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Prompted by the massive success of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, ABC released dozens of thrillers and horror movies under their Movie of the Week banner between 1969 and 1975. Starting in 1973, the network branched out into late-night programming intended to compete with talk show king Johnny Carson over on NBC, and the five feature-length telefilms collected as The Classic Ghosts by Kino Cult originally aired in that slot.

These telefilms were shot live on two-inch tape in a manner akin to daytime dramas, which does lead to the occasional flubbed line of dialogue. Furthering the comparison, two of the movies were directed by Lela Swift, who helmed over half of Dark Shadows’s approximately 1,200 episodes. Gloria Monty, who directed two others, went on to radically reshape the floundering soap General Hospital in the late ’70s. It’s notable that the creative team behind the telefilms were mostly women. Besides directors Swift and Monty,...

One of the most heartbreaking casualties in Smile was Rose's cat, Mustache, but there are still questions about how Mustache died in Smile. Smile follows Rose (Sosie Bacon), a doctor who gets cursed by an entity that presents itself through people with a sinister smile. Rose begins experiencing hallucinations induced by the demon, which takes a toll on her life, leading to some horrific moments in which Rose and those around her begin to question her hold on reality. This is highlighted by the terrible fate of the cat Mustache.

After becoming cursed by this entity, Rose has trouble finding her cat. Its tragic fate is revealed during her nephew's birthday party when the boy opens Rose's present to discover her cat's dead inside. Rose's boyfriend asks her if she killed Mustache, and while she swears she didn't, the movie leaves the culprit a mystery. The moment is effective because...

Afternoons of Solitude.Ernest Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon (1932), his book of reportage on bullfighting, was received skeptically by some critics upon its publication. When reviewing it in The New York Times, R. L. Duffs contended that the work’s long-winded spiritualism was at odds with the writer’s habitually lapidary prose. Catalan director Albert Serra is also a self-described admirer of the sport; it repels some even while it mesmerizes others with its peculiar mixture of artful pageantry and shocking gore. His new nonfiction film Afternoons of Solitude (2024) eschews the Hemingway-esque temptation to dress up in philosophical garb a spectacle that, at its core, stems as much from crude, irrational impulses as it does from the desire to touch the sublime through a proximity to violence. In Afternoons, whose title professes its affinity for Hemingway’s rendering of tauromaquia, Serra follows the Peruvian bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey, observing...

You Should Have Left delves into marital issues and guilt, with a unique take on a haunted house ending. Kevin Bacon's character's decision to stay behind symbolizes atonement for past sins in the film. The house in the movie represents a purgatory for sinners haunted by their past actions.

Blumhouse Productions' lesser-known offering of supernatural horror, You Should Have Left, plays with the haunted house sub-genre and places a modern twist on an ending packed with hidden meaning about marital and domestic issues. Starring Kevin Bacon as Theo Conroy and Amanda Seyfried as his wife, Susanna, You Should Have Left is a slow-burn thriller with deeper meaning about the larger ramifications of sin, marital strife, and guilt. Written and directed by David Koepp, You Should Have Left was based on the 2017 novella of the same name by author Daniel Kehlmann.

The ending of You Should Have Left comes to...

The impeachment probe against President Joe Biden is “probably nearing the conclusion,” said Republican Rep. Don Bacon. The congressman said that lawyers for the committees investigating Biden “say, at this point, there’s not a specific crime that has been committed.”

Watch: While he defends the House investigation into Pres. Biden, Rep. @DonJBacon (R-Neb.) says the bar for impeachment has not yet been reached.

"The lawyers in the committee I've talked to say there's not a specific crime. And you need that for high crime or misdemeanor." pic.twitter.

Kevin Bacon's death scene in Friday the 13th required physical endurance and creative problem-solving due to equipment malfunctions. The special effects team had to think quickly to save the gruesome death scene, with an assistant blowing through a tube to mimic blood pumping. Despite challenges, the iconic death scene in Friday the 13th featuring Kevin Bacon's character was a gnarly and realistic horror moment.

It may come as a surprise to those who haven't seen the movie, but Kevin Bacon appears in Friday the 13th, and his bloody death was as worrisome for the actor as it was terrifying for audiences. The original Friday the 13th premiered in May 1980 and introduced the world to Camp Crystal Lake, Pamela Voorhees, who would originate one of the greatest slasher villains of all time, and slasher movies as a new genre of horror. Friday the 13th features some gruesome kills, including one...

