Perrikaryal (or Perri) is already known and celebrated for streaming games like Elden Ring and Halo using a hands-free “mind control” setup, involving motion sensors to track her head and eye movements, as well as an electroencephalogram (EEG) device to record her brain’s electrical activity to use for inputs. Now,…
Perrikaryal (or Perri) is already known and celebrated for streaming games like Elden Ring and Halo using a hands-free “mind control” setup, involving motion sensors to track her head and eye movements, as well as an electroencephalogram (EEG) device to record her brain’s electrical activity to use for inputs. Now,…
Jodie Foster is one of the most beloved actresses of her generation, a two-time Oscar winner who got her start as a pre-teen and has continued giving strong performances for more than 50 years. But unlike so many actresses, Foster has shied away from the stage…and you can blame John Hinckley, Jr. for that.
But first, some context. Remember, Hinckley is the would-be assassin of then-President Ronald Reagan, firing six shots at Reagan in a limp-dicked attempt to woo Jodie Foster in 1981. Obviously the event – and the aftermath – scarred Foster, who has rarely commented on the incident. “He shot him in order to impress me, and he had written letters to me, so it was a big moment in my life. The world fell apart, there were Secret Service people everywhere, I had bodyguards, and I had to be taken to a safe house.”
During that time, Foster was giving stage work a shot at college, taking a role in a small production around that time. With the Hinckley story still fresh, she knew the show had to go on, only later finding out that one audience member was also a potential threat. “There were people everywhere, cameras everywhere, and there was a guy in the front row, and I had noticed that it was the second night that he’d been there, and I decided to, the whole play, yell, ‘F*ck you, motherf*cker!’ I just decided that I was going to use this guy. And then the next day, it was revealed that this particular guy had a gun, and he had brought it to the performance, and then he was on the run, and I was in a class, and the bodyguard guy came and threw me onto the ground while I was in the class.”
With that, Jodie Foster has avoided stage work altogether, instead sticking to screens both big and small, recently starring in the fourth season of True Detective. John Hinckley, Jr., meanwhile, has been fully free from any court restrictions since 2022 after having been institutionalized. Now, he creates music that he shares on his YouTube page.
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For those who took a look at Andrew McCarthy’s revisit with his Brat Pack brethren with the new Hulu documentary Brats, some may have noticed that a few key names did not make an appearance. Judd Nelson and Molly Ringwald were revealed to have declined involvement with the film. However, one name that was even neglected to get mentioned was Anthony Michael Hall. Hall (who has recently given his endorsements to remakes of his 80s classics Weird Science and The Breakfast Club) spoke with The Wrap, where he shed some light on his absence from the doc.
When asked if McCarthy had called him up for an appearance, Hall explained, “He did. And I can go on record saying, I politely declined because I’m always making new stuff and always moving forward and looking ahead. So that was my own impetus for why I chose not to be a part of that. To be very honest, I’ve wholeheartedly embraced my John Hughes work because I wouldn’t be on the phone with you if it was not for John Hughes. I’ve been talking about my work with him and my start in the industry since [the ’80s], so it’s not like I’ve been avoiding that conversation. But with respect to Andrew’s project. I haven’t seen it. I heard it was interesting.”
While the Brats documentary showcased how McCarthy’s career had been affected by the fateful David Blum article that coined the term “Brat Pack,” Hall admits his reaction was far different. The Trigger Warning star explained, “To be fair, I never really paid attention to the article [that created the Brat Pack label]. It never really meant anything to me. Like, the Rat Pack is interesting to me. But the Brat Pack thing, it was just a moniker. Maybe it speaks more to the writer at that time, if anything.”
Hall was then asked if he felt the article impacted his career and he responds, “If anything, it motivated me to keep moving forward. I always have and the truth is, I’m grateful for that. People ask, ‘What does it take to be in an industry like this for so long?’ And the word ‘unstoppable’ comes to mind, because at a certain point, you need to become unstoppable. You have to decide, ‘This is what I’m going to do.’ And there isn’t really a Plan B. I was thrown into the industry at such a young age and I had these incredible opportunities from John Hughes, Harold Ramis and Lorne Michaels, these were the giants whose shoulders I stood on. [Hughes] saw something in me as a kid. So if anything, it gave me the impetus and the courage to keep going and move forward. And that’s what I’ve always opted to do.”
