Most film historians consider 1999 a watershed year for cinema. Not only did more indie films break into the mainstream, but the scope of what a blockbuster could be began to shift radically. The ...

The "Matrix" series doesn't hesitate to kill off (and resurrect) characters, but Joe Pantoliano is still frustrated by Cypher ...

What makes a hero or a villain in the eyes of the world? It’s seemingly an easier question to answer in fictional contexts, such as The Matrix and the role of Joe Pantoliano’s infamous “traitor” ...

As Pantoliano tells it, he made the "mistake" of telling the film's writer-director siblings the story of how he once convinced The Fugitive director Andrew Davis not to kill off his character in the ...

Cypher clearly has a problem with Neo from the start. When Trinity brings Neo some food, Cypher says, “I don’t remember you ever doing that for me.” The Oracle told Trinity that she would fall in love ...

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Joe Pantoliano speaks during New York Comic Con 2025's The Cast of 'The Matrix' panel on October 12 As Pantoliano tells it, he made the "mistake" of telling the film's writer-director siblings the ...