Imperator Furiosa is, in my humble opinion, one of the most important characters to hit the big screen in the last 20 years. She represents a justified rage often denied to women in post-apocalyptic films, a physical capability typically reserved for men who have been shaved down from slabs of meat on a GyroKone, and serves as a protector of the five wives — a woman looking after other women who are treated as little more than a form of currency. When "Mad Max: Fury Road" director George Miller expressed a desire to make a standalone epic prequel focusing on Furiosa, fans were thrilled at the prospect. Charlize Theron beautifully brought Furiosa to life, so it was only natural that she'd be brought back for the film.
During a special screening of "Furiosa" and a press event with Miller at IMAX Headquarters, he explained that replacing Theron was a matter of logistics.
During a special screening of "Furiosa" and a press event with Miller at IMAX Headquarters, he explained that replacing Theron was a matter of logistics.
- 5/9/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The Golden Raspberry is one of the most important industry anti-prizes. Every year, the worst movies of the season are nominated for it: from failed blockbusters to dramas that look more like comedies. But often the winners are simply misunderstood masterpieces.
Some of these underrated films were chosen by Reddit users.
1. The Blair Witch Project, 1999
Can you believe it? The movie that changed the horror industry was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Anti-Award in the category Worst Picture. Maybe, from a certain point of view, even this kind of PR benefits the movie, but to be honest, The Blair Witch Project had no chance to "win" that year – it was up against Adam Sandler's Big Daddy, The Haunting, and Will Smith's Wild Wild West.
2. The Bodyguard, 1992
It is safe to say that the cult melodrama has become Kevin Costner's acting calling card. His unforgettable screen duet with...
Some of these underrated films were chosen by Reddit users.
1. The Blair Witch Project, 1999
Can you believe it? The movie that changed the horror industry was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Anti-Award in the category Worst Picture. Maybe, from a certain point of view, even this kind of PR benefits the movie, but to be honest, The Blair Witch Project had no chance to "win" that year – it was up against Adam Sandler's Big Daddy, The Haunting, and Will Smith's Wild Wild West.
2. The Bodyguard, 1992
It is safe to say that the cult melodrama has become Kevin Costner's acting calling card. His unforgettable screen duet with...
- 5/5/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
"The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour" is likely not remembered by many people, except for Billy Crystal himself. The variety/talk show ran from January 30 through February 27 in 1982, lasting a grand total of five episodes. Crystal was already a successful comedian and beloved figure in the industry thanks to the popularity of his 1970s stand-up work and his role in the 1977 sitcom "Soap," so he had connections. He was able to secure guest appearances from many of his famous comedian friends, including Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Robin Williams, and John Candy for the debut episode. Subsequent guests included Morgan Fairchild, the Manhattan Transfer, Nell Carter, Shelley Duvall, Cindy Williams, Al Jarreau, and Smokey Robinson.
"The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour" fell right in between "Soap" and "Saturday Night Live" on Crystal's professional timeline, and it might be considered something of a dip in his career. The show was canceled after only two episodes aired,...
"The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour" fell right in between "Soap" and "Saturday Night Live" on Crystal's professional timeline, and it might be considered something of a dip in his career. The show was canceled after only two episodes aired,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Shelley Duvall has been through the ringer. Once a staple in the works of Robert Altman – she didn’t work with another director between her 1970’s Brewster McCloud and 1977’s 3 Women – Duvall then had parts working for Woody Allen in Annie Hall and Stanley Kubrick in The Shining. But things sort of just fell apart and Duvall became a punchline, eventually retreating from the movie business entirely, spending the bulk of her time in Texas. Now, with her first movie in 20+ years, The Forest Hills, under her belt, she has some thoughts about the industry.
In a terrific new piece in The New York Times, Shelley Duvall said she was more or less betrayed by Hollywood. “I was a star; I had leading roles…People think it’s just aging, but it’s not. It’s violence.” Duvall doesn’t mean physical violence, however, adding, “How would you feel if people were really nice,...
In a terrific new piece in The New York Times, Shelley Duvall said she was more or less betrayed by Hollywood. “I was a star; I had leading roles…People think it’s just aging, but it’s not. It’s violence.” Duvall doesn’t mean physical violence, however, adding, “How would you feel if people were really nice,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Acting is often a pretty fun job, but sometimes it can get downright traumatizing. There are loads of stories about horror movie actors who were changed forever after their performances, like Shelley Duvall being tormented by Stanley Kubrick on the set of "The Shining." But that kind of on-set awfulness unfortunately exists in all kinds of entertainment, like the brutal HBO fantasy drama "Game of Thrones."
The series ran for eight seasons and featured some truly despicable characters doing awful things to one another, including torture. There's actually quite a bit of torture in "Game of Thrones," ranging from a man being disemboweled by a terrified rat in a bucket at Harrenhal to Ramsay Bolton's (Iwan Rheon) extended abuse of Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), who becomes the feeble-minded and broken Reek on account of it. Torture is big business in Westeros and Essos, and even the Queen of the Seven...
The series ran for eight seasons and featured some truly despicable characters doing awful things to one another, including torture. There's actually quite a bit of torture in "Game of Thrones," ranging from a man being disemboweled by a terrified rat in a bucket at Harrenhal to Ramsay Bolton's (Iwan Rheon) extended abuse of Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), who becomes the feeble-minded and broken Reek on account of it. Torture is big business in Westeros and Essos, and even the Queen of the Seven...
- 4/20/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Firefighters responded to a call Thursday night at the Oregon hotel that was featured in director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic, The Shining.
The film used aerial shots of the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon as part of its opening scene, and for exterior establishing shots.
The Oregonian reported a portion of the Lodge caught on fire at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Clackamas Fire Department shared that the fire was declared under control at about 11:12 Pm.
“The fire was kept to the roof & part of the attic, & didn’t spread any further. Crews are clearing the scene. The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting the investigation with the help of federal resources,” the firefighter account wrote, adding several photos of the scene.
No injuries were reported.
Timberline Lodge was built in 1937. It continues to operate as a hotel even after becoming a National...
The film used aerial shots of the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon as part of its opening scene, and for exterior establishing shots.
The Oregonian reported a portion of the Lodge caught on fire at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Clackamas Fire Department shared that the fire was declared under control at about 11:12 Pm.
“The fire was kept to the roof & part of the attic, & didn’t spread any further. Crews are clearing the scene. The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting the investigation with the help of federal resources,” the firefighter account wrote, adding several photos of the scene.
No injuries were reported.
Timberline Lodge was built in 1937. It continues to operate as a hotel even after becoming a National...
- 4/19/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Horror movies are often intense experiences, sometimes not just for the audience but also for the cast and crew making them behind-the-scenes. From maintaining raw emotions on high for effective performances to less than ideal filming conditions, making a horror movie can be grueling work, to the point that some actors occasionally regret starring in them.
On top of the heightened rigors of the job, the attention to gruesome detail in capturing such visceral material can literally make the actors on set sick to their stomachs. There are numerous horror movies that went so hard that they made the actors involved physically ill during the production. This ranges from the physical extremes of method acting and abusively megalomaniacal directors to actors becoming severely sick during filming. However, no matter the ailment, the show must go on, often with those afflicted actors' performances in the final film. Here are the biggest...
