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The child actor who gave two of the greatest horror performances then retired
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (703+ words) Far Out Magazine Martin Stephens: the child actor who gave two of the greatest horror performances before retiring Throughout horror history, some of the best performances have come from children" Think about Linda Blair as the possessed Regan in The…...
How a one-day training course first spawned 'The Office"
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (296+ words) Back in 2001, a new sitcom appeared on British television screens that was equal parts groundbreaking and monotonous, exciting and rather depressing, visionary and impossibly bleak. 25 years on from its first air date, though, The Office is still hailed as a…...
Johnny Knoxville names his Mount Rushmore of comedy
17+ hour, 54+ min ago (293+ words) Whether you think Jackass is genius or the dumbest thing of all time, there's no denying the impact it's had on global culture. An eclectic collection of skateboarders and sociopaths, the original MTV show has since spawned seven films, several…...
The director who told Mike Myers to "kiss my big fat white butt"
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (467+ words) Is the Mike Myers comeback tour threatening to get underway? Probably not, despite the actor and comedian dropping another hint that he's ready to increase his onscreen activity. When the fifth Shrek movie arrives in cinemas in June 2027, it'll be…...
The mistake that made it into 1953's 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (529+ words) The 1953 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" mistake that made it into the movie: "He caught her by accident" Far Out Magazine The 1953 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" mistake that made it into the movie: "He caught her by accident" Out of every movie that…...
The 1959 movie Mel Brooks called "possibly the worst ever made"
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (392+ words) He's made a couple of bad movies, but Mel Brooks has never made anything that anyone would call one of the worst ever made. And yet, in a massively beneficial twist of irony, a film he called exactly that was…...
The 1984 comedy movie Roger Ebert called "the absolute pits"
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (538+ words) There's no such thing as the formula for making a universally beloved comedy, and even if there was, everyone would use it, and they'd all be the same anyway. Movies made to tickle funny bones don't always have the desired…...
10 movies that were banned in the United Kingdom forever
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (818+ words) Britain has banned countless movies over the years, most prominently during the 1980s when the "video nasty" moral panic led to the banning of various horror and exploitation movies due to a loophole in home video censorship. Various movies were seen…...
Paul Mc Gann was very nearly fired from 1987's 'Withnail and I"
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (581+ words) Just to really frighten him into line: Paul Mc Gann was very nearly fired from 1987s "Withnail and I Far Out Magazine Just to really frighten him into line: Paul Mc Gann was very nearly fired from 1987s "Withnail and I Withnail…...
The 1979 movie nobody was brave enough to make except John Carpenter
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (471+ words) John Carpenter is, without a doubt, best known for helming the 1978 slasher Halloween, a landmark entry to the horror genre that spawned countless copycats in its wake and set new standards in the industry for indie filmmaking. Made on a…...