2 h. ago 'Visually audacious' period horror film with 'most talented' actor now streaming

Viewers should catch this period horror classic

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6 d. ago Shocking red: behind the scenes on classic horror Don’t Look Now – in pictures

Released in 1973, Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now is regularly acclaimed as a high point of British cinema, with its macabre plotline, atmospheric setting and brilliantly original cinematography and editing. A new book, Don’t Look Now and Then, collects hundreds of images from the film’s production, many of them previously unseen, as well as archive interviews with Roeg and and the film’s stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie• Don’t Look Now and Then by Justin John Doherty is published on 9 October and is available at DontLookNowBook.com Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror review – joyous fan history of the cult classic

As Richard O’Brien’s time-warping, pelvic-thrusting camp extravaganza turns 50, this unofficial doc explores the ‘accidental’ success and what it still means todayThis warts-and-all history of Richard O’Brien’s beloved cult classic opens with a card briefly explaining the origins of it all, and a short quote familiar to the many fans of the musical: “It was great when it all began.” And wasn’t it just? Sane Inside Insanity goes deep into the early days of Rocky, upstairs at the Royal Court theatre, and goes on to detail the evolution of the cult, and how the film came to be, including various pieces of sharp practice and incompetent dealing on the parts of a few different people.Constructed from recordings of stage shows, old photographs, archival footage and talking heads, this unofficial documentary is competing with an official version produced by O’Brien’s son (Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror), with both being released to celebrate the film adaptation’s 50th anniversa...

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1 week ago Eat the rich before they eat you: in praise of body horror classic Society

Hurtling towards a deranged finale, this 1989 obscenity follows a rich kid who grows suspicious of everyone around him – and it’s never felt more relevantGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe Substance, Together, Titane, Sick of Myself: body horror is having a bit of a resurgence lately. So what better time to revisit Brian Yuzna’s slimy obscenity Society? It’s a movie that definitely thinks we should be taxing billionaires, and to make its point, Society throws an ending at you that you will never – ever – forget.Society’s entire reputation rests upon this finale and there is no discussion to be had without addressing the queasy and lurid final act. So please take this as both spoiler and content warning, and don’t blame me if you feel like your eyeballs need cleaning after seeing it. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Olly Murs praises his 'unbelievable wife' Amelia as she poses in underwear to celebrate her postpartum body after giving birth to the couple's second child

The Heart Skips A Beat hitmaker, 41, and the fitness influencer, 33, have a 17-month-old daughter named Madison together and welcomed a baby boy, Albert, this month.

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2 w. ago 'Cult classic' horror revenge flick by Stephen King is on TV tonight

The 1976 American supernatural horror film starred Sissy Spacek in the leading role

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3 w. ago Three healthy recipes from Em the Nutritionist to reset your September

From apple crumble oat pots to a salmon and spinach filo quiche and savoury granola bars, Emily English’s new cookbook ‘Live to Eat’ is packed with clever, protein-rich recipes to make busy September days feel a little easier

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3 w. ago UK households told to eat egg yolks and mushrooms this autumn

Nutritionist says that the key to staying healthy during the colder months is to eat foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals, here are some of the foods needed

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4 w. ago Eat the rich: The computer programmer who believed he could join the elite through cannibalism

The first episode of The Tech Bro Murders, a new Investigation Discovery docuseries premiering Tuesday, September 9 on HBO Max, focuses on a horrifying case of cannibalism

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4 w. ago Dracula rises again: Umi Myers on a new show with its teeth on the pulse

A new production of Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith tells the classic horror through a female perspective and aims to cleverly explore contemporary fears while scaring the old school pants off you

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