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Gather ’round the table, horror fans, because Eli Roth is finally serving up his long-gestating holiday feast: the seasonal slasher movie “Thanksgiving.” The idea for this film got rolling some 16 years ago with the 2007 Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature “Grindhouse,” in which Roth and his longtime friend Jeff Rendell cooked up a joke trailer inspired by their love of themed horror movies and a Massachusetts childhood spent just down the road from Plymouth, the site of the first Thanksgiving. When horror fans first got their eyes on the “Thanksgiving” trailer, it sparked a fervent appetite for the whole meal, but with the full film finally hitting theaters after 16 years of discussion and development, it proves the adage — also true for Thanksgiving meals — that there can be too much of a good thing. “Thanksgiving” is an enthusiastic slasher romp in which Roth is clearly having a ball making his childhood dreams come true. But the problem here is the underbaked script, ...

Fantasia Barrino is opening up about overcoming darker times and nearly taking her own life. Barrino, who is reprising her role as Celie in the Oprah Winfrey-produced big-screen musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple,” told Variety that although she never thought she would be, she is “so HAPPY — in all caps.” After being crowned the winner of the third season of “American Idol” in 2004, Barrino told the trade outlet, she rushed to embrace her grandmother, who told her to buckle up, “because with all of this comes the storm.” In 2008, after ending her run playing Celie in “The Color Purple” on Broadway, the singer visited a church in Los Angeles, where Bishop George Bloomer warned her that she had years of pain to come. If she held on and made it through, he told her, her ending would look better than her beginning. Just two years later, amid a battle with depression and intense public scrutiny, Barrino tried to take her own life by swallowing sleeping pills and as...

Latin Grammy Awards 2023: Live updates from Sevilla The 24th edition of the Latin Grammys will bring together some of the biggest names across Latin Music and some new faces that will vie for the award for Best New Artist. This time the event isn’t taking place in Las Vegas, instead it will be hosted in Sevilla, Spain. Las cosas no se hacen precisamente temprano por estos lares. Mientras que la alfombra roja se inició después de las 6 de la tarde y terminó después de las 9 de la noche, la ceremonia oficial de premios que se transmite por televisión comenzó después de las 10 de la noche y se prolongó hasta después de la 1.30 de la madrugada. Para quienes cubrimos el evento en vivo, la jornada fue brutal. Para otros continentes, pertenecientes sobre todo a los territorios latinoamericanos y a los Estados Unidos, la idea de que el Latin Grammy se realizara tan tarde tenía sentido, incluso cuando no se iba a transmitir en vivo por allá. En lo que respecta a los trofeos, los resultados fina...

Emotionally creepy, intellectually disturbing and very, very loud, both audibly and visually, “Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom” is an extraordinarily compelling survey of the artist’s work in digital imagery, whether sculptures that incorporate video, room-size installations or large-format photographs. He’s been at it since the mid-1990s. The newly opened exhibition of more than 50 works at Little Tokyo’s Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art is also timely, which adds to its resonance. We have lately been swallowed up in spectacular social and political upheaval, intensified by the depredations of digital life that traffics in images of state violence. With the eruptions and disruptions of digital mass culture as its Ferrari-level engine, often represented by the roaring drama of sport, Pfeiffer’s art cogitates on power as an ongoing campaign waged between the individual and the crowd. Pfeiffer, 57, was born in Honolulu the year before Fre...

Suitable Flesh is a modern exploration of ancient fears, inviting audiences to confront the terrors that lie beyond the threshold of understanding. The year 2023 promises an unsettling experience with Suitable Flesh, a spine-chilling adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story, "The Thing on the Doorstep." Directed by the visionary Joe Lynch and penned by the talented Dennis Paoli, this film brings Lovecraftian horror to life, weaving a narrative that explores the thin veil between sanity and ancient, malevolent forces. With a stellar cast including Heather Graham, Judah Lewis, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Davison, and Johnathon, this new horror flick ventures into the depths of psychological terror. Before delving into the depths of Suitable Flesh, it's crucial to understand the profound influence H.P. Lovecraft has had on the horror genre. Lovecraft's distinct cosmic horror, characterized by the insignificance of humanity in the face of incomprehensible cosmic entitie...

