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When filming began on 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' Madonna was an up-and-coming singer. By the time shooting wrapped, she was a bona fide superstar.
From groundbreaking movies to landmark novels, these are the best gifts for sci-fi fans in your life.
You don’t need to sign up for a streaming service to satisfy your horror craving.
Climate fiction (cli-fi) movies run the gamut from deliciously cheesy to heartbreaking. But are these films actually offering a glimpse of our future?
Many movie sequels live up to—or even exceed—their predecessors.
William Shatner maintains a conventions-only signing policy. Bryan Cranston gets pestered too often. Steve Martin prefers to hand out business cards.
The jump scare is often written off as a cheap trick used to prop up bad films. But when done well and with purpose, jump scares can add genuine fright and terror.
“Ohhhhhhhhh-regon Trail, where the dysentery comes sweeping down the plains.”
Whether they’re comedies or animated musicals, movies have a big impact on baby naming trends.
In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather caused a national stir when she refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar for Best Actor in 'The Godfather.' Nearly 50 years later, the activist received a long overdue apology for the abuse and discrimination she endured.
With Netflix's 'Blonde,' Ana de Armas is the latest in a long line of actors who have attempted to portray Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood’s ultimate It Girl.
In 2009, James Cameron broke his own 'Titanic' box office record with 'Avatar'—a boundary-pushing CGI feature that promptly made $2.9 billion at the box office.
In 2004, Johnson set out to direct a coming-of-age tale sparked by seeing an early cut of 'Star Wars.' It took nearly 20 years to see it through.
From Steve Martin's 'Saturday Night Live' song to 'The Mummy' movies, King Tut has had an eventful afterlife.
The Western has been part of cinema since the very earliest days of Hollywood, and has produced some of the greatest films ever made. Here are 35 of them.
“This film takes place in a past time period,” the 'Blade' casting call reads, but it doesn’t specify which one.
Gina Prince-Bythewood's 'The Woman King' takes its cues from the very real Agojie warriors of West Africa.
Stephen King once opened the doors to his Bangor, Maine, home to Halloween trick-or-treaters in the 1980s. More than 1000 people showed up.
The arrival of blockbuster movies like 'Jaws' and 'Star Wars' and the rise of the home video era allowed '80s comedies like 'Airplane!' and 'The Naked Gun' to define the spoof genre like no films before them ever could.
Sometimes, rewriting is better. Here are some of the most popular Stephen King movies that have different book endings.
Queen Elizabeth II amassed nearly 1000 film credits of her own, but dozens of actors have taken on the mighty task of portraying Her Majesty in movies and on television.