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Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus were the schlock filmmaking gods of the 1980s. Through The Cannon Group, they churned out exploitation movies that consistently, and shamelessly, delivered on the promise of gratuitous violence, even more gratuitous nudity, and production values that were generally above and beyond what you'd expect from, say, a movie that starred Lucinda Dickey as an aerobics instructor possessed by a ninja. Occasionally, they'd even make a film with a master filmmaker, because what they really wanted was to be taken seriously in Hollywood. This is how we got Jean-Luc Godard's "King Lear," Barbet Schroeder's "Barfly," and Andrei Konchalovsky's "Runaway Train."

Nevertheless, Golan-Globus knew their brand, and they kept multiplexes stocked with competently directed action movies starring Chuck Norris, Sho Kosugi, and Charles Bronson with a fat paycheck sticking out of his jacket pocket. These might've been ridiculous films, but they were real and...

Superman III was supposed to be a family friendly movie – right up to the part involving Annie Ross and a massive computer.

Spoilers lie ahead for Superman III.

As much as the first two Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve were huge hits and regarded as classics of superhero cinema, they were also massive gambles at a time when the comic book film was still a relative stranger to the big screen. As the first expensive superhero feature, the original Superman The Movie is rightly held up as an influence and a kitemark, affecting everything from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy to even James Gunn’s new Superman.

Superman II, in larger part made back-to-back with that original, kept the standard up.

Yet film historians, with some justification, suggest that the Superman boxset took something of a wrong turn with 1983’s Superman III. But then hindsight is nice and easy,...

Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt have had a series of successful projects each, but their joint Western wasn't a big success. The action-packed Western The Magnificent Seven was a remake of the 65-year-old Western of the same name, and it didn't achieve the same acclaim as the original.

The Magnificent Seven premiered on Sept. 8, 2016, and it came from Washington's frequent collaborator, Antoine Fuqua, with whom he worked on The Equalizer trilogy and 2001's Training Day. Although The Magnificent Seven featured the two big movie stars and had critically acclaimed director attached to the project, the Western didn't impress. However, The Magnificent Seven is finding a new life on streaming, as it's currently rising on the charts on MGM+, per FlixPatrol.

The Magnificent Seven has been fluctuating in the charts on MGM+. The Western has recently risen three positions up to seventh place after spending the last few days in ninth and tenth place,...

On June 17, 1983, Warner Bros. unveiled Superman III, which added Richard Pryor to the mix along with Christopher Reeve. The film ended up falling short of its predecessors at the box office, grossing $80 million worldwide. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below:

The first three minutes of Superman III set a tone that is impossible to resist, and a pace that’s just as impossible to maintain. Even before the credits start to unspool, Star Wars fashion, director Richard Lester lets fly with a series of slapstick sight gags that pile disaster on disaster until only Superman himself can untangle the mess. (The credits come on while all this is happening, but the action is so hilarious that you couldn’t care less who directed, photographed or stars in the movie. You keep wanting to see what’s happening behind the large print.)

Whatever happens thereafter in David and Leslie Newman...

Henry Cavill may have been replaced as Superman in James Gunn’s Dcu, but two years after he debuted as the Man of Steel, he starred in a spy thriller that’s become a global streaming sensation. Cavill stars alongside Hugh Grant and Alicia Vikander in The Man from U.N.C.L.E., the 2015 globe-trotting adventure following Napoleon Solo, a CIA agent who joins forces with a Kgb operative to go on a top-secret mission. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is currently streaming on Netflix, and it’s one of the most popular movies on the streamer at the time of writing, charting in several countries around the world. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. grossed $110 million at the box office against a $75 million budget, and it earned scores of 68% from critics and 73% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Guy Ritchie wrote the script for The Man from U.

Quentin Tarantino is lucky that he’s a creative genius because his mouth gets him in trouble on the regular. Tarantino is prone to blurting out controversial hot takes, some for which he has to walk back and apologize. Case in point: When he sat for a T Magazine interview (with Bret Easton Ellis conducting), the Pulp Fiction director slammed Selma. Tarantino quipped that the Oscar-winning film “deserved an Emmy.”

Tarantino later offered a half-apology. He elaborated that he hadn’t actually seen the film but thought it looked like a T.V. movie. In that very same interview with T Magazine, Tarantino also bashed Guy Ritchie’s, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Tarantino started out sharing what he liked about the former Mr. Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone’s film and quickly pivoted to what didn’t work for him.

His hot take goes like this: “The...

