‘Xala’: Ousmane Sembène’s fascinating comedy about erectile dysfunction
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Cutting Room Floor Archives: 06/2024
How Daniel Day-Lewis frustrated co-star Vicky Krieps: “I was just really tired of it”
“Can we just talk normally now, please?”
“That’s how it all started”: The album that made Jack Black a rock ‘n’ roller
It was love at first listen.
‘Jerry Maguire’: The famous Tom Cruise role that Woody Harrelson rejected
“Nobody is going to give a shit.”
The two actors Quentin Tarantino calls “a different breed”
Stars of a different calibre from a different era.
‘Once In A Lifetime’: The classic Talking Heads song Tom Hanks couldn’t live without
A brilliant track with an iconic music video.
The movie Robert De Niro postponed ‘Raging Bull’ to make: “I would not have wanted to have jeopardised that”
It was a win win situation in the end.
‘Beowulf’: The movie Ray Winstone called the “most freeing experience”
“You actually cracked on with a scene, and your energy levels were kept up.”
‘Nashville’: The movie Benny Safdie called “one of the most incredible experiences I’ve had”
“I just kept sitting there, like, how did he do this?”
The two movies that influenced Matthew Vaughn the most: “I like being entertained”
Remarkably, James Bond is nowhere to be found.