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Metro
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Child star of iconic 90s classic makes a dazzling return at Cannes red carpet
Former child star Thora Birch has made a rare public appearance to tread the red carpet at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The actor, 43, made her film debut at only six years old in 1988 but became a household name four years later, when she starred in the 90s classic Hocus Pocus. Starring alongside witches Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy and Bette Midler, Birch played eight-year-old Dani Dennison – the intended victim of the Sanderson sisters. Thora went on to star in a number of cult and critic favourites, including American Beauty in 1999 and Ghost World in 2001. She now stars in the Kristen Stewart-directed drama The Chronology of Water, where she appears alongside Imogen Poots, Tom Sturridge and Jim Belushi. And, as the film held its premiere at Cannes this weekend, Thora took to the red carpet along with her co-stars and director. Posing on the carpet in a black suit with a white shirt underneath, Thora joined Imogen, Kristen and singer/actress Kim Gordon in front of the cameras as the film's premiere was held. Adapted from the 2011 memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, the film follows Olympic hopeful Lidia (Imogen) as she falls under the thrall of writer and university professor Ken Kersey (Jim) as he leads thirteen graduate students in the writing of a novel. In doing so, she finds herself using drugs and S&M as an escape from her traumatic upbringing, in a film Twilight alum Kristen promised will be 'hard to watch.' 'It's a self-conscious thing to talk about, because it's hard to get anything made. You know, [a film] that's not regurgitating something that's pretty standardised,' Kristen teased of her directorial debut. 'My movie is about incest and periods and a woman violently repossessing her voice and body, and it is, at times, hard to watch… but it's gonna be a f**king thrill ride. Thora plays Lidia's older sister, Claudia, a minor role described by Variety as 'not just as a comeback, but as a new beginning.' Prior to Hocus Pocus, Thora made her debut in the 1988 family film Purple People Eater before going on to play the daughter of CIA Agent Jack Ryan in the 1992 Harrison Ford feature Patriot Games. After her early role in Hocus Pocus, the star subsequently appeared in Patriot Games' 1994 sequel, Clear and Present Danger, where she reprised her role as Sally Ryan. Then, in 1999, she appeared as Jane Burnham in American Beauty, at age 17, and followed this up with the 2001 cult horror film The Hole. That same year, she appeared in the indie comic book adaptation Ghost World, starring opposite Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi as world-weary teenager Enid. Since then, she's kept busy, appearing in nine episodes of The Walking Dead and in an episode of Anne Rice's The Mayfair Witches. She was, however, notable for her absence in the 2022 sequel Hocus Pocus 2 due to scheduling conflicts. 'There were about two or three different versions of Dani,' she told The Wrap, of her plans for Dani in the sequel. More Trending 'My ideal one was to have her running the museum of the house, to kind of like keep a watch, making sure that, you know, it doesn't happen again, or whatever, and then she could, like, guide whoever brings it back. 'But that was just my thought. There were a couple of other ideas… There were several options, and they all would have worked.' Sadly, Thora's involvement in the film wasn't to be – although she stressed that she 'really did' want to be involved, confirming that she'd be 'happily watching it' at home instead. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Ezra Miller makes shock Cannes appearance years after fleeing spotlight over controversies MORE: I was bored by Cannes' most divisive film of 2025 MORE: Jennifer Lawrence feels 'like a blister' now she's an actress and mother
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scarlett Johansson Rewatches The Avengers, Lost in Translation & More
"That was the moment where all of us were like, I think this is going to work." Scarlett Johansson takes a walk down memory lane as she rewatches scenes from her classic works including 'Ghost World,' 'The Avengers,' 'Lost in Translation,' 'Her,' 'Marriage Story' and more. Scarlett opens up about the "blind faith" her and her 'Avengers' costars had to have in the movie, the extensive recording process for 'Her,' Adam Driver's "no-bullsh–t" style while working on 'Marriage Story' and so much more. Director: Adam Lance Garcia Director of Photography: Jack Belisle Editor: Cory Stevens Talent: Scarlett Johansson Producer: Madison Coffey Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors Associate Producer: Zayna Allen Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes Camera Operator: Carlos Araujo Gaffer: David djaco Audio Engineer: Rebecca O'Neill Production Assistant: Karla Torres, Rafael Vasquez Set Designer: Jeremy Derbyshire-Myles Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Assistant Editor: Billy Ward Special thanks to the Carlyle Hotel
