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Happy 100th, Mel Brooks He really is the King of Comedy, and as we know...

A rare uncut Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. For YEARS I swore there was a version where Christian Slater says: “Fuck me. He cleared it.” UK edits sanitised it to “Blimey…” or “My my…” Well, it’s back, baby!!!

I recently watched Harrison Ford’s courtroom drama, Presumed Innocent (1990), and noticed one of these reporters is getting fired. 🤣😂

Mel Brooks "It's good to be the king."

Is this helicopter real or CGI? I was watching Your Friends &amp; Neighbours and Jon Hamm and his mates got in this helicopter, and it did THIS. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I think I’ve just become a mechanophiliac, and I didn't even know that was a thing.

31 Film Facts That Sound Like April Fools But Are True — THREAD Weird trivia, hidden easter eggs, bizarre deaths, dangerous shoots, and literal acts of God. It's all here… and a bunch of these will make you go: 1/

Saddened by the news of Tom Stoppard’s passing. Possibly the greatest playwright of his era—definitely the most playful. ‘Shakespeare in Love’ is full of clever tributes for Bard fans, plus this gem: for anyone who’s acted, it’s the truest line about theatre ever written.

What film does the Cannon logo remind you of?

Star Wars is 48 years old today. Some Stormtrooper clones are taller than others. Movie mistakes are often so good they make the cut, Star Wars goes one better. The Stormtrooper on the right not only hits his head on the door, they timed a sound effect to coincide with it.🤣

“I steal from every single movie ever made. I love it… If my work has anything it’s that I’m taking this from this and that from that and mixing them together…. I steal from everything. Great artists steal, they don’t do homages.” - Quentin Tarantino

12 Reasons Why Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie. A Thread... The arguments around the 'Christmassiness' of Die Hard revolve around three themes: creative, commercial and cultural. So let's put this to bed so you can watch this Festive classic in peace. #DieHard 1/

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the film that made Connery call it quits, turns 23 today. This steampunk “literary Avengers” with Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll, Mina Harker, and more was ahead of the curve. This transformation still looks great.

"She is curvaceous" Not even Ray Harryhausen’s genius could distract a whole generation of young boys from Caroline Munro’s heaving-bosom prowess in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973).

Happy Birthday, Sofía Vergara! Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Modern Family is sharp, glamorous, and hilarious, and Phil Dunphy’s totally sincere, forever-awkward crush on her never gets old. Honestly, I get it 😂🤣

Lynda Carter was originally cast in Apocalypse Now as Miss May, a Playboy Playmate. She shot early scenes and posed for a mock topless Playboy centrefold shoot. Then a Typhoon hit, stalling production. By the time filming resumed, Carter had landed Wonder Woman and dropped out.

Nicole Kidman was just 15 when she filmed BMX Bandits (1983). She couldn’t ride a bike and later admitted, “I was a bit scared of the BMX bikes”… so a male stunt double in a Kidman wig did all the tricks. Did anyone else's BMX make THIS sound during aerials?

Donald Sutherland, born today in 1935, is one of the greatest actors never to win an Oscar. His 15-minute JFK monologue is a masterclass: chilling, conversational, and complex. He shifts the puzzle from “How?” to “Why?” and without him, Stone’s conspiracy thriller would collapse.

With Omen III, Possession, and In the Mouth of Madness, Sam Neill became an unlikely horror icon, and then there's Event Horizon. I know it has issues, but the cast is fantastic, and the whole “Hellraiser in space” vibe works for me. Fishburne’s final reaction here is priceless.

The unaltered 1977 Star Wars returns to the big screen February 19, 2027, for a limited 50th anniversary run. For a taster, here’s the original 12-minute Battle of Yavin exactly as it played in ’77, for the true Star Wars diehards. Legendary cinema.

Speaking of films they’d never make these days… Stuck On You (2003). Matt Damon &amp; Greg Kinnear play conjoined twins whose lives are upended when one chases an acting career. Also starring: Meryl Streep, Cher, Eva Mendes. There are 29 Oscar noms between this lot. 🤣

Bruce McGill (76 today) proving "there are no small parts, only small actors". Michael Mann gave him just 4 minutes in The Insider (1999), and what Bruce did in that time is unforgettable. Kudos to Wings Hauser too; his setup is a thing of beauty.

While filming The Passion of the Christ (2004), Mel Gibson got hilariously frustrated that even buried under mud and rags, Monica Bellucci still looked stunning. He joked, “It’s literally impossible to make this woman look uglier… the messier she got, the better looking she got"

The Thomas Crown Affair test audiences were horrified by the original idea that Pierce Brosnan’s briefcase was custom-built with internal blades that sliced the Monet from its frame. They had to scrap it, hoping viewers would buy the slick heist and pacing over physical reality.

Peter Sellers dreaded appearing as himself on The Muppets: “I’ll be Queen Victoria, but I don’t know how to be me.” Then he turns it into a meta-comic moment that mirrors his real-life struggle. It's rare, raw, and honest, and he plays it opposite Kermit the Frog.

Yul Brynner was the First Terminator 11 years before Arnie, Yul Brynner (born OTD in 1920) was the original unstoppable robot that can’t be bargained with, can’t be reasoned with, feels no pity, remorse, or fear, and absolutely will not stop until you’re dead. In Westworld

Happy Birthday, Cheryl Ladd! Between Charlie’s Angels, Wonder Woman, Daisy Duke, Col. Wilma Deering and more, 70s TV kept growing boys very well catered for. I watched Charlie's Angels purely for the deeply complex plots… not at all for Cheryl's bikini skills.

Love that Dolph Lundgren gets his moment in the new Masters of the Universe movie, such a perfect callback. I’m a sucker for stuff like this.

A Fish Called Wanda turns 38 today, and it's still one of the best comedies we’ve ever produced. Cleese proved he could be a romantic lead; Jamie Lee Curtis fires on all comedy cylinders; and Kevin “Don’t Call Me Stupid” Kline won an Oscar for Otto, rare for a role this broad.

Clint Eastwood insisted on doing the ledge-hang stunt himself for In the Line of Fire (33 today). The crew built a rooftop-edge replica on a backlot, then hid a heavy safety harness and a steel cable under his jacket. It’s really his face in the frame, so the danger feels real

It’s sad news that Sam Neill has passed away. Sam was a genre-crossing, multifaceted actor, just as at home in independent films like The Dish as in Hollywood blockbusters like Jurassic Park. When I heard today, my first thought was The Hunt for Red October. He’ll be missed.

What the duck were they thinking? The near “love scene” between Lea Thompson (65 today) and Howard the Duck is played almost completely straight. It confused the hell out of younger audiences, and still ranks as one of the most bizarre moments in cinema history.

Is this helicopter real or CGI? I was watching Your Friends & Neighbours and Jon Hamm and his mates got in this helicopter, and it did THIS. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I think I’ve just become a mechanophiliac, and I didn't even know that was a thing.

Speaking of films they’d never make these days… Stuck On You (2003). Matt Damon & Greg Kinnear play conjoined twins whose lives are upended when one chases an acting career. Also starring: Meryl Streep, Cher, Eva Mendes. There are 29 Oscar noms between this lot. 🤣