Browsing: Movies

Special effects are constantly evolving. They’re just one of the many challenges that filmmakers must overcome in crafting their visions. When it comes to monsters, they’ve…

Hollywood is a competitively unoriginal business. Studios constantly recycle the same stories, repackage them as new products, and ponder how to sell them better than their…

Filming a movie can get more emotional than you might expect—and we don’t just mean on camera when actors are required to show their emotions based…

Certain big movies feel inseparable from their directors, seeming to extend directly from the unique stylistic, thematic, and dramatic places that make those directors who they…

Nostalgia is a powerful tool. As Hollywood relies more and more on the franchises of yesteryear, studios bring back treasured characters from across fiction. That pattern…

Just because a band or artist doesn’t actually exist in real life doesn’t mean they can’t make great music. Films are full of fictional musicians whose…

No one likes getting sick. Debilitating illnesses drain your energy and cause all kinds of nasty fluids to come out of your body. If allowed to…

Expanding your horizons is a natural part of life. That even goes for actors. Although their job is to simply perform the lines, these thespians spend…

Sequels already have a reputation for creative bankruptcy. They continue the stories purely for profit, often leading to uninspired plotting and character assassination. That’s what happens…

Television has shaped global entertainment, providing viewers with countless hours of drama, laughter, and intrigue. From sitcoms that make us laugh until we cry to dramas…

Actors aren’t too different from us in that when they see themselves in photos or on camera, they are hyper-critical of their looks. We’ve all been…

You would think that an actor who rose to fame (and enjoyed all the riches) after a major hit television show or movie might remember everything…

As any insider knows, Hollywood is a dog-eat-dog place. With financiers and bullish studios twisting artistry into cold hard dollars, the dreams—and careers—of many an actor…

Actors are among the most protected parts of film sets. Their deliveries bring the characters to life, and the resulting dynamics resonate with audiences worldwide. That…

It may seem like there’s a ton of money to be made in the film industry, but that’s actually not the case. Not always, at least.…