Whether it be from bad acting, bad writing, or just bad everything, there are some scenes in films where you're not supposed to laugh out loud, but do, because you just can't take it seriously. These second-hand-embarrassment-scenes can come from all genres, and all types of characters.
With Ridley Scott committed to the "Prometheus" sequel "Alien: Paradise Lost" and with plans for potentially two more films that would link back up with the "Alien" franchise, it raises an obvious question. That being how in the hell does Neil Blomkamp's direct "Aliens" sequel fit into all this and how will Scott's plans affect it? We know Scott is producing the Blomkamp film which will come sometime after 'Paradise Lost', and speaking with Empire this week he suggests the film will take the almost three decades since "Aliens" release into consideration: "I'm producing [Blomkamp's movie].
In early 1932 Carl Laemmle Jr, fresh off his 1931 triumphs of "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" found himself interested in making more Horror films based on literary novels of the macabre. He hired Richard Shayer to find a story worth adapting.
If Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman wasn't scary enough already, the 6-foot-9, 275-pounder is now quoting spooky poems just hours before kickoff. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
"While you're putting the Crisol Ensemble at the Bridgeton Public Library on your calendar as a must-do for Sunday the 18th, plan to make a weekend of it and don't forget that the day before - Saturday the 17th - author Ned Kaufman of 'Place Race & Story' will be there. "Kaufman is one of the forces behind the 'placemaking' movement that's captured 21st-century urban preservation and he'll be around town for the day and at the library 4-6 p.m. to talk about his book , but more, to help us get our heads around a realistic future for the huge Bridgeton Historic District.
Ai Weiwei art piece Forever Bicycles is due to go under the hammer today as part of Sotheby's modern and contemporary Asian art annual autumn auctions. The artist and activist, whose name is a banned search term on mainland social media site Sina Weibo, is the son of poet Ai Qing, who was denounced by the Communist Party during the Anti-Rightist Movement.
FUNNY OR DIE recently started a parody Twitter account under the name of Dick Cheney where they have been posting videos of Tony Award-winning actor Tracy Letts portraying the politician. Click here to watch the entertaining clips of "Daily Cheney" where 'Cheney' talks about everything from the price of love to how you win at kissing! Tracy Letts is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor who received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play August: Osage County and a Tony Award for his portrayal of George in the revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He wrote the screenplays of three films adapted from his own plays: Bug and Killer Joe, both directed by William Friedkin , and August: Osage County, directed by John Wells .
In a beloved episode of the "Twilight Zone" called "Living Doll," a girl's baby doll threatens her hateful stepdad, played by Telly Savalas, icily declaring "my name is Talky Tina and I'm going to kill you" before sending him careening down a flight of stairs. That episode majorly freaked out kids for years and I have to admit the idea of dolls coming to life and creepy-crawling around the house is unsettling.
Music has proven itself to be an integral part of our favorite horror films, to the point that iconic scores like Halloween and Psycho are as important to the enduring popularity of those classics as the stories and characters themselves. But it's not exactly scores we're here to talk about today.