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Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan at the post-premiere reception for Saturday night at TIFF

Ethan Anderton

Saturday Night Duo Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan Talk Recreating SNL History And Planning Chaos [Exclusive Interview]

Ahead of the release of Saturday Night, we spoke with director Jason Reitman and co-writer/producer Gil Kenan about how the SNL movie came together.

Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool & Wolverine

Valerie Ettenhofer

Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine Broke A Huge R-Rated Movie Record Held By John Wick

Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine has already broken records on digital, including one for R-rated films previously held by the John Wick franchise.

Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels and Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster in Saturday Night

Ethan Anderton

The Key Moment From Saturday Night That Was Created At The Last Minute

Saturday Night features a key moment for showrunner Lorne Michaels amidst the chaos of pulling off the first episode of SNL, and it was a last minute addition.

BJ Colangelo

A New Netflix Horror Comedy Reinvents A Classic Cinematic Trope

Netflix is now streaming Greg Jardin's Sundance horror-comedy hit It's What's Inside, which puts a fresh spin on one of cinema's oldest tropes.

Ryan Scott

Kevin Smith's Most Controversial Movie Is Free Of Weinstein Control – And The Director Has Big Plans

Kevin Smith's most controversial comedy has finally been wrangled away from Harvey Weinstein's clutches and is about to get a new lease on life.

Joe Roberts

A Forgotten Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg Movie Is Blowing Up Netflix's Top Charts

You might not remember that time Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg teamed up, but their movie is currently climbing Netflix's top charts.

Jeremy Smith

Clint Eastwood's Favorite Movie Of All Time Is A 1950 Classic

Legendary actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood once revealed his all-time-favorite movie, and the answer might surprise you.

Michael Jackson and the cast of The Addams Family

Bill Bria

The Ridiculous Story Behind Addams Family Values' Canceled Michael Jackson Theme Song

Michael Jackson was supposed to write an original song and star in a music video tied to Addams Family Values. Part of it was even shot. So what happened?

Nina Starner

Ariana Greenblatt's 6 Best Movies And TV Shows, Ranked

From the anarchic Tiny Tina in Borderlands to a key part in an Oscar-winning Greta Gerwig movie, here are Arianna Greenblatt's best roles, ranked.

Joe Roberts

Men In Black's Props And Will Smith's Farts Gave Tommy Lee Jones Plenty Of Trouble

Tommy Lee Jones hit the ground gasping for air after Will Smith unleashed an apparently horrific fart on the set of Men in Black.

John Boyega, Attack the Block, Star Wars

Debopriyaa Dutta

Years Before Star Wars, John Boyega Made His Film Debut In A Sci-Fi Cult Classic

John Boyega was already a rising star before the Star Wars sequel trilogy thanks to this 2011 cult classic genre-blending sci-fi flick.

Jeremy Smith

Men In Black's Classic Ending Was A Frenzied, Last-Minute Addition

Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld took an...unconventional approach to asking for the money needed to change the film's ending from its initial version.

Valerie Ettenhofer

Metacritic's Highest-Rated Film Franchise Includes Four Movies You May Have Never Seen

Metacritic recently figured out what the highest rated film franchises are on the media rating aggregate site, and the top spot will definitely surprise you.

Witney Seibold

One Of Hugh Jackman's Best Roles Was A Fictional Addition To A True Story

Hugh Jackman has played plenty of memorable characters but one of his very best was a fake person added to a very real story.

Jeremy Smith

Men In Black's Original Confusing Plot Was Reworked Thanks To Alien Subtitles

Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld had a nice and easy fix for making the film's plot easier to follow, and it came down to some alien subtitles.

Jeremy Smith

The Actress Tim Burton Almost Cast As Beetlejuice's Lydia Deetz Before Winona Ryder

It's impossible to picture anyone other than Winona Ryder playing Lydia in Beetlejuice, but Tim Burton almost cast someone else in the role.

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black

Danielle Ryan

Men In Black's Director Had To Stop Tommy Lee Jones From Trying To Be Funny In The Movie

The reason Men in Black works so well is because of the dynamic between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. But on set, that dynamic initially wasn't quite right.

Valerie Ettenhofer

Michael Jackson's Men In Black II Cameo Came With Plenty Of Frustration

In his new book, director Barry Sonnenfeld talks about how the (very) brief Michael Jackson cameo happened in Men In Black II.

Men in Black movies, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones

BJ Colangelo

Men In Black 3 Almost Cast A Different Actor As Young Tommy Lee Jones Instead Of Josh Brolin

Men in Black III director Barry Sonnenfeld had to fight a bit to cast Josh Brolin as a young Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) over another actor in the film.

Highlander Sean Connery Christopher Lambert

Jeremy Smith

The Highlander And Police Academy Series Have One Unfortunate Thing In Common

The Highlander and Police Academy movie series have surprisingly more in common than you may realize (including one unflattering distinction).

Jeremy Smith

A Very Different Actor Almost Joined Will Smith On The Doomed Wild Wild West

Will Smith nearly co-starred opposite another big-name actor in Wild Wild West before they abruptly (and wisely) dropped out of the infamous flop.

The Rugrats Movie 1998 Tommy and Chuckie

Ryan Scott

A Beloved Nicktoon Is Getting A Live-Action Movie And There's No Way This Isn't Nightmare Fuel

One of the most famous Nicktoons ever is getting the film treatment from a pair of SNL writers. But will this live-action/CG hybrid be pure nightmare fuel?

Ryan Scott

Producer Jon Peters Had Two Ridiculous Demands For Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West was a notorious box office flop, and director Barry Sonnenfeld has bad memories of making it and working with producer Jon Peters.

BJ Colangelo

Tim Allen Was Incredibly Disrespectful To Rene Russo On The Set Of Big Trouble

Tim Allen has a reputation for being a bit of a jerk, including that time he was weirdly rude to Rene Russo while filming the comedy Big Trouble.

Witney Seibold

Working With John Travolta On Get Shorty Filled Gene Hackman With Rage

According to director Barry Sonnenfeld, Gene Hackman did not enjoy working with John Travolta on the hit comedy Get Shorty.

Valerie Ettenhofer

How To Watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice At Home

The juice is loose ... in your living room. Here's how to catch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on digital, DVD, and Blu-ray, along with its various special features.

Deadpool & Wolverine with director Shawn Levy at the TVA

Ethan Anderton

Let's Break Down Every Deadpool & Wolverine Deleted Scene (And What They Mean)

Deadpool & Wolverine is now available on digital, and a few deleted scenes are included. What happens in them? Let's break each of them down.