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Jean and Juliette have just married. He is the skipper of the barge, L’ Atalante, which is to be the couple’s home. Onboard, Juliette soon gets used to the simple life but longs to visit the city. They arrive in ...

These characters can exist, because Rankin/Bass have created their own universe and had unspoken ownership on seasonal entertainment during this period.

Here we discuss his fascinatingly quirky new film, his incarceration and its impact on his life, and what his relationship with Quentin Tarantino looks like in 2019.

He worked hard, was smart and not afraid to try different things, whether it was acting, singing, exhibition, or producing. He wasn't a hugely-talented performer, but he made the most of what gifts he had.

Dark Circus (2016) Berlin-based filmmaker Julia Ostertag’s urban fantasy, Dark Circus (2016) has been described as both ‘a sensual journey into the depths of the unconscious’ and  ‘Kenneth Anger takes Alice to Fetish Wonderland’. Finally, after three years touring film ...

Bullies have played a significant and recurring role in Stephen King’s work from his earliest days as a published author. In these works, the bullies represent a significant and (generally) familiar villain for his protagonist(s) to overcome, often amid their ...

“My mother’s maiden name was McConnell. Her ancestors are Canadian, Irish, Scotch and Welsh. And, on the Harper side, they are French, English and, according to my sister, American Indian. But, I think her addition of American Indian came after ...

Fabian is still probably best known for his (relatively) brief heyday as a pop star - specifically the year 1959 when he had three top ten hits - "Turn Me Loose", "Tiger", and "Hound Dog Man". Yet he also had a career as a motion picture leading man that spanned over a decade. It's one that is worth revisiting.

When it comes to cinematic ballyhoo, there are few scents sweeter than the carny cry of the sexploitation subgenre. It is the dancing girls, the carnival barker, the strong man, the freak show and the fortune teller hooking on the ...

Possession films have inhabited the minds of horror fans since the release of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973). Friedkin’s film shaped how we think of possession and, in turn, how we make movies about it. Possession films are judged for ...