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Tom's Guide
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
One of my favorite horror movies just landed on Netflix — and it's already crashed the top 10
When you've seen as many horror movies as I have, it's rare to find one that I can't spot where it's going from a mile away. That doesn't mean I enjoy them any less, of course, but when one defies my expectations — not in a cheap way either, but with genuinely chilling twists — I have to sound the alarm to other horror fans that this is one worth watching. That's the case with "Barbarian," Zack Cregger's haunting horror thriller and first solo directorial debut. "Barbarian" just landed on Netflix this week (June 1) after leaving Hulu, and it's already jumped to the No. 3 spot in the streamer's top 10 movies list. "Black Mirror" actress Georgina Campbell proves her scream queen chops alongside horror veterans Bill Skarsgard and Justin Long in a nightmare twist on a home invasion movie. It's a truly unforgettable and disturbing film that takes such a violently sharp turn midway through, it feels like watching two movies fused together, yet it's somehow the better for it. This is a horror movie made for horror movie fans. It's brilliant how Cregger uses casting choices and genre hallmarks to keep you off balance with each shocking new discovery. I'm not alone in thinking that either: In a rare feat for the genre, "Barbarian" earned a 92% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. "Barbarian" is one of those horror films you're best going into blind, but if you need a bit of convincing before dedicating your precious streaming time (hey, we get it), then here's all the details you need to know about the latest hit horror movie on Netflix. The premise is deceptively simple: A young woman named Tess Marshall (Campbell) travels to Detroit for a job interview only to find her Airbnb has been double-booked. Its location couldn't be more of a red flag either, surrounded by a decaying, nearly abandoned neighborhood. Her unexpected roommate Keith seems harmless enough, but since he's played by Bill Skarsgård (aka Pennywise in the "It" films), horror fans are bound to eye him with suspicion from the jump. Despite the alarm bells going off in her head, Tess decides to stay the night. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Naturally, things spiral from there. The pair stumble upon a hidden basement passage that leads to a maze of underground tunnels filled with chains on filthy mattresses, surveillance cameras, and blood-streaked walls. As disturbing of a picture that paints, it's the discovery of a monstrous woman lurking in the depths that turns their uneasy stay into a full-blown nightmare. Another big name in horror — Justin Long, best known for "Jeepers Creepers" and "Tusk" — also joins the fray in a way I won't spoil. Let's just say, Keith and Tess realize they're far from the first to uncover the house's horrors. It all builds to some of the most stomach-churning scenes I've ever seen in a horror movie, but "Barbarian" doesn't play it completely straight. Beneath the terror lies a sharp, dark sense of humor and twists on what horror fans expect that make the scares that much more chilling. While "Barbarian" employs plenty of classic horror elements that fans will pick up on, the film flips expectations in clever, unsettling ways that will trigger your flight-or-fight instinct as characters race through claustrophobic halls. It's a sharp, unpredictable film (even if you think you know where it's going, trust me, you don't) that balances suspense and terror with bursts of well-timed humor that keep you engaged. It's not without its flaws, of course. The third act meanders a bit, and one big reveal was so zany I struggled to suspend my disbelief even as the action heated up. But even with those gripes, I can confidently say "Barbarian" earns a spot alongside genre standouts like "Get Out" and "Hereditary" as one of the rare modern horror films that genuinely deserves your attention. Don't just take my word for it, though. "Barbarian" nabbed a 92% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, though audiences weren't as keen on i,t given its 70% on the Popcornmeter. Slate's Sam Adams called it the "smartest, funniest horror movie in ages" in his glowing review: "'Barbarian's' script thinks through its problems as much as it needs to, and no more: It knows that horror and logic are enemies at heart, and the trick is to make us desire the knowledge of what's behind that door more than we care why it's opened. Its best trick is that there's more than one door. Variety's Peter Debruge said of the director that "the sense of dread he creates is the stuff that the very best horror movies are made of." Not every critic was as sold on Cregger's directorial choices, though. In a review for The Guardian, Benjamin Lee criticized the movie for gesturing at hot-button topics without saying much, describing it as "a defiantly unscary lump of Midnight Madness schlock that gains nothing from showcasing an awareness of the #MeToo reckoning or the damage of gentrification other than box-ticking." Whatever your impression, "Barbarian's" arrival on Netflix couldn't be more perfectly timed. Cregger's next horror film, "Weapons," one of our most anticipated movies of the summer, is set to hit theaters on August 8, so it's the perfect chance to check out the movie that put him on the map. Given that "Barbarian" was both a critical and commercial success, I can't wait to see what twisted tale he's cooked up next. Stream "Barbarian" on Netflix now.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Redbox goes up for auction following a wild bankruptcy saga
