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JoJo opened up about a famous former costar that she saw on Raya.

The 34-year-old “Too Little, Too Late” pop star recently revealed that she saw one of her castmates from a cult classic movie while scrolling the super-exclusive dating app.

She revealed that she had a crush on the star when they worked together and also shared if they connected again all these years later.

Keep reading to find out more…

The costar in question was Jake McDormand, who starred in 2006′s Aquamarine with JoJo, Sara Paxton and Emma Roberts.

While appearing on Truth or Dab: Rapid Fire, JoJo was asked about a viral scene where she was whispering something in Emma‘s ear. What were they talking about?

“We were probably talking about Jake — how cute he was,” she shared.

The pop star continued, saying, “And it’s so funny because I saw him on Raya. We were both on there.

Nerd movies, like geeks themselves, have come a long way over the last few decades. When films about nerds and geeks started becoming popular in the 1980s, they showed the characters as losers, misfits, and outsiders who had to face bullies, who were often the cool, popular kids. Since the 80s, the roles have stayed the same concerning their brains and status as misfits, but these characters have become more prestigious and important, as brains are more important than brawn in today's society.

When it comes to movies about nerds and geeks, they are no longer just about nerds being picked on by jocks and having to survive. They have become films about the smartest kids in the class doing things that no one ever imagined they could do. Geeks today are cool and often have more in common with regular people than the jocks that used to rule the class.

The holidays have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue watching holiday-themed entertainment. For example, filmmaker Don Swaynos, whose credits include Don’t Ever Change and the upcoming Professional Texan, released a horror comedy short film called Roger Is a Serial Killer over the holidays, and it’s still just as entertaining to watch in January as it was in December. You can see for yourself by checking out the embed above, where you can watch the 8 minute short in its entirety.

Sara Paxton (Shark Night), Mark Reeb (The Overbrook Brothers), Chris Doubek (Bacurau), Mical Trejo (Saturday Morning Mystery), and genre icon Barbara Crampton star in Roger Is a Serial Killer, which has the following synopsis: A podcaster implicates her stepfather in a series of unsolved murders, which makes for a compelling show but an awkward family reunion.

Thomas Fernandes and Christopher Shea produced the short,...

Season 2 of Peacock's Based on a True Story has wrapped up, but many fans are still wondering if Season 3 is in the cards.

The Peacock series' second season had an incredibly eventful finale.

It’s revealed that Sara Paxton’s Paige, the sister of Natalie Dyer’s Chloe Lake (the first victim audiences see die in Season 1), is the copycat killer.

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Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Based on a True Story season 2!Sara Paxton is showcasing a new side of her acting skills in Based on a True Story season 2. Paxton first rose to success in her teens with the teen fantasy rom-com Aquamarine which, while not initially a blockbuster success, did go on to become a cult favorite, propelling her to stardom with subsequent roles in Return to Halloweentown, the Amanda Bynes-co-starring Sydney White and remake of Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left. More recently, Paxton has been seen in everything from the Hugh Jackman-led Bad Education to Ana de Armas' Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde and Twin Peaks: The Return.

Paxton joins the Based on a True Story season 2 cast as Paige, the sister of Natalia Dyer's Chloe, one of the main victims of Tom Bateman's Westside Ripper in season 1. Initially introduced as...

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Based on a True Story season 2!Melissa Fumero is showing off her detective skills in a slightly different fashion in Based on a True Story season 2. Having started her career with the soap opera One Life to Live and its shared-universe companion All My Children, Fumero found her breakthrough role as Amy Santiago on Fox/NBC's beloved police sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, having been a lead player across its eight-season run. In the years since, Fumero has found further success both in front of and behind the camera, starring in everything from Hulu's animated M.O.D.O.K. show to Netflix's Blockbuster, while also directing episodes of Grand Crew, Gordita Chronicles and Primo.

Fumero joins the Based on a True Story season 2 cast as Drew, a mother who befriends Kaley Cuoco's Ava during her efforts to get out of the house and find friends away from her true crime obsession.

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Based on a True story season 2.

