In John Carpenter's 1978 film "Halloween," the masked killer Michael Myers was played by multiple actors. For the bulk of his scenes, Michael — called "The Shape" — was played by Nick Castle, a film school friend of Carpenter's and a director in his own right. Castle also directed "The Last Starfighter" and "The Boy Who Could Fly." As a small boy, Michael Myers was played, in one scene, by an actor named Will Sandin in his first and last role on screen. In Pov shots, the hands of young Michael were provided by co-writer and producer Debra Hill, while the unmasked Michael — who appears only briefly at the very end of the movie — was played by Tony Moran.
Castle had the lion's share of screen time, however, and is generally thought of as the "official" Michael Myers by "Halloween" fans the world over. Castle would reprise the role for David Gordon Green...
Castle had the lion's share of screen time, however, and is generally thought of as the "official" Michael Myers by "Halloween" fans the world over. Castle would reprise the role for David Gordon Green...
- 10/21/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A number of great movies are leaving HBO Max at the end of March, so it’s time to prioritize these titles in your queue. Filmmaker James Gunn’s sequel/soft reboot “The Suicide Squad” will depart the streaming service on March 22 after first hitting HBO Max the same day it was released in theaters back in 2021. Similarly, “Space Jam: A New Legacy” was whisked away on March 1 after also getting a day-and-date release in 2021 (sorry/not sorry if you missed it).
You also only have until March 7 to stream “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen,” a short documentary on the making of the Oscar-nominated biopic “Elvis.”
Other noteworthy films leaving HBO Max this month include “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Contagion,” the extended version of “Dances with Wolves,” “Ghostbusters,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Love & Basketball” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
You also only have until March 7 to stream “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen,” a short documentary on the making of the Oscar-nominated biopic “Elvis.”
Other noteworthy films leaving HBO Max this month include “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Contagion,” the extended version of “Dances with Wolves,” “Ghostbusters,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Love & Basketball” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
- 3/3/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
There’s nothing quite like when HBO is airing one of its trademark watercooler-worthy dramas weekly. Thankfully, we’ll get to it experience exactly that and more on HBO Max in March 2023.
The big ticket item on HBO Max this March is undoubtedly Succession Season 4 on March 26. Part prestige drama and part screwball comedy, Succession is about as fun a watch as they come. Season 4 of the series about egregious wealth will find the Roy siblings reeling after trying and failing to take down their father, Logan (Brian Cox).
HBO Max’s other major TV option this month is another weekly release from HBO. Matthew Rhys returns as the titular lawyer in Perry Mason Season 2 on March 6. Season 1 of this period piece reboot flexed the classic TV character’s detective skills. From the look of the trailer, it seems as though this is the year Perry makes his name in the court room.
The big ticket item on HBO Max this March is undoubtedly Succession Season 4 on March 26. Part prestige drama and part screwball comedy, Succession is about as fun a watch as they come. Season 4 of the series about egregious wealth will find the Roy siblings reeling after trying and failing to take down their father, Logan (Brian Cox).
HBO Max’s other major TV option this month is another weekly release from HBO. Matthew Rhys returns as the titular lawyer in Perry Mason Season 2 on March 6. Season 1 of this period piece reboot flexed the classic TV character’s detective skills. From the look of the trailer, it seems as though this is the year Perry makes his name in the court room.
- 3/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
When Warner Bros. Discovery announced its much-anticipated Batgirl movie would be shelved, the news sent shockwaves through Hollywood. While the studio eventually expressed concerns the work done by directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah failed to live up to “spectacle that audiences have come to expect from DC fare,” the final decision to leave the film unreleased, despite reportedly having spent upwards of 90 million on it, felt unprecedented in the ever-expanding age of superhero movies.