On top of the heightened rigors of the job, the attention to gruesome detail in capturing such visceral material can literally make the actors on set sick to their stomachs. There are numerous horror movies that went so hard that they made the actors involved physically ill during the production. This ranges from the physical extremes of method acting and abusively megalomaniacal directors to actors becoming severely sick during filming. However, no matter the ailment, the show must go on, often with those afflicted actors' performances in the final film. Here are the biggest...
- 4/15/2024
- by Samuel Stone
- Slash Film
There are demanding directors, and then there's Stanley Kubrick. He was notoriously picky about his work, pushing his actors through take after take in the name of perfection. This meant that whatever ended up on the screen eventually was his ideal vision and often it was some truly brilliant stuff — but at what cost? It's one thing to want your work to be its best possible version but another entirely to basically torture people to make that happen. Kubrick was especially challenging to work with on his 1980 horror film "The Shining," based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, forcing stars Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall through all kinds of misery in the name of his nightmarish epic. He was tough on Nicholson, putting the actor through at least 60 takes for an 8-minute sequence in a bathroom, but he was much harder on Duvall, abusing her verbally in...
- 4/9/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
American author Stephen King is much loved by his fans for crafting some of the most iconic horror stories. The author has written many cult classics like It, The Shining, Pet Sematary, The Outsider, and more.
His books have also inspired multiple TV and film productions, with the 1980s The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, being the most popular. Hence, it’s no surprise that the 76-year-old writer is considered an authority in the horror genre.
Most recently, King shared his take on a 2024 horror film which received an abysmal Rotten Tomatoes rating of just 21%. The author disagreed with critics’ opinions about the film.
Image via Stephen King In His Own Words Featurette | YouTube
Stephen King urges fans to watch a dismally rated Wyatt Russell movie
Stephen King is the respected author of 75 published books. The author became nostalgic after his debut novel, Carrie, recently turned 50. Besides entertaining fans with his thrilling stories,...
His books have also inspired multiple TV and film productions, with the 1980s The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, being the most popular. Hence, it’s no surprise that the 76-year-old writer is considered an authority in the horror genre.
Most recently, King shared his take on a 2024 horror film which received an abysmal Rotten Tomatoes rating of just 21%. The author disagreed with critics’ opinions about the film.
Image via Stephen King In His Own Words Featurette | YouTube
Stephen King urges fans to watch a dismally rated Wyatt Russell movie
Stephen King is the respected author of 75 published books. The author became nostalgic after his debut novel, Carrie, recently turned 50. Besides entertaining fans with his thrilling stories,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Disha Kandpal
- FandomWire
Nobody could predict that a theatrical Omen prequel would go as hard as Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omen. There’s minimal wiggle room for narrative surprises leading into 1976’s blasphemous horror tale about the antichrist, yet Stevenson oversees a frightening and stimulating franchise origin. Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen surface as obvious sources of inspiration, but The First Omen compares cleanest to Neon’s religion-roasting Sydney Sweeney vehicle Immaculate. Stevenson unleashes astonishingly graphic imagery that’d make Immaculate blush, and despite how the two-hour running time presents laggy pacing issues, The First Omen successfully executes standalone appeal while fulfilling its promise of being all for you, Damien.
The film’s events occur in Rome’s Vizzardeli Orphanage, where American candidate Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) transfers to earn her status as a Sister. Cardinal Lawrence (Bill Nighy) extends a familiar welcome since he’s known Margaret since childhood.
The film’s events occur in Rome’s Vizzardeli Orphanage, where American candidate Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) transfers to earn her status as a Sister. Cardinal Lawrence (Bill Nighy) extends a familiar welcome since he’s known Margaret since childhood.
- 4/4/2024
- by Matt Donato
- DailyDead
According to reports, Chernin Entertainment and King Features are developing a new ‘patriotic’, live-action “Popeye the Sailor” feature, to be scripted by Michael Caleo (“The Sopranos”):
"...created by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar, ‘Popeye’ debuted in the 1929 comic strip “Thimble Theater”.
“The comic was then turned into a series of theatrical cartoon shorts by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures…
“…and featured in comic books, video games, advertisements and a whole lot more.
“Robert Altman directed a live-action ‘Popeye’ movie in 1980. Produced by Robert Evans for Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions, it starred Robin Willams as Popeye, Shelley Duvall as ‘Olive Oyl’, Paul L. Smith as ‘Bluto’, Paul Dooley as ‘J. Wellington Wimpy’, Richard Libertini as ‘George W. Geezil’ and Ray Walston as ‘Poopfeck Pappy’…”
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"...created by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar, ‘Popeye’ debuted in the 1929 comic strip “Thimble Theater”.
“The comic was then turned into a series of theatrical cartoon shorts by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures…
“…and featured in comic books, video games, advertisements and a whole lot more.
“Robert Altman directed a live-action ‘Popeye’ movie in 1980. Produced by Robert Evans for Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions, it starred Robin Willams as Popeye, Shelley Duvall as ‘Olive Oyl’, Paul L. Smith as ‘Bluto’, Paul Dooley as ‘J. Wellington Wimpy’, Richard Libertini as ‘George W. Geezil’ and Ray Walston as ‘Poopfeck Pappy’…”
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- 3/20/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The spinach-guzzling, Brutus-bashing sailor Popeye is set to return in a live action feature-length film, according to reports.
For those of us of a certain generation, Popeye is an unforgettable figure. He was a mainstay of Saturday morning cartoons, taught us that pipe smoking and violence were acceptable choices (ahem) and perhaps most impactful of all, he ruined spinach for the rest of our lives.
Anybody growing up with Popeye on their screens must get mildly disappointed every time they munch on some spinach and their muscles don’t immediately pop out to incredible proportions.
As well as featuring in regular cartoon appearances, the character also got the movie treatment all the way back in 1980. The pipe-chewing sailor was bought into live action by none other than director Robert Altman and played by the wonderful Robin Williams. Shelley Duvall would co-star in the film as well, forming quite the creative team and yet,...
For those of us of a certain generation, Popeye is an unforgettable figure. He was a mainstay of Saturday morning cartoons, taught us that pipe smoking and violence were acceptable choices (ahem) and perhaps most impactful of all, he ruined spinach for the rest of our lives.
Anybody growing up with Popeye on their screens must get mildly disappointed every time they munch on some spinach and their muscles don’t immediately pop out to incredible proportions.
As well as featuring in regular cartoon appearances, the character also got the movie treatment all the way back in 1980. The pipe-chewing sailor was bought into live action by none other than director Robert Altman and played by the wonderful Robin Williams. Shelley Duvall would co-star in the film as well, forming quite the creative team and yet,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Legendary comic book and cartoon character Popeye the Sailor is once again coming to the big screen, as Chernin Entertainment and King Features officially confirm that a big-budged live-action adaptation is in the works. This will be the first time that the character has been revisited in a live-action format since the late Robin Williams played Popeye in the 1980 movie. This has been confirmed exclusively by Variety, as the magazine reported on the movie being in the works.
As stated, Chernin Entertainment and King Features are working on the movie and will probably be in charge of its production and distribution, securing a worldwide theatrical distribution. So far, there aren’t many details available, but the movie is supposedly going to be a big-budget feature with Michael Caleo attached as the screenwriter as of the time of writing. No casting rumors have been revealed either, and the movie doesn’t...
