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The musician-to-actor pipeline is nothing new, but few films are as notorious as Performance, the Mick Jagger vehicle that was so appalling to Warner Bros. that they shelved it for 18 months. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll are just the start — the gritty gangster flick has plenty of violence, too.

In the intervening half-century since its release it’s become a cult classic, and to certify its film buff bona fides,...

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A combination that the average viewer might not expect is that of acclaimed horror pioneer director Alfred Hitchcock and children's author Roald Dahl. Dahl was mostly known for his whimsical and offbeat children's books, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach. However, Dahl had another side to his writing that involved numerous collections of short stories, both weird and bizarre, including a collection written for Playboy Magazine between 1965 and 1974. Peel back the layers of Dahl's storied career, and it seems to suit Hitchcock's sentiments completely. So, when one of his stories was chosen as fodder for an episode of Hitchcock's TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965), it made perfect sense.

The story around Isaiah Saxon’s feature debut, “The Legend of Ochi,” took a drastic turn, as so many Hollywood stories did, with this month’s Los Angeles fires. Saxon lost his home in the blaze, and the film’s theatrical release was pushed back. However, having spent years developing and working on the fantasy feature, Saxon is standing steadfastly behind his film and will be present for its Sundance world premiere.

“The Legend of Ochi” is a throwback. Its aesthetics, fantasy elements and a blend of practical and digital effects will be instantly endearing to audiences of a certain age but are modern enough and so well executed as to attract younger audiences weaned on the vfx-heavy fare of more recent decades.

The film tells the story of Yuri, a shy farm in a remote village on the island of Carpathia. Born as the only child to a father who yearned for a son,...

Anjelica Huston has been a recognizable actress for decades now. She has appeared in some major movies over her career. Many fans know her best as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family movies. Others know her as the Grand High Witch in the 1990 classic The Witches. Now 77, Huston is still working steadily and has more movies coming out in the near future.

However, in a recent photograph of the actress, she was almost unrecognizable. Here is a look at the photo and what she has coming up.

Angelica Huston Seen In Rare Photo Outside of Movies

Angelica Huston is a third-generation star, so she knows how important it is to remain private. That is why she is rarely filmed out in public, as she has learned the importance of keeping out of the public eye as much as possible.

Angelica Huston from The Addams Family

Her grandfather is Walter Huston,...

Here’s How Anne Hathaway’s Pregnancy Became Challenging For Her Costume In The Witches ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Anne Hathaway’s time playing the Grand High Witch in The Witches turned out to be a wild blend of fantasy, glamour, and an unexpected twist—pregnancy. Yep, Hathaway became pregnant with her second son, Jack, midway through filming, and it threw a curveball at the costume design team. The result? A wardrobe overhaul that mixed witchy glam with a surprising real-life challenge.

The mastermind behind Hathaway’s standout look was Joanna Johnston, a seasoned English costume designer known for classics like Back to the Future, Death Becomes Her, and The Polar Express. Her vision for the Grand High Witch was simple but bold: “Glamour.” Not your everyday witchy vibes, but something way more chic and high-fashion.

Johnston aimed to give the Grand High Witch a unique twist, stepping away from the...

Mbc Studios had unveiled plans for a feature adaptation of Saudi bestseller Travellers’ Hell (Jahim Al-Abirin) by popular writer Osamah Almuslim.

Hana Al-Omair, who directed and co-wrote Netflix’s first original series Whispers, has been tapped to direct the fantasy tale.

Almuslim will adapt the screenplay from his original work, with filming slated to take place in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2025. The news was announced on the fringes of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, where Mbc Studios has been out in force this week.

The partnership between Mbc Studios and Almuslim is part of an ongoing agreement to adapt his novels into both television and film.

With close to 30 books to his name, Almuslim has emerged as one of Saudi Arabia’s best-known authors in recent years, with his work focused on horror, fantasy, and suspense genres.

Mbc Studios has previously announced a series adaptation...

In 2002, acclaimed British writer Neil Gaiman, famed for his adult takes on horror, urban fantasy and the macabre, tried his hand at a more child-friendly story. The result was the novella Coraline, Gaiman's warped and twisted answer to Alice in Wonderland. The story follows Coraline Jones, a bored and frustrated 11-year-old girl adjusting to the new creepy house her workaholic parents have moved into. Not helping is how the neighborhood is filled with weird and offbeat old characters. One day, she stumbles upon a cupboard door that leads to another world a world that looks exactly like hers, but better.

Her Other Parents, especially her Other Mother, are fun and attentive. The toys can come to life; the Other Neighbors are exciting and entertaining, and the black cat from the real world has the ability to talk, though it speaks mostly in cryptic warnings. Everything is perfect. There's just one...

Children's movies from the 1990s often adapted beloved novels, but not all of them mention their source material. Some iconic 90s family classics like Jumanji and The Witches were based on best-selling books. The Iron Giant and Stuart Little deviated from the books they were based on, but the kept some of the same ideas.

While some children's movies are even more popular because they adapt beloved books, other movies aren't so clear about their source material. The 1990s produced plenty of beloved children's movies, both live-action and animated, many of which are surprisingly based on novels. Whether the novels were published in the 1990s or decades earlier, adaptations aren't always easy to spot.

Since kids are less swayed by the names of authors, many children's movies don't bother to include the name of the author or any mention of the books they are based on. Only the most famous...

The Blair Witch Project pioneered the found footage horror genre with subtle fantasy elements. Interview with the Vampire showcases Lovecraftian horror and complex relationships among vampires. The 1990s featured a mix of fantasy horror, including iconic Tim Burton movies like Edward Scissorhands.

The '90s were a time of great and specialized horror movies, especially ones that incorporated elements of fantasy. The best titles from this decade include some horror movies that changed the rules forever but cannot be classified as fantasy; the killer and their means are strictly realistic and could technically happen in real life. However, alongside the advent of game-changing thrillers like Scream and The Silence of the Lambs, a particular brand of fantasy horror was developed throughout the 1990s.

One of the most influential developments in this regard was the release of some of Tim Burton's best horror movies, as the director established himself and his...

As a veteran of what we now call the “old internet,” I remember a time when the scariest media you could find online consisted of seemingly innocent image macros containing sinister details lurking in the background. Known as “mindf*ck” images, half the fun of sharing these spooky memes was the anticipation of finding whatever poorly photoshopped demon face that awaited you in the dark.

Years later, I still find myself fascinated by hidden horrors and I’m clearly not the only one – as we can see by the success of films like Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs, which features its own set of demonic background scares. And in honor of this specific kind of subliminal fright, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the freakiest hidden scares in film.

For the purposes of this list, we’ll be classifying “hidden horrors” as any easily missable background...

Matilda (1996) inspires viewers to watch its modern counterpart, Matilda the Musical (2022), both adapted from Roald Dahl's book. Both adaptations have high Rotten Tomatoes scores and are loved by audiences, with Matilda the Musical becoming the fourth-highest-grossing family film in the UK. Whether audiences prefer the original Matilda or Matilda the Musical depends on personal taste, as both films offer unique experiences and tell the same story.

The 1996 movie Matilda just hit Netflix, and it's certainly worth the rewatch, especially because it will inspire audiences to watch its modern counterpart. Matilda is one of many movies adapted from the writings of author, Roald Dahl. While the 1996 movie follows a young girl with telekinesis, his other stories have an equally strange bend. Some of the most popular Roald Dahl movie adaptations include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Bfg, and The Witches. Despite Matilda being brought to life on-screen in 1996, Dahl...

I'm of two minds about "Welcome to Marwen." Robert Zemeckis' 2018 live-action/motion-capture creation is everything that Jeff Malmberg's 2010 documentary "Marwencol," the film that inspired it, isn't. Yet, as "shockingly bad" as "Welcome to Marwen" is, to quote Chris Evangelista's review for /Film, its failure seemed to turn Zemeckis away from taking big swings. Instead, he subsequently retreated into boring familiarity with his live-action remakes of "The Witches" and "Pinocchio," both of which earned lackluster reviews and vanished into the direct-to-streaming void, never to be spoken of again. I've since found myself wishing he would take on something challenging and experimental once more.

Well, in classic cautionary tale fashion, it appears my wish has led to a finger curling on the monkey's paw. Zemeckis is coming back this year with "Here," a film based on Richard McGuire's graphic novel about the events that take place in the same...

Tim Burton's unique aesthetic could have elevated certain dark fantasy and adventure movies, making them more dynamic. 2020's The Witches failed to capture a Burton-esque tone, lacking the vital unsettling and bittersweet elements. Burton's potential directing could have improved narratives and character development in movie like The Hobbit and Maleficent.

Certain murder mysteries and dark fantasy movies probably would have been much better if they had been directed by Tim Burton when the person who did direct is evidently trying to capture some of Burton's signature aesthetic. As I assume it is for many people, I gradually became familiar with Burton's repertoire during my youth through watching movies like Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride. In my case, the experience was also intertwined with going on the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland when it was dressed up as The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Like everybody else, I became a vehement fan of Burton's best movies,...

