Jean-Jacques Annaud

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Date of Birth

1943-10-01

Place of Birth

Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France

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The Name of the Rose director explains his love of Sean Connery, dislike of F. Murray Abraham

Posted 3 years ago

Sean Connery and F. Murray Abraham engaged in "playground" tactics on The Name of the Rose, according to director Jean-Jacques Annaud.

The Best Movie You Never Saw: The Name of the Rose

Posted 10 years ago

Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either...

A film veteran remembers: my top five war films

Posted 14 years ago

It would probably be more apropos if this editorial focused on “films that explore the veteran experience” or some such category more specific to yesterday’s importance. But I haven’t seen a wide enough selection of films which cover that topic,...

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From Rocky to Rambo, discover the 10 best Sylvester Stallone movies and the performances that made him a Hollywood icon

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Top 10 Best Sylvester Stallone Movies Ranked

Posted 3 days ago

From Rocky to Rambo, discover the 10 best Sylvester Stallone movies and the performances that made him a Hollywood icon

Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon

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Top 10 Greatest Science Fiction Masterpieces of All Time

Posted 2 days ago

Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon

The Odyssey

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Has The Odyssey received its rating?

Posted 1 day ago

The MPA has yet to confirm, but Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic might not have the audience-friendly rating that you'd expect.

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Box Office Predictions: He-Man hasn’t got a prayer against the Wayans Bros

Posted 1 day ago

Despite a huge build-up from Amazon/MGM, Masters of the Universe is looking at an underwhelming opening.

Quentin Tarantino, The RIP

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Quentin Tarantino slams modern Hollywood, but has nothing but praise for Joe Carnahan’s The Rip

Posted 2 days ago

Quentin Tarantino hasn't been a fan of what Hollywood has had to offer over the last few years, but Joe Carnahan's The Rip is the exception.

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The Top 5 Action Movie Match-Ups of the 90s

Posted 3 weeks ago

It's star vs star. We rank those movies that pit name actors against each other in devilishly fun, heated rivalries.

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Five action stars who deserved bigger movies

Posted 1 month ago

In a world of Schwarzeneggers, Stallones and Van Dammes, there are more stars that could have graced us with big action classics.

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The Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Games Ranked

Posted 2 weeks ago

With video games on the rise in Hollywood, we decided to look back on old school systems and rank the Top 10 Games of the NES era!

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Superman Actors Ranked: Which Actors Were the Best At Playing The Man of Steel?

Posted 3 weeks ago

We rank all of the Superman actors from worst to best!

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The Top 10 Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Ranked

Posted 4 weeks ago

We're back with a bold list that ranks the Top 10 Super Nintendo games, from beat 'em ups to platformers, Metroidvanias, and more!

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Why Terminator 2: Judgment Day Still Feels Ahead of Its Time

Posted 4 weeks ago

Discover why Terminator 2: Judgment Day was decades ahead of its time, from groundbreaking VFX to its eerily relevant AI themes