It’s no secret that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull faced resistance from star Harrison Ford and director Steven Spielberg on the long road to its 2008 release, and that George Lucas’ insistence that aliens could be a viable plot device in the movie was a big
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I’ll be honest: I had to look up the biblical significance of the word Leviticus. While I knew it carried religious connotations, I couldn’t have told you much beyond that. For my fellow heathens out there, the Book of Leviticus is largely concerned with ideas of purity, impurity, sacrifice, sin,
Gladiator Is a Movie for Women, Argues Russell Crowe
If you’ve ever watched Letterboxd’s Four Favorites video series on social media, you’ll be more than aware that a lot of men really love Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, which remains understandable in a decade where “my Roman Empire” has been trending. Scott’s crowd-pleasing, awards-hogging, fist-pumping action-adventure flick explores themes of honor,
Widow’s Bay Creator Reveals the Show’s Origin Story
In the wake of Widow’s Bay’s much-deserved season 2 renewal on Apple TV, series creator Katie Dippold has been discussing the horror-comedy show’s evolution from script to screen. Dippold, who accidentally became internet famous a decade ago after posting an image of herself dressed as the Babadook at her friend’s
15 of Our Shortest Celebrities
Hollywood has a way of making everyone look larger than life. Between camera angles, carefully staged photographs, and larger-than-life personalities, it’s easy to assume many celebrities are taller than they really are. In reality, some of the biggest names in entertainment are surprisingly short, often standing well below average height