This ‘I Like Scary Movies’ installation will put you inside your favorite horror film scenes

Horror fans, have you ever wanted to explore Pennywise’s lair or Beetlejuice’s graveyard? You’ll soon be able to. The experimental artist known as Maximillian has created “I Like Scary Movies,” an immersive, multi-sensory art installation featuring the recreation of a classic setting from five different horror films. There are no creepy creatures in the scenes nor will anyone jump out at you, instead you are invited to see, hear, feel and smell each environment while taking lots of photos. E...
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‘Halo’ TV Series Will Be Directed by ‘Robin Hood’ Filmmaker Otto Bathurst

The long road to adapt Halo to the screen (be it big or small) is almost at an end. Showtime is turning the video game franchise into a new TV series, and they’ve found their director – Otto Bathurst, the filmmaker behind the recent Robin Hood reboot. Bathurst will direct multiple episodes of the live-action series, and serve as executive producer. Showtime has officially announced Otto Bathurst as the Halo TV series director. Several high-profile figures have been trying to adapt Halo for y...
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‘Evil Dead 2’ 4K Trailer Is Ready to Swallow Your Soul

Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 are very different films, even if they’re essentially telling the same story. Sam Raimi‘s first Evil Dead is attempting to be a serious horror movie, while Evil Dead 2 slips into slapstick comedy territory. That slapstick angle seems to be the one people remember the most when they think of Evil Dead, making the sequel the far more prominent film. Now Studio Canal is releasing an Evil Dead 2 4K Blu-ray in the 4K, and there’s a new trailer ready to swallow your soul. Wa...
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‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Producer Jon Landau on the Film’s Long Road to the Big Screen [Interview]

Alita: Battle Angel has been a long time coming. Based on Yukito Kishiro‘s manga series Battle Angel Alita, the big and intimate Robert Rodriguez film was once going to be directed by producer James Cameron, who ended up choosing Avatar over the property. Cameron ultimately handed directorial duties over to Rodriguez, who helped whip Cameron’s epic script into a manageable length. Even with a different director at the helm, producer Jon Landau wanted to make a James Cameron-style event film, de...
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Spike Lee will reportedly team up with 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman for a Netflix movie

Netflix is in talks to distribute Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods," starring Chadwick Boseman. Lee will join other high-profile filmmakers with movies at Netflix, including Alfonso Cuarón, Steven Soderbergh, and Martin Scorsese. Netflix is making a big push into original movies in 2019, and "BlacKkKlansman" director Spike Lee is the latest high-profile filmmaker to be courted by the streaming giant for a new movie. Netflix is in talks to release "Da 5 Bloods," about a group of Vietnam veterans who r...
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Spike Lee and 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman are making a Netflix movie

Netflix will distribute Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods," starring Chadwick Boseman. Lee joins other high-profile filmmakers with movies at Netflix, including Alfonso Cuarón, Steven Soderbergh, and Martin Scorsese. Netflix is making a big push into original movies in 2019, and "BlacKkKlansman" director Spike Lee is the latest high-profile filmmaker to work with the streaming giant on a new movie. Netflix will release "Da 5 Bloods," about a group of Vietnam veterans who return to "find their lost inn...
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‘The Witches’ Remake Cast Adds Octavia Spencer Alongside Anne Hathaway

Octavia Spencer is the latest to join The Witches remake cast. Spencer will play the grandmother of a boy who runs afoul of witches, lead by the Grand High Witch herself (played by Anne Hathaway). Robert Zemeckis is directing the film, adapted from Roald Dahl’s children’s book, which was previously adapted into a movie by director Nicolas Roeg. Variety broke the news that Octavia Spencer is joining The Witches. Like Dahl’s book and the Nicolas Roeg film, The Witches follows a boy who gets mi...
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On Its 65th Anniversary, ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’ Still Looms Large Over Modern Cinema