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Leverage: Redemption is an action crime drama series co-created by John Rogers and Chris Downey. The Freevee and later on Prime Video series is set a year after the death of Nathan Ford, and it follows his widow Sophie as she gathers his former crew to continue the work they were doing before. Leverage: Redemption stars Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aleyse Shannon, and Noah Wyle. So, if you loved the thrilling capers, intense drama, and entertaining characters in Leverage: Redemption, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Leverage Credit – TNT

Leverage is an action crime thriller series co-created by John Rogers and Chris Downey. The TNT series follows Nathan Ford, a former insurance investigator, leading a team consisting of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a hitter to pull off impossible heists...

Even when they are released in theaters, some movies still end up falling through the cracks of the public consciousness. It is only inevitable that some would, therefore, experience the same fate on streaming. Netflix, in particular, has a library full of underseen, underrated movies, most of which are not as actively promoted to users by the streamer or its algorithm as others.

A lot of those films deserve to be on subscribers’ radars, even if they have so far flown under them, so here are seven great hidden gem movies streaming on Netflix in June.

“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (Paramount Pictures) “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (2023)

“Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is, like directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s 2018 comedy “Game Night,” a refreshingly clever, funny and likable film. An ingenious mash-up of a heist thriller, fantasy adventure and “Monty Python”-esque comedy,...

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Fubar is a spy action comedy-drama created by Nick Santora. The Netflix series follows Luke Brenner, a top CIA operative who’s about to retire from the field, but when he discovers that his daughter is also in the CIA and is currently in a dangerous situation, he is forced to return to the field. Fubar stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica Barbaro, Milan Carter, Gabriel Luna, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Jay Baruchel, Barbara Eve Harris, Aparna Brielle, Andy Buckley, Guy Burnet, and Carrie-Anne Moss. So, if you loved the explosive action, hilarious comedy, and entertaining characters in Fubar, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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True Lies is a short-lived spy action comedy-drama series created by Matt Nix. Based on the 1994 film of the same name,...

James Gunn’s Superman is about to hit the theaters, and the director has already revealed the influence of comic books on the film. He has stated on record that the All-Star Superman comics by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely will serve as a major inspiration. And fans do love a movie that does justice to the comics.

From the trailer of the David Corenswet film, it is clear that we’re going to see some comic-accurate costumes, settings, and characters. It would make any fan wonder how the previous Superman films did in terms of portraying the character in a comic-accurate manner. Here are the Superman films ranked according to comic accuracy, from worst to best.

8. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Christopher Reeve’s Clark Kent with Margot Kidder’s Lois Lane in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Superman IV is undoubtedly the...

Guy Ritchie is known for his stylistic storytelling, and the way he mixes up gritty action with slick dialogue and suave antiheroes is truly commendable. But even professionals of his caliber can misfire at times because back in 2015, Ritchie attempted to bring back a beloved ‘60s spy franchise.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. had a Cold War setting, sleek suits, and international espionage, which made it seem like a box office hit on paper. But despite looking polished and having charismatic leads, the movie failed to impress, and it wasn’t just the public, but a string of actors who dodged the project even before it began production.

The A-listers who could have been the lead of Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E A still from The Man from U.N.C.L.E | Credits: Warner Bros.

The Man from U.N.

Director Guy Ritchie exploded onto the film scene back in 1998 with the frenetic "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels," a scrappy but earnest crime flick that established the young director's iconoclastic voice and propensity for bloke-forward, sweatily masculine stories. Ritchie's films are rarely elegant, and only look as polished as his budgets will allow. He tends to vaunt flippant, laidback protagonists, who would just as soon fire up a bong with you than go on an adventure. His Sherlock Holmes was less a detective as a brilliant dude with his own man-cave and a membership to a fight club. In his "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," when Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) released he had been drugged, he casually laid down on a couch, careful not to muss his hair; he knew what being drugged felt like. Even Ritchie's King Arthur (Charlie Hunnam), in the ultra-bomb "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,...

Joan O’Brien, the actress and singer who shared a submarine with Cary Grant in Operation Petticoat and a romantic relationship with Elvis Presley in It Happened at the World’s Fair, has died. She was 89.

O’Brien’s death was confirmed Wednesday by her daughter, Melissa, in a brief phone call with The Hollywood Reporter. She did not wish to provide any details.

A onetime contract player at MGM, O’Brien also appeared alongside John Wayne in The Alamo (1960) and The Comancheros (1961) and starred in four films released in 1962: It’s Only Money, Six Black Horses, We Joined the Navy and Samar, opposite Jerry Lewis, Audie Murphy, Kenneth More and George Montgomery, respectively.

