R.E.M. Releases Second James Franco-Directed Video

Last month, we found out that James Franco collaborated with R.E.M. for not one, but two clips in a film project for the band’s last album, Collapse Into Now. The first clip was for “Blue,” which starred Lindsay Lohan. Now the project’s second video has been released, this time for “That Someone Is You” from the same album. This time, the inspiration is a little more classic and lighthearted than “Blue;” the clip stars Franco and takes cues from Grease. You can check out the full clip below. ...  read more

Ciné Files: Grease Through the Ages

For this special guest edition of Ciné Files, three of Paste’s intrepid interns went to see the Grease sing-a-long. What follows is three separate essays, exploring the movie, pop-culture, and the dominant ethos of our age: Nostalgia....  read more

The 20 Worst Sequels to Good Movies

Lest we forget that movie-making is a business, and a lucrative one at that, all we need to do is look at the list of terrible sequels that have been made to cash in on the success of good movies. There are a lot of them. In fact, a good sequel is such a rarity that it’s an easier critical task to cite the ones that worked as opposed to the long list of those that don’t. Here, we list the 20 worst sequels that followed up good (or, at least, entertaining) original films, and there are literally dozens more...  read more

Our Favorite High School Principals

We at Paste can't get enough of high-school principals looking flustered and heart-attack-prone, barking at future dropouts, "shape up!" or "get your act together!" or "I'll ship your butt to detention so fast, it'll make your pretty little head spin!"...  read more