Where are all my witches at?

I, like many women of my age, spent a formative part of my youth enamored with the idea of witches. While Buffy the Vampire Slayer wasn’t quite my bag, I adored Charmed. My VHS copy of Practical Magic got more play than a yo-yo. And, of course, I was an avid viewer of Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Did I myself dabble in magical arts, though? No, and I won’t pretend I did either. But man, did I so often wish that one day I’d just wake up with magical powers. I also wished I’d wake up one day and have a twin, too, as I also voraciously devoured the T*Witches novel series.

When it came to classic Halloween tropes, witches often received the lightest treatment for a long time. Witch media, post the long-standing green-face, wart-nosed, pointy-hat likeness instead...

Netflix's animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Twits premieres in 2025, featuring a star-studded voice cast and a fresh take on the classic story. Helmed by Phil Johnston, the film showcases reprehensible characters and highlights the importance of decency prevailing over anger and vengeance. The Twits is part of Netflix's growing lineup of Dahl adaptations, following the success of previous collaborations with Wes Anderson and the Roald Dahl Story Company.

The Twits are coming to Netflix! The latest of the streamer's Roald Dahl adaptations will premiere in 2025, with Margo Martindale (Cocaine Bear), Natalie Portman (May December), Emilia Clarke (Secret Invasion), and Johnny Vegas (Still Open All Hours) leading the voice cast. The Twits will follow Mr and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world, who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the...

Anne Hathaway's performances have impressed audiences since her film debut in The Princess Diaries, and over the years, she has continued to prove herself as one of Hollywood's greatest talents. Whether she is starring in romantic comedies, superhero films, or breathtaking dramas, Hathaway consistently steals the spotlight.

It's tricky to narrow down Anne Hathaway's finest work, but there are a few projects that have shown exactly what Hathaway is capable of when it comes to acting. Her skills as a singer, actor, and all-around physical performer are some of the best in recent memory, and as a result, her filmography shines as bright as any.

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Demi Moore’s new film, the feminist body horror “The Substance,” sees her bare it all, with several scenes featuring full nudity. At the Cannes Film Festival press conference for the film on Monday, the 61-year-old actor discussed the “vulnerable experience.”

“Going into it, it was really spelled out — the level of vulnerability and rawness that was really required to tell the story,” Moore said. “And it was a very vulnerable experience and just required a lot of sensitivity and a lot of conversation about what we were trying to accomplish.”

In the film from “Revenge” helmer Coralie Fargeat, Moore plays a fading celebrity who uses a black market drug the film is named for — a cell-replicating device that winds up creating a young, better version of herself (Margaret Qualley). Not only must she share a space with this new creature, she has to spend half her time in a...

Festival, Market

The first edition of India’s Cinevesture International Film Festival and market will feature a range of masterclasses and panels headlined by a range of luminaries including filmmakers Shekhar Kapur (“What’s Love Got to Do with It?”) and Karan Johar (“Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”).

The lineup also includes actors Jaideep Ahlawat (“Paatal Lok”), Roshan Mathew (“Paradise”), Suvinder Vicky (“Kohrra”), Rajshri Deshpande (“Trial by Fire”), Boman Irani (“Dunki”), Rasika Dugal (“Mirzapur”), Abhay Deol (“Trial by Fire”), actor-producers Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal (“Girls Will be Girls”), filmmakers Tahira Kashyap (“Sharmajee Ki Beti”), Sudhir Mishra (“Tanaav”), Ajitpal Singh (“Tabbar”), Anurag Singh (“Kesri”) and Saugata Mukherjee, head of content at streamer SonyLiv.

As previously announced, the India premieres of France’s “The Taste of Things” and Korea’s “Exhuma” will open and close the festival. Former Cannes film market director Jerome Paillard, Indian actor and producer Rana Daggubati and...

Stars: Darren McAree, Zane Hopkins, Sarah Wynne Kordas, Holly Laura Platt, James Whitehurst, Charles O’Neill | Written and Directed by John Williams

Stoke-on-Trent filmmaker John Williams follows his 2022 low-budget horror anthology, Tales of the Creeping Death, which also screened at that year’s Romford Horror Festival, with Watch Me Sleep – another low-budget affair that deals with death, loss and addiction in terrifying fashion.