After making her big-screen debut as the girlfriend of Dean Jones’ overzealous law student in the drama Handle With Care (1958), O’Brien played the embarrassingly clumsy Second Lieutenant Dolores Crandall in the World War II comedy Operation Petticoat (1959), directed by Blake Edwards.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. casting change ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Veteran Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is all geared up for the release of his upcoming film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Did you know that Tom Cruise was initially approached to star in a stylishly executed, action-packed Guy Ritchie film, but Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill was eventually cast instead? Read on to find out which movie we are discussing and what happened with the film’s casting.

The Guy Ritchie Film That Almost Starred Tom Cruise

Cruise collaborating with a filmmaker like Guy Ritchie looks like the perfect recipe for a highly entertaining blockbuster. And it came this close to happening. The Hollywood icon almost played the lead role in Guy Ritchie’s criminally underrated spy action film The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which came out in the year 2015. Cruise was...

In the "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." episode "The Project Strigas Affair", it's explained that Laslo Kurasov (Werner Klemperer from "Hogan's Heroes"), a Khrushchev-like diplomat from an unnamed Balkan state, is aiming to disrupt arms talks between the United States and nations behind the Iron Curtain. Agents Napoleon Solo (Robert Wagner) and Illya (David McCallum) are tasked with removing Laslo from his position without assassinating him (which would make him into a martyr). They instead concoct a very, very elaborate plan to embarrass Laslo and discredit him in the public eye. 

The plan begins with an agent from U.N.C.L.E. playacting his own death-by-stabbing in front of Laslo, yelling the cryptic (and made-up) phrase "Strigas YL893." This startles Laslo and causes him to assign his aide, a man named Vladeck (Leonard Nimoy), to investigate what that codeword might mean. U.N.C.L.E. secretly feeds Vladeck some fake information,...

These days, David Letterman is a kindly pseudo-retiree with a beard that would make Santa Claus jealous. But back in the ‘80s, his caustic sense of humor led him to troll an entire town.

On a 1987 episode of Late Night, Letterman claimed that NBC’s research department had delivered a troubling piece of news. The city of Bangor, Maine “had the lowest delivery of all local markets, with a rating below 1.0,” Letterman stated, adding, “what all of this means essentially is, there’s no one in the city of Bangor, Maine watching this show. Nobody.”

So over the course of the next two weeks, Letterman came up with several wacky ideas to persuade residents of Bangor to watch his show, including showing off some local shoes and lumber products, and getting Paul Shaffer to compose a song about their hometown. Letterman’s mispronunciation (bang-er) inspired some pretty racy lyrics.

The...

Underrated spy movies on Ott for Mission: Impossible lovers(Photo Credit –YouTube)

The eighth instalment of the Mission: Impossible film series, titled ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ starring Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise, is set for its grand theatrical release in the US on 23rd May 2025 and in Indian cinemas on 17th May 2025. Until Mi 8 arrives in theatres, we have collated a list of underrated/underappreciated yet must-watch spy films (in no particular order) that you can watch on various Indian Ott platforms. We hope you’ll enjoy watching these films as much as we enjoyed compiling this list for you.

1. Allied (Release Year – 2016)

Available On – Netflix

Plot: Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the 1940s-set film revolves around the romantic relationship between a Canadian intelligence officer, Max (Brad Pitt), and a French Resistance Fighter, Marianne (Marion Cotillard). After surviving a dangerous mission, they fall in love and marry. But their loyalties...

Scream Factory‘s July home video line-up includes 4K editions of Abigail, Battle Beyond the Stars, and Fade to Black.

Abigail sinks its fangs into 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on July 8. The 2024 vampire film is presented in 4K from the original elements with Dolby Vision.

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett directs from a script by Guy Busick and Stephen Shields (The Hole in the Ground). Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Alisha Weir, and Giancarlo Esposito star.

Disc 1 – 4K Uhd:

4K Presentation From The Original Elements (new) Presented In Dolby Vision (Hdr-10 Compatible) Audio: Dolby Atmos, DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin And Tyler Gillett And Editor Michael P. Shawver Audio Commentary With Film Critic Drew McWeeny (new)

Disc 2 – Blu-ray:

4K Presentation From The Original Elements (new) Audio: Dolby Atmos, DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin And Tyler Gillett And Editor Michael P.

MTV was best known for its music videos, of course, but credit should be given for its initiative in promoting and exhibiting short films. In between its Missing Persons videos and "Weird Al" Yankovic videos, the channel would present the (often strange) art of rising filmmakers and animators, just to add some variety to its 24-hour programming. It wasn't uncommon to turn on MTV in 1991 and see full-bore live-action short and bizarro animated bumpers in between blocks of music videos. Many new artists found their toehold within the cracks. Eventually, MTV launched "Liquid Television" as a showcase for its animated ventures, with its live-action shorts remaining randomly scattered throughout.

John Payson's live-action short film "Joe's Apt." first debuted on MTV in 1992, and it caught everyone's eye, mostly because it was kinda gross. In the short, Mark Rosenthal played Joe, an average dude living in a filthy New York apartment...

When it comes to the biggest big screen stars of the 1960s and 1970s, even a short list would have to include Steve McQueen. He's rarely mentioned in the same acting league as contemporaries like Paul Newman and Robert Redford, but his early death in 1980 at just 50 years old is arguably the biggest reason for that. Still, even without later performances that would have surely continued to flex his acting muscles, his existing filmography shows an immense and interesting talent bristling with both energy and calm.

It's McQueen's control between the relaxed and the electric, along with his genuine and visible appreciation for life, that led to the actor being dubbed "the King of Cool." The persona served him well in roles that saw him playing underdogs and disrupters, men who refuse to abide by the established order and instead forge their own path, and it's part of what...

At this point in their careers, Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua simply trust each other and it's not hard to see why. The pair's first collaboration, 2001's "Training Day" resulted in an Oscar win for Denzel, which considering this was the first movie in which the esteemed star played a villain, is a pretty good outcome — even more so when you consider Denzel's "Training Day" casting sparked so much controversy that he was warned against taking the role by the NAACP.

In the years that followed, Washington and Fuqua worked together multiple times, most notably on the "Equalizer" films which saw Washington going full John Wick-mode in a trilogy of action thrillers based on the 1985 CBS series. But "The Equalizer" and its sequels aren't the only Fuqua/Washington team-ups to come in the wake of "Training Day." In 2016, the director oversaw yet another Denzel Washington first with "The Magnificent Seven,...

The spy action genre has always had a certain pull—secret missions, hidden identities, and the tension of not knowing who to trust. But long before Jason Bourne, Ethan Hunt, or even Henry Cavill’s smooth-talking Napoleon Solo, the genre found its groove on television. In the 1960s, during the height of the Cold War and peak spy obsession, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. broke new ground. It took the world of espionage and made it fun, stylish, and a little bit campy.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was ahead of its time and completely changed the spy genre. It gave audiences a charming American agent, a cool Russian counterpart, and a series of over-the-top missions that kept viewers coming back. So, when the 2015 film remake arrived, with Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in the lead roles, it had a legacy to live up to.

There have been a lot of rough DC Comics movies but which ones are truly the worst of the worst?

DC started early on the superhero movie trend with 1978’s Superman and later 1989’s Batman. However, despite successes like Wonder Woman and Aquaman, the Dceu faltered compared to the MCU. Somehow, Warner Bros and DC couldn’t make it all work right and it all came to a lame ending.

There have been some pretty poor to outright bad movies based on DC Comics such as Batman v Superman or The Flash. However, there are several films that stand out for how truly awful they are and leave us thinking they shouldn't have happened. They waste great casts and story potential while also being just flat-out terrible movies.

Here are how the ten worst DC Comics movies rank and marvel (no pun intended) on how badly they botched these characters.

The first C.H.U.D became a culturally relevant movie for multiple reasons and against all odds also worked its way into the greater pop culture zeitgeist. I argued that the first movie doesn’t quite stand the test of time a bit ago and while I stand by that, it doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy it either. C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. is a wild ride of a sequel that certainly didn’t need to exist but is somehow more fun than the predecessor. Its also a better sequel in a franchise that it doesn’t technically exist in! Can’t wait to get into that aspect. Most of you love C.H.U.D. but I’m here to tell you why C.H.U.D. II is a great black sheep that straddles the end of the 80s and start to the 90s. I doubt I’ll sway anyone onto my side of...

David McCallum wasn’t just a TV legend; he had real-life spy thriller moments of his own. Long before NCIS, he crossed into East Germany, right behind the Iron Curtain, just to prep for a role.

David McCallum in NCIS | Credits: CBS

While most actors stick to script readings and table work, McCallum went full method, soaking in the Cold War tension firsthand.

Before NCIS and Illya Kuryakin, David McCallum faced Colditz’s real-life history David McCallum in NCIS | Credits: CBS

Before NCIS and his legendary run as Illya Kuryakin in The Man from Uncle, David McCallum went behind the Iron Curtain for Colditz. The WWII drama, based on real Allied prisoners’ attempts to escape a German fortress, was a hit in the early ’70s.