It was heartbreaking on multiple levels. Adil & Bilall had already proven themselves adept big budget filmmakers on the brilliant Bad Boys for Life while the eye-catching cast included J.K. Simmons getting another go as Commissioner Gordon, Brendan Fraser continuing the “Franaissance” as villain Firefly, and Michael Keaton donning the Batsuit for the first time in nearly two decades. Arguably the saddest aspect, however, was the fact it robbed Leslie Grace of a potentially star-making turn as Barbara Gordon,...
It was heartbreaking on multiple levels. Adil & Bilall had already proven themselves adept big budget filmmakers on the brilliant Bad Boys for Life while the eye-catching cast included J.K. Simmons getting another go as Commissioner Gordon, Brendan Fraser continuing the “Franaissance” as villain Firefly, and Michael Keaton donning the Batsuit for the first time in nearly two decades. Arguably the saddest aspect, however, was the fact it robbed Leslie Grace of a potentially star-making turn as Barbara Gordon,...
- 9/13/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
When HBO Max launched last month, DC fans hoped it would be the premiere place to go to watch all their favorite DC content. While the streaming service did have an impressive array of films and TV shows available on launch, there were a lot of notable missing titles, too, due to pre-existing licenses getting in the way. As time goes on, though, more DC properties will end up on the site. Case in point: this July will see a whole heap of superhero content go up on HBO Max.
Below you can find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to HBO Now, Go and Max next month, broken down by day of release. It includes an enormous amount of DC animated movies, mostly featuring Batman, the Justice League and Green Lantern. All of the Christopher Reeve Superman films will be up on HBO Max as of July,...
Below you can find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to HBO Now, Go and Max next month, broken down by day of release. It includes an enormous amount of DC animated movies, mostly featuring Batman, the Justice League and Green Lantern. All of the Christopher Reeve Superman films will be up on HBO Max as of July,...
- 6/23/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Chris Cummins Sep 28, 2018
Take a look at a great Last Starfighter toy line that could have been.
The Last Starfighter is an interesting thing. Released a year after Return of the Jedi brought the original Star Wars trilogy to its conclusion, the film had the potential to become the next big thing in sci-fi.
Things didn't quite work out that way.
Although it now enjoys a fervent following thanks to TV airings and home video, it never quite reached the lofty heights that Lorimar Pictures and Universal Studios had set out for it and underperformed at the box office, and plans for a sequel never took off..
Subsequently, both a video game and a planned action figure line by Galoob was shelved, even though pictures of the toys had made their way into the company's 1984 catalog. Take a look:
The above image comes to us via Plaid Stallions, an amazing...
Take a look at a great Last Starfighter toy line that could have been.
The Last Starfighter is an interesting thing. Released a year after Return of the Jedi brought the original Star Wars trilogy to its conclusion, the film had the potential to become the next big thing in sci-fi.
Things didn't quite work out that way.
Although it now enjoys a fervent following thanks to TV airings and home video, it never quite reached the lofty heights that Lorimar Pictures and Universal Studios had set out for it and underperformed at the box office, and plans for a sequel never took off..
Subsequently, both a video game and a planned action figure line by Galoob was shelved, even though pictures of the toys had made their way into the company's 1984 catalog. Take a look:
The above image comes to us via Plaid Stallions, an amazing...
- 9/27/2018
- Den of Geek
Academy Award-nominated art director and production illustrator George Jenson died of melanoma cancer in Henderson, Nev., on May 25. He was 87.
He was the production illustrator on 1983’s “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.” Jenson received his Oscar nomination for visual effects on “2010” in 1984.
Jenson began his career in the film industry in 1964 as a production illustrator/storyboard artist at 20th Century Fox Studios, working for producer Irwin Allen’s series “Lost in Space,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “Time Tunnel,” and “Land of the Giants.” He moved to Filmation Associates as a layout artist and illustrator on the animated TV series “Star Trek,” “Mission: Magic,” “Lassie’s Rescue Rangers,” and “My Favorite Martian” during 1972-75.
