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Glory and Gore in “Afternoons of Solitude”
You don’t have to like bullfighting to watch “Afternoons of Solitude” with fascination, any more than you have to like crime to enjoy a…
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The 10 Best Action Comedy Movies of All Time, According to Letterboxd
Few genres have directly complimented and brought the best out of one another quite like action and comedy, making for easily one of the…
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10 Movies From 2016 That Are Already Considered Classics, Ranked
The mid-2010s was a time of rapid change in the movie industry. MCU films were reigining supreme, CGI was rampant, and many franchises…
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10 Best 2010s Monster Movies, Ranked
Talking about monster movies and their history requires one to go back pretty much 100 years at this point. The Lost World came out in…
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George A. Romero Made a Lot of Important Zombie Movies, but These Are His 3 True Masterpieces
If you know George A. Romero for something, it’s probably his zombie movies. The word “zombie” had existed before Romero started directing…
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’28 Years Later’ Duo Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Break Down That Cliffhanger, the Next Two Movies and the Studio’s Reaction to Extreme Gore and Nudity
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers about “28 Years Later,” now playing in theaters. After 23 years, “28 Days Later” producer…
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‘Jaws’ – the Movie and the Book – Still Anchor Wendy Benchley’s Life
For millions, “Jaws” mania never really waned, and no one knows that better than Wendy Benchley, whose late husband Peter wrote the 1974…
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Will Smith Turned Down Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Offer Because ‘I Didn’t Get It’: ‘Movies That Go into Alternate Realities Don’t Pitch Well’
Will Smith shocked fans during a recent interview with radio station Kiss Xtra (via HuffPo) by revealing he turned down the lead role of…
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10 Essential Kevin Costner Movies, Ranked
Kevin Costner has never needed to be the loudest man in the room. Over a four-decade career, he's carved out a space as an actor who…
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Will Jared Leto’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations Impact His Big Studio Movies ‘Tron: Ares’ and ‘Masters of the Universe’?
Jared Leto is about to step into a global spotlight he hasn’t occupied since 2022, when the emo vampire movie “Morbius” flopped at the box…
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Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
Disney and Universal sued a prominent artificial intelligence start-up for copyright infringement on Wednesday, bringing Hollywood…
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Michael Douglas Feted by Taormina as Fest Kicks Off: ‘I Am Touched Now When I Realize That Between My Father and I, We Made Over 150 Movies in the Span of 80 Years’
Michael Douglas on Tuesday was celebrated with a lifetime achievement award by Italy’s Taormina Film Festival where “One Flew Over the…
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Video Stores, Revival Houses, and the Future of Movies
With movie adaptations of books, the essential virtue is audacity, the readiness to transform the source material. That’s equally true of…
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No One in the Movies Stays Dead Anymore
The “John Wick” franchise has just returned to life with “Ballerina,” starring Ana de Armas as a Ruska Roma dancer who trains as an…
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The Heartrending Movies of John Cazale
With his sallow face and boulder-like forehead, John Cazale was one of the indelible character actors of the nineteen-seventies, but his…
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Wes Anderson Says ‘I Tried to Get Jodie Foster’ in My Movies, but She Won’t Do It: I Asked Her to Star in ‘Three Movies in a Row, Maybe Four’
Wes Anderson‘s movies have attracted such top talent as Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Benedict Cumberbatch,…
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What Happens When a Playwright’s Perfume Addiction Goes Too Far?
Charlotte Ercoli’s newest film opens with a scene that will likely feel familiar: a messy apartment and a suitcase that remains unpacked…
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Parker Posey Was ‘Gaslit’ Into Thinking She ‘Wasn’t Viable’ For Major Hollywood Movies After the Indie Scene Was ‘Co-opted By the Studio System’: ‘It Was Such a Head Trip’
Parker Posey needed to prove herself all over again when making the jump from indie films to Hollywood productions. During a recent…
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Ralph Macchio on His Journey From Child Actor to ‘Karate Kid’ Legend
Ralph Macchio was just 21 when he scored the role of Daniel LaRusso in “The Karate Kid.” Now at 63, he’s reprising that role one more time…
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The 10 Most Timeless Horror Movies, Ranked
There are some horror movies that are too perfect to age. Horror, as most of you know, is a timeless genre, home to some of the most…
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Is “Thunderbolts*” Marvel’s Attempt to Salvage the Superhero Genre?
In the run-up to the première of “Thunderbolts*,” on May 2nd, Marvel earned some light mockery for the art-house vibe of one of its…
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Paul Mescal Says Movies Are ‘Moving Away’ From ‘Alpha’ Male Leads, Calls It ‘Lazy and Frustrating’ to Compare ‘History of Sound’ to ‘Brokeback Mountain’
Paul Mescal reflected on masculinity in film during the Cannes press conference for “The History of Sound,” saying that he thinks cinema…
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The Making of “Rust” Was a Tragedy. Its Final Form Is a Missed Opportunity
Some movies eventually become inseparable from the stories of their production. Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Marnie” are now…