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Let’s dream the crow black dream. I’m Niki Minter and this week on the Eric Draven files, we have The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. This is the first time we have a series that I feel lukewarm about. However, this is one that does have its fans and there’s a reason, aside from the upcoming reimagining, that we’re discussing it. This should be a fun time.
Okay, so, I caught Stairway on the Sci-Fi channel a few times here and there during its initial run. It caught my interest but never enough to start it from the beginning. What’s interesting about this is that it’s based on the 1994 movie adaptation which was pulled from James O’Barr’s original comic. Mark Dacascos would be the one and only person ever to fill the role once held by Brandon Lee. This is an interesting take, right? I think most of us, including myself, often compare any Crow iteration to the original. I’ve watched all the Crow related movies because I’m always curious about the next person’s vision. The only one that’s gotten several viewings from me aside from the OG is City of Angels. Do whatever you want with that info.
The show, which was created and sometimes written by Bryce Zabel, known for his work on Dark Skies and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, follows what feels like a cop-and-sidekick crime-solving format, with Eric Draven trying to reunite with Shelly throughout the series. Additionally, various characters are after the actual crow for its immortality properties, a plot device that seems to appear in nearly every episode. I’d also like to add that instead of Eric just putting on make-up and seeking vengeance, it’s a bit different here. The Crow persona is activated when Eric reaches his maximum breaking point then when everything is calm he goes back to being just plain ol’ Eric.
I believe Mark took great care in portraying Eric. However, there are moments when his portrayal of Eric feels more like a caricature rather than his own unique interpretation. Don’t get me wrong here—Mark is a total badass. He’s studied his father’s style of martial arts, Wun Hop Kuen Do, Muay Thai, and holds a 4th-degree black belt. With roles in Brotherhood of the Wolf, John Wick: Chapter 3, Cradle 2 the Grave, Redemption: Kickboxer 5, Tales from the Crypt, and Double Dragon, among others, he’s proven his versatility and skill. The action and fighting in the series were particularly impressive, especially since Mark performed most of his own stunts.
I also will fight anyone who is annoyed by Katie Stuart’s portrayal of Sarah. She’s annoying because she’s fucking nailing it and it’s endearing just like Rochelle Davis. There’s more adult actors in this that aren’t pulling their weight, but I also often point back to the scripts. Seeing someone else take on the role of Albrecht is just as challenging as seeing someone else step into Eric’s shoes. Ernie Hudson had so much heart that someone like Marc Gomes never had a chance. You almost have to think of it like two separate things, like Van Halen. Oh, and if you ever wanted to see another take on the Skull Cowboy who didn’t make the cut of the original film, this one has Kadeem Hardison who you may remember as Dwayne from A Different World.
A high note the series also hits is the music. There are tracks from artists like Oleander, Semisonic, Cracker, Fuel, Rob Zombie, and Days of the New if that does anything for you. It does for me but also… Fun fact: Pre-Linkin Park band, Xero comes up in the episode My Brother’s Keeper with Corey Feldman. They play an early version of Forgotten which at the time was titled Rhinestone. I would hear Linkin Park anywhere. Now on to the episodes…
Souled Out– Episode 2: Eric meets Bogs from Shawshank. Yeah, I didn’t choose episode one. There’s also a large gap between episodes from this one to the next in terms of what really drew me in. Back to Bogs, he’s controlling his scorcher of a wife, India, played by Julie Dreyfus who I wish I could have seen much more of. He also has this weird relationship with a rather large snake. It comes into play later. I like that they flesh out Shelly and Eric’s first meeting, with Shelly as a photographer at Blackout to photograph Eric’s band, Hangman’s Joke. It wasn’t until the final episode that I was able to figure out if I actually enjoyed Sabine Karsenti’s portrayal of Shelly, but honestly, I think it might edge out Sofia Shinas. We find out that Bogs, um, Mace Reyes played by Mark Rolston ordered Eric to be killed because if Eric and Shelly’s spirits combined it would make Eric too powerful. Mace agrees that he did indeed make Eric the way he is now, and Shelly is in limbo. He adds that if India is killed then Shelly would be set free. Obviously, Eric isn’t going to do that and helps India to rid them of Mace by stabbing the snake. Mace’s “Crow” make-up is interesting here and takes you a little out of it, but Rolston makes for a good adversary. The last interaction between India and Eric is one of my favorite scenes of the whole show.
Through a Dark Circle– Episode 11: I’m not so much for the main baddie arc of this episode as I am the side attraction. Sarah is in some geocities, goth chat about “death & crows & stuff” talking to some entity named Nytmare, played by Alex Karzis, who she later meets up with solo outside of Blackout. We’ve all done it! Don’t worry– later, Eric does reprimand Sarah for meeting some weirdo on the net and takes over the meetups from there. I kind of hoped Nytmare would pop back up, and he did but it was a different actor with a different tone and I was wishing I didn’t. I was intrigued about them expanding on the Land of the Damned and this whole Lone Gunmen vibe. As for the main villain quest, Eric, desperate to get Shelly, opens up the portal and lets a serial killer through. I wasn’t into the pseudo-Shocker vibes of some guy who looks like Spider from Powerman 5000, but it is one of the three darker episodes nevertheless. Bonus, there’s a scene with Albrecht getting down with Cordie to some slow r&b jams. It’s the late 90s, you gotta love it.
The People Vs. Eric Draven– Episode 13: I feel it odd that this is the most compelling of all the episodes aside from the last episode. Classic court drama though with Eric’s fate hanging in the balance. His attorney annoyed me. Laughing at Sarah annoyed me. The fact that Albrecht was doubted annoyed me. Shit, do I actually care about these characters? I could not stop watching this. I was even talking to the television, and maybe the characters, during the duration. I think the most annoying thing about the whole thing is that the jury believed Fun Boy’s testimony pinning Shelly’s death on Eric, and this Fun Boy is WAY less likable than the one originally portrayed by Michael Massee. You can’t see it but my head is exploding. It’s plausible though– Eric’s wasn’t in the casket and his fingerprints match that of the actual Eric Draven. How Eric came back from the dead is not an easy thing to explain, nor is it easy to convince anyone that it was actually true. Eric even manages to show his attorney his special set of skills by stabbing himself and healing, but this seems to do nothing other than freak the guy out. ALSO, why didn’t they have Darla testify to discredit Fun Boy? I do like the closing argument given by Eric’s attorney which is probably so good because the writer did some work on 20/20. This episode continues to cement Mark’s Eric good guy persona and you warm up more to someone other than Brandon playing the role. I would recommend not skipping this episode as it will come up in later episodes.
Dead to Rights & A Gathering Storm– Episode 21 & 22: We’re throwing these two together. I love Anthony Michael Hall especially when he plays a villain. Aside from Mase Reyes, he’s probably my favorite bad guy of the series. Eric tries to fight becoming The Crow to stop the cycle of violence and vengeance, but has to bring him out once more to finally take down Hall as Truax. I really love the lines spoken by the Crow to Traux, acknowledging how the violence in Truax’s home shaped him into the person he is today: ”Everybody’s got their reasons, but who cares? Suffer your torments, let the peace of death be denied to you as it is to me.” Moving on to the final episode– It’s kind of wild but is one of the darker episodes which is why I chose it, other than the fact that it made me come to several realizations about the series as a whole. For those of you who haven’t watched this series, or maybe watched half like me, I would ask you to step out of your comfort zone to absorb this take. I’m going to default to one of my old phrases: It’s not the best thing I’ve ever seen, but it’s not the worst. Also, where is Shelly? Shit, do I actually care about these characters? Ugh, I do.
Where to Watch: Not on streaming cable. You can find it if you dig around though. Physical release is out there but the cheapest copies appear to be bootlegs.
What happened? What’s the outlook?
The series was a victim of a merger when Universal bought Polygram Productions. Zabel wanted to make a 6-hour miniseries to give the show a true ending and some closure for the fans but that has long since expired. That’s it.
Just saying this out loud—have we perhaps elevated The Crow to a mythological status? It seems like nothing that comes after can measure up, no matter who’s involved. The movie feels nearly perfect in every aspect, from the casting to the cinematography to the soundtrack. Have we simply acknowledged its greatness, or has its legacy made it impossible to surpass?
It’s worth considering that part of the film’s enduring legacy might stem from the tragic circumstances surrounding its production, particularly the untimely death of Lee. This real-life tragedy has undoubtedly contributed to the film’s mystique and emotional impact. Moreover, The Crow captured the essence of the 90s alternative culture, with its dark, gothic aesthetic and a soundtrack that perfectly encapsulates the era’s musical landscape. So, while nostalgia and tragedy play significant roles in its legendary status, the film’s quality and cultural resonance cannot be denied. The original is as sacred to us as the story itself is to O’Barr.
So, while The Crow: Stairway to Heaven may not fully capture the film’s magic, it provides a comforting familiarity and expands the story in fun ways. As Eric says, “It can’t rain all the time.” The show, despite its flaws, has its own unique place in the Crow legacy.
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I play the original 2001 Super Monkey Ball almost every day, and if you’ll allow me one brag, I’m pretty good at it. Sometimes I play to jumpstart my brain in the morning, sometimes to unwind during my lunch break, sometimes to fill some time in the evening. Usually, I choose the fifty-stage-long Expert difficulty,…
I play the original 2001 Super Monkey Ball almost every day, and if you’ll allow me one brag, I’m pretty good at it. Sometimes I play to jumpstart my brain in the morning, sometimes to unwind during my lunch break, sometimes to fill some time in the evening. Usually, I choose the fifty-stage-long Expert difficulty,…
On Halloween of 2022, it was announced that original Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller – fresh off winning the U.S. copyright to the 1980 film after a lawsuit that stretched on for years – was teaming up with his lawyer Marc Toberoff, franchise rights holder Rob Barsamian, production company A24, the Peacock streaming service, and showrunner Bryan Fuller (whose credits include Hannibal and Pushing Daisies) to develop a new Friday the 13th streaming series called Crystal Lake. Things were moving ahead at a good pace, but then the project hit a speed bump at the end of April with the firing of Fuller and his frequent collaborator Jim Danger Gray. Last week, an article published by The Wrap sought to figure out why Crystal Lake fell apart just a few months before filming was scheduled to begin (the production start date was July 22nd, to be exact). Their sources gave a lot of conflicting information, but it seemed to boil down to concerns about Fuller’s vision, late scripts, a ballooning budget (it was surpassing the $85 million being provided for the first season), unpaid writers… and possibly A24 executives’ lack of TV experience. In that article, it was mentioned that Charlize Theron was being eyed for the role of Pam Voorhees, the vengeful mother of Jason. Industry scooper Daniel Richtman has since added, “While they eyed Charlize Theron, Claire Danes had the offer to play Pam Voorhees but she passed. Another interesting bit is that it was only a one-year deal. Meaning the main character would change in season 2.“
This goes along with what The Wrap had heard: Fuller’s approach to the material was to make each season a deconstruction of the first four Friday the 13th films. “The series would incorporate lore from several sequels but remix that material in a way similar to Fuller’s Hannibal, which interpolated the Thomas Harris novels for three seasons.” So season 1 would be set “in the immediate aftermath of the drowning of a young Jason Voorhees,” and it would center on his mother Pam as she goes on a homicidal rampage of revenge. That rampage doesn’t turn out well for Pam, opening the door for Jason to return and start his own killing spree.
Each episode of Crystal Lake was set to have a budget of $9.6 million, but A24 reportedly wanted to cut that in half. They’re currently searching for a new showrunner who will be able to take the series into production – and maybe they’ll find somebody who will be able to help them make those budget cuts. It remains to be seen if they will use the original Fuller scripts and outlines, or start over completely. Nick Antosca – a co-producer on Hannibal and an executive producer on Chucky – is said to be one of the contenders for the showrunner job, but it’s believed that Antosca (who wrote the screenplay for an unmade Friday the 13th reboot back in 2015) would scrap Fuller’s work and rebuild Crystal Lake from the ground up if he signed on.