Based on a True Story stars Melissa Fumero and Sara Paxton address Drew's identity, season 2's killer, and the finale's cliffhanger. Fumero and Paxton joined season 2 of the Peacock series to play new characters. Fumero plays Drew, a single mother who becomes friends with Kaley Cuoco's Ava Bartlett, while Paxton plays Paige, the sister of the deceased Chloe Lake (Natalia Dyer), who was murdered by Matt Pierce (Tom Bateman) in season 1. Drew is secretly Matt's ex-wife and Paige is the West Side Ripper copycat killer revealed in Based on a True Story season 2's ending.

While speaking with Screen Rant's Grant Hermanns, Fumero and Paxton shared their reactions to learning their respective characters' game-changing secrets. Fumero discussed how her role as Amy Santiago in Brooklyn Nine-Nine influenced the creative decision to seemingly reveal that Drew is a police officer,...

Barbarian actor Sara Paxton confirms that she has a cameo in director and her husband Zach Cregger's next horror movie. Paxton played a minor voice role in Zegger's 2022 hit horror movie starring Bill Skarsgård as Keith, Justin Long as Aj, and Georgina Campbell as Tess. Based on the non-fiction book, The Gift of Fear, the movie tells a modern horror story about the dark secret underneath a rental home. The writer-director is working on a new movie titled Weapons, which revolves around the disappearance of high school students.

While promoting Based on a True Story season 2, Paxton tells Screen Rant's Grant Hermanns that she's in the Barbarian director's next horror movie as well. The actor teases about her "sneaky cameo" and shares that she has seen Weapons. Without giving away any details, Paxton reveals that the movie is "really, really good" and believes that people will be "thrilled" when it comes out.

The new NCIS episode tonight featured some interesting cast members.

NCIS guest stars Sara Paxton and Sam McMurray had many viewers wondering about their characters.

The December 2 episode was called Hardboiled. It served as NCIS Season 22, Episode 7.

“Torres receives intel from a confidential informant regarding top secret naval information that’s at risk of being sold,” reads the brief synopsis for Hardboiled.

Only one new episode remains before the NCIS fall finale arrives later in December.

After the fall finale, the show begins its long winter break before returning in 2025.

Sara Paxton and Sam McMurray guest star on NCIS Season 22, Episode 7

A dead naval researcher leads to an intriguing case during the new NCIS episode. That researcher is Roger Carnahan, the new head of Weapons and Warfare at the Office of Naval Research.

It is later discovered that his wife Amber (Sara Paxton) is holed up in a hotel with...

Spoiler Alert for NCIS season 22, episode 7, "Hard Boiled"

Following a massive season so far, the Major Case Response Team (McRt) solves a more straightforward case in NCIS episode 7 that highlights Wilmer Valderrama's Nick Torres. Agent Torres has had an exciting season, with new personal developments enhancing his character. Nick reveals in NCIS season 22 that he's finally open to love again after his will they/won't they fling with Emily Wickersham's Eleanor Bishop. The development makes Nick's connection to their case in episode 7 all the more riveting, since the remainder of the McRt finds him in a hotel room with their victim's wife.

In "Hard Boiled," the team investigates the death of the Head of Warfare and Weapons for the Office of Naval Research (Onr). While his death initially looks like a suicide, the team eventually learns that someone murdered Roger Carnahan. The NCIS season 22 team works with Roger's wife,...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Based on a True Story season 2.

Based on a True Story season 2 ends with a massive betrayal and tantalizing cliffhangers that set up a potential season 3. After Based on a True Story season 1's ending, season 2 begins with Ava Bartlett (Kaley Cuoco) giving birth as she and her husband, Nathan (Chris Messina) try to move forward with their lives. This proves to be challenging when the West Side Ripper serial killer, Matt Pierce (Tom Bateman), gets engaged to Ava's sister, Tory Thompson (Liana Liberato).

Meanwhile, a new string of murders has begun at the hands of a West Side Ripper copycat killer. Based on a True Story's characters work to discover the copycat killer's identity before it is too late. Their investigation is complicated by Matt working to maintain his sobriety and to curb his darker impulses, along with Ava making a new friend,...

Peacock’s Based on a True Story unmasks a new serial killer — and exposes a killer inside someone close to Ava and Nathan Bartlett — in the true-crime sendup’s deliciously twisted sophomore run.

