As the holiday rush kicks into manic mode, we're now facing one final opportunity next weekend to catch one of the three New Orleans stage productions of "A Christmas Carol." We've also had, by extension, three distinctly different interpretations by local actors.
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Milla Jovovich is destroying her good name -- for the second time -- she's going to court to get yet another name change. Right now the sultry zombie killer's legal name is Milla Anderson-Jovovich -- she's married to director Paul W.S. Anderson .
So it is with that in mind that I read the news this week that the Flint Horror Con won't be back next year . Full disclosure: I am an unabashed fan of Flint Horror Con.
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Dee Wallace was born in Kansas City, Ka., on this date in 1948. This birthday gal, born Deanna Bowers, is known for her roles in such films as "Cujo," "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" and "The Howling."
Sure, I knew that he was a comedian and that he'd been in some movies. And I knew that he was a popular entertainer.
The box office may have reflected that fact , but the quality sure didn't, with great films ranging from smart, slick blockbusters to mind-bogglingly brilliant indies filling cineplexes all year. 2015, on the other hand, is absolutely stacked with big movies.
Sean Penn's gun collection got the heave ho earlier this year after he fell for anti-gun activist Charlize Theron. Now, Penn is prepping his latest film, a revenge saga with guns a-blazing according to the film's new trailer.
CHEATING HUSBANDS, greedy agents, murderous thieves, bad bosses no one gets a break in these two campy horror anthologies from Scream Factory, a division of Shout! These were big deals when released in the '70s, adapted from lurid morality tales in comics of old: "Tales From the Crypt" and "Vault of Horror" published by EC , created by the original "Mad" man, Bill Gaines. The comics were the kind kids hid from their parents, tales of treachery and betrayal that always ended in bizarre punishments of the "Twilight Zone" variety.