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Joe Don Baker, an imposing character actor who left his mark on action films, Westerns and James Bond adventures, has died at 89. An obituary for the actor reveals he died on May 7 and is survived by a small group of friends.

Baker was born on February 12, 1936, and spent his early life in Texas, attending Groesbeck High School and North Texas State College. After serving for two years in the U.S. Army, Baker traveled to New York City to pursue a career in theater.

He eventually began a career in television with a small part in the 1965 Western “Iron Horse,” and soon started appearing in films, with an uncredited start in 1967’s “Cool Hand Luke.”

His most famous role was that of wrestler-turned-sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 film “Walking Tall.” Baker appeared in scores of projects as a character actor, including three different Bond films and box office hits including 1984’s “The Natural,...

Joe Don Baker, the actor who as the real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 vigilante film Walking Tall carried a big stick to mete out his own Tennessee brand of justice, died May 7, his family has announced. He was 89.

A cause of death was not disclosed.

Born February 12, 1936, in Groesbeck, Texas, Baker played football for North Texas State College and, upon graduating in 1959, served a two-year stint in the Army before moving to New York City to study acting at the Actor’s Studio. He would remain a lifelong member of the famed organization.

After some time performing on the New York stage – he appeared on Broadway in 1963’s Marathon ’33 and, a year later, in Blues for Mister Charlie. He then moved to Los Angeles and launched a TV and film career that included guest appearances on such series as Honey West, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Mission: Impossible, Lancer and The Streets of San Francisco,...

Joe Don Baker, the prolific character actor who appeared in Seventies classics like Walking Tall and Junior Bonner and a trio of James Bond movies, has died at the age of 89.

The actor’s May 7 death was revealed in a Legacy.com obituary (via the Hollywood Reporter) that was posted by his “small but very close circle of friends who will miss him eternally.” No cause of death was provided.

The Groesbeck, Texas-born Baker was a college athlete before joining the U.S. Army, after which he moved to New York...

Joe Don Baker, the broad-shouldered Texas tough guy who portrayed characters on both sides of the law, most notably Sheriff Buford Pusser in the unexpected box-office hit Walking Tall, died May 7, his family announced. He was 89.

Baker first attracted mainstream attention in 1972 when he starred as the younger, business-minded brother of an aging Arizona rodeo rider (Steve McQueen) in Sam Peckinpah’s Junior Bonner (1972), then portrayed a sadistic mob hitman named Molly in Don Siegel’s Charley Varrick (1973), starring Walter Matthau.

In James Bond films, the 6-foot-3 Baker played a villain, the megalomaniacal arms dealer Brad Whitaker, in The Living Daylights (1987), starring Timothy Dalton as 007, then returned as a good guy, CIA agent Jack Wade, opposite Pierce Brosnan in the 1995 and ’97 movies GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies, respectively.

As former professional wrestler Pusser — based on a real-life sheriff who cleaned up crime in his Tennessee town — Baker survives a series...

"Wherever I go, the wind follows. And the wind... smells like rain."

After dropping a first look photo earlier today, the first official teaser trailer for Spider-Noir has found its way online, offering a sensational sneak peek at the upcoming Nicolas Cage-fronted series that is set to arrive on our small screens in 2026.

The synopsis reads, "Spider-Noir is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. Spider-Noir tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero."

As per the official press release, the series will be available to watch in black and white and in color. It will debut domestically on MGM+, then launch globally on Prime Video the following day in over 240 countries and territories.

The main star cast features...

JoBlo’s own Ryan Cultrera was recently able to catch up with several popular Final Girls at the Ve Neill’s Vampire Weekend convention in California. Last week, we shared Ryan’s interviews with Lisa Wilcox from the Elm Street franchise, Christine Elise from the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise, and Melanie Kinnaman from Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. He also got to talk with one of the horror genre’s greatest male heroes, Ken Foree, and the legendary character actor Michael Ironside. But we’re not done sharing Vampire Weekend interviews yet!

Now, we’ve collected moments from Ryan’s conversations with Lisa Wilcox, Ken Foree, and Michael Ironside in the video embedded above, which also includes previously unreleased interviews with makeup artist Ve Neill and actor Daniel Roebuck!

