It is a paradoxical but nonetheless true statement to say that the retro-leaning L.A. rock band Redd Kross was far ahead of their time — not just musically (the power-pop resurgence of the early ‘90s) but also in pop-culture worship and the irony that saturated the 1990s. But their comic take on those things obscures not just what a great rock band they were and still are, but also the fact that they’re legit OGs on any number of levels.
Formed by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald, they were initially an L.A. punk rock band whose first gig was opening for the legendary Black Flag when they were virtually children. Then, they decided to rebel against the punk scene by committing the ultimate sin: growing their hair and donning garish ‘70s clothes, and recording a battery of songs about everything from teen “Exorcist” star Linda Blair to the Brady Bunch.
Formed by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald, they were initially an L.A. punk rock band whose first gig was opening for the legendary Black Flag when they were virtually children. Then, they decided to rebel against the punk scene by committing the ultimate sin: growing their hair and donning garish ‘70s clothes, and recording a battery of songs about everything from teen “Exorcist” star Linda Blair to the Brady Bunch.
- 5/21/2024
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
In spite of almost two decades having passed since the release of the first episode, The Office’s legacy still lives on in the hearts of its fans, who still discuss the sitcom’s hilarious characters and the hidden details giving much insight on them.
Among them there’s obviously the series’ most mysterious onscreen employee, whose charismatic nature makes the fandom love him a lot despite his relatively small screen time. You can already guess that we’re talking about Creed Bratton, the fictionalized version of the actor of the same name and Scranton’s most experienced worker.
Creed’s background is partially revealed by one-off liners delivered by him, but one scene brings more understanding of his past that can both amaze and horrify you.
Redditor @DAS_FUN_POLICE suggested a theory that implies that the fandom’s pet was a member of America’s most famous cult organization,...
Among them there’s obviously the series’ most mysterious onscreen employee, whose charismatic nature makes the fandom love him a lot despite his relatively small screen time. You can already guess that we’re talking about Creed Bratton, the fictionalized version of the actor of the same name and Scranton’s most experienced worker.
Creed’s background is partially revealed by one-off liners delivered by him, but one scene brings more understanding of his past that can both amaze and horrify you.
Redditor @DAS_FUN_POLICE suggested a theory that implies that the fandom’s pet was a member of America’s most famous cult organization,...
- 5/9/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
From author of the popular Clown in a Cornfield books comes Adam Cesare’s Influencer, a new horror novel that actually began its life as an Audible Original. But the paperback adaptation of the tale is said to be “new and expanded,” and it’s releasing October 1 Union Square & Co.
Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the cover reveal for Cesare’s Influencer, which features art by Tomasz Majewski. Check it out below and read on for more.
Cesare tells Bloody Disgusting, “I’m really proud of it. It’s a little bit more hardcore and disturbing than the Clown books, kind of a YA American Psycho/Funny Games/Silence of the Lambs cocktail, not really any of those things, but a tough book to comp out, since the plot is ‘a sociopathic instagram poet thinks he’s the next Charles Manson.’
“It was originally released as an Audible...
Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the cover reveal for Cesare’s Influencer, which features art by Tomasz Majewski. Check it out below and read on for more.
Cesare tells Bloody Disgusting, “I’m really proud of it. It’s a little bit more hardcore and disturbing than the Clown books, kind of a YA American Psycho/Funny Games/Silence of the Lambs cocktail, not really any of those things, but a tough book to comp out, since the plot is ‘a sociopathic instagram poet thinks he’s the next Charles Manson.’
“It was originally released as an Audible...
- 5/8/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In horror, bodies are usually split into parts, not the movies themselves.
Lots of slasher icons are revived for sequel upon sequel over the years but very few franchises — in any genre — have released a trilogy of movies within one year. Lionsgate’s “The Strangers” is breaking down the door in an ambitious, three-chapter strategy to give horror fans a never-before-seen horror “odyssey.”
This isn’t the first time “The Strangers” has come sneaking into theaters. The original 2008 film, inspired by real-life break-ins and the Charles Manson murders, starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a not-so-happy couple who get an unwelcome knock at their door in the middle of the night. They turn away a creepy woman asking “Is Tamara home?” but are soon plagued by masked, knife-wielding home invaders. The movie became a sleeper hit, making $82 million off a $9 million budget, and 10 years it later spawned a sequel,...
Lots of slasher icons are revived for sequel upon sequel over the years but very few franchises — in any genre — have released a trilogy of movies within one year. Lionsgate’s “The Strangers” is breaking down the door in an ambitious, three-chapter strategy to give horror fans a never-before-seen horror “odyssey.”
This isn’t the first time “The Strangers” has come sneaking into theaters. The original 2008 film, inspired by real-life break-ins and the Charles Manson murders, starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a not-so-happy couple who get an unwelcome knock at their door in the middle of the night. They turn away a creepy woman asking “Is Tamara home?” but are soon plagued by masked, knife-wielding home invaders. The movie became a sleeper hit, making $82 million off a $9 million budget, and 10 years it later spawned a sequel,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
There's a case to be made that Chris Hemsworth is the most talented of the Marvel Studios Chrises. He's got great comedic energy and leaned into that with his later performances as Thor (even if he admittedly went overboard in "Thor: Love and Thunder"). His vengeance-driven God of Thunder is the highlight of "Infinity War" too.
He's also making interesting career choices. I'm a Captain America fan, but Chris Evans has not challenged himself as an actor since "Snowpiercer." ("Knives Out" was just him dusting off his pre-Cap screen persona of a cocky a-hole.) Chris Pratt has waltzed his way into being Hollywood's leading voice actor despite his anonymous performances in "The Super Mario Brothers" and soon, "The Garfield Movie." Hemsworth takes paycheck gigs (see: "Extraction" and his voice acting turn as young Optimus Prime in "Transformers: One" this coming Summer), but he shows ambition too. In 2017, during Marvel's cultural dominance,...
He's also making interesting career choices. I'm a Captain America fan, but Chris Evans has not challenged himself as an actor since "Snowpiercer." ("Knives Out" was just him dusting off his pre-Cap screen persona of a cocky a-hole.) Chris Pratt has waltzed his way into being Hollywood's leading voice actor despite his anonymous performances in "The Super Mario Brothers" and soon, "The Garfield Movie." Hemsworth takes paycheck gigs (see: "Extraction" and his voice acting turn as young Optimus Prime in "Transformers: One" this coming Summer), but he shows ambition too. In 2017, during Marvel's cultural dominance,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
“Chip! Our mother is Charles Manson!”
What does it mean to be a good mother? Is it the ability to cook the perfect meatloaf or a talent for bird calls? Is it an impeccably turned out family each Sunday morning and an organized recycling setup? These may be important to a picture-perfect suburban life, but when it comes to being an effective mother, they’re merely window dressing. What truly makes a mother succeed is a dedication to the wellbeing of her children. But should that extend to murder? John Waters explores these questions in the 1994 film Serial Mom featuring a murderous mom who will do anything to give her kids a happy life.
Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) is the picture of maternal perfection. Her charming children and dreamy husband gather around the breakfast table each morning to discuss their lives and the hot button issues of the day. But...