The Season 2 finale reveals that the copycat killer is none other than Sara Paxton’s Paige, the sister of Westside Ripper victim Chloe Lake (Natalia Dyer), whose brutal murder played out in the series’ very first episode. Paige traps Ava and Nathan in the Lipinski Sisters’ podcast studio, and she’s prepared to kill them for profiting off of Chloe’s death, before Matt shows up in the knick of time,...

Based on a True Story season 2 premiered on Peacock with all eight episodes today, and I have to tell you that it was a really fun watch overall! When the first season came out, I really enjoyed it and so I was excited that there was more to tell in the story, especially with some of those season 1 cliffhangers. Let's get into the review of season 2 overall, and whether it's worth your time. Major Spoilers Below.

(But first, be sure to check out our exclusive interviews with stars Tom Bateman and Liana Liberato, as well as showrunner Annie Weisman!)

Colleen Hayes/Peacock Our thoughts on Based on a True Story season 2

A big part of Nathan's journey in the first season included his lack of self-worth and struggles at work. He was a big tennis star, and now it's difficult for him to feel so overlooked. Matt sees this and...

Plot: Season two finds new parents Ava and Nathan Bartlett three months into parenthood. Focused on taking care of her family, Ava is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients. But a series of new murders pulls her back in – is Matt behind the slayings? Is Tory, now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger? For a while, life is good — Ava’s TikTok habit and her new friend Drew provide a welcome distraction, and Nathan’s all in on reigniting his tennis career as well as his friendship with Matt — until danger comes knocking, literally.

Review: When the first season of Based on a True Story dropped last year on Peacock, I was not impressed with the story of a couple who started their own true-crime podcast with input from a real serial killer.

Taye Diggs got his start in the professional performing arts world on stage, not on screen. He had a successful Broadway career with roles in Carousel and Rent before he appeared in his first TV roles in 1996. He has become such a prolific film and TV actor since then that many might forget that hes a song and dance man first.

Diggs first big screen break was with the romance How Stella Got Her Groove Back in 1998. Hes been nonstop as an actor and writer ever since. In fact, in addition to all his work on screen, Diggs has also written four childrens books and founded a dance company. With all of his creative talent, its no wonder that he has worked on so many great movies and TV shows.

Murder In The First (2014-2016) As Terry English

Murder in the First

Murder in the First is a crime drama...

The month of October brings with it plenty of annual viewing traditions, and chief among them for ’90s kids is the “Halloweentown” franchise. The series launched in 1998 with a Disney Channel Original Movie about a 13-year-old girl who learned that not only did she descend from a line of witches, but there’s actually an entire community called Halloweentown populated by witches, warlocks and all sorts of spooky creatures.

“Halloweentown” played on Disney Channel ad nauseum every October, and eventually spawned three additional sequels. With spooky season in full swing – and with all four movies currently streaming on Disney+ — now is as good a time as any to get straight how to watch the “Halloweentown” movies in order.

“Halloweentown” (1998) Disney

The first “Halloweentown” film sets the stage for all to come. Kimberly J. Brown plays Marnie Piper, an ambitious 13-year-old who learns that her mother Gwen (Judith Hoag) and her grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) are witches,...

The Masked Singer has been on for 11 incredible seasons, with Season 12 beginning on September 25, and has been able to get big-name stars to join the cast to compete for the trophy. Celebrities decide to go on The Masked Singer for many reasons. Some do it for the experience and to have fun. Others do it for a family member or for their kids at home. Other stars who may have been involved in controversy or scandals come on the show to be seen differently. Singers looking to change their sound or work on making a comeback may come on The Masked Singer to begin that journey.

While many of the performers who come on The Masked Singer are considered the richest contestants according to their net worths. Comedian Wayne Brady, for example, was on season two of The Masked Singer as the Fox and ended up winning his season and...

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Beach season has commenced, and we’re excited to dust off our umbrellas and pack our straw bags for some poolside fun. And while shopping can feel stressful on a good day, there’s a specific panic that comes about when browsing for swimsuits because every details has to be accounted for: print, silhouette, fit, picking a one-piece that will actually be long enough for your torso, etcetera.

The force of nature that is actor Richard Brake (3 From Hell / 31 / Mandy / Barbarian / the upcoming The Last Stop in Yuma County) unleashes terror on a new episode of Bloody FM’s new horror anthology pod, The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings.

A Story to Scare My Son brings to life the disturbing tale of the same name, written by R.D. Ovenfriend.