Redbox is getting ready for one final sale. 58 housing markets where inventory has spiked, and homebuyers have gained power Bill Gates isn't the first billionaire to try to save the world—and he'll fail for the same reasons the robber barons did Your boss is overwhelmed—here's how to work with them, not against them The defunct DVD rental chain's assets, and those of its corporate siblings Crackle and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, are being auctioned off in New York later this month, according to a court filing published Monday morning. The asset sale is just the latest chapter in Redbox's tumultuous downfall: Once one of the country's biggest DVD vendors, the rental chain saw its revenue evaporate nearly overnight during the pandemic, leading to its bankruptcy in June of 2024. Much of this had to do with consumers switching to streaming, but the exact circumstances of Redbox's demise remain highly contested: Last month, the trustee in charge of the bankruptcy proceedings filed a lawsuit against Chicken Soup for the Soup Entertainment's former executives and board, alleging that the company and its subsidiaries were 'victim of mismanagement and pillaging by insiders on a scale rarely seen with public companies.' When the assets of Redbox and its corporate siblings go on sale April 23, potential buyers will be able to bid on Redbox's and Crackle's trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property. Among other things, the sale also includes various rights associated with hundreds of movies and TV shows produced and distributed by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment subsidiary Screen Media Films. Titles mentioned in Monday's filing range from Jeepers Creepers to Machine Gun Woman to the 2021 Nicholas Cage flick Willy's Wonderland. While it's hard to estimate what the assets will ultimately be selling for, there does appear to be some interest in those film catalogs. The court-appointed trustee noted in a legal filing earlier this year that he had received offers 'in excess of $100 million.' Notably exempt from the firesale: Redbox's once-ubiquitous red rental kiosks. The filing does not explain why the DVD vending machines aren't being sold at this point, but one reason could be that many of them have already found their way to landfills and Ebay auctions. When Redbox went bankrupt, it still operated about 27,000 kiosks, located in front of grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retailers. Redbox had stopped paying many of these retail partners contractually owed commission fees long before it went bankrupt, leading to lawsuits from major chains including CVS and 7-Eleven. After the company went under, the kiosks became even more of a nuisance for retailers, with Albertsons complaining in a legal filing that its electricity bill for the machines amounted to $184,000 a month. Eventually, the bankruptcy court granted most retailers the right to dispose of the kiosks themselves. A few machines were saved by enthusiasts, while others apparently have been stripped for parts that are now being sold on Ebay. The story of Redbox's downfall has few parallels in modern corporate history: The company surpassed $1 billion in revenue in 2018, and had long planned a transition to streaming. Those plans were thrown into upheaval when the pandemic hit in 2020, with many of its consumers embracing much-larger streaming competitors, including Netflix and Disney+, overnight. Redbox's revenue declined to around $250 million in 2021, and the company was effectively out of money by early 2022. That's when Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book publisher, swooped in to acquire Redbox for $375 million. The deal included the assumption of $325 million in debt, but Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's leadership forecast at the time that DVD rentals would quickly recover. That didn't happen. Instead, Redbox's revenue continued to crater. The company found itself in a cash crunch, unable to buy new DVDs, which further depressed rentals. In early 2024, the company's cash on hand was so low that it wasn't able to pay most of its bills, even leaving its service technicians stranded because corporate credit cards meant to pay for gas for company vehicles stopped working for days at a time. Employees would later discover that they had lost their health insurance while still working for the company. This was all too expected, according to the bankruptcy trustee. Redbox's recovery 'never could have reasonably been expected to happen' and were based on 'wildly unrealistic