Charlize Theron's film Trapped gains unexpected success on Netflix after making its way into the top 10 chart in the United States. Trapped, a 2002 psychological thriller, follows a couple's fight to save their kidnapped daughter, starring Theron, Bacon, Love, and Fanning. Stay tuned for more updates on Trapped's Netflix popularity. Source: Netflix.

Charlize Theron’s film Trapped winds up with unexpected Netflix success. Trapped is 2002 psychological thriller about a couple who has to fight to save their daughter after she is kidnapped. The film is directed by Luis Mandoki and stars Theron alongside Kevin Bacon, Courtney Love, and Dakota Fanning.

Now, Trapped finds Netflix success as it makes its way into the top 10 chart in the United States.

More to come…

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Val Kilmer turned down the role of Jack Swigert in Apollo 13 to star in The Ghost and the Darkness instead. Kilmer's decision cost him a reunion with his former Tombstone co-star Bill Paxton, who played Fred Haise in Apollo 13. Despite missing out on Apollo 13, Kilmer's career has many highlights, with Tombstone being one of them.

Val Kilmer was nearly cast in an award-winning space movie from 1995 that would have doubled as a special Tombstone reunion. The '90s were an outstanding decade for the actor. After beginning the decade portraying Jim Morrison in The Doors, Kilmer followed that up with standout performances in Tombstone, Batman Forever, Heat, and The Prince of Egypt, among others. Even before that, however, Kilmer rose to familiarity after playing Iceman, the arch nemesis of Tom Cruise's character, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, in 1986's Top Gun.

Through 2023, Val Kilmer's most recent role...

On the Wednesday episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the host and guest Kevin Bacon swapped some tales from their early careers.

Clarkson revealed that she didn’t even know the person she was living with when she first moved to Los Angeles.

“I actually moved out to L.A. with some random person I did not know,” she told Bacon. “Yeah, she just needed a roommate. I was like, ‘I’ll do it,’ and I moved from Texas to L.A. with a random stranger.”

The arrangement did not last long. Not because of a personality crisis, but because the apartment was consumed in a fire.

“It burned down, so yeah,” Clarkson said. “Then, I slept in my car for a few days and then tried out for a show called ‘American Idol,’ so it all worked out.”

In case you don’t remember, Clarkson was the season one...

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Hearts need warming this time of year, and there’s no better streaming source for heartwarming, family-friendly entertainment than Disney+. In terms of holiday films merry and bright,...

Exclusive: Richard Bacon’s Yes Yes Media has headed on a senior hiring spree, bringing in former The X Factor showrunner Mark Sidaway and Hidden Light production boss Lydia Arding.

The indie launched six months ago, backed by an eclectic mix including Chernobyl producer Sister, Friends star Courtney Cox, French production house Satisfaction and the lead singer of Snow Patrol. It aims to create TV shows and podcasts and plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to allow viewers to interact with formats on multiple devices.

Sidaway becomes Head of Entertainment and Arding takes on the Director of Production post. Working closely with Bacon, Sidaway will build out the company’s entertainment department, while Arding will oversee all financial and operational activity for the business and drive strategy across the production slate.

Sidaway is a storied unscripted vet who most recently showran The Coronation Concert and the BBC’s Platinum...

As House Republicans make public their intent to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, they’re struggling to convince the public — and even themselves — that they’ll be able to obtain the evidence of the high crimes and misdemeanors necessary to impeach a president.

On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson published an op-ed in USA Today explaining his reasoning for formalizing the investigation into Biden, which has so far skirted the usual requirement of a floor vote to officially open an impeachment inquiry.

Johnson wrote that...

Leave the World Behind, directed by Sam Esmail, has debuted as the No. 1 movie on Netflix's English-language movies chart. The movie has accumulated 98.7 million hours viewed and 41.7 million views since its release. It surpasses other popular Netflix originals like Leo and Family Switch.

Leave the World Behind has debuted with a high rank on the Netflix chart. The new movie, which was written and directed by Mr. Robot's Sam Esmail, stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, and Kevin Bacon. Based on Rumaan Alam's 2020 novel of the same name, it follows a family whose idyllic Long Island vacation is shattered when a cyberattack kicks off an apocalyptic scenario.

Netflix has now calculated their Top 10 English-language movies for the week of December 4 through December 10. The Leave the World Behind movie has claimed the No. 1 spot on the chart, above other popular Netflix originals such as Leo and Family Switch.

