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Aldis Hodge, producer and star of Cross, and Lauren Anderson, head of content and brand innovation at Amazon MGM Studios, say the value of the Prime Video series results from its local flavor.

When scripts for the Washington-set show underwent a “D.C. pass,” Hodge recalled, a producer hailing from the city insisted on a character calling another one “Slim,” as opposed to “son” or “dog,” as they might in other cities. “That one word generated, I would say, millions of viewership value,” Hodge said. “So many people commented and said, ‘The moment I heard “Slim” I was in.'”

Anderson said specific details can give a production “universality,” enabling it to be enjoyed by wider audiences. Hodge said Washington in particular gets reduced on screen to simple cutaways of the U.S. Capitol building or politcos walking down hallways. “We only see a political idea. Not a political truth,...

James Gunn has always been blunt about his opinions because he’s not the kind of person who would hold his words back to please others. The filmmaker has worked on franchises like Guardians of the Galaxy and took on some bold risks. On the other hand, we have Martin Scorsese, who is hailed as one of the best directors.

James Gunn | Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum / YouTube

So Gunn making a remark about Scorsese’s project could potentially anger a lot of cinephiles. The latter’s name commands respect in every corner of the industry, and publicly criticizing his work could open the floodgates to hate comments.

James Gunn’s take on Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear Martin Scorsese | BFI / YouTube

James Gunn seems to have complicated opinions about remakes, and he put them forth in a 2001 interview with Fanboy Planet. He spoke about reimagining George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead.

Martin Scorsese may be revered as one of our greatest living filmmakers, but he has often had to fight tooth and nail to bring his visions to the big screen. This is largely due to the box office. Yes, "Raging Bull," "The King of Comedy," and "Goodfellas" are considered masterpieces, but they were not hits in theatrical release. So when, after being continuously passed over for Academy Award recognition, he set his sights on making his mobbed-up magnum opus "Gangs of New York," just about every studio in town declined to bankroll his dream.

It wasn't like he'd sprung the project on the film industry. Alberto Grimaldi, the renowned Italian producer of classics by Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Bernardo Bertolucci, had taken out an ad announcing the production of the film way back in 1977. But when the New Hollywood revolution died with the bank-breaking failure of Michael Cimino's...

It is almost Christmas time and everyone is getting ready for the holiday night, but for Dwayne Johnson, it seems like he does not have the luxury of watching his own Christmas movie as his kids wanted something else.

Credits: Dwayne Johnson, J.K. Simmons, Chris Evans and Lucy Liu in Red One / Amazon Studios

One of the most profitable stars in Hollywood, Johnson is also a dedicated father who frequently shares fun and heartwarming stories with his three children on social media. This yuletide season, he is giving way for them to watch their favorite Christmas movie even if it means skipping Johnson’s own film.

Dwayne Johnson’s kids love to watch Home Alone over any other Christmas movies

Dwayne Johnson stars in Amazon’s Red One, a Christmas action film helmed by Jake Kasdan. The former wrestler-turned-actor has been a staple when it comes to comedy action movies,...

Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" is not the most important film in the director's oeuvre, nor is it his best (it's not even close), but it is one of his biggest commercial successes along with being the movie that finally earned him long-overdue Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. A remake of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Hong Kong cop thriller "Infernal Affairs," the film did big box office business because it delivered chesty performances from heavyweight thespians like Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson while trafficking in the kind of viscerally charged violence that's been a staple of Scorsese's mob movies. This one felt like it was strictly for fun, and it is precisely that. If you happen to come across it on television, you're likely sticking with it until the bloody end.

Given that "Infernal Affairs" was a massive success in Asia, you might...

Sza knows how to make an entrance. She had the world fiending so hard for her new Lana — first she announced the album drop for Friday at midnight, then kept everyone chewing our fingernails while she took an extra 15 hours to give it the right finishing touches. But it was worth it. Lana arrives just in time to tie a bow around the music year, just like her epochal blockbuster Sos did two Decembers ago. It’s officially part of the deluxe edition “reissue” of Sos, but it stands on its own,...

Sza has new music out!

On Friday (December 21), the 35-year-old Grammy-winning singer released several new songs on her latest album album Sos Deluxe: Lana.

In one of the songs, Sza revealed who her very unexpected celebrity crush is!

Keep reading to find out more…On the track “Scorsese Baby Daddy,” Sza paid tribute to Martin Scorsese.

“I rolled up all my problems / And then I smoked about it,” Sza sings. “I could’ve called my mom up / I’d rather f–k about it / Addicted to the drama / Scorsese baby daddy.”

