“I wasn’t very good”: the actor who refused to be Carey Mulligan’s mentor
Wrote a hopeful letter, got nowhere with it.
Author: Tim Bradley Archives: 05/2026
“I didn’t expect this”: the infamous 1990 disaster Uma Thurman was blocked from starring in
Came up against male dominated industry hang-ups.
“A great favourite of mine”: the 1951 movie that inspired Christopher Nolan half a century later
One of this directing great’s lesser known classics.
The regrettable 1998 movie Elizabeth Banks wants to delete from history: “I’d better go to drama school”
A twisted black and white shocker.
The exact moment Leonardo DiCaprio became Margot Robbie’s favourite actor: “It was sweaty and smelt like dog food”
Not much sexy about that sex scene.
How a 1970 Sean Connery movie saved a Pennsylvania mining town from demolition
Some very relieved residents still there now.
Anatomy of a Scene: Doc Brown sends Marty home in ‘Back to the Future’
The thrilling climax to a true sci-fi classic.
“You know damn well why”: the genre every actor needs to try once, according to Marlon Brando
As told to the star-struck Val Kilmer.
“It’s shocking, even to this day”: Sam Raimi names the most audacious scene in horror movie history
A groundbreaking moment of true terror.