Subscribe and stream the episode below and explore the lore of other items in the shop, with a rotating cast that includes Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel, Devon Sawa, Scout Taylor Compton, Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone, David Dastmalchian, Sara Paxton, Jocelin Donahue and more!

Listen on Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.

For an uninterrupted experience, find stories from The Antique Dealer’s private collection and more at The Obsidian Covenant (Patreon).

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Remakes have always been and will always be a tricky proposition. You could have something as pure and wonderful as 1982’s The Thing, which is objectively better than the revered Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby version, but be trapped in purgatory for way too long before it is decided that its proper and loved. There’s a bunch that are better in different ways or at least thoroughly enjoyable in their own right like John Carpenter’s masterpiece, Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and of course David Cronenberg’s The Fly. While you can argue the horror vs sci fi merits of any of these movies, their quality can’t be disputed. When it comes down to what you can or can’t remake, I think the gloves are off at this point. There’s very few sacred cows left and sometimes a remake can help. Something...

Stan Rogow, a veteran producer for the Hilary Duff-starring Lizzie McGuire series and feature film, and an Emmy nominee for his earlier work on the TV series Fame, has died at 75.

Rogow died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, reports indicate. No cause was given.

Born in Brooklyn, Rogow graduated from Boston University School of Law and worked as a lawyer before serving as an executive in charge of production on the 1980 Emmy-winning CBS telefilm Playing for Time, starring Vanessa Redgrave.

After that, he moved to Los Angeles and soon was working with the TV series Fame, for which he shared in a 1982 Emmy nomination. Rogow served as a producer on the pilot of the NBC series.

Rogow also created the 1992 CBS comedy-drama Middle Ages, starring Peter Riegert, and produced other series such as State of Grace, Afterworld and Woke Up Dead.

Rogow produced Lizzie McGuire and...

Stan Rogow, the writer and Emmy-nominated producer who guided the Hilary Duff-starring Lizzie McGuire series and feature that spawned from the Disney Channel hit and partnered with John Sayles on several projects, has died. He was 75.

Rogow died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, family spokesperson Scott Fisher told The Hollywood Reporter.

Early in his career, Rogow served as a producer on the pilot of the acclaimed NBC series Fame and shared an Emmy nomination for outstanding drama series in 1982 with William Blinn and two others.

The Brooklyn native was also an exec producer on the 2004-06 Discovery Kids sitcom Darcy’s Wild Life, starring Sara Paxton, and he co-created another show for the network, the 2005-07 adventure series Flight 29 Down, featuring Corbin Bleu.

Rogow produced Sayles-written The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986), starring Daryl Hannah, before they teamed to create the 1990 NBC drama Shannon’s Deal, starring...

Announcing one of the newest additions to Bloody Disgusting’s Bloody FM network! The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings is a weekly anthology horror fiction podcast, brought to life as a full cast production.

Every week, join the antique dealer as he takes you through the shop’s collection, where every relic has a sordid and bizarre tale to tell. Each trip to the Antiquarium is framed with incredible theme music courtesy of The Newton Brothers, combining unique immersive elements including interactive magic and an ever evolving roster of actors and narrators: Jocelin Dohanue (House Of The Devil), Sara Paxton, Josh Ruben, Nils Frykdahl (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), Devon Sawa, Scout Taylor Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Joseph Winter and Melanie Stone, Natalie Alyn Lind (Pet Sematary : Bloodlines), Addison Peacock (Nosleep) and more!

The latest episode, “As I Got On The Elevator, The Man Getting Off Whispered Something Strange To Me...

SpongeBob SquarePants, a beloved long-running animated show, has received new redesigns in multiple animation styles by artist @richietoons. The different styles, including Disney, The Loud House, and Rocko's Modern Life, offer unique representations of SpongeBob in various contexts. SpongeBob's style has evolved over its 24-year run, becoming more modern and childlike, but the changes have divided fans who miss the classic feel of the show.

The title character of SpongeBob SquarePants gets a new redesign in multiple different animation styles. Debuting in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the most-beloved long-running animated shows on television. It is currently in the midst of season 14, with the next episode airing on November 21. SpongeBob SquarePants season 15 has also already been renewed at Nickelodeon, and it will coincide with the show's 25th anniversary.

