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Alexander Skarsgård’s Frankenstein Replacement Proves Monster Movies Are Officially Back
Collider argues that the upcoming fantasy-comedy “Wicker” is a sign that monster movies are enjoying a resurgence, following recent hits such as Nosferatu (2024) and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025). Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, the film is praised for offering an original concept rather than another remake or reboot, while still…
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ANDREW GRIFFITH: Healey risks bankrupting Britain if he takes the easy option of just hiking taxes
In this opinion piece, Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith argues that new Chancellor John Healey will worsen Britain’s public finances if he opts to raise taxes further in his upcoming Budget rather than reforming welfare and reducing state spending. Griffith contends that Healey, having sat in the Cabinet under Rachel Reeves, has already signalled he will…
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2024’s Horror Cult Favorite Is Officially Rising From the Dead on Streaming
Lisa Frankenstein, the 2024 horror-comedy that has become a cult favourite, is set to arrive on the streaming service Peacock later this month. The film offered a female-led, teenage twist on Mary Shelley’s classic tale, with the title character reanimating a corpse and building a romance with him, adding to a long line of pop-culture…
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The “devastating” 1989 role Michelle Pfeiffer can’t believe she played: “It was unbelievably terrifying”
Michelle Pfeiffer has reflected on her brief stage career, revealing that a 1989 production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night remains the most terrifying role of her career, one she would never repeat. The show, staged at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park as part of the New York Shakespeare Festival, was intended to draw wider audiences…
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The “terrifying” 2019 role that left Tom Hanks sleepless: “I began to have the night sweats”
Tom Hanks has spoken about the intense pressure he felt taking on the role of beloved children’s TV host Fred Rogers in the 2019 film *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood*. Unlike a conventional biopic, the film focused on the developing relationship between Rogers and a troubled journalist, played by Matthew Rhys, but Hanks still…
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24 Years Ago, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Made Internet History With One Line
An article marking 24 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer used the word “Google” as a verb, in a 2002 episode, highlights the cult series’ broader influence on popular culture. Airing from 1997 to 2003, the show reinvented Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a horror heroine who fought back against supernatural threats…
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Breaking Baz: Léa Seydoux Talks ‘Gentle Monster’s “Complexity” And “Contradictions” & Why She Wants To Take More Risks — Telluride Film Festival
Actor Léa Seydoux discusses her lead role in Marie Kreutzer’s drama Gentle Monster, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival after being acquired by Netflix during Cannes. Speaking to Deadline from her home in Paris, Seydoux explains that at this stage of her career she is drawn to riskier, more emotionally demanding roles, and describes…
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Audible Teases Jonathan Bailey’s ”Seductive” Performance In ‘Dracula’ At Venice Preview Of Ambitious Multilingual Adaptation
Audible previewed its ambitious multilingual audio adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula at the Venice Film Festival, showcasing what it calls its biggest audio production to date. The English-language version stars Jonathan Bailey as Dracula, Ella Purnell as Mina, and Venice jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal as Professor Van Helsing, directed by Mary Lambert in her audio…
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Five minutes to live or die: Brave survivor’s terrifying minute-by-minute account of the Grand Canyon floods that killed two men and swept away centuries of natural beauty
A solo hiker at the Grand Canyon narrowly escaped a catastrophic flash flood that swept through the canyon floor on Saturday, killing two men and leaving a third missing. Wieke De Boer, 47, of Tucson, Arizona, had studied a flash-flood evacuation flyer before descending into the canyon, a decision that helped her survive when she…