Hollywood loves a monster, preferably one with good lighting and a three-act structure. But every so often, the industry gets one it didn’t order. No casting director, no rewrite, no heroic third act. The story of the so-called Hollywood Ripper is one of those grim reminders that Los Angeles isn’t
Retro Review: THE VICTIM (1972)
The Victim is my wife’s pet name for me. It is also the title of a made-for-TV horror movie that aired Tuesday, November 14, 1972, on ABC. It stars Elizabeth Montgomery. Mongomery was Samantha on the Bewitched TV series, where she played a woman struggling with a nose twitch from
STRANGER THINGS Online Hysteria Burned
Well, Stranger Things is over. However, it seems fans can’t simply let it go. God bless the internet and the way it brings people together… and then whips them up into a frenzy. Outposters, welcome to Conformity Gate. This is the theory that a secret episode of Stranger Things had
WBD Officially Rejects Paramount
It was telegraphed a mile away, but yesterday the Warner Bros. Discovery Board met, and they voted to reject the bid for Warner Bros. Discovery from Paramount Skydance and continue to favor the bid from Netflix. The Hollywood Reporter is carrying the details. The report says that the revised offer
Disney+ Goes Vertical
Disney+ has announced that it will implement a “vertical video feed” in the US this year. A vertical video is basically tech bro speak for a video filmed in portrait that is designed to be viewed on a small device and cycled through quickly. It is what they call all