The film follows Sean, a recovering alcoholic who, after the death of his abusive mother, pays a company to insert a camera inside his mother’s coffin – a service that’s “normally” done for a couple of months but Sean, who is unperturbed by his mother’s death thanks to her abuse towards him, wants camera access for a year. Why? To make sure his mother stays dead because for some reason Sean is struggling to believe that is the case.

Let’s get this out of the way first.

When it comes to kid-appropriate horror films, many may turn to Coraline as the blueprint, or perhaps Monster House. And both are great options for kid-friendly spooky films, but there’s one that outshines them all. 1990’s The Witches is by far one of the most unsettling and horrifying kid’s films. The book, which was written by Roald Dahl, is also targeted toward children, and it honestly might be even more frightening than the film despite the lack of visuals. The movie, despite being over 30 years old, still holds up in the effects and makeup department. The titular witches (led by Anjelica Huston) are absolutely grotesque, with pointy, wart-covered features, and an overarching eeriness about them that just doesn’t sit right.

The Boiling Point TV series, The Banshees of Inisherin, Rye Lane and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical are among the U.K. Casting Directors’ Guild Awards winners for 2024.

The sixth CDG Casting Awards, handed out Wednesday evening in London, also honored the likes of the theater play Dear England, a TV adaptation of which Sky has just unveiled.

Competing for the awards were productions that premiered between Sept. 1, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2023 and they were selected as nominees by members of the guild. The Casting Directors’ Guild represents casting directors in the film, television, theater and commercials industries in the U.K. and Ireland.

Its awards celebrate “the incredible work achieved by casting teams across film, television, theater and commercials,” in partnership with global casting platform Spotlight.

“Casting directors are often the unsung storytellers of the industry. Their vision and skills that help orchestrate an ensemble of characters bring a script to life in every medium,...

Coraline marks 15 years with a chilling yet heartwarming tale, inspiring fans to explore dark fantasy horror in film beyond Tim Burton. Alice in Wonderland (2010) brings a dark aesthetic to Lewis Carroll's classic, with a stellar cast and a surreal, eerie mood for families. From Stop-Motion Marvels to Cruella’s punk rock rebellion, dark whimsical family films blend humor, horror, and magic for all ages.

On February 5, Coraline reached its 15th anniversary, which prompted many fans of the movie to rewatch it. Coraline is a unique family movie with a dark aesthetic and truly terrifying scenes combined with heartwarming and hilarious moments. While Coraline is one of the best examples of dark fantasy horror films, there are plenty of movies from this genre that Coraline fans should watch as well.

While Tim Burton is probably the main contributor to horror family movies, other interesting and innovative creators have also come up with unique,...

There will be spoilers ahead for "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" season 3, episode 2, "Paths Unknown."

"Star Wars: The Bad Batch," the animated series that followed the popular show "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," enters its third and final season today. Throughout the show, we've been treated to incredible cameos and recurring characters familiar to fans of movies and television. One of the biggest came in the form of Rhea Perlman of "Cheers" fame, who took on the role of the Trandoshan Cid during the first two seasons. Wanda Sykes has appeared repeatedly as a treasure hunting scoundrel named Phee Genoa. Héctor Elizondo voiced a one-off character in the first season named Romar Adell. Ernie Hudson made an appearance, as did Taran Killam and Ben Schwartz. There has been no shortage of star power coming to the world of "Star Wars," but in the three-episode premiere of the third season of "The Bad Batch,...

Carrie Fisher took the virginity of Indiana Jones. At least, that's how she told it while she was alive. Specifically, that's what she told me. In her own words: "I wrote it with George [Lucas.] We wrote Indiana Jones losing his virginity to Mata Hari. It went very well."

I had been asking about her work on the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, so this answer came a bit out of left field. However, it's a little-known fact that Fisher worked as a writer on many George Lucas projects, doing an uncredited polish on the scripts for the prequels and even coming up with adventures for Indiana Jones to go on in his TV series, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles." 

So, how did Indiana Jones actually lose his virginity, and what part did Fisher play?

Read more: The 18 Best Action Movie Actors Ranked

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Nicolas Roeg was an English director who hit his creative peak in the 1970s. He started as a cinematographer before transitioning to directing with the Mick Jagger-starring Performance in 1970. From there, he quickly made a name for himself with his dark, violent narratives as well as his fragmented and disorienting visual style, including disruptive editing. His most well-known movies are his influential horror Don't Look Now, outback thriller Walkabout, and the Roald Dahl adaptation The Witches.

Exclusive: Starring an electrifying Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard ends its limited run at London’s Savoy Theatre on January 6. However, Deadline can reveal in its 2024 West End look ahead that the singer will lead the Andrew Lloyd Webber show to Broadway in November, according to insiders connected with the production.

Scherzinger, who won the Evening Standard’s best musical performance prize for her show-stopping turn as Norma Desmond, has indicated to producers that she will commit to a six-month season in New York, we understand. The Es also recently named the show’s helmer Jamie Lloyd as Best Director [Disclosure: this writer is a member of the Es judging panel].

Nicole Scherzinger in ‘Sunset Boulevard’

Meanwhile, another Es winner, Jack Thorne’s glorious drama The Motive and the Cue, staged by Sam Mendes, has transferred from London’s National Theatre to the Noël Coward, and we can also reveal The Motive and the Cue is in the early stages of discussions for a run in NYC.

The BBC are showing a bunch of great family films over the Christmas period. They’re also showing House Of Gucci. Check out the full list below.

Nothing says Christmas like watching Adam Driver and Lady Gaga getting steamy on a building site. The BBC clearly know that, because they’re putting House Of Gucci on over the holidays. We’ll definitely be tuning in for that one.

Dodgy Italian accents aside, there’s a whole host of pretty recent cinema coming onto the Beeb this Christmas – if you missed any of these at the time and don’t want to shell out on a dozen streaming services, then this is the list for you!

We’ll update this list with timings and such when we have them. In the meantime, check out our list of all the BBC telly on its way over mince pie season, and check out...

Beloved childhood favorites can be much darker in retrospect, exploring complex and disturbing themes that may not be suitable for children today. Movies like The Last Unicorn and Watership Down delve into dark themes such as species endangerment and cannibalistic violence, making them visibly distressing for young viewers. Even seemingly innocent movies such as Harry Potter and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory have darker undertones, addressing child abuse and mistreatment of students, and featuring surreal and frightening scenes that can be disturbing in hindsight.

Many beloved childhood favorites are actually much darker movies in retrospect. Like any facet of the film industry, kids' movies are constantly evolving based on societal standards and current industry guidelines. Though it's mainly the case with older classics, many family-friendly movies are much darker than one realizes when viewing them as a child due to underlying complex ideas of harsh realities. Children's movies should...

You know Anne Hathaway as an onscreen princess, but did you know she's also a mom of two? Since marrying her husband, Adam Shulman, in 2012, the actor has welcomed two boys. Although Hathaway's incredibly private about her home life, she's shared snippets about her little ones here and there.

On July 24, 2019, Hathaway announced that she was officially expecting her second child. In an emotional Instagram post, she shared that it "was not a straight line" to either of her pregnancies, alluding to struggles conceiving, and encouraged other women who are experiencing infertility to hang in there.

In October 2022, Hathaway opened up about how having kids has made her pickier when selecting projects. "I have to say, the 'kids' thing has been the biggest shift," she told SiriusXM's "The Jess Cagle Show," per People. "That's kind of reprioritized everything, so it's actually made me a bit choosier because something really...

This article contains The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar spoilers.

“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” is only the second time in Wes Anderson’s career that he’s adapted another writer’s work. To put a finer point on it, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” is also the second time he’s adapted a single author’s work: Roald Dahl. Yet with Anderson’s first foray into streaming, via his 41-minute short film soufflé on Netflix, Anderson is tackling Dahl in a very different manner, and we do not mean simply because “Henry Sugar” is live-action.

One of the most beloved children’s authors of the 20th century, Dahl has intermittently proved a wellspring for filmmakers over the decades, sometimes to Dahl’s personal chagrin. He infamously regretted the film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which couldn’t bother to even get the title right when...

Netflix typically refuses to release its actual viewership numbers to the public, making its weekly top-10 lists a fascinating peek into how streaming services actually operate. Netflix may pour millions into their original programs, but their ten most popular films or TV tend to (at least partly) be 25-year-old movies experiencing a seemingly random renaissance. Case in point: one of the hottest films on Netflix right now is Danny DeVito's 1996 family film "Matilda" based on the 1988 novel by Roald Dahl. 

"Matilda," critically acclaimed upon its release, is about the titular young girl (Mara Wilson) who lives with caustic, greedy, tacky, and abusive parents. Her new school is a bleak, Dickensian nightmare overseen by the bestial, cruel Mrs. Trunchbull (Pam Ferris). The only person who treats Matilda with kindness is the put-upon Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz) who sees how bright and gentle Matilda is. 

Matilda sees little respite from her...

Despite being critically acclaimed, many film adaptations of Roald Dahl's beloved books have been box office bombs, with only a few exceptions. The Bfg, directed by Steven Spielberg, and The Witches (1990) are among the Dahl adaptations that underperformed at the box office. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr. Fox also faced box office failures, but both have since gained cult status and cultural impact.

Roald Dahl is one of the most famous authors of all time, and while a lot of movies have adapted Dahl's classic works, tons of them have been huge box office bombs. While some Roald Dahl movies have succeeded, many more of them have flopped, with plenty of his movies losing money despite being critical successes. The reasons for these failures vary, and although many of them found success on home video, they simply didn't fare well in theaters. So, here is every...

The film world's favorite persnickety stylist, Wes Anderson, is back! Already! Anderson's most recent feature film, "Asteroid City," premiered in wide release just three months ago. It garnered rave reviews (Lex Briscuso wrote in these very pages that the film is "a top-tier Wes Anderson original that brings back the carefree fun and charm of some of his best works") and continues to be a box office force to be reckoned with, which is more or less par for the course for Anderson.

But eager Andersonians won't have to wait two to three years for the next one. A dazzling new adventure from the mind behind "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" lies right around the corner. On September 27, Anderson will premiere a new short film on Netflix titled "The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar." In fact, September 27 doesn't just mark the premiere of a new Anderson film, it's...

When it comes to kid-appropriate horror films, many may turn to Coraline as the blueprint, or perhaps Monster House. And both are great options for kid-friendly spooky films, but there’s one that outshines them all. 1990’s The Witches is by far one of the most unsettling and horrifying kid’s films. The book, which was written by Roald Dahl, is also targeted toward children, and it honestly might be even more frightening than the film despite the lack of visuals. The movie, despite being over 30 years old, still holds up in the effects and makeup department. The titular witches (led by Anjelica Huston) are absolutely grotesque, with pointy, wart-covered features, and an overarching eeriness about them that just doesn’t sit right.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story features an ensemble cast and draws parallels between the struggles of Queen Charlotte and characters in the main Bridgerton series, making the story more accessible. Cyril Nri, who plays Lord Danbury, brings a theatrical energy and a hardened edge to the role, making him a perfect peripheral character who shines with limited screen time. Nri is best known for his role as Superintendent Okaro in The Bill and has also appeared in other notable projects, including Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and The Witches. His performance in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a strong first impression in the United States.

Like the rest of the cast of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story the performer who played Lord Danbury was an actor with plenty of recognizable credits. Debuting in 2023, Queen Charlotte is a prequel to the popular Netflix series Bridgerton and followed the titular queen...

Severin Films is celebrating the late Peter Cushing with an unprecedented box set highlighting the most unexpected gems from the filmography of the legendary horror actor.

Cushing Curiosities, releasing August 29, presents 6-discs of rarely seen feature films and television broadcasts restored and scanned from original vault sources, plus a curated plethora of Special Features that celebrate Cushing’s unique career like never before.

From Hammer Films to Star Wars, he remains one of genre films’ best-loved actors. Now celebrate six of the most unexpected, rarely seen and decidedly curious performances from the legendary career of Peter Cushing: Cushing delivers a rare villain turn in the 1960 aviation thriller Cone Of Silence. That same year, Cushing brought gentle dignity to The Boulting Brothers’ cold-war drama Suspect. In 1962’s The Man Who Finally Died, Cushing co-stars opposite Stanley Baker as a former Nazi hiding a grave post-war secret.

Cushing returns to his...

There were always two sides to the Jim Henson Company during Henson's lifetime. On one of them, you have the puppets they created for "Sesame Street" and "Fraggle Rock," shows that are as wholesome and earnest as their googly-eyed stars. On the other one, you have the often frightening and twisted puppets that Henson and his crew invented for "The Dark Crystal" and "Labyrinth," as well as those for even creepier fantasy movies like director Nicolas Roeg's "The Witches." The Muppets, in case you were wondering, straddled the line between the two sides.

More than 30 years after its founder's death, however, Henson's legendary Creature Shop is now working on the "Five Nights at Freddy's" movie. As anyone even remotely familiar with the premise for the original "Fnaf" video games could tell you, Blumhouse's film adaptation is a far cry from even the darkest projects Henson's company developed under his watch.

Some '90s kids movies have incredibly dark moments hidden within them, which evolved storytelling for children across the decade. Surprisingly, even films like The Muppet Christmas Carol and Beauty and the Beast have dark moments that contribute to the overall message. Some notable dark moments include Bruno transforming into a mouse in The Witches, Scar's song in The Lion King, and Buzz realizing he's a toy in Toy Story.