Sza also fantasizes about being in a scenario like a scene from one of the 82-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker’s movies, such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, or The Wolf of Wall Street, though she doesn’t specifically reference any characters or movie titles.

“I would pretend to do my favorite man, he’d call me tasty,” Sza sings. “Furious lady,...

It’s almost Christmas O’ clock, which means it’s Home Alone time! While the sequels got progressively wilder and a bit chaotic, and honestly not as great after Macaulay Culkin grew out of the role, he still gave us two of the best Christmas movies ever made.

Joe Pesci, Macaulay Culkin, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone | Credits: 20th Century Studios

The supporting cast also delivered fantastic performances, especially the two thieves played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. For those familiar with Pesci’s career, his role in Home Alone may seem unexpected. So, what made him say yes? Let’s find out!

What made Joe Pesci say yes to the Home Alone series?

Joe Pesci‘s acting career began in the 1960s, steadily building his reputation as a versatile and intense actor, with unforgettable performances in films like Goodfellas, Am I a clown?, Raging Bull, Lethal Weapon,...

The IMDb top-250 is a curious portrait of populist taste. The list is, it's worth remembering, culled only from user ratings on the IMDb website, and, judging by the films on the list, the average IMDb user seems to be a college-age white male with a taste for crime, guns, fantasy, and the ultra-masculine. The top movies on the list all seem to be the types of movies that young men would own posters for, proudly displayed on their dorm room walls. There are many unassailable classics, to be sure, and young teens could easily look to the list as a rudimentary introduction to the world of cinema, but the list seems ... skewed. There's not a lot of variety. It's not curated by a single critic, nor even a panel of critics. It's just a general consensus of the taste of the types of people who like to rate movies on IMDb.

Macaulay Culkin has revealed Joe Pesci accidentally bit his finger during a rehearsal for 'Home Alone'.The 44-year-old actor – who played the cheeky Kevin McCallister in the 1990 festive film – said he and Joe, 81, were rehearsing a scene where thief Harry threatens the young boy, only for the 'Goodfellas' star to get carried away and bit down hard on his finger.At a Q+A session in Rosemont, Illinois, as a part of the actor's 'A Nostalgic Night With Macaulay Culkin' tour to celebrate the movie, he said: "He [Joe] was trying to scare me. He was like, 'I want to be menacing to this kid.'"After Joe accidentally chomped on his finger, Macaulay said his co-star "didn't react much" to the incident, and added the bite had actually left him with a scar.He added: "I have a scar. I saw his face — and I’ve never, ever seen Joe Pesci actually scared.

Pete Davidson recently claimed that he wants to be known to the public only for his good work. The comedian shot to fame in the early 2010s with his stand-up segments and guest appearances on shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. However, his big break came with his casting in Saturday Night Live in 2014, which he continued with for eight years before quitting in 2022.

Pete Davidson on SNL. | Credit: NBC.

One aspect of his life, though, has taken center stage during his time in the entertainment industry far more than his actual work. That is his very public relationships with some of the industry’s most influential personalities throughout the years.

According to the Big Time Adolescence star, his love life has been under constant public scrutiny to the point that he feels like his work is not getting recognized at all. And now, he seems to want to change that,...

Should you ever need to give your watchlist some extra oomph, you can't go wrong by referring to IMDb's Top 250 list, which includes some of the best movies that cinema has ever had to offer. The great thing about such a mammoth pile of films is that icons of Hollywood will be popping in more than one entry on the list. Of course, some stars have a greater presence on this compendium than others, and while it might not shock many as to who has the most entries, it's surprising to see who the runner-ups are.

Coming in at the number one spot with the most films in IMDb's Top 250 is the man many believe to be perhaps the best actor ever -- Robert De Niro. Having appeared in over 100 films, nine of De Niro's projects rank among the website's most beloved 250: "The Godfather Part II," "Goodfellas,...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

The Bikeriders (Jeff Nichols)

Using photographer Danny Lyon’s iconic The Bikeriders’ imagery as a jumping-off point, Jeff Nichols’ latest feature imagines a fictionalized Chicago motorcycle club, the Vandals. Motorcycle club culture might be a distinctly American phenomenon, but Nichols casts two Brits in the lead, with varying returns: Jodie Comer as Kathy narrates the story in a clear Goodfellas conceit, adopting a Midwest accent flashy (and divisive) enough to ensure sustained awards-season chatter; Tom Hardy is Johnny, a truck driver who gets the idea to start a motorcycle club while watching Marlon Brando’s The Wild One. This low-stakes “why not?” starting point for founding the club works early in the film, until, following the Goodfellas trajectory, it all comes crashing down.