Jenson worked as a production illustrator on live-action feature films including Disney’s “Escape to Witch Mountain” and MGM’s “Logan’s Run.” He joined Steven Spielberg’s Amblin for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
He was the production illustrator on 1983’s “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.” Jenson received his Oscar nomination for visual effects on “2010” in 1984.
Jenson began his career in the film industry in 1964 as a production illustrator/storyboard artist at 20th Century Fox Studios, working for producer Irwin Allen’s series “Lost in Space,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “Time Tunnel,” and “Land of the Giants.” He moved to Filmation Associates as a layout artist and illustrator on the animated TV series “Star Trek,” “Mission: Magic,” “Lassie’s Rescue Rangers,” and “My Favorite Martian” during 1972-75.
Jenson worked as a production illustrator on live-action feature films including Disney’s “Escape to Witch Mountain” and MGM’s “Logan’s Run.” He joined Steven Spielberg’s Amblin for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
- 7/13/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Weekend Read: Our Saturday essay on the great topics in entertainment and culture today. Last weekend, as Toshi was cruising the Blu-ray shelves for new movies to start asking about, he pulled "Rain Man" on a shelf and considered the cover for a moment before he turned to me, excited. "You didn't tell me Tom Cruise made a superhero movie!" I can only assume his eventual disappointment might be tempered by the fact that "Rain Man" is a pretty good movie. It had been a while since I'd seen it, though, and after they went back to their mom's house, I put it in to watch it. I remember when it came out being right in the midst of my first time watching a lot of classic filmographies, and more than anything, I enjoyed the film as a match-up between Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. Looking at the film,...
- 3/29/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Twenty-five years ago this week, the Fred Savage movie The Wizard hit theaters. For many '80s babies, this was required viewing - either to see a first glimpse of the yet-to-be-released Super Mario Bros. 3 or to see what the Wonder Years star looked like in contemporary clothes. Critics, however, dismissed this video-gaming, road trip movie as a showcase for Nintendo products. Roger Ebert's review began on a sharply sarcastic note: "This is a movie that has everything going for it, except for a good script, a believable premise and common sense." Today, The Wizard stands as a reminder...
- 12/18/2014
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
Remember ten years ago when you would be in HMV looking at a DVD box set of something like The West Wing and then unfolding the twenty pound note in your pocket and wondering whether to part with all that cash for something you had never seen? You had just heard that someone somewhere liked it, but for that £30 you could get two films like Bad Boys 2 and Kill Bill volume 1!
These were difficult times my friends, and more often than not £30 would go down the drain and you would watch three episodes of whatever series it was and decide it wasn’t for you. Well thanks to modern technology and its mission to kill DVD, Blu-Ray and whatever other physical media dinosaur you prefer, this dilemma is a thing of the past.
Nowadays you can go onto Lovefilm, Netflix, BT Vision or whatever else and stream whole seasons of TV for almost nothing.
These were difficult times my friends, and more often than not £30 would go down the drain and you would watch three episodes of whatever series it was and decide it wasn’t for you. Well thanks to modern technology and its mission to kill DVD, Blu-Ray and whatever other physical media dinosaur you prefer, this dilemma is a thing of the past.
Nowadays you can go onto Lovefilm, Netflix, BT Vision or whatever else and stream whole seasons of TV for almost nothing.
- 6/18/2013
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Brought to you by the Lorimar Film Entertainment, the company responsible for such unforgettable motion pictures as “Action Jackson”, “The Last Starfighter”, and “The Boy Who Could Fly”, director Joel “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Zwick’s tepid 1989 comedy “Second Sight” probably has more in common with Lorimar’s wonky television output than their aforementioned cinematic efforts. This may have something to do with the presence of both John Larroquette (“Night Court”) and Bronson Pinchot (“Perfect Strangers”), two actors whose talents are probably better suited to the small screen. And while I wouldn’t necessarily call this flick an action movie, it employs just enough “buddy cop” conventions to qualify as such in my book. The film follows the exploits of the Second Sight Detective agency, a private investigate firm that comes packaged with an amazing gimmick: Bobby (Pinchot) is a certified psychic with a host of powers at his disposable,...
