CAM 03 · Behind the Scenes · 73 stories
REC 10.16.2026 17:10:12
Behind the Scenes
How the scenes were made: casting, stunts, cut scenes, what the actors gave up and what they got paid.
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Rob Zombie Says Bob Weinstein Called Him About His ‘Halloween’ and Said, “I Hate Every Single Fucking Frame of This Movie”
Rob Zombie’s fight with the studio lasted beyond the first movie. He said he returned for Halloween II only because the sequel would release…
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A Real Witch Served as a Consultant on the Original ‘Practical Magic,’ Then Demanded $250,000 and Her Own Cookbook
A real witch who served as a consultant on the original “Practical Magic” demanded $250,000 and her own cookbook, then threatened to curse the…
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Mark Duplass Says There’s a “Completely Psychopathic Serial Killer” Inside Him, and “That Door Is Locked Right Now”
Mark Duplass writes every episode of The Creep Tapes as a loose outline, with no dialogue prepared in advance. That lets his serial-killer character…
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Tobe Hooper Got the Idea for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Chainsaw While Trying to Escape a Crowded Christmas Shopping Trip
One of horror’s most iconic weapons didn’t begin with a script — it began with a crowded store and a director desperate to get…
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Florence Pugh Says Midsommar Left Her Depressed for Six Months and She Didn’t Know Why
Florence Pugh returned home for Christmas after filming Little Women and realized the emotional toll of Midsommar had followed her off set. She said…
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There’s Just Something About a Pink Cursive Title Card That Gets Me on My Knees Every Time
The opening credits of Rosemary’s Baby are a quiet marvel: Mia Farrow hums a wordless lullaby as curly pink lettering appears over the New…
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Buscemi Was Absolutely Dripping in Fargo
Steve Buscemi’s Fargo wardrobe helped him figure out Carl Showalter, the criminal he played in the Coen brothers’ 1996 film. At its 25th anniversary…
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Why Does Tyra Banks Still Have Beef With Halloween: Resurrection? She Says the Career Boost She Expected Never Came, and Her Full Death Scene Was Cut
Tyra Banks was promised a memorable death scene when she signed on for Halloween: Resurrection. The 2002 slasher ended up showing only a brief…
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On 9/11, Vince Gilligan Recognized a Chilling Similarity to the Plane Attack He’d Written for ‘The Lone Gunmen’ Months Earlier
Watching CNN’s coverage of the September 11, 2001, attacks, Vince Gilligan thought “Wait a minute. We wrote this.” Fox had aired his pilot on…
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Even Devon Sawa Sees Everyday Dangers Differently After Final Destination
Sawa says the cast didn’t realize how powerful the death scenes were while making Final Destination. Years later, an ordinary drive can still remind…
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Keanu Reeves Thanked a Chef for Mistaking Him for Sean Connery. Years Later, That Moment Became a Matrix Easter Egg
The photo behind Neo in The Matrix Resurrections came from a restaurant visit in 1997, when chef Peter Fang made Keanu Reeves wait in…
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Ryan Gosling Gained Weight to Play the Grieving Father in The Lovely Bones, Then Left the Film Before Shooting Began
Ryan Gosling gained weight to play the grieving father in The Lovely Bones, then left the film before shooting began. Mark Wahlberg took over…
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The Original ‘Verity’ Ending Was Too Dark for Focus Groups
Warning: spoilers below. Dakota Johnson’s Lowen Ashleigh spends the entirety of Michael Showalter’s Verity trying to uncover the truth about the mysterious author she’s…