When an actor is a true star, we can pretty accurately assume that they’ll be in movies for the rest of their life, or until they take their retirement. The movie industry is full of stories about actors whose long decade-spanning careers impacted the industry for a generation, and sometimes two or three. Some of … Read more
A few years after Oliver Stone made “The Doors,” he released “Nixon,” which starred Anthony Hopkins as the disgraced 37th president. The Oscar-winning actor did the cursory work of changing his countenance and voice to appear more Tricky Dick-esque, but this was hardly an instance of someone “disappearing” into the role. In the film, he … Read more
Television episodes are, by nature, “episodic,” with the same set of things happening week after week. Maybe it’s a crime show with a new case every Thursday, open and shut over the course of an hour. Maybe you’re watching something more supernatural in nature, whose characters have to team up against a new monster every … Read more
We love watching TV because we love watching a story evolve over a long period of time, building and altering character relationships, introducing new plot elements, and even sometimes changing the setting. Characters are rarely the same going out as they were coming in, and by the end of a show, especially a very long … Read more
There’s nothing more impressive than a mind-boggling stunt, especially the kind where you just can’t believe anyone could have pulled that off, let alone a bunch of actors on a movie set. Stunt work is inherently risky, and cinema is full of behind-the-scenes stories about actors or their stunt doubles just barely pulling off the … Read more
Marvel star Anthony Mackie said that it’s nearly impossible to go outside of what Stan Lee and other creators put in place. Can you accept that Anthony Mackie did what he thought was right? Mackie – who has played Sam Wilson aka Falcon (aka Captain America) across six films and one series – has close … Read more
I am willing to assume that every actor goes into every project hoping for the best. Even when they choose a project for the money, they surely still want the film to be good and for their audience to be satisfied. (Also, they do like the money. And can you blame them? Money is good.) Of … Read more
Ari Aster’s next film, Eddington, has rounded out its main cast with the addition of four new cast members. According to a recent report from Deadline, William Belleau (Killers of the Flower Moon), Cameron Mann (Mare of Easttown), Matt Gomez Hidaka (Silo), and Amélie Hoeferle (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) have … Read more
There’s a phenomenon that people who pay attention to these kinds of things start whispering about whenever awards season draws near. The Academy Awards are the most prestigious entertainment awards in the country, and as such are highly coveted by everyone and anyone who works in the industry. Finally nabbing an Oscar is a career … Read more
Those who don’t follow professional wrestling may not appreciate just how tough and grueling it is. It isn’t enough to be on the road 200+ days a year, getting dropped on your head or your back every night, dealing with injuries, losing your spot on the roster, and worse. If you’ve seen films like The … Read more