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The Perfect Frankenstein Script Was Written in 1993. Two Directors Tried to Film It. Both Failed. But One Failed Better.

The Perfect Frankenstein Script Was Written in 1993. Two Directors Tried to Film It. Both Failed. But One Failed Better.

Frank Darabont wrote the definitive Frankenstein screenplay in 1993—then watched two directors butcher it in different ways. One went too loud. One went too soft. But only one kept faith with Mary Shelley's nihilistic tragedy..

What Happened To Michele Carey? The El Dorado Star Who Shot John Wayne, Kissed Elvis, and Vanished

What Happened To Michele Carey? The El Dorado Star Who Shot John Wayne, Kissed Elvis, and Vanished

At 13, Michele Carey won gold performing at Soldier Field. At 24, she shot John Wayne in El Dorado. At 28, Wayne personally called about True Grit. At 44, she disappeared from Hollywood. For 32 years nobody knew where she went or why she left.

When Movie Magic Was Made By Hand: The Magic We've Lost

When Movie Magic Was Made By Hand: The Magic We've Lost

From The Thing to Gremlins, practical effects of the 1970s-90s created tangible magic that digital effects can't match. The perceptual realism we've lost.

Getting to Know Stephen Norrington: The Ticking, The Toil, and The Truth

Getting to Know Stephen Norrington: The Ticking, The Toil, and The Truth

"The Clock Is Ticking." Blade director Stephen Norrington on what unrelentingly propelled him to seek "Radical self-reliance," walk away from Hollywood, and detail exactly what he would magically fix on LoEG and much more.

Why Ordinary People Beat Raging Bull (And Why It Actually Deserved To)

Why Ordinary People Beat Raging Bull (And Why It Actually Deserved To)

Everyone calls Ordinary People beating Raging Bull an Oscar crime. But in 1981, Hollywood was exhausted from auteur excess, and Redford's masterful debut arrived at exactly the right moment. Here's why it actually deserved to beat Scorsese—and why history proves it.

Night Moves (1975) Cast Then and Now: Where Are They Today?

Night Moves (1975) Cast Then and Now: Where Are They Today?

Arthur Penn's 1975 neo-noir Night Moves flopped on release but became a cult classic. Gene Hackman played a private detective who couldn't see his own life falling apart. Fifty years later, we track down the cast—from Hollywood legends to tragic losses.

What Happened to Brad Renfro? The Child Star Who Left Behind a Secret Son

What Happened to Brad Renfro? The Child Star Who Left Behind a Secret Son

The public didn't know Brad Renfro had a son until after he was dead. Days before his 2008 overdose, he spent time with his 5-year-old boy in Japan. The son wasn't mentioned in his obituary. In 2025, Yamato Renfro is 22—and nobody's asked him a single question.