The annual celebration of the best in film history returns with the TCM Classic Film Festival April 13-16 at one of Hollywood’s most iconic theaters. The four-day fest built around film history instead of new releases will be celebrating Warner...
Zombies are a big part of pop culture, but the traditional image of zombies is not like we know it now. One of the first movies of the genre celebrates its 80th anniversary in April, and it’s not what you...
In the 18th century fairytale, the love between Beauty and the Beast reversed the curse, and they lived happily ever after. But a new game has suddenly cursed the Beast again. The question is, who did it? CluedUpp is back...
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”, the words ring out. Goth girl Lydia’s desperately summons the ghost with the most. Chaos and destruction ensue. All bets are off. It’s showtime. Tim Burton’s off-kilter horror comedy has been a cultural icon since the day...
The silence has eerie weight. At first it’s just one bird, perched above in the distance. Then, all at once, there are far too many. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds was a film I had heard countless things about for pretty...
Vincent Price’s smile is chilling. As he seals a critic’s fate with Shakespeare and an ominous narration, we want to scream out a warning, though it is far too late. “If I am a dog,” Price says, weaponizing The Merchant...
Iconic horror director Tobe Hooper’s 80th birthday would have been Jan. 25. But since his passing in 2017, recognition of his contribution to the genre has only grown. His visual style remains influential to a slew of directors and his...
John Carpenter was making films before started high school. Now, on his 75th birthday, he’s an icon of the genre and several of his films have become classics. Halloween kicked the slasher genre into full gear in 1978, but The...
Some people think a lot about death. Actor Michael Nathanson is hosting a new podcast about it. But refreshingly, it’s actually about the art of death in film and TV. The new podcast Playing Dead originated from the ashes of Nathanson’s...
Dark Alley Productions’ Twisted Christmas returned to The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, Calif. on Dec. 17, 2022 for a night of holiday horror movies, shopping and spooky characters adding fun to the movie experience. 1...