Anywhere But Hollywood – Page 9 – The Cure for the Common Algorithm

The Name of the Rose

June 11, 2026

Columbia Pictures was so certain Sean Connery was finished that it pulled its financing the moment he was cast. After a long run of flops,…

Strawberry Mansion

June 10, 2026

In the near future, the government taxes your dreams. A weary auditor assesses the dreams of an eccentric old woman who has recorded thousands on…

Living in Oblivion

June 9, 2026

Any actor who put up money got a part. That’s how most of the movie was cast. One glaring exception: A guy in Brooklyn who…

Chocolate

June 8, 2026

A young autistic woman teaches herself to fight by mimicking the moves of Bruce Lee and Tony Jaa, and by watching students train at an…

The Dark Backward

June 7, 2026

A failing stand-up comedian grows a third arm out of his back. His best friend, a garbageman who plays the accordion, decides this is exactly…

Junk Head

June 6, 2026

At forty, an interior designer with no filmmaking training decided to make a stop-motion movie. He didn’t know it was impossible, so he did it.…

UFO Abduction

June 5, 2026

A 24-year-old shot an alien abduction movie for $6,500 in a single night. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel watched it and decided it was…

Following

June 4, 2026

Christopher Nolan returned to his London flat to find his front door completely smashed in. The violation taught him that society relies almost entirely on…

Us

June 3, 2026

The tagline is a small work of genius: “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, you can’t get to…

Dogtooth

June 2, 2026

“Zombie” is a small yellow flower. “Sea” is an armchair. Some parents shield their children from the world. These parents do it by intentionally getting…