Tag: Candyman
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Nia DaCosta Made ‘The Marvels’ a Better Work Environment Than ‘Candyman’
With her first foray into the MCU, Nia DaCosta is breaking ground in film history. She’s officially the youngest director and the first Black woman to helm a project for the superhero giant. The Marvels is easily the biggest project she has worked on to date too, following her rise from the indie film scene…
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This Iconic Actor Got 27 Bee Stings While Making This Horror Classic
Cashing in on the fear of insects has been a staple of the horror genre for many years, but few shots of creepy crawlies have cemented their status in pop culture iconography quite like the bees that pour out of Tony Todd’s mouth in the 1992 horror flick Candyman. The classic movie is filled with…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Says Superhero Fatigue Is Real — But Isn’t Worried, Because Her Sequel Is ‘Really Wacky and Silly’
General interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe appears to have waned since its “Avengers: Endgame” heyday, but Marvel Studios’ robust slate of upcoming films makes it clear that the machine is not slowing down any time soon. And while the Marvel name might not be enough to guarantee a cultural phenomenon anymore, Nia DaCosta believes…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Says Superhero Fatigue ‘Absolutely Exists,’ New MCU Film Is ‘Really Wacky and Silly’ Compared to Others
“Candyman” filmmaker Nia DaCosta is making her superhero directorial debut with Marvel’s upcoming “The Marvels,” a sequel to “Captain Marvel” that teams Brie Larson’s eponymous superhero with Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau from “WandaVision” and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan from “Ms. Marvel.” It’s been a shaky year for comic book tentpoles, with Marvel’s own “Ant-Man and…
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Where To Watch ‘The Blackening’: Showtimes and Streaming Status
Horror has always been a genre somewhat difficult to define. Continuously pushing boundaries, exploring societal issues, and turning stereotypes on their head, horror is so much more than cheap jump-scares and creepy old houses. In 1992, we saw the release of Candyman, a movie following the legend of the title character, an African-American entity murdered…
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How Candyman Was Inspired by a Real-Life Housing Project
Unlike what many would believe, Cabrini-Green was not immortalized by The Candyman (1992) as a dreadful place where all kinds of horrors co-existed. Rather it was the latter that capitalized on the realities of the dreadful neighborhood that provided the space for the myth of the Candyman to materialize. While the trend of widely seen…
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Candyman Review: Tony Todd Still Terrifies in His Iconic Horror Performance
Still as chilling a work as one could hope to have when it comes to horror, 1994’s Candyman proves to be one of those films that you can put on and just get sucked into until everything else is drowned out around you. Just as Tony Todd’s dynamic performance as the titular being draws in…
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‘Traveling Light’ Review: Stuck in Close Quarters, Staving Off Covid and Boredom
Shot during the pandemic and set on May 30, 2020 — just a few days after the death of George Floyd during an arrest by the Minneapolis Police Department — “Traveling Light” is an experimental attempt at social commentary that fails to provide any insight, emotion or even entertainment of the most basic kind. Nearly…
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Nia DaCosta to Direct Film Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘The Water Dancer’
Nia DaCosta will direct the feature film adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ best-selling novel “The Water Dancer.” The film is being backed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and will be produced by Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.DaCosta directed last year’s horror hit “Candyman” and is also stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe…