The awful movie that became a “gift” for Ben Affleck: “Turned out to be the real love of my life”
Ironic.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 02/2026
The movie Kelly Macdonald believes she was miscast in: “I felt uncomfortable the whole time”
Failed to repeat the magic of a Coen Brothers classic.
Gerard Butler discusses his most harshly treated movie: “People didn’t really get it”
Thought it could be a ‘Matrix’-style hit.
How Mira Sorvino was almost talked out of playing her “most beloved” role
Nearly turned the cult classic down flat.
Jason Bateman’s earliest and most important comedy influences: “There was nothing in between”
Including a British TV troupe who changed the game.
The “unspeakably wretched” movie Judy Garland missed 99 days of shooting on
Struggled badly with mental and physical issues.
The movie Ryan Coogler called the “single biggest influence” on his career
A gritty, violent French classic of the noughties.
The Coen brothers movie inspired by a visit to a sex museum: “We’ll show you the machine”
Inspiration can come from anywhere.
The Razzie-winning performance Madonna said she was “sabotaged” into giving: “We all make bad movies”
She does have nine of them.
The one classic rock band Stephen King can’t stand: “Don’t get me started”
Odd, since he loves the genre.