“Martin Scorsese only makes movies for men.” That’s often the prevailing wisdom about one of our finest filmmakers, an assertion that has dominated the discourse around his work as much as the falsehood that he endorses the bad actions of his characters. It’s an idea so embedded in...

What if we told you that the film that received the most Golden Globe nominations this year is currently available on Netflix and features a command performance by A-list megastar Selena Gomez?

That description might leave you wondering why you haven’t heard about this particular offering.

But when you learn that Emilia Perez is a French-produced, Spanish-language musical about a cartel kingpin who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, you might be less baffled as to how it slipped under your radar.

(Photo by Michael Tran/Afp via Getty Images)

To be clear, we’re sure it’s an excellent film, and you should check it out tonight.

But it’s not hard to see why it may have struggled to find an audience in the US, even though it premiered on the nation’s most popular (by far) streaming service.

19 Characters Who Are Masters of Manipulationby Lisa Babick The Best Christmas...

The 1992 comedy "My Cousin Vinny" is a perfect movie, but it could have been totally different — in that two Hollywood A-listers nearly played two of the main roles.

As the movie opens, New Yorkers and college students Bill Gambini and Stanley Rothenstein — played by Ralph Macchio and Mitchell Whitfield, respectively — accidentally steal a can of tuna from a convenience store called the Sac-o-Suds, and when the police corner them, they confess. What they don't know is that the clerk at the Sac-o-Suds was shot and killed right after they unwittingly shoplifted, so they end up confessing to the murder ... at which point Bill's cousin Vincent Laguardia Gambini (Joe Pesci), a newly-minted lawyer, comes to their rescue. According to an oral history of the movie in Rolling Stone, Macchio and Whitfield were not the first choices for Bill and Stanley; the roles were nearly played by Ben Stiller and Will Smith.

Harley Flanagan at age 11 on drums in The Stimulators with Anne Gustavsson, Patrick Mack and Denise Mercedes

Rex Miller’s unrelenting Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos (a highlight of the 15th edition of Doc NYC) on The Stimulators drummer and Cro-Mags founder, features revealing on-camera interviews with his wife Laura Lee Flanagan, Denise Mercedes (his aunt and founder of The Stimulators), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ian Mackaye (Minor Threat; Fugazi; founder of Dischord Records), Lucy Sante, Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Keith Morris (Black Flag; Circle Jerks; Off), Glenn Danzig (The Misfits; Danzig), Michael Imperioli, Brooke Smith (Jonathan Demme’s The Silence Of The Lambs; Louis Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street; Alan Rudolph’s The Moderns), Anthony Bourdain, Sacha Jenkins, Marcia Resnick, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys; Luscious Jackson), and Ray Cappo (Youth of Today).

Rex Miller with Ed Bahlman and Anne-Katrin Titze...

Oscar Isaac admits he may have been wrong. He didn’t initially understand the casting of his “Dune: Part Two” co-star Timothée Chalamet as the great folk icon Bob Dylan in director James Mangold’s upcoming musical biopic “A Complete Unknown.”

According to Isaac, Chalamet was telling him and their fellow “Dune” actors Josh Brolin and Stephen McKinley Henderson about the project on the set of the epic sci-fi sequel — and Isaac, a devoted Dylan fan, had raised his eyebrow about the whole thing. Set in New York in the early 1960s, “A Complete Unknown” chronicles the early life and times of Dylan who arrived in Greenwich Village an enigmatic, freewheelin’ 19-year-old from Minnesota and forever changed the folk community.

“My first thought was… sounds like a really bad idea. I mean, it’s Dylan. It’s the holy of holies for me. It just didn’t sound right,” Isaac...

It’s that time of year again when millions of people watch classic Christmas movies as part of their holiday traditions. One of those popular movies that many of us can’t get enough of is Home Alone.

The film, which was released in 1990, turned Macaulay Culkin into a household name and started the careers of some other actors as well. While many fans have seen Home Alone countless times, one actor in the film has only seen it once.

Read on to find out who and why they were “sick” and “cried” watching it.

Why the actor who starred in the film became ‘sick’ and only watched ‘Home Alone’ one time Kristin Minter attends the Los Angeles screening of ‘Dirty’ | Amy Graves/WireImage

Kristin Minter, who played Heather McCallister and was responsible for the headcount in a scene before the family left for the airport, doesn’t tune in...

Michael Imperioli confessed he lied about his driving skills in order to get the much-coveted role of Christopher Moltisanti in HBO’s The Sopranos. The series, which aired from 1999 to 2007, starred the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano.

