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It was “Dog Day Afternoon” in miniature, though with more loony-tunes firepower. On Feb. 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis, a disgruntled resident of Indianapolis, walked into the offices of the Meridian Mortgage Company and took one of its executives, Dick Hall, hostage. He wired the sawed-off muzzle of a 12-gauge Winchester shotgun to the back of Hall’s head. One end of the wire was connected to the trigger; the other end was wrapped around Hall’s neck. This meant that if a police officer tried to shoot Kiritsis, or if Hall tried to escape, the gun would go off and kill him.

With that gun poised, at any moment, to blow Hall to smithereens, Kiritsis then walked him out of the building and into a car (trailed by random onlookers and a news camera), and they drove to Kiritsis’s home in the Crestwood Apartments complex, where they holed up for 63 hours.

You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night will be released on two-disc Blu-ray on September 30 via Etr Media.

Clocking in at 217 minutes, the exhaustive 2016 documentary chronicles the making of 1985’s Fright Night and 1988’s Fright Night Part 2 through exclusive cast and crew interviews, rare photographs, behind-the-scenes footage, and more.

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What is Fright Night? Writing Horror – Tom Holland From Apes to Bats – Roddy McDowall Tom Holland and Amanda Bearse Talk Fright Night Round Table with Tom Holland, William Ragsdale, & Stephen Geoffreys Weekend of Hell Panel with Amanda Bearse & Stephen Geoffreys The Peter Vincent Trailers

Interview subjects include directors Tom Holland and Tommy Lee Wallace, actors Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Bob Corff, Julie Carmen, and Jon Gries, writer Miguel Tejada-Flores, effects artists Richard Edlund, Steve Johnson, and Randall William Cook, and more.

Simon Bamford, best known for playing the Butterball Cenobite in Hellraiser,...

Although it's still only August and there's plenty of summer remaining, it's never too early to start packing for a visit to Halloweentown. Loungefly is already preparing for the spooky season with a ghoulish new collection based entirely on Tim Burton and Henry Selick's 1993 gothic stop-motion animated classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Featuring backpacks, crossbody bags, a jacket, and more, the collection is packed with a wide range of goodies for fans of Jack Skellington, Sally, or even the villainous bag of bugs, Oogie Boogie. Ahead of the release, Collider has an exclusive look at all nine items coming soon from the pop culture accessory and apparel brand.

Depending on which half of The Nightmare Before Christmas's haunting couple you prefer, or if you're a fan of Jack's adorable ghost dog with a pumpkin nose, Zero, Loungefly has a backpack themed for them. The Pumpkin King of Halloweentown...

When it comes to the best vampire movies ever made, there are a few that automatically make everyone's Top 10 list. The Lost Boys, Near Dark, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Dracula easily come to mind, and rightfully so. They're generational classics that left an indelible mark on the horror genre. Among them all, however, is a 1985 classic that recently celebrated its 40th anniversary that to this day remains one of the best, as is evident by fans taking to social media to mark the occasion.

Released on August 2, 1985, Fright Night came along at a time when vampires were experiencing a lull at the cinema. Audiences had grown tired of the Hammer films of the 60s and 70s, and while Tony Scott tried to breathe new life into them with The Hunger in 1983, it wasn't until a couple of years later that vampires became hip again thanks to writer/director Tom Holland.

If there is a movie that perfectly fits the term “beloved,” then The Princess Bride is pretty much it. The 1987 comical fantasy adventure by Rob Reiner has been a favorite movie of multiple generations and also has the honor of being a movie that both audiences and critics completely agreed is one of the best movies of all time. However, attempts to expand the franchise to the stage have been in theatrical development hell for almost 20 years, but have taken their first big step forward with the appointment of two very familiar and successful songwriters.

The Princess Bride stars Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, and an array of comical talent in minor roles, and, of course, Peter Falk and Fred Savage in the wraparound story. For anyone who does not know what The Princess Bride is about, the synopsis (which does not do it justice) reads:

“A...

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the classic vampire movie Fright Night, and to celebrate, the film’s writer/director Tom Holland is teaming up with bestselling author Michael Harbron to send an official prequel novel out into the world! Also simply titled Fright Night, the novel is set to be released in October.

