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Robert Redford, Golden Boy of Hollywood, Dies at 89
The Oscar winner and Sundance founder died Sept. 16 at his home in Utah.
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Sun-Dance, R.i.P
(1936-2025)
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If Go is a game you know about or are interested in, you might enjoy The Match on Netflix. The film depicts the teacher/student relationship and competition between
[Lee Chang-Ho (1975- ) and Cho Hun-hyun (1953- ) in Korea in the 1990s.
[Lee Chang-Ho (1975- ) and Cho Hun-hyun (1953- ) in Korea in the 1990s.
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Last night I watched "The History Boys" on BBC I Player based upon
an Alan Bennett play about pupils caught in a clash of education styles.
an Alan Bennett play about pupils caught in a clash of education styles.
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Bonnie 'n' Clyde/Natural Born Killers the monsters version -
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absolutely!!! I've always liked Buckley
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What Joker II could of been like.
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Claudia Cardinale
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Jim's slate -
A4 (2029), A5 (2031), A6 and A7 he will pass the baton on.
In between them a WWII atom bomb aftermath project 'Hiroshima', writing up a new twist for Terminator and of course more Avatar (cartoon show).
A4 (2029), A5 (2031), A6 and A7 he will pass the baton on.
In between them a WWII atom bomb aftermath project 'Hiroshima', writing up a new twist for Terminator and of course more Avatar (cartoon show).
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Jokes have already begun...
Force Awakens (2014)
Space-balls 2 (2025)
Force Awakens (2014)
Space-balls 2 (2025)
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For Rocky Horror fans:
By Kyle Smith Sept. 25, 2025 4:20 pm ET WSJ
Richard O'Brien Photo: Warren Kommers
Released 50 years ago this month, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” might be the unlikeliest blockbuster ever to hit theaters: With a budget of about $1 million (roughly $6 million in today’s dollars), it flopped upon initial release. The following April, however, something started to happen. Today, it has reportedly grossed more than $100 million domestically, and it remains in release.
How the film became one of the most profitable features in the history of Twentieth Century-Fox is a major focus of the fond documentary “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror,” which features interviews with lead actors Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick; director Jim Sharman; and Richard O’Brien, who created the theatrical show on which it was based, wrote its songs and played a supporting role as Riff Raff, a hunchbacked fellow with a startling resemblance to the actor who played Nosferatu in the silent-era classic, Max Schreck.
Mr. Sharman, who had just come off a U.K. production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” told Mr. O’Brien, who had played a supporting part in that show, that he was willing to listen to the latter’s idea for the musical that later became the film, but noted, “I hope it’s not religious.” He adds today, “And of course it’s the only one that ended up with its own cult.”
“The Rocky Horror Show” live production was a hit in London and Los Angeles. In the latter city, stars such as Jack Nicholson, John Lennon and Mick Jagger attended the premiere in 1974, and Mr. Jagger sought to buy the film rights with an eye to starring in it. Lou Reed and David Bowie also yearned to play the lead.
Instead, the producers kept their rights and retained such cast cast members as Mr. Curry, whose Dr. Frank-N-Furter vamped in lingerie and heavy makeup and became an icon of what is now called queer liberation. A performer who joined the show in L.A., Meat Loaf, became a beloved supporting player in the film and launched what turned out to be a long and prosperous career; one of his youngest fans was Jack Black, who says he was 9 or 10 years old when his sister took him to see the movie and derived heavy inspiration from Meat Loaf. “I felt like I was looking at an older version of myself,” recalls Mr. Black.
The Fox marketing team had little idea how to promote the movie, but the audience did it for them. The documentary’s director, Linus O’Brien (son of the show’s creator), interviews fans and outside experts to piece together the still-amazing story of how “Rocky Horror” caught on, first at midnight screenings in New York and Austin, Texas. One puzzled theater manager explained that only 50 people were showing up to screenings—but it was always the same 50 people. Rabidly obsessive fans in downtown New York began improvising dialogue, which became a second, interstitial screenplay. Then fans began dressing in costume, bringing props and finally performing the numbers while singing along in front of the screen, becoming known as the “shadow cast.” Every showing of the film became an audience-participation extravaganza unlike anything the moviegoing world had experienced before or since, and every element of it was organic and fan-created. A scene in the 1980 musical drama “Fame” captures the whole gonzo experience.
Watching what marquees came to dub “RHPS” at home today, minus raucous crowds and past the age of extreme excitability, you might share the opinion of most critics who first reviewed the picture and conclude that it’s a so-so horror spoof, more cornball than camp. The songs, however, stand up, and the star power, especially of Mr. Curry and Meat Loaf, is hard to deny.
“Strange Journey” presses at length the argument that Mr. O’Brien’s brainchild was a kind of monument or touchstone for sexual minorities, presenting a succession of talking heads who essentially say that Mr. Curry’s vamping gave them the courage to come out of the closet. Maybe so, but when I saw the movie on a college campus in the mid-’80s, it wasn’t particularly identified with gay or transgender people. For Generation X and younger Boomers, experiencing “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in a theater offered a much broader pleasure: an opportunity to be exuberantly silly with a group of friends.
