MoviesKevin PolowyMVPs of Horror: How Jack Nicholson coached George Miller through his first Hollywood directing gig on 'Witches of Eastwick'
George Miller was well established in the rough-and-rugged world of Ozploitation cinema thanks to his work on the cultishly adored Australian trilogy Mad Max (1979-85). “It was my first full Hollywood feature,” Miller told Yahoo Entertainment (watch above) about the horror-comedy about three women (Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer) who get into some hocus pocus after Jack Nicholson’s mysterious playboy arrives in their sleepy New England town. “Jack said to me, ‘Look, George, they mistake politeness for weakness.
MoviesKevin PolowyJackie Chan thought 'Rush Hour' was terrible when he first saw it
Jackie Chan was sick and tired of trying to cross over into American movies. The martial arts wonder and ex-Bruce Lee stuntman was a superstar in his native China, but his attempts at going Hollywood in films like Big Brawl (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), and The Protector (1985) barely registered with stateside audiences. “Nobody knew who this little Chinese guy was that spoke no English,” Chan told Yahoo Entertainment during a recent Role Recall interview (watch clip above).
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Miles Teller gives VA clerk a piece of his mind in a scene from 'Thank You for Your Service' (exclusive)
In a scene from the upcoming film “Thank You for Your Service,” two veterans (played by Miles Teller and Beulah Koale) who are haunted by their experiences in the Middle East try to obtain counseling.
MoviesKevin PolowyMVPs of Horror: As 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' turns 25, Hilary Swank remembers her Valley Girl one-liners
The Nebraska native was 16 at the time, and working on a television show ("Camp Wilder") during the day and her first film role by night.
MoviesKevin PolowyTeens just say yes to drugs in the trailer for new dark thriller 'Thumper' (exclusive)
The new thriller, written and directed by Jordan Ross (MTV’s True Life), follows the dark and unsavory exploits of a pair of teens in a low-income neighborhood where drugs rule everything around them.
MoviesKevin PolowyJackie Chan remembers impromptu bowling with Bruce Lee just days before martial arts legend died
Bruce Lee recognized his stuntman Jackie Chan on the street, then followed him to a bowling alley.
MoviesKevin PolowyMVPs of Horror: Corey Feldman on how he used stolen 'Gremlins' fur to ward off bullies
“Because I was a very kind of meek, kind of sweet kid, I got harassed a lot,” Feldman says.
MoviesKevin PolowyWatch the first trailer for Louis C.K.'s Woody-esque comedy 'I Love You, Daddy' (exclusive)
Writer-director Louis C.K. stars as a successful New York television writer who rekindles a relationship with his teenage daughter (Chloë Grace Moretz) but is then horrified when she falls for the aging filmmaker (John Malkovich) he’s long idolized.
MoviesKevin PolowyJason Ritter watches Marianna Palka turn full dog in trailer for dark comedy 'Bitch' (exclusive)
Here’s one strategy for stress management and relief you probably haven’t encountered yet.
MoviesKevin PolowyMVPs of Horror: Jennifer Tilly reveals the spine-tingling, head-rattling secrets of working with Chucky
“Sometimes I’m a little bit aware that Chucky is not pulling his part,” Tilly told Yahoo Entertainment during a recent Facebook Live interview promoting the new "Cult of Chucky."
MoviesKevin PolowyMVPs of Horror: '28 Days Later' director Danny Boyle explains surprising inspirations for speedy zombies
Danny Boyle didn’t exactly subscribe to the Romero school of zombies before helming the 2002 horror hit 28 Days Later. “I was on the fence about zombies, to be honest,” he told Yahoo Entertainment during a recent Director’s Reel interview. The 28 Days Later flesh eaters not only were fast, but punishingly strong, too — something that, per Boyle, had a surprising inspiration.
MoviesKevin PolowyMVPs of Horror: Naomi Watts reveals why she almost passed on 'The Ring'
Naomi Watts had serious heat after her head-turning performance in Mulholland Drive, David Lynch’s twisty neo-noir that introduced the Aussie actress to American audiences. Major offers rolled in, and among them was a mainstream horror movie called The Ring, about a woman who encounters a videotape that dooms those who dare to watch it. Watts, who already had a decade’s worth of minor film credits under name, had seen people she knows in the business break out in an acclaimed film, then sell out for studio paychecks.