Ve Neill’s career stretches back to the 1970s and includes work on Kingdom of the Spiders, Laserblast, Tourist Trap,...

Natalie Portman has spoken in detail about the impact of being sexualized as a young performer, describing her early years in the film industry as defined by what she called a “long Lolita phase.” Speaking with Jenna Ortega in a feature for Interview magazine, Portman reflected on the image projected onto her following her debut in Léon: The Professional, filmed when she was just 12.

“There’s a public understanding of me that’s different from who I am,” Portman said. “I’ve talked about it a little before — about how, as a kid, I was really sexualized, which I think happens to a lot of young girls who are onscreen. I felt very scared by it. Obviously sexuality is a huge part of being a kid, but I wanted it to be inside of me, not directed towards me.”

She described building a persona to protect herself from attention she didn’t want.

After making her onscreen debut at 11, Natalie Portman quickly learned to separate herself from her public image.

The Oscar winner recently opened up about being subjected to “a long Lolita phase” when she was “really sexualized” as a child actor, making her debut performance in Luc Besson’s Léon: The Professional.

“I think there’s a public understanding of me that’s different from who I am,” she told Jenna Ortega for Interview. “I’ve talked about it a little before—about how, as a kid, I was really sexualized, which I think happens to a lot of young girls who are onscreen. I felt very scared by it. Obviously sexuality is a huge part of being a kid, but I wanted it to be inside of me, not directed towards me. And I felt like my way of protecting myself was to be like, ‘I’m so serious. I’m so studious.

When most people think of Disney animation, visions of Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are likely the first few that spring to mind. However, many of Disney Animation's best and brightest have dipped their toes in other genres, and collaborated with unlikely friends as well.

Many iconic filmmakers have cut their teeth in the trenches of Disney's dark age, but it's shocking to see how many once-unknown animators became the visionaries of today. One such example features not one, not two, but four icons of the industry uniting together. And it's all thanks to one neurotic canine.

Have you seen "Family Dog?"

Long before Courage the Cowardly Dog graced our screens, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories anthology brought us Jonah, a bug-eyed bull terrier who contends with the eccentric Binsford family and a strange assortment of suburban terrors in the episode, "Family Dog." For a zany cartoon, the episode had a...

In a career on stage, screen and television that has endured for more than 50 years, writer, actor and comedian Martin Short got his start in a 1972 Canadian production of the stage musical "Godspell" in a cast that included Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, Dave Thomas and Gilda Radner, all of whom would work with Short on subsequent projects in the years to come.

Short's first exposure to American audiences was as a member of the Second City troupe in the sketch show, "Sctv Network 90," which aired on NBC from 1981-83 and earned Short his first Emmy for writing. There he created such signature Short characters as Ed Grimley and Jiminy Glick. He went on to be cast in Season 10 of "Saturday Night Live" (1985-86) along with Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest. Short then began his starring roles in films with 1986's "¡Three Amigos!" alongside Steve Martin and...

Tim Burton's Mars Attacksis showing new signs of life, and you're invited to join in on the extraterrestrial antics. Indie video game developer and publisher Outlier Games is calling on the public to help during the development stage of its latest project, Mars Attracts, a strategy management tycoon game that puts the player in control of their own theme park on Mars. The team is asking fans of the quirky sci-fi comedy to prepare their vocal cords and adopt the Martian language from the movie to submit their best "Ack, Ack" impressions.

Bleeding Cool News picked up on the signals after the video game's website posted a call-out (poster below) for people to assist in "filling out the ambient soundscape" of the Mars Attacks universe by taking on the persona of a Martian guest — who famously only communicate with "Ack, Ack" noises. The samples that are sent in might...

Pierce Brosnan is a preposterously handsome man, and like most preposterously handsome men, he looks positively spectacular in just about any piece of clothing you can throw on him. A tuxedo is like a second layer of skin for Brosnan. He can rock a suede blazer with more verve than any other man on the planet. He could probably set hearts a-flutter in a clown suit.

Brosnan has been a men's fashion plate since "Remington Steele" turned him into a global superstar 43 years ago. He was the first choice to succeed Roger Moore as James Bond after "A View to a Kill," and only lost out on the role because NBC exercised its option on a fifth season of "Remington Steele" that no one wanted. Obviously, he eventually landed the role he was seemingly born to play, but while Brosnan was only ever perfect as Bond, the films around him tended to let him down.

