Tag: Bette Midler
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Hocus Pocus review – Bette Midler and co still bewitching a devoted fanbase
With its 30th-anniversary rerelease the family-friendly Witches of Eastwick secures its status as a sweet-natured and sometimes weirdly brutal cult favouriteMaybe it’s beside the point to have a 30th-anniversary rerelease for Disney’s Halloween witch comedy starring Bette Midler – it’s been on a kind of permanent, low-level rerelease for three decades. The persistent, annual revival…
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Sarah Jessica Parker’s ‘Hocus Pocus’ Casting Was Spookily Spot-On
Sarah Jessica Parker brought the Salem witch Sarah Sanderson to life in 1993’s Hocus Pocus and its recent revival with her whimsical, scatty, and often coquettish portrayal, alongside her witchy sisters Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy. However, the And Just Like That… star was completely unaware during her first portrayal of the mischievous witch that…
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Frederic Forrest, Actor in ‘Apocalypse Now,’ ‘The Rose,’ Dies at 86
Frederic Forrest, a character actor who had a memorable role in 1979’s “Apocalypse Now” and earned an Oscar nomination for “The Rose” in the same year, died Friday in Santa Monica. He was 86.Forrest’s death was confirmed by his sister, Ginger Jackson. It was first reported by his “Rose” co-star Bette Midler, who paid tribute…
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‘Hocus Pocus 3’ in Development at Disney
A third “Hocus Pocus” film is officially in development, Walt Disney Pictures president Sean Bailey has confirmed.In a profile with The New York Times, Bailey stated that “Yes, ‘Hocus Pocus 3’ is happening” when discussing additional upcoming live-action projects in development at the company.“Hocus Pocus 3” comes after the success of the 2022 sequel “Hocus…