Tom Epperson News Today

Now that the heat of the summer is beating down upon us, most people are looking for ways to stay cool. My favorite way avoiding being blistered by the sun is by going to the matinee at the local cinema.

From EVIL DEAD to DARKMAN, spotlighting some of our most beloved Raimi creations.

Carl Franklin on his Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton-starring movie ‘One False Move’ (recently re-released in the Criterion Collection), how noir and the blues shaped the film, and the story behind that final shot.

We revisit an underappreciated Sam Raimi Gem, The Gift, starring Cate Blanchett.

Michael Beach delivers a stunning performance in One False Move. In fact, director Carl Franklin thinks he might've been too scary for his own good.

Bill Paxton landed his first lead role as a small-town sheriff trying to head off a trio of vicious killers

Carl Franklin, who directed the excellent 1990s neo-noir One False Move, tells us about how the film got made, working with the great Bill Paxton, and more.

Bumping into a Very Famous Writer at his sidewalk book-box, I found what I love about those who write scripts.

Great Hollywood books like Peter Biskind's "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" disappeared as the movies, and people who make them, got smaller.

He's hailed as one of the most iconic actors around today, so what is the astounding Billy Bob Thornton Net Worth right now?