As stated, Chernin Entertainment and King Features are working on the movie and will probably be in charge of its production and distribution, securing a worldwide theatrical distribution. So far, there aren’t many details available, but the movie is supposedly going to be a big-budget feature with Michael Caleo attached as the screenwriter as of the time of writing. No casting rumors have been revealed either, and the movie doesn’t...
- 3/19/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Popeye is coasting back to the big screen.
The iconic sailor man and spinach chugger, who first appeared in comic strips in the late 1920s, will be the subject of a new live-action feature film from Chernin Entertainment and King Features.
The project is currently in development as a big-budget feature, and has attached screenwriter Michael Caleo.This is the first live-action revisiting of the character since the 1980 film “Popeye,” led by Robin Willians. Directed by Robert Altman and co-starring Shelley Duvall as the sailor’s quirky love interest Olive Oyl, the film was panned upon release but has since gained cult status and critical reconsideration. It was also profitable, released by Paramount Pictures at a $20 million budget before grossing roughly $60 million worldwide.
Popeye celebrated his 95th anniversary this year, after appearing in the 1929 comic “Thimble Theater.” The character spawned both animated features and series in his heyday, and could...
The iconic sailor man and spinach chugger, who first appeared in comic strips in the late 1920s, will be the subject of a new live-action feature film from Chernin Entertainment and King Features.
The project is currently in development as a big-budget feature, and has attached screenwriter Michael Caleo.This is the first live-action revisiting of the character since the 1980 film “Popeye,” led by Robin Willians. Directed by Robert Altman and co-starring Shelley Duvall as the sailor’s quirky love interest Olive Oyl, the film was panned upon release but has since gained cult status and critical reconsideration. It was also profitable, released by Paramount Pictures at a $20 million budget before grossing roughly $60 million worldwide.
Popeye celebrated his 95th anniversary this year, after appearing in the 1929 comic “Thimble Theater.” The character spawned both animated features and series in his heyday, and could...
- 3/19/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The late Hollywood legend Stanley Kubrick is often known for his classic works and his perfectionism in the entertainment industry. Offering audiences with iconic works like 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, Kubrick left behind a massive unfillable hole in Hollywood.
Shelley Duvall in The Shining
However, while the director is appreciated for his perfectionism, determination, and passion, there are a few stars who experienced a difficult time with Stanley Kubrick. One such collaborator was Shelley Duvall who called out the filmmaker’s ruthless side that she witnessed while filming The Shining, opposite Jack Nicholson.
Shelley Duvall Faced Creative Differences With Stanley Kubrick
Famed for his classic movies, unique filmmaking, and perfectionism, the late legend Stanley Kubrick left an unfillable hole in the entertainment industry following his demise. Offering timeless classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Kubrick was a highly sought-after filmmaker in Hollywood. Collaborating with A-listers,...
Shelley Duvall in The Shining
However, while the director is appreciated for his perfectionism, determination, and passion, there are a few stars who experienced a difficult time with Stanley Kubrick. One such collaborator was Shelley Duvall who called out the filmmaker’s ruthless side that she witnessed while filming The Shining, opposite Jack Nicholson.
Shelley Duvall Faced Creative Differences With Stanley Kubrick
Famed for his classic movies, unique filmmaking, and perfectionism, the late legend Stanley Kubrick left an unfillable hole in the entertainment industry following his demise. Offering timeless classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Kubrick was a highly sought-after filmmaker in Hollywood. Collaborating with A-listers,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Arguably the best episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is the season 11 banger "Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs," an episode that really only follows two members of the gang but manages to be chock full of laughs. The episode is among the highest rated on IMDb and seems to be pretty universally appreciated by fans. While there are a handful of "Always Sunny" episodes that play with horror elements, like "The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre" and "Charlie's Home Alone," but "Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs" draws from one of the greatest horror movies of all time: Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."
The episode follows Mac (Rob McElhenney) and Dennis (Glenn Howerton), who are unable to find an apartment that fits their needs after they burned their own place down. They decide to move to a big house in the suburbs, where their rent money will stretch much further.
The episode follows Mac (Rob McElhenney) and Dennis (Glenn Howerton), who are unable to find an apartment that fits their needs after they burned their own place down. They decide to move to a big house in the suburbs, where their rent money will stretch much further.
- 3/3/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
The Criterion Collection is known for their dedication to championing classic and contemporary movies we should all be seeing, showcasing them with exquisite transfers and film school-level special features. But when it comes to their streaming service The Criterion Channel, the catalog is a bit looser. And it got weird and worse(?) this month, as they added a 14-title retrospective of the Golden Raspberry Awards. Titled “And the Razzie Goes To…”, Criterion’s grouping compiles 14 movies that come complete with bees, turkey time and whatever the hell Tom Green was doing for the duration of Freddy Got Fingered.
Here is the full list of Razzie flicks now available on The Criterion Channel: Cruising (1980), Heaven’s Gate (1980), Xanadu (1980), Querelle (1982), Under the Cherry Moon (1986), Ishtar (1987), Cocktail (1988), Showgirls (1995), Barb Wire (1996), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Swept Away (2002), Gigli (2003), and The Wicker Man (2006). That’s more than 80 Razzie nominations, ranging from Showgirls’s...
Here is the full list of Razzie flicks now available on The Criterion Channel: Cruising (1980), Heaven’s Gate (1980), Xanadu (1980), Querelle (1982), Under the Cherry Moon (1986), Ishtar (1987), Cocktail (1988), Showgirls (1995), Barb Wire (1996), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Swept Away (2002), Gigli (2003), and The Wicker Man (2006). That’s more than 80 Razzie nominations, ranging from Showgirls’s...
- 3/2/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
I love Stanley Kubrick‘s classic Stephen King adaptation The Shining (watch it Here) and would probably have a blast watching the movie at the Timberline Lodge in Oregon – which is the place that stood in for the Overlook Hotel in the exterior shots of the location. (The interior scenes were filmed on sets in England.) Chances are, I’m not going to be able to do that any time soon, but some fans are going to have that opportunity later this year! On Set Cinema has announced that they will be showing The Shining at the Timberline Lodge on Sunday, October 6th! The event details can be found at This Link and tickets can be purchased Here.
King’s novel (available Here) has the following description: Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel,...
King’s novel (available Here) has the following description: Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Arriflex 35 Bl helped to revolutionize filmmaking. “The Shining” director and crazy genius, Stanley Kubrick, utilized this camera together with new Steadicam techniques, to bring this outdenting psychological horror to the big screen.
The Arriflex 35 Bl “The Shining”: A masterpiece e of psychological horror
The Shining is a 1980 psychological legendary horror movie masterpiece produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Stephen King’s 1977 novel of the same name and stars Academy Award winners Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Story: When writer Jack Torrance (Nicholson)–who has a history of alcoholism and child abuse–takes a job as winter caretaker for a hotel high in the Rocky Mountains, he, his wife (Duvall), and their psychic young son will be isolated until spring. But once the first blizzard closes the road out, the accumulated power of evil deeds committed at the hotel begins to drive Jack mad. Now...