What does it mean to be a good mother? Is it the ability to cook the perfect meatloaf or a talent for bird calls? Is it an impeccably turned out family each Sunday morning and an organized recycling setup? These may be important to a picture-perfect suburban life, but when it comes to being an effective mother, they’re merely window dressing. What truly makes a mother succeed is a dedication to the wellbeing of her children. But should that extend to murder? John Waters explores these questions in the 1994 film Serial Mom featuring a murderous mom who will do anything to give her kids a happy life.
Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) is the picture of maternal perfection. Her charming children and dreamy husband gather around the breakfast table each morning to discuss their lives and the hot button issues of the day. But...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Associated Press journalist Linda Deutsch was already a legendary court reporter when O.J. Simpson stood trial for killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. She’d covered high-profile criminal legal proceedings involving everyone from Charles Manson and Patty Hearst to Sirhan Sirhan and the “Night Stalker,” Richard Ramirez.
But Judge Lance Ito designated Deutsch the trial’s pool reporter and she soon became a familiar face to millions as a trusted TV commentator providing context for the case. Simpson himself approved of her coverage and, after he was acquitted, she became his go-to media contact for exclusive interviews in the ensuing decades.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Deutsch, who retired in 2014, after the Simpson family announced the Heisman winner turned actor and pitchman died on April 10.
You’ve said you never decided if Simpson was guilty. Was that a personal decision or a professional one?
My...
But Judge Lance Ito designated Deutsch the trial’s pool reporter and she soon became a familiar face to millions as a trusted TV commentator providing context for the case. Simpson himself approved of her coverage and, after he was acquitted, she became his go-to media contact for exclusive interviews in the ensuing decades.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Deutsch, who retired in 2014, after the Simpson family announced the Heisman winner turned actor and pitchman died on April 10.
You’ve said you never decided if Simpson was guilty. Was that a personal decision or a professional one?
My...
- 4/12/2024
- by Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We all know that Danny Trejo has spent time in prison, with a criminal record going back to his youth and extending into the ‘60s, long before he got his acting going. And it was during one of his latter stints that Trejo came across a fella who had yet to get his music career off the ground: none other than Charles Manson, who himself was a career criminal when the two encountered each other. Fortunately, Trejo took a considerably different path than being responsible for maybe the most notorious murders of the century…but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a unique experience with the cult leader.
Danny Trejo recalled meeting Charles Manson in the early ‘60s and even offering him protection. In turn, Manson introduced Trejo to the ways of hypnosis. “There were three people in my cell, and when we found out Charlie could hypnotize us,...
Danny Trejo recalled meeting Charles Manson in the early ‘60s and even offering him protection. In turn, Manson introduced Trejo to the ways of hypnosis. “There were three people in my cell, and when we found out Charlie could hypnotize us,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
There are entire generations that have no idea that Steve Martin was a stand-up comedian. They may recognize him as one-third of the trio that’s turned Only Murders in the Building into a streaming hit, or the long-suffering patriarch of the Father of the Bride movies, or maybe as that guy with the funny mustache who was in that one thing with Beyoncé (i.e. 2006 Pink Panther reboot). Some might have watched Parenthood or Planes, Trains and Automobiles with their parents when they were younger. He’s the celebrity who,...
- 4/1/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Nearly everyone, especially if you are a male over the age of 18, knows about the legacy of Playboy Magazine, one of the most iconic adult publications in history. Created by Hugh Hefner, the magazine is still in publication and titles itself the Gentlemen’s Magazine, which basically created the genre of artistic nudity and sensual expression into the mainstream media.
Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Club in London in 1969
With his unfortunate passing back in 2017, everyone accepted that they had lost an icon of the multimedia and publishing space. But even today, his legacy carries on, and his wealth has now been divided among his children and his widow Crystal Hefner. And despite his absence from management, the company is still thriving globally.
Who Possesses The Wealth From Playboy Hugh Hefner Left Behind As Inheritance?
Hugh Hefner with his wife Crystal Hefner
In the early 1950s, the United States was...
Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Club in London in 1969
With his unfortunate passing back in 2017, everyone accepted that they had lost an icon of the multimedia and publishing space. But even today, his legacy carries on, and his wealth has now been divided among his children and his widow Crystal Hefner. And despite his absence from management, the company is still thriving globally.
Who Possesses The Wealth From Playboy Hugh Hefner Left Behind As Inheritance?
Hugh Hefner with his wife Crystal Hefner
In the early 1950s, the United States was...
- 2/27/2024
- by Deepak Bisht
- FandomWire
The late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was one of the most controversial figures in the public eye, and one of the scandals that severely tarnished his name was the alleged assault of Playboy model Dorothy Stratten.
Dorothy Stratten via The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
She was only 18 when she was hired to do a photo shoot for the famed magazine and later invited to the Playboy mansion where the assault took place. Hefner’s valet witnessed the event but was told to keep silent.
Suggested“I had hours of video, hundreds of sexy tapes”: Hugh Hefner’s Widow Reveals Playboy Mogul Filmed A-List Actors Having S*x in His Bed With Spycams Without Consent
Hugh Hefner Denied Assaulting Late Playboy Model Dorothy Stratten
Director Peter Bogdanovich, who allegedly had an affair with Dorothy Stratten, released a memoir on the model’s behalf entitled The Killing of the Unicorn:...
Dorothy Stratten via The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
She was only 18 when she was hired to do a photo shoot for the famed magazine and later invited to the Playboy mansion where the assault took place. Hefner’s valet witnessed the event but was told to keep silent.
Suggested“I had hours of video, hundreds of sexy tapes”: Hugh Hefner’s Widow Reveals Playboy Mogul Filmed A-List Actors Having S*x in His Bed With Spycams Without Consent
Hugh Hefner Denied Assaulting Late Playboy Model Dorothy Stratten
Director Peter Bogdanovich, who allegedly had an affair with Dorothy Stratten, released a memoir on the model’s behalf entitled The Killing of the Unicorn:...
- 2/27/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
The classless practice of traumatic profiteering is alive and well in Thomas Walton’s micro-budget slasher Camp Pleasant Lake. We’ve become a society obsessed with gnarly true crime documentaries and podcasts, lifting infamous serial killers to celebrity status. As superfans once wrote letters to Charles Manson in prison, studios now churn out streaming programs about despicable icons like Bundy and Dahmer to capitalize on trending viewership. Camp Pleasant Lake is an intriguing commentary on selling someone else’s grief and loss for your next payday, but at no point does Walton’s execution do his “Horror LARPing” concept justice.
The film takes place at Camp Echo Lake, where new owners Rick (Michael Paré) and Darlene Rutherford (Maritza Brikisak) have reopened as an immersive Halloween experience. For $10,000, attendees are treated to “Camp of Terror,” an all-inclusive murder party that ties back to a horrible crime committed on the grounds 20 years prior.
The film takes place at Camp Echo Lake, where new owners Rick (Michael Paré) and Darlene Rutherford (Maritza Brikisak) have reopened as an immersive Halloween experience. For $10,000, attendees are treated to “Camp of Terror,” an all-inclusive murder party that ties back to a horrible crime committed on the grounds 20 years prior.
