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The movie that sent Jan De Bont into Hollywood exile: “This is too difficult”
De Bont was sent into Hollywood exile by a 'Lara Croft' movie because it left him disillusioned about the future of the ...
The Denzel Washington movies Denzel Washington thinks you need to see: “Watch two”
He has had one hell of career, but there are two movies that Denzel Washington thinks are essential viewing when it comes to ...
Jeff Goldbum names the best song ever written for a movie: “It knocks me out”
He is one of the most exuberant characters in hoLLYWOOD BUT jeff Goldblum's ultimate passion might just be music and when ...
Uncovering a Countercultural Cornerstone: What was the first rock song to feature the sitar?
So, enthused by the sheer sense of ‘the alternative’ that the instrument provided, Harrison created the first rock song to ...
The David Bowie song that gave Gene Simmons “goosebumps”
It’s all pose. It’s all fucking posing,” Keith Richards once asserted against the late David Bowie. “It’s nothing to do with ...
The “pile of crap” movie that baffled Clint Eastwood: “I can hardly tell you what it was about”
“To Brian’s credit, he felt the script was a pile of crap,” the four-time Academy Award winner explained. “Burton felt the ...
The Led Zeppelin album Jimmy Page said was most difficult: “We didn’t have anything”
Jimmy Page may be the mad scientist behind all of Led Zeppelin's albums, but not everything was the smoothest process once ...
Ron Howard’s short-lived career as a method actor: “Everyone had just watched me ascend”
Howard once again took the method approach when Vincent Minnelli cast him in The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, using the ...
The Record The Changed the World: Who were the first female band to have a number one album?
From Joni Mitchell to Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Patti Smith, a legion of female icons have seen their legacy underplayed.
The area of Lou Reed’s music he considered his “finest hours”
Looking back at the moment Lou Reed deemed to be his "finest hour" as a performer, highlighting the often underrated brilliance of his guitar playing skills.
The role Robert De Niro always regretted missing out on: “Bob wanted that part very badly”
He has one of the most illustrious careers in all of Hollywood but even for Robert De Niro there are missed opportunities.
When Paul Newman tortured a director for an entire shoot: “I’m richer, and I’ve got more time”
Having already told his opponent that he had more money and more time, Newman proved it by hiring a helicopter to fly over ...