Credits: Michael Imperioli in The Sopranos / HBO

Imperioli has played several Mafia roles, but his first day on the set of the hit drama series did not go as well as planned. In fact, he thought he was going to get terminated on the spot after an accident happened on set.

Michael Imperioli Never Told Anyone He Couldn’t Drive Until He Crashed a Car on the Set of The Sopranos

One of the first scenes where Michael Imperioli appeared in The Sopranos was with James Gandolfini. It was supposed to be a normal scene where he would drive backward on the sidewalk while random people were standing at the back, but...

If you haven't seen Coralie Fargeat's hyper-stylish body horror movie "The Substance," do yourself a favor and go inject this gorgeous neon gorefest directly into your eyeballs. Our review called it "bloody, brilliant" and "bonkers," but even if it doesn't totally work for you for whatever reason, this audacious flick about aging fitness model Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) features some of the best cinematography and performances of the year. Moore is vulnerable and relatable as Elisabeth, who uses an experimental new treatment to split the younger part of herself into a separate person, Sue (Margaret Qualley), really baring it all for audiences in a number of ways. Qualley is also fantastic (as always), a perfect example of energy and youth, mixed with all of the reckless abandon and self-centeredness youth can bring. 

One other performance that's shockingly great is that of Dennis Quaid, who portrays Elisabeth and Sue's slimeball boss at the TV network,...

Jack Nicholson was the epitome of the New Hollywood movie star. He broke through via the cultural earthquake that was "Easy Rider," and quickly established himself as a guarantor of quality filmmaking thanks to his star turns in "Five Easy Pieces," "Carnal Knowledge" and "The Last Detail." As the revolutionary spirit of the New Hollywood movement faded, Nicholson found himself becoming more of a traditional leading man in more traditional films like "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "Terms of Endearment" and "Prizzi's Honor." He worked in spurts, taking breaks here and there, but he was never gone for long — which is why his 14-year absence from our screens (save for the occasional Los Angeles Lakers game appearance) feels so notable. And sad.

While we let Nicholson enjoy his retirement, we've no shortage of classics, near-classics, and assorted oddities to remind us how great he could be when he was at...

Nicole Kidman kicked off another dreaded round of Martin Scorsese discourse when she said she'd like to make a movie with the director "if he does a film with women." Lots of cinema fans had lots to say about this, but in Lorraine Bracco's opinion, she has a bit of a point.

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and the co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump’s soon-to-be-opened Department of Government Efficiency has a problem with a trigger warning card before a movie on TV. Musk recently shared his frustration with the AMC Network’s inclusion of a warning before the airing of Goodfellas.

The Martin Scorsese-directed crime drama follows the story of real-life mafia man Henry Hill and his life with gangsters. The film is known for being rooted in Italian-American culture but has also been criticized for promoting cultural stereotypes. The AMC Network had previously explained their decision to include the card before the film.

Elon Musk Criticizes AMC Network’s Trigger Warning Before Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas Elon Musk | Credits: Fox News

Elon Musk has not shied away from criticizing the ‘woke’ section of society and has constantly put up posts about the various issues that the group usually talks about.

Exclusive: CAA will be shopping Cold Blooded: The Apollo Gym Murders, based on a 10-episode podcast by Scott Weinberger about the 40-year old cold case murder of a Florida bodybuilder, bound with his throat slashed in his townhouse in Miramar.

Framed around a decade of drug trafficking and steroid-fueled scary guys who shook down drug dealers, the podcast paints a picture of a series of brutal murders of members of a hardcore bodybuilder gym. The gym was a front for crime, and one of its owners had mob ties, and the other was an ex-police officer once called the meanest cop in Florida, with a long string of arrests and allegations of police brutality. The gym was a front for unsavory criminal activity and strong-arming, much of it perpetrated by the gym members who lifted heavy weights and competed in local bodybuilding competitions.

These colorful musclebound characters frame an ‘80s-set...

The Sopranos is often considered to be one of the greatest shows of all time. The crime series centered around mafia boss Tony Soprano and his journey in the criminal world. The HBO show lasted six seasons, with its finale being widely appreciated at the time. However, it also spawned a lot of questions about the fate of Tony Soprano.

While David Chase confirmed that Tony was indeed dead and the abrupt cut to black was to honor the iconic character, actress Lorraine Bracco seemed to have her own theory. The actress who played Dr. Jennifer Melfi, Tony’s therapist, reportedly hated the ending and criticized Chase for sealing the fate of the legendary character.

Lorraine Bracco Hated David Chase’s Ending For The Sopranos A still from The Sopranos | Credits: HBO

Actress Lorraine Bracco played Tony Soprano’s (James Gandolfini) therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi in The Sopranos. The actress...