The Arriflex 35 Bl “The Shining”: A masterpiece e of psychological horror
The Shining is a 1980 psychological legendary horror movie masterpiece produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Stephen King’s 1977 novel of the same name and stars Academy Award winners Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Story: When writer Jack Torrance (Nicholson)–who has a history of alcoholism and child abuse–takes a job as winter caretaker for a hotel high in the Rocky Mountains, he, his wife (Duvall), and their psychic young son will be isolated until spring. But once the first blizzard closes the road out, the accumulated power of evil deeds committed at the hotel begins to drive Jack mad. Now...
- 12/16/2023
- by Yossy Mendelovich
- YMCinema
When it was announced in 1978 that legendary director Stanley Kubrick was adapting Stephen King’s third novel, The Shining, for the big screen, interest in the project immediately skyrocketed. The book, in which an alcoholic writer and his family (including his psychically gifted son), are tormented by supernatural forces in a snowbound hotel was considered a horror masterpiece almost as soon as it was published. King’s career was taking off like a rocket. The success of The Shining and his two previous novels, Carrie and ‘Salem’s Lot (as well as the hit movie version of Carrie), had crowned the young author the “king of horror.” To have Kubrick, one of the most renowned filmmakers in the world, tackle his latest book–and with Jack Nicholson, one of Hollywood’s most popular actors, set to star–was extraordinary.
Kubrick’s The Shining came out in 1980 but was met, at least initially,...
Kubrick’s The Shining came out in 1980 but was met, at least initially,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
In the Fire is a psychological thriller film directed by Connor Allyn, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pascal Borno and Silvio Muraglia. The story of the film is set in the 1890s and it revolves around a New York doctor travelling to a remote location in order to care for a boy who has unexplainable powers. In the Fire stars Amber Heard in the lead role with Eduardo Noriega, Luca Calvani, and Lorenzo McGovern Zaini starring in supporting roles. So, if you like the thriller film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Wonder (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: 1862, 13 years after the Great Famine. An English Nightingale Nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is called to the Irish Midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination over one of their own. Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy) is an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months,...
The Wonder (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: 1862, 13 years after the Great Famine. An English Nightingale Nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is called to the Irish Midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination over one of their own. Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy) is an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Shelley Duvall was a Texas college student when she basically just fell into an acting career. She happened to meet director Robert Altman at a party while he was in Texas shooting his movie Brewster McCloud. Intrigued by her “upbeat presence and unique physical appearance”, the director and crew members talked Duvall into taking a role in the film. Suddenly she was an actress who started racking up credits: Nashville, Annie Hall, The Shining, Popeye, Time Bandits, Roxanne, The Portrait of a Lady, and fifty more, including hosting her own TV show, Faerie Tale Theatre. She retired from acting over twenty years ago (although she recently filmed a role in the horror movie The Forest Hills)… and in recent years, she has been in the news for her struggles with mental illness. Now we’ve learned that the head of the online Shelley Duvall fan club that can be found on the @shelleyduvallxo Instagram,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Out of all the different types of films, the horror genre takes some of the biggest swings when it comes to endings. From bleak conclusions to those that tie everything up in a neat bow, horror movie endings have shocked, confused, and annoyed audiences over the years. One's opinion on horror's most (in)famous endings depends a lot on personal preference. Do you prefer an ending that offers hope or one that drives home a message of wretchedness? Are you a fan of the Shyamalan twist, or do you go for a more subtle approach?
A lot of thought goes into the ending of any film, and horror movies in particular. Sometimes, the director or writer's original vision isn't what ends up on screen. How test audiences react to a film can alter its ending considerably, and sometimes studios just can't get behind the film's creative vision. In other instances,...
A lot of thought goes into the ending of any film, and horror movies in particular. Sometimes, the director or writer's original vision isn't what ends up on screen. How test audiences react to a film can alter its ending considerably, and sometimes studios just can't get behind the film's creative vision. In other instances,...
- 10/8/2023
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film
We might be in the era of The Brand Movie, but the 1990s were a heyday for branded video games and some of the most unlikely people wound up with a game of their own. There's "Chex Mix: Chex Quest," Shelley Duvall's It's A Bird's Life," 7up's "Spot Goes to Hollywood," "Make My Video: Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch," and of course, "Pepsiman." Most of these games are terrible at best and unplayable at worst, but there's a certain charm to playing something so clearly intended to make a quick buck off of name recognition. But then there's "Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair," a game that for all intents and purposes was made with the goal of inspiring the next generation of filmmakers by meeting them halfway and educating them through a medium they were already enjoying.
Created by Knowledge Adventure, "Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair" is a simulation...
Created by Knowledge Adventure, "Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair" is a simulation...
- 9/1/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
David Fincher has developed, like some of the great directors before him, a reputation for doing numerous – and we use that term lightly – takes. This was certainly the case for 2007’s Zodiac, where Fincher had dozens of one scene locked away but found encouragement from star Robert Downey Jr., who was fine adding to the exhaustion of his fellow castmates…now that’s some psychopathic behavior.
Speaking with Vanity Fair, Downey Jr. said when it came time for more takes for Fincher while filming Zodiac, he figured, Why not? “You will learn [working with Fincher] that you’re more durable than you thought. A scene can devolve into where it just feels really perfunctory and you’re kind of almost on automatonic mode but it doesn’t matter…There was a scene where he was trying to get it done in one shot and we had to have done 40 or 50 takes and people were a little bit exasperated.
Speaking with Vanity Fair, Downey Jr. said when it came time for more takes for Fincher while filming Zodiac, he figured, Why not? “You will learn [working with Fincher] that you’re more durable than you thought. A scene can devolve into where it just feels really perfunctory and you’re kind of almost on automatonic mode but it doesn’t matter…There was a scene where he was trying to get it done in one shot and we had to have done 40 or 50 takes and people were a little bit exasperated.
- 7/25/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Plot: Horror strikes when an eight-year-old boy named Peter tries to investigate the mysterious knocking noises that are coming from inside the walls of his house and a dark secret that his sinister parents kept hidden from him.
Review: When it film comes along that connects with you, it’s easy to let some flaws slip aside. While there have been plenty of great horror films released this year, something about Cobweb spoke to me in a deep way. I always love a film that plays with expectations and this one manages that with gusto. Even watching the trailer, it’s easy to create a certain picture of what the film will be about. But as the story progresses, it takes you on a journey where you’re constantly second-guessing character motivations and picking them apart. And I think a lot of that has to do with the cast.
The...
Review: When it film comes along that connects with you, it’s easy to let some flaws slip aside. While there have been plenty of great horror films released this year, something about Cobweb spoke to me in a deep way. I always love a film that plays with expectations and this one manages that with gusto. Even watching the trailer, it’s easy to create a certain picture of what the film will be about. But as the story progresses, it takes you on a journey where you’re constantly second-guessing character motivations and picking them apart. And I think a lot of that has to do with the cast.
The...
