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Revealed: Brendan Fraser—Not Tom Cruise—Was Always Top Pick for ‘The Mummy,’ Director Says

Filmmaker Stephen Sommers always wanted to make a mummy movie. The problem was, he didn’t know if anyone actually wanted to see it. “I was really...

06.05.2024 10

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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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