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Whether you think "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie, it's a joy. The story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, is regular holiday viewing for fans, including myself, and the stop-motion animation is incredible. It gives it a creepier quality than regular animation would have. The lighting on the deep wells of Jack's eyes or the way it looks like you could actually wear the fancy dead rat hat yourself just makes you shudder in the best way. Look, I'm not saying this is a scary movie. It's just adorably disturbing as well as wildly entertaining.
Producer Tim Burton, who came up with the idea for "The Nightmare Before Christmas," almost had one of those adorably disturbing (and pretty gruesome) moments in the film as a cameo, though Selick didn't keep it in,...
Whether you think "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie, it's a joy. The story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, is regular holiday viewing for fans, including myself, and the stop-motion animation is incredible. It gives it a creepier quality than regular animation would have. The lighting on the deep wells of Jack's eyes or the way it looks like you could actually wear the fancy dead rat hat yourself just makes you shudder in the best way. Look, I'm not saying this is a scary movie. It's just adorably disturbing as well as wildly entertaining.
Producer Tim Burton, who came up with the idea for "The Nightmare Before Christmas," almost had one of those adorably disturbing (and pretty gruesome) moments in the film as a cameo, though Selick didn't keep it in,...
- 11/12/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Susan Anspach died on April 2 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 75.
Anspach's son, Caleb Goddard, announced her death to the New York Times and said the cause was coronary failure.
Anspach was best known for her roles in 1970s films including Bob Rafaelson's Five Easy Pieces, Paul Mazursky's Blume in Love, and Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam.
Later in her career, Anspach landed recurring roles on television series. She starred in the NBC primetime soap oepra The Yellow Rose as Grace McKenzie. She also appeared in the 13-hour mini-series Space and the comedy The Slap Maxwell Story.
Raised in Queens, New York, Anspach graduated from William Cullen Bryant High School before becoming involved with musical theater. She starred in multiple Broadway and off-Broadway shows, such as “Hair” and “A View from the Bridge” with Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. Her first feature...
Anspach's son, Caleb Goddard, announced her death to the New York Times and said the cause was coronary failure.
Anspach was best known for her roles in 1970s films including Bob Rafaelson's Five Easy Pieces, Paul Mazursky's Blume in Love, and Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam.
Later in her career, Anspach landed recurring roles on television series. She starred in the NBC primetime soap oepra The Yellow Rose as Grace McKenzie. She also appeared in the 13-hour mini-series Space and the comedy The Slap Maxwell Story.
Raised in Queens, New York, Anspach graduated from William Cullen Bryant High School before becoming involved with musical theater. She starred in multiple Broadway and off-Broadway shows, such as “Hair” and “A View from the Bridge” with Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. Her first feature...
- 4/17/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Actress Susan Anspach, best known for roles in landmark 1970s films like “Five Easy Pieces” and “Play It Again, Sam,” has died in Los Angeles. She was 75.
Her son, Caleb Goddard, announced the news on Thursday, telling the New York Times she died from coronary failure Monday.
Born in New York City in 1942,...
Her son, Caleb Goddard, announced the news on Thursday, telling the New York Times she died from coronary failure Monday.
Born in New York City in 1942,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Susan Anspach, the blonde actress known for her roles in ‘70s films including Bob Rafaelson’s “Five Easy Pieces,” Paul Mazursky’s “Blume in Love,” and Woody Allen’s “Play It Again, Sam,” died Monday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 75.
Anspach’s son, Caleb Goddard, announced her death to the New York Times and said the cause was coronary failure.
In “Five Easy Pieces,” Anspach played a serious pianist who had a steamy sex scene with Jack Nicholson despite being engaged to his brother; in “Play It Again, Sam,” she played Allen’s critical ex-wife. In Dusan Makavayev’s 1981 “Montenegro,” she played a disturbed housewife, and in “Blume in Love” she portrayed the ex-wife of George Segal’s character who he tries to win back.
Later in her career, Anspach landed recurring roles on television series. She appeared in the family drama “The Yellow Rose,” the 13-hour...
Anspach’s son, Caleb Goddard, announced her death to the New York Times and said the cause was coronary failure.
In “Five Easy Pieces,” Anspach played a serious pianist who had a steamy sex scene with Jack Nicholson despite being engaged to his brother; in “Play It Again, Sam,” she played Allen’s critical ex-wife. In Dusan Makavayev’s 1981 “Montenegro,” she played a disturbed housewife, and in “Blume in Love” she portrayed the ex-wife of George Segal’s character who he tries to win back.
Later in her career, Anspach landed recurring roles on television series. She appeared in the family drama “The Yellow Rose,” the 13-hour...
- 4/6/2018
- by Ariana Brockington
- Variety Film + TV
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