Jean-Claude Van Damme—a.k.a. The "Muscles from Brussels"—has had a long and storied career full of highs and lows, including the time he threw a papaya at a producer's head.

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Let a sharpshooting, sharp-dressed Keanu Reeves keep you company while you’re stuck at home this Friday night.
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The fact that Marty's parents don't recognize him at the end of the 'Back to the Future' has been bugging fans for years. But according to the screenwriter, this isn't a plot hole.
Julie Andrews immortalized the charming tale of Maria von Trapp and her musically inclined family in 'The Sound of Music'—here’s how it really went down.
Gear up for Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’ with entertaining tidbits about the 1998 animated classic and the story that inspired it.
Whatever your stance on Disney’s live-action remakes may be, they’re faring pretty well at the box office.
It belongs in a museum. But the ark, which was pursued by both Indiana Jones and Nazis in 1981's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' recently popped up on PBS.
If Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ wins the Best Picture Oscar this year, it’ll be the first foreign film to ever achieve the honor.
It makes sense that master filmmakers keep returning to old wars to tell new stories, as war movies have all the elements needed for a compelling tale. From medieval epics to modern thrillers, here are 25 of the best of them.
Find yourself getting restless during a film? It might be because we've become conditioned to expect movies to entertain us for a very specific amount of time.
It might be what’s keeping the star-studded Christmas classic ‘Love Actually’ from being your family’s annual holiday movie...
If ‘Die Hard’ has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes the best Christmas movies aren’t necessarily even Christmas movies.
All you need to know about the ‘Cats’ movie’s cast of characters, from Taylor Swift’s Bombalurina to James Corden’s Bustopher Jones.
At its heart, 'The Mandalorian' is really a show about an overworked dad learning to bond with his small green son. A new fan edit gives the Star Wars series the sitcom treatment it deserves.
On January 4, 1900, a child was born in Philadelphia. His name was Bond. James Bond. He would grow up to become an ornithologist, and lived a fairly quiet, normal life—until someone borrowed his name.
Let this list of Netflix’s most popular shows help you decide what to binge-watch over the holidays.
You’d know the DeLorean from 'Back to the Future' if it were parked near you, but how well do you really know its silhouette?
After an agonizing two-week wait, Disney has finally released official merchandise featuring Baby Yoda from 'The Mandalorian.' And while everyone seems to love Baby Yoda, not all fans are happy with the selection.
To recreate Fred Rogers's iconic wardrobe for Tom Hanks, the costume designer for 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' used some of the television personality's real clothing.
You'll never have to give up or surrender your love for <em>Galaxy Quest</em>. Grab this opportunity by Grabthar's Hammer.
The newest streaming service is having some early growing pains: Hackers have made off with a number of Disney+ accounts to share among themselves.