On Lord Richard Attenborough's troubling Magic (1978), for @reverse_shot's haunting Great Pumpkins roundup.
Hannibal Lecter, sure. Real Anthony Hopkins heads shiver at the thought of his Charles “Corky” Withers in 1978's creepy ventriloquist thriller MAGIC. Playing today @MovingImageNYC in 35mm.
@justinstew writes on MAGIC for A Few Great Pumpkins Night 2:
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Some thoughts on Jaume Collet-Serra's underrated THE WOMAN IN THE YARD and the highs and lows of "grief horror" for A Few Great Pumpkins XXI. Our annual weeklong Halloween essay series begins:
reverseshot.org/features/352…
Judd Apatow making a doc about Garry Shandling is fine - they were friends and creative partners. But who deputized him as the official Comedy Chronicler in all these bloated, mediocre other docs? Norm et al. deserve better.
The world is crying out for Zoe Kazan Netflix remakes of East of Eden and Lonesome Dove. We need this.
On The End of Oak Street (2026) for @reverse_shot reverseshot.org/reviews/entr…
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the story in Short's memoir re when his wife dies and his neighbour/close friend Kurt Russell plants thousands of her favourite flower outside his house while Short is away on work...beautiful stuff.
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David Robert Mitchell has a new film in theaters. I wrote about his previous film seven years ago for @reverse_shot. I think it turned out alright. Check it out. reverseshot.org/reviews/entr…
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RIP Brooklyn Vegan. Absolutely bewildering. Thinking of all the great people there and the unparalleled music coverage they’ve done over the years. Utterly unceremonious and moronic actions by Veeps.
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Johnny Carson comes out of retirement to star in @thesimpsons Krusty Gets Kancelled in 1992. He did great, was very nice, and had a very VERY nice car.
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Armie Hammer backtracks after starring in racist film ‘CITIZEN VIGILANTE’ by calling it “hateful” and “disgusting.”
Hammer was reportedly not given a full script, and was ‘in tears’ after watching the final cut.
(Source: puck.news/newsletter_content…)
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The claims that Hammer called the film “hateful” and “disgusting,” was not given a full script, and cried after viewing the final cut come from an anonymous source; Hammer has publicly praised the film and its script in interviews. puck.news/citizen-armie-… collider.com/armie-hammer-c…
