3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (384+ words) When most of us consider the life and career of Gene Hackman, we think about an unparalleled acting talent who brought darkly complex figures to life. Popeye Doyle in William Friedkin's The French Connection, Harry Caul in Francis Ford Coppola's…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (227+ words) Unfortunately, not every movie turns out to be a worthwhile endeavour. Some actors take it in their stride when one of their movies flops, even when it stings and'causes a shockwave of embarrassment, and Kyle MacLachlan couldn't hide his disappointment…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (227+ words) Ricky Gervais has created a persona of aggression and indifference, but that doesn't mean that he can't get starstruck. Even if standup comedy is a medium in which artists inherently try to provoke their audiences, Gervais has built a reputation…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (439+ words) Every comedian is inspired by at least one person who came before them, and Jim Carrey is no different, even if his distinctive style of rubber-faced pratfalling didn't exactly have many precedents. Performers like Carrey, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (238+ words) In a world as crowded and competitive as comedy, Danny McBride stands out, with his work, particularly alongside director David Gordon Green and writer Jody Hill, combining eccentric characters with high-concept scenarios and naturalistic dialogue. He's worked with some of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (443+ words) If there was one man who dominated 1980s teen comedies, of which there were thousands, it was undoubtedly John Hughes, the man who displayed an almost uncanny ability to capture the world of bedroom posters, frizzy hair, ghetto blasters and awkward…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (374+ words) It says something about the impact Robin Williams made on those of us for whom he had been a larger-than-life ever-present over decades on our TV and cinema screens that, rather like some major world events, I can remember exactly…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (398+ words) Due to the passing of time, which none of us can do anything about, annoyingly, there will be many people who, when asked about'Eddie Murphy,'will instantly fire back, "Oh, he did the voice of the donkey from'Shrek!, which is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (267+ words) Keyboardist Dave Greenfield, who died after contracting Covid in 2020, was a vitally important part of the sound of The Stranglers, particularly as the band looked to extricate itself from the shackles of "punk" in the late 1970s. The presence of a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (434+ words) Much like David Lynch, the Coen brothers have never been interested in exploring, dissecting, or spelling out what their movies are supposed to mean, although they're a little more mischievous about it. Whereas Lynch was famously aghast whenever somebody asked…...