Author: Amy Davis

Ever since Stephen Spielberg’s “Jaws” hit screens in 1975, there has been no shortage of filmmakers adding to the shark attack genre. Either by earnest attempts to pay tribute to the iconic film, or by doing something outright goofy like throwing them into tornados. RLJE Films’ “No Way Up” is promising us something we’ve never seen before- sharks on a plane. Directed by Claudio Fäh, from a screenplay by Andy Mayson, the film will center around a plane that crashes into the Pacific Ocean that comes to rest on the edge of a ravine. The surviving passengers are now in…

Last year it was announced the filmmaking collective Radio Silence would be directing a new monster movie for Universal. It has now been confirmed that the film is called “Abigail,” it will open in theaters this spring, and we even got a trailer! “Abigail,” follows a group of would-be criminals as they kidnap the seemingly innocent 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure. All they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl in an isolated mansion, overnight. It seems like a piece of cake until they start to drop dead, one by one.…

Oscar and Tony Award nominee Annette Bening will be joining the cast of a currently untitled Frankenstein film. This project is not to be confused with the “Frankenstein” film from Guillermo del Toro, which stars Jacob Elordi. The film Bening is involved with has been kicking around for a bit and was even a go at Netflix for awhile. But it is now greenlit through Warner Bros. Pictures with plans to begin shooting in the near future.  Bening will be joining the already-established cast of Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard. Both Bale and Buckley were in talks long before the now-resolved, WGA and SAG…

Famed auction house Sotheby’s will be selling the suit Nicole Kidman wore in her much-memed ad for AMC Theaters. The garment is a grey wool, cashmere crystal pinstripe jumpsuit from Michael Kors’ 40th Anniversary Fall/Winter 2021 Collection. That and being worn by Kidman would, in itself, command a high price tag. The ensemble is estimated between $5,000 to $10,000 simply due to how popular the ad became. Once COVID-19 restrictions began to relax, AMC was looking for a way to bring viewers back to theaters. So, they launched a schmaltzy campaign with Kidman talking about the emotional journey of seeing a…

Prolific director Martin Scorsese says he will be once again making a film about the life of Jesus Christ. It seems like it will be a huge departure from his 1988 film “The Last Temptation of Christ,” which starred Willem Dafoe as the religious icon. The movie featured some highly controversial scenes, causing no shortage of protests by some religious organizations.  Scorsese confirmed the project in 2023. He recently discussed how he intends for the film to subvert viewers expectations about organized religion. “I’m trying to find a new way to make it more accessible and take away the negative…

Director David Bruckner (“Hellraiser” 2022) will be writing and directing “The Blob” reimagining for Warner Bros. Pictures. This will be the third time this movie has been remade since its inception in 1958, which starred Steve McQueen. It was then remade by Larry Hagman in 1972 as “Beware! The Blob.” The next time was Chuck Russell’s 1988 film starring Kevin Dillion. The original film centers around an amorphous alien lifeform that hits a rural Pennsylvania town and begins consuming everyone who crosses its path. Each victim causes the red gelatinous lifeform to grow and become stronger. Until it is powerful…

Golden Globe nominee and musician Selena Gomez will play music legend Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic. Gomez teased the announcement by posting an image of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir “Simple Dreams” to her Instagram story. The news has since been verified by other sources, but there are no other cast announcements at this time.  While little is currently known about the new film, it is already in pre-production. Producers for the project include Ronstadt’s manager John Boylan and James Keach, who produced the 2019 documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.” We don’t currently know what part of Ronstadt’s…

There is a bit of a shake-up for the cast of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.” Jacob Elordi (“Saltburn”) has replaced Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) as Frankenstein’s Monster. This change thankfully doesn’t seem to be done with any malice. Some strike postponements leading to scheduling conflicts with Garfield, and there doesn’t seem to be any bad blood between him or the production. The cast for “Frankenstein” will still include Mia Goth (“Pearl”), Christoph Waltz (“Most Dangerous Game”), Felix Kammerer (“All Quiet on the Western Front”), Lars Mikkelsen (“The Witcher”), David Bradley (“Pinocchio”), Christian Convery (“Sweet Tooth”), and Oscar Isaac (“Spider-Man:…

Content Warning: the article below will contain discussions about mental health and suicide. If you are struggling help is available through The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255). We’re back with another edition of Urban Legend: Fact or Fiction. In this chapter, we are going to look at the notorious song “Gloomy Sunday” and see if it actually caused a spike in suicides. The Story In 1933 Rezső Seress and László Jávor collaborated to write the tune “Gloomy Sunday,” the song contains lyrics like; “Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless.Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless.Little white flowers…

Fast food chain White Castle will turn 300 select locations into “Love Castles” in honor of Valentine’s Day. From 4 to 9pm, these resturants will offer a fine dining experience including hostess seating, table-side services, and festive decor. This tradition started back in 1991, and aside from a two-year break for Covid-19, it has been going strong ever since. With tens of thousands of people celebrating with sliders over candlelight each year. “Celebrating Valentine’s Day at White Castle has become a tradition for hopeful romantics and Slider enthusiasts alike,” Jamie Richardson, Vice President at White Castle, said. “We look forward…