But for McCallum, it was more than just a role. He actually visited Colditz Castle when it was deep in East Germany. He said in an interview,...

Much like Star Wars and the MCU before it, the James Bond franchise has now fallen into the clutches of a major corporation and streaming platform as Amazon takes over creative control of 007. And Jeff Bezos has already started crowdsourcing major creative decisions, taking to social media to ask fans, “Who’d you pick as the next Bond?” Amazing as it is that such frivolous treatment of the beloved franchise could happen so quickly, a certain actor has emerged as the clear favorite, with Man of Steel star Henry Cavill seemingly being the actor that many want to see slip into the iconic tuxedo.

Fans of the actor, who is also known for previously leading the Netflix series The Witcher and for doing battle with Hollywood icon Tom Cruise (and patenting the crowd-pleasing “arm reload”) in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, swarmed the replies and called for Cavill to finally...

Almost 20 years ago, we got the best Bond movie ever made with 2006's "Casino Royale." After more than 40 years of the Bond saga, Daniel Craig and the Bond producers pulled off a truly impressive feat by reinventing the super spy for a whole new generation. Taking cues from the genre-redefining grittiness of "The Bourne Identity," "Casino Royale" introduced a Bond for the post-9/11 world — a tortured loner who exuded an incongruously intense insouciance. While Craig could project the 007 cool the character was known for, he also seemed to be seething in some awful way just below the surface.

Sadly, as more Craig-led movies arrived, they got progressively worse, culminating in the absurd finale of "No Time to Die," in which the tortured loner introduced in "Casino Royale" goes out in spectacular fashion after being blown up in a torrent of ballistics. It was a sad end to a Bond tenure...

The Delta Force and Delta Force 2, starring Chuck Norris, are getting fresh UK Blu-ray releases. You can read more on them here.

The era of straight to video action films hasn’t been entirely replicated by the streaming world, and the era of modestly-costed action films going to cinema? Well, most of them don’t see the inside of a multiplex.

In the case of The Delta Force, the first film made it to cinemas, but the second went straight to video in the UK. Still, it’s a pair of Chuck Norris headlined action pictures that weren’t short of fans.

The first one, from director Menahem Golan and his once-prominent Cannon empire, also had Lee Marvin, Robert Forster, Robert Vaughn and Shelley Winters in its ensemble. The first sequel, Delta Force 2: The Columbian Connection only carried across Chuck Norris from that cast list, with Aaron Norris stepping behind the camera.

Playing the role of 007 is a big deal. In fact, just look at how the fans react whenever an actor's name is associated with playing James Bond. It's the same as whenever anyone is linked to the part of Superman, Batman, or Spider-Man, and everyone -- and we mean, everyone -- has an opinion over who would be the best actor for the gig. Needless to say, the hills of the internet become alive with the sound of flame wars.

While the selection of 007s on screen has been terrific across every James Bond movie, there have been a few close calls throughout the years that could have been excellent replacements too. That isn't to say that these picks would be infinitely better than the final actors chosen, but they would have certainly shaken -- not stirred -- the viewer's curiosity at the very least. After all, who wouldn't want to see what Henry Cavill,...

How did Henry Cavill ensure authenticity for Geralt’s role? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Swapping Superman’s hopeful cape for Geralt’s gritty reality, Henry Cavill silenced critics by showing he could handle the dark, brooding world of a monster hunter. But Cavill wasn’t just any actor. Beyond his DC stint as Superman, he had proven himself in Mission Impossible: Fallout as a physically imposing, sharp-shooting agent — confident but grounded.

He showed he could handle tactical action without slipping into cliché machismo. And let’s not forget his role as Napoleon Solo in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. — sly, charismatic, and effortlessly cool. Those roles hinted at the mix of charm, intelligence, and stoic strength Cavill would need to bring to Geralt.

Critics may have disliked Cavill’s Superman for being too sad, brooding, and distant. But those traits — dark, resilient, stoic — make Geralt tick. Superman’s...

Throughout the entire history of cinema, detective and police movies have remained a staple. No matter the era or even the country, audiences have always been interested in the world of crime, its causes, and those individuals and institutions who obsessively work to solve mysteries and maintain order.

Over the years, detective fiction has taken on many breeds. Most famously in Hollywood as noir in the 1940s, which continues to have an influence today, but also with the grounded, more realist approaches of the 1970s, the sensationalization of the 1990s, and the more introspective view of recent decades. It seems like it will always be a genre that will fascinate audiences and continue to attract the best filmmakers to push it to new places.

