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The 80s were a great time for Hollywood movies, from slasher flicks to adventure and comedy to sci-fi every genre elevated the features with innovation in practical effects and unique protagonists. Which in turn gave us iconic films like Jurassic Park, Et, Blade Runner along with horror films like The Shining, Evil Dead II, The Fly, and many more. And one of these iconic horror movies is now available free to stream.

The Lost Boysis now available to stream on The Roku Channel. The movie is often dubbed the best vampire film from the decade. Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film is loved for its strong script, very unique characters, and humor that helps to dissolve the most intense situations. Schumacher’s visual aesthetic is slick, glossy, and appealing, much like the vampiric lifestyle we see now in the genre. While in contemporary times Twilight is considered to revive the YA vampire genre,...

Lynne Meadow will step aside after a 53-year run as artistic director of the highly influential Manhattan Theatre Club that included guiding shows by such playwrights as Christopher Durang, John Guare, Beth Henley, Terrence McNally, Eureka Day‘s Jonathan Spector and many others.

Meadow will continue her longtime association with Mtc, which stages both Broadway and Off Broadway productions, by serving in a new role of Artistic Advisor. Mtc’s Board of Directors will work with an external search firm to identify a new artistic director. A projected timeline was not disclosed.

“I have loved and cherished creating my theatre,” said Meadow in a statement, “and I have dedicated myself, for over 50 years, to welcoming and working with the greatest talent in every aspect of our institution. It was my dream when I started in 1972 off-off-Broadway that the Manhattan Theatre Club would become a landmark in New York City. I...

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This June, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated streaming release of Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu to all the beloved K-dramas coming to Prime Video next month. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in June 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

12 Angry Men (June 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Credit – United Artists

12 Angry Men is a legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Reginald Rose. Based on Reginald Rose’s 1954 television play of the same name, the 1957 film revolves around twelve men serving as jury members on a murder trial, but their prejudices and doubts get...

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a Living Dead Doll.

The boardwalk just got bloodier, because David from The Lost Boys is sinking his fangs into Mezco Toys‘ Living Dead Dolls line.

The leader of Santa Clara’s most stylish vampire gang features windswept blonde hair, a fanged snarl, and a piercing stare. He’s dressed in his signature black-on-black layered look, complete with a removable duster jacket, removable biker jacket, cross earring, and boots.

The 10″ doll features five points of articulation and comes packaged in a window box.

Priced at $54.99, it’s estimated to arrive in December.

Kiefer Sutherland played David in Joel Schumacher‘s 1987 horror classic in which a pair of brothers discover their new town is haunted by vampires.

The Lost Boys also stars Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman,...

The longest-running sitcoms in television history come from several different decades and have different styles of humor but have all left a lasting legacy. Sitcoms have always been a staple of television, as even classic golden age TV was known for shows like Father Knows Best and Leave it to Beaver gave way to even more groundbreaking sitcoms like All in the Family and The Jeffersons. However, when it came to sitcoms, lasting for 15 or 20 seasons was never easy as humor is subjective and changes over time. Yet some have shown incredible lasting power over the years.

Though audiences tune into sitcoms for laughs, the longest-running sitcoms show the different ways the genre can connect with audiences. There are the classic easy-going sitcoms like The Love Boat, some that mix in drama, like M*A*S*H, animated classics like The Simpsons, and darker sitcoms like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Although Halloween is embraced by all ages these days, it was mostly a children’s holiday not all that long ago. What is essentially now a multi-month event was a single day of fun back then. The real world has changed in this regard, but some things stay the same in TV anthologies; kids are still the focal point in stories about Halloween.

In episodic anthologies rooted in horror, Halloween stories occasionally happen but are not guaranteed or even timely. Horror series, after all, do not rely on Halloween in order to be horror. The chances are, though, if an episode is all about Halloween, the protagonists are probably young.

Here are five must-watch tales of kid-friendly Halloween horror from TV anthologies.

Tales from the Darkside (1983-1988)

Trick or Treat

Interest in a Creepshow TV series back in the ‘80s led to the creation of Tales from the Darkside. Before...

Voight recalls how Hoffman's iconic "I'm walkin' here!" scene in Midnight Cowboy was improvised with real NYC cab interaction. Hoffman's line ranks on AFI's list of top quotes, sparking debate on whether it was scripted or improvised during filming. Regardless of its origin, the scene showcases Hoffman's authentic performance, contributing to the film's iconic status in cinema history.

