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The 1969 movie scene Jack Nicholson was stoned out of his mind for: “I smoked about 155 joints”
The article revisits the filming of the campfire scene in the 1969 counterculture road film *Easy Rider*, in which Jack Nicholson’s character tries cannabis for the first time. It says Nicholson used real marijuana to inform the performance, illustrating how the production’s drug use reflected the film’s portrayal of late-1960s counterculture. Nicholson reportedly told *Time*…
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Cole Hauser Officially Addresses Taylor Sheridan’s Exit From ‘Dutton Ranch’
Cole Hauser has said that making the first season of Yellowstone sequel Dutton Ranch was particularly challenging because creator Taylor Sheridan was no longer involved in the day-to-day production. Hauser, who reprises Rip Wheeler alongside Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton, said the cast had to adapt quickly to new writers, directors and working methods, making the…
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The Devil’s Mouth: Real Sharks Were Only the Start | Set Stories
Collider’s behind-the-scenes feature explores the making of Amazon Prime thriller The Devil’s Mouth, with cast members describing the demanding conditions of filming in Thailand. The story matters chiefly as promotional context for the production, highlighting the practical challenges used to create its water- and cave-based setting. Tommi Rose, Nico Hiraga, Gavin Casalegno and Lana Condor…
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Like Capcom, Konami wants to give its biggest franchise annual releases
Konami says it aims to release a new Silent Hill game every year as part of its effort to re-establish itself in mainstream gaming. The strategy mirrors Capcom’s approach to Resident Evil, mixing new mainline games and remakes to maintain a regular presence between major entries. Silent Hill 2’s remake launched in 2024, Silent Hill…
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Control Resonant is over double the length of the original
Remedy Entertainment says Control Resonant’s main story will take about 30 hours, more than double the roughly 12-hour campaign of 2019’s Control. The longer running time signals a substantially larger sequel, reflecting Remedy’s shift to a new protagonist, setting and combat system while retaining links to the original game. Lead gameplay designer Sergey Mohov estimated…
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Scotty McCreery Shares His Five Favorite Country Songs to Cover
Scotty McCreery says renewed interest in traditional country music has helped his cover of Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’” attract more than 44 million Instagram views. The singer uses the feature to highlight five country classics he enjoys performing, illustrating the enduring appeal of older songs to contemporary audiences. – “Hello Darlin’” by Conway Twitty, a…
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NFL Star George Kittle To Make Acting Debut In ‘Dinosaurs Of The Wild West’ From ‘Primitive War’ Director; Martin & Jesse Kove & Rachael Pizzolatto Also Attached
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is set to make his acting debut in Dinosaurs of the Wild West, an eight-part frontier series from Primitive War creator Luke Sparke. The project combines an alternative-history Wild West with dinosaurs and is being financed through Kickstarter, reflecting Sparke’s effort to develop ambitious genre content directly with…
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Ken Burns Reopens America’s Founding Wounds in ‘The American Revolution’
Ken Burns’ new PBS documentary series, The American Revolution, portrays the founding conflict as a deeply divided and contradictory civil war rather than a unified struggle for independence. Co-director Sarah Botstein says the series is intended to challenge sanitised national myths by showing how political polarisation and disputes over America’s identity have existed since the…