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Free TV Networks and legendary actress Pam Grier are teaming up on a new free, ad-supported streaming television (Fast) channel that offers around-the-clock independent Black cinema.

The channel, called Soul Flix, is “a celebration of our legacy,” Grier said in a statement on Tuesday after the channel landed on free streaming platforms Plex and The Roku Channel.

“I could not be more pleased with my Free TV Networks partnership — it builds upon my life’s work to support all independent women and fans of Black cinema,” Grier said. “These films don’t just entertain – they inspire, empower, and tell stories that need to be heard. As someone who’s lived through this journey and fought to bring strong characters to life, I’m thrilled to shine the spotlight on the brilliance and resilience of our community.”

“We are beyond thrilled to announce our collaboration with Pam Grier, a true icon,...

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.

Bram Stokers Dracula by Şahin Düzgün

The Brutalist by Siddharth Vinod

Captain America: Brave New World by Bruno Carvalho

The Fantastic Four: First Steps by Nuno Sarnadas

First Blood by Forsaken...

Spoiler Alert !!!This Article Contains Spoilers for 'Captain America: Brave New World'

Captain America: Brave New World is finally here and while the critics haven’t been so kind to it, the film is aiming for a $95 million opening over the weekend. Starring Anthony Mackie in all his glory as the new Captain America, the film has been subjected to quite a few types of reactions from the public ever since its announcement. Now that it is finally here, it has given us a glimpse into what the future holds for Kevin Feige’s Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Anthony Mackie in Captain America: Brave New World (2025) | Credits: Marvel Studios

The film’s post-credit scene came with a warning for Sam Wilson, revealing that his problems were just about to get a whole lot messier. Amidst all this, the fans are a little confused looking at The Leader – that wasn’t what they were expecting!

As Kansas City Chiefs players continue to process their lopsided loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl Lix, Hollywood insiders are watching to see whether Travis Kelce is ready to snag a coveted acting career.

The year has not quite gotten off to the start that Kelce might have expected. Although the star tight end — along with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the team — reached the Super Bowl with a chance to win a third straight championship, the Chiefs’ prolonged dominance saw some football fans turn on them or become convinced that refs give them more favorable calls. Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift was booed at the Super Bowl by a seemingly pro-Eagles contingent, while Kelce himself caused a social media stir ahead of the big game after calling it a “great honor” to have President Donald Trump in the stadium.

It remains uncertain whether the 35-year-old...

"What's in a name?" William Shakespeare's Juliet once asked. "That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet." That may be true, as far as it goes, but would an A-List actor by any other name sell as many box office tickets?

An actor's name is their brand, so choosing the right name to attach your career to is of the utmost importance. An actor's name can signal all sorts of things to an audience -- familiarity or friendliness, sexiness or masculinity. Some names signal cultural identity, while others are designed to be as bland as possible so as to avoid drawing the wrong sort of attention from a prejudiced crowd. Actors may even adopt different names for simplicity's sake, or to craft an identity wholly separate from their private lives. With all that in mind, read on to learn about fifteen actors who changed their names for Hollywood.

Image Source: Warner Bros. For years, Hollywood has been fascinated by alien life, sparking countless films. Tim Burton, a big fan of this genre, added his own twist in the 1990s with 1996’s Mars Attacks! This film is a star-studded parody, paying homage to the quirky, low-budget alien invasion movies of the past. Burton’s love for these classic sci-fi stories shines through, mixing humor, chaos, and nostalgia into a memorable movie experience. Mars Attacks! features a stellar cast, including Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Natalie Portman, Michael J. Fox, and Sarah Jessica Parker. Their performances bring a playful, over-the-top vibe, blending A-list glamour with quirky storytelling. As the film was released, Burton shared that he couldn’t resist poking fun at a genre he cherished. With Mars Attacks!, he crafted a loving spoof that celebrates the fun absurdity of old-school sci-fi, all with his unique flair. (Click on...

Natalie Portman was almost chosen for Juliet’s role in Romeo + Juliet? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

In 1996, Natalie Portman was set to play Juliet in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, but there was one problem: Leo was 21. That age gap made the studio and director say, “Nah, not gonna fly.”

