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‘SpongeBob’ at 25: How “Sweet Victory” Became a Defining Pop Cultural Anthem
On the 25th anniversary of ‘SpongeBob,’ look back on how a stock catalog song became a defining anthem of a generation
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Go Balls Deep: The Oral History of ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’
Twenty years ago today, a first-time director and a mostly green group of actors led by Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller introduced the world to the five Ds of dodgeball. In the process, they defied box office expectations, revitalized a fading sport, and left behind a cultural footprint that still resonates today.
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“Everyone Was Staring at Me Like I Was Already Dead”: How ‘The Fall Guy’ Pulled Off Its Audacious Stunts
The team behind the Ryan Gosling–Emily Blunt action comedy set out to preserve the stunt industry’s past and reshape its future
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How ‘Civil War’ Staged an Attack on Washington, D.C.
Alex Garland’s latest fire starter, ‘Civil War,’ builds and builds toward one harrowing crescendo: an uninterrupted 15-minute siege on Washington, D.C. Here’s how he and his team turned the nation’s capital into a war zone.
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The Meanest Time Travel Movie Ever Made, 20 Years Later
And if they had stuck with the original ending, ‘The Butterfly Effect’ would’ve been even meaner. Twenty years later, the makers of the movie look back on doing whatever it took to make a name for themselves in Hollywood.
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“There Is No Limit”: The Oral History of the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Minions
Ten years ago, Martin Scorsese made a movie about the horrific excess of the finance world in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Leonardo DiCaprio was in the foreground, but what was going on in the background was just as wild.
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Matt Turner Isn’t Done Proving Himself
After earning a starting place at the World Cup and in the Premier League, the undrafted goalkeeper has achieved more than he ever could’ve imagined. But the American netminder isn’t content to rest on his laurels. Not after the incredible journey to get here.
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How to Write a Legitimately Great Song for a Movie
According to John Carney, the director of ‘Once,’ ‘Sing Street,’ ‘Begin Again,’ and, most recently, Apple TV+’s ‘Flora and Son’
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More Than a Game: The Improbable Rise of the Real ‘Gran Turismo’ Racer
Jann Mardenborough defied the odds to go from obsessive ‘Gran Turismo’ player to real-life professional racer. Now, a Hollywood film will attempt to tell his story, even as new chapters of his career are being written.
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“We’re Feral. It’s Just Who We Are.”
After racking up over a billion views on YouTube, Danny and Michael Philippou, the daredevil twins from Down Under, have set their sights on Hollywood with a horror movie that’s garnering rave reviews