Now, SpongeBob gets multiple new designs in original Instagram art from @richietoons. The artist images the eponymous character in nine different animated styles,...

Sydney White is a modern retelling of Snow White, featuring popular 2000s actress Amanda Bynes. The movie is currently streaming on Max and is ideal for young teenagers looking for light, entertaining fun. If Max is not an option, Sydney White can also be rented or bought on various platforms, with renting being a more affordable option.

Where can people watch Sydney White, the 2007 romantic comedy? Based on the Brothers Grimm's famous fairy tale, "Snow White", Sydney White is a modern retelling of the classic story that follows a young college student named Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) who attempts to join the Kappa Sorority because it was the same one her mother belonged to. However, she is eventually driven out of the sorority when its leader and student council president, Rachel Witchburn (Sara Paxton), becomes jealous of her popularity. Sydney later joins a co-ed fraternity called the Vortex in which...

If one takes a look at the classic Halloweentown franchise, one may notice an inconsistency in the fourth and final film in the franchise.

Return to Halloweentown saw a new actress, Sara Paxton, take over for Kimberly J. Brown in the lead role of Marnie Piper, a witch who served as the protagonist for all the franchise's movies.

Over the years since the 2006 installment, fans may have wondered why exactly such a significant role was suddenly recast right as the franchise neared its end.

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It’s that time of year again! The leaves are changing color, the air is getting more relaxed, and Halloween is just around the corner. For many, Halloween is a time to enjoy fright-filled movies and TV shows. But for others, it’s a time to revisit their childhood with the Halloweentown movies.

These family-friendly films follow the adventures of Marnie Piper, a young witch who discovers her heritage and learns to use her powers.

If you’re looking for a fun way to celebrate Halloween this year, why not watch the Halloweentown movies in order?

Based on characters by Paul Bernbaum, The Halloweentown film series aired as works for television on The Disney Channel as Disney Channel Original Movies. To date, there are four fantasy films released in the Halloweentown franchise.

In this blog post, we’ll look at the films in order and provide some fun facts about each one.

1998’s Halloweentown is one of the most beloved Halloween and Disney Channel movies, and is a gift that keeps on giving as new generations discover the film that is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Starring Kimberly J. Brown, Joey Zimmerman, Judith Hoag and Debbie Reynolds, the film directed by Duwayne Dunham followed Marnie, who on her 13th birthday discovers she’s a witch and is transported to Halloweentown, a magical place that is facing an evil curse. The film spawned three sequels: Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge in 2001, Halloweentown High in 2004 and Return to Halloweentown in 2006.

Halloweentown, written by Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson, holds a score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. You can currently watch Halloweentown on Prime Video or on Disney+. The franchise is also airing as part of Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween.”

In celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary, take a look...

The Cromwell family in Halloweentown consists of powerful witches and warlocks with magical abilities. Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie learn spell casting and use their powers to defeat villains throughout the film series. The Cromwells also possess telekinesis, broomstick riding, and extrasensory perception as part of their magical abilities.

The Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown premiered in 1998, and the viewers were forever changed when they met the Cromwell family. The fantasy film spawned a successful four-film franchise — Halloweentown, Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge, Halloweentown High, and Return to Halloweentown, all of which focused on the history of the Cromwells, one of the most powerful families of witches and warlocks in the spooky town. The tight-knit crew includes Aggie Cromwell, Gwen Piper, Marnie Piper, Dylan Piper, and Sophie Piper. Aggie is Gwen's mother, while Gwen is Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie's mother. When the first movie premiered, the three kids had no clue about...

Marnie's recasting in Return to Halloweentown was a disappointing decision that detracted from the magic of the original trilogy. Kimberly J. Brown, who originally played Marnie, expressed her disappointment about being replaced by Sara Paxton. Despite the recasting, Brown has continued her acting career and remains enthusiastic about reprising her role as Marnie in a potential future installment of the franchise.

For years, fans of the Halloweentown franchise have wondered why protagonist Marnie was recast in Return to Halloweentown. A 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie, the first installment in the Halloweentown series stars frequent Dcom collaborator Kimberly J. Brown as Marnie, a preteen with a penchant for the supernatural. After learning that she comes from a family of witches, Marnie is eager to tap into her powers, so she disobeys her mother's (Judith Hoag) wishes and follows her grandma, Aggie Cromwell (Debbie Reynolds), to the titular magical realm.