We knew Eddie Murphy was coming back for a new "Beverly Hills Cop" movie, but between the strike and a million think pieces on the decline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we all kinda lost track of where this fourth Axel Foley adventure stood. 

Finally, thanks to Empire, we not only get proof-of-life of "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley" in the form of a still from the movie, but we also get a little info on what's going down in this legacy sequel from legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer. 

Here's the rundown: Netflix will distribute this sequel (not Paramount) sometime in 2024, and it will be bringing back not just Murphy in the lead role, but also some familiar faces from the previous films, including Judge Reinhold, Paul Reiser, and Bronson Pinchot.

In his chat with Empire, Bruckheimer was over the moon about Murphy's work, saying that every time he stepped on...

The chemists and their friends, Winston, J, Charles, J, and Willie (and Gloria), ultimately recoup some of their losses after a shootout between Rory's gang and Dog's gang, allowing Winston to take back some cash and walk away. Big Chris and his son Little Chris, who were the most principled criminals in the movie, come out on top, as Big Chris takes the money for himself after Harry's death and becomes a lender. The ending is open-ended, but it's likely that Tom dropped the guns before answering his phone, given the string of bad luck they had experienced throughout the film and the pressure he would feel from his friends.

The ending of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is an open-ended cliffhanger following a long, intricate, sequence of convenient mistakes, freak accidents, and dumb luck from a heist gone wrong. As the first feature film written and directed by Guy Ritchie,...

Eddie Murphy is making a return as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop 4, a sequel that has been in development for decades. The film will feature the return of several original cast members and the addition of new ones, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon. The first look image of the sequel indicates that it will be embracing its modern era setting, with background characters seen using smart phones.

Eddie Murphy makes his grand return as Axel Foley in a first look image at Beverly Hills Cop 4. Murphy made his debut as the Detroit cop back in 1984 with the Martin Brest-directed Beverly Hills Cop. The film received sequels in 1987 and 1994 with Beverly Hills Cop 2 and Beverly Hills Cop 3, and Beverly Hills Cop 4 is now in development.

A new look at Murphy in his Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley role is revealed by Empire.

Jump back! Kevin Bacon is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike in style, with the iconic actor posting a clip of himself reprising his iconic Footloose dance to X.

Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ

— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023

The 65-year-old actor, who looks amazingly slender and fit for a man his age, went all out for the clip, blasting the Kenny Loggins theme song while still showing off the dance moves he had forty years ago. Well, let me correct that – he showed off the dance moves one of his doubles had forty years ago, with the actor famously doubled by four people, including Peter Tramm, in the iconic warehouse dance. In the intervening years, Bacon picked up some fantastic moves of his own. In this era of reboots, were they to do a Footloose sequel, he could probably still play Ren, his iconic character...

There is much celebrating in Hollywood today, as the long SAG-AFTRA strike against the AMPTP has finally been tentatively settled, with a new studio contract awaiting ratification.

The news is so welcome that it prompted one movie star to kick up his heels in a callback to one of his most famous roles.

Kevin Bacon, now 65-years-old, donned his cowboy boots and headed to the barn to recreate his iconic dance routine from Footloose for social media.

The clip, which was uploaded to Instagram today, was simply captioned, “Strike over!”

The official Paramount Movies account also celebrated, posting a gif of Bacon dancing in the original 1984 film.

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Kevin Bacon is showing his excitement for the 118-day actors strike ending with some memorable dance moves.

On Thursday, the actor shared a video of him in what appears to be an empty barn, re-creating his iconic dance from the 1984 film Footloose as Moving Pictures’ song “Never” plays in the background. The clip was joined with the caption “Strike over! @sagaftra.”

The scene he references is when his character, angst-ridden Ren McCormack, punch-dances around an abandoned warehouse in the Oscar-nominated movie.

Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ

— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023

Bacon follows in the footsteps of several other stars, including Mandy Moore, Alec Baldwin, Octavia Spencer and Noah Schnapp, who took to social media to celebrate after it was announced that SAG-AFTRA had officially reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with studios and streamers. The deal came after weeks of renewed negotiations between the...

Just about everybody in Hollywood is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike after 119 days, but not everyone can do it with the same suave style as Kevin Bacon.