- 7/21/2023
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
by Cláudio Alves
Shelley Duvall is one of a kind. Upon seeing her work in Altman's 3 Women, Andrew Sarris compared her to "a young Katharine Hepburn," while Pauline Kael said she was the "closest thing we've ever come to a female Buster Keaton." And yet, the critic would also inevitably arrive at the same conclusion that she was unique. "There are no forebears or influences that would help to explain Shelley Duvall's acting; she doesn't seem to owe anything to anyone." And so, it's a tragedy that, nowadays, she's mostly remembered as the woman broken by Stanley Kubrick during The Shining's grueling shoot, a pop psychology misreading that's spread through social media despite Duvall's own words on the matter.
Infuriating, it's condescending to a great multi-hyphenated artist whose independence and ambition defined a decades-spanning career in entertainment. Let's keep the wonders of Duvall's work alive and bright,...
Shelley Duvall is one of a kind. Upon seeing her work in Altman's 3 Women, Andrew Sarris compared her to "a young Katharine Hepburn," while Pauline Kael said she was the "closest thing we've ever come to a female Buster Keaton." And yet, the critic would also inevitably arrive at the same conclusion that she was unique. "There are no forebears or influences that would help to explain Shelley Duvall's acting; she doesn't seem to owe anything to anyone." And so, it's a tragedy that, nowadays, she's mostly remembered as the woman broken by Stanley Kubrick during The Shining's grueling shoot, a pop psychology misreading that's spread through social media despite Duvall's own words on the matter.
Infuriating, it's condescending to a great multi-hyphenated artist whose independence and ambition defined a decades-spanning career in entertainment. Let's keep the wonders of Duvall's work alive and bright,...
- 7/8/2023
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns for its ninth edition of sun-soaked, blood-splattered cinematic scares this August in South Florida, and following the reveal of their scary good first wave of programming, the second wave of must-see screenings for the festival has been announced, including Clive Barker's Nightbreed: Director's Cut with star Anne Bobby in attendance, a special screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on the 50th anniversary of the day on which the shocking events of the movie take place, a 60th anniversary presentation of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds under the stars, and much more!
As previously announced, this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival will run August 10th–20th, with screenings taking place at Fort Lauderdale's historic Savor Cinema and “The Horror Collective Screening Room” at Miami Beach's O Cinema South Beach (as part of a special partnership between Popcorn Frights and Entertainment Squad's The Horror Collective...
As previously announced, this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival will run August 10th–20th, with screenings taking place at Fort Lauderdale's historic Savor Cinema and “The Horror Collective Screening Room” at Miami Beach's O Cinema South Beach (as part of a special partnership between Popcorn Frights and Entertainment Squad's The Horror Collective...
- 7/6/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The satire that would pervade Terry Gilliam’s subsequent Brazil is largely confined to the first few minutes of 1981’s Time Bandits. The film opens in a modern, English household where a boy, Kevin (Craig Warnock), pores over a book on ancient Greek history while his parents (David Daker and Sheila Fearn) both watch and read advertisements, discussing the relative merits of their various gadgets and appliances compared to those of their neighbors. The living room is lit with harsh artificial light and decorated like a showroom, a place designed as a boast, not to be lived in. Only Kevin’s room, naturally lit via a window and adorned with self-taken photographs and childlike drawings, betrays any humanity.
Soon, the cozy retreat of Kevin’s room is invaded, though not by his parents, but by a medieval knight on horseback, and then a sextet of time-traveling dwarves who recruit the...
Soon, the cozy retreat of Kevin’s room is invaded, though not by his parents, but by a medieval knight on horseback, and then a sextet of time-traveling dwarves who recruit the...
- 6/16/2023
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
Last year, Ti West was granted admission to an exclusive club whose members include Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, and Spike Lee. Like them, West can now say he has released two films in a single year. His Seventies-set slasher X and its lurid prequel Pearl were shot back-to-back and released within six months of one other in the US. The latter is now finally hitting UK cinemas, which has put West on an unusually long conveyor belt of press, giving interviews for a film he believed to be done and dusted months ago – not ideal for a director who prefers writing in short bursts. “I find writing to be unpleasant, so the faster I can get it done, the better,” winces West over Zoom from Los Angeles. Pearl was written during a two-week hotel quarantine in New Zealand.
If the film was made in a rush, it doesn’t show.
If the film was made in a rush, it doesn’t show.
- 3/22/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
“I’m not gonna hurt you.” When the increasingly unhinged Jack Torrence says those words to his wife Wendy midway through The Shining, we don’t believe him. We might believe that Jack’s actor Jack Nicholson has no intention of hurting Wendy’s actor Shelley Duvall, but we’re not sure that the man behind the scenes has her best interests in mind. No, not author Stephen King, who published The Shining in 1977. Rather, the man directing: Stanley Kubrick.
Even before his death in 1999, Kubrick achieved mythological status, helming some of the most influential and popular movies of all time, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange. Part of that mythology drew from his public persona as a reserved intellectual, a cold and calculating technician who treated his actors as just another part of the set, there for him to move around.
According to the legend, that...
Even before his death in 1999, Kubrick achieved mythological status, helming some of the most influential and popular movies of all time, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange. Part of that mythology drew from his public persona as a reserved intellectual, a cold and calculating technician who treated his actors as just another part of the set, there for him to move around.
According to the legend, that...
- 3/22/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Heeeeere’s Monterey Jack! Shelley Duvall isn’t the only one who faced the brunt of Stanley Kubrick’s torture during the making of The Shining, as it has come out that the director used dairy products to make Jack Nicholson miserable.
Lee Unkrich, who edited Taschen’s upcoming book, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining”, put a lot of work into combing through the fact and fiction surrounding the movie’s production. And one of the most peculiar stories he confirmed was Kubrick’s use of cheese to torment Nicholson while making The Shining. “I’ve been researching this movie so long that I’ve seen these incorrect or exaggerated stories appear, and then I’ve watched them become more and more exaggerated over the years. And a lot of times it’s harmless. Like Stanley Kubrick found out that Jack Nicholson didn’t like cheese sandwiches, and so he...
Lee Unkrich, who edited Taschen’s upcoming book, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining”, put a lot of work into combing through the fact and fiction surrounding the movie’s production. And one of the most peculiar stories he confirmed was Kubrick’s use of cheese to torment Nicholson while making The Shining. “I’ve been researching this movie so long that I’ve seen these incorrect or exaggerated stories appear, and then I’ve watched them become more and more exaggerated over the years. And a lot of times it’s harmless. Like Stanley Kubrick found out that Jack Nicholson didn’t like cheese sandwiches, and so he...
- 3/22/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
“The Shining” has obsessed Oscar-winning Pixar director Lee Unkrich since he saw it in theaters at the age of 12. After years of “The Shining” Easter eggs popping up in Pixar films, Unkrich’s fascination with Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror cult classic culminates in his monumental making-of book: “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining” (Taschen), currently available in a Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies. (A smaller standard edition has not yet been announced.) The three-volume collection includes hundreds of never-before-seen production photographs from the Stanley Kubrick Archive in London, interviews with cast and crew, and a deluxe set of facsimile reproductions of ephemera from “the masterpiece of modern horror.”
The Kubrick film’s sense of the uncanny and bravura filmmaking (including the innovative use of Garrett Brown’s Steadicam) possessed Unkrich from his first viewing at an Ohio movie theater and ultimately led to decades of rewatching the story of the Torrance...