MoviesKevin PolowyJackie Chan wants to show audiences he can really act with 'The Foreigner'
"In Hollywood, I always receive the [same type of] script: Police from Hong Kong, police from China, CIA from Hong Kong," Jackie Chan says.
MoviesKevin PolowyNo, Corey Feldman did not bring Michael Jackson's chimp Bubbles to the set of 'The Burbs'
Corey Feldman insists that no, he never brought Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee Bubbles to the set of the 1989 horror-comedy The ‘Burbs… which means, no, Bubbles never deficated all over Feldman’s trailer. It’s a claim that’s lived in infamy on the internet, and was repeated by the film’s own helmer, Joe Dante, when he visited Yahoo Studios to shoot a Director’s Reel interview in 2015. “Bubbles was not big on hygiene, and so one day they went in to clean the trailer, and it was completely covered in monkey s**t,” said Dante, who had previously directed Feldman in Gremlins.
MoviesKevin PolowyJon Bernthal steps into vigilante role in dark and brooding 'Sweet Virginia' trailer
There are no zombies in sight, but the danger feels omnipresent for Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal in the dark and brooding trailer for the new thriller, Sweet Virginia.
MoviesKevin Polowy'Baby Driver' Blu-ray clip shows just how many musicians made cameos (exclusive)
The summer hit “Baby Driver” not only used music well. One way or another, it got a surprising number of musicians in front of the camera. In an exclusive clip, director Edgar Wright names them.
MoviesYahoo MoviesCorey Feldman reveals Carrie Fisher tried to stage a drug intervention with him on the set of 'The 'Burbs'
Corey Feldman recounted to Yahoo Entertainment how Carrie Fisher attempted to stage an intervention with him while the two starred opposite Tom Hanks in the 1989 horror-comedy "The ’Burbs."
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See Chris Hemsworth get his 'Thor: Ragnarok' buzz cut… via this exclusive lenticular Lego portrait
Master builders took 24 hours to assemble 13,825-brick project to promote the upcoming MCU installment.
MoviesKevin Polowy'Blade Runner 2049' star and Daryl Hannah doppelgänger Mackenzie Davis used to cosplay as Pris
'Blade Runner 2049' director Denis Villeneuve appreciated that Mackenzie Davis looks like "Daryl Hannah's little sister."
MoviesYahoo MoviesRyan Gosling reveals how Harrison Ford apologized for punching him in the face while filming 'Blade Runner 2049'
As the younger actor tells it, Ford’s “apology” involved pushing him out of the way and putting his hand on ice. But Ford has an apology for that.
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Kate Winslet likens 'Mountain Between Us' story to meeting her future husband during a house fire
Kate Winslet met husband Ned Rocknroll during a 2011 house fire at a home in the Caribbean owned by Richard Branson, Rocknroll’s uncle.
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Chadwick Boseman shows the fight in young Thurgood in 'Marshall' (exclusive clip and poster)
In latest powerhouse performance, star of "42" and "Black Panther" takes on role of pioneering future Supreme Court justice.
MoviesKevin PolowyHelen Mirren and Donald Sutherland hit the road in the trailer for 'The Leisure Seeker' (exclusive)
Oscar winner Helen Mirren and screen vet Donald Sutherland team up to play Ella and John, a married couple who set off on one last cross-country road trip in their "old rust bucket" that they've given the titular nickname.
MoviesKevin PolowyFilm History 101: Jennifer Tilly reminds us that 'Bride of Chucky,' not 'Team America,' pioneered doll sex in movies
"We were the first [people] to do a doll sex scene," Tilly told Yahoo Entertainment in a Facebook Live interview Monday.
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#BatmanDay: Let's celebrate with this look at the insane 'Justice League' RC Batmobile
Check out our exclusive video of the deluxe toy vehicle in action.