This article was updated on December 4, 2024, by Christopher Raley: Police and detective films make up some of the best cinema. The detective or police officer often...

Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill have already shared the big screen in "Mission: Impossible — Fallout," a movie that gave us that amazing arm-cocking moment from Cavill which became internet-famous for being both utterly ridiculous and undeniably cool. But before these two stars faced off against one another in Cruise's long-running action franchise, they were both up for a role in a movie that ended up being a major box office bomb.

Adapting the hit 1960s spy series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." proved to be quite tricky for Hollywood, with the project almost coming to fruition several times starting in the 1990s. After Quentin Tarantino turned down the opportunity to direct, big names such as director Steven Soderbergh and stars George Clooney, Channing Tatum, and Bradley Cooper were all reportedly involved with the project at various points.

Eventually, Warner Bros. managed to make a go of it with Guy Ritchie...

Actor, Musician and Philanthropist Jeremy Renner to serve as Grand Marshal for the 92nd Anniversary of The Hollywood Christmas Parade Supporting Marine Toys for Tots.

The live parade presented in association with The City of Los Angeles will take place on the streets of Hollywood, CA on Sunday, December 1, 2024 starting at 6:00 p.m. at Hollywood landmark Tcl Chinese Theatre.

Jeremy Renner is an award-winning actor and dedicated philanthropist whose commitment to giving back is as integral to his identity as his celebrated film roles. In 2023, he founded the RennerVation Foundation, a youth-focused nonprofit dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities for children in foster care and at-risk youth. The foundation’s mission is to foster joy, growth, and a strong sense of belonging, offering these young individuals experiences and resources that allow them to embrace the fullness of childhood. With memorable performances in films including The Hurt Locker and the Avengers series,...

One of the sequels to the legendary Western film The Magnificent Seven will soon get a new streaming home. 1969's Guns of the Magnificent Seven will arrive on Prime Video on November 1.

Directed by Paul Wendkos and produced by Vincent M. Fennelly, Guns of the Magnificent Seven stars George Kennedy as the character Chris Adams, originally portrayed by Yul Brynner in previous franchise entries. Rounding out the seven are James Whitmore as Levi Morgan, Monte Markham as Keno, Reni Santoni as Maximiliano "Max" O'Leary, Bernie Casey as Cassie, Scott Thomas as P.J., and Joe Don Baker as Slater. The group bands together to free the Mexican revolutionary Angel Quintero, played by Fernando Rey, and fight the oppression of the sadistic Colonel Diego, portrayed by Michael Ansara. The movie's cast also includes Wende Wagner, Tony Davis, Frank Silvera, Sancho Gracia, Luis Rivera, George Rigaud, and Peter Lawman.

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From slow-burn thrillers to car chases and fight sequences, there’s a movie for everyone.

It’s too late to write about horror movies and too early to write about holiday movies… so to celebrate the release of Prime Video’s latest spy movie, “Canary Black,” here’s a list of the top 7 spy movies you can watch on streaming right now. I haven’t seen “Canary Black” yet and there aren’t many reviews out there, but if you want to check it out, the movie follows top-level CIA agent Avery Graves who gets blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Pretty standard spy stuff. And while you’ve probably heard of many of the movies on my list, there’s nothing “standard” about them – they’re one hell of a good ride. So, here are the top 7 spy movies on streaming right now.

Henry Cavill may be most well-recognized for his work as Superman in Man of Steel and other DC projects, or for his take on video game icon Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's The Witcher series. Cavill's also worked in quite a few spy-based projects, including Mission: Impossible - Fallout and Argylle. Before either of those, he was in a spy movie called The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which hasn't seemed to reach its deserved level of appreciation.

Upon its release, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. narrowly earned a "Fresh" rating with 68% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film has become more beloved in recent years, even earning a spot on Rolling Stone's 2021 list of the best action movies of all time at the 50th spot. Despite all this new love, plans for a sequel have stalled, meaning Henry Cavill may never get a chance to reprise this spy role.

Peter Yates' "Bullitt" is one of the most stylish cop flicks ever made. Those multi-screen opening credits designed by the great Pablo Ferro, that jazzily urbane Lalo Schifren score, those wildly cool outfits donned by Steve McQueen at the height of his laconic sexiness (some inspired by the suits sported by real life detective Dave Toschi) –- it's a stone groove punctuated by spasms of violence and, of course, a raucous car chase through the hilly streets of San Francisco. It's so ineffably pleasurable, you don't mind that the narrative is a sketchily plotted afterthought. Who needs an intricately structured story when you're watching, as Quentin Tarantino wrote in his book "Cinema Speculation," "one of the best directed movies ever made?"

