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Quentin Tarantino ranks his top 20 films of the 21st century
It’s hard to believe we’re already a quarter of the way through the 21st century. As a person who is merely bones, I remember the ball dropping to ring in the year 2000.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / November 11
The Hollywood Bowl Dedicates Its Stage to John Williams
There is perhaps no more important figure in the film industry over the past fifty years than John Williams. The composer of iconic films like E.T., Superman, Jurassic Park, the Indiana Jones and Star Wars sagas, and countless others created the soundtrack to a generation.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / November 7
'Jurassic World Rebirth' sequel gets huge casting update
Jurassic World Rebirth was a prehistoric smash at the box office this summer, grossing more than $868 million worldwide.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / November 6
'Gremlins 3' sets 2027 release date with Stephen Spielberg and Chris Columbus onboard
Earlier in 2025, there was much speculation that we would get Gremlins 3 if Steven Spielberg approved its script.
20 sequels that are just the first movie all over again
This doesn’t mean that one can’t enjoy them, but it does highlight the extent to which sequels are often too derivative and reliant on established formulas to be successful in their own right.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / October 29
John Williams will score Steven Spielberg's mysterious new Sci-Fi film
The term GOAT gets thrown around way too easily these days, but not when it comes to John Williams.
The 20 greatest movies about making first contact
The idea of contact with extraterrestrial life is something that continues to haunt the popular imagination, so it is not surprising that it appears consistently in movies. After all, there’s something both exciting and terrifying about the thought that there might be life out there beyond the stars. What’s particularly notable about the movies’ exploration of first contact is just how many forms this story takes. Whether it’s a B-movie, a comedy, or an elevated piece of sci-fi storytelling, the movies have proven to be fertile ground for exploring the exchange of cultures between humans and extraterrestrials.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / September 24
'Stranger Things' legacy featurette gives us a glimpse of Season 5
Nearly nine years since it captured everyone’s imaginations as “the weird new Netflix show that’s like a Stephen King/Steven Spielberg mashup,” Stranger Things is coming to an end.
The 20 best movie intros
A good film intro, whether it occurs over the credits or is just simply the first scene in a movie, can impact the rest of the film, leaving an impression that shapes how a viewer experiences and interacts with what follows. It’s worth taking a look at some of the best movie intros.
20 A-list actors who regretted taking some of their most famous roles
Everyone makes mistakes. These 20 actors find some of their mistakes to be in past roles.
The 20 greatest water disaster films
Water can make a mess of many things. Especially in the movies, when storms, waves, flooding, etc., make for highly entertaining disaster fare. Here's our look at 20 notable such films.
Entertainment News / Yardbarker / September 1
Rachel Zegler has sweet reunions with Tom Blyth and Steven Spielberg backstage at 'Evita'
Rachel Zegler received some support from her former The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes co-star and West Side Story director while performing in the West End production of Evita.
Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / August 28
Steven Spielberg changed my life, says Rachel Zegler
Rachel Zegler feels "indebted" to Steven Spielberg. The 24-year-old actress - who is currently starring in Evita in London's West End - has taken to social media to heap praise on the legendary filmmaker, who previously cast her in West Side Story, the 2021 romantic-drama movie.
Massively popular IPs that just don't work as films
These are the bits of I.P. that, movie-wise, have not seen the code get cracked…yet.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / August 7
Gareth Edwards on Delores’ Bittersweet Voice Inspiration and JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH’s Beauty
Jurassic World Rebirth is the seventh film in the overall franchise launched by Steven Spielberg’s seminal 1993 film. It is virtually indisputable that Jurassic Park is one of the most influential sci-fi films of all-time, a summer blockbuster that evokes wonder and fear upon every watch.
The 20 best horror movies for people who don't like horror movies
Horror continues to be one of the most popular genres in all of cinema, but it definitely isn’t for everybody. For those wanting to ease into the genre and test their limits, there are plenty of horror films available that are frightening enough, but hopefully won’t make you lose sleep.
20 famous films that were affected by the Mandela Effect
The Mandela Effect is strange and confounding. Many people misremember details about movies, television series, and pop culture moments. These 20 films have fallen victim to its bizarre powers.
The most notable movies turning 50 in 2025
Here are the notable movies that will be celebrating 50 years in 2025.
20 aliens that are out-of-this-world terrifying
Fortunately, science fiction has proven remarkably adept at drawing out the complexities of the extraterrestrial, so it’s worth looking at some of the scariest aliens that appear on the big and small screen.
Bring the noise: 20 legendary cinematic sound effects
Sound effects are some of the most underappreciated aspects of cinema. This is unfortunate, as many films would lack their potency and power — and often their humor — were it not for the complexity of their sound designs.
Entertainment News / Men's Journal / February 14, 2024
Steven Spielberg Obsessed With Godzilla Minus One
Steven Spielberg can’t get enough of Godzilla Minus One. According to the film's director Takashi Yamazaki, he watched it three times. Yamazaki tweeted about his encounter with the legendary director of Jaws, Jurassic Park, and most recently The Fabelmans, which took place at the Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
The 20 best folk horror movies
While the country is often figured as a space of peace and tranquility — as opposed to the hustle and bustle and chaos of the city — it has also been the setting for some of the most remarkable horror films.
The 20 most iconic monster flicks
Whether in the form of a monstrous beast, an animal that suddenly decides to start devouring people, or a monster conjured up out of the deepest nightmares, these films locate humanity’s collective anxieties in something that can be identified — if not defeated.
The most memorable movies and TV shows set during the 1950s
Here are the best movies and TV shows set in the 1950s — not including, you know, movies and TV shows made in the 1950s that were set in the present. Only movies and TV shows transporting us to the 1950s count.
The 25 greatest movie shootouts
Ever since Justus D. Barnes fired his pistol directly at the camera at the end of 1903's "The Great Train Robbery", filmmakers have been smitten with the poetry of gun violence.
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