‘Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror’ Review: Creating a Cult Classic
A documentary explores the origins and influence of the beloved midnight movie, featuring interviews with Tim Curry, writer Richard O’Brien, director Jim Sharman and others.
By Kyle Smith Sept. 25, 2025 4:20 pm ET WSJ
Released 50 years ago this month, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” might be the unlikeliest blockbuster ever to hit theaters: With a budget of about $1 million (roughly $6 million in today’s dollars), it flopped upon initial release. The following April, however, something started to happen. Today, it has reportedly grossed more than $100 million domestically, and it remains in release.
How the film became one of the most profitable features in the history of Twentieth Century-Fox is a major focus of the fond documentary “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror,” which features interviews with lead actors Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick; director Jim Sharman; and Richard O’Brien, who created the theatrical show on which it was based, wrote its songs and played a supporting role as Riff Raff, a hunchbacked fellow with a startling resemblance to the actor who played Nosferatu in the silent-era classic, Max Schreck.
Mr. Sharman, who had just come off a U.K. production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” told Mr. O’Brien, who had played a supporting part in that show, that he was willing to listen to the latter’s idea for the musical that later became the film, but noted, “I hope it’s not religious.” He adds today, “And of course it’s the only one that ended up with its own cult.”
“The Rocky Horror Show” live production was a hit in London and Los Angeles. In the latter city, stars such as Jack Nicholson, John Lennon and Mick Jagger attended the premiere in 1974, and Mr. Jagger sought to buy the film rights with an eye to starring in it. Lou Reed and David Bowie also yearned to play the lead.
Instead, the producers kept their rights and retained such cast cast members as Mr. Curry, whose Dr. Frank-N-Furter vamped in lingerie and heavy makeup and became an icon of what is now called queer liberation. A performer who joined the show in L.A., Meat Loaf, became a beloved supporting player in the film and launched what turned out to be a long and prosperous career; one of his youngest fans was Jack Black, who says he was 9 or 10 years old when his sister took him to see the movie and derived heavy inspiration from Meat Loaf. “I felt like I was looking at an older version of myself,” recalls Mr. Black.
The Fox marketing team had little idea how to promote the movie, but the audience did it for them. The documentary’s director, Linus O’Brien (son of the show’s creator), interviews fans and outside experts to piece together the still-amazing story of how “Rocky Horror” caught on, first at midnight screenings in New York and Austin, Texas. One puzzled theater manager explained that only 50 people were showing up to screenings—but it was always the same 50 people. Rabidly obsessive fans in downtown New York began improvising dialogue, which became a second, interstitial screenplay. Then fans began dressing in costume, bringing props and finally performing the numbers while singing along in front of the screen, becoming known as the “shadow cast.” Every showing of the film became an audience-participation extravaganza unlike anything the moviegoing world had experienced before or since, and every element of it was organic and fan-created. A scene in the 1980 musical drama “Fame” captures the whole gonzo experience.
Watching what marquees came to dub “RHPS” at home today, minus raucous crowds and past the age of extreme excitability, you might share the opinion of most critics who first reviewed the picture and conclude that it’s a so-so horror spoof, more cornball than camp. The songs, however, stand up, and the star power, especially of Mr. Curry and Meat Loaf, is hard to deny.
“Strange Journey” presses at length the argument that Mr. O’Brien’s brainchild was a kind of monument or touchstone for sexual minorities, presenting a succession of talking heads who essentially say that Mr. Curry’s vamping gave them the courage to come out of the closet. Maybe so, but when I saw the movie on a college campus in the mid-’80s, it wasn’t particularly identified with gay or transgender people. For Generation X and younger Boomers, experiencing “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in a theater offered a much broader pleasure: an opportunity to be exuberantly silly with a group of friends.
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‘Bring Her Back’ Review: Sally Hawkins’s Excellent, Repellent Star Turn
Directed by Michael and Danny Philippou, this horror film on HBO Max features the actress as the foster mother of two step-siblings.
By John Anderson WSJ
Sept. 30, 2025 4:51 pm ET
All horror film is metaphorical. But to qualify for the genre itself—and satisfy the base demands of the base—a movie is required to both accelerate toward lunacy and entertain a certain amount of mayhem. “Bring Her Back” contains enough gore to swamp a blood bank. But it also features a performance by Sally Hawkins that may be the best of the year, or even her career, and that includes her Oscar-nominated turn in “The Shape of Water,” and the chronically cheery Poppy in “Happy-Go Lucky.”
Those familiar with that Mike Leigh film are aware that Poppy’s level of effervescence can border on the uncomfortable. As Laura, the foster mother in “Bring Her Back,” Ms. Hawkins turns the smile up to terrifying. (As someone asks, rather late in the game, doesn’t Australia screen these people?) It’s one of those characterizations that is sympathetic, repellent and consistently unnerving.
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Saw Freaked(1993) it's hilarious. And a 4k restoration is coming out sometime
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