In an interview with HelloGiggles, Natalie alluded, “It was a complicated situation. At the time I was 13 and Leonardo was 21 and it wasn’t appropriate in the eyes of the film company or the director, Baz. It was kind of a mutual decision too that it just wasn’t going to be right at the time.” Translation: Too creepy for comfort.

So, Natalie got the boot. But did she let that stop her? Nah. She bounced back faster than a Hollywood plot twist. In 1996, she appeared in Beautiful Girls, Everyone Says I Love You, and Mars Attacks!

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With the recent release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton's filmography has been given new life. The director behind such films as Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands, and Sleepy Hollow has cemented his legacy as one of Hollywood’s greatest gothic storytellers. However, not all Burton's films are deemed classics, with one of the filmmaker’s most underrated gems being 1996’s Mars Attacks!. Now the horror-comedy starring Jack Nicholson is being invaded by a new Funko Pop collection.

Way back in 2012, Funko released Mars Attacks Pop! figures from Topps’ classic trading card series. Now Tim Burton‘s 1996 film based on the trading cards is invading the ever-growing toy line.

The assortment includes Martian Ambassador, Martian Spy Girl, Martian Soldier with Ray Gun, and a Specialty Series exclusive Martian Solider with a glow-in-the-dark chase variant.

Due out in February, the Mars Attacks vinyl figures are available to pre-order for $11.99 each.

Burton initially intended to use stop motion to bring the film’s aliens to life, but he was persuaded to have Industrial Light & Magic create them with computer animation in order to decrease the budget.

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Jack Nicholson is singular for many reasons, but one of his most fascinating attributes is that he was commercially bulletproof. Don't get me wrong, Nicholson made a flop here and there, but there was never a sense with the star that he needed a hit. Even when he was slumping, everyone figured Nicholson would get it straightened out one way or another. He was just too damn appealing to not score a hit once every few years.

If Nicholson was ever kinda-sorta in trouble, it was probably in 1977. Yes, he was only two years removed from winning Best Actor Oscar for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (which was an incredibly competitive year), but he was more immediately on the hook for two box office bombs in Arthur Penn's "The Missouri Breaks" (a pricey Western that paired him with...

Alien: Romulus is the next big hit in alien entertainment, rejuvenating a series that had a couple of spectacular horror movies and several lackluster installments. Extraterrestrial movies have always been a popular theme in sci-fi and horror, from wildly successful franchises such as Star Wars to cult classics like Mars Attacks! The best aspect of this sub-genre is experiencing the unique ways the stories capture these otherworldly beings.

Though many of these movies are iconic pop culture sensations, others fall under the radar. Some are older films that viewers forgot about, and others are poorly reviewed films that viewers never gave a second chance. Many of these overlooked alien movies are underrated, offering an odd and unconventional twist to the genre that brings something fresh to the expansive array of extraterrestrial stories.

Life Features a Vengeful Alien

In Life, a space probe from Mars is collected by a team on the International Space Station.

As the second season of Wednesday wraps filming, Tim Burton is coy as to whether he’ll remake Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman remake next.

After a few years where doubts were sometimes cast as to whether Tim Burton’s work had lost its captivating edge, the filmmaker’s status as a commercially successful artist has been reconfirmed. This autumn’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was a cinema hit for Warner Bros in a year where the performance of franchise sequels has been somewhat unreliable. Plus, with Wednesday, Burton has created one of the most popular shows on Netflix.

With the second season of Wednesday now having wrapped, we imagine the filmmaker might be devoting part of his mind to the next big project. Don’t expect him to talk too much about that though. Burton has been linked with a remake of the 1958 sci-fi film, Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman...

Fresh off the success Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, acclaimed filmmaker Tim Burton has been the subject of speculation surrounding his next film project. It's been widely reported that Tim Burton is set to helm a re-imagining of the 1958 cult classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman for Warner Bros. However, during a conversation at the Marrakech Film Festival (via Deadline), Burton shared that he has, "no real projects at the moment," casting some doubt on his potential involvement.

He elaborated:

"One thing I learned very early on is that until I’m on the set doing something I don’t know if I’m doing it. I’ve had projects, I was doing a Superman once, I did another project that I worked for a year upon, and it didn’t happen. When those things happen, it’s quite traumatic, it’s quite emotional. So, I’m very protective of myself."

