Hellraiser's iconic Pinhead is a touchstone of cinematic horror. But he didn't begin that way -- in fact, the first film doesn't even name him. It took multiple Hellraiser movies to make Pinhead into the monster we know and love. This is his story in its gruesome entirety.
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There's a fairytale kind of magic at the heart of Holes -- the power of belief is a major theme -- but the story confronts issues of racism, flaws in the justice system, homelessness, and child neglect along the way. If you were a fan of the film as a kid, a rewatch may surprise you.
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On a $30 million budget, Blade Runner only raked in around $41 million by the time it left the big screen, meaning it didn't turn much of a profit for Warner in the end. Here's why Blade Runner, one of the most well-regarded movies of the sci-fi canon, didn't reach its full money-making potential.
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If you've got a problem with Zack Snyder offering up his cut of 2017's Justice League, well, Superman has a problem with you. Henry Cavill, who has portrayed Big Blue in the films of the DCEU, offered up a concise and thorough justification for why Snyder's cut of the film should be seen.
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Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are among the most iconic comedy duos in history, but they haven't teamed up for a live-action feature since 1984. Is there any chance they'll ever hit the big screen together again? Looper got the chance to ask Marin this burning question.
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Though not often seen, Sauron's presence weighs on every step Frodo (Elijah Wood) and company take towards the fires of Mount Doom. An endless number of orcs stand at his beck and call. But who is the trilogy's true "villain," in a human sense?
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From Stark siblings to Bat-brothers, here are famous characters with siblings you never knew they had.
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As the frontman of a Grammy Award-winning band, Jon Bon Jovi is a musical icon. Like many prosperous musicians, Jon Bon Jovi branched out into acting during the peak of his superstardom, but he's since stopped appearing in films and on TV. Now, he's revealed why.
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Yes, that's your spider-sense tingling. The worlds of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies are continuing to converge, with the news that Jamie Foxx is reportedly in final talks to reprise his role as Electro in Marvel's Spider-Man 3.
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The Social Dilemma comes from award-winning director Jeff Orlowski, the filmmaker behind the climate change docs Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral. Here, he focuses in on the Machiavellian world of social media, capturing frank comments from former employees of corporate giants.
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At their core, the Disney Parks are a big celebration of all things Disney and the properties they own, but some of the characters you'll encounter there have no roots in any of their movies or shows. Here's the group of obscure but adorable characters that only exist inside Disney Parks.
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Chadwick Boseman may have left this world too soon, but at least his fans can count on one last film from this late, great talent. Now, you can get your first glimpse of Boseman's last role, in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
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If you were captivated by Ji-Ah on HBO's Lovecraft Country, you aren't alone. The Korean war nurse with a deadly supernatural secret is played by Jamie Chung, and it's highly possible that you're already familiar with some of her work — including a turn as an iconic Disney hero.
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Gilderoy Lockhart is one of the most obnoxious characters in the Harry Potter series. What makes this Defense Against the Dark Arts professor so awful? We're here to break his villainy down, one memory charm at a time.
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Let's take a look at why John Carpenter's The Thing flopped at the box office.
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While Jason Bateman's career has been mostly defined by his comedic work, he's been no stranger to more serious roles. Case in point: the 2015 thriller The Gift, which sees Bateman using his considerable skills to bring life to a complex and troubled character.
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Lady and the Tramp has a lot to say, and some of those messages are noticed only by the adults watching along with their kids. Here are some things in Lady and the Tramp that children probably won't even notice, but will get the full attention of grown-ups.
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As far as cinematic legacies go, spending an entire decade playing one of the best-loved cinematic and literary characters of the modern era is something that Daniel Radcliffe is not likely to outrun anytime soon. That's not for lack of trying, though.
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In September 2020, it was announced that a Borat sequel had already been filmed, and it would be released very soon. Details have slowly trickled in, and now, a full-length trailer has been released.
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In movies, we can follow the stories of the things we're afraid might happen to us, right along with images that often seem to have been picked right out of our nightmares — and that makes them stick with us in a way few other media can.
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In an exclusive interview with Looper, Enola Holmes director Harry Bradbeer shared that he wasn't intent on Helena Bonham Carter playing an ordinary "mom" role through her character as Eudoria Holmes. He also opened up about how Bonham Carter influenced the film.
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For as despicable as Syndrome appears, there's more to consider when telling this wannabe hero's story. The truth is that Syndrome isn't actually the villain in the first Incredibles movie, and the answer to who the real one is might be a hard pill to swallow for lifelong fans of the franchise.
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In Shudder's new movie Scare Me, viewers are told a handful of spooky tales after a storm leaves aspiring writer Fred and bestselling novelist Fanny stuck in a mountain cabin without power. Here are all the gruesome details of the ending of Scare Me explained.
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Why was this live-action film adapted from an anime successful where so many others failed? For one, it actually hews closer to the source material than the anime ever did.
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We decided to dig into the background of the Ringwraiths to figure out where they came from, how they operate, and what they were up to before they got tangled up in all of the Lord of the Rings stuff. Here are our disturbing findings, presented for your spine-chilling entertainment.
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To access this story, you have to empathize with the Fremen, a people who live far removed (geographically, chronologically, and otherwise) from the imperial culture from which Paul Atreides hails. The Fremen serve as both the Dune series' heart and its narrative backbone. This is their story.
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Jane Seymour played the tarot card reader Solitaire opposite Roger Moore in his debut film as James Bond, 1973's Live and Let Die. During an exclusive interview, the revered actress told Looper that she's impressed with how the 007 franchise has remained relevant into the 21st century.
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