The Sopranos creator David Chase had a clear vision of what he wanted his characters to be. He was very strict about his storylines and the dialogue of the characters. However, he admitted that he once had to concede to the demand of an actor on the show. The demand came from Tony Sirico, who played Paul Gualtieri aka Paulie Walnuts, and Chase believed that Sirico’s demand was fair.

Tony Sirico as Paulie Walnuts in The Sopranos | Credits: HBO

David Chase revealed that Sirico wanted to remove the word ‘bully’ from another actor’s line about his character. Chase revealed this rather sensitive side of Sirico in the wake of his passing in 2022. Sirico also had major roles in Goodfellas and several Woody Allen films including Mighty Aphrodite.

The Sopranos Actor Tony Sirico Wanted David Chase To Remove One Description of Him Tony Sirico in a still from The Sopranos...

Love him or hate him, Robert De Niro is stepping into uncharted territory: episodic television.

And he’s doing it in a way only De Niro can — by playing a former U.S. president caught in the chaos of a devastating cyberattack in Netflix’s Zero Day.

Premiering February 20, 2025, the six-episode limited series finds De Niro in the role of George Mullen, a highly respected but complicated former president.

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He’s called back into action to lead an investigation after a cyberattack leaves thousands dead.

As head of the Zero Day Commission, Mullen must unravel a crisis steeped in disinformation, conspiracy, and power struggles.

But the stakes aren’t just political; they’re personal. Mullen’s relentless search for answers forces him to confront his own demons, risking his family, reputation, and legacy in the process.

The premise alone feels eerily relevant. Cybersecurity threats, rampant misinformation, and distrust in leadership dominate today’s headlines,...

After breaking ground with his 2021 movie “Casablanca Beats,” which marked the first Moroccan feature to vie for a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, filmmaker Nabil Ayouch (“Much Loved”) is achieving a new milestone with his latest movie, “Everybody Loves Touda,” which premiered at Cannes Premiere and is now eligible in all categories at the Oscars. It’s the first Moroccan film to do so.

“Everybody Loves Touda,” penned by Ayouch and his wife, the actor-turned-filmmaker Maryam Touzani (“The Blue Caftan”), tells the story a young poetess and singer known as a Shaeirat (Nisrin Erradi), who raises her deaf-mute son in a small Moroccan village. Hoping to give her son a better future and more opportunities in life, she moves with him to Casablanca where she faces setbacks. Erradi, who previously starred in Touzani’s feature debut, “Adam,” prepared for the part in “Everybody Loves Touda” for a...

At 86, Ridley Scott is on the cusp of releasing one of the biggest films of his career — “Gladiator II” — and already has at least two additional projects lined up for 2025, a reteam with Paul Mescal and a Bee Gees biopic. With no signs of slowing down.

He’s not the only Hollywood veteran who’s still making movies: Martin Scorsese, who turned 82 this year, made one of the best films of his career with “Killers of the Flower Moon” while Clint Eastwood (94) has what might be his final film, “Juror #2” in theaters now.

Here are 15 directors over 80 who are still busy making movies.

Photo credit: Getty Images Martin Scorsese, 82

The prolific director of “Goodfellas,” and “The Departed” was Oscar-nominated again for his 2023 historic epic, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and is now developing two films: “The Life of Jesus” and a movie about Frank Sinatra. He also returned to documentaries...

There are three ways to make your TV lead debut: the right way, the wrong way, and the way that Robert De Niro does it. And the way that Robert De Niro does it is by dominating the silver screen for half a century, winning two Oscars, and then taking on the role of a former United States president in an all-star prestige conspiracy thriller — naturally. Yes, the Taxi Driver star is set to play ex-potus George Mullen in Zero Day, an original Netflix series from Eric Newman (Griselda), Noah Oppenheim (Jackie), and Nyt writer Michael S. Schmidt which sees the acting heavyweight leading an investigation into a major cyber attack while dealing with his own demons. The show's stacked ensemble includes Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Dan Stevens, and Connie Britton — and you can enjoy a first look at the show, courtesy of Netflix, in the pictures below:...

We know that Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather trilogy is considered to be the zenith of mafia films. There have been other great titles such as Goodfellas, One Upon a Time in America, Scarface or Heat, but The Godfather trilogy (especially the first two movies) is something else. It is, without a doubt, peak cinema.

This trilogy set the scene for the story of the Corleone family, and while it was inspired by the books by Mario Puzo, the franchise is considered to be a faithful and accurate depiction of the life in mafia families, as well as the world of mafia in general.