business projections and plans,' the trustee claimed in his recently filed lawsuit. The lawsuit also alleges that Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's corporate leadership used the company as their 'personal piggy bank' by relying on unusual fee arrangements: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and its subsidiaries were obligated to pay 10% of their revenues to the book publisher every month in exchange for management services as well as the right to use the publisher's trademarks. These fees allegedly ballooned to $18.4 million a year following the Redbox acquisition, despite the fact that Redbox was losing money hand-over-fist. Payments even continued after Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment stopped paying payroll taxes in late 2023. The trustee now wants executives to pay back those fees; any money recovered through such legal actions as well as this month's auction is likely going to go to the company's primary lender HPS, which is reportedly owed $500 million. This post originally appeared at to get the Fast Company newsletter: Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man accused of threatening Kern County Supervisor Jeff Flores says he sent emails to all supervisors, insists he's the one being threatened in jailhouse interview
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The 61-year-old man accused of threatening Kern County Supervisor Jeff Flores is due back in court next Thursday. This week, Parrish Buzzard agreed to speak with 17 News for a jailhouse interview. He has been charged with three felonies and is being held without bail at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility. 17's Jenny Huh: 'You're being accused of sending threatening messages.' Parrish Buzzard: 'No, no, they're threatening me, man.' 17's Jenny Huh: 'So, going back to Jeff Flores, tell us more specifically how Flores is threatening you?' Man arrested after allegedly sending threats to member on Board of Supervisors Parrish Buzzard: 'It's the whole Board of Supervisors. It's the whole thing. They never reached out; they took my money.' Parrish Buzzard also called Supervisor Jeff Flores a creep. But Buzzard said he sent emails to all five county supervisors, not just Flores. 'It was really to different ones, it means all of them [supervisors], I just didn't have time to type it all in and stuff,' Buzzard said. 17's Jenny Huh: 'So, it just happened to go to Jeff Flores, but you're not targeting him?' Parrish Buzzard: 'No, I sent it to different, other supervisors too, to all of them. 17's Jenny Huh: 'I don't think they received it, they said it was only Flores?' Parrish Buzzard: 'That's false.' Buzzard faces three felony charges — stalking, making criminal threats and threatening a state official. Charges filed against man accused of threatening Supervisor Jeff Flores A public defender entered not guilty pleas on Buzzard's behalf. But during his arraignment, Buzzard lashed out, using numerous profanities. 'Well, I had a real bad headache, and I was in a lot of pain in. My foot and arm and stuff, and I was filthy and all this stuff, and they weren't being cool at all,' Buzzard explained. 'I think when she was saying I was stalking, I thought what are you talking about? I'm the one that's been stalked for years, many, many years.' He also said he's been homeless, suffers from PTSD, has had seizures and said many people have tried to kill him. A significant portion of the 50-minute-long conversation was filled with tangents, incoherence and countless references to politicians, books, movies and music, including 'Silence of the Lambs,' 'Jeepers Creepers,' 'The Truman Show,' Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer. Buzzard also lamented about not being able to receive Social Security and disability benefits — as well as healthcare and housing assistance — for years. Through the interview, 17 News learned Buzzard is an introvert who was born and raised in Fresno. He said he moved to Bakersfield in May 2022 because he felt Fresno was like a 'death trap.' Buzzard also had scratches on his face. He said he claws his skin during his sleep and said he has frequent nightmares and 'very terrible nights.' Man charged with threatening Jeff Flores removed from court after profane outburst In a statement to 17 News, Flores said: 'Prior to the recent hundred-plus emails from Mr. Parrish Buzzard I, nor my staff, have ever had any interaction with him. I do not know him, nor have I ever met him. Additionally, I have never threatened Mr. Buzzard in any way. Unfortunately, he's the one who's threatening me. I am always committed to serving all my constituents who reach out for assistance to the best of my ability.' 17 News asked Buzzard about allegations he had threatened former District 3 Supervisor Mike Maggard. Buzzard denied those allegations, saying he doesn't know who Maggard is. 17 News also asked about a prior arrest in Fresno for the same charge — criminal threats. Buzzard was unable to detail specifics about the incident. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The 15 most traumatic films to show children, from Watership Down to My Girl
