The “special” actor Burt Reynolds called the second coming of Spencer Tracy: “He hasn’t hit his zenith yet”
Cinematic reincarnation.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 11/2025
The movie Billy Bob Thornton saw 14 times in one weekend: “I watch it all the time”
And he still wasn’t bored.
How Matt Damon got final cut on a movie he wasn’t even in: “I was the compromise”
An unusual set of circumstances.
The James Bond movie Alfred Hitchcock refused to direct: “He would take complete creative control”
A fascinating ‘what if’.
The classic movie John Wayne refused to star in for being “too dirty”
‘The Duke’ only worked on his own terms.
The actor Ethan Hawke has been jealous of since 1989: “I’m never gonna forget him”
And with good reason.
“It was a role I fought not to get”: the movie Morgan Freeman never wanted to make
He got it, and he did it anyway.
The co-star Kirk Douglas hated at first sight: “Are you as big a bastard as they say you are?”
Things were very tense.
The Oscar-nominated Jeff Bridges role Paul Newman turned down: “Who would believe it?”
Even though it was written for him.