What do you think of the idea of A24 aiming for the likes of Claire Danes or Charlize Theron to play Pam Voorhees? Who would you like to see play the character? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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Back in November, we learned that our friends at Cineverse’s Bloody Disgusting are expanding their multimedia horror brand with a new publishing imprint called Bloody Press, with the first projects on their agenda being novelizations of the films Terrifier, Terrifier 2, and Terrifier 3 (which is set to receive a theatrical release on October 11th). Now Variety has confirmed that the first of these books to reach store shelves will be a Terrifier 2 novelization written by Tim Waggoner, who has previously written novelizations of Halloween Kills and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Bloody Press and Titan Books will be bringing the Terrifier 2 novelization to store shelves on October 29th, just a couple weeks after Terrifier 3 reaches the big screen.
Here’s the book synopsis: In this gruesome novelization of the hit horror film, the nightmarish Art the Clown returns from the dead to continue his murderous and mad spree in the sleepy town of Miles County, one year after they survived the events of Terrifier. Little do they know the nightmare is about to begin anew.
Resurrected by a sinister entity, Art is back with an appetite for murder and mayhem—setting his sights on the recently bereaved teenager Sienna and her younger brother Jonathan. The streets are about to run with blood, and Sienna must somehow survive this gruesome Halloween night and discover how to defeat a brutal and unforgiving killing machine from beyond her nightmares.
There’s no stopping Art once his sights are set on you…
Tom Owen, VP of network strategy for Cineverse, provided the following statement: “We can’t think of a more perfect partner to help Bloody Disgusting expand into publishing than Titan, and no better way to do it than with an incredible novelization of Terrifier 2 by Tim Waggoner. Kickstarting this partnership with such an awesome project is just the beginning and we can’t wait to put our stamp on more titles in the near future.“
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It may be Monday, but there’s some hopeful news for fans of Friday — Ice Cube‘s popular comedy series that put Chris Tucker on the map with the original, as well as Mike Epps in its two sequels. The long-awaited fourth entry in the series, slated to be called Last Friday, was held up for a long time due to Warner Bros.’ control over the rights. Back in 2022, Cube explained, “I don’t know. Warner Bros. is weird right now. I don’t know what they’re doing. They don’t know what they’re doing. We’d love to have it back. I think it’s going be close to a time when we get it back. So, we’ll either wait for that time, or we’ll keep trying to convince them that they need to let us control the movie. It’s my movie, but they have distribution control.”
Warner Bros. has gone through some very public changes and Deadline reveals that Cube may finally be closer to getting it made. Cube appeared on Flavor Flav’s SiriusXM show Flavor of the Week when he said,
We’re working on it. We finally got some traction with Warner Bros. They have new leadership, my man Mike DeLuca, who used to be at New Line when I first started, when I first did the first Friday and Players Club and All About the Benjamins. Mike DeLuca was there. So, now he’s running Warner Bros. And him and my man Michael Gruber was like, ‘Yo, what the fuck is going on with Friday? Man, let’s get this shit back online.’”
Cube continued to illustrate his frustration over the studio dragging its feet on the project, “You know, I was a little hot because they had took so long. John Witherspoon passed away, [Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister Jr.] passed away, [Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson] passed away. I’m like, ‘Man, we keep losing people, and y’all keep dicking around, not doing the movie the way it needed to be done.’” He finally concludes on a pretty solid note, “They wanna do it, but the key is, it’s got to be done right or we shouldn’t fuck with it. So, they finally came to their senses, so hopefully we can get in the process of getting that movie made.”
Cube also revealed back in 2022 that he actually had two follow-up sequels written for the franchise. The first of the two screenplays entered around Cube’s Mike and his sidekick, Mike Epps’ Day-Day going to jail for selling weed. “After they rejected it, they had all these movies about going to jail. So I was like, ‘Man, see, y’all f— me up.’ The other script was about the youngsters in the hood having beef with the OGs, and Craig has to come back and squash that. Smokey’s [Chris Tucker’s] son is the new Deebo [Tommy Lister Jr.], and he’s wilding.”
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