You throw on "Bullitt" for the 1968-ness of it all (it's the apolitical flip-side of the coin to Haskell Wexler's roiling docudrama "Medium Cool"), as well as the...

In 1971, Clint Eastwood became the standard-bearer for the new wave of action-thriller movies thanks to his role as "Dirty Harry" Callahan. Telling the story of a tough San Francisco detective who takes on a serial killer, the movie's success spawned four sequels and showed the actor was more than just a Western hero. In the decades since, the archetype laid down by Harry has become the norm in the genre, with its influence echoing across film and television.

Having been so influential in the genre, Dirty Harry has plenty of competition, including movies made years before that paved the way for Eastwood's success. Fans of the no-nonsense '70s detective are always on the lookout for similar films -- and luckily there's no shortage of options. From gritty private detective movies to fast-paced police films, cinema has an array of hardboiled crime-fighting stories perfect for the typical Clint Eastwood fan.

Although Henry Cavill has never officially played James Bond, the British actor has been hard at work for the last decade embodying characters who are essentially the legendary super spy in all but name. Cavill has long been a popular 007 fan casting, but he has yet to join the group of actors who have played James Bond. After becoming one of the biggest names in Hollywood, Henry Cavill's action movies continue to be a big draw for his devoted viewers. However, his more recent projects suggest there's still quite clearly one character he'd love to play.

Despite becoming one of the most beloved Superman actors of all time, Cavill's canceled Man of Steel 2 perfectly compounds just how rarely he was able to revisit the role that made him such a huge name. Since his time as Clark Kent ended, the actor has largely taken on several more grounded stories,...

Unlike Superman and Superman II, Superman III didn’t even bother teasing the next installment in the franchise. Really, by the time that movie’s end credits hit, did anyone even want another entry? Hadn’t the Salkinds done enough damage to the Man of Steel? And yet, as we all know, a fourth installment in the Superman series did indeed hit theaters…with a nearly unmatched thud.

If you remember from our previous instalment of What Happened to This Movie?!, Superman III was plagued with all sorts of problems both on and off the screen. So what happened this time around? Turns out, the series would be facing its greatest battles yet, with the rights being passed to another studio, its star only signing on so he could finance another movie altogether and the budget getting chopped in more than half!

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Hollywood's Golden Age of Cinema can, for the most part, be categorized as the time before the New Hollywood Era of the 1970s began. In that stretch of time, cinema evolved in multiple ways. One genre in particular has evolved into more of a style rather than a genre, a type of crime film that existed more in the Golden Age of Hollywood. That's the gangster genre.

From the 1930s to the 1960s, there were various iterations of the gangster film. There are conventional gangster films like The Public Enemy, Scarface (1932), and Little Caesar that defined a genre. Then there are films like On the Waterfront or Touch of Evil that utilize specific stylistic elements of the gangster film to create a new kind of crime classic. With such a wide range of gangster films, there are definitely some more iconic than others.

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Lauded as one of the greatest and most celebrated Westerns of the 20th century, the 1960 masterpiece The Magnificent Seven featured some of Tinseltown's most sought-after leading men, with big names like Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson headlining the exhilarating adaptation of the iconic Japanese epic. The sweeping picture features a group of misfit gunslingers as they are tasked with protecting a small Mexican village from violent bandits led by the villainous Calvera (Eli Wallach).

By the time The Magnificent Seven was released, Westerns were a certified staple on the silver screen and were fan-favorites among curious moviegoers, with the spellbinding flick becoming one of the revered entries in the "Golden Age of the Western...

Despite setbacks, Henry Cavill's future looks bright with upcoming roles in Highlander and Warhammer 40k franchises. Cavill's departure from The Witcher and Superman opens the door for exciting new projects and opportunities. Henry Cavill's versatility and commitment to his roles make him a valuable asset in the entertainment industry's iconic characters.

When Henry Cavill made his cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine, I couldn't be more excited, but I have to admit that the actor's next big franchises are going to be even greater. Since his breakout playing Superman in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, Henry Cavill has taken on an impressive array of iconic characters. Clark Kent was just the start of Cavill's trajectory, as he has since played Geralt in The Witcher, Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes, and Napoleon Solo in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Yet, this Cavill trend is not ending any time soon.

Henry Cavill has a slew of successful projects under his belt, whether it be his stint as Superman or The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia. But in 2015, Cavill took on the role of Napoleon Solo in The Man from U.N.C.L.E., embracing the character’s suave and sophisticated demeanor without any concern for stereotypes.