The Kubrick film’s sense of the uncanny and bravura filmmaking (including the innovative use of Garrett Brown’s Steadicam) possessed Unkrich from his first viewing at an Ohio movie theater and ultimately led to decades of rewatching the story of the Torrance...
- 3/21/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
After an eventful last weekend – which saw Everything Everywhere All at Once sweep the 2023 Oscars – the world finally has time to take a breather.
But the new releases haven’t stopped coming, whether that’s films, TV series, books, albums, art exhibitions or stage plays. To help parse the influx of options from across the arts, The Independent’s culture desk has assembled another edition of our weekly Arts Agenda.
Arts editor Jessie Thompson walks us through two of the best books to dive into this weekend, and raves about the new production of Guys and Dolls. Music editor Roisin O’Connor praises a career-best release from Welsh rock band Trampolene. Chief arts critic Mark Hudson recommends three exhibitions from three different UK cities, and features editor Adam White has nothing but good things to say about Pearl, the acclaimed prequel to last year’s pulpy slasher X. Ellie Harrison, meanwhile,...
But the new releases haven’t stopped coming, whether that’s films, TV series, books, albums, art exhibitions or stage plays. To help parse the influx of options from across the arts, The Independent’s culture desk has assembled another edition of our weekly Arts Agenda.
Arts editor Jessie Thompson walks us through two of the best books to dive into this weekend, and raves about the new production of Guys and Dolls. Music editor Roisin O’Connor praises a career-best release from Welsh rock band Trampolene. Chief arts critic Mark Hudson recommends three exhibitions from three different UK cities, and features editor Adam White has nothing but good things to say about Pearl, the acclaimed prequel to last year’s pulpy slasher X. Ellie Harrison, meanwhile,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Culture Staff
- The Independent - Film
Hollywood’s bloated egos require some manner of annual deflation, especially during Oscar season. For more than 40 years, that has been the objective of the Golden Raspberry Awards. The Razzies, as they’re (un)affectionately known, have celebrated the best of the worst in film since 1980. The dubious honor has been accepted by such self-deprecating luminaries as Halle Berry (Catwoman), Ben Affleck (Gigli) and Sandra Bullock (All About Steve).
But evolving sensibilities have recently cast a shadow over the operation. In January, in response to social media backlash, the group rescinded its 2023 nomination of a 12-year-old actress (Firestarter star Ryan Kiera Armstrong). Not a year earlier, a fresh win for Bruce Willis and a decades-old nomination for Shelley Duvall were taken back — the former in light of his aphasia diagnosis and the latter for revelations of on-set mistreatment by The Shining director Stanley Kubrick. The Razzies began as a way to poke fun at fame.
But evolving sensibilities have recently cast a shadow over the operation. In January, in response to social media backlash, the group rescinded its 2023 nomination of a 12-year-old actress (Firestarter star Ryan Kiera Armstrong). Not a year earlier, a fresh win for Bruce Willis and a decades-old nomination for Shelley Duvall were taken back — the former in light of his aphasia diagnosis and the latter for revelations of on-set mistreatment by The Shining director Stanley Kubrick. The Razzies began as a way to poke fun at fame.
- 3/10/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
She last graced the screens in 2002's "Manna from Heaven" as Detective Dubrinski. Now, a little over 20 years later, renowned scream queen Shelley Duvall has re-entered the chat in Scott Goldberg's "The Forest Hills," set to release this month. This feature film is a take on Goldberg's 2007 short film of the same name, but that appears to be the only similarity as of right now. The 2007 short, alternately titled "Danielle's Revenge," takes place in Kentucky and is centered around two horror website admins in search of an urban legend.
The highly-anticipated 2023 version is set in the serenity of New York's Catskill region, where our protagonist Rico (Chiko Mendez) is recovering from a head injury, with Shelley Duvall playing the role of his mother. Duvall and Mendez are joined by Edward Furlong ("Terminator 2"), Dee Wallace, and Stacey Nelkin ("Halloween III: Season of the Witch"). It looks like it's going to be a trippy,...
The highly-anticipated 2023 version is set in the serenity of New York's Catskill region, where our protagonist Rico (Chiko Mendez) is recovering from a head injury, with Shelley Duvall playing the role of his mother. Duvall and Mendez are joined by Edward Furlong ("Terminator 2"), Dee Wallace, and Stacey Nelkin ("Halloween III: Season of the Witch"). It looks like it's going to be a trippy,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Rebecca Potters
- Slash Film
Shelley Duvall never meant to disappear from Hollywood for so long.
The actress was a bona fide star and Hollywood’s It Girl in the ’70s and ’80s, starring in iconic films like Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall”. However, after a slew of hits she disappeared from the limelight in 2002.
20 years later, Duvall reveals the reason behind her sudden withdrawal.
Read More: ‘The Shining’ Star Shelley Duvall Returning To The Screen After 20-Year Hiatus From Acting
Despite her earlier success, movie offers began to dry up in the ’90s and a spinal cancer diagnosis for her brother hardened her resolve to take a step back to focus on family in Texas.
“It’s the longest sabbatical I ever took,” she told People. “But it was for really important reasons—to get in touch with my family again.”
Now, the star is ready to pursue her passion again,...
The actress was a bona fide star and Hollywood’s It Girl in the ’70s and ’80s, starring in iconic films like Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall”. However, after a slew of hits she disappeared from the limelight in 2002.
20 years later, Duvall reveals the reason behind her sudden withdrawal.
Read More: ‘The Shining’ Star Shelley Duvall Returning To The Screen After 20-Year Hiatus From Acting
Despite her earlier success, movie offers began to dry up in the ’90s and a spinal cancer diagnosis for her brother hardened her resolve to take a step back to focus on family in Texas.
“It’s the longest sabbatical I ever took,” she told People. “But it was for really important reasons—to get in touch with my family again.”
Now, the star is ready to pursue her passion again,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Paul Simon is a celebrity who has been in the spotlight since the ’60s. His music career, both as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel and as a solo artist, has ensured him an important place in history.
Along with his beloved songs like “Mrs. Robinson” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon’s celebrity relationships have often put his name in the headlines. Notably, Simon dated a famous actor and a young businesswoman before he connected with his current wife. The course of true love didn’t run smoothly for Simon though, as his relationship with his wife has been fraught with some tension — and one legal case.
Paul Simon has been married three times
Paul Simon says ex-wife Carrie Fisher's death came "too soon" https://t.co/3jYMUn1B7l pic.twitter.com/d7oYaw83Cq
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 29, 2016
Simon has had a number of relationships over the course of his life.
Along with his beloved songs like “Mrs. Robinson” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon’s celebrity relationships have often put his name in the headlines. Notably, Simon dated a famous actor and a young businesswoman before he connected with his current wife. The course of true love didn’t run smoothly for Simon though, as his relationship with his wife has been fraught with some tension — and one legal case.
Paul Simon has been married three times
Paul Simon says ex-wife Carrie Fisher's death came "too soon" https://t.co/3jYMUn1B7l pic.twitter.com/d7oYaw83Cq
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 29, 2016
Simon has had a number of relationships over the course of his life.