Of course,...

When Mars Attacks! released in December 1996, it appeared to have everything it needed to be a major hit. It was produced and directed by Tim Burton, fresh off a string of successful films, including Batman and Batman Returns. It had a unique and interesting plot that blended sci-fi, action, and nostalgia for 1950s pulp aesthetics. Perhaps most importantly, it featured a cast absolutely packed with established and upcoming stars. From Jack Nicholson to Michael J. Fox, Mars Attacks! was bursting with big names and talent. Unfortunately, all these elements weren't enough to bring the film commercial or critical success.

Despite being set up for success, Mars Attacks! proved to be a major disappointment. Receiving, at best, mixed reviews and failing at the box office, the sci-fi film marked a low point for Tim Burton's career. Just why it performed so poorly is still debated by critics today but, for whatever reason,...

Tim Burtons upcoming Attack of the 50 Foot Woman remake is exciting, but it is missing a key thing that made his recent his, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wednesday, so successful. Tim Burton is known for his gothic movies, and he has firmly defined the genre with movies such as Edward Scissorhands. His recent projects further reflect this, with his Netflix series Wednesday focusing on The Addams Familys strange character as she navigates life at her boarding school. Furthermore, Burton revisited his cult classic Beetlejuice with a widely successful sequel in mid-2024, marking his return to the big screen.

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman was originally released in 1958 and followed the story of a wealthy woman called Nancy, who encounters an alien being that turns her into a giant. Nancy then goes on a rampage and destroys her town after finding out her husband had cheated on her. There have...

Paramount+'s newest Christmas movie Dear Santa flips the usual understanding of Santa on its head. When Liam writes his letter to Santa and addresses it to the North Pole, his spelling error ensures the letter ends up with the devil instead. When Dear Santa's Satan arrives, Liam is startled by his appearance but proceeds to befriend him anyway, believing him to be the real Santa. What follows is a chaotic but fun Christmas movie with some lovable characters.

Dear Santa's premise is lovably silly and lighthearted, and the cast holds the movie up with their fitting and funny performances. The unique new Christmas movie will certainly be a hit both with families and older viewers looking for a fun, easy watch. Along with some new faces, Dear Santa also includes several well-known comedic actors who help ensure that the movie will be a hit with audiences of all ages.

25 years ago, Tim Burton released Sleepy Hollow, his eighth feature, and by far his scariest. A retelling of Washington Irving's classic early American ghost story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" starring Burton's frequent leading man Johnny Depp, it marked a significant shift in the director's evolution, pushing the envelope of onscreen violence both in his movies, and mainstream movies in general. While the beloved director has always used plenty of grotesque and dark imagery in his films, Sleepy Hollow is the closest he's come to making a true horror movie.

Since making his feature debut with Pee Wee's Big Adventure in 1985, Burton has consistently found ways to remake the Hollywood blockbuster in his own image. His third feature, 1989's Batman, was a huge success that helped pave the way for superheroes in the multiplex, while still bearing the recognizable hallmarks of its young director. He cashed in...

36 years after Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton is back as the Ghost with the Most in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

The juice is loose on home video, complete with a director’s commentary from Tim Burton.

Here are 11 things I learned from the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice commentaries…

1. The film’s title was almost derived from a ’70s horror sequel.

Several other titles were considered for the long-awaited sequel, including call-backs to two 1970s horror sequels. Burton explains:

“There was a lot of talk about what to call [the movie]. One idea was Beetlejuice Rises Again; that was based on Dr. Phibes Rises Again. And then I thought of Beetlejuice A.D., which is a reference to Dracula [A.D 1972], which I love. That’s in there a little bit.

“The thought of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice just sounded mirror-like and simple, so we just landed like that.”

2. The Deetz women compelled Burton to want to make the sequel.

Following the unexpected success of Beetlejuice,...

Having such a long career in the entertainment industry, Sarah Jessica Parker has seen many phases during her Hollywood journey. She started out as a child actor on Broadway and went on to make her mark on the screen by playing memorable characters such as Carrie Bradshaw in HBO’s Sex and the City.

Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City | Credit: HBO

However, despite her long-standing career in the industry, the actress has been open about feeling insecure and nervous when it comes to taking on a new role. And she had similar jitters while starring alongside the James Bond star Pierce Brosnan in the 2011 comedy film, I Don’t Know How She Does It.

When Sarah Jessica Parker Got Overwhelmed While Starring Alongside Pierce Brosnan

The 2011 comedy film I Don’t Know How She Does It follows Sarah Jessica Parker in the role of an overworked mother of two...

Director Tim Burton has always been admired for straddling unprecedented mainstream success and cult appeal, bringing a dark gothic aesthetic to the mainstream that has both a casual and a fervent fandom. Tim Burton seldom falls short at the box office, with films like Ed Wood (1994) and Mars Attacks! (1996) being outliers in an otherwise dominating career bringing people to the theater. At the same time, the director's work is not always universally loved by the critics, with one particular work failing to impress, Alice in Wonderland.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland was a massive success at the theater but failed to capture the same wonder of other adaptions. Critics met the movie with negative to lukewarm responses, but thanks to timing and some star power, reviews did little to stop the adaptation from being a behemoth at the box office. We will examine Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll classic,...

Pierce Brosnan will always be best known for playing James Bond in Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and more, but his career has spanned decades, genres, and scales, appearing in countless other classics, including Mrs. Doubtfire, Mamma Mia, The Thomas Crown Affair, and Mars Attacks! to name a few. Now Brosnan takes another entirely unique turn in The Last Rifleman, a true story about Bernard Jordan, the WW2 Veteran who escaped from a senior living home to pay tribute to the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Below the surface of the story lies an investigation of the men Brosnan says were, "wrenched and thrown into gunfire and death."

The character Artie Crawford is loosely based on Jordan, and Brosnan "ages up" about 20 years. The transformation into this older man haunted by his past, the loss of his wife, and the passage of time is rendered masterfully by Brosnan in...

Meryl Streep joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building in season three and returned for the series in season four. Her character Loretta Durkin, a struggling actress, eventually becomes a love interest for Martin Shorts character Oliver Putnam.

As the relationship blossomed on screen, rumors began to fly off screen suggesting a real-life romance. The pair insist theyre just friends, but its hard to deny the wonderful on-screen chemistry and evidence that fans feel suggests something more might be brewing between the co-stars.

Meryl Streep and Martin Short Have Both Endured Loss Their Relationship Timelines

Meryl Streep, an A-list actor with a record 21 Academy Award nominations and three wins for her best movies, has been acting since the 1970s. Despite how successful she has become, Streep always kept her personal life out of the spotlight. She was dating and lived with actor John Cazale in the 1970s. Sadly,...

Despite his popularity and success with critics and general audiences, not all of Tim Burtons movies have been a hit with critics, and, surprisingly, his best and worst-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes werent directed by him. Tim Burtons filmmaking career began in the 1970s with various short films, and he made his feature-film directorial debut in 1985 with Pee-wees Big Adventure. However, it was with Beetlejuice in 1988 that Burton could fully show his unique narrative and visual style that mixes horror, fantasy, comedy, and gothic elements.

Since then, Burton has brought his signature style to the superhero genre with Batman and Batman Returns, to stop-motion animation with Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie, to classics of childrens literature like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, sci-fi with Mars Attacks!, and a lot more. Of course, although Burtons works have built a loyal fanbase and many are now cult classics, not all have been well-received by critics,...

Corpse Bride, among this year's Halloween highlights

During the rest of the year, you have to travel to festivals to see classic horror films on the big screen. At Halloween, they come to you. We've put together a list of screening highlights around the country so that wherever you are, you can find something fun to scare yourself with nearby.

Aberdeen 28th - Halloween (free), Aberdeen Cineclub, Aberdeen Students’ Union, 18:45 31st - The Addams Family (2019), Boys and Girls’ Club of Aberdeen, 15:45

Aberystwyth 31st - Nosferatu (with live score), Bank Vault, 19:30

Belfast 29th - Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite, Children’s Theatre, 11:00 & 13:00 29th - Mars Attacks!, the Black Box, 15:00 30th - Monsters Inc, the Belfast Barge, 10:30 30th - The Little Vampire (with fancy dress), the Belfast Barge, 13:00 30th - Coco (with face painting), the Belfast Barge, 15:00 31st - The Addams Family...