Soon enough, Marnie and her siblings,...

August has been a significant month for Screambox, which celebrated the anniversary of Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, took a look back at the classic 1985 movie Clue in Who Done It: The Clue Documentary, got creature feature crazy with the sci-fi horror Subject, and had a blast with the Ghostbusters-inspired sci-fi horror comedy The Ghastly Brothers.

In addition to the extremely controversial The Woman hitting the streaming service last week, Screambox has now added Ti West‘s supernatural classic The Innkeepers, courtesy of MPI and Dark Sky Films!

“While director Ti West’s brand of slow burn horror tends to be divisive, as slow burn horror is in general, The Innkeepers presents itself as a worthy selection for being based around and shot in an actual haunted hotel; the Yankee Pedlar Inn,” writes Meagan Navarro.

In the film, “The Yankee Pedlar Inn is in the process of closing.

Stars: Garret Dillahunt, Aaron Paul, Riki Lindhome, Spencer Treat Clark, Sara Paxton, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Martha MacIsaac | Written by Adam Alleca, Carl Ellsworth | Directed by Dennis Iliadis

Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left is regarded by many as a classic of the horror genre, and by others as one of the most vile films committed to celluloid. The 1972 film remained blacklisted in the UK, where it was banned for nearly 30 years (finally seeing an uncut release in 2008). In 2006 Rogue Pictures made the shock announcement that Craven had agreed to produce a remake of his film. At the time, many people, myself included, were worried that any remake would have to be watered down for modern audiences – especially when the majority of horror remakes at the time were being released as PG-13. Information on the remake was sparse, apart from Craven and Rogue insisting that it would...

Ever since the 1975 horror blockbuster Jaws made us afraid to go into the water, America has had an obsession with sharks. While great whites get most of the attention, any aquatic killer with sharp teeth will usually quench our collective thirst for marine menace. In 1988, Discovery Channel launched Shark Week, a seven day block of programming filled with nature documentaries, celebrity cameos, and aquatic reality TV designed to explore the wide world of sharks. This annual event has been going strong for the past 35 years, working its way into the public consciousness to become a household name. Each summer’s horror offerings usually bring with it one or more films of the Shark Horror subgenre. Featuring the underwater predators as their villains, these movies vary widely in quality and usually sink or swim based on the verisimilitude of their special effects.

As sharks–even the fake ones–are notoriously difficult to direct,...

Five years ago, Arrow Video gave a two-disc limited edition Blu-ray release to writer/director Wes Craven’s 1972 feature debut The Last House on the Left. Now they’re set to do the same thing for the 2009 The Last House on the Left remake (watch it Here)! The remake Blu-ray will be released in the US, UK, and Canada on August 22nd, and copies can be pre-ordered from Diabolik.

Directed by Dennis Iliadis from a screenplay by Adam Alleca and Carl Ellsworth, The Last House on the Left (2009) has the following synopsis: The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari’s only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma. Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story,...

Arrow Video announced their August 2023 releases this morning, and included in the mix is a brand new limited edition Blu-ray release of 2009’s The Last House on the Left.

The film, a modern day remake of Wes Craven’s grimy exploitation classic, was directed by Dennis Iliadis. Many, including Stephen King, consider it better than the original.

Arrow brings The Last House on the Left (2009) to Blu-ray in the US, UK, and Canada on August 22, 2023. You can pre-order your copy through Diabolik right now.

The Last House on the Left is a vicious and efficient updating of the 1972 controversial graphic shocker of the same name, produced by its original director/producer pairing of Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham. Special Features for the Arrow Blu-ray include…

• Two version of the film: the original Theatrical Version and the Unrated Version

• Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-hd Ma 5.1 surround audio for both films...

Welcome back, dear readers! It’s a new year, and it’s time for more new (to me) horror flicks. We’re kicking 2023 off with a flick from Ti West, a dude who had a hell of a 2022 with not one but two hit films in X and Pearl. But today we’re going to be taking a trip back into his earlier filmography, and our companion will be the great Emily von Seele. In addition to being a Senior Contributor right here at Daily Dead, you probably also know Emily as a regular co-host on the Dead Ringers podcast (I’m in the process of collecting all the Dead Ringers hosts as I’ve previously chatted with Nolan McBride and Philip Yount). Emily’s knowledge about horror films knows no bounds, and she brings an infectious enthusiasm to her discussion about the genre.

