Tag: Firestarter
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‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Review: Paramount+ Resurrects a Property That Hardly Needed a Prequel
Evil, as conceived by Stephen King, is an inexorable force as old as the world itself. It exists in countless forms, some of which can be staved off for a time but none of which can be extinguished permanently. It’s as much a part of the earth as it is a part of us, and…
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‘Maximum Overdrive’ Blu-Ray Steelbook Coming From Vestron Video
Being a horror fan in the 80s meant you were eating well with the height of the slasher genre bringing sequels for icons like Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Kruger. However, another major component of 80s horror were Stephen King adaptations. The iconic horror author hit the ground running in this decade with a…
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Razzie Awards: Jared Leto, Tom Hanks, ‘Blonde’ and the Razzies Themselves Earn Top Dishonors
The Razzies acknowledged the elephant in the room at the 2023 awards – the organization gave itself a dishonor after nominating a 12-year-old for worst actress, sparking internet controversy.Ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards celebrating the year’s greatest achievements in film, the 43rd annual Razzies celebrated the “worst” actors and movies.This year’s Razzie nominations were mired…
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Where to Watch ‘Children of the Corn’ (2023)
It wouldn’t be the ultimate year of horror movie releases without another Stephen King adaptation. Last year saw the release of Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and Firestarter, and this year fans will get an updated dose of the Children of the Corn film series. The saga of murderous kids is not being continued so to speak,…
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Razzie Awards Issue Public Apology to ‘Firestarter’ Star Ryan Kiera Armstrong Over ‘Insensitive’ Nomination
The Razzie Awards are owning their own bad judgment.After nominating 11-year-old “Firestarter” star Ryan Kiera Armstrong in the Worst Actress category, Razzie co-founder John Wilson issued a statement rescinding the nomination and apologizing to Armstrong.“Sometimes, you do things without thinking, then you are called out for it,” Wilson said. “Then you get it. It’s why…
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David Harbour Channeled ‘Harrison Ford Essence’ For His Role In Stranger Things
By now it should be no surprise that Matt and Ross Duffer pulled from an iconic ’80s action star in their direction of David Harbour. I was lucky enough to interview the boys when they were doing press for “Stranger Things” season 3, and that conversation quickly turned to what they called “the two Stephens/Stevens,” meaning…
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Super 8 Dream Sequences and Jump Scares: Dp Brett Jutkiewicz on The Black Phone
It’s fitting that The Black Phone, an adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story, was shot in Wilmington, North Carolina. Forty years ago, it was the fertile imagination of Hill’s father—Stephen King—that birthed the city’s film industry. Needing a sprawling estate for an adaptation of King’s novel Firestarter, Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis settled on an…
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‘Doctor Strange 2’ Rules Again In Its Sophomore Weekend With 61 Million, ‘Firestarter’ Fizzles
A week after storming multiplexes with a superheroic 185 million domestic bow, Disney’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness picked up right where it left off, grossing an additional 61 million over its second weekend in North America. Not surprisingly, rival studios for the most part chose to steer clear of Marvel’s latest box-office…
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‘Firestarter’: Michael Greyeyes Saw His Performance as Way to ‘Take the Role Back’
Actor Michael Greyeyes has long been a fan of Stephen King, so when he was offered the role of Rainbird, a tracker meant to find a young girl with the ability to spontaneously start fires, in the remake of “Firestarter” he was eager. But the character comes with a lot of baggage.When the original “Firestarter”…
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Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Heading For 62 Million Second Weekend
A week after Marvel Studios cracked the multiverse wide open, the studio’s latest offering is still besting the competition. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is projected to easily top the box office this weekend: The horror-tinged superhero movie is expected to rake in another 60 million by Monday, according to The Wrap.The Benedict…