Jeremy Smith

3 days ago | slashfilm.com | Jeremy Smith

Ever since the United States dropped the atomic bombs Fat Man and Little Boy on, respectively, the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the world has known with terrifying certainty that humanity possesses the power to end all life on Earth — or, at least, most of it. Cockroaches might pull through (and, if 1977's "Damnation Alley" has the science right, get really big).

4 days ago | slashfilm.com | Jeremy Smith

Unless you've been on an arctic expedition during all of 2025 or in a coma (in which case, welcome back!), you are no doubt aware that "Saturday Night Live" has celebrated its 50th anniversary. As part of the celebration, the comedy institution produced a series of documentaries, held a massive homecoming concert at Radio City Music Hall (which, per Adam Sandler, was paid for entirely by Kevin Nealon), and aired a live primetime special on NBC.

4 days ago | slashfilm.com | Jeremy Smith

For much of the 20th century, if an up-and-coming actor was eying a movie career, taking a prominent role in a television series could be perilous. While it may be hard to believe now, there was a time when film was considered a far more prestigious line of work than getting beamed into the living rooms of viewers all over the world.

4 days ago | slashfilm.com | Jeremy Smith

It's generally accepted that the summer movie season as we know it today began 50 years ago with the release of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws." Studios were already obsessed with blockbusters thanks to the runaway success of films like "Love Story" and "The Godfather," as well as the proliferation of multiplexes (which meant screen numbers were exploding all over the world). But when "Jaws" blew past "Gone with the Wind" to become the highest grossing movie of all time, it was game on.

4 days ago | slashfilm.com | Francis Ford Coppola |Jeremy Smith

If you asked me to name the 10 most buzzed about screenplays of my lifetime, i.e. scripts that were considered so brilliantly crafted that they seemed like can't-miss blockbusters and/or Oscar contenders, David Self's "Thirteen Days" would be near the top of my list. A suspenseful page-turner about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, where President John F.