The “Footloose” star posted a video on Thursday afternoon celebrating the end of the strike and performing his signature smooth dance moves in his unfinished barn. “Is this how I find out the strike is over?,” wrote one TikTok user on his video. Bacon has become popular on Tiktok for his videos of the goats on his farm in Connecticut.

Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ

— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023

Bacon’s sentiments were shared by just about everyone in the entertainment industry who is eager to get back to work, with actors like Noah Schnapp and Albert Brooks among the many celebrating SAG-AFTRA’s tentative deal.

Bacon recently told the Podcrushed podcast that he hadn’t even realized...

Clockwise from top left: Batman Returns (Warner Bros.), A Good Person (MGM/United Artists), Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros.)Image: The A.V. Club

It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means streaming services are starting to add holiday-themed movies—or just movies set on or around Christmas—to their libraries. Prime Video...

The tension in the room could be cut with a knife, as the much-anticipated trailer for “Leave The World Behind” just dropped, revealing an intense drama that promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Helmed by the gifted Sam Esmail, known for his direction of the critically acclaimed “Mr. Robot,” this upcoming thriller features the powerhouse duo of Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali.

Diving into the trailer, we are met with the serenity of an idyllic vacation on Long Island, which soon takes a daunting twist. Roberts, portraying Amanda, and Ethan Hawke, stepping into the role of Clay, seem to have planned a peaceful family retreat.

However, when Ali’s character G.H., accompanied by Myha’la’s Ruth, interrupts their tranquility with news of a harrowing cyberattack, the atmosphere transforms from calm to chaos in mere moments. Notably, the dynamic between Roberts and Ali stands out,...

With the futures of their families at stake if not the future of the world, Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali aren’t sure who to trust in the trailer for “Leave the World Behind,” the new Netflix original film from “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail.

“Everything I know I have told you,” Ali says in the trailer for the film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Rumaan Alam written and directed by Esmail.

“I don’t believe you,” a foreboding Roberts responds in the clip, which you can watch above.

As a massive cyber attack puts everyone in danger, Kevin Bacon stands his ground on his porch, donning a Dallas Cowboys cap with a shotgun fully at the ready.

“I will protect my family,” says Bacon, in a sinister supporting role. “What you do is your business.”

Meanwhile, a massive ocean freighter heads straight for the beach,...

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade was caught on a hot mic calling a congressman a “dumbass” for voting for Kevin McCarthy during Tuesday’s Speaker vote, and Seth Meyers got a pretty big kick out of that on Wednesday night, pointing out some irony.

As part of his “Closer Look” segment, Meyers once again roasted Republicans for not being able to decide on a House Speaker, calling up footage of GOP politicians publicly shaming their own party. But then, he pulled up a clip of Kilmeade — or rather, Kilmeade’s voice — shaming Rep. Don Bacon specifically.

The footage is of the live vote in the House but, as Bacon is called on to give his vote, Kilmeade is clearly heard saying “dumbass” after the congressman doesn’t say Jim Jordan’s name.

“Do you know how bad things are for you when Brian Kilmeade is calling you a dumbass?” Meyers mocked with a laugh.

Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks reported receiving death threats after voting against Rep. Jim Jordan in his second failed ballot to secure the House Speakership on Wednesday.

“I have received credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls.” Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) wrote in a statement. “The proper authorities have been notified and my office is cooperating fully. One thing I cannot stomach, or support is a bully.”

“Someone who threatens another with bodily harm or tries to suppress differing opinions

undermines opportunity for unity and regard for freedom of speech,” she added.

Jim Jordan is on track to lose a second ballot to secure the House speakership, with 22 Republicans voting against him on Wednesday — two more than the 20 who voted against him on Tuesday. Jordan can only afford to lose four caucus members if he wants to win the gavel.

House Republicans appear wholly incapable of bringing forth a resolution to the leadership crisis that has brought Congress to a standstill since the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this month. The House only has 30 days left to resolve the budgetary...

The Tremors franchise consists of seven films and a TV series, but it can be difficult to find them all in one place due to the availability on streaming platforms. While most Tremors movies can be streamed on AMC+, the 2003 TV series is not available digitally in the U.S., but it can be purchased on DVD through Amazon. To support the franchise and potentially encourage the production of a Tremors 8, it is recommended to rent or buy the movies through video-on-demand services, as they generate more revenue for the studio.

