The Lone Ranger
Hey, so you remember how John Carter bombed for Disney? Yeah, The Lone Ranger was a Disney production and a colossal flop too. But - why?
Robert Downey Jr
Pull up, Tony Stark, pull up! There's a bright future just around the corner!
Broken Promises and Sad Jokers
You know why you opened the book or came to the cinema. The big question: did its creators know that was what you wanted? And what if they thought you wanted something else?
John Carter
In this instalment of "what the devil were they thinking", we discover how Disney handed a $250 million dollar movie over to a neophyte live-action director and then forgot how marketing worked
Jodie Foster
In between The Accused and Silence of The Lambs, Jodie Foster starred in exactly one film. Dennis Hopper cast her as the female lead in his 1990 project, Catchfire. Or should that be Backtrack?
The 13th Warrior
Vikings! Heroic muslim warriors! Michael Crichton! Antonio Banderas! John McTiernan! What could possibly go wrong?
James Cameron
He's responsible for the sci-fi nonsense that is Avatar and its endless stream of sequels. But he does have one project nobody ever talks about...
Protagonists and Authority
Does every book have a protagonist which has the authority and agency to be the protagonist?
Not Forgotten
Not every film-maker or actor gets to enjoy a long or storied