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17 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Some sad news is coming our way today, but it does appear to have a happy outcome. Beloved actor Tim Curry is recovering after suffering a major stroke at his home Thursday night in Los Angeles. The British star, 67, is said to be "doing great" following the collapse.

Curry, of course, rose to fame as Dr. Frank-n-Furter in the 1975 cult musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show while many horror fans credit his performance as Pennywise in "It" for causing a life-long fear of clowns. Most recently he appeared in Gingerclown, Burke and Hare, and the "Alice" TV mini-series.

Few details were available about his stroke last night, but sources close to the actor refused suggestions that it had made it difficult for him to speak. "Tim is doing great," said his longtime Los Angeles agent Marcia Hurwitz. "He absolutely can speak and is recovering at this time and in great humour, »

- The Woman In Black

10 May 2013 2:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Author Erica Jong‘s seminal 1973 novel “Fear of Flying” is still considered a groundbreaking piece of erotic fiction, helped herald in the second wave of feminism, and remains one of the top fifty bestselling novels of all time, but it’s also managed to go four decades without a big screen adaptation. That’s now set to finally change, as director Laurie Collyer (Sherrybaby) has been set to direct a feature film based on the work, complete with a script by Piers Ashworth (Burke and Hare, St. Trinians).  Jong’s novel centers on poet Isadora Wing who, during a trip to Vienna with her second husband, comes to grips with her unfulfilling marriage and decides to embark on a series of highly sexual encounters with other men. If you’ve ever heard the term “zipless fuck,” you’ve got Jong and her book to thank for it, as she coined the term (which basically refers to a »

- Kate Erbland

7 May 2013 11:33 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

Raquel Welch wigs vs. Ray Harryhausen monsters: One Million Years B.C. [See previous post: "Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Dies."] Without Charles H. Schneer as producer, Ray Harryhausen created the visual effects for the 1966 camp classic One Million Years B.C. — though, admittedly, his work in that movie played second fiddle to Raquel Welch’s physical effects as a blonde-bewigged (?) cavewoman parading around Earth’s pre-history in a cleavage-enhancing fur bikini. Whereas in producer Hal Roach’s 1940 effort One Million B.C., lizards made up as dinosaurs made life difficult for Victor Mature and Carole Landis, in the creationist-style pre-history of the 1966 (sort-of) remake, Raquel Welch and fellow caveman John Richardson had to square off against Harryhausen’s stop-motion models of giant reptiles. (Photo: Raquel Welch One Million Years B.C.) [Please scroll down to check out TCM's beautiful Ray Harryhausen tribute.] Starring James Franciscus and featuring Earth vs. the Flying Saucers‘ Richard Carlson, The Valley of Gwangi (1969) was Harryhausen’s next-to-last mid-level effort. Both The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974), with John Phillip Law, »

- Andre Soares

30 March 2013 6:46 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »

Sneak Peek actress Isla Fisher ("The Great Gatsby") photographed by Chris Nicholls and styled by Zeina Esmail, in the May 2013 issue of "Fashion" magazine.

Fisher started her career playing the role of 'Shannon Reed' in the Australian soap opera "Home and Away" (1994 -1997). 

In 2002 she appeared in the film version of "Scooby-Doo" as 'Mary Jane'.

A role in "Wedding Crashers" (2005), won her the 'Breakthrough Performance Award' at the MTV Movie Awards followed by a part in "Wedding Daze" (2006). 

In 2007, Fisher appeared in "The Lookout" and "Hot Rod", followed by "Definitely, Maybe" (2008), a voice role in "Horton Hears a Who!" and a starring role in "Confessions of a Shopaholic"(2009). 

In 2010 she starred in "Burke and Hare", followed by a voice role in "Rango (2011) and another voice role in "Rise of the Guardians" (2012).

In 2013 Fisher co-stars as 'Myrtle Wilson" in "The Great Gatsby."

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- Michael Stevens

24 February 2013 11:06 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I am a big fan of Scotland, and that I would move there in a heartbeat if we didn't have these dumb things called international borders. Edinburgh in particular is a breathtaking city that still has architectural remnants of the middle ages, with windy little cobbled streets, claustrophobic closes and even a castle atop the hill right in city centre.

It's also a city proud of its morbid history bodysnatchers Burke and Hare have a bar and a strip club named after them (not to mention a booklet made out of Burke's skin on display at the Royal College of Surgeons), a sprawling, noticably lumpy city park sits atop masses of graves left over from plague times, and the ghost-walk business is booming.

But as if this weren't enough to lure me to Auld Reekie every year, it's also home to »

- bigsmashproductions@gmail.com (Kier-La Janisse)

24 February 2013 11:06 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I am a big fan of Scotland, and that I would move there in a heartbeat if we didn't have these dumb things called international borders. Edinburgh in particular is a breathtaking city that still has architectural remnants of the middle ages, with windy little cobbled streets, claustrophobic closes and even a castle atop the hill right in city centre.

It's also a city proud of its morbid history bodysnatchers Burke and Hare have a bar and a strip club named after them (not to mention a booklet made out of Burke's skin on display at the Royal College of Surgeons), a sprawling, noticably lumpy city park sits atop masses of graves left over from plague times, and the ghost-walk business is booming.

But as if this weren't enough to lure me to Auld Reekie every year, it's also home to »

- bigsmashproductions@gmail.com (Kier-La Janisse)

25 January 2013 4:07 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Stephen Merchant plays Truth or Dare with Halle Berry in Movie 43, in theaters today

Stephen Merchant is know for creating the popular British version of The Office alongside Ricky Gervais. The two have gone onto create and star in a number of well-received television series, and in his downtime, Stephen has appeared in a number of co-starring roles in films such as Hall Pass, Hot Fuzz, and Burke and Hare. He takes on his most challenging part to date in the Truth or Dare segment of Movie 43, starring opposite Halle Berry. The comedy also reunites him with his Hall Pass director Peter Farrelly.

We recently caught up with Stephen to find out more about the hilarious blind date he embarks on in Movie 43. Here is our conversation.

Truth or Dare was shot nearly three years ago. What is that experience like in seeing it now, for the first time? »

- MovieWeb

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