The Coen brothers movie nobody wanted to make: “They almost uniformly hated it”
An unexpected success.
Film Archives: 04/2025
The movie that sent Mickey Rourke into Hollywood exile: “This piece of shit”
His career never recovered.
The director who hated working with Eddie Murphy: “A horrible, depressed, creepy guy”
Didn’t stop him from doing it again.
When Michael Caine and Clint Eastwood injured themselves hiding from John Wayne: “I was so embarrassed”
A notoriously awkward evening.
The most devastating moment of Michael Caine’s career: “It was a terrible thing for me”
A soul-crushing experience.
The iconic role Anthony Hopkins refused to play: “It was flattering to be offered it”
It would have changed everything.
The director who came to blows with Brad Pitt: “A stupid, shaming provocation”
This actor/director relationship boiled over more than once.
The one movie the Coen brothers plagiarised for 25 years: “The only film we rip off left and right”
At least it wasn’t obvious.
Quentin Tarantino names the greatest theme song in cinema history: “It’s so haunting”
Playing it on repeat.