The Tremors franchise has racked up numerous entries across more than three decades of existence, but they’re not all easy to track down. The franchise was born in 1990 with the original film, Tremors. The movie stars Kevin Bacon as a desert-town handyman. Bacon's character becomes the leader of a group of intrepid survivors after the town falls under attack from carnivorous,...

From October 5 to October 8, non-profit organization Pride and Less Prejudice (Plp) will hold its third annual #BannedTogether virtual auction to raise $15,000 to send 1,200 LGBTQ-inclusive books to elementary schools across the U.S.

This year’s auction features items and experiences donated by a star-studded group including actor Neil Patrick Harris, fashion designer Christian Siriano, performer Frankie James Grande, singer Hayley Kiyoko, actor Daniel Radcliffe, tennis legend Billie Jean King, actress Sally Field, drag queens Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme, singer Melissa Etheridge, actor Chris Colfer, actress Lily Tomlin and writer Jane Wagner, comedian Ilana Glazer, drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes, drag queen Latrice Royale, actress Elvira, Broadway icon Idina Menzel, singer Lance Bass, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, actor Alan Cumming, television personality Tim Gunn, actress Nicole Maines, actor Harvey Guillén, actress Kat Barrell, singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright, actress Lisa Ann Walter, advocate Desmond is Amazing, actor Leo Sheng,...

The Australian actress supports a number of charities, has been a goodwill ambassador for Unicef since 1994, and has been quoted as saying, “I find trying to solve problems and save lives is far more important than my film career.”

Nicole wore a pink wristband at the British première of the movie ‘The Interpreter’ as a tribute to her mother Janelle’s battle with breast cancer.

“I’ve been put in a position where I’ve been given a lot. I think it’s my duty to give something back,” she has said.

Charities & foundations supported

Nicole Kidman has supported the following charities:

21st Century LeadersArtists for Peace and JusticeBreast Cancer CareCinema For PeaceElton John AIDS FoundationEveryone MattersFARAGlobal Green PlanJeans for GenesKids Wish NetworkLegacy of Hope FoundationMayor's Fund to Advance New York CityMusicians on CallRed CrossSixDegrees.orgStarlight Children's FoundationThe McGrath FoundationUNICEFUNIFEMWhatever It TakesWomen's Cancer Research Fund Read more about Nicole Kidman's charity work and events.

Thanks to a new teaser trailer, we finally have our first real look at Peter Dinklage’s portrayal of The Toxic Avenger in Macon Blair’s upcoming reboot of the cult classic. Check out the updated take on the superhero black comedy below.

Dinklage portrays the titular janitor-turned-superhero, here known as Winston Gooze, while a nearly unrecognizable Elijah Wood plays a black-toothed villain named Fritz Garbinger. Kevin Bacon co-stars as Fritz’s brother Bob, a “corporate overlord” that Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) has compared to Lex Luthor. Rounding out the cast are Taylour Paige as JJ Doherty and Jacob Tremblay as Gooze’s stepson, Wade.

The teaser opens with news clips about The Toxic Avenger himself, who is described as a “freaky folk hero.” After some eyewitness interviews, there’s breaking news coverage of an extremist organization called the “Nasty Lads” taking hostages at a lunch counter.

Kevin Bacon may have taken a paddle to the ass in Animal House and an arrow through the throat in Friday the 13th but he gained his first true fame with 1984’s Footloose. From there, with movies like Flatliners, A Few Good Men and, perhaps most importantly, JFK, it seemed like Kevin Bacon had worked with just about every major name in Hollywood. Thus, the greatest movie challenge of all time was born: Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

But, as he explained on a recent episode of Podcrushed (via Entertainment Weekly), Kevin Bacon initially thought the Six Degrees game was making fun of him. “I thought that, and this is my own acting insecurity — impostor syndrome — I thought that the joke of it was that the great actors could be connected to a loser actor like me…They were saying, ‘Look, can you believe he can be connected by Meryl Streep?...

Kevin Bacon is someone who has had such a great career packed with roles that you can connect many actors to him in six degrees or less. And that’s even without any kind of lengthy franchises tied to his name. However, one film is forever synonymous with him and that’s 1984’s Footloose. The 80s icon has a number of interesting projects coming up, including appearing in the Toxic Avenger remake which stars Peter Dinklage, and Ti West’s sequel to X and Pearl, MaXXXine.

It seems, though, that no matter how many movies he’s in, he just can’t escape Footloose. The actor has playfully joked about the countless times Kenny Loggins’ theme song was played at a wedding or party he’s attending, complete with people looking to him for some dancing. Variety reports that Bacon initially rejected the recognition for his high school drama as an up-and-coming star.

