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HBO Max noting in a new disclaimer it “denies the horrors of slavery, as well as its legacies of racial inequality.”However, historian David Vincent Kimel is now revealing that several writers pushed for a more realistic depiction of race relations — only for their dark, disturbing and violent scenes to be cut from the finished product. The Oscar-winning film is adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel, which follows the strong-willed Georgia belle Scarlett O’Hara.

“Ghostbusters” legend Ernie Hudson is haunted by his experiences on the set of the classic 1984 sci-fi action-comedy. Hudson, 77, opened up about the “psychological” damage he incurred working on the original movie that launched the franchise, revealing how being “selectively pushed aside” made the filming the project “difficult.”The veteran actor launched his bombshell appearance on “The Howard Stern Wrap Up Show” by declaring “Ghostbusters” director Ivan Reitman — who died at 75 in 2022 — a “really, really a brilliant man and I have just so much love and appreciation for him.” Although Hudson had praise for his A-list co-stars Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd — he didn’t share the same warm words for the Columbia Pictures studio execs behind the scenes.“I was the guy who was brought in, and so finding my place in the middle of that — and they were all welcoming and inclusive,” Hudson told SiriusXM’s Gary Dell’Abate and Rahsaan Rogers.

“The Making of ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.’ “The unexpected inspirations proved effective.

“The Drew Barrymore Show” on Monday, with the pair reminiscing about their time filming Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster classic back in 1982. “I knew you were going to be a director/producer back then,” Wallace told Barrymore, 47, after they emotionally embraced on stage. Barrymore was just 7 years old when she starred in “E.T.” — a film that catapulted her to international stardom.

told Variety. “Poitier has inspired many artists in multiple fields including encouraging Alice Childress to begin writing when they were both members at American Negro Theatre.”Poitier, 94, has built an illustrious career as a film icon and revered activist.

went on to become the enduring and iconic face of the on-screen monster in popular culture.Karloff, who was a struggling actor before that, liked to tell the story of the encounter that changed his life. While waiting in the rain for a bus in Hollywood, he was offered a ride home by a fellow actor — Lon Chaney, celebrated for chilling performances in silent films like “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1923) and “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925).

“Raising Victor Vargas,” which is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a screening at the New York Latino Film Festival on Wednesday.Rivera, now 39, made headlines in The Post earlier this summer when he survived an attack by an “unhinged” straphanger threatening MTA workers — so he’s glad to be revisiting a happier memory now.He had zero acting roles before his cult classic and scored only a few more after its release — but he still counts his performance as Harold, the eponymous main

“Midnight Cowboy” — the only X-rated movie to win Academy Awards (Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Director) — exposed the world to Manhattan’s underbelly.Michael Childers, who assisted his director boyfriend John Schlesinger on set, remembers the 1968 filming as “a colorful time in New York. There were junkies on doorsteps, and I saw one dead body in a garbage can.

played an ambitious studio script editor.She had just turned 22 when “Sunset Boulevard” opened in 1950.The Milwaukee native moved to Hollywood to attend UCLA, where she studied theater. “Sunset Boulevard” was only her second film, after appearing in the 1949 Western “Canadian Pacific.” Olson nabbed a role in the noir as Betty Schaefer, who’s engaged to assistant director Artie Green (“Dragnet” star Jack Webb) but falls for struggling, cynical screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden).

EXCLUSIVE: A new untitled dance movie is taking shape at Lionsgate, set in the 1990s and starring and executive produced by “Dirty Dancing” Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Grey.While details are being kept very quiet, there’s some rumblings that a new “Dirty Dancing” movie could be in the works.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater.