Seeing The Princess Bride on Broadway isn't so inconceivable
Whispers of a possible stage rendering of The Princess Bride began way back in 2006, when late novelist and…
R.I.P. The Princess Bride and All The President’s Men screenwriter William Goldman
William Goldman, the prolific writer behind several American film classics, died last night. Deadline reported the news…
What’s your favorite movie that’s better than the book it’s based on?
This week’s question comes from reader Austin:
The Princess Bride is too good for Honest Trailers to ruin
Honest Trailers’ whole thing is taking the piss out of movies, so it’s a testament to the power of Rob Reiner’s The…
Rob Reiner on his favorite films, and why he changed the ending of When Harry Met Sally…
You’d be hard-pressed to find a current director who has helmed as many beloved movies as Rob Reiner. He was born into…
Saluting the freaks, weirdos, and outcasts who make movies great
People think they want to be movie stars, the kind whose names appear over the title and whose faces dominate posters…
Pop culture is Ted Cruz’s connection to humanity
Donald Trump has and will continue to dominate the political headlines for the foreseeable future. He’s the…
Play around this Valentine’s Day with these relationship-themed board games
In Gameological Unplugged, Samantha Nelson looks at trends and new developments in the vast world of tabletop games.
Mandy Patinkin wishes Ted Cruz would stop quoting The Princess Bride
With Donald Trump now gleefully egging on his supporters when they scream, “Sieg Heil!” as security roughs up…
Say “I Do” to this supercut of weddings from films
Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to witness a very special union between films and the internet,…
Cary Elwes on The Art Of More, As You Wish, and why people throw body parts at him
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
The Princess Bride embraced the tricky style and tone of its source
“Unadaptable” is a word that gets attached to a lot of books, and usually for good reason. For most books—pretty much…
Ted Cruz reenacts the “mostly dead” scene from Princess Bride, world shudders
It’s already been proven that Ted Cruz is godawful at Simpsons impressions. Clearly, that experience left him hungry to…
What entertainment are you ashamed to be scared of?
This week’s question comes via contributor Caroline Siede, who also wrote the first entry:
Carol Kane on Scrooged, Andy Kaufman, and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
Read This: A fascinating portrait of life as Andre The Giant
It’s hard to imagine what professional wrestling would even look like today if not for the immense contributions of…
When all else fails, call John Goodman: 9 hangover cures from pop culture
A wicked hangover is a classic storytelling device, the dry-mouthed, dry-heaving sign of a hero gone to seed (or a…
The Princess Bride is a little more twisted when grandpa reads Game Of Thrones
It’s the well-known story of a sickly child visited by his grandfather who wishes to read him a story that’ll transport…