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Twenty stunts across movie history that deserved an Oscar
After nearly a century of Oscars, the Academy is finally featuring a category recognizing stunts. Stunts have been uplifting cinema since the beginning.
20 iconic films that fell victim to the Mandela Effect
The Mandela Effect is strange and confounding. Many people misremember details about movies, television series, and pop culture moments. These 20 films have fallen victim to its bizarre powers.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 25
Original E.T. model could go for a million dollars at auction
In the 43 years since the release of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, many of the original screen-used body models of the lovable alien have fallen apart from age.
20 films with many Oscar nominations but few wins
Just because a movie gets a lot of Oscar nominations does not mean a lot of wins will follow. These films had a lot of bites at the apple but found limited success.
How many of the 30 most-expensive films ever made have you seen?
These are the 30 most-expensive movie productions of all-time. We are going with a list adjusted for inflation based on dollar value in 2025.
The most notable TV show Westerns of the 21st century
The Western is a bygone genre…or is it? Yes, back in the days of John Ford and John Wayne, Westerns were more popular on the big screen. On television, certainly there used to be a higher percentage of Westerns airing, with shows like “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza” running forever.
Quality and quantity: Acclaimed directors with prolific resumes
These directors aren’t precious about projects, but still manage to deliver the good quite often.
The 20 best sci-fi movies and TV shows based on books
As a genre of literature, science fiction has always been adept at grappling with issues that feel present yet distant. It’s thus unsurprising that the cinema and TV would turn to the genre in search of compelling and fascinating stories to tell, and some of the most exciting films and series would draw on sci-fi novels for inspiration.
20 long movies that are worth their runtimes
Brevity might be the soul of wit, but this doesn’t always apply to films. In many cases, longer runtimes allow these types of films to explore issues and characters in greater depth than possible in a more limited temporal frame.
The 20 greatest World War I movies
World War I was one of the biggest conflicts in human history, known as the “war to end all wars." While Hollywood has a larger fascination with World War II, there are also several great films about the First World War.
Years in the making: Iconic films that take place over long stretches of time
Some movies take place almost in real-time. Others cover a more significant chunbk of the calendar. Then, there are movies that cover not just a year, but years, or even decades.
20 movies that make people paranoid
Several extraordinary films have encouraged viewers to be more than a little paranoid about the world around them and, very often, even their sense of self and identity. These are the types of films that perfectly capture all of the angst and paranoia of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The 20 best bottle movies
It’s often the case that actors give some of their best performances when cast in bottle movies, and as such, this genre shows how very important character remains to the magic of the cinema.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / January 8
JURASSIC PARK Raptors Get Scientifically Accurate Feathers in Fan-Made Video
Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park is a stone-cold classic, even thirty years past its release. But classic or not, some of its depictions of dinosaurs have turned out to not be entirely scientifically accurate.
The most notable movies turning 50 in 2025
Here are the notable movies that will be celebrating 50 years in 2025.
The 20 best movie trios
Everything good comes in threes! There have been plenty of memorable duos in movies, but adding a third person to the mix can make things even more exciting.
The 20 scariest aliens
Fortunately, science fiction has proven remarkably adept at drawing out the complexities of the extraterrestrial, so it’s worth looking at some of the scariest aliens that appear on the big and small screen.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / May 23
Mysterious Steven Spielberg ‘Event Film’ Added to Universal’s Slate for 2026
Steven Spielberg is only one of the world’s most famous and acclaimed filmmakers. I’d wager even if you didn’t care anything about movies, you know the name Steven Spielberg.
Bring the noise: 20 legendary cinematic sound effects
Sound effects are some of the most underappreciated aspects of cinema. This is unfortunate, as many films would lack their potency and power — and often their humor — were it not for the complexity of their sound designs.
Entertainment News / Men's Journal / February 14, 2024
Steven Spielberg Obsessed With Godzilla Minus One
Steven Spielberg can’t get enough of Godzilla Minus One. According to the film's director Takashi Yamazaki, he watched it three times. Yamazaki tweeted about his encounter with the legendary director of Jaws, Jurassic Park, and most recently The Fabelmans, which took place at the Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
Entertainment News / Murphy's Multiverse / February 5, 2024
David Leitch to Direct New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie
Universal Pictures has set its sights on Deadpool 2 director, David Leitch, to direct its forthcoming Jurassic World reboot. The news was revealed on Monday by Deadline, with the outlet reporting talks are still in the early stages.
The 20 best folk horror movies
While the country is often figured as a space of peace and tranquility — as opposed to the hustle and bustle and chaos of the city — it has also been the setting for some of the most remarkable horror films.
The 20 most iconic monster flicks
Whether in the form of a monstrous beast, an animal that suddenly decides to start devouring people, or a monster conjured up out of the deepest nightmares, these films locate humanity’s collective anxieties in something that can be identified — if not defeated.
The most memorable movies and TV shows set during the 1950s
Here are the best movies and TV shows set in the 1950s — not including, you know, movies and TV shows made in the 1950s that were set in the present. Only movies and TV shows transporting us to the 1950s count.
20 facts you might not know about 'Lincoln'
Nobody has balanced crowd-pleasing blockbusters and successful prestige dramas like Steven Spielberg. We are here to deliver not the Gettysburg Address but 20 facts you might not know about Spielberg’s Lincoln.
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