Tag: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Tim Curry’s Role in ‘Clue’ Was So Demanding, It Sent Him to the Nurse
It doesn’t get much more iconic than Tim Curry. A staple in feature films since his breakthrough from stage to screen in 1975’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Curry has since gone on to give us nightmares as Pennywise the Clown in It, sing-alongs in Annie, adventures filled with pillage and plunder in Muppet Treasure…
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IndieWire After Dark: Midnight Movies for the Streaming Age
If a “midnight movie” is streamed on a laptop at two o’clock in the afternoon — and no one is there to obsess about it with you — is it even a midnight movie?Some films automatically qualify as midnight movies thanks to subject matter or conceptual guts; Divine didn’t eat dog shit for you to…
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Every Movie Referenced at the Start of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Ranked
The opening song of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” effectively sets the stage for what’s to come in more ways than one. As far as the non-lyrical content goes, it sounds reminiscent of the glam rock/throwback pop sound found in the musical’s other tracks, and lyrically, it sets the stage by referencing…
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Rocky Horror’s Frank-n-Furter Is the Ultimate Villain We Love to Root For
Go to any screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show this Halloween, and for every horn-rimmed and cardigan-clad Brad and Janet you see in the audience, you’re likely to spot five or ten corset-and-fishnet-wearing Dr. Frank-n-Furters. But Brad and Janet are the protagonists and they’re supposed to be the heroes – they’re even labeled as…
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Star Wars Bits: Alan Ladd Jr., Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Crimson Reign, The Mandalorian, And More!
In this edition of Star Wars Bits:Alan Ladd Jr. Passes Away at 84 “Andor” Adds Rosalind Halstead and David Hayman Qui-Gon Jinn to Appear in “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Marvel’s Upcoming “Star Wars” Comics And More!Legendary film executive and producer Alan Ladd Jr. passed away on March 2 at the age of 84. Ladd — or Laddie,…
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Meat Loaf Helped Edit ‘Fight Club’ With David Fincher: ‘We’d Sit There and Watch 40 Takes’
Meat Loaf, who died Thursday at 74, will always be remembered for his contributions to rock music, but his career also spanned iconic films such as “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and David Fincher’s “Fight Club.” The musician starred opposite Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the latter as bodybuilder Robert “Bob” Paulson. As Meat…
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Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Singer and Prolific Actor, Dies at 74
The singer Meat Loaf, whose “Bat Out of Hell” album is among the best-selling and most enduring rock albums of the 1970s, has died at the age of 74. A consummate performer, he also appeared as an actor in the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” as well as “Crazy Alabama,” “Fight Club,” “Wayne’s…
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40 Years Of Shock Treatment, The Underrated Rocky Horror Sequel
If you’re a living human being then chances are you’re familiar with “
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‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Has Been Screening to an Empty Theater in Portland for 54 Weeks
How long has The Rocky Horror Picture Show been playing at Portland’s Clinton Street Theater? The answer will make you shiver with antici…pation. In fact, it will do more than that, it’ll make you whistle and say, “Dammit, Janet, that’s some dedication.” All that […]The post ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Has Been Screening to…
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How Disney Will Handle Fox Archive Titles for Classic Bookings
As the merging of two distinct studio ecologies continues under Disney, questions have come up during the transition about how Twentieth Century Fox’s library titles will be managed under new ownership. Last week, after Fox put a halt to accepting any new dates, alarmed exhibitors who book repertory theaters or supplement first-run offerings with classic…