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Filming The Patriot With Mel Gibson Taught Heath Ledger A Valuable Lesson

By Shae Sennett July 26th, 2022

Despite their eventual falling out, Heath Ledger's most prominent early role model as an actor was Mel Gibson, who played his father in The Patriot.

5 Best Michael Wincott Roles To Watch After Nope

By Jeremy Smith July 21st, 2022

He's an exceptional character actor, but he steals every scene in these roles.

Creating the food for "Ratatouille" was a challenge for Pixar animators

Ratatouille's Paris Pushed Pixar's Animation Tech To Its Limit

By Steven Ward July 14th, 2022

'I think our goal is to get the impression of something rather than perfect photographic reality.'

Chris Hemsworth Wasn't Exactly Comfortable Stripping Down For Rush

By Sarah Musnicky July 13th, 2022

Now famous for wielding Thor's hammer, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth recalls how he first bared it all in the F1 racing biopic Rush.

Steven Spielberg Changed Vin Diesel's Life With Saving Private Ryan

By Sandy Schaefer July 12th, 2022

It was a somewhat literal transformation.

"Thor: Love and Thunder" Natalie Portman

The Best And Worst Moments In Thor: Love And Thunder

By Cass Clarke July 11th, 2022

Natalie Portman finally picks up the hammer in "Thor: Love and Thunder," but not every scene in the latest from the MCU shakes the heavens.

Our Biggest Questions After Watching The Boys' Season 3 Finale

By Rafael Motamayor July 9th, 2022

What's next for The Boys?

Mehwish Hayat and Fawad Khan as Aisha and Hasan in Ms. Marvel episode 5

Ms. Marvel Just Gave Us One Of The Best Romances Of The MCU

By Fatemeh Mirjalili July 7th, 2022

The MCU is usually weak with romance, but in 45 minutes, Ms. Marvel just showed all the movie romances up.

The Last of the Mohicans hawkeye brooding

Daniel Day-Lewis Wasn't All Doom And Gloom During The Last Of The Mohicans

By Bill Bria July 6th, 2022

Perhaps The Method staved off madness.

Year Of The Vampire: Interview With The Vampire Imbibed The Spirit Of A Lost Century

By Joshua Meyer June 28th, 2022

Neil Jordan's 1994 adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire is infused with romance and melancholy.

The Best Part Of The Boys' Herogasm Was A Pounding (No, Not That Kind)

By Jamie Gerber June 27th, 2022

Get your mind out of the gutter.

Christopher Nolan Brought A Unique Sound To Hans Zimmer's Dunkirk Score

By Sarah Musnicky June 27th, 2022

Movie sound scores bring an extra level of storytelling. In Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan used Hans Zimmer's score to elevate his storytelling to new heights.

Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night

Frank Capra Only Saw One Role As The 'Real' Clark Gable

By Witney Seibold June 23rd, 2022

Clark Gable wasn't always a Hollywood heartthrob. It took Frank Capra to pull the romantic potential out of him in It Happened One Night.

Cover art for "Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt"

How Sony's Kraven The Hunter Movie Will Be A Dramatic Departure From The Comics [Update]

By Ben F. Silverio June 21st, 2022

Kraven will speak every line of dialogue mimicking Keanu Reeves' accent from the 1997 movie 'The Devil's Advocate.' (Not really. But how amazing would that be?)

How Public Domain Saved James Stewart's Favorite Film Performance

By Lee Adams June 20th, 2022

Attaboy, whoever made this fateful clerical error.

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey

How Birds Of Prey Evolved Harley Quinn's Original Suicide Squad Style

By Lyvie Scott June 16th, 2022

'That was a cheeky nod to where she was and when she's going from a character development perspective.'

How Hustle Picked The Perfect NBA Star To Play The Movie's 'Anti-Hero' Villain

By Mike Shutt June 16th, 2022

The filmmaker wanted a character who wasn't a two-dimensional villain, and Edwards delivered.

Tom Hanks stars in "Saving Private Ryan"

The Original Inspiration Behind Saving Private Ryan Didn't Actually Come From WWII

By Leigh Giangreco June 15th, 2022

Yep, you read that correctly – the idea was initially sparked by an incident from an entirely different conflict.

Why Making Saving Private Ryan Meant So Much To Steven Spielberg

By Lee Adams June 15th, 2022

Steven Spielberg has always been fascinated by the stories that came out of World War II, and that's largely thanks to his father's role in the historic fight.