Jon Voight shares his story of Dustin Hoffman's iconic "I'm walkin' here!" scene in Midnight Cowboy. Released in 1969, the film follows the unlikely friendship between two hustlers in New York City, one a naive male prostitute from Texas named Joe Buck and the other an ailing con man referred to as Ratso. Hoffman and Voight star in the two lead roles alongside Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Salt, and Barnard Hughes.

During a recent interview with Jake's Takes promoting his new movie Reagan, Voight shared his...

D23 returns us to The Grid thanks to the recently screened footage of Tron: Ares. Actors Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Jeff Bridges, and Evan Peters joined the D23 stage to introduce the footage, which Deadline describes as follows:

"The light cycles of Tron are seen speeding through city streets, leaving laser thin waves behind them, and splicing cars on the street in half. Jared Leto plays the Tron-like character clad in red while Greta Lee plays a brilliant programmer whose great work has Ares coming into the world. Leto in the voice-over of the trailer says, I came here to find somethingsomething important. We see him zooming on a light cycle with Lees character. Bridges, who is the hacker and original video game character Kevin Flynn, appears as something of an apparition at the end in white robes."

Evan Peters, Greta Lee and Jared Leto tease their characters in Tron: Ares #D23 pic.

Sister Act 3 script is complete, according to Sister Act 2 star Tanya Trotter. Trotter expresses eagerness for the collaboration with the legendary Whoopi Goldberg in the upcoming sequel. Tyler Perry shares frustration over Sister Act 3 script revisions, emphasizing the importance of doing justice to the iconic film.

Fans of the Sister Act series have reason to celebrate as Sister Act 3 inches ever closer to fruition. Sister Act 2 star Tanya Trotter recently shared some exciting news about the progress of the much-anticipated sequel.

During an interview with Et (via Entertainment Weekly), Trotter revealed that the script for Sister Act 3 is finally complete. While she remained tight-lipped about her involvement in the upcoming film, her enthusiasm was evident, saying:

Well, I can't say [whether or not I'm a part of it], but I do know that the script is done.

The prospect of returning to the beloved franchise is clearly something Trotter is eager for, especially if...

Following his 2015 Emmy win for the final season of “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm took a large step back from TV stardom in order to beef up his film resume with titles such as “Baby Driver,” “Richard Jewell,” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” Now that he has made a splashy return to the small screen by playing new roles on “Fargo” and “The Morning Show” and reprising one on “Good Omens,” his Emmy nominations total could instantly rise from 16 to 19. If all of his possible 2024 bids come to fruition, he will be only the fourth person and second man to ever compete for three acting Emmys at once.

Hamm’s string of recent TV acting gigs began last July when he returned for season two Prime Video’s “Good Omens” as supporting character Gabriel – a humanoid version of the biblical archangel. He then fulfilled the new role of ambitious tech billionaire Paul Marks...

Tron: Ares star, Cameron Monaghan, praises the cutting-edge visuals of the upcoming sci-fi sequel. The movie, led by Jared Leto as Ares, remains shrouded in mystery, promising high-tech excitement and a fresh encounter with A.I. beings. Monaghan reminisces about his enduring connection to the Tron franchise, marveling at past premieres and the enduring legacy of the films.

Cameron Monaghan has teased the game-changing visuals of the upcoming sci-fi sequel Tron: Ares, in which Monaghan will star alongside Oscar winner Jared Leto. Speaking recently with Collider at the Calgary Expo, the actor reflected on his mind being blown by the first Tron movie before declaring that next years threequel will do the same to audiences all over again.

I think this one, in a very similar way, is going to really push forward what can be done, from a visual perspective. I would sometimes even come in on days I wasnt working,...

Among its many achievements, the pioneering 1982 science-fiction film Tron enabled audiences to experience the awesome sensation of being sucked into a video game world of endless possibilities and wonder. By inventing technology that far surpassed anything available through 1980s arcades and consoles, Tron inspired audiences to dream of a future in which real-world game-playing was as fun and interesting as the thrilling game sequences in the film.

Tron, the first feature film to extensively use computer-generated imagery (CGI) alongside live-action elements, was so far ahead of its time that it was disqualified from winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects because the Academy felt that the film’s use of computer animation amounted to cheating. By creating its own unique digital world, Tron turned the limitations of 1980s animation and CGI to its advantage. Over 40 years after its release, the film remains a mind-blowing viewing experience, unlike any other movie ever made.

Sister Act 3 is still in progress, with Whoopi Goldberg working behind the scenes to fine-tune the script. Goldberg admits the challenge of multitasking but remains optimistic about the film's progress and quality. Speculation about familiar faces returning, with Goldberg emphasizing the importance of Maggie Smith's involvement.