TikTok has been filled with fans romantically spinning their pets to Taylor Swift’s “August” in recent weeks. Now, Penn Badgley and Kevin Bacon have gotten in on the action, sharing their own version of the “August” TikTok trend.

In the clip, posted by Badgley, the You actor runs through a hallway where he finds Bacon and the pair dramatically twirl around (the face Bacon makes is A+ acting material). The TikTok was likely recorded at the same time Bacon appeared on Badgley’s podcast Podcrushed in an episode that debuted earlier this week.

Kevin Bacon is opening up about Footloose, the movie that launched his career, and how he struggled with fame following the film’s success.

During a recent episode of Podcrushed, the actor told hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari that he saw himself as more of a serious actor and didn’t want to only be known for his dancing role as Ren McCormack in the 1984 film.

“When I became a pop star, the last thing I wanted to be was a pop star,” he said. “I had already moved into, you know, ‘I want to be Dustin Hoffman or Meryl [Streep] or John Cazale or [Robert] De Niro. I want to work with [Martin] Scorsese. I want to do Chekhov.’ You know what I mean?”

Bacon continued, “I was so into what my idea of a serious actor was, and all of a sudden I was given this thing [tt0087277 autoFootloose...

Kevin Bacon’s star-making role in 1984’s “Footloose” put him on a path that clashed with his original aspirations as a performer, the actor recently said on the “Podcrushed” podcast (via Insider). Bacon had no idea he was auditioning for a “dance movie” when he tested for the role of Ren McCormack.

“When I did the dance movie, I was not a dancer. I wasn’t trained as a dancer,” Bacon said. “If I’m being honest, I didn’t even really understand that it was a dance movie. I thought it was just a movie, and then, where they would indicate that there was dancing, I would just get up.”

Bacon continued, “They said something about a choreographer and I said, ‘You don’t really need a choreographer. I’ll just get up and dance. It’s not a big deal. Just play the record for me and I’ll jump around.

Writer/Director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore) introduces a very different Toxie in his Troma remake, The Toxic Avenger. Here, it’s the downtrodden Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage) who’s dunked into the toxic sludge that transforms him into a monstrous crusader against an evil corporation headed by greedy CEO Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon). Blair packs the contemporary update with reverent nods to the original but with a new approach that makes it accessible to those unfamiliar with the Troma classic.

Bloody Disgusting spoke with Macon Blair after The Toxic Avenger premiere at Fantastic Fest, where he shared what inspired his remake and the casting behind the new Toxie.

Like many, Blair connected with the 1984 film not just for its cartoonish violence but also for its relatable DIY filmmaking.

“It’s not like I’ve gone my whole life like ‘One day I will make The Toxic Avenger,...

Kevin Bacon reveals that he once bought a plot of land with a haunted house and the stipulation that he would destroy the house within a month. The owner feared that Bacon would get possessed and cause damage if he didn't demolish the house. Bacon wanted to take some pine boards from the house, but his wife Kyra Sedgwick refused to allow it.

Kevin Bacon revealed that he once bought a plot of land that came with the stipulation that he destroy a haunted house. The Emmy-nominated actor is known for prominent movie roles, and in fact has held so many that the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is based around the idea that any actor can be connected to the star within six degrees of separation based on the co-stars they've worked with. Some of Bacon's most popular roles include playing Ren in Footloose, Sean Devine in Mystic River,...

[Editor's Note: This article was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being discussed here wouldn't exist.]

Opening with an abortive hero’s narration, a flurry of neon, and defenestration via harpoon, writer/director Macon Blair’s re-imagination of Lloyd Kaufman’s legendary shoestring superhero spoof is an energetic good time that nevertheless proves why Mainstream and Tromaville are worlds apart.

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) radiates put-upon single dad energy as Winston Gooze, a nobody janitor who struggles to keep his moody teenaged stepson (Jacob Tremblay) happy when he’s not mopping up toxic waste for Bth – an irresponsible corporate behemoth with its tentacles in everything from private insurance to banking to “proprietary, cutting edge, bio-boosters” for the health/beauty conscious consumer. When he’s diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, Winston crashes a benefit for Bth overlord Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon) in a bid to beg him for the means to beat his disease. But Garbinger’s smiling callousness leads to Winston being left for dead...

