The “outrageous” ‘The Shining’ theory that offended Stanley Kubrick: “That’s an insult”
Too far.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 08/2025
How Charlize Theron “stalked” her way to an Oscar nod: “Two options – prison or being cast”
“We had instant chemistry…”
The “sublime” Martin Scorsese movie that convinced Paul Rudd to become an actor
An oft-ignored oddity.
How Akira Kurosawa discovered Toshiro Mifune: “He’s something of a roughneck”
He almost never made it
The Orlando Bloom role inspired by Oasis and Ian Brown: “Attitude, arrogance, and confidence”
A long-forgotten indie flick
“I wanted to see if he liked the idea”: When Joaquin Phoenix lost a role for being “too shy”
Wouldn’t even meet to discuss it
Why Burt Reynolds’ most “triumphant moment” made him feel “lousy and depressed”
The duality of life.