While Fright Night received a novelization that was written by John Skipp and Craig Spector at the time of the film’s release, Holland and A. Jack Ulrich wrote a different novelization, an “expanded version,” called Fright Night: Origins a few years ago. Harbron’s Fright Night prequel novel is set before the Fright Night: Origins story, exploring events that unfolded during a gritty and culturally explosive Manhattan in the 1970s. It takes a bold, atmospheric approach – fusing the pulpy charm of the original with immersive world-building and classic Americana horror.

Harbron is...

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Diablo is an action thriller film directed by Ernesto Díaz Espinoza from a screenplay by Mat Sansom. The 2025 film follows Kris Chaney, an ex-convict who kidnaps the daughter of a Colombian gangster to keep his promise to the girl’s mother. They are soon chased by ruthless killers hired by her father, and now Kris must do everything he can to stay alive. Diablo stars Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, Alana De La Rossa, Lucho Velasquez, and Diana Hoyos. So, if you loved the bloody action, thrilling story, and entertaining characters in Diablo, here are some similar movies you should check out now.

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Avengement is an action thriller film directed by Jesse V. Johnson, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Stu Small. The 2019 film follows Cain Burgess, a convicted criminal who breaks out of...

The two stars of Netflix's The Punisher series are reuniting on the Great White Way. Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will make their Broadway debuts next year in the new play Dog Day Afternoon. The play is based on the real-life events that inspired the 1975 film of the same name. Dog Day Afternoon is set to premiere in spring 2026.

The play is set in 1972 New York City; the city is bankrupt, the country is in turmoil, and two men are about to rob a bank. Bernthal will play Sonny Amato, while Moss-Bachrach will play his accomplice, Sal DeSilva; the surnames of the characters have been changed from the film. The two previously starred in the first season of The Punisher on Netflix: Bernthal played the driven vigilante Frank Castle, a role he has since reprised on Daredevil: Born Again, and Moss-Bachrach played David "Micro" Lieberman, a former Nsa analyst...

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will make their Broadway debuts next year in Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy) based on the true crime that inspired Sidney Lumet’s Oscar-winning 1975 motion picture starring Al Pacino and John Cazale.

The play will be directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold (King Charles III). Bernthal will play Sonny Amato, the character played by Pacino in the film, and Moss-Bachrach will portray Sal DeSilva, John Cazale in the movie. (The surnames were different in the film.)

The play is expected to open on Broadway in spring 2026. Additional casting was not disclosed.

The synopsis: Step back into the sweltering summer of 1972, New York City—a time when the Vietnam War looms large, Watergate headlines flood the news, and one man’s desperate act captivates the nation. A Brooklyn bank holdup quickly goes wrong,...

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Havoc is an action crime thriller film written and directed by Gareth Evans. The Netflix film follows Walker, a corrupt Homicide Detective who is hired by a powerful politician to rescue his estranged son, who’s being hunted by a ruthless crime syndicate and corrupt cops. Havoc stars Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Justin Cornwell, Quelin Sepulveda, Luis Guzman, Yeo Yann Yann, Timothy Olyphant, and Forest Whitaker. So, if you loved the brutal action, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Havoc, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Night Comes for Us is an Indonesian action thriller film written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto. The 2018 film follows Ito, a former crime enforcer on a deadly mission to rescue a young girl from a ruthless crime syndicate.

This month, director Ryan Coogler gives the vampire genre some fresh blood with his absolutely fantastic action-horror-musical "Sinners." There have been several vampire movies released recently, and to be honest, the majority of them have been rather disappointing. Thankfully, "Sinners" changes all of that — it's one of the best movies of the year. In honor of "Sinners," this month's horror streaming column is rounding up some great vampire movies you can watch right now. So bust out your plastic fangs, tie on your cape, and get ready to suck some blood!

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"Blacula" is one of those movies everyone knows about even if they've never seen it. I mean, it's called "Blacula," and that's the type of title you pay attention to. This blaxploitation horror flick begins in the late 1700s and introduces us...

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The era of the 1970s simmered with an unshakable dread when it felt that hell wasn’t just a distant, abstract threat but more of a looming inevitability. With Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and The Omen, the cultural climate didn’t just breed fear. It inspired it, setting the stage for a relentless wave of films, books, and TV specials obsessed with the eternal clash between divine forces and infernal ones.

The Sentinel: A Different Kind Of Religious Horror

Amidst this wave of hellish storytelling, Michael Winner’s The Sentinel carved out its own uniquely disturbing place. The movie wasn’t a simple battle of light triumphing over darkness, nor a comforting tale of faith overcoming evil. Instead, it plunged into the murky waters of corruption and sinister forces lurking in holy places.

