‘Cowboys & Aliens’: The movie Harrison Ford only made for the money
Not exactly a passion project, this one.
Author: Michael Gordon Archives: 09/2025
Ron Howard names his most difficult movies: “There was an element of danger”
Hairy situations abounded on these shoots.
Five directors who owe their careers to Robert Redford
The modern movie landscape would look so, so different without Redford.
The two actors Steven Spielberg forced to be in his movies: “I’ve never gone on a campaign before”
It was impossible for these two to say ‘no’ to Spielberg.
Albert Finney: The British actor Robert De Niro and Gary Oldman call the greatest
A great pick from two of the best.
Who is the ‘best boy’ on a movie set and what do they actually do?
Spoiler alert: it’s not always a boy.
‘The Truman Show’ scene that almost killed Jim Carrey: “I had no breath left”
This was an incredibly close call for Carrey.
How the TV show Ron Howard wanted to delete from history actually pushed him toward directing
Sometimes great things come out of bad experiences.
Burt Reynolds immediately changed his mind about making ‘Gator’: “I’ve had some real turkeys”
Appealing to Reynolds’ vanity will get you everywhere.
The price of fame almost cost Al Pacino dearly: “I didn’t know what was happening”
In retrospect, it was all too much, too fast.