Whoopi Goldberg has finally provided an exciting update on the much-anticipated sequel, Sister Act 3. In a recent interview with People Magazine, Goldberg shared that the project, which has been in the works since 2020, is still very much alive and brewing.

It's still on the way! It's percolating.

Goldberg, who is not only the star but also deeply involved behind the scenes, revealed that the script is currently being fine-tuned. "It's still on the way! It's percolating," she assured fans during the Garden of Laughs event at Madison Square Garden. Despite the lengthy wait since the announcement, the 68-year-old actress remains optimistic about the film's progress.

The Lost Boys is an action-packed horror film from 1987 that doesn't take itself too seriously and is filled with fun 1980s sentiments. The ending features a showdown between the new kid, Michael, and the vampire David, with the help of Michael's little brother and two teenage vampire hunters. The head vampire is revealed to be Max, who wanted Lucy as a wife and mother for his "children" before Michael and Sam took matters into their own hands.

The ending of The Lost Boys features the inevitable showdown between the new kid in town Michael and Kiefer Sutherland's vampire character David. The Lost Boys is an action-packed horror film from 1987 that is built on sheer fun and plenty of 1980s sentiments that fill out every frame of its sharp 97-minute runtime. The film doesn't aim to take itself too seriously which ends up working for its benefit, taking place in...

Blossom star Mayim Bialik recently provided an update on the forthcoming reboot of the beloved NBC coming-of-age sitcom.

Speaking with Vanity Fair, Bialik reaffirmed that a Blossom reboot was in development. "I’m happy to tell you that, yes, it’s true. All of the cast and the original creator and producers are on board, and we believe a reboot can and should exist once the strike ends," the actor said. "We’re hoping to reboot it not as a sitcom, though. We want to bring back these interesting, deep characters—a child of divorce, a recovering drug addict, an alcoholic—to see them in a whole new way."

Related: Report: The Office Reboot in Development Post-wga Strike

Bialik's proposed reboot sounds similar to what Peacock did with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, reimagining the classic Will Smith-led half-hour sitcom as Bel-Air, an hourlong drama that has so far aired two seasons.

Disney is working on a new live-action Tron film and may expand the franchise further, potentially into animated format. Tron: Ares, the new sequel, has been in development for years and will be directed by Joachim Rønning. The plot of Tron: Ares is under wraps, but fans anticipate the film will connect the entire Tron universe and involve characters from previous films.

Disney is already working on a new live-action film set in the Tron universe, but the franchise could expand even further if the movie performs well. And Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer of Disney Animation, would love for one of the future chapters of science fiction story to be adapted into the animated format. The story of Tron began in 1982 with the first film, directed by Steven Lisberger, starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan and Barnard Hughes. The plot centers on a young video game...

Lew Palter, the veteran character actor and admired CalArts School of Theater faculty member who portrayed the department store magnate Isidor Straus in James Cameron’s Titanic, has died. He was 94.

Palter died May 21 of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter, Catherine Palter, told The Hollywood Reporter.

The New York native played one of the Supreme Court justices in First Monday in October (1981), starring Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh and Barnard Hughes, and he donned a robe for stints on The Flying Nun, Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law as well.

Plus, he portrayed an LAPD detective on the 1976-77 CBS series Delvecchio, starring Judd Hirsch.

Palter joined CalArts in 1971 and served as an acting teacher and director at the Santa Clarita school until his retirement in 2013, but he also conducted private workshops and taught around the country and around the world, including in Edinburgh and at Carnegie Mellon and UCLA.

Nine years after he won his fourth and final acting Emmy for playing Walter White on “Breaking Bad,” Bryan Cranston has a solid shot at triumphing in the corresponding Best Drama Guest Actor category for reprising the role on the prequel series “Better Call Saul” on AMC. In fact, he has three chances to win at least his fifth acting Emmy this year since he could also earn notices for Best Movie/Limited Actor for Paramount Plus’ “Jerry and Marge Go Large” and for Best Drama Actor for Showtime’s “Your Honor.” If all three nominations come to fruition, he will be only the fourth person and second man to ever compete for three acting Emmys at once.

Cranston’s highly anticipated “Better Call Saul” appearance consists of several flashback scenes in which he reunites with his “Breaking Bad” cast mates Bob Odenkirk and Aaron Paul. His two episodes aired...

Blossom fans could see the sitcom cast reunite again on the small screen. This time for a reunion series updating fans on what the characters are doing now. Viewers may have seen cast members Joey Lawrence, Michael Stoyanov, Jenna von Oÿ, and Ted Wass appear on episodes of star Mayim Bialik’s current series, Call Me Kat.

