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From a comparatively minor member of The Addams Family, Wednesday Addams has become the preeminent creation of cartoonist Charles Addams, and looks to remain so for at least the foreseeable future. Netflix's smash-hit Wednesday series is a big part of that, thanks to Jenna Ortega's supremely winning performance in the title role. She arrived on top of Christina Ricci, who stole the show as a slightly younger Wednesday in Barry Sonnenfeld's two classic live-action Addams Family movies.

Indeed, Ricci's performance helps inform Ortega's, with the two actors both mastering Wednesday's devastating poker face and clever lines. Both build on the original performance by Lisa Loring, as does Chloe Grace-Moretz's turn in the two animated Addams Family movies. Ortega had her share of zingers in the first season of Wednesday, and Season 2 is apt to provide plenty more. However, if producers so choose, they have...

Part of a perfect 1956 matinee double bill, Alex Gordon’s supernatural thriller features an iconic monster, a piece of real horror art from monster-maker Paul Blaisdell. The production can best be described as ‘pedestrian’ but there’s no denying that the movie is an odd nostalgic favorite — a great poster helps. The cast mixes veterans with new blood — but the real reason to watch is starlet Marla English. This one should have been a classic.

The She-Creature

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1956 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 77 min. / Street Date June 28, 2022

Starring: Chester Morris, Marla English, Tom Conway, Cathy Downs, Lance Fuller, Ron Randell, Frieda Inescort, Frank Jenks, El Brendel, Paul Dubov, William Hudson, Paul Blaisdell.

Cinematography: Frederick E. West

Production Designer: Art Director: Don Ament

Creature costume: Paul Blaisdell

Film Editor: Ronald Sinclair

Original Music: Ronald Stein

Written by Lou Rusoff

Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Alex Gordon

Directed by Edward L. Cahn

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The X Factor kicked off its two-night finale on Saturday (December 13) as the final three each performed two songs.

Social media was abuzz as Fleur East, Ben Haenow and Andrea Faustini each attempted to achieve X Factor glory, with Faustini ultimately being eliminated ahead of tomorrow's finale.

Digital Spy rounds up reaction to night one of The X Factor's finale below:

1. Take That's opening of the show with the three finalists brought questions about the band auditioning new members:

Just looking away from TV and thought that wasn't a great start for an X Factor finalist then realised it was Gary Barlow!

— Adele Pascale-Jones (@adele_pascale) December 13, 2014

Take That have added 3 new members. They really are the new Sugababes. #xfactor

— Daz Gale (@dazgale) December 13, 2014

The final three. Also known as Take That #xfactor

— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) December 13, 2014

2. Ben Haenow's first performance was 'Demons' by Imagine Dragons -...

Lego has released an animated video that tells the tale of a lost Lego brick that goes on a 50-year adventure.

The video marks the end of Lego’s Festival of Play, a campaign to mark the 50th anniversary of the toy brand in Australia.

Lego Australia and New Zealand’s director of marketing Caroline Squire said in a statement: “The Lost Brick animation shows how the iconic Lego brick has remained relevant for the last 50 years, and continues to evoke playful andimaginative memories and experiences for Lego fans.”

“Australia’s fondness for Lego brick play and its endless building possibilities have been clear to see throughout the Festival of Play, with Aussies of all ages embracing and enjoying the campaign’s activities. As we wrap up our 50th anniversary celebrations, we want to thank the nation for celebrating with us with thiswhimsical animation, designed to be shared with friends and family over thefestive season.

20th Century Fox and New Regency are joining forces to bring the classic TV series Father Knows Best to the big screen. According to the trades, the rights have been secured and Chad and Dara Creasey have signed on to write the script. Father Knows Best starred Robert Young and centered on a middle class family’s life in the Midwest. It was created by writer Ed James and began on NBC radio in 1949, moved to TV in 1954 and ran until 1960, when Young called it quits even though the show was peaking in popularity. The contemporized film will involve a father whose modern-day parenting displeases his more traditional father, who comes to live with the family. They clash over which father knows best. Universal tried to make a film in 1994 with a script by Brokeback Mountain scribes Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, with Young serving as a consultant. That didn't pan out,...