These 12 movie sequels better than the original disprove the notion that the first movie is always the best. The post 12 Movie Sequels Better Than the Originals appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

Ethan Hawke hopes he doesn’t sound like the “old man yells at cloud” meme when he says this, but he says it anyway. “The thing that I don’t understand — and this makes me sound old — but what I don’t understand about young people today is why they don’t watch more movies,” he tells MovieMaker. “I mean, they’re perfectly willing to binge watch, for weeks of their life, something they know is really super okay, and the Criterion Channel is right there. Like, they could be watching Badlands as we speak,” he adds. Hawke is particularly shocked by the lack of film education in young direc ..read more

Sean Baker is telling Joanna Arnow how her film The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed feels like a real labor of love. A series of droll and sometimes profound vignettes, it follows Ann, played by Arnow, as she goes from workplace disappointments to BDSM encounters to talks with her parents.  “It feels special when you know that the filmmaker poured their heart into it,” says Baker. “Most films are being made as calling cards to get a Marvel film or to get a series—” Arnow, laughing, cuts him off: “Oh,” she says. “This is a calling card for a Marvel film.”  It’s no ..read more

Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, released 50 years ago, is widely considered one of the funniest movies of all time. But it wasn’t easy to make. The post Blazing Saddles: 12 Behind the Scenes Stories of Mel Brooks’ Absurdist Western Classic appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

These shows with unlikable lead characters prove you don’t need to like someone to love watching them. The post 12 TV Shows We Love — With Lead Characters We Don’t appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

What’s the best superhero movie ever? For our money, it’s one of the following — presented in no particular order. The post The 12 Best Superhero Movies Ever Made appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

Before Martin Short came to play Ned Nederlander, one of the three titular amigos opposite Steve Martin and Chevy Chase in the 1986 comedy Three Amigos, his role was actually offered to someone else. That person was the late Blues Brothers star John Belushi. Martin and Short told the story during their appearance on Monday’s episode of the SmartLess podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes. The two legendary comedians and actors, who have been touring together since 2015, are traversing the U.S. with their comedy show this year, calling the current iteration of their ever-ev ..read more

Young Frankenstein, which turns 50 this year, is at or near the top of any list of the best Mel Brooks movies. Here’s how it came alive. The post Young Frankenstein: 12 Behind the Scenes Stories of How Mel Brooks’ Monster Hit Came Alive appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

Is your nostalgia a crutch? Or a doorway to liberation? That’s the question asked by filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s new movie I Saw the TV Glow. In the film, Owen (played at different ages by Ian Foreman and Justice Smith), has to choose to live his life truthfully, or to live in the past via a young adult TV show called The Pink Opaque. It’s a choice everyone has to make, because from politics to pop culture, nostalgia is the language of American life — for better or worse.  Schoenbrun, who is gender non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, says fandom was a coping mechanism for a confusing ..read more

Here are 10 jaw-dropping Pixar jokes clearly aimed at moms and dads and grandparents, not kids. Wow. The post 11 Jaw-Dropping Pixar Jokes That Are 100% for Adults appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more