A family comedy series, Blossom aired on NBC for five seasons between 1991 and 1995. The show revolves around a quirky teen girl (Bialik), her two elder brothers (Lawrence and Stoyanov), and their single dad (Wass). The sitcom cast also includes David Lascher, Portia Dawson, Barnard Hughes, Finola Hughes, and Courtney Chase.

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A new episode of The Arrow in the Head Show has just been released, and in this one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek are looking back at director Joel Schumacher’s 1987 vampire classic The Lost Boys (watch it Here) – and that’s not all! The Arrow and Lance also dig into the sequels Lost Boys: The Tribe (released in 2008) and Lost Boys: The Thirst (released in 2010). To find out what they had to say about this trilogy, check out the video embedded above.

Scripted by Janice Fischer, Jeffrey Boam, and James Jeremias, The Lost Boys has the following synopsis: Teenage brothers Michael and Sam move with their mother to a small town in northern California. While the younger Sam meets a pair of kindred spirits in geeky comic-book nerds Edward and Alan, the angst-ridden Michael soon falls for Star — who turns out to be in thrall to David,...

The '80s was a pretty great time to be an undead bloodsucker. Writers and directors were clearly enjoying themselves playing with the old tropes; Tony Scott's "The Hunger" dispensed with fangs altogether and toyed with the idea of vampire immortality before turning into softcore erotica; Nicolas Cage lost the plot and munched live cockroaches in "Vampire's Kiss;" Kathryn Bigelow brought a Western theme to her mean and moody "Near Dark;" and "Lifeforce" even gave us vampires from outer space. To top it all off, Count Dracula teamed up with other classic Universal monsters like the Wolf Man and the Mummy in "The Monster Squad." These movies left behind the spooky castles and misty graveyards of Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee's iconic iterations of Bram Stoker's most famous creation, bringing the vampire myth right into the modern world.

All these films are now very much a product of their time,...

Burbank, Calif., August 11, 2022 – The Lost Boys, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on September 20, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Directed by Schumacher, the 1987 film’s screenplay was written by Janice Fischer & James Jeremias and Jeffrey Boam from a story by Fischer & Jeremias. The film was produced by Harvey Bernhard. Richard Donner served as executive producer.

The Lost Boys cast also includes Jami Gertz, Edward Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, Dianne Wiest, Jamison Newlander and Alex Winter.

Ultra HD* showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (Hdr) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before.

The Lost Boys will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack for 24.99 Erp and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc...

On July 9, 1982, Disney unveiled the sci-fi actioner Tron in theaters, where it would gross $33 million and, decades later, get a sequel in Tron: Legacy. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below:

It would be all too easy to describe the Disney Studios’ Tron as yet another special effects movie in a year that has seen special effects achieve unprecedented heights of sophistication and technical virtuosity. It is that, of course, and it probably relies more heavily on computer-generated animations than any other movie yet produced. Both the eye and the mind are continually boggled by a bombardment of images that quite literally defy description. Who could hope to describe the electronically produced transformations that take place at faster-than-lightning speeds in the complex circuitry of a computer? They must be seen to be believed and even then you’re not quite sure.

But young Steven Lisberger, who both wrote and directed Tron,...

Lois de Banzie, the Scottish-born actress whose Broadway performance in 1980’s Morning’s At Seven scored a Tony Award nomination, died April 3 in Greenbrae, California. She was 90.

Her death was announced by her family yesterday. A cause was not specified.

By the time of her Tony nomination, de Banzie, born in Glasgow, Scotland, had already established herself on Broadway with her performance as Mrs. Prynne in 1978’s Da starring Barnard Hughes.

Her performance as Myrtle Brown in Paul Osborn’s Morning’s at Seven, opposite Maureen O’Sullivan, Teresa Wright, Nancy Marchand and Elizabeth Wilson, brought both the Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award. She returned to Broadway in 1985’s short-lived The Octette Bridge Club.

On screen, de Bansie appeared as Eleanor Roosevelt in Annie (1982) and as the mother of a seminarian in 1984’s Mass Appeal starring Jack Lemmon. Other film credits include Tootsie (1982), Sudden Impact (1983), Arachnophobia (1990), Sister Act (1992), Addams Family Values...

Larry Rosen, a producer of The Partridge Family, the Sally Field sitcom The Girl With Something Extra and The Mike Douglas Show, died Sept. 14 in Los Angeles of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 84.

His death was announced by his family.

