Controversial films tend to have one of two effects: Potential moviegoers steer clear of the big screen, heeding critics' warnings to beware, or the promise of something contentious makes viewers want ...

Nothing gets people chatting like a good controversy. Throughout movie history, we’ve seen some extraordinary films get bogged down by it. Maybe they were too graphic for moviegoers to keep their ...

Today marks 51 years since one of the most controversial and influential horror films, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, first premiered in Austin, Texas, on October 1, 1974. Directed by Tobe Hooper, the ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

It should go without saying that art is subjective—one person's masterpiece could be another's obscenity. Movies have a way of drumming up conversation and controversy in a way paintings, sculptures, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a word we’re hearing far less often when it comes to allegedly filmmaker-friendly and seemingly daring distributors: ...