Month: May 2024

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Don Coscarelli’s horror classic Phantasm, and Coscarelli returns to that iconic universe with his brand new book PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm. PHICTION explores characters and stories from the Phantasm universe, with an introduction by best-selling author Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-Tep). In the wake of a hardcover limited edition version of PHICTION being put
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Paul Auster, prolific author and screenwriter, died Tuesday evening at 77 from lung cancer. Originally from New Jersey, Auster settled into Brooklyn in 1980, and became what The New York Times calls the borough’s literary “patron saint.” In the ’80s and ’90s, Auster’s novels — which were often about things like identity, loss, and the
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Showrunners are the creative visionaries of a series. They might not be the original creators, but they cover all aspects of the creative elements, evolve the show’s vision, and decide where the story and character arcs will go. They run the writing rooms, head the development, hire writers, and ensure actors are kept happy and
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Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering
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Do Dillon and Lucas die in a recent episode of Hollyoaks? (Lime Pictures) Hollyoaks characters Dillon Ray and Lucas Hay have finally confessed their love for each other but a devastating conversion-therapy storyline has left them facing tragedy. Note: This article contains discussion of self-harm, which some readers may find distressing. Hollyoaks spoilers follow. The
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Patricia Elzie-Tuttle is a writer, podcaster, librarian, and information fanatic who appreciates potatoes in every single one of their beautiful iterations. Patricia earned a B.A. in Creative Writing and Musical Theatre from the University of Southern California and an MLIS from San Jose State University. Her weekly newsletter, Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice offers self-improvement
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The drama between Melissa McCarthy and Barbra Streisand over an Ozempic question ain’t over yet … ’cause Richard Simmons is now weighing on the matter. In a Facebook post Tuesday night, the legendary exercise guru threw his full support behind Melissa while calling out Barbra for asking the slimmed-down McCarthy if she was taking the
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The domestic box office at $2 billion currently this year is dragging 21% behind the same January-April spread last year, and when Universal’s Fall Guy commences the hot moviegoing season this Friday with a hopeful $35M, expect summer to drag some more. That’s because the lack of product due to the actors’ strike has made
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SEVENTEEN tease details of headline world tour dates. (The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) K-pop stars SEVENTEEN have teased details of a world tour – and this is everything we know so far. During a press conference held for the release of their album, 17 Is Right Here, the K-pop group announced plans for a
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Marigold Claude is the least talented woman in her artsy family. She’s resigned to her fate as a spinster, flouncing away from suitors and fleeing balls to dance barefoot with spirits beneath the full moon. So when her grandmother offers Marigold the chance to be the next Honey Witch, the protector of the isle of
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Play video content TMZ.com There’s been jarring imagery coming out of college campuses embroiled in pro-Palestine protests — including Jewish students being blocked off, which Brett Gelman finds disgusting. We got the ‘Stranger Things’ star at LAX Tuesday, where he weighed in on everything going on at Columbia University and other schools … namely, demonstrators
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