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If you are a horror fan, then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription, you might be wondering what’s in store for you in April 2025. Don’t worry. There is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month, and we have listed the 10 best movies coming to Shudder in April 2025.

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Fright Night is a supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland. The 1985 film follows a teenager who knows that his next-door neighbour is a vampire, but when he tells people, nobody believes. So, he asks for assistance from a has-been horror film actor. Fright Night stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, and Roddy McDowall.

Fan posters for movies are not a new thing, but with the increased availability of AI tools, it has become much easier for anyone to create some very elaborate and believable creations that fool some people into thinking that new movies in popular franchises are being made. A new poster that has unsettled many on social media is for Princess Bride 2, which comes with images of original stars Cary Elwes and Robin Wright reprising their roles from the classic 1987 fantasy.

Obviously, the poster is a fake, and there is currently no sequel to The Princess Bride in development, but the very idea of it happening has been enough to see fans demanding this non-existent movie be canceled before it ruins the much-loved classic. There are many reasons why some would be tricked into thinking the poster is for a genuine sequel – regardless of how basic it is – as talks of...

2009's stop-motion animated classic "Coraline," adapting Neil Gaiman's 2002 novella of the same name, remains widely beloved years after its debut. A dark fantasy story that has its eponymous protagonist escape her reality to a strange otherworldly realm, "Coraline" masterfully toes the line between childhood wonder and more sinister elements. Though wonderfully singular in its own way, there are a number of movies similar to "Coraline," some also stop-motion animated and some not. There is an honest adolescent vulnerability to the 2009 movie that has been touched on in different but recognizable ways by quite a few movies both before and since.

What so many of these movies like "Coraline" share is a sense of discovery into the fantastic, often in the face of the mundane back in conventional reality. Despite being ostensibly oriented for children, these movies aren't afraid to lean into more mature and melancholic themes. A good children's...

Jason Stathamis a safe pair of fast hands when it comes to delivering the action, and audiences have been rediscovering one of his most underrated movies thanks to free streaming. Best known for the likes of the Fast and Furious franchise, The Expendables, The Mechanic, and The Beekeeper (which is now getting a sequel), many Statham fans slept on the 2012 outing Safe. Thankfully, that’s all changed, with the movie now entering the streaming charts.

Directed by Boaz Yakin, who is best known for helming Remember the Titans and writing the likes of Now You See Me and The Harder They Fall, Safe finds The Stath fighting one of his hardest battles as he faces off with the Russian mafia, the Chinese Triads, and a group of corrupt NYPD officers all at once. Safe is now ranked #8 on Freevee in the U.S., and you can check out the official...

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This March, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the wacky crime comedy series Deli Boys to the much-anticipated streaming release of Anora. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films that are coming to Hulu in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

High Fidelity (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Touchstone Pictures

High Fidelity is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay co-written by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, the 2000 film follows Rob, a record store owner who has been unlucky in relationships. However, his bad luck might...

The Oscar-winning Al Pacino classic Dog Day Afternoon is not only one of the actor's best films in his legendary filmography, but among his most important. In fact, the Library of Congress stated the film was "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2009, leading it to being reserved in the National Film Registry. The acclaimed film is available to rent or purchase digitally on Prime Video, but it seems the streamer takes preserving media a lot less seriously. A major snafu by the platform has been noticed by eagle-eyed subscribers, and Prime Video has been promptly hit with backlash.

As noted by a user on Bluesky, the listing for Dog Day Afternoon on Prime Video included a brief summary of the film's plot that was AI-generated. How could they tell? Well, it's pretty obvious because whoever copied over the plot description forgot to actually read it. Not only does it include an incredibly generic initial logline,...

It is several months since one of Jason Statham's most underrated action movies landed on free streaming, and now it is heading back up the Tubi chart yet again. Statham’s brand of loud, brash, and brutal action movie has found a perfect home on free streaming charts with movies like The Mechanic, Parker, and many others appearing time and time again. Now it is the turn of 2012 movie Safe to kick its way into the Tubi Top 10.

Statham has stuck his battered and bruised fingers in many pies in the last decade, from franchises like The Expendables and Fast & Furious, to his own vehicles such as The Beekeeper and his upcoming A Working Man. While audiences usually cannot get enough of the British actor, critics have always been a little more skeptical about the films he leads. Safe is one of the rare occasions that audiences and...

