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How Jennifer Coolidge derailed her own career
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (446+ words) There's an unforgettable cameo appearance from Jennifer Coolidge in an episode of Sex and the City in which she plays a newly single woman who begins making hideous handbags to deal with her crumbling mental state. Despite her small role,…...
The 1989 movie Bill Murray couldn't stand: "I wanted to kill him"
14+ hour, 6+ min ago (526+ words) Based on history, it doesn't take much for an actor to end up on the wrong side of Bill Murray, but it takes a special kind of fury for the Saturday Night Live veteran to wish death upon them. Murray…...
'SNL UK' "leaned into" criticism to make success, producer says
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (425+ words) The producer of Saturday Night Live UK has claimed that the show "really leaned into" criticisms of the format in order to make it successful. When the classic American sketch show announced that it was launching a British version this…...
The 1995 scene that left Tom Hanks embarrassed
22+ hour, 5+ min ago (532+ words) Among his many talents, Tom Hanks has developed a reputation for playing a large number of real-world figures on-screen, with his detours into the realm of biographical drama spanning centuries and encompassing multiple genres. Hanks has dabbled in science fiction…...
Winona Ryder had no idea her favourite movie was a failure
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (401+ words) The greatest actors are those who don't care about profit, who take on projects because they want to be a part of something exciting, something that they genuinely, truly, care about." Directed by Daniel Waters, the film defined the "80s with…...
The 1995 movie Tom Hanks struggled to make: "The hardest"
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (533+ words) Unlike many of his A-list contemporaries, Tom Hanks has never shown much interest in trying his hand at becoming an action hero, but that doesn't mean he hasn't tackled a number of physically demanding and ultimately exhausting roles. Whether it…...
The 1983 movie that inspired the "Eddie Murphy Law" 30 years later
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (509+ words) Liam Gaughan is a film critic, journalist, and essayist with over 13 years of experience writing about television, cinema, and entertainment. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in journalism, Liam has written in-depth reviews, covered award seasons, attended festivals, interviewed talent,…...
The co-star Jason Schwartzman apologised to for being an "asshole"
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (219+ words) Jason Schwartzman has such a specific style of humour that's channelled by Wes Anderson that it is always interesting to see him work with other filmmakers. The characters played by Schwartzman in Anderson films like Asteroid City, Rushmore, The Darjeeling…...
Bill Murray names the 1983 movies that appealed to "freaks"
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (487+ words) By its very nature, cinema isn't designed to appeal to everyone. There are people who love Martin Scorsese and Marvel in equal measure, but there are just as many who love or loathe each of them individually. For Bill Murray,…...
Can a rom-com tear down the genre and revive it at the same time?
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (863+ words) Lily is a freelance writer from Texas now living in Scotland. A devout pedant and know-it-all, she enjoys setting the record straight about Old Hollywood, spreading the gospel of film noir, and searching for philosophical angles on '70s horror movies. When…...