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Joining him in the project was Armie Hammer, who played the role of Illya Kuryakin. The chemistry between the duo created an unforgettable bromance that became one of the film’s standout features. Although the movie initially struggled at the box office, it later found renewed success as a streaming hit.

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For nearly two decades, a film adaptation of the hit 1960s spy series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." seemed perpetually on the brink of getting made. Warner Bros. nearly enticed Quentin Tarantino to take it on in the mid-1990s as his hotly anticipated follow-up to "Pulp Fiction," but he chose to make "Jackie Brown" instead. Directors like Matthew Vaughn and David Dobkin circled the project. A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Christian Bale and Ryan Reynolds (among many others) eyed the film at one point or another. Steven Soderbergh came very close to helming a version starring George Clooney as Napoleon Solo (the role originated by Robert Vaughn), but he backed out over budget issues. The film was a go in 2013 with Guy Ritchie directing Tom Cruise and Armie Hammer as, respectively, Solo and Illya Kuryakin (played by David McCallum on the show), but Cruise stuck with Ethan Hunt and the "Mission: Impossible" franchise.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a thrilling action movie starring Henry Cavill, inspired by the classic 1964 TV series. Expect more physical action and fight scenes in the movie, in true Guy Ritchie style, with an added romantic subplot. The film takes a modern approach to the 1960s spy genre, with a focus on music, character dynamics, and sleek, commercial tone.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was released in 2015, and though it didn't perform as well as expected at the box office, it's well remembered as one of Henry Cavill's most exciting action movies. The film is based on the original series of the same name from 1964, which ran for four seasons. Cavill plays Napoleon Solo, an American spy inspired by James Bond, and costars with Armie Hammer, who plays the Soviet Kgb agent Illya Kuryakin. Both of these characters were the main partners and protagonists of the 1964 series, but the actors...

Henry Cavill's style and suaveness make him a perfect fit for the James Bond role, despite his past roles as Superman and Sherlock Holmes. In 2015's The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Cavill showcased his spy skills, dressed to the nines in a black suit and balancing charm with seriousness. Despite some box office flops in spy roles, Cavill's recent departure from Superman and The Witcher makes him well-positioned for the James Bond role.

With his looks and acting persona, British actor Henry Cavill feels like a natural fit for the James Bond role. So, for movie-goers, it has remained a mystery why the 41-year-old actor has yet to don the tuxedo as James Bond, cinemas most famous spy. Cavill seems like an obvious choice to take the Aston Martin out for a spin and for the first time since 2005, the James Bond role is open after...

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In August 2015, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was released in theaters, and, while it wasn't the most critically well-received spy film ever, it is one of director Guy Ritchie's best works. Almost a decade since its release, it is still an enjoyable and entertaining film, and the strong casting stands out. Henry Cavill, a real-life Briton, plays Napoleon Solo, an American CIA agent. Armie Hammer, a real-life American, plays Illya Kuryakin, a Russian Kgb agent. Their chemistry is unrivaled, and both are excellent in their own regard.

Apart from the heavy-hitting cast, the other obvious strength for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is its impressive sound design. Composer Daniel Pemberton crafted a score that is true to the Cold...

The 2015 adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was decades in the making due to struggles with finding the right story and crew. The star-studded cast and vibrant 60s setting helped the film succeed, but its source material was key to its popularity. Numerous script rewrites and casting changes plagued the movie's development, finally finding success with Guy Ritchie and Henry Cavill.

Despite the fact that The Man from U.N.C.L.E. could have been made in the 1990s, the movie didn't premiere until 2015 due to a struggle to find the right story and the right crew. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a popular spy movie that's based on the 1964 television series of the same name. The story follows Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin, two spies who work for U.N.C.L.E.: the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. Though the movie makes a few key changes, the 2015 adaptation...

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'s ending includes surprising plot twists, setting up a potential franchise with Solo, Illya, and Gaby. Solo and Illya saving each other's lives eventually leads them to choose their bond over the mission, destroying the computer disk so that both the CIA and Kgb would be disapponted. The trio's successful mission and alliance set the stage for potential The Man from U.N.C.L.E. sequels.

Multiple plot twists made The Man from U.N.C.L.E.s ending conclude Solo, Illya and Gabys mission unexpectedly, with the last scene satisfactorily setting up a potential The Man from U.N.C.L.E. franchise. Directed by Guy Ritchie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is based on the series of the same name that aired between 1964 and 1968. Starting in East Berlin only for most of the action to happen in Rome, Napoleon Solo...