Creepshow Was George Romero's Chance To Pay Homage To His Childhood
With Creepshow, George Romero (with an assist from Stephen King) was able to haul the legacy of EC Comics back into the light.
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What Are The Lands Of Rhûn? The Lord Of The Rings' Eastlands Explained
The Rings of Power finale referenced an important location in Lord of the Rings lore: The Lands of Rhûn.
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Alfonso Cuarón Had Little Interest In Children Of Men Until Tragedy Struck
It took one cataclysmic global event for Alfonso Cuarón to realize that he could do something important with the Children of Men script.
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Barry Bostwick Didn't Mind Some Of His Songs Being Cut From Rocky Horror Picture Show
Barry Bostwick was a total team player when it came to decisions made about his songs on the Rocky Horror Picture Show cutting room floor.
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Darren Lynn Bousman Doesn't Think Jigsaw Can Be Compared To Freddy Krueger Or Jason Voorhees
Jigsaw is one of the most unique slashers in horror, neither performing the killings himself nor doing them for simple reasons.
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George Romero Had To Reinvent His Visual Style Going Into Dawn Of The Dead
George Romero reinvented what we think of as a zombie movie, not just once, but twice.
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A Disastrous Screen Test Didn't Stop Ava Gardner From Becoming A Movie Star
Ava Gardner is remembered as a vampy femme fatale from classic Hollywood, but thanks to her screen test, she almost didn't get into the industry.
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Bringing The Addams Family To TV Took Some Quick Thinking With The Set Design
A redressed movie set ended up being the perfect home for The Addams Family TV series.
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Bill Lawrence Had To Rein In Sarah Chalke's Scrubs Performance
Sometimes jokes can go a cornflake too far.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Crafted An Iron-Clad Contract For His Terminator 3 Return
'I'll be back...for a price.'
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North By Northwest's Famous Plane Chase Could Have Been A Lot More Cartoony
'I've always wanted to do a scene in the middle of nowhere...'
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John Carpenter Was On A Tight Deadline To Create Halloween's Signature Score
"I had three days to record the score for Halloween...'
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Gal Gadot Read From A Surprising Script For Her Wonder Woman Audition
'It was weird because I didn't know they were auditioning me for Wonder Woman...'
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Richard Harris Brought A Dark Chapter Of British History To His Unforgiven Performance
'You know it'd be great if I could do this...'
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How Harry Potter Helped Alfonso Cuarón Understand Children Of Men
Cuarón credits Prisoner of Azkaban with helping him pull off his 2007 dystopian masterpiece.
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Keeping The Rings Of Power Finale Twist Hidden Was A 'Real Challenge' For The Actor Who Plays Sauron
With Sauron unmasked, it's back to Tolkien's texts to see where The Rings of Power might take us next season.
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A Now-Classic Seinfeld Episode Nearly Sunk The Show
'If you do it again, do it permanently.'
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The Classic 1920s Silent Film That Inspired The Joker
The greatest comic book villain of all time was inspired by the tragic hero from a classic silent film.
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How Peaky Blinders Takes Advantage Of History's Inherent 'Chaos'
Steven Knight, who created the series Peaky Blinders, understood how to adapt the inherent chaos of history.
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Why Keanu Reeves 'Just Couldn't Do' The Sequel To Speed
Keanu Reeves made the right call here.
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How The Rings Of Power Season Finale Sets Up The Black Númenóreans
Those black flags sailing into Númenór foretell something dark from deep within the Tolkien canon.
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From Here To Eternity Ending Explained: Was It Worth It?
If "From Here to Eternity" has one defining legacy, it would be the tapestry of characters and storylines it presents.
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How John Wayne's Early B-Movie Days Shaped His Filmmaking Philosophy
"As nearly as possible," John Wayne once said, "production control should be centered in the talents of a single individual."
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The Daily Stream: If You Enjoyed Werewolf By Night, The Wolf Man Should Be Your Next Stop
Werewolf By Night director/composer Michael Giacchino was inspired by the alpha werewolf movie: The Wolf Man.
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James Wan Sees A Feminist Streak Running Through Malignant
It's easy to focus on Malignant's big third act twist, but at the end of the day, it's really a film about a woman fighting for control over her body.
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