If video games didn’t get so good, would John Carpenter still be directing movies?
If video games didn't get good, would John Carpenter still direct movies? An exploration of the "Master of Horror" and his ...
Every recorded version of the Linda Ronstadt song ‘You’re No Good’
Linda Ronstadt achieved her first number one hitn with her version of 'You're No Good', but there have been plenty of other ...
Tom Petty on the Heartbreakers’ tragic “wake-up call”
When Tom Petty left us on October 2nd, 2017, at the premature age of 66, the music world was devastated. Read about the ...
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Why the Coen brothers still consider James Cameron an independent filmmaker
The clash between independent and studio directors is a tale as old of time, with people (including myself) endlessly ...
The hair-raising scene James Cameron would never repeat: “You either did it right or you were dead”
The result is spectacular. A film that excels on both a technical and practical level. However, even its creator admits that ...
How Robert Zemeckis got around the red tape of making a Beatles movie without The Beatles
A cultural phenomenon like The Beatles coupled with a coming-of-age road story that operates essentially as a rom-com should ...
“They were not interested”: How many masterpieces were lost because of The Beatles dismissing George Harrison?
How many George Harrison masterpieces were lost because of The Beatles dismissing his ability as a songwriter? It's something ...
‘The Groupies’: The 1969 album on the life of “star-fucking”
The Groupies is an insightful, raw glimpse into the life of a groupie back in 1969. Producer Alan Lorber rounded up a slew of ...
“I’m a very lazy person by nature”: more than 100 films in, Takashi Miike is anything but
Takashi Miike, the Japanese director famous for his wild bloodbaths and insane filmography, has some odd words to describe ...
The moments that convinced James Earl Jones not to quit acting: “That’s all I needed to hear”
The world would have been a much poorer place if James Earl Jones had never existed. The legendary actor, who passed away in ...
Christian Bale names the most fun he’s ever had making a movie: “Those times were great for me”
The most fun Christian Bale ever had on a movie came on a production where he was pushed to the brink of exhaustion, which ...
The only commonality between Nirvana and the Pixies, according to Joey Santiago
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was candid about alternative rock legends Pixies' influence on his songs, but guitarist Joey Santiago identified one link that binds them.