Now, we can confirm that a new mafia-themed movie is on its way and it is going to be titled Corleone. The movie will begin production next year and we can also confirm that it has found its director. If you’re curious about the movie,...

Known as the queen of Italian pop, Mina has sold over 150 million records worldwide and remains a music legend who’s been captivating fans since the ’60s. Her new album, Gassa d’Amante, drops on November 22, and its title — named after an essential sailing knot — represents the solid and yet easily untangled nature of love. Just like the knot, the album explores the twists and turns of love in all of its beauty and complexity. At 84, Mina is still going strong, and she’s as iconic as ever.

Mina, born Mina Anna Mazzini, is one of the most adored pop stars in Italy. She is a cult figure who can be compared to Liza Minelli and Bette Midler; a musical diva who is as great a superstar to the Italians as Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift today. Like a 21st century Greta Garbo, she lives in exile in Lugano, Switzerland,...

This British-Australian actor came into the limelight with Curtis Hanson crime-thriller L.A Confidential where he played Detective Sergeant Edmund “Ed” Exley, an intelligent, ruthless, and morally ambitious fellow. While he was brilliant in the role, he was quietly overshadowed by the likes of Kevin Spacey & Russell Crowe. But his most widely known is Christopher Nolan’s psychological thriller Memento. Now a cult, Memento chronicled the life of Leonard who is vulnerable and confused because he cannot form new memories. After Memento, Pearce slowly subsided into the league of soul-less B-movies which didn’t do him any good. But after watching a few of his recent performances, I can ensure that Guy Pearce has still got it. He is one of the most underrated actors in the industry. Here are four movies of Guy Pearce that we recommend you watch right now.

1. Results (2015)

Results follows the life of Trevor (Guy Pearce...

Since 2002, two Hollywood heavyweights have had an illustrious — and productive — working relationship, and cinema as a whole is better off because of it. Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have been working together for decades now, with DiCaprio playing essential roles in some of Scorsese's best modern films, and what makes their relationship all the more touching is that DiCaprio has publicly revealed that Scorsese's movie "Taxi Driver" served as a major inspiration for his own acting career. Before these two joined forces, it may have felt borderline impossible to imagine that they'd become one of the most tightly-knit Hollywood duos in cinematic history; while DiCaprio was getting his start in projects like "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "Titanic," Scorsese was already a directing legend thanks to "Taxi Driver" and other hits like "Mean Streets," "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas," "The Age of Innocence," and "Casino," just to name a few. Thanks...

While Martin Scorsese had fun exploring the criminal underbelly of New York City through the eyes of powerful men, Nicole Kidman always had the best female representation in her films. From Eyes Wide Shut to Dogville, every Kidman film has been about the complex layers that shroud a woman and the societal expectations she rallies against, whether as a witch (Practical Magic) or a submissive (Babygirl).

Nicole Kidman in Dogville [Credit: Lionsgate, Columbia Pictures]

Martin Scorsese, on the other hand, has been busy celebrating the shades of grey where the men of crime operate in the seedy streets of Brooklyn, Vegas, or Manhattan. Renowned as one of the greatest directors of gangster films over the decades, it is rare for Scorsese to paint a picture where a female arc takes precedence over the male in his films.

It is only fair for an actress like Nicole Kidman to air out that...

Early on in Denzel Washington's brilliant career, he gave critics a preview of how he was going to play the movie star game going forward -- and they weren't pleased. In between making acclaimed dramas like "Cry Freedom," "Glory," and "Mississippi Masala," Washington cut loose and sought to build up some box office cred in formulaic action movies like "Heart Condition" and "Ricochet." Reviewers who viewed Washington as a major star in the making were disappointed with, if not aghast at, his choices. What a colossal waste of the man's time and talent, they reasoned, to run around in his boxer shorts after John Lithgow in full glazed ham mode. Then he'd go and make "Malcolm X," and everyone would hush up until a frivolity like "Virtuosity" dropped.

Washington had it right. If he wanted to ensure more movies like "Malcolm X" or "Philadelphia" got made further down the line,...

With Conan O’Brien named as the next Oscars host, we decided to post all opening songs by Billy Crystal, the best modern Oscars host.

Conan O’Brien is officially hosting the 97th Oscars next March. It’s a pretty solid choice by the Academy after a slew of slightly dull ceremonies.

Even if O’Brien absolutely nails the gig, it’s unlikely he’ll be anywhere near as good as the best host of the modern Oscars: Billy Crystal. Crystal hosted the ceremony a total of nine times and made it look easy, too. His opening monologues have become iconic, thanks to his quick wit and cracking songs.