Roger L. Jackson will always have a strong connection to the Scream franchise with his history voicing the slasher icon Ghostface, but he wouldn't have acquired the role without working on one of Tim Burton's movies from the '90s. By the time Scream debuted in 1996, Burton was best known for his work on titles like Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, two Batman movies, and The Nightmare Before Christmas (not as the director). Jackson, on the other hand, had only worked on video games through voice acting, but his career in movies and TV took off after working on a Burton movie.

Aside from voicing the Ghostface, Roger L. Jackson has brought dozens of characters to life through his method of acting. His biggest role outside the realm of horror would be voicing Mojo Dojo in The Powerpuff Girls, including the 2002 movie. As for video games, Jackson has...

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.

The Babadook by Joel Herrera

The Blob by Matt Seff Barnes

Christine by Ian Pestridge

Ernest Scared Stupid by Bryan Johnson

The Fly by John Dunn

Freddy vs. Jason by Josh Beamish...

Tim Burtons horror movies have his unique narrative and visual style, and in his take on the tale of Sleepy Hollow, he broke one of the most controversial horror traditions, but it was for the better. After exploring the genre of sci-fi and comedy with Mars Attacks!, Tim Burton returned to horror in his own style with Sleepy Hollow. Loosely based on the 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving, Sleepy Hollow takes viewers to 1799 and to the title town that has been plagued by a series of brutal and mysterious murders.

In each of the murders, the victims had their heads cut off, and so the insular town elders hire eccentric police constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) to investigate the murders. Ichabod teams up with Young Masbath, the son of one of the victims, and Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), and together discover that the killer...

Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

Today we talk about Tim Burton! The man! The brand! The artist! The director! The lothario (complimentary)! The B-Sides today include Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, and Frankenweenie. Our esteemed guest is Maria Lewis, “best-selling author, screenwriter, film curator, and pop culture etymologist currently based in Australia.”

As Beetlejuice Beetlejuice still rakes in money in theaters, we discuss Burton’s influence, whether or not he’s actually a good director (something Burton himself has questioned in the past), his best films and his worst films, his inspirations, and the love-and-hate relationship with Disney from the very beginning of his career. There is also the observation that most of Tim Burton’s films are some version of Alice in Wonderland.

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Actor and comedian Martin Short has had a remarkable career in Hollywood. With several notable roles as well as projects under his name. Just out of college, the actor embarked on a cinematic journey and started participating in Broadway as well as theatre. After this, he continued to play minor roles here and there until SNL skyrocketed his career.

Martin Short in Father of the Bride | Credits: Touchstone Pictures

With SNL he found international fame and got the much-needed attention from directors. This stardom brought new roles, which in turn boosted the net worth of the actor quite a lot. Let’s take a closer look at his life, his current net worth as well as Short’s other sources of income.

The Early Life of Martin Short

Martin Short was born on March 26, 1950, in Hamilton, Ontario, as the youngest of five children. His mother, Olive, was a concertmistress at the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra,...

The years hottest sequel will soon be available to watch from the comfort of your living room, as Tim Burtons Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has set its digital and physical media release dates. Per Bloody Disgusting, the follow-up to Burtons 1988 classic will hit all PVOD platforms next Tuesday, October 8, being made available to both purchase and rent from outlets such as Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home. A two-film collection featuring both the original and the sequel will also be available to either buy or rent as well, and an eight-film collection featuring Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Batman, Batman Returns, Mars Attacks!, Pee-wees Big Adventure, and Dark Shadows will also be up for grabs to add to your digital collection.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will then make its way to 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD on November 19, with a plethora of bonus features thrown in for good measure.

Say his name three times and he'll appear ... in your living room. "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" is winding down in theaters, but you can still catch Tim Burton's apparent return to form at home beginning October 8, 2024. That's when the Michael Keaton-led sequel, with which /Film's own Jacob Hall declared that Burton "gets his mojo back," will make its way to digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, where it'll be available to rent or purchase with plenty of extras.

The current pre-order price for a digital version of the movie appears to be $24.99 on both platforms mentioned above, with Amazon touting its version as the "Bonus X-Ray Edition" and specifying that it includes an Ultra HD format. Buy the movie digitally and you'll also get a bunch of goodies including a commentary from Burton, a feature on the stop-motion art of the movie, and intriguingly titled special extras like "Shrinkers,...

