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Morgan Freeman's Favorite (and Least Favorite) Morgan Freeman Films
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (533+ words) Morgan Freeman is a household name admired by generations of fans. He’s an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner. He’s played God, a tech mastermind, a pimp, a gym veteran, a detective, a chauffeur to Miss…...
Quiz: How Quickly Can You Name the One-Word ‘90s Movie Title?
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (177+ words) Mental Floss Were you able to get all 15 movies correct in less than two minutes? They were all pretty straightforward, but having that time limit creates so much more pressure. If you got a high score, be sure to share…...
Keanu Reeves’s Favorite (and Least Favorite) Keanu Reeves Movies
1+ week, 3+ day ago (431+ words) Well, during a live Q&A session the actor conducted on Reddit back in 2022, Reeves was asked that very question. The movie also starred Dennis Hopper, and speaking to the Hollywood Interview, Reeves recalled: "Dennis was a really cool cat....
Quiz: Pick the Missing Word From These ‘90s Movie Titles Before Time’s Up
1+ week, 5+ day ago (323+ words) Were you able to get a perfect score? Some of the titles were definitely harder than others, depending on how mainstream the movies were in the ‘90s. Films like The Green Mile and American Beauty were two critically acclaimed titles of…...
Tim Burton’s 5 Favorite Movies Reveal Exactly Where His Strange Style Came From
2+ week, 2+ day ago (124+ words) Mental Floss In a 2010 interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Burton was asked to pick his five favorite films of all time. He chose a quintet of titles—all from the 1960s and ‘70s—that are as surprising as they are revealing about how…...
The Railroad From ‘Stand by Me’ Has an Even Older Hollywood History
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (234+ words) Mental Floss One of the key elements of the story involves the railroad along which the friends travel in order to look for the body, and the one which was used in the film happens to have a notable history…...
The 'Stand by Me' Scene Rob Reiner Said Hit Surprisingly Close to Home
3+ week, 1+ day ago (531+ words) It's been forty years since Stephen King's novella, The Body, was adapted into the film Stand by Me, but the story still holds up as one of Rob Reiner's greatest. The emotional depth portrayed by the teenage actors and written…...
Anthony Bourdain's 10 Favorite Films, From Neo-Noir Classics to an Iconic 1940s Satire
3+ week, 2+ day ago (270+ words) Anthony Bourdain may no longer be with us, but he left behind enough restaurant and travel recommendations to craft a lifetime's worth of itineraries. He also shared his opinions on media with the world, frequently discussing the books and movies…...
Why Robert De Niro Was Nicknamed “Bobby Milk” as a Kid
3+ week, 4+ day ago (90+ words) Mental Floss A-list stars in Hollywood were often just as well known by their nicknames as their real names. Lana Turner was “The Sweater Girl.” Jean Harlow was the first “Blonde Bombshell.” Rock Hudson’s height and physique earned him the…...