A native of Newark, New Jersey, Larry Rosen started his television career in Youngstown, Ohio, later moving to Philadelphia where he worked as a producer on the Emmy-nominated The Mike Douglas Show.

After moving to California, Rosen worked for Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures TV, and dick clark productions. Rosen produced ABC’s hit sitcom The Partridge Family from 1971-73 before leaving to produce another Bernard Slade creation The Girl With Something Extra, starring Sally Field as a woman with Esp and John Davidson as her hapless husband. Despite the popularity of its stars, the sitcom lasted for only one season – 1973-74 – at the tail-end of the Bewitched-i Dream of Jeannie supernatural craze.

Larry Rosen, an Emmy-nominated producer who worked on programs including The Partridge Family and The Mike Douglas Show, died Sept. 14 in Los Angeles of complications from pancreatic cancer, his family announced. He was 84.

Working with Larry Tucker, the onetime writing partner of Paul Mazursky, Rosen also created the short-lived sitcoms Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, an adaptation of the 1969 movie; Mr. Merlin, starring Barnard Hughes as the legendary wizard living in present-day San Francisco; Jennifer Slept Here, with Ann Jillian playing a screen legend who returns as a ghost; and Stir Crazy, featuring Larry Riley and Joseph Guzaldo as prison escapees....

Larry Rosen, an Emmy-nominated producer who worked on programs including The Partridge Family and The Mike Douglas Show, died Sept. 14 in Los Angeles of complications from pancreatic cancer, his family announced. He was 84.

Working with Larry Tucker, the onetime writing partner of Paul Mazursky, Rosen also created the short-lived sitcoms Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, an adaptation of the 1969 movie; Mr. Merlin, starring Barnard Hughes as the legendary wizard living in present-day San Francisco; Jennifer Slept Here, with Ann Jillian playing a screen legend who returns as a ghost; and Stir Crazy, featuring Larry Riley and Joseph Guzaldo as prison escapees....

It’s been a while since I penned a Which is Better article on here, so, as seen as Summer is making me wish Autumn was here, and I’m counting down the days for the Halloween season, I figured I’d go back to two of my favourite vampire movies ever, and pit them against each other in this almost-pointless-because-it’s-subjective-anyway battle of evil versus evil, vamp versus vamp. Fright Night versus The Lost Boys.

*Cue People are Strange by The Doors*

Ok, so I grew up with The Lost Boys on my television set and the record of the soundtrack echoing from the stereo system. I have always had a lot of fondness for the 80s glam-vamp teen-comedy that featured some of the big names from the era, with Keifer Sutherland in the role of head-but-not-quite-head vampire, David, Jason Patrick and Corey Haim as brothers Micheal and Sam,...

“One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach … All the damn vampires.”

-Grandpa (Barnard Hughes), The Lost Boys

I respectfully disagree with Grandpa’s sentiment. My favorite part about watching the faux coastal fantasia of Santa Carla is all the damn vampires. Despite being very much a time capsule capturing a certain place and cultural moment, The Lost Boys is simultaneously, a bit paradoxically, as immortal as its titular teenage vampires when it comes to being a genre staple. The 1987 horror comedy was helmed by the late great Joel Schumacher, who passed away on June 22nd. It is being celebrated today ahead of its return to Southern California theaters this Thursday at the Mission Tiki Drive-In, on a double bill with that other terrific ’80s vampire horror comedy, Fright Night (1985). It’s hard to articulate just how special and singular The Lost Boys is, but I have to try.

Veteran and beloved filmmaker Joel Schumacher has died at the age of 80 after a year-long battle with cancer.

Having started out his career as a costume designer, Schumacher soon saw his love of film take him in a new direction landing up in the director’s chair. He rose to fame after directing three hit films that wrapped up the 80s’ in a nutshell with 1985s’ ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ which starred Brat packers, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez alongside Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham. It centres on a clique of recent graduates of Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown University, and their adjustment to post-university life and the responsibilities of adulthood.

The Vampire classic ‘The Lost Boys’ followed in 1987, it starred Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes. The film was a critical and commercial success,...

Joel Schumacher’s vampire romp endures for its wonderfully grown-up treatment of being young

This sprightly and satirical 80s spin on Jm Barrie’s “lost boys” from director Joel Schumacher is now rereleased in UK cinemas. Screenwriter Jeffrey Boam was reportedly drafted in to sex’n’goth up a story that was originally much more innocently Peter Pan-ish, and yet this version probably has more to say about the concept of staying for ever young.

