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‘I Love You Man’ at 15: How Paul Rudd Perfected His Bass-Slappingly Relatable Role

When it comes to the most heralded leading-man roles from 2009, movie fans will likely first point to Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), George Clooney...

22.03.2024 10

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‘Footloose’ at 40: Lori Singer Recalls Intense Stunts, Slaps, and Skinny-Dipping

Four decades after she starred in the toe-tapping classic Footloose, Lori Singer can still remember the time she first laid eyes on Kevin Bacon....

03.03.2024 20

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20 Years Later, We’re Still Shocked ‘Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace’ Was on TV

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace may have only run for a single, six-episode season but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming one of the most enduring...

31.01.2024 10

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How Bill Murray’s Most Deranged Christmas Movie Was Born

A Christmas Carol has been reinvented countless times. George C. Scott has tackled it, Sir Patrick Stewart had a go, and even Kermit the Frog has...

24.12.2023 6

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‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Director on NC-17 Cut and Scrapped Sequel Plans

In a filmography littered with memorable moments, Mrs. Doubtfire still manages to emerge as perhaps the best-remembered role of Robin Williams’...

23.11.2023 8

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The Problematic, Jizz-Soaked Legacy of ‘There’s Something About Mary’

These days, a bunch of guys lying to get the attention of a beautiful woman would be quickly condemned as catfishing, but in 1998, it was a recipe for...

01.10.2023 20

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