Marlon Wright articles

Casting can make or break a film before a single frame is shot. Some directors found exactly the right person for the role. Others got it spectacularly wrong, and audiences never let them forget it.

Peak fame can evaporate faster than anyone expects. Certain actors owned entire decades before slipping into obscurity. Their films still play, their songs still stream, but nobody discusses them anymore. Cultural amnesia happens gradually, then suddenly.

The golden age of Hollywood wasn't golden for everyone. Behind the publicity photos and the studio contracts were real women dealing with addiction, heartbreak, scandal, and an industry that discarded people the moment they became inconvenient.

You know a film's truly special when you've seen it ten times and still find yourself reaching for it on a lazy Sunday. The magic lies in how these stories hold up under scrutiny.

A movie can fade fast, but one line can stick for life. It shows up in jokes, arguments, and quiet thoughts, carrying the mood of a moment long after the screen goes dark.

It’s not surprising that the man behind one of rock’s most iconic riffs would have a healthy dose of main character energy. Enter Ritchie Blackmore: guitar god, chaos magnet, and the dark heart of Deep Purple and Rainbow. His musical genius is undeniable, but so is his flair for destruction.

You probably dismissed these movies as meaningless or silly trash. Everyone did initially. But underneath the crude humor and ridiculous plots lived razor-sharp observations about capitalism, consumerism, corporate greed, and more.

Fame once felt permanent for these familiar faces. Then headlines cooled, box office math changed, or life simply pulled focus elsewhere. Careers rarely vanish; they evolve quietly beyond the glare. Ready to revisit the actors who stepped sideways instead of forward? Scroll on and see what happened next.

For years, people believed Laurence Olivier had an affair with his mentor, Noel Coward. But when Olivier’s hidden letters were discovered, they revealed the even racier truth.