William Petersen

William Petersen

Date of Birth

1953-02-21

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Known for

Fear, Mulholland Falls, Thief, Manhunter, The Skulls

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Michael Mann has revisited Manhunter for its 40th anniversary, and The Final Cut of the film is coming to theatres

Michael Mann has revisited Manhunter for its 40th anniversary, and The Final Cut of the film is coming to theatres

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Michael Mann’s Manhunter – The Final Cut gets a trailer before its theatrical release

Posted 1 month ago

Michael Mann has revised Manhunter for its 40th anniversary, and the film's Final Cut now has a trailer.

Michael Mann has revisited Manhunter for its 40th anniversary, and The Final Cut of the film is coming to theatres

Michael Mann has revisited Manhunter for its 40th anniversary, and The Final Cut of the film is coming to theatres

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Manhunter (1986) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie?

Posted 2 years ago

WTF Happened to Michael Mann's Manhunter, the Red Dragon adaptation with Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecter? Let's find out...

Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon star in the 1996 thriller Fear, the subject of this edition of the Revisited series

Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon star in the 1996 thriller Fear, the subject of this edition of the Revisited series

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Fear (1996) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 3 years ago

Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon star in the 1996 thriller Fear, the subject of this edition of the Revisited series

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The Test of Time: Manhunter (1986)

Posted 12 years ago

We all have movies we love. Movies we respect without question because of either tradition, childhood love, or because they’ve always been classics. However, as time keeps ticking, do those classics still hold up? So…the point of this here column...

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day, cast reunion

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day cast reunites 35 years later for epic family photo

Posted 22 hours ago

Edward Furlong reunites with the cast of Terminator 2, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.

Cliffhanger reboot release date

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Lily James & Pierce Brosnan’s Cliffhanger reboot is swinging to a 2027 release date

Posted 2 days ago

Jaume Collet-Serra's Cliffhanger reboot starring Lily James and Pierce Brosnan is moving to 2027 following complications from Row K.

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What does Ridley Scott think of Quentin Tarantino calling Black Hawk Down the best movie of the 21st century?

Posted 1 day ago

Ridley Scott responds to Quentin Tarantino's claim about his film Black Hawk Down, but he thinks The Dog Stars might be his best.

James Lew

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Legendary Hollywood stuntman and martial arts actor, James Lew, passes away at 73

Posted 1 day ago

The legendary journeyman of Hollywood stunts and martial arts roles in hundreds of projects since the 70s has passed away.

The Dog Stars final trailer

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The first reactions to Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars say it’s “emotional,” and one of the director’s most “human” films

Posted 3 days ago

The first reactions to Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic epic, The Dog Stars, say the sci-fi film is "surprisingly emotional" and sprawling.

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great spaghetti westerns, Franco Nero, Lee Van Cleef

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Five Great Spaghetti Westerns That Don’t Star Clint Eastwood

Posted 3 days ago

Clint Eastwood may be the face of spaghetti westerns, but these five great movies prove the genre had plenty of other legendary gunslingers.

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Every Live-Action Spider-Man Movie Ranked: Which One Is the Best?

Posted 3 weeks ago

From 2002 to 2026, we're taking a look at every Live Action Spider-man film and ranking them. Let's see how they stack up!

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VHS Gems: The ’80s Movies We Discovered at the Video Store

Posted 3 weeks ago

We take a look back at some eighties classics that weren't huge theatrical hits but became classics on home video.

Terrible Sequels to Great Movies

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Five Great Movies That Were Followed by Absolutely Terrible Sequels

Posted 1 week ago

Developing a sequel to a great movie is always difficult, but unfortunately, for each one that succeeds, there's an absolutely terrible one.

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The 10 Best ’80s Movie Villains: From Biff Tannen to Hans Gruber

Posted 4 days ago

No decade had better movie bad guys than the 1980s, but in a decade full of villains, who were the best?

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The Jackal: Is Bruce Willis’s 1997 Thriller Better Than Its Reputation?

Posted 1 week ago

1997's The Jackal teamed two box office heavyweights, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, but has largely sunk into obscurity.