“I can’t believe I get to play the captain of the Enterprise.” Anson Mount is sitting across from me on one of the Toronto soundstages for the Paramount+ series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” which is set in the years when his character, Capt. Christopher Pike, led the legendary Federation starship with a young Spock … Read more
Matthew Broderick is a true star of stage, screen and television who first came to moviegoers’ attention over four decades ago in the thriller “WarGames.” He then triumphed in comedies, dramas and musicals both on stage and in film. Add to that his long-term marriage to Sarah Jessica Parker, and there’s a lot for him … Read more
Billy Crystal is famed as an actor, stand-up comic, writer, producer, director, television host and avid New York Yankees fan. He is also known for his nine stints as host of the Academy Awards, a number that is second only to Bob Hope‘s 18. Although Crystal will always be associated with Oscar, the irony is … Read more
Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve reveals the lengths that production took to keep Anya Taylor-Joy‘s secret role under wraps. “I think that Hollywood is the most gossipy town on earth, and I wanted, as an experiment, to see how long we could keep a secret,” Villeneuve said to The Hollywood Reporter during the New York … Read more
Drew Barrymore is a child of Hollywood royalty and a Golden Globe winning actress whose career has spanned nearly her entire life, making her first credited screen performance at the age of three. But how many of her titles remain classics? Let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest films, ranked worst to … Read more
Here’s a fun fact: Thanks to his lineage, writer/director/actor Christopher Guest has an inherited royal title — the 5th Baron Haden-Guest — and for three years was an active member of the British House of Lords. In his spare time, however, Baron Haden-Guest makes delightfully silly movies that make audiences around the globe very happy. … Read more
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Sat 10 February 2024 17:45, UK While John Wayne finally won his long-awaited ‘Best Actor’ Academy Award for his performance in True Grit, many believe his prior effort in John Ford’s 1956 epic western film The Searchers, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, to be amongst his … Read more
(Credits: Far Out / TCM) Sat 13 January 2024 12:30, UK Throughout a wide variety of nuanced acting roles and a series of instances in which she proved her advocation and commitment to several social causes, Geena Davis is one of America’s most prominent film icons. With much commendation to her name, Hollywood has one … Read more
One of the biggest fan-favorite novel series of all time, Percy Jackson gained worldwide acclamation from the young readers. Set in the world of demigods and monsters at war with each other, the book series soon went on to get adapted into a fantasy/adventure movie series. However, they failed to capture the true magic of the novel … Read more
Molly Ringwald was the girl we all wanted to be BFFs with in the ’80s. The star of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, three decade-defining teen movies from beloved writer/director John Hughes, the young redhead was a plucky, fashionable presence who perfectly captured the ups and downs of being a teen. … Read more
