At their best, villain origin stories help flesh out the psychologies and motivations of the antagonist, showing that darkness usually has some sort of root. Moreover, these films demonstrate why villains almost always become more fascinating than the heroes they oppose.
Brevity might be the soul of wit, but this doesn’t always apply to films. In many cases, longer runtimes allow these types of films to explore issues and characters in greater depth than possible in a more limited temporal frame.
Southern Gothic is a uniquely American genre and sensibility, focusing as it does on the American South and its haunted and traumatic histories. These films and TV series are often set in crumbling mansions or other seedy locales, places haunted by the sinister histories that haunt the American imagination.
Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Heder, and “Emily in Paris” actress Camille Razat co-star in the biopic set in the days circa "The Godfather" and ahead of "Last Tango in Paris."
Everyone is freaking out about how much Billy Zane looks like Marlon Brando. The first images from Zane’s upcoming Marlon Brando biopic have released, and he looks uncannily like the legendary Hollywood star.
The film, set to debut at Cannes, is based on Vanessa Schneider's 2018 memoir "My Cousin Maria Schneider," which details the actress' experience filming Bernardo Bertolucci's 1973 film.
Even if an actor has made it into the spotlight, that doesn't mean they can't be pushed out of it. Not everyone gets a second chance, but there have been a number of celebrated comeback performances from actors that have relaunched their careers.
Who would have thought one of the indelible icons of MTV as a lodestone of popular culture would be two teenage idiots? Somehow, Beavis and Butt-Head managed to carve out their piece of our collective cultural memories. Here are 20 facts you might not know about Beavis and Butt-Head to chuckle to yourself over.
Winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards is huge for any director. When your movie wins Best Picture, people will keep an eye on your next film. These are the most interesting follow-up films from directors coming off a Best Picture win.
As LFO told us, “Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets.” However, William Shakespeare wrote some plays as well, and many of his plays have been turned into movies.