Sammy Tran articles

Old Hollywood loved a dynasty. Famous parents, glamorous children, mansions, premieres, and studio portraits could make certain families seem almost untouchable.

We haven't even reached the end of 2026, yet horror has already delivered tiny independent successes, huge theatrical hits, and acclaimed franchise entries.

Behind the scenes of Roar, there were severe maulings, broken bones, natural disasters, and an often-cited estimate of roughly 70 injured cast and crew members.

For baby boomers who grew up with country radio, some love songs were impossible to sing alone. One voice pleaded, the other answered.

Sally Kellerman became a Hollywood sensation playing Major “Hot Lips” Houlihan in 1970's *M*A*S*H*, but she reportedly faced doubts about being too attractive for the role. After landing the part, she faced an even bigger challenge: filming a notorious practical joke shower scene that left her character in an embarrassing and revealing situation. Kellerman later admitted she felt absolutely horrified and humiliated by the experience. But the bizarre lengths director Robert Altman went to capture her reaction, and the surprising effect the scene had on her career, made the story far more complicated than it first appeared.

Sometimes, deeply flawed or bizarre films gain a second life and become cult classics—not for their brilliance, but for how bad they are.

In 2007, Rod Stewart was reportedly working in a Los Angeles recording studio when an unexpected visitor arrived. A woman had shown up claiming to be his daughter, and the story behind her appearance reached all the way back to his teenage years. This wasn't some forgotten backstage romance or a stranger hoping to meet a celebrity. It was a painful family history that Stewart had been carrying for more than four decades.