The comedy movie Roger Ebert refused to give a star rating: “I felt like an eyewitness at a disaster”
He didn’t want anyone to suffer like he did.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 03/2025
The classic movie Gene Hackman only made for the paycheque: “Oh yeah, money job”
It still won two Oscars.
The film festival Michael Caine boycotted for 50 years: “I’m not going all that way for nothing”
He wouldn’t go where he wasn’t wanted.
The award for ‘Best Ripoff’ goes to: five Oscar-winning movies that were sued for plagiarism
Sour grapes, or stealing ideas?
The only actor Mel Brooks worked with that he didn’t find funny: “We are cutting that line”
A soul-crushing moment for the star.
The one scene Richard Gere wants to delete from history: “I think it should be destroyed”
He wanted it permanently erased.
Ron Howard names the most misunderstood movie of his career: “Critics hit us hard”
A notable failure in a successful career.
Stanley Kubrick names the only genius he ever worked with: “It was quite clear”
Takes one to know one.
