Archive for November, 2014
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November 22, 2014
The cult classic book of young adult horror Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has had a film adaptation in the works for awhile, but that movie has had a big change in its creative team that will result in a very different film than the one that would have been. Deadline reports that CBS Films has ditched the people behind the popular Saw slasher films for the writer John August, who's best known for collaborating with Tim Burton.
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November 22, 2014
One huge sequel arriving in May 2015 will be the follow-up to 2012's a capella comedy "Pitch Perfect," with the full cast back and Elizabeth Banks behind the director's chair. It's just one example of how Hollywood has proved that massive franchises aren't all bad, and the form has become so commonplace that studios are able to plan their movie release dates years into the future.
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November 22, 2014
Scott VanDyke as Scrooge and Truman Harris as Tiny Tim in the Monday/Wednesday/Friday cast of "Scrooge" at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre. The show runs through Dec. 18. For theater companies deciding to stage a one-time holiday production, it can be difficult to find a show that hasn't been done recently.
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November 22, 2014
This is me giving notice: the UK is a fucked state. Our political class is beyond repair, and the lazy slide into populist right-wing bigotry signalled by Ukip's victory in the the Rochester and Strood by-election is probably irreversible.
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November 22, 2014
Hicks is the author of "Has Hollywood Lost Its Mind? A Parent's Guide to Movie Ratings." He also writes at www.hicksflicks.com and can be contacted at hicks@deseretnews.com .
Posted by Horror Movies News on
November 22, 2014
So many classic horror films have been getting the musical treatment lately that we're not at all surprised that someone would come up with one based upon Stephen King's The Shining ! Sing along with us! "I'm just gonna bash your brains in! Bash them iiiiinnnnn! Bash them iiiinnnnnnn!" From the Press Release: The sick and twisted characters of The Overlook Hotel have been resurrected. However, this time with some in your face, laugh out loud singing credentials.
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November 22, 2014
Twenty years ago, no movie archetype was more persistent than the overprotective father, with an entire subgenre of threat-to-the-family-unit action movies built upon his shoulders. Films such as Fear in which Mark Wahlberg preyed on America's adolescent female population provided justification for all manner of paternal paranoia, and Hollywood was overflowing with domineering dads ready to take up the cause.
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November 21, 2014
The American director Mike Nichols, who has died aged 83 , leaves behind one of the most impressive bodies of work in modern cinema. From his first film, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , to his last, Charlie Wilson's War , Nichols cast a sardonic but sympathetic eye over the moral landscape of modern America.
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November 21, 2014
Two classic holiday films, " Christmas in Connecticut " and the 1938 version of " A Christmas Carol " will be in select theaters across the country on Sunday, December 7. The double bill is presented by TCM, Fathom Events and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