- 6/11/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Justin Bieber announced he was going to develop and sell a women's perfume on Friday, May 20. Now the official commercial is here. And if it is to be believed (bieliebed?), wearing this perfume will cause Bieber himself to take you off a la "The Boy Who Could Fly" (look it up, kiddos. Old-school Disney Channel) and sniff your neck and whatnot.
Bieber told Women's Wear Daily of the perfume, "Let's be real, the way a girl smells is very important to a guy. I have such a deep connection with my fans, so creating a fragrance that I personally love is another way I can bring them closer to my world."
See, ladies! Buy the perfume, get closer to Bieber.
The scent will go on sale in early June. It will retail for $35 and all proceeds will go to charity, which Ok - that's cool. Our only question is: Who's...
Bieber told Women's Wear Daily of the perfume, "Let's be real, the way a girl smells is very important to a guy. I have such a deep connection with my fans, so creating a fragrance that I personally love is another way I can bring them closer to my world."
See, ladies! Buy the perfume, get closer to Bieber.
The scent will go on sale in early June. It will retail for $35 and all proceeds will go to charity, which Ok - that's cool. Our only question is: Who's...
- 5/24/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
With "The Karate Kid" scoring not just surprisingly good reviews but a stellar box-office opening over the weekend, the next gold mine of 80's and 90's remakes would seem to be the family comedy genre.
Now, Pajiba reports that a remake of the Christina Applegate-led 1991 comedy "Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" is in the works at the Mark Gordon Company. The project is apparently out to writers at this stage.
The original followed five kids who're left alone for the summer with an elderly babysitter who dies on the first night. The eldest sister soon lies her way into an executive position with a fashion designer in order to get money to survive. Though not a classic by any means, the film has enough of a fanbase that you knew one day this would come.
It also begs the question as to what late 80's/early 90's family films will be next?...
Now, Pajiba reports that a remake of the Christina Applegate-led 1991 comedy "Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" is in the works at the Mark Gordon Company. The project is apparently out to writers at this stage.
The original followed five kids who're left alone for the summer with an elderly babysitter who dies on the first night. The eldest sister soon lies her way into an executive position with a fashion designer in order to get money to survive. Though not a classic by any means, the film has enough of a fanbase that you knew one day this would come.
It also begs the question as to what late 80's/early 90's family films will be next?...
- 6/14/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Editor’s note: The following is a response to Jai Meghan’s editorial posted on Tuesday, May 18th, by Bruce Broughton for the Amcl.
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In spite of appearing “somewhat confusing . . . ill-prepared . . . scatter-brained . . . misinformed . . . [although] moderately victorious,” I’ll try to clarify some of the points that Jai Meghan brought up in an article that apparently resonated with many others, judging by the list of comments published subsequently.
In order to request recognition as a collective bargaining agency on behalf of composers, the Teamsters will be dealing with those production companies who come under the aegis of the AMPTP. This will, for the time being exclude game composers, commercial composers and composers of library music, not because the composers are inherently unworthy or unwanted, but because these groups have little or nothing to do with the AMPTP, an association of over 350 motion picture and television producers.
The “working composer” phrase should not...
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In spite of appearing “somewhat confusing . . . ill-prepared . . . scatter-brained . . . misinformed . . . [although] moderately victorious,” I’ll try to clarify some of the points that Jai Meghan brought up in an article that apparently resonated with many others, judging by the list of comments published subsequently.
In order to request recognition as a collective bargaining agency on behalf of composers, the Teamsters will be dealing with those production companies who come under the aegis of the AMPTP. This will, for the time being exclude game composers, commercial composers and composers of library music, not because the composers are inherently unworthy or unwanted, but because these groups have little or nothing to do with the AMPTP, an association of over 350 motion picture and television producers.
The “working composer” phrase should not...
- 5/22/2010
- by SCOREcast Team
- SCOREcastOnline.com
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