- 2/19/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Everyone has to start somewhere and exactly where that place may be is often of pretty dubious quality or (at the very least) rather surprising for some of today’s biggest names in the film industry. For example, we all know Jennifer Aniston had her start with Leprechaun, a film she’d probably rather forget (although we think it’s a lot of fun). Now, with current streaming services pulling all kinds of older films and television shows into their libraries, fans can get the chance to see some of those questionable choices that most likely were made to pay the bills. Here are a few of our favorites:
Elisabeth Moss in Surburban Commando (1991)
While not her very first credit, this is the Mad Men & Handmaid’s Tale star’s first feature film and it’s a doozy. For anyone not familiar with it, it’s an action comedy starring...
Elisabeth Moss in Surburban Commando (1991)
While not her very first credit, this is the Mad Men & Handmaid’s Tale star’s first feature film and it’s a doozy. For anyone not familiar with it, it’s an action comedy starring...
- 2/18/2023
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
The Exorcist has been a staple in the horror film genre and it has certainly left a big impression on fans in 1973 through today. However, I am here to point out that the William Friedkin film may lose some of its glory to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, which starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall in 1980. The Exorcist is a film about a young girl who becomes possessed by the Devil incarnate and enlists the help of a few hapless priests to "exorcize" this demon from her. The Shining is when Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes his family to the Overlook Hotel, looking after said hotel while a series of frightening occurrences haunts the family as the Torrance patriarch eventually succumbs to the hotel's...
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- 2/14/2023
- Screen Anarchy
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page.
One of my favorite genres also happens to be one of the least appreciated — horror. I’m sure philosophers and therapists can offer endless theories on why we love being scared, but it’s safe to say that horror films offer an experience like no other… when done correctly. Of course, it’s also one of the hardest genres to get just right, and a performance in the medium can make or break the movie. We’ve all seen those films or performances that walk a fine line between absolutely horror and unintentional comedy.
One of the best genre directors is M. Night Shyamalan, who has directed multiple actors to acclaimed performances in films that featured the supernatural, including...
One of my favorite genres also happens to be one of the least appreciated — horror. I’m sure philosophers and therapists can offer endless theories on why we love being scared, but it’s safe to say that horror films offer an experience like no other… when done correctly. Of course, it’s also one of the hardest genres to get just right, and a performance in the medium can make or break the movie. We’ve all seen those films or performances that walk a fine line between absolutely horror and unintentional comedy.
One of the best genre directors is M. Night Shyamalan, who has directed multiple actors to acclaimed performances in films that featured the supernatural, including...
- 2/11/2023
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Dr Phil, the US advice talk show fronted by Dr Phil McGraw, will end later this year after 21 seasons on air.
The series, which currently airs on CBS, has been running since 2002, releasing five episodes each week.
Dr Phil sees McGraw – a former practicing psychologist whose lisence expired in 2006 – offer advice to guests on a range of personal issues.
“I have been blessed with over 25 wonderful years in daytime television,” the presenter said in a statement. “With this show, we have helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers through everything from addiction and marriage to mental wellness and raising children.
“This has been an incredible chapter of my life and career, but while I’m moving on from daytime, there is so much more I wish to do.”
According to Variety, the decision to end the show’s run was made by McGraw himself, rather than the network.
The...
The series, which currently airs on CBS, has been running since 2002, releasing five episodes each week.
Dr Phil sees McGraw – a former practicing psychologist whose lisence expired in 2006 – offer advice to guests on a range of personal issues.
“I have been blessed with over 25 wonderful years in daytime television,” the presenter said in a statement. “With this show, we have helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers through everything from addiction and marriage to mental wellness and raising children.
“This has been an incredible chapter of my life and career, but while I’m moving on from daytime, there is so much more I wish to do.”
According to Variety, the decision to end the show’s run was made by McGraw himself, rather than the network.
The...
- 2/1/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
“Dr. Phil,” one of daytime TV’s stalwart talk shows, will end its run of original episodes in the spring after 21 seasons on the air.
Dr. Phil McGraw, 72, made the decision to stop producing new episodes at the close of the current 2022-23 season. Distributor CBS Media Ventures hopes to keep the syndicated “Dr. Phil” on the air with a package of repeats through at least the 2023-24 season.
CBS sources emphasized that McGraw made the call to end production of the hourlong series that airs Monday to Friday. McGraw has been doing more as a producer of scripted primetime programming in recent years. He also hosts two podcasts. Despite steep declines across the board in linear TV, “Dr. Phil” is still averaging about 2 million viewers per episode. That makes it the highest-rated daytime talk show behind Disney’s “Live With Kelly and Ryan.”
For McGraw, the sunset of “Dr. Phil...
Dr. Phil McGraw, 72, made the decision to stop producing new episodes at the close of the current 2022-23 season. Distributor CBS Media Ventures hopes to keep the syndicated “Dr. Phil” on the air with a package of repeats through at least the 2023-24 season.
CBS sources emphasized that McGraw made the call to end production of the hourlong series that airs Monday to Friday. McGraw has been doing more as a producer of scripted primetime programming in recent years. He also hosts two podcasts. Despite steep declines across the board in linear TV, “Dr. Phil” is still averaging about 2 million viewers per episode. That makes it the highest-rated daytime talk show behind Disney’s “Live With Kelly and Ryan.”
For McGraw, the sunset of “Dr. Phil...
- 2/1/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Update:
Earlier this week, the Golden Razzie Awards announced their nominations for this year’s ceremony (of sorts). Among the nominees was 12-year-old Firestarter’s Ryan Kiera Armstrong for Worst Actress. The nomination hit the public domain hard, with cinephiles and general audiences chastising the Razzie organization for targeting a child to highlight misfires in the film industry. Today, the Razzies’ John Wilson responded to the controversy by saying, “Sometimes, you do things without thinking, Then you are called out for it. Then you get it. It’s why the Razzies were created in the first place.”
Wilson added that the negativity toward the nomination is “valid critisism.” He also clarified that Armstrong’s name is stricken from the final ballot and that the group is “adopting a Voting Guideline precluding any performer or film-maker under 18 years of age from being considered for our awards.”
You can read Wilson’s full statement below:
Sometimes,...
Earlier this week, the Golden Razzie Awards announced their nominations for this year’s ceremony (of sorts). Among the nominees was 12-year-old Firestarter’s Ryan Kiera Armstrong for Worst Actress. The nomination hit the public domain hard, with cinephiles and general audiences chastising the Razzie organization for targeting a child to highlight misfires in the film industry. Today, the Razzies’ John Wilson responded to the controversy by saying, “Sometimes, you do things without thinking, Then you are called out for it. Then you get it. It’s why the Razzies were created in the first place.”
Wilson added that the negativity toward the nomination is “valid critisism.” He also clarified that Armstrong’s name is stricken from the final ballot and that the group is “adopting a Voting Guideline precluding any performer or film-maker under 18 years of age from being considered for our awards.”
You can read Wilson’s full statement below:
Sometimes,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
The Razzies, the generally disgusting group that nominates the “worst” movies and performances of the year, used to be a group that was fun and witty but in recent years has curdled into something petty and unflaggingly mean-spirited.
That was – shocker! – the case again this year, when the group nominated 12-year-old actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong, who starred in last year’s “Firestarter” remake, as Worst Actress. The outrage was, as you can imagine, swift. And on Wednesday, the Razzies issued a predictably weak-tea response apologizing. How noble!
