We’re resurfacing this look back at Misery in celebration of the singular career of Rob Reiner, a filmmaker whose run of genre-defining classics reshaped American cinema, and who tragically passed away earlier this week. Few films capture Reiner's knack for marrying craft, tension, and character as ruthlessly — and memorably — as this adaptation.

Stephen King can be a little prickly when it comes to movie adaptations of his books, but he actually thought Rob Reiner's Misery improved on the story.

Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates almost crossed paths earlier in their careers — but it wasn't meant to be. Thornton's revelation comes after three decades of knowing Bates. They first shared the screen in 1998's Primary Colors, the Mike Nichols ...

Misery, the film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name, first landed in theaters on November 30, 1990. Starring James Caan as popular novelist Paul Sheldon and Kathy Bates as an obsessive fan of his work,

The Oscar-winning actors also discussed the "Landman" star's recent foray into Western television during a wide-ranging Actors on Actors interview. “I swear to God. Originally, Richard Farnsworth, who played the sheriff, had a deputy. I saw Rob Reiner ...

Rob Reiner on nearly making Kathy Bates cry for ‘Misery’ and why ‘Stand by Me’ is his favorite film During appearance at Comic-Con, the filmmaker shared behind-the-scenes details of his two acclaimed Stephen King adaptations.

It’s been quite a year for Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton, who both lead hit shows. Bates stars in CBS’ “Matlock,” a reimagining of the ’80s drama, playing a scheming attorney who hides her true identity from her colleagues to obtain justice ...

Kathy Bates is "horrified" and "absolutely devastated" after hearing the "terrible news" of Rob Reiner's death after the Misery moviemaker and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were killed in an "apparent homicide" at their home in Los Angeles.