- 2/27/2024
- by Matt Donato
- bloody-disgusting.com
With striking beauty, undeniable charisma, and promising talent, Dorothy Stratten quickly rose to fame with her works in Playboy magazine. The actress had a photogenic appeal that endeared her audiences, but her life was cut short by her ex-husband who felt sidelined after her success. The Playboy Murders is a docu-series that showcases to its viewers the tragic and disturbing insight of the murder that will surely send shivers down your spine.
Dorothy Stratten with Paul Snider
The Playboy Murders looks back into the tragic end of the actresses who were once associated with Playboy. The episode which airs on ID tells the gruesome end of Dorothy Stratten, the Playmate of the Year in 1980 who was brutally murdered by her ex-husband It will share chills down your spine.
Trigger Warning
The Playboy Murders Delves Into The Horrifying Murder of Dorothy Stratten by Her Ex-Husband
In the episode of The Playboy Murders,...
Dorothy Stratten with Paul Snider
The Playboy Murders looks back into the tragic end of the actresses who were once associated with Playboy. The episode which airs on ID tells the gruesome end of Dorothy Stratten, the Playmate of the Year in 1980 who was brutally murdered by her ex-husband It will share chills down your spine.
Trigger Warning
The Playboy Murders Delves Into The Horrifying Murder of Dorothy Stratten by Her Ex-Husband
In the episode of The Playboy Murders,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Seated at a witness stand in Manhattan court on Monday, Don Henley was doing his best to contain himself and what he was feeling. But every so often, the boldface-name witness in a trial involving allegedly stolen handwritten lyrics to songs from the Eagles’ Hotel California couldn’t help himself.
Take the moment Henley was asked if he recalled sending legal pads with lyric drafts to writer Ed Sanders for research of the group’s planned Eagles biography more than 40 years ago. “I don’t recall offering to send him lyric pads,...
Take the moment Henley was asked if he recalled sending legal pads with lyric drafts to writer Ed Sanders for research of the group’s planned Eagles biography more than 40 years ago. “I don’t recall offering to send him lyric pads,...
- 2/27/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
The Beatles’ songs from A to Z are a study of how the band changed the course of pop music. The songwriting, melodies, instrumentals, and recording technqiues established the band as among the most influential in music history. But for all their success, The Beatles remained active for a relatively short period of time.
In 10 years, The Beatles released 14 albums in what’s considered their core catalog. It includes just over 200 songs from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Some are much more memorable than others, but every Beatles song from A to Z has its own story and interesting facts to keep listeners entertained even when the music stops.
Beatles songs starting with ‘A’ “Across the Universe” The song holds a Guinness World Record that involves outer space. “Act Naturally” It replaced a “weird” Ringo Starr song initially meant for the album. “All I’ve Got...
In 10 years, The Beatles released 14 albums in what’s considered their core catalog. It includes just over 200 songs from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Some are much more memorable than others, but every Beatles song from A to Z has its own story and interesting facts to keep listeners entertained even when the music stops.
Beatles songs starting with ‘A’ “Across the Universe” The song holds a Guinness World Record that involves outer space. “Act Naturally” It replaced a “weird” Ringo Starr song initially meant for the album. “All I’ve Got...
- 2/26/2024
- by Matt Moore
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 12 Episode 8 The Summer of Manson Airs February 28 2024 on Oxygen
Get ready for a chilling exploration into one of the most infamous crimes in history with the upcoming episode of “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered.” Tune in to Oxygen at 8:00 Pm on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, for Season 12 Episode 8 titled “The Summer of Manson.”
In this gripping installment, viewers will delve deep into the twisted mind of career criminal Charles Manson as new interviews with insiders shed light on how he manipulated his followers into committing heinous acts of violence. Through riveting accounts from those who were close to Manson, the episode uncovers the shocking details of how he orchestrated a series of murders that shook the nation and delivered him the fame he craved.
“The Summer of Manson” promises to provide a harrowing glimpse into the psychology of a master manipulator and the dark legacy he left behind. Don’t miss this captivating episode of “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered” as it unravels...
In this gripping installment, viewers will delve deep into the twisted mind of career criminal Charles Manson as new interviews with insiders shed light on how he manipulated his followers into committing heinous acts of violence. Through riveting accounts from those who were close to Manson, the episode uncovers the shocking details of how he orchestrated a series of murders that shook the nation and delivered him the fame he craved.
“The Summer of Manson” promises to provide a harrowing glimpse into the psychology of a master manipulator and the dark legacy he left behind. Don’t miss this captivating episode of “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered” as it unravels...
- 2/21/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Hollywood icons Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have shared a remarkable bond since 1983, captivating audiences with their enduring love story. Despite never formalizing their union through marriage, they stand as a beacon of wholesomeness in the often tumultuous landscape of Hollywood relationships.
Their commitment to each other transcends traditional labels, emphasizing the depth of their connection beyond societal conventions.
Goldie Hawn in Snatched
One of the highlights of their remarkable journey together occurred during the 1989 Oscars, a moment etched in the annals of Hollywood history. Their onstage presence that evening might have initially puzzled fans, but it ultimately radiated warmth and authenticity, touching the hearts of viewers around the world.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s Playful 1989 Oscars On-Stage Moment
Kurt Russell in Death Proof
In the glitzy world of Hollywood, where fairy tales often unfold on the silver screen, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s 1989 Oscars moment added a...
Their commitment to each other transcends traditional labels, emphasizing the depth of their connection beyond societal conventions.
Goldie Hawn in Snatched
One of the highlights of their remarkable journey together occurred during the 1989 Oscars, a moment etched in the annals of Hollywood history. Their onstage presence that evening might have initially puzzled fans, but it ultimately radiated warmth and authenticity, touching the hearts of viewers around the world.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s Playful 1989 Oscars On-Stage Moment
Kurt Russell in Death Proof
In the glitzy world of Hollywood, where fairy tales often unfold on the silver screen, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s 1989 Oscars moment added a...
- 2/19/2024
- by Pritha
- FandomWire
Update, 8:30 Pm: After a very brief turn in Charles Manson’s old prison, Danny Masterson has another new home behind bars.
Serving out the opening months of a 30-year sentence, the convicted rapist has been moved to the cushier digs of California’s Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. Unlike the harsher conditions and even harsher residents at the Golden State’s high security Corcoran State Prison, where the Helter Skelter leader spent his last two decades before dying in late 2017, the Men’s Colony is a medium and minimum-security facility.
Concerns for “the inmate’s well-being” begot the 47-year-old That 70s Show actor’s move in the last week or so, according to a law enforcement source. In custody since being found guilty on May 31, 2023 of two rapes in his second trial and held in Dtla and then North Kern State Prison, Masterson was moved to Corcoran...
Serving out the opening months of a 30-year sentence, the convicted rapist has been moved to the cushier digs of California’s Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. Unlike the harsher conditions and even harsher residents at the Golden State’s high security Corcoran State Prison, where the Helter Skelter leader spent his last two decades before dying in late 2017, the Men’s Colony is a medium and minimum-security facility.
Concerns for “the inmate’s well-being” begot the 47-year-old That 70s Show actor’s move in the last week or so, according to a law enforcement source. In custody since being found guilty on May 31, 2023 of two rapes in his second trial and held in Dtla and then North Kern State Prison, Masterson was moved to Corcoran...
