“Without a star”: The movie Jack Nicholson quit because of a dodgy wig A hairy situation. Lily Hardman Mar 10, 2026
“They’ll stab you in the back”: How Wes Craven’s worst movie almost broke him completely A box office bomb. Lily Hardman Mar 10, 2026
Owen Wilson names the single most important moment of his career: “Definitely the luckiest” The stars aligned. Lily Hardman Mar 8, 2026
The road trip from Arizona that saved Anthony Hopkins’ life: “You can start living” A turning point. Lily Hardman Mar 8, 2026
Preston, Idaho: The town of 5,000 behind independent cinema’s first 21st-century phenomenon Pedro for president. Lily Hardman Mar 4, 2026
The movie Peter O’Toole called “an example of true, true bottomless stupidity” Take it a from a man who knows. Lily Hardman Mar 2, 2026
The only time Anthony Hopkins lost a role to Arnold Schwarzenegger: “Did he play the part?” A seamless replacement. Lily Hardman Mar 2, 2026
When obvious casting becomes too obvious: the James Bond villain Gary Oldman turned down He would be the perfect Bond villain. Lily Hardman Mar 2, 2026
“So unpleasant”: the “rather poor picture” that traumatised Orson Welles Blending truth and fiction. Lily Hardman Mar 2, 2026
The “legendary erotic film” that became Bong Joon-ho’s guilty pleasure What even is a “guilty pleasure”? Lily Hardman Mar 2, 2026
The acting legend who praised and insulted Robert De Niro in the same breath: “I had irritated him” It backfired. Lily Hardman Mar 1, 2026
Cliff Richard’s utterly bonkers ‘Wuthering Heights’ musical You’d better believe it happened. Lily Hardman Feb 27, 2026