The year was 2001, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, many studios struggled to find the proper way to market and release their films while still being sensitive to what had just happened. Many films were moved off their original release dates to give the studios, and audiences, more time to … Read more
The 1970s were probably the last decade when the film industry had many honest-to-goodness auteurs. Directors who made movies on their own terms without compromises; not just the ones making little indie art films, but the guys in charge of sizable projects with the backing of major studios. Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, … Read more
In this episode of What Happened to this Celebrity, we take a look at the career of Denise Richards, the sexy star star of Wild Things and many others. As far as 1990s and 2000s-era screen goddesses go, Denise Richards was probably the biggest of them all. From her role in Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers … Read more
An unlikely star stole the show at the Met Gala 2023: a cockroach. As crowds waited for Rihanna to arrive, the critter ran up the steps and earned almost as many camera lenses in its direction as the countless celebrities in attendance. Don’t go creating Twitter fan accounts just yet, however. Here’s what happened to … Read more
In this episode of What Happened to this Movie, we dicuss the vastly-different career paths of the actors who starred in The Goonies. When Steve Spielberg’s The Goonies set sail in 1985, the world was unaware of the cast’s lasting appeal and power in the film industry. Featuring Hollywood legends like Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, … Read more
They say “sex sells” in Hollywood, right? But what about drugs? After all, once the production code was lifted, successful counterculture drug movies like Easy Rider gave way to the indie auteur movement in American cinema in the 1960s and 70s, where Hollywood renegades like Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese picked up the mantle … Read more