You can read the statement below, which is attributed to John Wilson of the Razzies, someone who we can only assume has created as much art, provided as many jobs and generated as much happiness as all of the performers and filmmakers the awards routinely, cruelly dunk on. (We cleaned up some of the weird spacing and spelling errors as a courtesy.)
“Sometimes,...
That was – shocker! – the case again this year, when the group nominated 12-year-old actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong, who starred in last year’s “Firestarter” remake, as Worst Actress. The outrage was, as you can imagine, swift. And on Wednesday, the Razzies issued a predictably weak-tea response apologizing. How noble!
You can read the statement below, which is attributed to John Wilson of the Razzies, someone who we can only assume has created as much art, provided as many jobs and generated as much happiness as all of the performers and filmmakers the awards routinely, cruelly dunk on. (We cleaned up some of the weird spacing and spelling errors as a courtesy.)
“Sometimes,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The Razzie Awards are owning their own bad judgment.
After nominating 11-year-old “Firestarter” star Ryan Kiera Armstrong in the Worst Actress category, Razzie co-founder John Wilson issued a statement rescinding the nomination and apologizing to Armstrong.
“Sometimes, you do things without thinking, then you are called out for it,” Wilson said. “Then you get it. It’s why the Razzies were created in the first place. The recent valid criticism of the choice of 11-year-old Armstrong as a nominee for one of our awards brought our attention to how insensitive we’ve been in this instance. As a result, we have removed Armstrong’s name from the Final Ballot that our members will cast next month.”
Wilson added, “We also believe a public apology is owed Ms. Armstrong, and wish to say we regret any hurt she experienced as a result of our choices. Having learned from this lesson, we...
After nominating 11-year-old “Firestarter” star Ryan Kiera Armstrong in the Worst Actress category, Razzie co-founder John Wilson issued a statement rescinding the nomination and apologizing to Armstrong.
“Sometimes, you do things without thinking, then you are called out for it,” Wilson said. “Then you get it. It’s why the Razzies were created in the first place. The recent valid criticism of the choice of 11-year-old Armstrong as a nominee for one of our awards brought our attention to how insensitive we’ve been in this instance. As a result, we have removed Armstrong’s name from the Final Ballot that our members will cast next month.”
Wilson added, “We also believe a public apology is owed Ms. Armstrong, and wish to say we regret any hurt she experienced as a result of our choices. Having learned from this lesson, we...
- 1/25/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Shining‘s Shelley Duvall is making her return to acting after a twenty year hiatus in the upcoming creature feature The Forest Hills – and Michael and Jessica Kolence of the YouTube channel Grimm Life Collective happen to be producers on that movie, which opened the door to them getting the chance to spend the day with Duvall. As part of that day, they conducted an interview with Duvall, and the video of that interview can be seen at the bottom of this article. It’s a very nice, sweet interview, as the Kolences express a lot of love for Duvall’s work as they discuss projects like Popeye, Faerie Tale Theatre, and of course, The Shining.
Written and directed by Scott Goldberg, The Forest Hills tells the story of a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill woods. The trailer,...
Written and directed by Scott Goldberg, The Forest Hills tells the story of a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill woods. The trailer,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzies, which shame actors and filmmakers with an annual “worst of,” is getting blowback for including 12-year-old “Firestarter” actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong in its 2023 nominations, which were revealed on Monday.
Among those jumping in to defend Armstrong was 11-year-old actor Julian Hilliard, who plays Billy Maximoff on “WandaVision.”
“The Razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, but to nominate a kid is just repulsive & wrong. Why put a kid at risk of increased bullying or worse? Be better,” Hilliard tweeted. When someone suggested that that Razzies are just a “joke,” he responded, “Nope, not when it involves a kid. That ‘joke’ can have a very negative impact. They crossed a line.”
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Another Twitter user agreed, “If you’re Under 18 then you should be off limits to...
Among those jumping in to defend Armstrong was 11-year-old actor Julian Hilliard, who plays Billy Maximoff on “WandaVision.”
“The Razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, but to nominate a kid is just repulsive & wrong. Why put a kid at risk of increased bullying or worse? Be better,” Hilliard tweeted. When someone suggested that that Razzies are just a “joke,” he responded, “Nope, not when it involves a kid. That ‘joke’ can have a very negative impact. They crossed a line.”
Also Read:
‘Blonde,’ Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’ and Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘Good Mourning’ Top Razzie Nominations for Worst Movie of 2022
Another Twitter user agreed, “If you’re Under 18 then you should be off limits to...
- 1/23/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The idea that monsters are an allegory for the human condition is just about as old as the ideas of monsters themselves. But we keep coming back to it because the human condition is full of monstrousness. And also movies where people bite each other are nifty.
Fantastical creatures like werewolves hold up a mirror to our own inner natures, revealing uncomfortable truths about our lusts, our shames, our hidden strengths, our hidden weaknesses. And when the makeup department has a decent budget, they look pretty cool, too.
And so it goes that Jacqueline Castel’s debut feature “My Animal” utilizes the werewolf mythology as our entryway for a queer coming-of-age tale. Bobbi Salvör Menuez (“Under My Skin”) stars as Heather, a young woman still living with her parents and two younger, twin brothers in a snowy town in Canada. She spends her days practicing hockey, even though the local...
Fantastical creatures like werewolves hold up a mirror to our own inner natures, revealing uncomfortable truths about our lusts, our shames, our hidden strengths, our hidden weaknesses. And when the makeup department has a decent budget, they look pretty cool, too.
And so it goes that Jacqueline Castel’s debut feature “My Animal” utilizes the werewolf mythology as our entryway for a queer coming-of-age tale. Bobbi Salvör Menuez (“Under My Skin”) stars as Heather, a young woman still living with her parents and two younger, twin brothers in a snowy town in Canada. She spends her days practicing hockey, even though the local...
- 1/23/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Scott Goldberg‘s The Forest Hills will bring together Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Shelley Duvall (The Shining), and Bloody Disgusting has learned that Jamie Marsh (The Forsaken, Killer App, X-Files, Best Laid Plans) has joined the cast as well. Marsh, you may recall, starred alongside Furlong in the 1994 horror movie Brainscan!
Almost 30 years later, Edward Furlong and Jamie Marsh just reunited on the set of The Forest Hills, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with exclusive on-set interview footage.
“We’re both frankly shocked that Brainscan has held up this well,” Marsh admits. Furlong adds, “It was crazy. It didn’t do well at all… it bombed. And it’s just weird how some movies, they just have legs on ’em.” You can watch the video interview with Furlong and Marsh below.
You can help fund The Forest Hills on Indiegogo now.
The Forest Hills...
Almost 30 years later, Edward Furlong and Jamie Marsh just reunited on the set of The Forest Hills, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with exclusive on-set interview footage.
“We’re both frankly shocked that Brainscan has held up this well,” Marsh admits. Furlong adds, “It was crazy. It didn’t do well at all… it bombed. And it’s just weird how some movies, they just have legs on ’em.” You can watch the video interview with Furlong and Marsh below.
You can help fund The Forest Hills on Indiegogo now.
The Forest Hills...
- 1/17/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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