By Casting Martin Sheen In Badlands, Terrence Malick Might Have Saved His Career
The actor's breakout role in an American classic almost didn't happen.
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Before The Haunting Of Bly Manor, There Was Marlon Brando's The Nightcomers
The legendary actor was hoping this unusual horror movie would give his career a shot in the arm.
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Clint Eastwood Doesn't Do Much Thinking When It Comes To Choosing Films
'Most people intellectualize their instincts away, but when you feel something, you have to go for it.'
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'Authenticity' Was The Name Of The Game For Prey's Indigenous Representation
All thanks to producer Jhane Myers and the many Indigenous/Comanche experts she consulted.
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A Simple Rule Made Sure Buster Keaton Could Always Throw In Some Improv
Buster Keaton, the Great Stone Face, had a simple rule for writing that allowed him to get the most out of his improv skills.
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Buster Keaton Had To Do Some Digging To Rescue His Early Films
Most prints of Buster Keaton's films were destroyed after their theatrical run.
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Why On The Waterfront Needed Unknowns To Fill Its Most Important Roles
Some say 90% of directing is casting, and Elia Kazan sure knew how to do that, from the top-down.
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Buster Keaton Challenged Charlie Chaplin To A Silent Movie Showdown
Brevity of speech was the soul of silent wit.
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The Strange Journey Trick 'R Treat Took To Becoming A Halloween Classic
Michael Dougherty's Trick 'R Treat struggled to get out of the gate, thanks to WB's delays — but it went on to become a Halloween staple.
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Christian Bale's Mom Gave Him Some Extreme Advice Going Into Velvet Goldmine
'Listen, why don't you just try to do what rock stars did back then...'
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Billy Eichner Expected The Studio To Tell Him Bros Had 'Gone Too Far'
'There's part of me that realized some of this would be eye-opening for certain people in the audience...'
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How The 3D Re-Release Of Jaws Puts The Audience In The Water
It's the next best thing to actually getting eaten by a shark.
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The Underrated Stephen King Miniseries That Left A Mark On Midnight Mass
Flanagan is the first to admit to this Stephen King miniseries being a big influence on Midnight Mass.
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Serenity's Small Budget Meant Finding A Way To Make A Hovercraft 'Fly'
The beloved, tragically short-lived show Firefly got film closure in 2005's Serenity, and one chase scene still stands out as an effects masterpiece.
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/Film Showdown: Dracula 2000's Dracula Vs. Seth Gecko
It's Gerard Butler's exquisitely coiffed Dracula facing off against George Clooney's tattooed Seth Gecko. Who will win?
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Without A Bit Of Blunt Advice, John Wayne Might Have Left Westerns Behind
'You give them what they want, not what you want.'
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Why Kevin Smith's Fletch Movie Starring Ben Affleck Fell Apart
Years ago, filmmaker Kevin Smith tried to make a Fletch movie. It didn't work out.
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Tim Curry Had A Very Specific Vision In Mind For IT's Pennywise The Clown
'He's the kind of chap that's entirely without charm.'
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With Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, David Lynch Dismantled The American Dream Through The Eyes Of Laura Palmer
Laura Palmer may be David Lynch's most haunting creation.
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There's Just One Subject Quentin Tarantino Thinks Should Never Be Shown On Film
Even Tarantino has to draw the line somewhere.
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Stanley Kubrick Was Intensely Committed To Getting Barry Lyndon's Costumes Right
Barry Lyndon is one of the most accomplished period pieces ever made, and to achieve it, Stanley Kubrick was exacting about every detail.
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Cool Hand Luke Taught Paul Newman That Method Acting Has Its Limits
Method acting certainly didn't help Paul Newman with one of the more memorable scenes from this classic.
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Marlon Brando Left Rod Steiger High And Dry For On The Waterfront's Most Famous Scene
There was some drama behind one of the most dramatic scenes in movie history.
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Was A Feminist Masterpiece Ahead Of Its Time
Twin Peaks asked audiences to figure out who killed Laura Palmer, but Fire Walk With Me asked audiences to see who Laura Palmer really was.
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David Lynch Has Always Loved Fire Walk With Me, Even When Nobody Else Did
Twin Peaks and Fire Walk With Me were big in Japan.
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The Empty Man Ending Explained: From The Bridge Comes The Man
The Empty Man has a mind-twisting ending that casts the rest of the movie in a whole new light. But what does it really mean?
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Prepping For Platoon Was Especially Punishing For Forest Whitaker And Willem Dafoe
'Willem drank water from a river when there was a decomposing oxen downstream and he got medivacked.'
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