Crystal hosted the Oscars for the first time in 1990 and opened the show with a joke about the previous year’s opening act. “Is it me or are you just glad I’m not Snow White?” Crystal joked, referencing the awful sketch...

Recently, Nicole Kidman took a sly jab at Martin Scorsese for lacking female leads in his films, sparking a renewed debate on does Scorsese really lack powerful female leads?

Nicole Kidman in Just Go with It (2011) | Credits: Columbia Pictures

While it’s not exactly a new topic, Scorsese has been peppered with this question for years, and his responses have been pretty blunt. So, let’s put this debate to rest once and for all with a list of powerful female leads that prove otherwise.

Nicole Kidman Subtly Slams Martin Scorsese!

Nicole Kidman has truly done it all, building an impressive career working alongside some of the best names in the industry every actor dreams of. In her AFI Lifetime Achievement Award speech, she highlighted directors who “took a bet” on her, including Stanley Kubrick, Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant and many more.

Related “It’s a question I’ve...

Nicole Kidman has worked with a lot of commendable talents from the entertainment industry to become one of the most top-notch actresses in all of Hollywood. But while those big names include the likes of masterminds like Stanley Kubrick and Taylor Sheridan, among others, they don’t include one of the greatest filmmakers of all time: Martin Scorsese.

Nicole Kidman. | Credits: Gage Skidmore / Cca by Sa 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons.

While that’s that, Kidman’s recent explosive comment on the respective director just may have revealed why exactly the pair haven’t collaborated yet despite being two of the most praiseworthy talents in the industry. However, as much as the actress is getting criticized over her statement, the real meaning behind it all could have a much deeper meaning.

Nicole Kidman’s Comment on Martin Scorsese Could Have a Deeper Meaning

During a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the Eyes Wide Shut...

In April, Nicole Kidman delivered a killer speech when accepting the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award that included a list of directors who “took a bet” on her throughout her prolific career. The lineup included the likes of Susanne Bier, Stanley Kubrick, Sofia Coppola, Jane Campion, Gus Van Sant, and more.

In an interview with Vanity Fair published Wednesday, the Oscar-winning actress was asked if there was anyone she hasn’t worked with yet and would want to. “I’ve always said I want to work with [Martin] Scorsese,” replied Kidman, before adding,...

Nicole Kidman is subtly calling out Martin Scorsese for not making features that center on female characters.

The “Babygirl” actress and mega-producer told Vanity Fair that she would love to work with Scorsese, if the auteur “does a film with women.”

While Scorsese is best known for his more male-centric ensemble features like “Raging Bull,” “After Hours,” and “Goodfellas,” the director has famously collaborated with iconic actresses like Sharon Stone, Lorraine Bracco, Juliette Lewis, and Margot Robbie for acclaimed performances, not to mention Ellen Burstyn winning a Best Actress Academy Award for “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”

In 2019, Scorsese’s “The Irishman” was criticized for only having Anna Paquin say seven words onscreen. Scorsese said at the time of the assumed lack of female characters in his films, “If the story doesn’t call for it… it’s a waste of everybody’s time.”

In addition to Scorsese, Kidman also...

Hulu’s FX-produced limited series Say Nothing, like its source book by Patrick Radden Keefe, takes its name from the striking 1975 poem “Whatever You Say, Say Nothing,” by Seamus Heaney.

It’s a sad and angry piece that looks at the unfolding tragedy of the Troubles, critiquing simultaneously the culture of enforced silence that repressed free speech within Northern Ireland and the voyeuristic instincts of the outside media covering “the Irish thing.” The poem is dazzlingly focused on speech and storytelling, the power and limitations of words in contrast to what Heaney refers to as “Northern reticence, the tight gag of place / And times.”

Keefe’s mission, and the mission of Say Nothing creator Joshua Zetumer (RoboCop, the 2014 one), is to break through the silence. To use a different metaphor, it’s about the disinfecting power of sunlight. It’s also a chronicle of Northern Ireland reported on by...

34 years later, Ray Liotta's best movie is still often considered to be "Goodfellas," where he plays the amoral mob associate Henry Hill as his increasingly dark life of crime unfolds. It's likely the role Liotta will be best remembered for; as he once recalled in a Deadline interview, "'Goodfellas,' really, it's been like 28, 30 years later and I have kids coming up to me as if the movie had just come out. These kids who see it when they're old enough. That's just unbelievable."

Before Liotta was cast as Henry Hill, however, another actor nearly got the role: Alec Baldwin, who at that point had not yet starred in "Glengarry Glen Ross" but had starred in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice." In a 2015 interview with Howard Stern, Baldwin explained how he had "went to Scorsese's apartment" to audition, didn't get the part, and later talked to Liotta about it at a party.