- 2/19/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Elvis Presley began to receive death threats as his fame increased. He received a particularly frightening threat before one show; it scared him and his entourage badly enough that he said goodbye to his family before taking the stage. Afterward, though, he teased his bodyguards about taking it seriously. In private, he seemed much more shaken by it.
Elvis claimed he was afraid to sleep alone after a death threat
Ahead of a show in Las Vegas, several members of Elvis’ entourage received phone calls from a person who claimed to have information about a plot to kill Elvis. They informed the FBI, and Elvis called members of his entourage who were not in Vegas to have them closer to him.
“He just stumbled into my arms and hugged me,” his friend Jerry Schilling said, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick.
Elvis Presley...
Elvis claimed he was afraid to sleep alone after a death threat
Ahead of a show in Las Vegas, several members of Elvis’ entourage received phone calls from a person who claimed to have information about a plot to kill Elvis. They informed the FBI, and Elvis called members of his entourage who were not in Vegas to have them closer to him.
“He just stumbled into my arms and hugged me,” his friend Jerry Schilling said, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick.
Elvis Presley...
- 2/2/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sometimes life presents those quintessential crossroads moments, where taking one path means making the best choice possible while the other would be a bullet dodged. That's for us normal people, at least. When you're up-and-coming star Austin Butler, these types of decisions tend to be more of a win-win variety.
In what feels like no time at all, the "Elvis" and "Dune: Part Two" actor has completely reinvented himself from the kid who first came up in this industry as a Nickelodeon/Disney Channel actor. While most audiences would point to director Baz Luhrmann's 2022 Elvis biopic as the leading role that put Butler on their radar for good, it was actually his supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" as a Charles Manson cult member that kickstarted his rapid ascension to the top of Hollywood at large. But that role might never have happened...
In what feels like no time at all, the "Elvis" and "Dune: Part Two" actor has completely reinvented himself from the kid who first came up in this industry as a Nickelodeon/Disney Channel actor. While most audiences would point to director Baz Luhrmann's 2022 Elvis biopic as the leading role that put Butler on their radar for good, it was actually his supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" as a Charles Manson cult member that kickstarted his rapid ascension to the top of Hollywood at large. But that role might never have happened...
- 1/29/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Austin Butler appears to be a go-to guy when it comes to flight films.
During a conversation this week with Josh Horowitz for his Happy Sad Confused podcast at The 92nd Street Y, New York, Butler said he had been in the running for a role in Top Gun: Maverick. But he flew in a different direction.
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for Top Gun: Maverick or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” he said.
Butler decided to go with Oscar-winner Tarantino, fulfilling a personal dream.
“I’d already met with him, so I did that,” he said, which resulted in his role in 2019’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Butler starred as Charles Watson, a member of Charles Manson’s cult.
Despite Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’s release coming nearly three years before Top Gun: Maverick, they were filmed around...
During a conversation this week with Josh Horowitz for his Happy Sad Confused podcast at The 92nd Street Y, New York, Butler said he had been in the running for a role in Top Gun: Maverick. But he flew in a different direction.
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for Top Gun: Maverick or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” he said.
Butler decided to go with Oscar-winner Tarantino, fulfilling a personal dream.
“I’d already met with him, so I did that,” he said, which resulted in his role in 2019’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Butler starred as Charles Watson, a member of Charles Manson’s cult.
Despite Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’s release coming nearly three years before Top Gun: Maverick, they were filmed around...
- 1/27/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Austin Butler Turned Down ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Screen Test to Star in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Austin Butler had to decide between a blockbuster franchise or working with Quentin Tarantino. The former child star chose Tarantino.
During a live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast at the 92nd St Y, Butler revealed that he opted to pass on a screen test for “Top Gun: Maverick” to star in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Tarantino’s film was released in 2019, while “Top Gun: Maverick” came out in 2022.
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Butler said. “I’d already met with [Tarantino], so I did that.”
Butler portrayed a fictionalized Charles Manson cult member named Tex, who co-leads the home invasion on Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. Butler was poised to do a screen test to play Rooster, the son of Maverick’s (Tom Cruise) late best friend. The...
During a live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast at the 92nd St Y, Butler revealed that he opted to pass on a screen test for “Top Gun: Maverick” to star in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Tarantino’s film was released in 2019, while “Top Gun: Maverick” came out in 2022.
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Butler said. “I’d already met with [Tarantino], so I did that.”
Butler portrayed a fictionalized Charles Manson cult member named Tex, who co-leads the home invasion on Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. Butler was poised to do a screen test to play Rooster, the son of Maverick’s (Tom Cruise) late best friend. The...
- 1/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Austin Butler has revealed that he was in the running to appear in Top Gun: Maverick but was forced to choose between that film and Quentin Tarantino. More here.
What if Austin Butler played Rooster in Top Gun: Maverick instead of Miles Teller? Well, that very nearly happened.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote his new AppleTV+ series Masters Of The Air (out today!), Butler revealed that he was due to audition for Joseph Kosinski’s mammoth sequel.
But at the same time, Quentin Tarantino offered Butler the chance to appear in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Butler reminisced on the podcast.
Butler made the right choice. Variety reports that he would have lost the race against Teller anyway, as Butler was deemed too young for the part.
What if Austin Butler played Rooster in Top Gun: Maverick instead of Miles Teller? Well, that very nearly happened.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote his new AppleTV+ series Masters Of The Air (out today!), Butler revealed that he was due to audition for Joseph Kosinski’s mammoth sequel.
But at the same time, Quentin Tarantino offered Butler the chance to appear in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Butler reminisced on the podcast.
Butler made the right choice. Variety reports that he would have lost the race against Teller anyway, as Butler was deemed too young for the part.
- 1/26/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Austin Butler "had to choose" between 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.The 32-year-old actor confirmed he had been in the running for the Tom Cruise-starring aviation sequel but was unable to test for the part because it clashed with the Quentin Tarantino movie.During a conversation with Josh Horowitz for his 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast at The 92nd Street Y in New York, Austin said: "I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for Top Gun: Maverick or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino."Ultimately, because he had wanted to work with 60-year-old Tarantino "for so long", he opted to go for the 'Pulp Fiction' director's movie.He added: “I’d already met with him, so I did that."Austin - who played Charles Watson, a member of Charles Manson's cult, in the movie - previously...
- 1/26/2024
- by Viki Waters
- Bang Showbiz
Austin Butler "had to choose" between 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.The 32-year-old actor confirmed he had been in the running for the Tom Cruise-starring aviation sequel but was unable to test for the part because it clashed with the Quentin Tarantino movie.During a conversation with Josh Horowitz for his 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast at The 92nd Street Y in New York, Austin said: "I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for Top Gun: Maverick or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino."Ultimately, because he had wanted to work with 60-year-old Tarantino "for so long", he opted to go for the 'Pulp Fiction' director's movie.He added: “I’d already met with him, so I did that."Austin - who played Charles Watson, a member of Charles Manson's cult, in the movie - previously...
- 1/26/2024
- by Viki Waters
- Bang Showbiz
How do you choose between Tom Cruise and Quentin Tarantino? It’s a dilemma Austin Butler faced before his Oscar-nominated performance in “Elvis” turned him into a global star. During an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (via People) while promoting his new Apple TV+ series “Masters of the Air,” Butler confirmed reports he was in the running to star opposite Cruise in the blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick.”