The film is certainly an amazing time capsule for the 80s and arguably one of the great 80s kids-heroism movies, to put alongside Et: The Extra Terrestrial and The Goonies. Teenager Michael (Jason Patric) and his kid brother, Sam (Corey Haim), are arriving in a new town – the fictional Californian coastal resort of Santa Carla – with their mother, Lucy (Dianne Wiest), following her divorce, staying with their crusty old grandpa (Barnard Hughes). On the boardwalk,...

“Joker” did its job at the movie theaters, setting a box-office record for an October opening with $93 million in ticket sales – quite robust for an R-rated comic book spinoff. The origin story also lit a bonfire of critical division and controversy as it portrays Batman’s eventual arch-nemesis, Arthur Fleck, as a product of constant abuse in a rotting city that offers no safe haven for this human punching bag. No wonder during one break in what turns into a killing spree, he empties his refrigerator and hides in it.

As this emotional mess of a madman, Joaquin Phoenix invests his whole being while transforming into a wafer-thin damaged soul who just wants to make people laugh. He is like one of those wind-sock characters desperately beckoning customers who aren’t buying. Instead, the Clown Prince of Crime becomes a walking kick-me sign until he can’t take it anymore...

“You just wait until mom finds out!” Two of the most important characters from 1987’s The Lost Boys (directed by Joel Schumacher) have been recast for the CW’s in-production TV series based on the film. In the movie, snarky Sam was played by Corey Haim and his pot-smoking grandpa was played by Barnard Hughes. Their […] The post The Lost Boys TV Series Casting News: Meet Your New Sam and Grandpa appeared first on Dread Central.

"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." Earlier this year, it was reported that The CW ordered a pilot episode for a potential The Lost Boys series based on the 1987 horror movie of the same name, and now the roles of Sam Emerson and his grandpa have been cast.

Deadline reports that Rio Mangini (pictured above in Everything Sucks!) will play Sam in The Lost Boys pilot episode, with Del Zamora on board to play Sam's grandfather, Frank Garcia.

In 1987's The Lost Boys, Sam was played by the late Corey Haim, while Grandpa was portrayed by the late Barnard Hughes.

According to Deadline, in the pilot episode, Sam's "high level of literacy is matched by an equally high level of snark. He seems to be the only one not enchanted by Santa Carla — a sentiment he shares with a pair of local girls,...

"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." Earlier this year, it was reported that The CW ordered a pilot episode of the potential The Lost Boys series, and now the first casting news for the project has been revealed, as well as who will be behind the camera for the new take on the 1987 horror movie of the same name.

Deadline reports that Tyler Posey has been cast as Michael Emerson (the character played by Jason Patric in the original film) in The Lost Boys pilot episode. Joining Posey in the cast is Kiele Sanchez, who will play Michael's mother, Lucy (played by Dianne Wiest in the movie), as well as Medalion Rahimi, who will portray Stella, and Dakota Shapiro, who will play David, the leader of a group of boardwalk bloodsuckers (the character was iconically played by Kiefer Sutherand...

"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." Back in 2016, it was reported that The CW was developing a TV series based on The Lost Boys, the beloved 1987 horror comedy about boardwalk bloodsuckers and young vampire hunters. While the news front on the project has been quiet over the past couple of years, it's now been revealed that The CW has ordered a pilot episode of the potential The Lost Boys series, in addition to pilot episodes for three other projects.

Deadline reports that The CW has ordered a Lost Boys pilot episode written by Heather Mitchell. Rob Thomas (iZombie and Veronica Mars) had previously been developing The Lost Boys series, and he'll serve as executive producer alongside Mitchell, Dan Etheridge, Mike Karz, and Bill Bindley, with Rebecca Franko on board as a producer.

According to the logline shared by Deadline,...

Writer-director Tim Robbins goes all out to recreate a politically potent chapter of Broadway legend, the true story of the rebel Wpa production The Cradle Will Rock — with a dynamic sidebar about Diego Rivera’s provocative mural for the Rockefeller Center. An enormous cast works up the excitement of Depression-era revolutionary theater.

Cradle Will Rock

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Kl Studio Classics

1999 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 134 min. / Street Date August 7, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 19.95

Starring: Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Bill Murray, Vanessa Redgrave, Susan Sarandon, Jamey Sheridan, John Turturro, Emily Watson, Bob Balaban, Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Paul Giamatti, Barnard Hughes, Barbara Sukowa, Gretchen Mol, Harris Yulin, Daniel Jenkins, Steven Skybell, Susan Heimbeinder, Audra McDonald, Leonardo Cimino.

Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier

Film Editor: Geraldine Peroni

Costumes: Ruth Myers

Original Music: David Robbins

Produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher, Jon Kilik, Tim Robbins

Written...

