“You have no idea what you’re doing”: How John Hughes stumbled into an immense directorial career
John Hughes claimed that he simply stumbled into his career as the idea to focus on kids' and teenagers' perspectives as a ...
Who is on the cover of Rush’s album ‘Power Windows’?
Rush album 'Power Windows' boasted an image designed by longtime collaborator Hugh Syme depicting a teenager, Neill ...
The strange tale of the first US number one from behind the Iron Curtain
The Soviet Union and America were sworn enemies in the Cold War. Yet, with the Dooms Day clocking ticking in the 1980s, a ...
The twist at the end of ‘Conclave‘ is a shock, but is it necessary?
Edward Berger's 'Conclave' features a twist ending so surprising, you might not notice that it's completely unnecessary to ...
The Neil Young song that showed Thom Yorke it was OK to be himself: “I immediately fell in love”
Thom Yorke has often been compared to Neil Young throughout his career, but one song from the Canadian songwriter gave him ...
Class action lawsuit: why a hardware company sued ‘Die Hard 2’
Unfortunately for the studio of 'Die Hard 2', one of the deals with power tool company Black & Decker went pear-shaped and resulted in a class action lawsuit.
The only actor who left Brad Pitt starstruck: “It’s going to be on my greatest hits reel”
But Pitt got his starstruck moment during the filming of Troy in 2004, when he was cast alongside a true acting Great, Peter ...
The actor Paul Newman called the toughest man on the face of the earth: “It was spiritual”
Paul Newman worked with some pretty impressive actors in his day, but the one who he decided was the toughest man he'd ever ...
“Would have been great”: The supergroup Eddie Van Halen always wanted to form
When Van Halen were stuck without a vocalist, Eddie Van Halen started to tentatively put together a "great" supergroup, which he had long dreamed about.
“How I would have liked”: The Van Halen album that Eddie always wanted to make
Eddie Van Halen may have had a lot of ambitions making Van Halen records, but it took a while before he got something that ...
Tom Cruise: maniac or creative maverick?
Tom Cruise has built a conflicting reputation over the years, with the actor becoming defined by great performances and personal controversies.
“I can’t sing that”: The one note James Hetfield thought was impossible to hit
Metallica may have helped James Hetfield grow into a true rock and roll frontman, but he admitted that he couldn't sing ...