“Inaccurate, insensitive, inflammatory”: the only James Bond movies banned from release
A total recall.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 03/2026
“It was like the Somme”: the ill-fated jaunt to Norfolk that almost ruined Al Pacino’s career
It took him years to recover.
“I had no idea what it was about”: the only time Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen fought over a role
Both considered for a big-budget spy thriller.
The movie John Cleese called “one of the worst six films made” in cinema history
Packed with big names but a massive flop at the box office.
“One of the all-time great comedies”: the British farce Adam McKay called a masterpiece
A controversial topic.
“Distorted and vulgarised”: when Alfred Hitchcock substituted California for Cornwall
Los Angeles via Penzance.
The Irish castle responsible for Jeremy Irons’ worst-ever movie: “I had to pay for it somehow!”
He took one for the team.