Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire, dies aged 80

American writer Anne Rice, whose Interview With The Vampire sold more than 150 million copies, has died at the age of 80.

Her son Christopher Rice, also an author, announced the news via Anne Rice’s public Facebook page, writing that she had died following complications from a stroke.


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‘The Penguin’ series coming from HBO Max

Colin Farrell has officially signed on to star in and executive produce a series spinoff of “The Batman” in which he would again play The Penguin, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

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Review: Hurt (2021)

Review by Paul Grammatico


Hurt: A Lengthy Labor of Halloween Havoc

Halloween is an interesting time that many people circle on their calendar. It is a time for letting loose, impersonating a fictions person or entity for a day, watching scary movies, giving out candy to the youngsters, or even going out with some friends to partake and participate in some Halloween-themed amusement park filled with haunted houses and sideshows. The parks were one of my favourites as it was fun to see my friends (and myself) receive various jump scares when various costumed ghouls would jump out at you from just about everywhere. Despite all the theatrical terror and menace, it was all in good fun. Hurt, a Halloween horror film provided by Zed Filmworks and distributed by Gravitas Ventures, provides a small-town Halloween fair that a soldier and his wife go back to as it was one of their regular haunts growing up. This time, however, the results are far different.

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First look at SpiderMan: Into The Spiderverse Sequel

The first look to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been released . The sequel to the Oscar-winning animated SpiderMan: Into the Spider-Verse is going to be a massive adventure spread across two movies.

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Nicholas Cage to star as Dracula in new Universal film ‘Renfield’

Nicholas Cage has been cast in the iconic monster role of Dracula in Universal Pictures’ monster spin-off movie

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Review: ‘Clerk’ – Documentary about the life/career of indie film-maker/podcaster Kevin Smith

The documentary Clerk from director Malcom Ingram (Small Town Gay Bar, Out To Win) explores the life and career of filmmaker and multi-hyphenate Kevin Smith.

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The Matrix Resurrections gets new poster ahead of release

With a little over a month before the release of The Matrix Resurrections, Warner Bros. has released a new poster for the film.


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New trailer released for Spider-Man: No Way Home

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Sony/Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: No Way Home.The U.K. release date has been brought forward a couple of days to 15th December 2021 with the US release staying as December 17th.


Spider-Man: No Way Home is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Continue reading

Miramax sues Quentin Tarantino over planned ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT

THR reports that Miramax is suing director Quentin Tarantino over plans to release non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on his 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

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HBO Harry Potter special will not feature controversial franchise creator

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone stars and filmmaker Chris Columbus are reuniting for the previously announced 20th anniversary retrospective on HBO Max. But there’s one notable name missing from the list of participants.

WarnerMedia on Tuesday announced that the special will feature the franchise’s central trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as well as director Columbus. They will be joined by other franchise alums including Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Ian Hart.


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