Incredibly dark moments hidden in '90s kids movies underscore how much stories for children evolved during the decade. On one hand, it can be surprising how much darkness is cleverly tucked inside some of the most foundational and popular kids movies from the 1990s. On the other, it can be argued that many of these moments are crucial to delivering the positive messages and lessons that these films aimed to impart to children.

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Warner Bros. Pictures’ official Wonka trailer reveals how Willy became Wonka…which makes much more sense after you’ve watched the trailer. Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) charms his way through the trailer onto 2023 must-see movie lists by transforming into a young man with a huge imagination and the courage to take on the chocolate cartel.

Joining Timothee Chalament in the fantasy film are Calah Lane (The Day Shall Come), Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon), Paterson Joseph (Noughts + Crosses), Matt Lucas (Paddington), Mathew Baynton (The Wrong Mans), Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Rowan Atkinson (Johnny English), Jim Carter (Downton Abbey), and Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite). Additional stars include Natasha Rothwell (White Lotus), Rich Fulcher (Marriage Story), Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education), Tom Davis (Paddington 2), and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Zack Snyder’s Justice League).

Paddington‘s Paul King directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby,...

Bet you weren’t expecting the eyebrow-raising TV news of the day to involve a new adaptation of beloved children’s author Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series. But the surprising twist in the BBC’s announcement today didn’t concern the bestselling series of whimsical, jolly-hockey-sticks children’s adventure novels from the 1940s-1960s – rather the creator behind this new series: Nicolas Winding Refn.

Considering this Danish director is famous for stylish but graphically violent films like The Neon Demon, Only God Forgives and Drive, The Famous Five will be somewhat of a left turn for him.

The series will have three 90-minute episodes drawing on Blyton’s 21 Famous Five novels, which detailed the adventures of five daring young explorers – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and their dog Timmy – as they spend their school holidays gallivanting around the English countryside and coastline, solving mysteries, finding treasure and catching criminals. Filming...

The latest all-singing version of Matilda, now on Netflix, joins an impressive library of thoughtful film versions of seminal kids’ books, from Paddington to Kes

The common wisdom that “the book is usually better than the film” is as true of children’s literature as of its adult counterpart: cinema is stacked with adaptations of children’s classics that may be perfectly proficient, but haven’t the inspired individuality of the works at their source.

Devotees of Roald Dahl have learned this a lot over the years. His offbeat humour and offhand storytelling style, so irresistible to kids, rarely translates all the way to screen — it’s thwarted such titans as Steven Spielberg, who whiffed with The Bfg (Netflix), though Wes Anderson’s droll Fantastic Mr Fox succeeded by inventing eccentricities of its own. Best of all, Nicolas Roeg’s very adult sense of the macabre proved a delicious fit...

Following the shocking move by Paramount+ to cancel four shows and remove them from their service within the week, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies creator Annabel Oakes has shared her response. In addition to the Grease prequel, Paramount+ cancelled Star Trek's animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, which also only ran for one season, singing competition Queen of the Universe and the comedy-drama revival The Game, though their final date on the streamer is currently unknown.

Shortly after the reveal, Annabel Oakes took to her Instagram story to address Paramount+ cancelling Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies after just one season. The showrunner expressed devastation at both the axing and plan to pull it from the platform entirely, while also thanking those who supported the show for their love since its premiere and inviting them to watch the show before it's gone. See what Oakes said in a screenshot...

Over a long and illustrious career, puppeteer Jim Henson created some of the most original and fascinating creatures in film and television. While most of his creations were kid-friendly and comforting—like Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, and Cookie Monster among other Sesame Street and Muppets staples—Henson was equally talented at crafting creepy and unsettling characters, especially for his antagonists. Notable baddies that showcased Henson’s aptitude for the disturbing include the Skeksis from The Dark Crystal, the Goblins from Labyrinth, and the Witches from The Witches. However, all of these pale in comparison to one of Henson's earlier, lesser-known creations, which managed to be utterly unnerving in its experimental design and unconventional puppetry.

Helmut Berger, the Austrian actor and regular Luchino Visconti collaborator who become one of the most recognizable faces of European arthouse cinema in the 1960s, has died at the age of 78. The news was announced by the actor’s agent, who wrote that he died “peacefully but nevertheless unexpectedly” on his management company’s website.

