The 12 Coolest Spaceships In Sci-Fi Movie History

By Chris Heasman February 22nd, 2023

Awesome spaceships are a staple of any great science fiction movie, and we take a look at 12 of the coolest vehicles the genre has to offer.

Apollo 13's Zero Gravity Scenes Were More Real Than You Think

By Lindsay Duke February 21st, 2023

Apollo 13 employed the same methods used to train astronauts to make it look like Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon were actually in zero gravity.