I'm sorry to learn of the sad news of William Smithers' passing. He lived a very long life. A constant face on TV and movies for three decades. We will of course be watching Bread and Circuses this Saturday night in his honor. Rest in peace. #TOSSatNight

Anthony Bourdain once said RATATOUILLE is the best food movie of all time. “The best restaurant movie ever made, the best chef movie. The tiny details are astonishing: •The faded burns on the cooks’ wrists. •The ‘personal histories’ of the cooks. •The attention paid to the food. •And the Anton Ego ratatouille epiphany hit me like a punch in the chest–literally breathtaking. I saw it in a theater entirely full with adults–and the reaction to that moment was what movie making was once–a long time ago–all about: Audible surprise, delight, awe and even a measure of enlightenment. I am hugely and disproportionately proud that my miniscule contribution (if any) early early in the project’s development led to a ‘thank you’ in the credits. Amazing how much they got ‘right.’”

RIP William Smithers (10 July 1927- 16 June 2026). Sir, you will be missed.

Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber and hand from The Empire Strikes Back are up for sale. Starting bid is at $1,000,000.

Bakshi goes over the making of "American Pop" in 1981 on NBC news

John Belushi, Carrie Fisher and Dan Aykroyd on the set of THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) which premiered 46yrs ago today.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was initially a box office failure, earning only $16 million against a $25 million budget, with a weak $727,000 opening weekend. It lost all seven of its Oscar nominations to Forrest Gump, leaving the studio to label it a flop and the director disheartened. Yet over time, through VHS rentals and cable reruns, audiences slowly discovered it. Viewers recommended it to friends, word of mouth spread, and the film quietly built a following without any marketing push. By 2008, it had climbed to the number one spot on IMDb, voted by audiences as the greatest film ever made. In just 14 years, a box office bomb transformed into the highest-rated film in history, sustained entirely by viewers long after the studio had moved on.

Арнольд Шварценеггер: "Знаешь, почему большинство талантливых людей так и остаются никем? Они включают фальшивую скромность. Они говорят: «Я творец, я просто делаю свою работу. Пускай мир сам меня заметит». Это чушь. Ты можешь быть гением, создавать лучшие продукты или писать шедевры. Но если люди об этом не знают, у тебя ничего нет. Абсолютный ноль. Твой талант просто умрёт вместе с тобой. Умение продавать, продвигать себя. Доносить свою ценность до других и убеждать — это не грязное ремесло. Это величайшее искусство, без которого ты никто. Чем больше людей узнают о том, на что ты способен, тем ближе ты к вершине. Перестань прятаться в тени. Выходи и учись заявлять о себе на весь мир. Твой успех зависит только от этого"

Lucy asks if the earrings were real and Joan Rivers said this!

Mark Hamill’s original audition for STAR WARS (1977), screen testing opposite Harrison Ford before either knew they were about to become part of movie history.

One of jazz’s finest masterpieces

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Tonight I shook Al Dimeola’s hand and was in the streets of BK when the New York Knicks got their NBA FINALS RING!

✨️🛸🐈 R.I.P. Ronnie Schell who passed away yesterday at 94. While best known for playing Duke in Gomer Pyle, he has a special place in my heart for voicing the adorable Jake the cat in #Disney's THE CAT FROM OUTER SPACE.

「ロミオとジュリエット」のラストシーンに突如現れ、完全に看板を奪ったネコちゃん。 reddit.com/r/cats/s/oCTlK4LR…

During the control-room attack in ALIENS (1986), Bill Paxton unleashed a barrage of rapid-fire ad-libs. The performance was so convincing that crew members later pointed to the scene as the moment they fully bought into Hudson as a Colonial Marine.

Kurt Russell didn’t just audition for Han Solo. His STAR WARS screen test still exists, and watching it now feels like peeking into an alternate timeline. It’s easy to see why George Lucas kept bringing Russell in to read for major roles throughout 70s.

Batman by Jim Aparo.