Throughout the twenty-first century, romantic comedies have experienced a slow death. During this period, major Hollywood studios have focused primarily on action-based blockbusters, leaving little room for high-profile romantic comedies. Recently, when studios do decide to produce romantic comedies, they receive streaming-only releases. These films tend to feature poor acting, subpar screenplays, and corny, cliché-ridden narratives. Major publications such as The Washington Post, Variety, and Parade have all written articles declaring the romantic comedy as a dead genre.

While the current state of romantic comedies seems to be in limbo, the complete opposite was the case in the 1980s. During the 1980s, romantic comedies thrived both critically and commercially. In Hollywood, romantic comedies such as When Harry Met Sally..., Tootsie, and Moonstruck ranked among the most iconic films of the decade. Overseas, romantic comedies like Pauline at the Beach and My American Uncle earned numerous accolades at international film festivals.

Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón has made Oscar history. The titular Emilia Pérez star was just nominated for Best Actress, making her the first openly transgender performer ever nominated in the category. She stars in the musical as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes a gender transition but can’t fully escape her past.

This nomination is historic, but it didn’t come as a surprise. Beginning at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, Gascón and costars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz were jointly named Best Actress. Emilia Pérez was then acquired by Netflix, which released it in theaters on Nov. 1 and on its streaming platform on Nov. 13.

Since then, the film has been enthusiastically embraced by awards groups. It received 10 Golden Globe nominations, the most ever for a comedy or musical, including one for Gascón. It went on to win four of those awards, including the top prize for best film.

What do Kim Novak, Jim Carrey, John Turturro, and the late Donald Sutherland all have in common? Well, aside from being acclaimed actors, these stars have never (we repeat: never) been nominated for an Academy Award. And that crime is now being celebrated by the annual anti-awards season festival, hosted by the Museum of the Moving Image.

The beloved museum announced its third iteration of the popular “Snubbed” screening series, which reexamines films that have been overlooked by the Academy. The 2025 theme is centered on actors and titled “Snubbed Forever: Great Actors, No Nominations.” The program will run February 1 through March 9, and feature 21 films starring actors who have never been nominated for an Oscar.

Highlights include Kim Novak in the enduring “Vertigo,” John Turturro and John Goodman in “Barton Fink,” Rita Hayworth in “The Lady from Shanghai,” Jim Carrey in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” and Danny DeVito in “Batman Returns.

Men in suits of armor. Courtly romance. Raging bouts of plague and pillaging. All these and more are the hallmarks of a good old-fashioned medieval movie. So many of our most enduring legends have their start in the Middle Ages, from King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table to Robin Hood, and for good reason -- their classic tales of adventure and noble battles for justice have won over audiences for hundreds of years.

Although adventures are never in short supply, whether our heroes are off fighting in the Crusades, waging a seemingly endless war in France over the right to rule France, or battling smaller tyrannies on the home front, films set in medieval times aren't just limited to the action genre. We've put together a comprehensive list of some of the best medieval films of all time, running the gamut from dramas and tales of adventures to horror,...

2006 was a good year for Denzel Washington on the big screen, because he starred in two high-grossing, high-quality thrillers: "Deja Vu" and "Inside Man." Just as "Deja Vu" was "Vertigo" as a time-traveling action movie, "Inside Man" was director Spike Lee's 21st century update on Sidney Lumet's "Dog Day Afternoon."

Written by Richard Gerwitz, "Inside Man" follows a hostage situation during a robbery at a Manhattan bank. Washington plays NYPD hostage negotiator Detective Keith Frazier, squaring off against the robbers' leader, Dalton Russell (Clive Owen). The story didn't begin with Lee (Ron Howard was in talks to direct "Inside Man" first), but he made it his own. "Inside Man" is definitely more of a crowd pleaser than something like "Do The Right Thing," as seen by it also being Lee's highest-grossing film to date, but it's absolutely a Spike Lee joint.

Lee's range as a director comes in...

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Few filmmakers had a better 1970s than Sidney Lumet. While he was more prolific than most of the decade's top directors, knocking out 11 movies over a 10-year span, and did find time to helm one of the worst musicals in motion picture history (a badly bungled adaptation of "The Wiz"), when Lumet got ahold of the right material, he made classics like "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon," and "Network."

There isn't a more electric movie in Lumet's oeuvre than "Dog Day Afternoon." Based on a true story, the 1975 critical and commercial hit centers on a bank robbery in Brooklyn carried out by Sonny Wortzik, an amateur crook desperate to pay for his lover's gender-affirming surgery. When the heist quickly goes south, Sonny and his associates find themselves stuck holding hostages while cops swarm the building. The defiant Sonny scrambles to negotiate...

