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What Castle in the Sky is based on, in Miyazaki's own account of the film's origins
Studio Ghibli's first release began with a comic Hayao Miyazaki read as a schoolboy, a satirical novel from 1726, and a research trip to South Wales. Where each piece of Castle in the Sky came from, in the director's own account — plus the four titles it nearly had.
September 20, 2026 5:03 pm
120 Beats per Minute meaning: what the title of the ACT UP Paris drama refers to
The title of Robin Campillo's ACT UP Paris drama is a measurement, and it's measuring two things at once. What 120 beats per minute actually refers to, how the film's score and editing keep proving it, and why the English-language release quietly dropped the number.
September 19, 2026 10:13 pm
We Need to Talk About Kevin ending explained
Lynne Ramsay shot her adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel in 30 days and scrambled the timeline on purpose, which is why the last twenty minutes catch so many viewers off guard. Here is what the closing sequence actually shows, how it diverges from the book, and why neither Ramsay nor Shriver will supply a tidy answer.
September 19, 2026 3:46 pm
V for Vendetta returns to cinemas for its 20th anniversary on 1 and 5 November — Bonfire Night included
Fathom and Warner Bros. are bringing the Wachowski-produced dystopia back for two days with a new trailer and a documentary by James McTeigue.
September 19, 2026 3:19 pm
Zack Snyder has sold his Fountainhead series twice — both buyers backed out within a week
Zack Snyder has written 10 of the 12 episodes of his Ayn Rand adaptation and told Happy Sad Confused why studios keep getting cold feet.
September 19, 2026 12:47 pm
The Virgin Suicides true story: Jeffrey Eugenides has traced the whole novel to a single conversation
Readers have hunted for the real Lisbon sisters since 1993. Jeffrey Eugenides has said the whole novel grew from one exchange he had while waiting for dinner at his brother's house — and from a five-word answer he never got past.
September 18, 2026 6:57 pm
How did Festus leave Gunsmoke? Ken Curtis played him for close to 300 episodes — and then never once appeared in the TV movies
Ken Curtis played Festus Haggen for 11 years and 304 episodes of Gunsmoke, then sat out every one of the five reunion films CBS made between 1987 and 1994. Here's how the series actually ended for him, and what kept him out of the movies.
September 18, 2026 6:11 pm
The Princess Bride ending explained: what the final kiss and the grandfather's last line mean
The Princess Bride ends on two words the film has spent ninety minutes teaching you how to hear. Here's what the final scene is actually doing, how it departs from William Goldman's novel, and why Rob Reiner shot an entirely different ending and then binned it.
September 18, 2026 3:32 pm
The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy trades resorts for spycraft in a new thriller series
After Sirens, The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy has been cast in a new thriller — but it’s what her character gets up to that’ll raise your eyebrows.
September 18, 2026 2:09 pm
Angourie Rice is filming a beach-set Pride and Prejudice she wrote with her mother — Netflix is making its own version at the same time
Austen fans, take note: Pride & Prejudice is getting a TV spin starring Spider-Man star Angourie Rice, adapting her and her mum’s buzzy BookTok take.
September 18, 2026 3:19 am
Flanagan has a season of The Dark Tower written and Stephen King's blessing — and still no studio willing to pay for it
Mike Flanagan has encouraging updates on two projects — one’s still alive, and the other he’s currently writing.
September 17, 2026 9:43 pm
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: what the title means — Kesey wrote the novel on night shifts at a psychiatric ward
The title of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest comes from a nursery rhyme, but the novel came from a night job at a Californian veterans' hospital and a CIA drug programme. Here's where Ken Kesey got both.
September 17, 2026 3:17 pm
Tarantino dropped Cliff Booth as his tenth film and handed it to Fincher - his novel lands on 8 December, between the IMAX run and Netflix
Quentin Tarantino is beating David Fincher to it — with a novel.
September 17, 2026 9:18 am
Slow Horses has already finished shooting season 7 - season 6 arrives on 16 September with a 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score
Slow Horses has only just hit its sixth-season launch, yet Christopher Chung says the Apple TV series has already decided Season 7’s release window — fancy knowing when?
September 17, 2026 5:43 am
After telling Venice that AI meant he no longer needed Black actors, Paul Schrader starts an erotic thriller with Cara Delevingne next month
Cara Delevingne and Liam Hemsworth are set to lead controversial filmmaker Paul Schrader’s new erotic thriller, built around a love triangle and boasting a title that’ll raise eyebrows.
September 17, 2026 2:59 am
Slow Horses has an eighth season before the sixth has aired a single episode
Good news if you’ve been riding with Slow Horses: Apple TV has renewed the Gary Oldman spy thriller just as its sixth is about to premiere.
September 16, 2026 7:07 pm
Slow Horses is back on 16 September and done by 21 October — six episodes to answer what last year's finale left hanging
Jack Lowden and Gary Oldman lead Slow Horses back for Season 6 on Apple TV — and you won’t be waiting long.
September 16, 2026 4:38 am
What is the Big Red Machine in Reacher? Where the name comes from, and who is really after him in season 4
Reacher season 4 keeps naming a set of enemies the Big Red Machine, and the phrase isn't the show's invention. Here's where it comes from on screen, what it's borrowed from, and how it fits into a season with an unusual number of people chasing the same USB drive.
September 15, 2026 8:36 pm
What happens at the end of I Will Find You? Harlan Coben rewrote his own book's reveal for the series
Netflix's I Will Find You rewrites two of the novel's biggest reveals before it gets anywhere near the finale. Here's how the eight-episode series ends, and what Harlan Coben changed on purpose.
September 15, 2026 2:37 pm
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