The Criterion Collection certainly walks its own path in making films available on Blu-ray. In October 2018, for example, traditionally a month when distributors focus on horror titles, Criterion will be issuing only one thriller that might fall into that category. But what a thriller! Just 32 years of age at the time of its release, Brian DePalma's Sisters started a delirious run of thrillers for him during the 70s -- my personal favorite remains Obsession -- that firmly established him in New Hollywood. The late Margot Kidder is great as a mysterious model, with Jennifer Salt as a reporter who witnesses a murder in the model's apartment. The cast includes William Finley, Charles Durning and Barnard Hughes. But writer/director DePalma is really the star...

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The Tony Awards just toasted the best productions and performers of the past Broadway season, and in a few weeks two of the big winners there — Tony Shalhoub and Laurie Metcalf — may find themselves feted with nominations for Emmy Awards, too.

Shalhoub, who is a strong contender at the Emmys for the Amazon comedy series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” took home his first Tony Award his leading role in the musical “The Band’s Visit.” Metcalf, who is in the running at the Emmys for reprising her award-winning role on the reboot of sitcom “Roseanne,” claimed her second consecutive Tony this year for her brilliant performance in Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women.”

See 2018 Tony Awards: Complete list of winners (and nominees) in all 26 categories

According to Gold Derby’s current combined odds, Shalhoub is on the cusp of a nomination for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series behind Sean Hayes...

Norman Lear’s Cold Turkey is preferred by 4 out of 5 doctors, and the other doctor is a fool that doesn’t smoke cigarettes. Lear’s triple-threat writing, producing and directing effort is by no means a lazy comedy, with its twenty featured actors dashing around like asylum inmates for ninety minutes. It’s not the show to help one kick the habit, that’s for sure — even though it makes smoking look appropriately disgusting.

Cold Turkey

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1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date May 29, 2018 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98

Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Bob Newhart, Pippa Scott, Tom Poston, Edward Everett Horton, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Vincent Gardenia, Barnard Hughes, Graham Jarvis, Jean Stapleton, Barbara Cason, Judith Lowry, Sudie Bond, Helen Page Camp, Paul Benedict, Simon Scott, Raymond Kark, Peggy Rea, Woodrow Parfrey, M. Emmet Walsh, Gloria LeRoy, Walter Sande, Harvey Jason, Ted Knight, Stan Gottlieb.

Cinematography:...

Pictures like Midnight Cowboy pulled everyone my age group into the movies, while the entire older generation likely stopped going to movies altogether. John Schlesinger’s masterpiece can boast a number of firsts, and deserves the high praise it receives from every angle — this was the epitome of progressive filmmaking circa 1969.

Midnight Cowboy

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The Criterion Collection 925

1969 / Color / 1:85 widescreen/ 113 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 29, 2018 / 39.95

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Barnard Hughes, Ruth White, Jennifer Salt, Anthony Holland, Bob Balaban, Viva, Ultra Violet, Taylor Mead, Paul Morrissey, Pat Ast, Marlene Clark, Sandy Duncan, M. Emmet Walsh.

Cinematography: Adam Holender

Film Editor: Hugh A. Robertson

Production Design: John Robert Lloyd

Original Music: John Barry

Written by Waldo Salt, based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy

Produced by Jerome Hellman, Kenneth Utt

Directed by John Schlesigner

Midnight Cowboy is perhaps the...

A story of murders in the ER becomes, courtesy of writer Paddy Chayefsky, either a preview of social breakdown or an impassioned examination of why we invest our lives and souls in imperfect institutions. George C. Scott is the doctor coming apart at the seams, who meets his match in a New Age hippie from a New Mexico commune. My instinct is that such a person would not look like Diana Rigg, but everybody needs a dream girl.

The Hospital

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Twilight Time

1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date December 19, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95

Starring: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Lenny Baker, Richard Hamilton, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks, Frances Sternhagen, Robert Walden, Jacqueline Brooks, Stockard Channing, Dennis Dugan, Julie Garfield, Christopher Guest, Janet Paul, Sab Shimono, Tracey Walter.

Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper...

With the strong start of Ash vs Evil Dead, attention now turns to the second episode to see if it delivers. With most of the action taking place in a morgue, Bruce Campbell is given the chance to show he still has it when it comes to slapstick comedy.

Ruby is back (Lucy Lawless) and has asked Ash (Bruce Campbell) for help. In the search for the Necronomicon he finds himself alone in the morgue looking for the book, while his father Brock (Lee Majors) has a date night at home.

