Tag: The Munsters
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‘Succession’ Review: Season 4 Premiere Draws the Sibs Back Into Daddy’s Orbit — Spoilers
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 1, “The Munsters.”]“Succession” sure knows how to take the “happy” out of “happy birthday.” Following last season’s devastating bash for Kendall (Jeremy Strong), the beginning of the end starts with another commemoration, this time absent a vaginal entryway or sippy cup cocktails. Logan…
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The Brady Bunch Movie Perfected TV to Film Adaptations
Making a film based on a television series, particularly one as beloved as The Brady Bunch, is unenviable. The successes, like Mission: Impossible, are easily outnumbered by the failures, like Car 54, Where Are You? or The Beverly Hillbillies. Not that studios have given up trying – Rob Zombie’s reboot of The Munsters is readying…
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The Munsters Review: Just About What You’d Expect From Rob Zombie
For better or for worse, Rob Zombie’s feature-length version of The Munsters is just about what you would expect. It’s not quite as bad as I expected… but it’s not great. Based on the 1960s TV show of the same name, it still maintains much of the classic goofiness and kitsch, but with an extended…
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The Munsters Reboot Video Shows Makeup Team Creating Iconic Looks
This is a big week for fans of musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie, as the director returns to the world of feature length productions with his reimagining of The Munsters. Outside his musical career, the last three years have been quiet for Zombie, whose last on-screen project was 3 From Hell, a continuation of his…
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The Addams Family vs. The Munsters: Who Ya Got?
Two creepy television families. The Addams Family, a wealthy, morbid fictional family created by cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938 and introduced to television in 1964. The Munsters, a sitcom about a working class family of monsters in the classic Universal vein, also airing in 1964. Two sitcoms, inextricably linked by their premises and their parallel…
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Rob Zombie’s Halloween Frustrations Led Him To The Lords Of Salem
With the new film adaptation of “The Munsters” right around the corner, there’s been a lot of talk about director Rob Zombie these days. The heavy metal musician-turned-filmmaker now has nine feature films under his belt, as well as his segment for the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez “Grindhouse” double feature, and the concert film “The Zombie…
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‘The Munsters’ Trailer: Rob Zombie Goes PG with a Wacky Monster Love Story
Lily Munster is just looking for the perfect man: Who cares if he’s conjured up in a lab?The trailer for Rob Zombie’s “The Munsters” reimagining centers on Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie) begging her father (Daniel Roebuck) for the man of her dreams. After a few failed attempts with a Nosferatu-esque bachelor, Herman Munster (Jeff Daniel…
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E.T. Star Dee Wallace Boards Rob Zombie’s The Munsters
The Munster family just keeps growing. The latest update on the wholesome monster household on Mockingbird Lane comes courtesy of “The Munsters” director Rob Zombie. Via his Instagram, the filmmaker revealed that “E.T.: The Extraterrestrial” star and frequent Zombie collaborator Dee Wallace is on board for the new film.Wallace has worked with the shock rock musician…
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Rob Zombie’s The Munsters Will Officially Be Rated PG
For the first time possibly ever, horror fans can breathe a sigh of relief over a remake of a beloved property not earning a hard R-rating. Known for his foul-mouthed, ultra-gory, nudity-filled horror films like “House of 1000 Corpses” and “The Devil’s Rejects,” Rob Zombie’s long-awaited film adaptation of “The Munsters” is staying true to…
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Every Rob Zombie Movie Ranked From Worst To Best
Rob Zombie has had an illustrious career. A founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie, he departed in 1996 for his first solo track, “Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn),” performed alongside Alice Cooper. He’d later go on to receive seven Grammy nominations for his solo efforts. Yet, the colloquial hillbilly rocker has…