The recent release of the first trailer and poster for A Working Man, the next movie from Jason Statham, already has everyone talking. 13 years ago, he starred in a classic action thriller that has made a triumphant return to streaming charts. Statham stars alongside Robert John Burke and Chris Sarandon in Safe, the one-person-army crime thriller that follows an ex-cage fighter (Statham) who looks out for a young girl being hunted by the same gang who destroyed his life. Safe recently began streaming for free on Plex TV and the film has climbed to the #4 spot on the platform at the time of writing, despite rough scores of 59% from critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. It also earned $41 million at the box office on a $30 million budget.

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For over 25 years, Jason Statham has dominated the silver screen and established himself as one of Hollywood's most sought after leading men, kicking butt and taking names in a slew of fan-favorite hits like Snatch, Crank, The Mechanic, and the Transporter series (to name just a few in his ever-growing resume). Statham made his dazzling debut in Guy Ritchie's celebrated black comedy crime classic Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998 and wasted no time showcasing his jaw-dropping physical prowess and undeniable allure as a performer.

In 2012, Statham appeared as a grief-stricken former cage fighter and ex-government assassin who is given a shot at taking revenge against the mobster responsible for his wife's murder in the thriller Safe. Statham was in peak action hero form when he headlined the underrated flick, which became...

More often than not, fantasy movies include an element of romance in their stories, as these two genres easily go hand in hand. Since the aspects of fantasy that make it otherworldly, like magic and mystery, are used to reflect real-life struggles and topics, it's natural that love and relationships are touched upon as well. However, this doesn't mean that every movie ends happily for its central couple, as fantasy is just as filled with violence and tragedy as it is magic and goodness. This makes it even more exciting when the lovers do get a happily-ever-after.

The best fantasy romance movies ever made are notable for their stories and visuals but are often elevated to classic status thanks to the performances. For audiences to get invested in the romance angle of a narrative, the love interests must have a dynamic and believable chemistry. In the films where the lead...

Disney is known for making dreams come true across many mediums and genres. Through its incredible library of media, the stories Disney has been able to tell have been amazing. However, the House of Mouse is also known for creating some of the darkest moments in kids' films.

Whether villain, hero, loved one, or simply a random character, some of Disney's darkest moments onscreen are brutal deaths. These, and the masterfully crafted dramatic stories, keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

Jack Skellington Unravels the Boogieman Oogie Boogie From The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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The Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Henry Sellick, is a wonderful holiday film filled with creepy characters and terrifying moments, the scariest of them all being Oogie Boogie, the central antagonist. In an attempt to overthrow Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, Boogie captures Sally and Santa Claus.

The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of Jack Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarandon) and his plan to “improve” Halloween in his own way, and thanks to this, he achieved what a classic 67-year-old character couldn’t. In 1993, Tim Burton brought the perfect story for Halloween and Christmas in the stop-motion animation movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. Directed by Henry Selick with a story by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas takes the audience into a fantasy world where each major holiday has its own world. In Halloween Town, Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King, but he’s getting tired of this.

One day, while wandering, Jack comes across the doors to the other holidays and is fascinated by Christmas Town. Jack becomes determined to improve Christmas in a Halloween-like way, but his plan gets out of control when the boogeyman himself, Oogie Boogie (Ken Page), takes Santa Claus with him.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the movies mentioned in this articleThere aren't many names you can associate with the world of horror more than the great Stephen King. The Portland, Maine-born author's work has been adapted into various TV shows and movies, and his writing isn't showing many signs of slowing down either. King’s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror, and solace, remains unsurpassed.

Since Carrie hit cinemas in 1976, Stephen King adaptations have been a regular occurrence for movie-goers. Longlegs director Osgood Perkins' new movie, The Monkey, is based on one of his short stories, and it promises to have Itchy & Scratchy-level violence. However, his influence is so great that many films have been made that are blatant rip-offs of King's work.