Common sense tells us that the fastest way to break a young person's brain is to show them horror movies and scenes of abject violence. But this is also a bit misleading: screen-based trauma doesn't exclusively stem from an early diet of Freddy Krueger and Hostel. You could plonk your children in front of the most innocuous, PG-rated fluff and still give them long-lasting nightmares. How else to explain the plight of The Independent 's Culture and Lifestyle desks, who've curated a list of the films that traumatised them as youngsters. Is there a Jeepers Creepers in the list? A Saw? No! Instead there are numerous entries from the Disney canon and a cosy childhood romance film that inexplicably ends with one of the young lovers being stung to death by bees. Here are 15 films that, for mostly confusing reasons, penetrated and permanently altered our fragile psyches. Alice in Wonderland (1951) 'You know Dinah, we really shouldn't be doing this!' Alice says while shoving her entire body down a hole in a tree, which reveals itself to be a long pipe into hell. Disney's original Alice in Wonderland is horrible enough to maim even the most psychologically sound of adults. It's a hallucinogenic little fable that warns innocent kids not to follow their curiosity. Nothing in this film is even momentarily pleasant. Characters? Between a rabbit with an anxiety disorder and a cat with schizophrenia, they're all demented. The SFX? Grim and nightmarish. The script? Cryptic and sinister. Only a real freak like Walt Disney would have the impulse to turn a Lewis Carroll story into a kids' movie. Hannah Ewens Babe: Pig in the City (1998) When my mum took me to see Babe: Pig in the City when I was seven, she had no idea that George Miller had snuck nightmare fuel past studio bosses. I was wary immediately: gone was the warm glow of the original film, that I'd worn out on video already. In its place was a grim tale of animal poverty featuring an evil clown played by Mickey Rooney. I may have lasted the course but my popcorn didn't. It was flung in the air as I shielded my eyes from a visual that is to this day seared into my brain: a dog, dangling from a bridge by his leash, struggling to breathe as his head is trapped underwater. Jacob Stolworthy The Black Cauldron (1985) One of Disney's more obscure animated films, The Black Cauldron was also the first to receive a PG rating. Watching it today, an 18 seems more appropriate. Loosely based on author Lloyd Alexander's Welsh mythology-inspired series The Chronicles of Prydain, it follows 'assistant pig-keeper' Taran, who dreams of becoming a famous warrior, as he tries to keep his oracular pig Hen Wen from the clutches of the evil Horned King. The film is bonkers enough, made more so by a litany of oddball characters, a dark colour palette and a sinister soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein. In its worst scene, the adorable character Gurgi sacrifices himself to save Taran by jumping into the cauldron. It gave me and my younger brother nightmares for weeks, and haunts me to this day. Roisin O'Connor Cabaret (1972) and the overall Liza Minnelli oeuvre I'm aware that there's something morally horrible about being lightly traumatised by an entire person – rather than a single movie or cartoon character – but good God, did Liza Minnelli bother me as a child. The spidery eyelashes. That breathless, somewhat uncanny voice of hers. The way she seemed to glide across rooms as if her legs weren't quite real. Liza Minnelli was my Babadook, my Slender Man, my creature at the end of the bed. My parents had a Cabaret poster on our living room wall that I actively avoided looking at whenever I was in there alone, and to this day – and to the continued outrage of numerous people in my life – I have not actually seen Cabaret, so deep is my visceral aversion to it. (Joel Grey's emcee can get in the bin, too, while we're here.) Adam White Chicken Run (2000) The constant threat of death looms over Mrs Tweedy's concentration camp-cum-egg farm in Aardman's Chicken Run. The sombre mood is reflected in the film's muted grey colours – like The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers but with more poultry. As a child, it always sent me spiralling into a deep melancholy that only a few episodes of The Wild Thornberrys could remedy. Tom Murray Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) There are few things more terrifying to a young girl than The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Robert Helpmann peering around every nook and cranny of the fictional kingdom of Vulgaria – prosthetic nose first – will forever haunt my brain. Not to mention his sinister skipping and eerie cries of 'ice cream'. It took me a long time to trust a Mr Whippy after that. Lydia Spencer-Elliott The Day After Tomorrow (2004) I've always felt the world was on the verge of ending. Yes, the climate crisis, war, and the general deterioration of society, but also because of The Day After Tomorrow, which left an indelible impression on my 13-year-old mind. Extreme weather events including snowstorms and tornadoes usher in a new ice age, changing the world