Tom Hanks: the one actor Steven Spielberg is “always amazed by”
It takes a lot to have that sort of impact on an icon.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 03/2024
“A lesser medium”: the movie adaptation Stephen King called a “trainwreck”
Not the writing icon’s favourite of all time.
An insensitive moment: the one scene James Cameron wishes he never made
“I think I wasn’t as sensitive about the fact that his family might feel offended.”
Brad Pitt picks the actor who dies best on-screen: “He takes a bullet better than anyone I’ve ever seen”
There’s an art to being bumped off.
“This is not an opinion”: Jerry Seinfeld’s favourite funny movies of all time
Comedy has different meanings to different people.
“So unique, so original”: Bill Murray on the greatest conceptual script of his career
It’s still being unpacked to this day.
“He’s gotta do this thing again”: The legendary actor Brian De Palma called “sloppy”
Even the greats can be frustrating.
‘Bruiser’: The excellent British comedy that preceded ‘Peep Show’
Featuring some of Britain’s best comedy talent.
How ‘The Mummy Returns’ was cursed with Dwayne Johnson’s CGI monstrosity
An explanation, but still not an excuse.
“I have a very dark view of where it goes”: Damien Chazelle’s downbeat interpretation of ‘Whiplash’
It won’t be everybody’s tempo.