Thursday, December 26

Tag: Horror

Earliest version of Mickey Mouse set to become public domain in 2024, along with Minnie, Tigger
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Earliest version of Mickey Mouse set to become public domain in 2024, along with Minnie, Tigger

LOS ANGELES -- M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me.With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.In a moment many close observers thought might never come, at least one version of the quintessential piece of intellectual property and perhaps the most iconic character in American pop culture will be free from Disney's copyright as his first screen release, the 1928 short “Steamboat Willie," featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, becomes available for public use.“This is it. This is Mickey Mouse. This is exciting because it’s kind of symbolic," said Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of law and director of Duke’s Center for the Stud...
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Video game adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130 million global debut
29Oct By adminNo Comments
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Video game adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130 million global debut

It hardly mattered that “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary video game adaptation on the big screen, which made $78 million to top the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.Universal Pictures bet on a day-and-date release on the weekend before Halloween, sending it to 3,675 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, while also making it available for Peacock subscribers, the subscription streaming service owned by NBCUniversal. The movie also opened in 64 markets internationally, where it’s expected to gross $52.6 million, giving the film a $130.6 million global launch – the biggest of any horror released this year.“It was an extraordinary debut,”...
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`The Laramie Project’ stages a special reading in Wyoming on the 25th anniversary of Shepard murder
12Oct By adminNo Comments
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`The Laramie Project’ stages a special reading in Wyoming on the 25th anniversary of Shepard murder

NEW YORK -- It has been 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming. The gay college student had been tied to a fence post, tortured and left to die.The murder drew national attention to violence against gay people, and attracted the interest of theater director Moisés Kaufman, who turned the horror into art with “The Laramie Project.”This 25th anniversary has triggered deep sadness for Kaufman, founder and artistic director of the New York-based Tectonic Theater Project. He wonders about all the things Shepard could have become.“Every year around this time, it’s painful to remember, but this one has hit particularly hard,” Kaufman tells the AP. After Shepard's 1998 killing, Kaufman and members of Tectonic traveled to Laramie and wrote the play based on m...
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Why Kim Kardashian in “American Horror Story: Delicate” Makes Sense
27Sep By adminNo Comments
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Why Kim Kardashian in “American Horror Story: Delicate” Makes Sense

The day after the première of “American Horror Story: Delicate,” the twelfth season of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s FX anthology series, two Instagram posts appeared on my feed in quick succession. “Kim Kardashian is getting rave reviews for her acting skills after her ‘American Horror Story’ debut,” TMZ announced. And just a couple of scrolls of the finger later, from the New York Post: “Kim Kardashian brutally slammed for ‘AHS’ performance: ‘Terrible actress.’ ”Though I briefly wondered if Instagram’s algorithm was attempting to crack a joke about criticism’s meaninglessness at my expense, the juxtaposition I happened on wasn’t actually all that surprising. Kardashian—reality-TV megastar, shapewear and skin-care mogul, attorney in training, Kanye West’s ex-wife and mother of his child...
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5 horror books by Stephen King that will keep you up all night
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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5 horror books by Stephen King that will keep you up all night

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