Lloyd Kaufman’s 1984 horror-comedy “The Toxic Avenger” is, in its own trashy way, a classic. Classic enough to spawn its own mini-franchise, at least, as well as prop up the fortunes of Kaufman’s company, Troma Entertainment, for multiple decades. And you don’t mess with the classics, which is why it’s just as well that writer-director Macon Blair throws it all out but the toxic waste in his new reboot.

Compared to Kaufman’s proud juvenilia, the point of view in this rebooted “Toxic Avenger” is downright mature. Peter Dinklage stars as Winston, a janitor at a sinister corporation called BT Healthstyle in the town of St. Roma’s Village and a single stepfather to sensitive preteen Wade (Jacob Tremblay). Wade’s mother died of cancer a few years earlier, and Winston dutifully cares for her son while getting little emotionally in return. He’s broke, meek, and lonely,...

Production on MaXXXine, the sequel to director Ti West‘s films Pearl (watch it Here) and X (watch that one at This Link), is said to have wrapped back in May – around the time that production company and distributor A24 unveiled a first look image from the movie that shows franchise star Mia Goth alongside singer Halsey. (That image can be seen at the bottom of this article.) We’ve been anxiously waiting for any further updates on MaXXXine, and while we still don’t know when this movie is going to make its way out into the world, the folks at the horror magazine Scream have learned that the film is described as being “a good old whodunit slasher”.

That seems like a more fitting description that what Goth described it as, which is “a superhero movie“. She said that because, “Maxine, as a character, has come a long way.

New images from The Toxic Avenger reboot reveal the first look at Elijah Wood, Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, and more actors in their roles. The characters in the remake, such as Fritz Garbinger, Bob Garbinger, JJ Doherty, and Winston's son Wade, have unique traits and connections to the original film. The reboot appears to be a creative reimagining of The Toxic Avenger, rather than a direct remake, with each character having their own backstory and inspiration.

The Toxic Avenger images reveal the first look at Elijah Wood and Peter Dinklage in the reboot. Directed by Macon Blair, the remake of the 1984 cult classic follows a similar story involving a janitor who, after falling into a pit of toxic waste, is transformed into a deformed monster and sets out to avenge all those who have wronged him. The remake's cast includes Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze/The...

Kevin Bacon has a lot of admiration for Taylor Swift.

Appearing on SiriusXM’s “Pop Culture Spotlight” with Jessica Shaw, the actor revealed he would love to perform with the pop superstar.

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Talking about getting to perform recently with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, Bacon was asked which artist would be next on his “No F**king Way” list, which he explained is a step above even a bucket list.

“Nfw list,” Bacon said, “Taylor. That’s obviously the right answer.”

Asked if he got to see her Eras Tour show in New York, Bacon admitted, “I’ve never seen her. No, I haven’t seen her. I really need to.”

The actor continued, “I really do admire her though. I think she’s a great songwriter and I think that what she’s...

The House is back in session, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s first order of business was to announce that he will direct a House committee to open “a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.” Notably, the decision allows McCarthy and Republicans to skirt a full vote in the House on weather or not to proceed with an impeachment investigation.

In a televised statement delivered Tuesday at the Capitol, McCarthy cited allegations of “abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption,” against Biden that warranted “further investigation by the House of Representatives.

One of the latest thrillers to hit the ever-changing digital carousel over on Netflix is a new take on an old classic called "River Wild." Currently one of the most viewed releases on the streamer, the adventure film sends viewers hurtling down treacherous whitewater rapids in a fairly straightforward story of survivalist horror. Inspired by director Curtis Hanson's "The River Wild" starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon, this most recent version mostly jettisons the character dynamics of the original 1994 film in favor of the slightly more campy teens-in-peril trope. 

Unless you consider "Deliverance" to be horror adjacent (and there are plenty of reasons why that's justifiable), there is a serious drought in the number of genre films offering up high stake thrills taking place on a whitewater rafting trip gone horribly awry. "River Wild" may not necessarily live up to the original, but it does offer up another chance...

The first image of Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze in the Toxic Avenger reboot has been released. The film is a spiritual reimagining of the 1984 Troma cult classic, following a terminally ill man who becomes a deformed superhero after falling into toxic waste. Director Macon Blair has previously teased that the movie will appeal both to Troma fans and those unfamiliar with the studio and Toxic Avenger.

