Mathew Plale

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Horror Movie News

Hellraiser puzzle box now a delightful kids toy!

Posted 4 years ago

Walmart has such sights to show you. The retail giant is apparently in the extradimensional sadomasochism game, as they now sell the puzzle box from Hellraiser as, why not, a kids toy. Marketed as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)...

Movie News

Arnold confirms he tricked Stallone into Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Posted 4 years ago

It stands as one of the funniest urban legends in Hollywood casting history: that Arnold Schwarzenegger pretended to be interested in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot so then-rival Sylvester Stallone would sign on for the sure-to-be dud. And now,...

Pop Culture

Ralph Macchio pays tribute to Pat Morita

Posted 4 years ago

As Mr. Miyagi once said, “No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do.” Well, it seems both Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio were good teachers and students. Macchio is now paying respect to the late...

Movie News

David Lynch wanted Cheetos as payment for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans cameo

Posted 4 years ago

Minor spoilers for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans–but it might be worth it! It’s no surprise that Steven Spielberg is a great admirer of some of Hollywood’s greatest directors. One such icon is John Ford, best known for The Searchers, The...

TV News

Ryan Murphy: Glee should have ended after Monteith’s death

Posted 4 years ago

Ryan Murphy has suggested that Glee may have been on the air for too long, with the death of Cory Monteith being the most opportune time to conclude. Murphy recently sat down for an interview on the podcast “And That’s...

Movie News

Jeremy Strong was almost puny Steve Rogers in Captain America

Posted 4 years ago

In one of the more interesting casting missed opportunities, Succession actor Jeremy Strong almost played Captain America. Well, OK, just his body would have been used…and it would have been for the puny version of Steve Rogers. In the earlier...

Pop Culture

Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland back with new doc

Posted 4 years ago

Billy McFarland, the famed fraudster who went to prison for wire fraud over the Fyre Festival fiasco, will be the subject of a brand-new documentary. This time around, it’s not a failed music festival that made good on just about...

TV News

Stranger Things: What does the season premiere title mean?

Posted 4 years ago

As most Upside Down dwellers know, the official Stranger Things Day is November 6th, marking the day Will Byers went missing in Hawkins in 1983. Fun…? With that comes the annual event, host of numerous goings-on and treats for fans....

Movie News

Weird Al OK with you pirating his movie?

Posted 4 years ago

To celebrate the release of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Roku hosted a Q&A session with none other than “Weird Al” Yankovic–you know, the “Eat It” guy! Needless to say, things got funny, weird and, yes, illegal! For a short...

Pop Culture

Blade Runner actress Sean Young “at peace” outside of Hollywood

Posted 4 years ago

Actress Sean Young, who co-starred in Blade Runner, Dune and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective has been out of the spotlight for some time now. But now that she has removed herself from Hollywood, she says she is finally “at peace.”...

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