Most filmmakers of any notice nowadays are older. It’s somewhat a hazard of the job, since it takes time for most directors to find prominence, especially in a Hollywood still not completely awake for what is happening in the indie scenario. The guys and girls on this list, though, are the honorable exceptions. They’re young, […]
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8 Famous Directors Who Died (Or Almost Died) Making Their Films
No one should ever die because of the production of a film. However, mistakes happen, and with the moviemaking workforce sometimes going to great lengths to bring us sensational entertainment, lives may be lost in the process. Whether it’s due to horrific on-set accidents, or from illnesses contracted from film productions, or from the filmmaker’s […]
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Top 10 Movie Feuds of All Time
Movie-making is a grueling experience under the best of circumstances. Even those productions that go off without a hitch entail hours upon hours of hard work from everyone on board, from the upper-echelon A-lister to the lowly (but essential) craft services guy. So as you can imagine, tempers often flare on-set, with sometimes hilarious results. […]
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12 Great Filmmakers With Troubling Personalities
Everyone’s heard about the cliche of the genius artist and his troubling personality. These figures have a certain mythology about them, their eccentricities become our fascination. Some would even suggest that a certain antagonistic personality is required to create high art. It’s often a cliche when we find out that a certain artist was difficult […]
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10 Action Stars Who Are Actually Great Actors
For every Doph Lundgreen or Arnold Schwarzenegger, there’s an action star that surprisingly kills it when he’s given the chance to do a more “serious” part. And then there’s the ones that actually find the space to be great within the very limited confines of the genre – the great, deep, brilliant action films being […]
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The 10 Best and Most Promising Actors Under 25
Don’t come at me with your “they don’t make actors like they used to” rants. Hollywood might be more into shallow blockbuster films (and that’s not all of them, let’s be clear), but the variety and sheer quantity of talent coming out of the woodwork every year remains the same. There are truly great performers […]