There’s no one I...

(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)

The Movie: "Cheap Thrills"

Where You Can Stream It: Peacock, Hulu, Tubi, PlutoTV

The Pitch: What lengths would you go to in order to ensure that you had enough money to keep your family from being evicted? Would you punch a bouncer twice your size in the face at a club? Would you eat something absolutely disgusting? Would you cheat on your wife? Would you commit crimes? These are the questions posed by E.L. Katz's incredible feature debut, "Cheap Thrills." Craig (Pat Healy) and Vince (Ethan Embry) are two down-on-their-luck friends who reunite during a chance meeting at a bar shortly after Craig is let go from his job. The two get wrangled into sharing drinks with a wealthy couple,...

Ana de Armas had zero difficulty finding streams of research to play Marilyn Monroe in Blonde. But learning what drove Norma Jean, the delicate and insecure woman behind the public persona, was an entirely different challenge.

“It was important to find the emotional truth in this character,” she said Saturday at Deadline’s The Contenders Film: Los Angeles. “One of the biggest themes in this movie is the private and public self. Norma Jean was completely unseen. I wanted to capture the essence of that woman, to find the human underneath. It was a long process studying her and her films, to understand what she was feeling at all times, always thinking that Norma for the most part never thought she could live up to Marilyn. What people thought of her was not at all what she felt like.”

Related: The Contenders Film: Los Angeles – Deadline’s Full Coverage

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When Jamie Lee Curtis walked the black carpet outside the Tcl Chinese Theatre on Tuesday night for the world premiere of “Halloween Ends,” she was less than 24 hours away from becoming permanently cemented into Hollywood history — or at least, more so than she’s already been — with a hand and footprint ceremony on Wednesday morning.

“I’m, of course, thrilled, honored,” Curtis told Variety about being immortalized outside the theatre. “My family will be there with me, friends, colleagues, collaborators, the community of artists. I’m an artist, I get to make this work. I didn’t think I’d be an actor. I thought I’d be a cop. So the idea that I get to be an actor and do this beautiful work is really very powerful to me.”

The back-to-back events capped an emotional world tour for the scream queen as she says goodbye to Laurie Strode,...

Being normal is vastly overrated, but re-watching the “Halloweentown” franchise each year certainly is not. Of course, there’s one question that always comes back on those rewatches: why wasn’t Kimberly J. Brown in all of them?

Brown starred as Marnie Piper (though she later embraced her name as a Cromwell witch) in the first three movies in the series. But, after “Halloweentown High,” Sara Paxton took over the role for “Halloweentown Returns,” without any kind of explanation from or preparation by Disney. The move draws outrage from fans to this day, as many millennials considered it a “betrayal.”

So why did it happen? Well, according to Brown herself, she was initially in talks for the fourth film. In a 2018 Q&a video, the actress explained that there were conversations, but she never really found out why they fell apart.

“The answer to that is I’m not really sure,...

Andrew Dominik's "Blonde" has finally made its worldwide debut, bringing with it the expected controversy. A success at the Venice International Film Festival, the film became one of the most critically polarizing arthouse dramas in years, inspiring both fervent defenders and mortified detractors to talk about it, write about it, and tweet scorching hot takes about it.

The reason for all the hubbub is plain: The film, adapted from Joyce Carol Oates' much-celebrated novel, takes a fictional approach to the life and times of one of the greatest Hollywood icons of all time, Marilyn Monroe — a stage name that "Blonde" pointedly positions as such, instead referring to the woman and listing her in the credits as "Norma Jeane." As if the artistically liberalized, proudly fantastical way Oates imagined Norma Jeane's life wasn't enough to stir the pot, "Blonde" makes a series of abrasive, potentially off-putting decisions in the way...

Blonde, the Marilyn Monroe biopic, premiered on Netflix and it took the second spot on the charts. The Ana de Armas-starring movie got an 11-minute standing ovation when it was screened at the Venice Film Festival.

Despite glowing reviews for Blonde, the film directed by Andrew Dominik didn’t debut at the top of the streaming service’s chart. The biopic was watched for 37,340,000 hours, according to Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart.

