Movies - Page 80

Back to the Future Would Get Canceled for Doc and Marty Today, Says Writer
This week marks the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future, and while most people are celebrating with nostalgia and hoverboard merch that still doesn't hover, co-writer Bob Gale is here to remind everyone that the movie probably wouldn't survive a studio pitch meeting in 2025.
July 13, 2025 12:42 pm

This $27M Ed Harris Movie Sank a Studio That Backed Star Wars
The Ladd Company was supposed to be Hollywood's next big thing.
July 13, 2025 11:17 am

Gene Hackman Said No to Se7en — And His Reason Is Nonsense
Gene Hackman had no shortage of job offers. By the mid-90s, the man was a two-time Oscar winner, a box office draw, and widely considered one of the greatest living actors.
July 13, 2025 10:55 am

Scorsese Walked Away From Warner Bros Over This Now-Beloved Film
Martin Scorsese doesn't suffer studio nonsense lightly — especially when it smells like a franchise pitch. And apparently, that's exactly what drove him away from Warner Bros for good.
July 13, 2025 9:15 am

You've Seen Blazing Saddles 20 Times—And Still Missed This Blooper
Fifty years after it hit theaters, Blazing Saddles is still hilarious, still offensive, and somehow still hiding a blooper so ridiculous it took decades for anyone to notice.
July 13, 2025 9:04 am

The Blair Witch Sequel Everyone Hated Is Now Free—Watch at Your Own Risk
If you've been thinking, "I really want to watch the most widely disliked Blair Witch sequel again, but only if it costs absolutely nothing," then good news: Blair Witch (2016) is now streaming for free on Tubi as of July 1.
July 12, 2025 5:19 pm

This Clint Eastwood Thriller Terrified Bill Clinton—and It's Leaving Streaming in 19 Days
Before presidential streaming queues were filled with prestige TV and algorithm-curated documentaries, Bill Clinton was using the White House theater to rewatch High Noon for the 20th time.
July 12, 2025 3:03 pm

Brian Cox Names His Favorite Coen Bros Film—It's Not a Deep Cut
Brian Cox has never been in a Coen brothers film. Which, honestly, feels like a missed opportunity—he seems like someone who'd thrive in a bleak, Midwestern crime spiral or as an unhinged philosopher in a Minnesota snowstorm.
July 12, 2025 2:32 pm

One of the Worst Movies Ever Made Was Also FIFA's Biggest Mistake
In 2015, while FIFA executives were getting perp-walked around the globe, the organization quietly released United Passions — a movie so ill-timed, so embarrassingly self-congratulatory, and so thoroughly unwatchable, it almost feels like performance art.
July 12, 2025 2:07 pm

It's Only July, and These 3 Movies Are Already Fighting Over the Same Oscar-2026
We're halfway through the year, and the Oscar campaign for Best Sound has somehow already started. If that sounds insane, welcome to modern awards season, where studio heads and sound editors start polishing trophies before the popcorn's cold.
July 12, 2025 1:39 pm