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Butler said.
Tarantino had offered the rising star a role in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” Because Butler had wanted to work with the “Pulp Fiction” director “for so long,” he wasn’t going to let a potential Tom Cruise blockbuster get in the way.
“I’d already met with [Tarantino], so I did that,” Butler said of his decision,...
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Butler said.
Tarantino had offered the rising star a role in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” Because Butler had wanted to work with the “Pulp Fiction” director “for so long,” he wasn’t going to let a potential Tom Cruise blockbuster get in the way.
“I’d already met with [Tarantino], so I did that,” Butler said of his decision,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Delve into the captivating yet tragic narrative of “The Playboy Murders” with its upcoming Season 2 Episode 3, airing at 10:00 Pm on Monday, January 29, 2024, on Investigation Discovery. This installment, titled “The Bunny and Charles Manson,” unfolds the compelling story of Victoria Vetri, a stunning actress crowned Playmate of the Year in 1968.
The episode takes a chilling turn as it explores the haunting connection between Victoria Vetri and the infamous Charles Manson. Just a year after attaining the pinnacle of her Playboy career, Vetri’s close friend Sharon Tate falls victim to the brutal Manson Family murders. The heinous crime sets off a chain of events that leads to Vetri’s tragic downfall. Viewers can expect a riveting blend of glamour and darkness as “The Playboy Murders” skillfully weaves together the lives of Playmates and the chilling legacy of Charles Manson, creating a narrative that transcends the glitz of the Playboy Mansion.
The episode takes a chilling turn as it explores the haunting connection between Victoria Vetri and the infamous Charles Manson. Just a year after attaining the pinnacle of her Playboy career, Vetri’s close friend Sharon Tate falls victim to the brutal Manson Family murders. The heinous crime sets off a chain of events that leads to Vetri’s tragic downfall. Viewers can expect a riveting blend of glamour and darkness as “The Playboy Murders” skillfully weaves together the lives of Playmates and the chilling legacy of Charles Manson, creating a narrative that transcends the glitz of the Playboy Mansion.
- 1/22/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Artists don’t always appreciate other artists. Quentin Tarantino was a massive fan of Elvis Presley but not The Beatles. On top of that, he preferred a band that’s often accused of copying The Beatles to The Beatles themselves.
Quentin Tarantino rejected The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and many other rock stars
In the 2022 book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino discussed learning about music history from his friend Floyd. “I was all ears about this firsthand rock ‘n’ roll history, because I wasn’t into ’70s white-boy rock,” he said. “I didn’t give a f*** about Kiss, I didn’t give a f*** about Aerosmith, I didn’t give a f*** about Alice Cooper or Black Sabbath or Jethro Tull. I didn’t own Frampton Comes Alive! I openly rejected that entire culture.
“At 16, I think I heard of Bruce Springsteen, but I’d never heard Bruce Springsteen,” he added.
Quentin Tarantino rejected The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and many other rock stars
In the 2022 book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino discussed learning about music history from his friend Floyd. “I was all ears about this firsthand rock ‘n’ roll history, because I wasn’t into ’70s white-boy rock,” he said. “I didn’t give a f*** about Kiss, I didn’t give a f*** about Aerosmith, I didn’t give a f*** about Alice Cooper or Black Sabbath or Jethro Tull. I didn’t own Frampton Comes Alive! I openly rejected that entire culture.
“At 16, I think I heard of Bruce Springsteen, but I’d never heard Bruce Springsteen,” he added.
- 12/15/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Artists don’t always appreciate other artists. Quentin Tarantino was a massive fan of Elvis Presley but not The Beatles. On top of that, he preferred a band that’s often accused of copying The Beatles to The Beatles themselves.
Quentin Tarantino rejected The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and many other rock stars
In the 2022 book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino discussed learning about music history from his friend Floyd. “I was all ears about this firsthand rock ‘n’ roll history, because I wasn’t into ’70s white-boy rock,” he said. “I didn’t give a f*** about Kiss, I didn’t give a f*** about Aerosmith, I didn’t give a f*** about Alice Cooper or Black Sabbath or Jethro Tull. I didn’t own Frampton Comes Alive! I openly rejected that entire culture.
“At 16, I think I heard of Bruce Springsteen, but I’d never heard Bruce Springsteen,” he added.
Quentin Tarantino rejected The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and many other rock stars
In the 2022 book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino discussed learning about music history from his friend Floyd. “I was all ears about this firsthand rock ‘n’ roll history, because I wasn’t into ’70s white-boy rock,” he said. “I didn’t give a f*** about Kiss, I didn’t give a f*** about Aerosmith, I didn’t give a f*** about Alice Cooper or Black Sabbath or Jethro Tull. I didn’t own Frampton Comes Alive! I openly rejected that entire culture.
“At 16, I think I heard of Bruce Springsteen, but I’d never heard Bruce Springsteen,” he added.
- 12/15/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s almost impossible for John Stamos to imagine what would have happened to his life had he not met Beach Boys singer-guitarist Jeffrey Foskett 40 years ago. Foskett, who died Monday at 67, introduced Stamos to the Beach Boys in 1983, and helped him land a gig as a percussionist that continues to this day. When Stamos, who wrote about Foskett in his new memoir If You Would Have Told Me, hopped on Zoom with Rolling Stone on Monday evening, tears flowed throughout the entire conversation as he looked back on Foskett...
- 12/12/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
While it’s one of the most innovative songs of the 1960s, Ringo Starr declined to play The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” for a shockingly long amount of time. He discussed performing the track live with Paul McCartney in the 2010s. The song “Helter Skelter” has a disturbing history. John Lennon had a dismissive attitude toward that history.
Ringo Starr asked why he would want to play The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’
Ringo played “Helter Skelter” with Paul McCartney in July 2019. During a 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, Ringo was asked if he played the song since she came out in 1968. “No, I did listen to it once before [the performance], but why would I play it?” he said.
“I love playing with Paul,” Ringo continued. “And he’s great. You know, if he’s in L.A., and I’m making a record, he’s on a track. He’s still for me, the finest,...
Ringo Starr asked why he would want to play The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’
Ringo played “Helter Skelter” with Paul McCartney in July 2019. During a 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, Ringo was asked if he played the song since she came out in 1968. “No, I did listen to it once before [the performance], but why would I play it?” he said.
“I love playing with Paul,” Ringo continued. “And he’s great. You know, if he’s in L.A., and I’m making a record, he’s on a track. He’s still for me, the finest,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Victoria Pedretti, star of the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor and You, will make her Broadway debut opposite Succession‘s Jeremy Strong and The Sopranos‘ Michael Imperioli in An Enemy Of The People this winter.
As previously announced, Amy Herzog’s new adaptation of the Ibsen classic, to be directed by Sam Gold, begins previews at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, with an opening night set for Monday, March 18. The production is scheduled for a strictly limited 16-week engagement.
Complete casting will be announced at a later date.
Pedretti will play Petra Stockmann, daughter Strong’s Dr. Thomas Stockmann. Imperioli will portray Peter Stockmann, the elder brother of Thomas.
