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Tom Cruise reveals chance encounter in London takeaway led to Rain Man role

Tom Cruise has revealed he landed his role in the Oscar-winning film Rain Man after a chance encounter inside a London takeaway with the film’s star Dustin Hoffman. Speaking at BFI Southbank on Sunday...

05.11.2025 belfasttelegraph.co.uk , independent.ie , yahoo.com and 15 sites

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MI: Final Reckoning: Tom Cruise gravity defying stunts

Tom Cruise shocked Londoners after he was spotted on the roof of the BFI IMAX building during his visit to the capital this weekend. The 62-year-old actor was in town to receive an honorary British Fi...

05.12.2025 independent.co.uk , yahoo.com

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42 Years Ago, ‘Gandhi’ Beat Out ‘E.T.’ and ‘Tootsie’ at the Oscars — Today, It’s Still a Great Movie

When Richard Attenborough first read Louis Fischer’s biography of Indian activist and attorney Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1960s, he was around 20 years into an acting career that included work with D...

05.08.2025 Yahoo.com

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Dunkirk: UK’s Favourite WWII Film

Dunkirk Dominates: Exploring the Enduring Appeal of world War II Films and Future trends christopher Nolan ‘s “Dunkirk” has captured the hearts of UK audiences, recently topping a poll of favorite Wor...

05.10.2025 Independent.co.uk and 1 sites

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John Wick 5's Globetrotting Story Teased By Director: 'The World Is Changing'

John Wick: Chapter 5 gets a new tease from director Chad Stahelski, who hypes the film's globetrotting story. With each new John Wick movie, the franchise became bigger and more popular, culminating with the fourth film in 2023, which ends with Keanu Reeves' titular assassin seemingly dead and buried. The film left enough clues that Wick could return, however, and it was announced in April that John Wick: Chapter 5 is in development with Stahelski and Reeves both returning. During a recent inter...

05.12.2025 Screenrant.com

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This 38-Year-Old WWII Film Featured a Duo of Iconic Actors Years Before Their Rise to Stardom

Few directors are as respected or prolific as Steven Spielberg. The esteemed creative mastermind has lent his talents to almost 150 films, and it’s only a matter of time before he exceeds that figure....

05.09.2025 Cbr.com

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Clint Eastwood Owes His Career to Sergio Leone, but There’s a Western by the Director He Rejected: ‘He wanted to go more into spectacle’

Imagine a director and actor duo who delivered some classics back-to-back, parted ways to never work together again. Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone delivered the legendary Man with No Name character ...

05.09.2025 Fandomwire.com

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When Steven Spielberg was endorsed by his filmmaking idol David Lean: “I suppose I see myself in him”

Steven Spielberg might be one of the greats, but many legendary artists wouldn’t be where they are without someone else’s inspiration. Whether it be Christopher Nolan’s undying love for Ridley Scott o...

05.11.2025 Faroutmagazine.co.uk

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The iconic western Clint Eastwood turned down: “He was going in a different direction”

During the 1960s, cinema shifted on its axis. Hollywood moved further away from classical modes of storytelling, and with the decline in censorship and the influence of foreign cinema, many filmmakers...

05.08.2025 Faroutmagazine.co.uk