forever. I have a general outlook of nihilistic optimism ('Why not do x,' I say, 'the world is going to end anyway?'), which may have started with that film. Maira Butt Free Willy (1993) Sure, Free Willy has a happy ending. Free Willy tells the uplifting tale of orphan Jesse (Jason James Richter) who befriends the titular Ocra and releases him into the wild from the clutches of an evil theme park owner. It has a very happy ending. But that triumphant storyline was lost on me as a child – I was completely rattled watching Willy's mistreatment throughout the film, which seemed to be repeated on Film4 every weekend. All I could think about were those bleak scenes of the killer whale trapped in a gigantic tank and/or fishing net, soundtracked by Basil Poledouris's melancholy string quartet score. I found the whole thing distressing. I didn't care if Willy was free or not: my brain couldn't let go of those dark, dark images. Ellie Muir The Last Unicorn (1982) This cult animated classic from 1982 features an all-star cast of voices, including Mia Farrow and Jeff Bridges. It also features a plot so trippy and terrifying that me and my sister remain traumatised 30 years later. The story follows the last unicorn (Farrow) on a quest to find her brethren – but along the way she encounters a horrific freakshow carnival, a flaming, raged-filled entity known only as the Red Bull, and the bitterness of human mortality, thwarted love and bone-crushing grief. In short: it's a lot to unpack for an eight-year-old. Helen Coffey The Lion King (1994) In the first half of The Lion King, evil uncle Scar warns us to 'be prepared', because he's cooking up a truly awful plan. It's safe to say that three-year-old me, watching the musical for the first time on VHS, was not remotely prepared for the emotional trauma I was about to undergo a few minutes later, when Scar chucks his brother, the luxuriantly maned king Mufasa, off a rock to be trampled to death by wildebeests. The words 'long live the King', which Scar hisses into Mufasa's ear before committing lion fratricide, can still activate my fight-or-flight mode (Charles' Coronation weekend was a difficult time). Worst of all, though, is young cub Simba's response to his dad's death, desperately lifting up Mufasa's paw only for it to flop to the ground, heavy and lifeless; his little cartoon face is horribly expressive. I'm pretty sure watching The Lion King was the first time I learned about death. Up to this point, my toddler cultural diet had pretty much consisted of wall-to-wall Rosie and Jim: great for learning about how canals work, less enlightening on, say, the pain of mourning a parent. And the other traumatising part? Those revolting squishy grubs that Timon and Pumbaa procure from under rocks to eat as snacks. I'm a vegetarian now. Katie Rosseinsky Mrs Doubtfire (1993) The last (and final) time I attempted to watch Mrs Doubtfire, the tears were simply too much. I couldn't breathe. Sure, in that moment it might've been down to my hormones. But that film has traumatised me since I was child. Why? Because I come from a broken home and while I can't relate to a father going above and beyond to try and get closer to his children (mine moved to America when I was four), it's something I've never been able to separate from my own experience. Maybe because I wish I had a father who'd done the same. It doesn't help that I'm also a huge fan of Robin Williams, who coincidentally lived in the same area of northern California as my dad before his untimely death by suicide in 2014. Now, on the rare occasions when I visit my dad, we drive over the Golden Gate Bridge before going through a tunnel with a painted rainbow over the top. Since 2014, it has officially been known as the Robin Williams tunnel. Olivia Petter My Girl (1991) As Kevin McCallister, the cherubic, eyebrow-wiggling face of the 1990 smash Home Alone, the young Macaulay Culkin was the toast of fledgling millennial pranksters. Evidently, as a six-year-old, I didn't quite realise that he was acting; to me he truly was Kevin, this wisecracking, parent-defying scamp who could outwit Joe bloody Pesci, a man who had previously scared the hell out of me in Moonwalker (no, I hadn't seen Goodfellas back then). Imagine my horror, then, when Culkin – our adorable little Kevin – reappeared as Anna Chlumsky's heartthrob in My Girl (1991), only to be stung to death by a swarm of bees. Having dragged my parents to see it at the Whiteleys in Bayswater, I left my seat reduced to hot, gulping sobs, my heart indelibly shattered, my head forever reminded that there is nothing as futile as 'happily ever after'. Plus, I've never been able to listen to The Temptations. Patrick Smith The NeverEnding Story (1984) There were a few things about Wolfgang Petersen's The NeverEnding Story that unnerved me as a child. There was Falkur, a dragon who somehow had both pearly scales and ivory fur. There was also the fact that it was my first taste of existentialism as I watched Atreryu try to save the magical realm of Fantasia from a vague disease called The Nothing – which is what happens when 'people lose their hopes and forget their dreams'. But