Director Francois Truffaut Helped Inspire Steven Spielberg To Make E.T.
The father of the modern blockbuster learned from the father of French New Wave.
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Director Louis Leterrier's Wanted Fast X To Be Grounded In Reality, Because He Couldn't Top Cars In Space
Rather than trying to raise Fast X to new heights of ridiculousness, Louis Leterrier focused on big, yet grounded, practical stunts.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture Isn't Boring – You're Just Not Watching It Correctly
'We all create God in our own image.'
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Tales From The Box Office: Lost In Space Was The Unlikely Flop That Finally Dethroned Titanic
'Do I spend my last night on Earth watching Mom and Dad pretend not to be fighting, or blow 10 years' worth of allowance at the mall?'
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The Little Mermaid's Directors Didn't Want The Film To Get A Star Wars-Style Remaster
'I get bothered when there's a film that I love and I'm watching it on cable and there's a scene that was never in it before.'
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With E.T., Steven Spielberg Felt Like He Had Nothing To Lose
'When I started E.T., I was fat and happy and satisfied with having the films I had on my list.'
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District 9 Ending Explained: When Is Redemption Earned?
Redemption is rarely as simple as movies make it out to be. How does District 9 fare in that regard?
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Akira Kurosawa Had Some Strong Opinions About Critics And Criticism
He was often criticized for being too "Western" in his filmmaking style.
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Burt Bacharach Co-Wrote An Unused Song For E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
The studio wasn't super fond of it, however.
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Star Wars Creator George Lucas Had A Simple Reason For Not Directing The Empire Strikes Back
If you think George Lucas wrote and directed the entire original Star Wars trilogy, think again.
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The Aspect Of Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi That Surprised J.J. Abrams The Most
Spoiler Alert: It's not the Canto Bight casino town.
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10 Classic Sci-Fi Novels That Need To Be Adapted Into Movies
Despite being ripe for adaptation, some classic sci-fi novels have yet to receive their moment on the silver screen. Here's hoping that changes.
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District 9's Filming Location Led To Some Unsettling Overlap With Real Life
Aliens aside, there's a lot more fact than fiction in District 9.
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Almost Had Eddie Murphy 'Talking Jive' To Spock
'I want to be beamed up and be on the ship.'
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The Design For Star Wars' AT-ST 'Chicken Walker' Was Cobbled Together From Scrap
The iconic Star Wars 'Chicken Walker' vehicle — the AT-ST — was made by Joe Johnson via 'kit bashing.'
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The Moonfall Cast Didn't Have Much To Go On For The Movie's Space Scenes
'What you see on screen is nothing of what we saw.'
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Denis Villeneuve Was Terrified By The Possibility Of Actually Directing Dune
Fear is the mind killer, even for Denis Villeneuve.
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Austin Butler Is Trying Hard To Shake His Elvis Voice, Which Thankfully Won't Be In Dune 2
The Elvis voice has left the building.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan Ending Explained: I Feel Young
The Wrath of Khan is a classic, the most satisfying of the six Star Trek films starring the original cast.
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The Star Wars Crew That Created The AT-AT Never Cared For The Name
Regardless of the silly name, the AT-AT is a pretty rad sci-fi creation.
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Under The Radar: Kick Off 2023 With Vengeance, Kids Vs Aliens, And More January Gems
Sick, the new slasher from Scream mastermind Kevin Williamson, is probably the pandemic movie we deserve.
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Star Wars' Famous Mandalorian Armor Wasn't Always Meant For Boba Fett
Boba Fett rules. Always has, always will.
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How Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion Paid Homage To '60s And '70s Sci-Fi
This Tom Cruise vehicle marries weighty themes with the action and spectacle you expect from a big movie.
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Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi Movies That Bombed At The Box Office
Some sci-fi movies that were hotly-anticipated amongst viewers failed to connect at the box office and ended up costing their studios millions in losses.
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David Fincher's Alien 3 Is An Oppressive Interrogation Of Toxic Masculinity
The third installment is deeply allegorical.
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Scream's Success Convinced Jordana Brewster The Faculty Would Be Huge
This is your sign to go and (re)watch The Faculty because it's great.
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