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- Suzy Byrne
'Halloween' movie billboard hijacked by GOP artist, replacing Michael Myers with Maxine Waters
A billboard for the new "Halloween" film, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, has been hijacked by a conservative street artist to send a message to "uncivil Democrats."
- Will Lerner
Jamie Lee Curtis calls 'Halloween: H20' a 'paycheck' movie. Here's why she still loves it.
While it might seem like the 2018 edition of Halloween is taking the franchise on a completely new path, it’s actually following some familiar footsteps. In 1998 the clumsily titled Halloween H20: 20 Years Later marked the long-awaited return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode. Like the just-released Halloween, H20 jettisoned the plots and developments of previous installments and also transformed Strode from victim to avenger of the trauma inflicted by Michael Myers.
- Kevin Polowy
MVPs of Horror: How director Drew Goddard tried to make 'Cabin in the Woods' the bloodiest movie ever
With his own elevator bank scene, Drew Goodard wanted to use more blood than "The Shining" in "The Cabin in the Woods."
- Nick Schager
Ranking every 'Halloween,' from 1978 original to 2018's newest installment
In honor of the latest sequel, we rank the eleven films in the forty-year-old 'Halloween' franchise
- Brett Arnold
Here are the 13 under-the-radar horror movies you must stream before Halloween
It’s almost Halloween, and that means new horror movies are flooding streaming services. Here are the ones to watch.
- People
Chris Hemsworth Celebrates Wrapping Filming on 'Men in Black' with Sweet Photos of Tessa Thompson and Crew
The photos feature Hemsworth, costar Tessa Thompson and director F. Gary Gray happily mugging for the camera on set of the new film.
- Deadline
‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Trailer: The Weeping Woman Is Here To Haunt You And Take Your Children
There are many urban legends and stories about ghosts, ghouls and supernatural beings from all cultures, but there is something extra terrifying about the Mexican fable of La Llorona (aka The Weeping Woman). As they say in the debut trailer for the New Line Cinema horror The Curse of La Llorona : “It's a folktale…to some.” During Comic-Con in July, New Line gave a generous preview of the horror pic during their ScareDiego event and the new trailer builds on the terror. The…
- Variety
Ethan Hawke’s ‘First Reformed’ Leads Gotham Awards Nominations
“First Reformed,” a drama about a priest who questions his faith played by Ethan Hawke, scored the most nominations for the 2018 Gotham Awards, the annual ceremony in New York honoring independent film. The movie, written and directed by Paul Schrader, landed in three categories: best feature, best actor (for Hawke) and best screenplay. “The […]
- Ethan Alter
MVPs of Horror: How Stanley Kubrick made the elevators bleed in 'The Shining'
Stanley Kubrick's right-hand man Leon Vitali explains how they executed the classic "elevator of blood" moment in "The Shining" — and why the legendary director refused to be on set during the filming of the scene.
Associated PressFilm of Judy Blume's 'Are You There God?...' in development
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judy Blume has at long last agreed to a feature film adaptation of her seminal 1970 young adult novel "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."
- Gwynne Watkins
Richard E. Grant reveals his 'Star Wars: Episode IX' role and complete plot... sort of
The 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' actor on his secret role in J.J. Abrams's 'Star Wars' sequel
- Gwynne Watkins
'Mary Queen of Scots': See Margot Robbie's stunning royal transformation into Queen Elizabeth
In "Mary Queen of Scots," it's Elizabeth I as we've never seen her before.
- Maggie Parker
Melissa McCarthy thinks 'we got off track for a while' when it comes to women in comedy
Melissa McCarthy talks about women and LGBTQ characters in movies.
Ethan AlterYou'll barely recognize Nicole Kidman in 'Destroyer' trailer
The Oscar-winning actress transforms into a gritty role as an LAPD detective forced to confront not only her own demons but the deadly street gang that killed her partner.
- The Wrap
Javier Bardem Blasts ‘Public Lynching’ of ‘Genius’ Woody Allen
Javier Bardem has once again spoken out about the “public lynching” of Woody Allen in regards to the longstanding accusations of sexual misconduct against the filmmaker. “At the time I did ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’, the allegations were already well known for more than 10 years, and two states in the U.S. deemed he was not guilty,” Bardem said at the Lumiere Festival in Lyon on Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Kevin Polowy
MVPs of Horror: The original Michael Myers explains key to decoding iconic slayer's feelings
Nick Castle first introduced one of Michael Myers's signature movements in the 1978 horror classic “Halloween.”
- Kevin Polowy
'Twilight' at 10: Director reveals how Kristen Stewart kissed her way through four actors to find the perfect Edward
As the YA vampire saga turns 10, director Catherine Hardwicke takes us inside "wild" casting sessions in which she tested actors’ chemistry.
- Entertainment Weekly
Chris Evans clarifies 'Avengers 4' tweet: 'I am neither confirming nor denying anything'
Chris Evans needs to clarify something about that Avengers 4 end-of-production tweet. The actor seemingly made his goodbyes to Steve Rogers/Captain America, a character he’s played now for more than seven years, but he didn’t intend that to be confirmation of his character’s death.
- Variety
Idris Elba Joins Taylor Swift in ‘Cats’ Movie Adaptation
Idris Elba is in final negotiations to join the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Cats.” Tom Hooper will direct the star-studded movie, also starring Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, and Taylor Swift. This marks Elba’s second feline role following his take on Shere Khan in 2016’s “The Jungle Book.” The Universal Pictures epic, […]
- Kimberly Yam
'Crazy Rich Asians' Finally Scheduled For Release In China
"Crazy Rich Asians," the blockbuster movie that debuted in the U.S. and
- Deadline
Patrick Wilson & Vera Farmiga To Reprise ‘Conjuring’ Roles As The Warrens In Third ‘Annabelle’ Movie
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time in The Conjuring universe, the Ed and Lorraine Warren characters will appear in one of the film series’ spinoff titles, Gary Dauberman’s untitled Annabelle project. To date, the paranormal investigators have appeared in the core Conjuring 1 and 2 movies. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will return to play Ed and Lorraine, but as we understand it, they’ll be in a supporting capacity in the Annabelle threequel. Annabelle 3, the sixth title in Th…
- Nick Schager
'Incredibles 2' deleted scene reveals scrapped A.I. plot, finds heroes battling out-of-control technology (exclusive)
Brad Bird's blockbuster sequel original featured a radically different plot finding our heroes battling rogue A.I.
- Gwynne Watkins
Melissa McCarthy explains why she gave husband a Jitterbug for anniversary
There's a reason behind her unusual present of a dorky phone to her husband, Melissa McCarthy tells Yahoo. Even so, the gift left their kids "horrified."
- Kevin Polowy
MVPs of Horror: Lin Shaye on the 'Insidious' strangling scene that left her with real 'necklace of bruises'
"Insidious" actress Lin Shaye says she was left black and blue after filming the climactic strangling scene.
- The Wrap
Eminem Teaches Kimmel’s Guillermo All About the Empire State Building Mid-‘Venom’ Performance (Video)
Eminem performed the title track to the Marvel movie “Venom” from high atop the Empire State Building on Monday, and it all had something to do with a smartphone. Mid-music video, the “Kamikaze” rapper ran into “Jimmy Kimmel Live” security guard Guillermo in the big building’s elevator, when Slim Shady dropped some solid knowledge about the New York City landmark’s architecture.
