The best post-apocalypse movies have richly drawn worlds that feel familiar and distant at the same time. While featuring catastrophes like extraterrestrial invasions or zombie-inducing viruses, these films are more terrifying when audiences can recognize parts of their own world in the fictional ones on screen. A lot of good, old-fashioned movie magic goes into creating this effect, and…
If you get cast on Saturday Night Live, you’re well on your way to a successful comedy career. But first, you have to survive your SNL audition, which is one of the toughest in show business. For starters, it’s an incredibly selective process. The show has had only 153 official cast members since it debuted in 1975. Staffers review hundreds of candidates…
It’s no surprise that when acting out scenarios for a camera, some lines can become blurred. Two attractive actors playing pretend as a married couple or falling in love is a dangerous recipe when it comes to staying faithful. As a result, a number of movies have started forbidden scandalous affairs that became unlimited tabloid fodder….
You know you’ve made “it” if you’re being impersonated on Saturday Night Live. Some celebrities totally get a kick out of being parodied for laughs, while others get downright upset. Read the reactions of celebrities who talk about what it was like to be impersonated on SNL. Every US President since Gerald Ford has been lampooned on…
Animals are unpredictable. Movie production is unpredictable. Combine the two and you have hilarity, disaster, or a mixture of both. But it’s not only animals and filmmakers that run wild on set. Animal protection agents often join the chaos. Below is a collection of the wildest clashes between creatures on features. 1. 3,000 Locusts Were…
Every great movie is filled with obstacles that a hero must overcome to achieve his goal. Sometimes great obstacles, however, don’t just stay on the script page. Instead, they become part of a film’s actual production. Movies are epic endeavors, especially when they’re helmed by filmmakers with grand visions. But along with those high standards and incredible…
Thankfully, none of these Tom Cruise injuries were fatal. Despite being one of the biggest movie stars on the planet over the last four decades, Cruise insists on doing his own stunt work. Directors have tried to get the Mission: Impossible actor to step aside from time to time, but Cruise is willing to take chances. There have…
To many contemporary movie-watchers, the flicks we watched as kids are full of nostalgia. Catching part of a cult classic like Hocus Pocus (1993) or Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) may remind you of watching movies with friends or family, prompting pure sentimentality along the way. Many ’90s movies might be good in hindsight, perhaps as a result of that very…
Like all forms of art, movies have always courted controversy. Whether for artistic reasons, political commentary, or strictly antagonistic purposes – cinema tends to provoke strong emotions, both positive and negative. Controvery can arise from the sheer extremity of graphic imagery, or it can spark from taboo material. Often though, controversy is heavily based in the geographical…
The 1980s was a tumultuous decade for Saturday Night Live. Most of the original cast members had moved on. The ratings took a major hit. In fact, they were so bad in the middle of the decade that SNL was even briefly canceled. Additionally, creator/co-producer Lorne Michaels left from 1980-85 to pursue other projects, and because he was…