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Major spoilers for "The Penguin" follow.

"The Penguin" is an eight-episode character study of the titular Batman rogue. But this particular exploration of the legendary villain tries hard to get you to root for Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell), before ultimately rebuking us all for doing so. In his book, "The Gift of Fear: Survival Signs that Protect us from Violence," security specialist Gavin De Becker writes:

"Charm is another overrated ability. Note that I called it an ability, not an inherent feature of one's personality. Charm is almost always a directed instrument, which, like rapport building, has motive. To charm is to compel, to control by allure or attraction. Think of charm as a verb, not a trait."

This brief excerpt acts as a good guide for understanding "The Penguin," not only in the sense that it describes Oz Cobb's most significant characteristic,...

Filmmaker Tyler Taormina quickly fell in love with IFC Films’ idea for how to market his merry-and-bright feature. The indie distributor’s trailer for “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” plays as a full-on throwback to how holiday season comedies used to be advertised, complete with baby boomer doo-wop, a long list of grinning cast members and a warm narrator promising that, “It’s more than a holiday. It’s a gift for the whole family.” But the nostalgic packaging came with an unforeseen side effect.

“A lot of the people online are like, ‘Oh, I thought it was a horror movie.’ It was a very common reaction that was not at all thought of,” Taormina shares. “Earnest nostalgia is not able to be detected. The irony is expected. It bummed me out.”

No killer is mucking up the holiday in “Miller’s Point,” now playing in theaters after premiering...

If you've never seen "Goodfellas," it's probably best you stop what you're doing and watch Martin Scorsese's seminal mob flick now. The film is only one of the best mob movies you need to see immediately, and alongside "The Godfather" occupies a hallowed space within the genre. Luckily, for those that are somehow uninitiated, "Goodfellas" is now streaming over on Max, where it's managing to prove its worth as an undisputed classic all over again.

Based on the book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-write "Goodfellas" with Scorsese, the film tells the story of Henry Hill, a Brooklyn kid whose dreams of joining the mob are fulfilled after Robert DeNiro's Jimmy Conway takes him under his wing. Spanning three decades, the movie is a sweeping look at the life of a gangster, depicting all the glamor that comes with it while also not shying away from the brutality...

Robert De Niro has a reputation for greatness. Looking back at his entire filmography, there are plenty of examples of how excellent of an actor he is. From Goodfellas to the Godfather franchise, Taxi Driver, and even The Intern, versatility is just one of his many talents.

Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver | Credit: Columbia Pictures

When an actor is as talented as De Niro, it is only natural that they would have peculiar ways to prepare for their roles. However, sometimes, these methods of getting into character end up clashing with the methods of other actors. During an interview, it was revealed by the director of The Joker that De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix ended up having quite a clash on the set of the film.

Robert De Niro Was At Odds With Joaquin Phoenix

Compared to all of Robert De Niro’s projects, The Joker stands out in its own way.

Spoilers ahead for the "Simpsons" season 36 episode "Desperately Seeking Lisa."

Since time immemorial, "The Simpsons" has done countless pop culture parodies. Its annual "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, in particular, have been responsible for spoofing famous horror movies like "The Shining," and "A Nightmare on Elm Street," as well as darker TV series such as the popular anime show "Death Note." Among the iconic animated sitcom's more frequent targets, however, is Martin Scorsese, the Oscar-winning filmmaker whose classics like "Goodfellas," "Taxi Driver," and "Raging Bull" alone have inspired multiple episodes of "The Simpsons."

Without a doubt, though, the show's best Scorsese sendup to date was the one based on his 1991 thriller "Cape Fear," which became the basis for one of the all time greatest episodes of "The Simpsons" — "Cape Feare." It's a classic installment that not only has the Simpson family terrorized by Sideshow Bob, but is also full of memorable slapstick gags.

Donald Trump has been one of the most influential figures in the world of politics over the last couple of years. The 78-year-old is on the cusp of potentially winning his second election to reclaim his position as President of the United States, but only one person stands in his way, Kamala Harris, who currently serves as Vice President under the Joe Biden administration.

Donald Trump | Credits: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, Az, United States of America, Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Since stepping into the limelight, Trump has established himself as an incredibly outspoken person. But not everybody agrees with the things the 45th commander-in-chief has had to convey. At times, Trump has been involved in public feuds with big-named celebrities that have raised eyebrows. So, here are six Hollywood personalities that Donald Trump has butted heads with.

1. Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson in Kingsman: The Secret Service | Credits:...