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Edward Norton’s performance in American History X (1998) remains, even after all these years, one of the most powerful in the history of cinema. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

This Coca-Cola ad was directed by David Fincher in 1993. The influence of Blade Runner (1982) and Akira (1988) is unmistakable. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

In Mamma Mia! (2008), this moment wasn’t scripted. Meryl Streep said, “I ripped open Pierce’s shirt and he was genuinely surprised,” and his reaction made it into the final cut. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Fight Club (1999) was filmed largely in chronological order. Edward Norton adopted a near-starvation diet and avoided the sun, while Brad Pitt trained and used tanning salons, so Tyler Durden grows stronger as the narrator withers. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

One of the greatest stand-up bits ever, Rowan Atkinson as the Devil is pure genius. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY was released 18 years ago. It was originally made as a direct-to-video release until the studio decided to give it a theatrical release & it ended up grossing nearly twice what the first film did. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

The Piano Teacher (2001) ends as repression turns inward, desire collapsing into self-destruction where control was always an illusion. Isabelle Huppert reportedly stayed deeply isolated during filming to maintain Erika’s psychological state. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

In The Fourth Kind (2009), the possession scene suddenly splits the screen to show “real footage,” blurring fiction and reality so convincingly that many viewers thought it was genuine. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the director often contradicted himself to Jim Carrey & Kate Winslet. “I had to talk to Kate in a different room to tell her, ‘Go as big as you want! This is a comedy!’ and to Jim, ‘This is drama, not comedy,’” [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

DOGVILLE was released 23 years ago today. Jennifer Kent, who later directed The Babadook, felt she could learn more from working with Lars von Trier than attending film school, so she reached out to him & was hired as a runner on the production. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]


The Bratz recreating the iconic scene from The Devil Wears Prada. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

In the It (1990), Pennywise scared the kids for real. The child actors reportedly avoided Tim Curry on set. He stayed in character between takes, chain-smoking and flashing that grin, so the fear on camera wouldn’t be acting. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Robert Pattinson says The Odyssey and Dune 3 prove cinema isn’t dying: “Going from The Odyssey into Dune, filming in the middle of this beautiful desert… Anyone saying the film industry is dying just needs to see these movies.” [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) felt like a cash-grab sequel on paper, and then it shows up this locked-in, every setup paying off, every moment landing, and suddenly it’s doing what most blockbusters forgot how to do. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

TOP GUN 3 is officially in the works at Paramount, with Tom Cruise set to return. 🎬 [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

“that was really special… it was magic. each time i felt ethan looking away, i would look at him and vice versa. i almost fell in love with him right there, but then rick said cut.” julie delpy on this scene from before sunrise (1995) [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Perfect Days (2023) might be the purest definition of a peaceful movie. Wim Wenders turns routine into poetry, finding meaning in small gestures, quiet mornings, and unremarkable days. Nothing is rushed, nothing is forced. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

A brilliant BBC Dracula ad where the Count slowly reveals himself as the sun goes down. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]