The synopsis: A small-town doctor considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he...
As previously announced, Amy Herzog’s new adaptation of the Ibsen classic, to be directed by Sam Gold, begins previews at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, with an opening night set for Monday, March 18. The production is scheduled for a strictly limited 16-week engagement.
Complete casting will be announced at a later date.
Pedretti will play Petra Stockmann, daughter Strong’s Dr. Thomas Stockmann. Imperioli will portray Peter Stockmann, the elder brother of Thomas.
The synopsis: A small-town doctor considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he...
- 12/4/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
South Park is not what you would consider a sentimental show. Yet, for the many years the animated classic has been on the air, it’s proven that it has a soft spot for holiday joy. Sure, that soft spot just happens to include a sentient Christmas turd but that’s just the closest you’re going to get to ooey-gooey feelings with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
In its earlier seasons, South Park‘s schedule often ran through December and the show was happy to provide viewers with an accompanying Christmas special. Christmas episodes have become rarer for the series since but there are still at least 10 distinct holiday installments in the show’s canon…and that’s not even including “The Spirit of Christmas” short from 1995 that would eventually become South Park.
In the spirit of the season, we decided to go ahead and rank all of the South Park Christmas specials!
In its earlier seasons, South Park‘s schedule often ran through December and the show was happy to provide viewers with an accompanying Christmas special. Christmas episodes have become rarer for the series since but there are still at least 10 distinct holiday installments in the show’s canon…and that’s not even including “The Spirit of Christmas” short from 1995 that would eventually become South Park.
In the spirit of the season, we decided to go ahead and rank all of the South Park Christmas specials!
- 11/13/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
In the early days of the culture war, science stood on one side and religion on the other. In 1925, the so-called Scopes Monkey Trial hung on whether a Tennessee high-school instructor had violated state law by teaching human evolution. He was on trial, but it was really Charles Darwin who was on trial. Darwin won, and so, in a larger sense, did Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, and the whole tsunami of advanced science that was setting the stage for the 20th century. By the time physicists and astronomers were exploring the origins of the universe, the whole “God made the world in 7 days” idea, even if you fervently believed it, did not pretend to be “science.”
But with the rise of the American Evangelical movement and its worldly political engine, the Christian Right, what once looked like a science-vs.-faith dichotomy began to break down. You could see this in...
But with the rise of the American Evangelical movement and its worldly political engine, the Christian Right, what once looked like a science-vs.-faith dichotomy began to break down. You could see this in...
- 11/1/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Update, Friday, 6:30 Pm: Robert Card, believed to be behind this week’s Maine mass shootings, has been found dead.
The body of the 40-year-old was located in the woods by Maine Recycling near Lisbon, where his vehicle and a gun were found after the shooting, according to federal law enforcement sources.
Card has been the subject of a massive manhunt in connection to the shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that erupted Wednesday night.
Third Update, 5:09 Pm: The FBI is surrounding the Bowdoin, Me home of the mass shooting suspect of Robert Card, a scene captured by CNN and other news networks.
CNN captured law enforcement vehicles around the home, with spotlights shifting to various parts of the home. The network reported
CNN”s Brian Todd reported hearing law enforcement shout “come out with your hands up” and other commands over a loud speaker. The network’s Shimon Prokupecz was...
The body of the 40-year-old was located in the woods by Maine Recycling near Lisbon, where his vehicle and a gun were found after the shooting, according to federal law enforcement sources.
Card has been the subject of a massive manhunt in connection to the shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that erupted Wednesday night.
Third Update, 5:09 Pm: The FBI is surrounding the Bowdoin, Me home of the mass shooting suspect of Robert Card, a scene captured by CNN and other news networks.
CNN captured law enforcement vehicles around the home, with spotlights shifting to various parts of the home. The network reported
CNN”s Brian Todd reported hearing law enforcement shout “come out with your hands up” and other commands over a loud speaker. The network’s Shimon Prokupecz was...
- 10/28/2023
- by Bruce Haring and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The legendary thrash metal band Metallica’s bassist Robert Trujillo has revealed that he once hid from a Manson Family shootout in a local army surplus store. Recalling the harrowing incident, Trujillo said it was “really eerie.”
The bassist, 59, appeared on the popular punk rock band The Offspring’s podcast ‘Time to Relax with The Offspring’ where he narrated this incident.
The Suicidal Tendencies’ former bassist explained that the event took place shortly after Charles Manson was arrested and he, two of his cousins and his father happened to be staying at his grandparents’ apartment in Hawthorne at the time.
Trujillo recalling the incident said that he hid in his grandmother’s shower as 30 police officers engaged in a shootout with four of the notorious serial killer Charles Manson’s followers.
“I am in Hawthorne, California. I’m staying at my grandma’s house… The gun shop, the army surplus...
The bassist, 59, appeared on the popular punk rock band The Offspring’s podcast ‘Time to Relax with The Offspring’ where he narrated this incident.
The Suicidal Tendencies’ former bassist explained that the event took place shortly after Charles Manson was arrested and he, two of his cousins and his father happened to be staying at his grandparents’ apartment in Hawthorne at the time.
Trujillo recalling the incident said that he hid in his grandmother’s shower as 30 police officers engaged in a shootout with four of the notorious serial killer Charles Manson’s followers.
“I am in Hawthorne, California. I’m staying at my grandma’s house… The gun shop, the army surplus...
- 10/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The legendary thrash metal band Metallica’s bassist Robert Trujillo has revealed that he once hid from a Manson Family shootout in a local army surplus store. Recalling the harrowing incident, Trujillo said it was “really eerie.”
The bassist, 59, appeared on the popular punk rock band The Offspring’s podcast ‘Time to Relax with The Offspring’ where he narrated this incident.
The Suicidal Tendencies’ former bassist explained that the event took place shortly after Charles Manson was arrested and he, two of his cousins and his father happened to be staying at his grandparents’ apartment in Hawthorne at the time.
Trujillo recalling the incident said that he hid in his grandmother’s shower as 30 police officers engaged in a shootout with four of the notorious serial killer Charles Manson’s followers.
“I am in Hawthorne, California. I’m staying at my grandma’s house… The gun shop, the army surplus...
The bassist, 59, appeared on the popular punk rock band The Offspring’s podcast ‘Time to Relax with The Offspring’ where he narrated this incident.
The Suicidal Tendencies’ former bassist explained that the event took place shortly after Charles Manson was arrested and he, two of his cousins and his father happened to be staying at his grandparents’ apartment in Hawthorne at the time.
Trujillo recalling the incident said that he hid in his grandmother’s shower as 30 police officers engaged in a shootout with four of the notorious serial killer Charles Manson’s followers.
“I am in Hawthorne, California. I’m staying at my grandma’s house… The gun shop, the army surplus...
- 10/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo was born in Santa Monica, California, and grew up in the Los Angeles area. When he was six years old on August 21st, 1971, a young Trujillo found himself at his grandmother’s house in Hawthorne — just around the corner from a surplus store that was held up by the Manson Family.
In a new interview on The Offspring’s Time to Relax podcast, the bassist recalled the harrowing story of hiding out in his grandma’s shower as 30 police officers engaged in a shootout with four of Charles Manson’s followers.