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Lou, starring Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett and Logan Marshall-Green, reigned at the top in its second week available on the streaming platform. The Anna Foerster...

Stars: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Garret Dillahunt, Sara Paxton | Written and Directed by Andrew Dominik

Blonde reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.

Andrew Dominik‘s Blonde is perhaps the boldest and most daring mainstream movie of the year, even though it’s not really mainstream. It has a nice, big cast filled with tons of huge names and has lots of recognizable talent behind the camera, but it’s one of the most unconventional movies of the entire year.

Dominik’s films are practically known for causing discourse at this point. If you go into one of his films expecting some straightforward, by the book story,...

Ana de Armas’ upcoming portrayal of Marilyn Monroe, or Norma Jeane as she was known by in terms of birth name, will finally arrive on Netflix this week after premiering at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. De Armas went under intense preparation that included voice coaching as well as cosmetic makeup to fully embody the pop culture icon for a film that’s more impressionistic than concerned with facts.

Directed by Andrew Dominik and produced by Brad Pitt, “Blonde” boasts a runtime of 2 hours and 47 minutes and is based on the Joyce Carole Oates historical fiction book of the same name. Reviews of the film highlight the way the film examines Norma Jeane’s trauma as well as de Armas’ performance.

Fans of Ana De Armas or Marilyn Monroe herself may be wondering how to watch “Blonde,” and we’ve gathered the details below.

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Ana de Armas worked with a familiar furry face in "Blonde": her dog, Elvis. While promoting the film on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" on Sept. 20, the actor revealed that her 13-year-old Maltese portrays Marilyn Monroe's dog, Mafia, in the upcoming Netflix biopic, alongside a cast that also includes Adrien Brody, Sara Paxton, and Bobby Cannavale.

De Armas teased that Elvis shot two scenes, but one wound up getting cut, leaving an appearance that sounds quite pivotal to the plot. "When I watch it, I don't know how to feel because of course, it's a very serious, important scene in the film. And then at the same time, I'm just looking at him and I'm melting," she admitted.

We have "Blonde" director Andrew Dominik to thank for Elvis's cameo; after selecting de Armas to play Monroe back in 2019, he noticed her fluffy white pup's uncanny resemblance to the late Hollywood icon's own dog.

The first time “Blonde” star Adrien Brody saw Ana de Armas’ transformation into Marilyn Monroe was on set right before filming their first scene together.

“I was transported to another time and place,” Brody, who plays Arthur Miller (aka The Playwright), told Variety at the U.S. premiere of “Blonde” in Hollywood Tuesday night. “I really thought she channeled [Marilyn] — she brought a nuanced, emotionally present [and] connected impression of her. I’m still blown away by it. It was really impressive.”

Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, “Blonde” presents a reimagined version of the iconic actor’s life, from the traumatic childhood of Norma Jeane Baker to her rise to fame as Marilyn Monroe. The supporting cast includes Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel, Evan Williams, Sara Paxton and Scoot McNairy.

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"Barbarian" has quietly emerged as one of the biggest surprises of 2022. Written and directed by Zach Cregger, the subversive horror film centers on Tess (Georgina Campbell), a woman who rents an Airbnb ahead of a job interview in Detroit, only to find the house has been double-booked by a fellow named Keith (Bill Skarsgård). To say too much more would be to spoil the fun for those who've yet to see the movie (which you absolutely should asap), so I'll leave it at that.

In terms of its influences, "Barbarian" feels practically tailor-made for the current era of horror, in which filmmakers like Jordan Peele have come to fame making movies that blend imaginatively creepy imagery with biting humor and sharp social commentary. It's also a film that's hyper-aware of where the horror genre is at right now, flipping common tropes on their heads, embracing an unorthodox narrative structure, and...

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Hollywood’s glory days were on full display Thursday as the cast of Blonde, with star Ana de Armas resplendent in a pink full-length gown, walked the red carpet before the film premiered in the Palazzo del Cinema at the 79th Venice Film Festival.

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Other stars on hand for the Lido festivities included Adrien Brody, who plays Marilyn Monroe’s husband Arthur Miller; Bobby Cannavale, who plays her husband Joe Dimaggio; and Julianne Nicholson, who plays her mother.

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Director Andrew Dominik escorted de Armas on the red carpet as did Brad Pitt, whose Plan B Entertainment produced the film.

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