Fright Night (1985) It May Not Be A Copy Of King's Work, But You Can Definitely See His Influence

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It took thirty-six years, but director Tim Burton finally got around to making a sequel to his 1988 hit Beetlejuice – and with that sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, having made over $450 million at the global box office, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that Warner Bros. wants another sequel. Burton has said not to expect Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from him… but perhaps he could be persuaded. We’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, Burton has completely ruled out the idea of making sequels to two other films on his résumé, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Speaking with IndieWire, Burton said, “There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to. I didn’t want to make a sequel to (Edward Scissorhands) because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for The Nightmare Before Christmas because it also felt like a one-off thing.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is better off without a sequel, but thanks to one often-forgotten detail, it can still have a future. Tim Burton is the mind behind some of the most popular stop-motion animated movies of the last two decades, and one of his most beloved and successful works is The Nightmare Before Christmas. Directed by Henry Selick with a story by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas takes the audience to a fantasy universe where each holiday has its own world, and the movie focuses on Halloween Town.

There, viewers meet Jack Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarandon), the town’s Pumpkin King who has grown tired of doing the same Halloween stuff over and over again every year. While wandering, he comes across the trees that lead to other holidays and is drawn to Christmas Town, where he’s fascinated by everything Christmas. Jack decides to bring Christmas to Halloween Town,...

Every single movie under the sun might be getting a sequel/prequel/reboot, but Tim Burton says he's never returning to his most beloved Christmas movie. Burton was back in theaters earlier this year with the long-awaited Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which saw Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'Hara return, along with newcomer Jenna Ortega. The film was a box office hit, but divided fans and critics. But the Tim Burton fandom is still strong, and audiences have been desperate for more Jack Skellington and Sally since A Nightmare Before Christmas was released in 1993.

Appearing at the Marrakech International Film Festival (via IndieWire), Tim Burton definitively ruled out any chances of A Nightmare Before Christmas getting a sequel in the future. "There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to," the director said. The topic of sequels was undoubtedly on everyone's minds following Beetlejuice Beetlejuice's success.

Two stars of The Princess Bride have had a special reunion as seen in a new photo posted online. The reunion comes 37 years after the beloved fantasy film's original release in theaters.

On the social media platform X, The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes (Westley) shared a new image of himself alongside Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya). Revealing that the post is in honor of the latter's birthday, Elwes wrote in the caption, "Please join me in wishing this guy a very happy birthday!" The post can be seen below.

Please join me in wishing this guy a very happy birthday! 🎈🎉🎂 @PatinkinMandy pic.twitter.com/jgXg4f480B— Cary Elwes (@Cary_Elwes) November 30, 2024

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The Nightmare Before Christmas features incredible stop-motion animation, with a deliciously dark story for the whole family. Unlike many of Disney's best-known animated films, The Nightmare Before Christmas has a markedly darker and more twisted approach to storytelling. Everything from the stop-motion animation to the gruesome characters and the narrative, which is designed to be off-beat and unique, come together beautifully.

Henry Selick directs The Nightmare Before Christmas, a stop-motion fairytale from the mind of Tim Burton. Jack Skellington is the king of Halloween and one of Halloweentown's most beloved citizens, but he longs for something more. When he stumbles across a magical door that leads him to discover Christmas, he makes it his mission to replace Santa Claus and bring festive cheer to his perpetually spooky hamlet.

Director Henry SelickRelease Date October 29, 1993Studio(s) Skellington Productions, Touchstone PicturesDistributor(s) Buena Vista Distribution, Walt Disney PicturesWriters Caroline ThompsonCast Ken Page,...

On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Whoopi Goldberg's Guinan introduced a new alien species called the El-Aurians. Guinan joined Tng at the start of the show's second season after Whoopi Goldberg reached out to producers requesting a role on the series. Guinan was an enigma upon her introduction, and Tng took its time revealing more about her, only dropping teases and hints about her past. Guinan had known Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) for some time, and she was one of the few people he trusted for honest advice.

After appearing in 29 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and two of the Tng films, Guinan returned in Star Trek: Picard season 2. In two different timelines, Guinan (portrayed in the past by Ito Aghayere) helped Admiral Picard and his motley crew restore Star Trek's proper Prime timeline after it was changed by Q (John de Lancie). Guinan remains...

Movies are empathy machines, as Roger Ebert once wrote. The best films allow us to experience emotions we may not have felt otherwise through a particular character’s story. But some movies conjure emotions that we’re actively seeking out. Happiness. Joy. Love. We call these “feel-good movies.” Everybody has their go-to stable of films they return to over and over again when they need a boost — or maybe just an escape.

If you’re looking to expand your horizons beyond whatever’s streaming on Netflix, or if you just need a pick-me-up Asap, we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ve assembled a list of some of the best feel-good movies to watch when you’re feeling down.