Well, that was fast. Warner Bros. has set a PVOD and digital release of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice for Oct. 8, 33 days after its theatrical release.

At the same time, last night the sequel became the filmmaker’s second highest grossing movie at the domestic box office with a running total of $251.435M inching out Burton’s 1989 Batman ($251.4M). The pic grossed $1.1M yesterday in its fourth week in what has been a great hold throughout September. Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland remains his highest grossing movie ever both domestic ($334M) and worldwide ($1.03 billion). Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the filmmaker’s fourth highest grossing movie ever worldwide at $374.4M currently behind Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factor ($475M) and Batman ($412M).

The Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara ensemble will be available for 48-hour rental via PVOD on Oct. 8 and available for purchase or to rent on Amazon Prime Video,...

Tim Burton and Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the long-awaited sequel is headed home. The film debuts for purchase and rental ahead of Halloween.

On October 8, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be available for Premium Digital Ownership at home and for 48-hour rental via PVOD on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.

On November 19, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be available to own on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. It will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers. On November 1, an American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film will also be available at digital retailers.

Premium Digital Ownership, 4K Uhd and Blu-ray contain the following special features:

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Commentary by director Tim Burton The Juice is Loose! The Making of...

The ghost with the most is coming home.

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which reunited director Tim Burton with original stars Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder, alongside his “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega, has set its home video dates. The sequel will hit digital retailers next week on Oct. 8 (so you’ll have it for your Halloween party) and will be available to own on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers on Nov. 19.

Additionally, the home video release will include special features like a commentary track from Burton, a making-of documentary called “The Juice is Loose!” and mini-documentaries on everything from the cast to the movie’s eye-popping stop-motion animation.

If you haven’t seen the sequel, which has amassed nearly $375 million worldwide since its release last month (enough to make it the sixth highest grossing movie domestically of 2024), it follows Lydia Deetz (Ryder), now a middle-aged host of a ghost-hunting cable show.

Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton existed on opposite ends of the filmmaking spectrum when the latter burst onto the scene in the 1980s. The former was no stranger to tales of terror in the suburbs, having been involved with "Poltergeist" and "Gremlins" by then. (Even "E.T." adapts the stylings of a horror flick in the scene where government agents in spacesuits invade the Taylor family's home in search of the titular alien.) However, the suburbs themselves were cozy and comforting in Spielberg's films; it was usually exterior forces that threatened their domesticity. Burton's movies, on the other hand, depicted the suburbs themselves as being unnerving and baffling. His sympathies laid with outsiders like Pee-wee Herman and Edward Scissorhands, who were content to lead their strange, loner existences until others insisted on intruding upon them.

Burton's adoration of death lay in equally stark contrast to Spielberg's sentiment, so...

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Tim Burton has always been an outlier in Hollywood. He's a filmmaker with a distinct, peculiar aesthetic and set of interests, yet his movies have broad appeal and are remarkably consistent in the way they perform financially. Even Burton's weakest franchise films bear the sort of directorial hallmarks that are often missing from tentpoles in the 21st century. Indeed, say what you will against his "Dark Shadows," but only Burton could have enough pull to get a $150 million movie reboot of a cult '60s soap opera oddity green-lit in 2012 while also making it precisely the way he wanted. It's the same reason the critically-derided horror-comedy has found its share of defenders.

Be that as it may, having to deal with the relentless friction between creativity and commerce has taken its toll on Burton in the past. His 1996 sci-fi...

The prevailing wisdom on Tim Burton is that the filmmaker lost his touch somewhere between 1996's "Mars Attacks!" and 2003's "Big Fish." Especially in the post "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" years, when he really embraced CGI, the general consensus is that Burton became somewhat of a parody of himself. But with "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" it seems the filmmaker has gotten his mojo back, reviving his love of practical effects and the subversive element of his earlier films to deliver a movie that proves the now 66-year-old has still got it.

For me, Burton will forever be one of, if not my favorite filmmaker, simply because his earlier movies set my young imagination alight in a way no other film, TV Show, or any media has. Specifically, his 1992 "Batman" sequel "Batman Returns" remains my most transporting movie experience. The world created by Burton and production designer Bo Welch felt so immersive...