Critics and MCU fans all have something to say about the movie, and it’s a symptom of a larger issue. Have you heard? “The Marvels” has the lowest box office earnings for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film brought in $47 million in its opening weekend. So many headlines about the film, which had a reported production budget of $274.8 million, have been screaming about its failure. This is it, folks, the end of the Marvel franchise, and it’s all because of those pesky woke women who think they can make comic book movies, many detractors said. “The Marvels” is the sequel to “Captain Marvel,” which was the MCU’s first female-led (and co-directed) film. This sequel is also a follow-up to “Ms. Marvel,” the Disney+ series that introduced the much-loved comic book character of the same name to the franchise. Yes, there are criticisms about the film that many people agree on, like the fact that some of the backstory needed more context and the villain was underdeveloped. But this vehement...

The superhero movie may have encountered a new villain at the box office: genre fatigue. Since 2008’s “Iron Man,” the Marvel machine has been one of the most unstoppable forces in box-office history. Now, though, that aura of invincibility is showing signs of wear and tear. The superhero factory hit a new low with the weekend launch of “The Marvels,” which opened with just $47 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The 33rd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a sequel to the 2019 Brie Larson-led “Captain Marvel,” managed less than a third of the $153.4 million its predecessor launched with before ultimately taking in $1.13 billion worldwide. Sequels, especially in Marvel Land, aren’t supposed to fall off a cliff. Yet “The Marvels” debuted with more than $100 million less than “Captain Marvel” opened with — something no sequel before has ever done. David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Research Entertainment, called it “an unprecedented Marvel bo...

John Wick franchise producer Basil Iwanyk weighs up the prospects of a possible Bowery King spinoff starring Laurence Fishburne. With multiple spin-offs either airing or planned since John Wick: Chapter 4, franchise producer Basil Iwanyk has expressed his interest in creating a series centered around the eponymous hitman's partner-in-crime. In an interview with Screen Rant, Iwanyk teased the prospect of creating a spin-off chronicling Laurence Fishburne's mysterious character, the Bowery King. A long-time associate of Wick, Bowery King has become a fan favorite of franchise viewers, and Iwanyk believes there's legitimacy and intrigue in a potential film or series based on the character -- one who he believes has an interesting backstory. "I like the Bowery King a lot, and I like that world," he said. "We scratched the surface of who he is and who these men are and women, and why they do what they do. I think there's something really cool about these peopl...

Oscar-winner Viola Davis loved playing the villain alongside co-star Tom Blyth in A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Viola Davis loved playing the villain in A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Academy Award winner Viola Davis discussed her role as the villain in the Hunger Games prequel movie. The actress admitted that she loved playing the villain: "Just seeing how many times you can make someone squirm — like Tom Blyth, oh man it was a joy because he was very receptive to it, so I was just so happy about poking him." The actress plays Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the gamemaker for the 10th annual Hunger Games, an imposing and ominous figure in the story. Davis Reveled in Her Villainous Duties as Volumnia Gaul Davis recalled the moments in which she had to physically prod at Blyth, such as when she had to give his character stitches. "Loved it! Absolutely loved it," she said with a smile. Upon being asked what it was like to act alongside Bl...

A new trailer has been released for the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. A full trailer has just been released for Percy Jackson and the Olympians. An all-new adaptation of the original book series by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians was developed for Disney+ by Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg. It introduces Walker Scobell in the titular role with Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri, respectively, co-starring as Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood. The series will make its premiere on Disney+ on Dec. 20, 2023, and an early look can be seen by viewing the new trailer below. Per Disney+, Percy Jackson and the Olympians "tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus." Other cast members featured in the new se...

Bulma takes center stage in a collection of '80s promotional artwork by manga artist Gaku Miyao originally geared toward Dragon Ball's female fans. Dragon Ball has unveiled a series of retro illustrations spotlighting Goku's beloved companion since the series' earliest conception, Bulma. X (formerly Twitter) user Todd Blankenship (@Herms98) recently showcased a series of vibrant promotional pics from the franchise's early years. According to the post, these pictures were not drawn by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama but by another manga artist named Gaku Miyao, who is now known for their Kazan series. However, the illustrations adorned the covers of Showa's line of Dragon Ball-themed notebooks, which were designed to appeal to the franchise's female fans. Therefore, Miyao made Bulma a centerpiece of the campaign, including her in every illustration alongside Son Goku. Bulma has been a staple of Toriyama's iconic shonen title since the very beginning, a...