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The One Film Even Stephen King Says Was Too Scary To Finish Master of Horror Stephen King is responsible for spine-chilling stories that have terrorized audiences all across the world for nearly 50 years. Around60 different filmshave been made as adaptations of his work, including “Carrie,” “The Shining,” “The Stand,” “Misery,” “Christine,” “Gerald’s Game,” “The Dark Tower,” “Pet Sematary,” “Salem’s Lot,” and of course, “IT.” King’s storytelling frequently deals with deeply terrifying themes, and he has perfected the art of turning everyday occurrences into an absolute nightmare....

The Princess Bride Had An On-Set Accident That Put Cary Elwes In The Hospital We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “The Princess Bride” is an endlessly quotable classic, a twist on the typical fairy tale that truly has everything. Released in 1987, the film was directed by Rob Reiner and written by William Goldman (based on his1973 book of the same name). This timeless swashbuckling adventure will make you laugh, cry, and swoon....

The Silent Sea Trailer: Gong Yoo And Bae Doona Survive An Abandoned Lunar Base In New Netflix Thriller Netflix has been earning record numbers of viewership and engagement with their content, according to its ownshady number-crunching. Whether or not you believe the statistics give you the full picture, it’s undeniable that several of their Korean dramas have staked a considerable claim on the pop culture conversation in 2021. “Squid Game” achieved high honors with only nine episodes of its survivalist series, while zombie series “Kingdom” finds relevance in the time of COVID-19 (it also got a feature-length “sidequel” episode dropped this summer on the streaming service, a good episode byIsaac Feldberg’s account)....

The Unpopular Opinion: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Psycho’ Remake Is A Fascinating, Bold Experiment (Welcome toThe Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: a defense of Gus Van Sant’s misunderstoodPsychoremake.)Marion steps into the motel shower without a hint of hesitation. She adjusts the hot and cold valves until they’re just right....

The Zero Dark Thirty Controversy, Explained Kathryn Bigelow’s 2012 film “Zero Dark Thirty,” which starred Jessica Chastain as CIA analyst Maya Harris and depicted the hunt for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, was nominated in a handful of categories at the 2013 Academy Awards and went home with an Oscar for best sound editing. However, it’s most remembered for the controversies that surrounded it. When the United States became involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and began the general War on Terror during George W....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: The American, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Archer (Season 1) We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.ARCHER (SEASON 1) Much like its FX counterpart, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Archer is a show about horrible people doing horrible things....

This Week In Trailers: Fake It So Real, Moments Of Fiction, Don 2, Kosha Dillz Is Everywhere, Rise And Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Twelve New Images From ‘The Avengers’ Assemble The Avengersis so close you can almost taste it. Directed byJoss Whedon, the Disney/Marvel superhero team up is now less than a month away from its premiere and tickets are already on sale for midnight shows May 3-4. It’s hard to believe that after literally years of build up and anticipating five movies before it:Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, ThorandCaptain America: The First Avenger, the big pay off is finally upon us....

Warner Bros. May Have Revealed The Identity Of Dead Robin In ‘Batman V Superman’ Ever since a shot in one of the trailers forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceshowed the vandalized suit of Batman’s sidekick Robin being displayed on a mannequin in a case, fans have been wondering just which version of The Boy Wonder bit the dust. Sadly, whenBatman v Supermanhit theaters, they didn’t get an answer. Now, thanks to a revelation from the Warner Bros....

What The Initial Disney+ Line-Up Says About The Streaming Service’s Longterm Goals (Welcome toThe Disney Discourse, a recurring feature where Josh Spiegel discusses the latest in Disney news. He goes deep on everything from the animated classics to the theme parks to live-action franchises.)Let it be said that if the Walt Disney Company knows one thing, it knows how to market itself. Last week, the Disney+ Twitter accountbasically took a hold of the entire social-media platform and used it to promote itself....

Why ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ Director Reed Morano Avoided That Song In The Movie & More [Interview] I Think We’re Alone Nowhas been in limited release since last weekend, but the rest of the country will get a chance in the coming weeks as the film expands to more theaters. However, fans of Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage, actress Elle Fanning and/or post-apocalyptic movies may be surprised by the tone director Reed Morano struck with her Sundance selected feature....

Why Spielberg Refused To Take A Salary For Schindler’s List The concept of the Hollywood blockbuster and Steven Spielberg are inherently intertwined at this point in the public consciousness. Spielberg always is willing to take on intimidating projects that take an exceptional eye and strong technical skill, whether it be a film about akiller sharkor astranded alientrying to make his way back home. However, even at the peak of his legend status in the early 1990s, there was one film he put off making for years: “Schindler’s List....

Writer’s Guild Of America West Is Asking Studios To Consider Abortion Laws When Choosing Shooting Locations Following the leak of the horrific draft of the Supreme Court decision to overturn national abortion rights protections, the Writers Guild of America West is urging productions to choose filming locations in states where reproductive healthcare will be preserved by state law. Thestatement, which was issued on May 4, reads in full: “In light of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion rights, we want to reaffirm our Guild’s commitment to fighting on our members' behalf against inequality and discrimination....