Born in Austria in 1944, Berger moved to Rome and began pursuing an acting career after expressing disinterest in following his parents into the hospitality industry. He initially found work as an extra before meeting Visconti in 1964. The “Rocco and His Brothers” director gave Berger a small part in his 1967 film “The Witches,” an omnibus film also directed by the likes of Vittorio De Sica and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Berger and Visconti began a professional and romantic relationship that would go on to shape the European cinema landscape of the subsequent decade.

Berger’s most significant...

The magic is turned up to eleven on Fantasy Island Season 2 Episode 13, with Elena bringing in Ruby's daughter to combat Isla's mermaid-siren song and a trio of guests wielding a spellbound poppet.

We've never seen Isla frightened before, but Mj's presence on the Island puts her fins in a twist as she senses Ruby's enthrallment may not hold up against a mother's love.

Meanwhile, the trio of Gavin Beck's wives, past and present, prove formidable in their vengeance.

Classic mythology and literature are rife with trios of powerful female figures.

Greek mythology has the Fates, Furies, and Graces. Hinduism, the Tridevi. Shakespeare's Macbeth, the Witches.

Gavin Beck didn't have a chance.

Granted, the Beck Wives come at their collective fantasy with some wrongheadedness.

Sue: Our fantasy is to get revenge on our husband.

Jenna: We want him to feel as awful as he made us feel.

Brooklyn: We want him to hurt.

Steven Spielberg is looking back on removing guns from “E.T.”

The Oscar-winning director revealed during a master class at the Time 100 Summit that he regrets editing out guns from the 20th anniversary re-release of the coming-of-age film. The 1982 theatrical cut includes a scene of police officers chasing the lead children with firearms; the re-release replaces the weapons with walkie talkies.

“That was a mistake. I never should have done that,” Spielberg said (via Variety). “‘E.T.’ is a product of its era. No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are, either voluntarily, or being forced to peer through.”

The “Fabelmans” director continued, “‘E.T.’ was a film that I was sensitive to the fact that the federal agents were approaching kids with firearms exposed and I thought I would change the guns into walkie talkies. Years went by and I changed my own views. I should have never...

Exclusive: There’s some seriously scary stuff going on at London’s National Theatre as the venue prepares for a musical version of Roald Dahl’s The Witches that will feature book and lyrics by playwright Lucy Kirkwood, who’s also an executive consultant on Succession.

Music and lyrics are by Dave Malloy, who won acclaim for the book and score he wrote for Broadway show Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.

The show is a co-production between the National and the Roald Dahl Story Company.

Katherine Kingsley (The Larkins) will play the Grand High Witch, whose only objective is to eliminate all children from the planet and turn them into mice. “She’s a tyrannical narcissist, truly she’s really evil. There’s no escaping the fact that she’s a bad person,” Kingsley told us.

“It’s a great role,” she laughed. “There’s a lot of fun to be had with her,...

The indie film Rye Lane made an instant splash at the Sundance Film Festival with its well-written story, and its diverse cast and characters have helped the film soar. Set in South London and taking place over the course of one day, the romantic comedy tells the story of a pair of young adults who bond over their recent bad breakups. At Sundance, Rye Lane garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics (via Rotten Tomatoes), drawing favorable comparisons to romantic classics like 1995's Before Sunrise. The movie is also said to go a long way toward changing the narrative about the romantic comedy genre.

What helps Rye Lane stand out is the diversity of its casting and characters and the effortless way with which the film showcases this varied representation. Featuring a roster of up-and-coming UK talent, Rye Layne finds truth in its storytelling through its cast and tells a love...

There are so many different streaming services in play that it’s impossible to keep track of them all, but we find it’s good to at least be aware of what’s *leaving* the ones you’re subscribing to. This way you can make sure to knock things off your list before they’re gone.

On that note, a couple hundred movies will be leaving HBO Max in April 2023, including several that horror fans may want to watch before they can no longer be found on there.

That list of horror movies leaving HBO Max next month includes James Wan’s Malignant, as well as last year’s holiday horror movie Adult Swim Yule Log (don’t miss that one!).

Here’s all the horror leaving HBO Max in April 2023…

April 11

Adult Swim Yule Log (aka The Fireplace)

April 27

Malignant, 2021 (HBO)

April 30

Blade, 1998 Blow Out, 1981 (HBO) Deep Blue Sea,...

The chemistry between Charlotte and George is off the charts in the full trailer for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which you can check out above.

The sneak peek at the Bridgerton prequel, released by Netflix on Thursday, promises a complicated romance at Buckingham, with the titular heroine initially reluctant to marry the king and eventually falling in love with him.

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