‘The Shootist’: the movie John Wayne said was “the best damn film of me I’ve ever seen”
An excellent choice.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 02/2025
“It was a fiasco”: When Russell Crowe replaced Brad Pitt to save Kevin Macdonald’s ‘State of Play’
This star may have prevented Pitt being sued by Universal.
‘Last Night in Soho’: The greatest movie theme track of all time, according to Quentin Tarantino
A classic? Not so much.
“Just an opinion”: When Meryl Streep was told she was too ugly to star in ‘King Kong’
A troubling experience and systematic issue.
Why John Wayne was happy to admit he wasn’t a good actor: “I’ve been selling the hell out of that”
The Duke had no angst about his acting abilities – or lack thereof.
‘Slumdog Millionare’: The 21st century film Ron Howard’s loves “going back” to
He had personal reasons to hate it.
“It ain’t going to work”: James Cameron criticises James Bond’s failed masculinity
A relevant criticism.
