The 1972 movie that “humiliated” John Wayne and the director who almost paid the price: “One call and I was gone”
Almost a career-ender.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 04/2026
“You’re too fucking good”: the filmmaker Harrison Ford is terrified to be directed by
Let’s agree to disagree.
“I’m so scared that it’s titillating”: the Oscar-winning 1988 movie Jane Fonda refused to star in
She had her reservations.
The short, pungent, and altogether questionable history of Smell-O-Vision
Got right up moviegoers’ noses.
The “visionary” director who brought Kiefer Sutherland back from the brink: “I wasn’t the hottest ticket”
It was an unusual hotel meeting.
Three icons, one street: the Los Angeles alleyway that defined Hollywood’s early years
A century of history in one street.
“That’s the best example”: the most Spielbergian movie ever made, according to Steven Spielberg
That’s not a bad thing.
The 1990s movie Jim Carrey called “sheer hell” to make from start to finish: “It was so liberating”
A little oxymoronic, no?
“He was just reacting”: In 1986, Mel Brooks created one of horror’s most iconic lines
A true poster classic.
“That’s a bit galling”: the role Sigourney Weaver would rather not be remembered for
A complicated relationship.