(Welcome to Classically Contemporary, a series where we explore the ways in which new releases echo classic Hollywood or how classic Hollywood continues to influence modern filmmaking.) In 1954, a little feature called Creature From the Black Lagoon crawled up from the seas of Universal Studios to terrorize audiences. While never taken as seriously as other Universal monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster, the Gill-Man has created his own cult-like following that’s kept the film in...
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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Recruits Its Noicest Guest Star with Lin-Manuel Miranda as Amy’s Brother

Ever since Lin-Manuel Miranda banded together with Mark Hamill, Guillermo del Toro, Sean Astin, and Seth Myers to form the most unlikely super group to save Brooklyn Nine-Nine from cancellation, fans wondered if the Mary Poppins Returns star would make an appearance on the beloved NBC comedy series. After all, Miranda is no stranger to popping up in various TV shows as a celebrity cameo – or, before he became a megastar with Hamilton, in a bit part. And it turns out, all we needed to do was wai...
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With Pixar’s ‘Bao,’ Domee Shi made history as a woman director and earned an Oscar nomination

Domee Shi, 29, is the first woman to direct an animated short for Pixar. Her film, “Bao,” is up for an Oscar this month. She’s seen here in January 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar) In Disney-Pixar’s short “Bao,” a dumpling springs to life as a lively, giggly, dumpling boy, giving an aging Chinese mom another chance at motherhood. When Dumpling starts growing up fast, however, Mom must come to the realization that nothing stays cute and s...
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Burbank’s horror haven Dark Delicacies is moving, thanks to generous fans and a tweet from Guillermo del Toro

Whether you’re a die-hard horror movie and fiction fan, a professional author or filmmaker of the stuff or just a casual stroller through Burbank’s quirky Magnolia Park business district, Dark Delicacies has been an institution for nearly 25 years. One that seemed doomed just a few weeks ago. Del and Sue Howison, the husband-and-wife owners/founders of the first purely horror-oriented book and gift store announced that, when their current lease ends in May, they would have to leave the space Dar...
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The Morning Watch: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Easter Eggs, Guillermo del Toro’s Alka Seltzer Commercial & More

The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, Disney shows off some of the harder to spot Easter eggs from Ralph Breaks the Internet. Plus, director Guillermo del Toro shared an Alka-Seltzer commercial he starred in back in 1991, and one movie lover goe...
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Julie Adams, ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’ Star, Dies at 92

Julie Adams, the actress best-known for starring in the 1954 monster horror film “The Creature From the Black Lagoon, has died. She was 92. Adams died Sunday in Los Angeles, according to her official website. “The Shape of Water” director Guillermo del Toro paid tribute to the actress, writing, “I mourn Julie Adams passing. It […]
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Drops Teasers During Super Bowl (Watch)

Super Bowl Sunday got a little scarier with the release of a series of teasers for “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the hit children’s book series by Alvin Schwartz. The teasers showed moments from the short stories including “The Big Toe,” with a corpse-like woman walking down a […]
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‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Trailers: The Classic Children’s Horror Collection Comes to Life

If you were a kid in the 1980s or early 1990s, there’s a good chance that you encountered the children’s book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Drawing from folklore and urban legends, the book series written by Alvin Schwartz was made all the more terrifying thanks to the inky, twisted illustrations by Stephen Gammell. Now the book series is coming to life in a film adaptation produced by Guillermo del Toro, and the first Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trailer (or rather a series of...
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Get Scared by the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Super Bowl Spots!

BEGIN SLIDESHOW Get scared by the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Super Bowl spots! CBS Films and Lionsgate have released the first look at their feature adaptation of the classic children’s novels Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark during the Super Bowl. Check out the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Super Bowl spots below and look for the third one to arrive soon! PB = PB || {}; PB.gptStandAlone = PB.gptStandAlone || {}; PB.gptAutoRefresh = PB.g...
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SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK Unfurls Its First Poster

First poster for the Guillermo del Toro produced spooker. Read more >>> [Author: TheMovieWaffler.com]
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Poster Captures the Books

BEGIN SLIDESHOW Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster captures the books CBS Films‘ movie adaptation of the classic children’s novels Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark from writer/producer Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth) has released its first poster. As you can see, it depicts the spitting image of Harold from “Scary Stories 3.” Check out the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster in the gallery below! PB = PB || {}; PB.gpt...
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Trio of Artists Honored at American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Awards