“I am in Hawthorne, California,” recounted Trujillo [as transcribed by Metal Injection]. “I’m staying at my grandma’s house… The gun shop, the army surplus shop around the corner on Hawthorne Boulevard, was robbed. And basically, the Manson family had this grand scheme. You can check it out on the internet. They were gonna rob the gun store and get their ammo and everything,...
In a new interview on The Offspring’s Time to Relax podcast, the bassist recalled the harrowing story of hiding out in his grandma’s shower as 30 police officers engaged in a shootout with four of Charles Manson’s followers.
“I am in Hawthorne, California,” recounted Trujillo [as transcribed by Metal Injection]. “I’m staying at my grandma’s house… The gun shop, the army surplus shop around the corner on Hawthorne Boulevard, was robbed. And basically, the Manson family had this grand scheme. You can check it out on the internet. They were gonna rob the gun store and get their ammo and everything,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
We want movies to move us. We want them to soothe us, and carry us through bad times; we want them to make us laugh, make us feel connected to others, and show us beauty and splendor we've never seen before. And, sometimes, we want movies to truly, deeply disturb us.
Never mind why; maybe we're numb and want to be rattled into feeling, maybe we're feeling too much and want to channel it all somewhere, or maybe we just want to believe the world is still capable of bowling us over despite of our defenses. Whatever the case, we all sometimes take to a movie specifically because of one particular moment in it that makes us feel horrible.
Conversely, we sometimes don't want movies to disturb us, and yet they do — when we're least expecting them to, or when we're making an earnest effort to meet them halfway, they...
Never mind why; maybe we're numb and want to be rattled into feeling, maybe we're feeling too much and want to channel it all somewhere, or maybe we just want to believe the world is still capable of bowling us over despite of our defenses. Whatever the case, we all sometimes take to a movie specifically because of one particular moment in it that makes us feel horrible.
Conversely, we sometimes don't want movies to disturb us, and yet they do — when we're least expecting them to, or when we're making an earnest effort to meet them halfway, they...
- 10/23/2023
- by Leo Noboru Lima
- Slash Film
Kevin Bacon may have taken a paddle to the ass in Animal House and an arrow through the throat in Friday the 13th but he gained his first true fame with 1984’s Footloose. From there, with movies like Flatliners, A Few Good Men and, perhaps most importantly, JFK, it seemed like Kevin Bacon had worked with just about every major name in Hollywood. Thus, the greatest movie challenge of all time was born: Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
But, as he explained on a recent episode of Podcrushed (via Entertainment Weekly), Kevin Bacon initially thought the Six Degrees game was making fun of him. “I thought that, and this is my own acting insecurity — impostor syndrome — I thought that the joke of it was that the great actors could be connected to a loser actor like me…They were saying, ‘Look, can you believe he can be connected by Meryl Streep?...
But, as he explained on a recent episode of Podcrushed (via Entertainment Weekly), Kevin Bacon initially thought the Six Degrees game was making fun of him. “I thought that, and this is my own acting insecurity — impostor syndrome — I thought that the joke of it was that the great actors could be connected to a loser actor like me…They were saying, ‘Look, can you believe he can be connected by Meryl Streep?...
- 9/28/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
If you grew up on the East Coast, you may have heard of (or even visited) Spooky World. Started in Berlin, Massachusetts in 1991, it was properly the first of its kind. A large-scale haunted attraction that opened its doors every October to horror fans and lovers of Halloween. I grew up in the Midwest so Quinn Monahan's new documentary Spooktacular! is my first introduction to the park itself, though I certainly grew up experiencing the reach of its impact.
In 1991, David Bertolino started a Halloween themed hay ride event. Customers would board and would be taken around the property of a farm in rural Massachusetts, and along the way, they would pass by a variety of spooky scenes and actors portraying monsters, zombies and spookies galore.. Standard stuff now, but at the time, it was a brand new idea; one that was an immediate success. Word spread rapidly. Guests...
In 1991, David Bertolino started a Halloween themed hay ride event. Customers would board and would be taken around the property of a farm in rural Massachusetts, and along the way, they would pass by a variety of spooky scenes and actors portraying monsters, zombies and spookies galore.. Standard stuff now, but at the time, it was a brand new idea; one that was an immediate success. Word spread rapidly. Guests...
- 9/25/2023
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
Matthew McConaughey is barely in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. But back in 2013, you probably wouldn’t have guessed this after watching the trailer. Marketed around McConaughey beating his chest as if he were part-caveman and part-that guy who thinks he can appropriate a Native American chant, the actor’s rhythmic hum while pounding his pecks is strangely hypnotic. And as it turned out, it’s at the heart of the movie, even if McConaughey only appears in three scenes.
Entering and exiting the film inside of The Wolf of Wall Street’s opening 15 minutes, McConaughey’s Mark Hanna is positioned as a semi-mentor of all things Wall Street (at least as far as Scorsese sees it): corruption, avarice, lust, and, of course, cocaine. In a more heavy-handed movie, Hanna might be positioned as Lucifer, a dark angel who would buy the soul of Jordan Belfort...
Entering and exiting the film inside of The Wolf of Wall Street’s opening 15 minutes, McConaughey’s Mark Hanna is positioned as a semi-mentor of all things Wall Street (at least as far as Scorsese sees it): corruption, avarice, lust, and, of course, cocaine. In a more heavy-handed movie, Hanna might be positioned as Lucifer, a dark angel who would buy the soul of Jordan Belfort...
- 9/21/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
One of the first films to arrive on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox was the excellent horror mockumentary When the Screaming Starts, about a journalist who tracks a newly formed murder cult founded by a bumbling wannabe serial killer.
Now, a year later, Collider highlighted the film, noting that it’s among 10 of the highest-rated horror movies of the past decade, according to Rotten Tomatoes!
As of this writing, When the Screaming Starts sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with an impressive audience score of 81%.
It can be streamed right now on Screambox and Blu-ray copies are available over at Terror Vision.
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face-to-face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he thinks he’s finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited...
Now, a year later, Collider highlighted the film, noting that it’s among 10 of the highest-rated horror movies of the past decade, according to Rotten Tomatoes!
As of this writing, When the Screaming Starts sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with an impressive audience score of 81%.
It can be streamed right now on Screambox and Blu-ray copies are available over at Terror Vision.
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face-to-face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he thinks he’s finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited...
- 9/15/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Clockwork from top left: Clue (Screenshot: Paramount Pictures/Youtube), Death On The Nile (Screenshot: 20th Century Studios/YouTube), Gosford Park (Screenshot: Focus Features/YouTube), Bad Times At The El Royale (Screenshot: 20th Century Studios/YouTube)
This weekend sees the release of A Haunting In Venice, director Kenneth Branagh’s third...
This weekend sees the release of A Haunting In Venice, director Kenneth Branagh’s third...
- 9/15/2023
- by Jorge Molina
- avclub.com
Danny Trejo has reached a big milestone.
On Sunday, the prolific 79-year-old actor shared a post on his Instagram Story celebrating 55 years of sobriety.
Read More: Danny Trejo Snuggles With His Rescue Dogs In Sweet Video
“I’m 55 years clean and sober today by the grace of God,” he wrote. “I’ve done this one day at a time, and for anyone out there struggling You Can Too!”