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One of the all-time great feel-good movies, Rob Reiner’s “The Princess Bride” endures as the platonic ideal of a romantic fantasy adventure. Carey Elwes stars as the devastatingly charming Westley,...

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In Sidney Lumet's terse 1975 classic "Dog Day Afternoon," based on the 1972 Life Magazine biography "The Boys in the Bank" by P.F. Kluge, Al Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, the ringleader of a first-time bank robbing team. He and his cronies -- including Sal (John Cazale) and Stevie (Gary Springer) -- have set their sights on the First Brooklyn Savings Bank, thinking they can get in and out with minimal fuss and a pile of cash. Everything goes wrong right away, however. Stevie flees the scene, leaving his compatriots a little stranded, and Sonny learns that the daily pickup has already occurred, leaving him with only $1,100 in cash.

The situation merely snowballs from there. A small fire in the bank alerts the police and Sonny locks himself inside the bank, forcing him into a hostage situation. Sonny, not a career criminal,...

Animation is an incredibly diverse medium for storytelling, and the best animated movies of all time come in a variety of styles. Feature-length animation has continued to evolve since its beginnings in the 1930s. Hand-drawn 2D animation used to be the norm, but new technologies have set the stage for computer-generated animation, stop-motion, and many more techniques. This means that filmmakers have more freedom than ever, and they are only limited by their imaginations.

Choosing the best animated movies will always spark debate among fans, since animation is so diverse. Animation shouldn't be seen as a genre. Instead, it's best understood as an art form which can facilitate many genres. This means that the best animated movies of all time encompass comedies, sci-fi, fantasy, action and more. It's impossible to reach a consensus on the best animated movies, but there are some classics which everyone can agree on.

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Tim Burton did not direct The Nightmare Before Christmas although many people would argue otherwise thanks to the deep vein of Burtons style running through it. Now the film that was actually directed by Harry Selick in 1993, and spent many years as a mostly forgotten movie produced by Burton, has once again proven its worth by taking the top spot on Disney+s Global movie chart on All Hallows Eve.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of those movies that somehow missed the mark on its initial release, only to build up a following over decades that turns it from a small cult classic to one of the most loved and highly praised movies of all time. Having been in the Disney+ Top 10 for a few weeks as the spooky season approached, the film managed to make the final leap on the night itself, spending a brief moment as the...

Looking for a Halloween movie for kids, adults, and everyone in between? There’s a whole roster of animated seasonal favorites that hit the sweet spot and most of the greats are available to watch on streaming this year.

Where can you find them? We’ve got the guide you need so you can watch your favorites without wasting time, because sometimes, nothing hits quite like an animated Halloween movie when you’re trying to tap into that sense of child-like holiday spirit.

“The Nightmare Before Christmas” (Disney)

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The Goat and the one that paved the way for a lot of the subsequent movies on this list, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is the perfect film to carry you through the holiday season, from Halloween to Christmas. Is it a Halloween movie? Is it a Christmas movie? Folks like to debate that one, but it’s there in stunning stop motion,...

When you think of The Nightmare Before Christmas, which holiday comes to mind? Whether the animated classic should be watched during the Halloween or Christmas season remains one of cinema's most contested questions. Released on October 29, 1993 (which is perhaps a rather compelling argument for the Halloween side of the debate), The Nightmare Before Christmas was a commercial and critical success. It gained an Oscar nomination and eventually inspired one of the most pronounced cult followings of all time. Considered a marvel of animation and stop-motion technology, it will go down in history as one of Tim Burton's greatest creative achievements. Yet, it seems to break a convention of holiday cinema in that it cannot be defined by any one holiday.

Thus, with the popularity of the film and its nebulous status as simultaneously a Halloween and Christmas movie, it remains a hot topic (see what I did there?) of discussion.

Despite his popularity and success with critics and general audiences, not all of Tim Burtons movies have been a hit with critics, and, surprisingly, his best and worst-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes werent directed by him. Tim Burtons filmmaking career began in the 1970s with various short films, and he made his feature-film directorial debut in 1985 with Pee-wees Big Adventure. However, it was with Beetlejuice in 1988 that Burton could fully show his unique narrative and visual style that mixes horror, fantasy, comedy, and gothic elements.

Since then, Burton has brought his signature style to the superhero genre with Batman and Batman Returns, to stop-motion animation with Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie, to classics of childrens literature like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, sci-fi with Mars Attacks!, and a lot more. Of course, although Burtons works have built a loyal fanbase and many are now cult classics, not all have been well-received by critics,...

There’s no need to link Halloween with fear all the time, but when there is some, it’s worth it! When leaves start to fall and the cool breeze starts to set in, the Halloween season brings the coziest weather. However, many people may be busy perfecting the most unique costumes, while others are busy scaring people with pranks.

But if you enjoy celebrating the spooky festival at home, you can watch the most nerve-wracking Halloween movies with your friends and family. And for those who do not shy away from the more sinister aspects of the holiday, horror cinema would be the best choice.

Therefore, here we bring to you the 10 most terrifying and creepy films that you can enjoy over the Halloween season!

10 Spine-Chilling Movies to Stream This Halloween Midsommar (2019) Midsommar (2019)| Credits: A24 YouTube

Midsommar is a skillful combination of horror elements that ranges from fear based...

James Wan's Teacup Takes Over Horror Vibes Coffee: Peacock and James Wan's Teacup will be taking over Horror Vibes Coffee in North Hollywood, offering specialty drinks, giveaways, and photo ops for two days only:

When: 9Am-8Pm on October 19 & 20 Where: 5251 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601 Additional Info: There will be a specialty drink that will be sold these two days only - A dark blue raspberry black tea lemonade with a blue hard candy on top, which is a nod to a major plotline in the series. In addition to specialty drinks, the first 25 customers each day will receive a collectible Teacup. There will be additional premium giveaway items as well as exclusive photo opportunities. About Horror Vibes: Horror Vibes Coffee is an independent horror-themed coffee bar in Los Angeles, California that specializes in serving handcrafted specialty beverages inspired by iconic horror cinema and horror culture. This is a...

Pulling off a great comedy movie can sometimes be a miracle. Many elements come together to ensure the top-tier quality of a comedy classic, like its actors, writing, directing and subject matter. Something that is important but often unappreciated is the movie's villain.

Every great story has a villain. Its an impressive feat when a comedy is able to deliver a memorably fun bad guy who everyone can root against. And over the last few decades, audiences have been graced with some of the most hilarious baddies in cinematic history. Whether the straight man to bounce jokes off of or the zaniest character in the whole story, comedy villains are a fun addition to the genre.

No One Is More Comically Pompous Than Prince Humperdinck The Princess Bride (1987)

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The villains of The Princess Bride are a delightful blend of eccentricity and menace,...

Thommy Hutson has had a hand in the making of multiple documentaries about popular horror films: the 90 minute documentaries His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th and Scream: The Inside Story, the 2 hour documentary More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead and its shorter companion pieces They Won’t Stay Dead: A Look at the Return of the Living Dead Part II and Love Beyond the Grave: A Look at the Return of the Living Dead III. He was a producer on the 4 hour documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and the 6 and a half+ hour documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th. Now he has turned his attention to the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise, resulting in the 295 minute (that’s 4 hours and 55 minutes) documentary Doc of Chucky! Doc of Chucky will be released through the Shudder streaming service on November 1st,...

Fantasy connotes big world-building which could serve sequels well, but some amazing fantasy movies that deserved sequels never got them. It seems like sequels people wish for are scrapped, while too many unwanted movie remakes and sequels are coming sooner rather than later. Famed fantasy movies in a variety of mediums work as excellent standalones but leave open the potential for an equally great sequel.

Complicating matters is that some of the best standalone fantasy movies might deserve a sequel, but they don't necessarily need one. If the story has come to a natural conclusion and forcing it to carry on would malign it, it is best that the movie is left alone. However, several fantasy movies that are effectively standalones imply some interesting possibilities for sequels, which would cleverly segue into an organic new story.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Tim Burton Isn't Interested In The Potential Of A Jack...

Thommy Hutson has had a hand in the making of multiple documentaries about popular horror films: the 90 minute documentaries His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th and Scream: The Inside Story, the 2 hour documentary More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead and its shorter companion pieces They Won’t Stay Dead: A Look at the Return of the Living Dead Part II and Love Beyond the Grave: A Look at the Return of the Living Dead III. He was a producer on the 4 hour documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and the 6 and a half+ hour documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th. Now he has turned his attention to the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise, resulting in the 295 minute (that’s 4 hours and 55 minutes) documentary Doc of Chucky! Doc of Chucky will be released through the Shudder streaming service on November 1st,...