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4 days ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
Every decade or so, the acting world scrambles for a shot at the most prestigious opening. It helps to have a strong chin, Received Pronunciation, and a spare tuxedo in the closet. Of course, we're talking about James Bond, as tossing your name into the hat is a rite of passage for every English-speaking actor in the biz. Competition is remorseless; some will even cheat to bump their name to the top of the list.
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4 days ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
Francis Ford Coppola may not have had any input in the Naked Gun films/TV show, but without him, they wouldn't exist. It all starts with the Airplane! sequel. The key actors from the 1980 film Airplane! reprised their roles for the second film, but something was noticeably lost. Take a look at the opening credits, and you can instantly tell why.
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4 days ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
No director suffered as abysmal a career trajectory as Orson Welles. Reeling after years of rejection, the Citizen Kane director designed the film The Deep to be his comeback. He thought it could redefine his image and be the blockbuster that bankrolled his comfy retirement. Instead, he lost an actor to scheduling conflicts, ran out of cash, and then had his leading man die. Sinking into a depression, he gave up completely, refusing to complete the film.
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6 days ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
Bad news, Criterion Collection crowd: your movie fix could be in danger if Donald Trump has any say in the matter.
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1 week ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
Best known for roles in Jurassic Park movies and The Hunt For Red October, few would associate Sam Neill with the horror genre. However, it's hard to think of any major actor who has consistently delivered more provocative and intriguing horror movies, including Freddy-Krueger actor Robert Englund.
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2 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
Back in 1993, French civilization faced its greatest foe yet, and it had nothing to do with Nazis or CGI dinosaurs. More specifically, the French film industry revolted against Jurassic Park. The country's Culture Minister went so far as to call Steven Spielberg's blockbuster a "menace to French culture." If that should seem an arbitrary target to focus an entire nation's wrath upon, you're not wrong. The panic disguised a long decline in the influence and profitability of French movies.
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2 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
In 1986, Miami Vice star Don Johnson made one of the more baffling choices in movie history, turning down the lead in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables. An easy paycheck in a now-classic gangster classic? What's to mull over? Johnson didn't see it that way. Already tied to cops and robbers plots and glitzy high-budget productions on one of the most expensive shows of the time, the last thing he desired was to repeat himself and acquire a reputation as a one-trick pony.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
The Electric State didn’t hit it big with audiences. Yeah, huge news there, we know. Viewing data is hard to glean, but it would seem the would-be franchise is already over, despite a humongous media push that included two separate podcasts, apps, and robot interviews during press junkets; the most expensive Netflix original to date.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
Today, comedian and actor Chevy Chase has a wildly uneven reputation. Some love him from his old National Lampoon movies or the 1980 classic Caddyshack (not the sequel). Others jump on the hate bandwagon, noting his numerous altercations with past colleagues. Regardless of where you stand, no one can deny he was instrumental in popularizing Saturday Night Live. However, the turning point in his life was The Chevy Chase Show.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Nathan Williams
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Great Gatsby films (1949, 1974, 2013).Published 100 years ago this month, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has a unique place in pop culture. Required reading for generations of American schoolkids, the narrative explores the ideas of class, regret, and identity. Several high-profile films have been made since. The first adaptation was lost entirely. The second was filmed in the late '40s.