Danny Trejo/Instagram
Trejo, who started his film career in 1985 with an appearance in the action film “Runaway Train”, has been open about his drug use, which started when he was just a child.
In an interview back in 2011 with Prison Legal News, the actor revealed that his uncle got him to smoke marijuana as young as 8 years old.
“And it’s funny, when I say that to like a normal citizen they’re kind of appalled. But I say that to a convict,...
On Sunday, the prolific 79-year-old actor shared a post on his Instagram Story celebrating 55 years of sobriety.
Read More: Danny Trejo Snuggles With His Rescue Dogs In Sweet Video
“I’m 55 years clean and sober today by the grace of God,” he wrote. “I’ve done this one day at a time, and for anyone out there struggling You Can Too!”
Danny Trejo/Instagram
Trejo, who started his film career in 1985 with an appearance in the action film “Runaway Train”, has been open about his drug use, which started when he was just a child.
In an interview back in 2011 with Prison Legal News, the actor revealed that his uncle got him to smoke marijuana as young as 8 years old.
“And it’s funny, when I say that to like a normal citizen they’re kind of appalled. But I say that to a convict,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Get ready for a episode of Dateline as “Night of the Summer Solstice” unravels the murder of UCLA student Ronald Baker.
Airing on Friday, August 25 at 9 p.m. Et/8 p.m. Ct, this episode, reported by Keith Morrison, takes viewers on a haunting journey into the dark heart of a Los Angeles-area train tunnel, where a horrifying discovery in 1990 set off a chain of disturbing events.
The episode follows the relentless investigation led by detectives after hikers stumbled upon the lifeless body of 21-year-old Ronald Baker just days after the summer solstice. With eerie markings and references to drugs, the tunnel where the body was found had an infamous reputation as the “Manson Tunnel,” hinting at its ominous history. Interviews with retired detectives, family members, and others reveal a tale filled with chilling twists and occult undertones.
Dark Secrets and Occult Ties
Ronald Baker’s involvement in the pagan religion...
Airing on Friday, August 25 at 9 p.m. Et/8 p.m. Ct, this episode, reported by Keith Morrison, takes viewers on a haunting journey into the dark heart of a Los Angeles-area train tunnel, where a horrifying discovery in 1990 set off a chain of disturbing events.
The episode follows the relentless investigation led by detectives after hikers stumbled upon the lifeless body of 21-year-old Ronald Baker just days after the summer solstice. With eerie markings and references to drugs, the tunnel where the body was found had an infamous reputation as the “Manson Tunnel,” hinting at its ominous history. Interviews with retired detectives, family members, and others reveal a tale filled with chilling twists and occult undertones.
Dark Secrets and Occult Ties
Ronald Baker’s involvement in the pagan religion...
- 8/24/2023
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
Michael Beach was in his late twenties and primed for a breakout performance when he landed the role of Pluto in Carl Franklin's "One False Move." This was not supposed to be that performance. It was a low-budget crime flick from a couple of unknown screenwriters named Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson that was intended to go straight to video. But when L.A. Weekly journo Anne Thompson caught an early screening, she spread the word to her critic colleagues. Once the Los Angeles Times' Sheila Benson and the Chicago Sun-Times' Roger Ebert began raving about the film, the distributor, I.R.S. Releasing, opted for a small theatrical release. The movie wound up on multiple year-end top 10 lists and earned five Independent Spirit Award nominations (with Franklin beating out newcomer Quentin Tarantino for Best Director).
Strangely, only Cynda Williams managed to score an acting nomination for her portrayal of a...
Strangely, only Cynda Williams managed to score an acting nomination for her portrayal of a...
- 8/7/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Carl Franklin’s brilliantly dark breakout, the 1992 indie “One False Move,” is now out in a new 4k edition from Criterion Channel.
Franklin talked to TheWrap about why it was so important to show the “emotional” violence of the opening scenes, even though it had scores of people, and his his own agent, walking out of screenings.
He also discussed landing the late Bill Paxton, his first choice for the lead role of the naïve small-town sheriff, Dale “Hurricane” Dixon, and how audiences were “legitimately frightened” of Michael Beach’s serial killer character.
Bill Paxton in “One False Move” (Criterion Channel)
TheWrap: It’s such a great role for Bill Paxton. How did he end up playing Hurricane?
Carl Franklin: [The] first time I ever saw Bill was in “Aliens.” He was perfectly the guy. Bill was who we wanted from the very beginning and we had to go through our...
Franklin talked to TheWrap about why it was so important to show the “emotional” violence of the opening scenes, even though it had scores of people, and his his own agent, walking out of screenings.
He also discussed landing the late Bill Paxton, his first choice for the lead role of the naïve small-town sheriff, Dale “Hurricane” Dixon, and how audiences were “legitimately frightened” of Michael Beach’s serial killer character.
Bill Paxton in “One False Move” (Criterion Channel)
TheWrap: It’s such a great role for Bill Paxton. How did he end up playing Hurricane?
Carl Franklin: [The] first time I ever saw Bill was in “Aliens.” He was perfectly the guy. Bill was who we wanted from the very beginning and we had to go through our...
- 8/2/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
How to Become a Cult Leader has so far discussed building a foundation, gathering a large group, and how to control their minds. Viewers have been given three cult leaders as examples of those who master the above-mentioned aspects, but somewhere they lost grip on them and fell flat. The fourth episode brings to light another aspect of the cult leaders, which is making promises of another kind that convince the members to stay with the group till salvation is achieved.
Marshall Applewhite, aka Do, and his partner Bonnie Lu Nettles, aka It, were instrumental in forming Heaven’s Gate, a cult that was a mixture of science fiction, Christianity, and new-age mysticism, where the group leaders initially promised eternity to followers who joined the group. The group managed to convince a good number of people that they were aliens from the Next Level and were not humans. They are destined...
Marshall Applewhite, aka Do, and his partner Bonnie Lu Nettles, aka It, were instrumental in forming Heaven’s Gate, a cult that was a mixture of science fiction, Christianity, and new-age mysticism, where the group leaders initially promised eternity to followers who joined the group. The group managed to convince a good number of people that they were aliens from the Next Level and were not humans. They are destined...
- 7/28/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
How to Become a Cult Leader is a fictional textbook that describes through a documentary series what gives birth to a cult leader and what it is that sustains them for a period of time surrounded by followers. It is interesting to understand what quality of them attracts crowds and showcases dedication and loyalty for some time. The entire series covers each aspect of this playbook, and throughout, viewers are introduced to cult leaders who left a devastating impact.
The first episode of the show is about the leader of the Manson family, the infamous Charles Manson. Through this episode, the makers talk about how Charles ‘Charlie’ Manson managed to build a group for himself that was based on a strong foundation of him being a messiah, and he surrounded himself with young women who were charmed by his good looks and his way of connecting with them through his words.
The first episode of the show is about the leader of the Manson family, the infamous Charles Manson. Through this episode, the makers talk about how Charles ‘Charlie’ Manson managed to build a group for himself that was based on a strong foundation of him being a messiah, and he surrounded himself with young women who were charmed by his good looks and his way of connecting with them through his words.
- 7/28/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
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