One filmmaker and two legendary film editors are being honored at the Eddie Awards of American Cinema Editors on Friday evening. The event will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Guillermo del Toro Golden Eddie Honoree Since bursting onto the scene — and winning the Critics’ Prize at Cannes ’93 for his first feature, […]
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New Birds of Prey Set Pictures, Plus Updates From Avengers: Endgame and Titans

Jordan Peele discusses how The Twilight Zone inspired Us. The Babadook’s Jennifer Kent is working on something scary with Guillermo del Toro. Donna Troy could be getting a costume on Titans. Plush, what’s to come on The Flash and Supergirl, and Billy Eichner talks Lion King duets. To me, my spoilers!Read more...
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‘The Babadook’ Director Jennifer Kent is Working on a Project With Guillermo del Toro

Jennifer Kent broke onto the scene in 2014 with The Babadook, a movie that managed to be a thoughtful examination of motherhood, grief, and mental illness while also being a movie about a terrifying top-hatted monster who lives in a children’s book and haunts an unsuspecting family. Five years later, she’s finally back with a new movie and she’s talking about another project, one that would unite her with The Shape of Water and Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro. Kent is currently a...
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‘Black Panther,’ ‘Star Is Born’ up for SAG Awards’ top honor tonight

NEW YORK — “Black Panther” and “BlacKkKlansman” are among the films vying for the top prize at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. The SAG Awards are one of the most reliable bellwethers of the Academy Awards, but several of this year’s top Oscar contenders failed to land a best ensemble nomination. The two leading Oscar nominees — “Roma” and “The Favourite” — were bypassed by the actors guild for a field that also includes “Crazy Rich Asians,” ”Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born,...
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Netflix and films like ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ are fueling an animation renaissance

Animation is undergoing a big Hollywood renaissance. It’s more aggressively becoming what it’s always fundamentally been: art. In the feature film arena, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” has opened new vistas for how a big studio cartoon can look and feel, and dominated its category in virtually every contest of the current awards season so far. Meanwhile streaming services such as Netflix are giving animators unprecedented new creative freedoms and job opportunities. “We typically are most i...
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/Film’s 25 Most Anticipated New Television Shows of 2019

Sure, 2019 sees the end of beloved TV shows like Game of Thrones and Veep, along with long-awaited continuations like True Detective and resurrected gems like Brooklyn Nine-Nine. But this year is looking particularly stacked when it comes to new series coming our way via traditional television and streaming. And since this is the internet, there was only one thing to do: rank ’em. The /Film staff gathered to hammer out our 25 Most Anticipated New Shows of 2019, and we recorded the deliberations...
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New Blu-ray Releases: ‘Suspiria’, ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’, ‘Crimson Peak’, ‘Notorious’, ‘Judgment Night’

As the first month of the new year draws to a close, it’s time to break out the latest Blu-rays you should check out. What better way to pass these cold days than staying inside and watching Blu-rays? This week, we have a look at the Suspiria remake, the ambitious Bad Times at the El Royale, Guillermo del Toro’s new cult classic Crimson Peak, Alfred Hitchcock’s fantastic thriller Notorious, and the great ’90s flick Judgment Night. These are the new Blu-ray releases and their special features yo...
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Studio Producers Wanted Alfonso Cuarón to Give Gravity a Much More Comforting Ending

Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar-winning sci-fi thriller from 2013, has a distinct, powerful ending. And if the studio had had its way, it would have been a bit less striking. Read more...
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Producers Wanted Alfonso Cuarón to Change the ‘Gravity’ Ending

Spoilers for Gravity follow. Alfonso Cuarón won a Best Director Oscar for Gravity, so it’s safe to assume he knew what he was doing when he made the science fiction thriller starring Sandra Bullock. And yet, the studio really wanted the filmmaker to change the picture’s ending. According to Cuarón’s pal Guillermo del Toro, producers tried to make Cuarón tack on a needless rescue scene during the Gravity ending, but Cuarón stuck to his guns – and took home an Academy Award for his troubles. I...
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