“He’s a hero to me”: the Hollywood icon who inspired John Woo to change Hong Kong cinema
This enduring character is Woo’s hero.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 11/2024
The director Martin Scorsese called a one-man franchise: “It was electrifying”
They don’t make franchises like they used to.
The star William Friedkin desperately wanted for ‘The French Connection’: “He costs too much money”
Gene Hackman wasn’t his first choice.
The movie the Coen brothers never expected to catch on: “How do you explain that?”
An unpredicted success.
When Katharine Hepburn threatened to kick Anthony Hopkins’ ass: “I hope you appreciate this”
The Old Hollywood icon wanted Hopkins to appreciate their privileged position.
The movie repeatedly ground to a halt by a hungry Clint Eastwood: “You hear this light crunch”
It’s hard to imagine Eastwood would have let anyone else do this.