most harrowing of all was the slow, slow death of Artax, the film's gallant white horse, who sinks beneath muddy darkness in the Swamp of Sadness while his little boy companion watches on in horror, grasping on to a rein that eventually connects to nothing. The scene instilled in me both a love of horses and an irrational lifelong fear of quicksand. Annabel Nugent One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) As a relatively sheltered boy of 10 or 11 years old, was I too young to watch One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? Probably, but in the scheme of kids being shown age-inappropriate fare, we're hardly talking about Bone Tomahawk here. Nonetheless, the multi-Oscar-winning film left a deep imprint on me – specifically the scene at the end, whereupon the nervous Billy Bibbit (Brad Dourif) is found in a pool of blood, having taken his own life. I suppose some of the credit, traumatising-a-child-ingly speaking, must go to Dourif, a truly phenomenal and underappreciated character actor whose wiry and brilliant debut performance here made the scene all the more devastating. I still find the scene gruesome and disturbing when watching it as an adult; for a child, the sad, bloody tragedy of it is downright bewildering. I'd have been better off watching Chucky. Louis Chilton Watership Down (1978) It's often said that pets are a good way for children to learn about death. But in the absence of actual, furry, cuddly pets, it turns out animated rabbits will teach these lessons almost as well. I didn't have pets as a kid, but we did have a telly and one day, Watership Down – overflowing with beautiful, heart-wrenching scenes of bunny carnage – appeared upon it. It would be melodramatic to say I was never the same again but, to this day, I can't hear Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' without my bottom lip wobbling slightly.
Buzz Feed
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
What's A Really Awful Scandal Hollywood Just Casually Forgot About But You Can Never Forget?
Tragedies and scandals happen in Hollywood more often than studios, producers, and the media would like to admit. And often, these stories get brushed under the rug, remembered by only a maybe that's you! Warning: Mentions of child molestation, rape, and other dark subject matter ahead. For example, maybe you CANNOT believe people never talk about the fact that Jeepers Creepers writer-director Victor Salva is a convicted child molester and rapist who was able to continue making films, even for Disney, even after his conviction. According to IndieWire, "The 59-year-old was convicted in 1988 of the sexual molestation of Nathan Forrest, the 12-year-old actor and star of his film Clownhouse. Salva videotaped the sexual act and was also convicted of possessing commercial videotapes and magazines containing child pornography. Salva only served 15 months of his three-year sentence, and he somehow went on to have a career in Hollywood in the years that followed. Disney hired him to direct their supernatural drama Powder, and Salva found his greatest success with Jeepers Creepers the 2001 horror film that spawned a franchise." Or maybe you can't believe more people don't know about the tragic story of Gabriella Cedillo, an extra on the film Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). She sustained permanent brain damage after the car she was driving for a scene involving a stunt was hit by a large piece of metal. Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images According to ABC7: "Gabriela Cedillo was just finishing college in September 2010 when the car she was driving in a Transformers 3 scene was struck by a piece of metal. It was attached to a tow cable to flip a stunt car in the westbound lanes of Cline Avenue in Hammond. Instead, the metal bar broke free, and it smashed through her windshield into the right side of her head." In 2012, Cedillo received an $18.5 million settlement from the film's producers. Or, perhaps, you'll never forget the fact that Kenneth Branagh cheated on then-wife Emma Thompson with Helena Bonham Carter in 1995. Georges De Keerle / Getty Images According to the Independent, "After two years of dating, Thompson and Branagh married on Aug. 20, 1989. [...] The relationship didn't last, and the couple ultimately announced their separation in 1995. It was later revealed that Branagh was having an affair with Helena Bonham Carter." "Thompson would go on to tell the New Yorker that the real reason for the divorce was her discovery that Branagh had started a relationship with Bonham Carter, who was starring in his film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. "I was utterly, utterly blind to the fact that he had relationships with other women on set," she told the outlet. "What I learned was how easy it is to be blinded by your own desire to deceive yourself.'" So, tell us, what's a shocking, dark, or wild Hollywood scandal that truly got swept under the rug — one that people seem to have forgotten about? Tell us in the comments below or via this anonymous form and you could be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community