The first Toxic Avenger reboot image has been released, showing Peter Dinklage ready for action as Winston Gooze. Directed by Macon Blair, the upcoming film serves as a reimagining of the 1984 cult classic of the same name. The original film follows a janitor who is transformed into a disfigured crime-fighting superhero after falling into a vat of toxic waste, and Blair's reboot will seemingly follow in this same vein.

Now, Bloody Disgusting has unveiled the first image from The Toxic Avenger, revealing Dinklage's look as the titular hero.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, known for his movie star and political career, is also an animal lover with exotic pets, including a pig. George Clooney, his co-star in Batman & Robin, inspired Schwarzenegger to get a pet pig after talking about his own pig, Max. Schwarzenegger initially bought the wrong type of pig, but later purchased another pig named Schnelly, adding to his animal family.

Though he is best known as a prolific movie star and accomplished politician, Arnold Schwarzenegger is also a pet lover with plenty of exotic animals in his menagerie, including a pig. The Austrian-born actor first rose to prominence in the 1980s in films like The Terminator and Conan the Barbarian, and he quickly became one of the biggest stars of the decade. Even a successful stint as the Governor of California did little to tarnish his reputation as a world-class actor, and he continues to enjoy great...

Where to Watch Powered by "River Wild" is a new take on the 1994 film, not a remake or reboot, according to the team behind the production. It is a standalone sequel set in the "universe" of the original. The 2023 version of "River Wild" introduces original characters and a new setting in Hungary, differing from the 1994 film's Idaho setting and characters. The new film focuses on the inner dynamics and tensions of a group of siblings and their childhood friend, creating a more intimate and gritty story set in an exciting river adventure.

The 2023 iteration of River Wild changes up the formula of the 1994 Meryl Streep classic, but it's not quite a remake. The original, underrated adventure-meets-thriller film is remembered well as a box-office hit. The movie chronicles the white-water rafting trip of the Hartman family, which turns from an exciting chance to bond into a truly terrifying ordeal. The River Wild...

"They Cloned Tyrone" features sci-fi easter eggs like Yo-Yo's hilarious Kevin Bacon references, linking the story to Bacon's "Hollow Man" character. The show gradually reveals a grand conspiracy, involving cloning and mind control experiments similar to the themes in "Hollow Man." The film also includes other sci-fi easter eggs, including cue marks reminiscent of John Carpenter films and references to "Nancy Drew" and blaxploitation movies of the 70s.

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Netflix's They Cloned Tyrone.Netflix's They Cloned Tyrone features several sci-fi easter eggs, of which the most hilarious one is where Yo-Yo keeps calling everyone "Kevin Bacon" - here's what it means. Set in a neighborhood called The Glen, They Cloned Tyrone initially follows the day-to-day snags of drug dealer Fontaine, self-proclaimed pimp Slick, and sex worker Yo-Yo. However, things take a mysterious turn when Fontaine gets shot dead by a rival one...

It’s Day 5 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 78 of the WGA strike.

Writers and actors on strike simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years fanned out across Manhattan on Tuesday morning with renewed demands for better pay, more job security and limits on the use of artificial intelligence in film and television.

The Writers Guild of America and the SAG-AFTRA ran picket lines at four locations near the offices of NBCUniversal, Paramount, Amazon, HBO, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery. WGA marchers said they welcomed SAG-AFTRA members joining them on strike as of Friday, after months of backing the Writers Guild in its dispute with the major film and television production companies.

“It does feel different,” writer, comedian and WGA East member Josh Gondelman said outside NBCUniversal headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. “It’s really heartening to have this infusion of energy and the same righteous anger out on the lines that we had.

For the first-ever franchise in A24 history, Ti West recently wrapped production on his third film in his X and Pearl universe trilogy, the sky-highly anticipated MaXXXine.

With a stacked cast boasting the likes of Elizabeth Debicki, Halsey, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, Michelle Monaghan, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bobby Cannavale and, of course, the mega return of Mia Goth to reprise her role as Maxine Minx, the film will follow the titular character as she chases showbiz life in Los Angeles circa 1985, where production also took place last month. (No word on an official release date yet.) Keeping plot details under lock and key, very little is known about the upcoming film, therefore, so much can be speculated about it.

Here are 10 possibilities, theories, and things we’d love to see in the upcoming MaXXXine. After all, we deserve nice things. We have cosmopolitan taste.

1) An Homage to Kevin Bacon’s...