In my review of the season opener I did hint at the morgue scene, and it is one that you do have to have a strong stomach for. The main comedy piece is something that you can see coming, and when you see it, it is as disgusting as you expect. The payoff after this scene is fitting as typically for Ash,...

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The Lost Boys TV reboot lives again with The CW announcing that it has officially ordered a pilot for the show.

The Lost Boys TV series has been ruminating at The CW since 2016. Now the network has confirmed that it has officially ordered a pilot of the reboot of the popular '80s vampire film. Not too shabby for a group of long undead vampires.

Rob Thomas, who created Veronica Mars and iZombie, was originally set to be the showrunner, writer and executive producer through his Spondoolie Productions, along with Danielle Stokdyk, Dan Etheridge, Mike Karz and Bill Bindley. Thomas remains on the project as an executive producer but he also has a busy dance card with the Veronica Mars revival set to debut this year on Hulu. There's no word if he will remain on as showrunner. The pilot script will be...

Just when it seemed the upcoming end of The Vampire Diaries was going to leave The CW 50% more fang-free, news has broken that Veronica Mars and iZombie creator Rob Thomas is developing a TV series adaptation of The Lost Boys.Joel Schumacher's 1987 film of the same name was written by Jan Fischer, James Jeremias, and Jeffrey Boam. Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Jami Gertz, and Edward Hermann starred.Read More…...

“Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.” The CW is looking to tap into the fun and frightening concoction of Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys, as they are developing a TV series based on the beloved film.

Deadline broke the news about The Lost Boys TV series, which is being developed and written by Rob Thomas (iZombie, Veronica Mars) at The CW in conjunction with Gulfstream TV and Warner Bros Television.

According to Deadline, the series is being planned by Thomas as a massive seven-season story that would follow an immortal group of vampires (the Lost Boys) as they live through the triumphs and tribulations of each decade. Each season would be set in a new decade, with the debut season expected to take place in San Francisco circa 1967.

It’s unknown at this time whether or not...

Truth, justice and the American way prevail! It seems we're getting a true Lost Boys 2, only in the form of a comic. 30 years removed from the release of the original cult classic, this is perhaps the only way to go, especially since one of the main stars has long since drifted into the chilly night air of Santa Carla. The Lost Boys sequel comic will pick up where we last left Sam, Mike, his mother and their vampire fighting Grandpa.

There's no denying that The Lost Boys is an 80s cult classic that has a legion of fans. But the franchise hasn't exactly faired well over the past few decades. The movie was supposed to get a true sequel heading into the 90s, which never happened. It would have revolved around an all-girl vampire coven, and may have just been too far ahead of its time. It wasn't until 2008 that...

Catch The Lost Boys on the big screen this Halloween season!

From director Joel Schumacher, the 1987 American horror comedy film stars Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes.

The Lost Boys will be playing for one night only on Thursday, October 22nd at the B&B Wildwood 10! Retro Night showtimes are at 4pm and 7pm and tickets are only $5.

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Updated: Paul Sorvino Now Scheduled To Attend.

By Todd Garbarini

By Todd Garbarini

Carl Reiner’s 1970 film Where’s Poppa?, which stars George Segal, Ruth Gordan, Ron Leibman, Trish Van Devere, Bernard Hughes, Vincent Gardenia, and Paul Sorvino, celebrates it’s 45th anniversary this year. The Royale Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles will be holding a special one-night-only showing of the 82-minute comedy on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Director Reiner and stars Segal and Sorvino are scheduled to both be on hand for the screening.

The film is also notable for being Paul Sorvino’s film debut. He has gone on to have a career that has spanned over four decades.

From the press release:

When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser (Segal) meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to eliminate his aging, senile mother (Ruth Gordon), even though he promised his late father that he'd always take care of her.

Taking public transportation on the bus in everyday life is essential for workers worldwide as we need to make that daily grinding trek to the workplace, shopping malls, school, doctor’s appointment or whatever our destination may be at the moment. In particular, there is a love/hate relationship with buses as it presents all sort of social challenges: anxiety, chattiness, impatience, friendliness, kindness, anti-socialism, invasive behavior, alienation, nervousness, sense of unity, etc.

Well in the world of movies the bus-related experience can be more colorful and adventurous for the imagination at heart. Thus, it brings up this prolonged thought: what is your favorite or memorable moments dealing with buses on the big screen? Does it compare adequately to the triumphs or tragedies that overshadow or downplay your dealings with real-life bus-related interaction?

In “All Aboard”: Top Ten Bus-Related Moments in the Movies we will look at a handful of selected scenes,...