Los Angeles Times
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Bruce Glover, ‘Chinatown' actor and James Bond villain, dies at 92
Bruce Glover, known for his roles in 'Chinatown' and 'Diamonds Are Forever,' died earlier this month at 92. His son, actor, director and writer Crispin Glover, shared photos of his father on Instagram, noting that Bruce Glover passed away March 12. A representative for Crispin Glover told People magazine that Bruce Glover died from natural causes. Bruce Glover was born in 1932, grew up in Chicago and loved watching movies. When he was 3 years old, he was in a church pageant where his line was 'No room at the inn,' which he delivered so well that it produced laughter from the audience so he repeated it several times, Glover told the podcast 'James Bond Radio' in 2015. 'I had an instinct for it and didn't know I did,' Glover told 'James Bond Radio.' His first acting job was as a gorilla tossing a woman around during her strip act. He was drafted during the Korean War and after he came back, he was cast as the lead for the Tennessee Williams play 'Camino Real,' Glover told the podcast. He had never taken an acting class, but ended up coaching the other actors, Glover wrote on his Yelp page. Glover performed in many plays, TV shows and movies, including portraying Duffy in the 1974 drama 'Chinatown,' the villain Mr. Wint in the 1971 James Bond movie 'Diamonds Are Forever' and Feldman in the 2001 drama 'Ghost World.' He also had TV appearances in 'Mod Squad' and 'My Favorite Martian.' Glover was also an acting coach, saying on his Yelp page that it was a passion of his to 'help actors honor their unique creativity and express their truth.' 'Remembering the great BRUCE GLOVER,' director Donald Farmer wrote on Facebook. 'Not only a tremendous actor but a wonderful acting teacher and Facebook friend.'
The Guardian
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Your House review – scavenger hunt through a delightfully difficult puzzle
Your House is inspired by a remarkable true story. Back in the 2000s, a rich New York couple paid architect Eric Clough to renovate their new apartment, with the slightly odd request that a poem about their family should be hidden away in one of the walls, like a time capsule. Inspired by this, Clough took it upon himself to make a few unorthodox modifications to the dwelling without his clients' knowledge. Just over a year after the couple and their children had moved in to their home, Clough sent them a cryptic note. This clue led them to a hidden panel, behind which was a book, which in turn led them on a scavenger hunt through their own apartment. Clough had crammed the rooms with hidden messages and complex puzzles that it took the family weeks to solve. One involved wrapping a piece of leather cord around a bed post to reveal a message. Another involved removing two decorative knockers then joining them together to form a crank, which was used to wind open a hidden panel in the dining room, behind which were various keys and keyholes. All of this eventually led to the hidden poem. Spanish indie studio Patrones & Escondites replicates this puzzle gauntlet in Your House, but rather than rich New Yorkers, you play as the troubled Debbie, who is having a terrible 18th birthday. She's just found out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend – and she's been kicked out of boarding school to boot. But at midnight she receives an anonymous postcard with a key and an address, which leads her to a mysterious, deserted house. Your House acts as a standalone prequel to the 2020 game Unmemory, but whereas this previous title utilised photos and film, Patrones & Escondites has adopted a comic book style here, reminiscent of artists like Daniel Clowes (Ghost World) or Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets). These illustrations – created by artist Jon Ander Torres – look gorgeous, but the majority of the game is delivered via text, presented like the chapters of a book. The occasional interactive word is highlighted in bold, and clicking on it will, say, take you to the named room or let you interact with a particular object. This mechanism works best when the text gets playful, such as when Debbie walks through a narrow tunnel and the words spool out in a long horizontal line while the margins get smaller and smaller. But the ingenious puzzles are the real star of Your House, involving things like working out the correct sequence of notes to play on a piano to open a secret panel, or looking for the hidden pattern in a series of portraits. Most will require copious notes on pen and paper. The very best ones will leave you fruitlessly scratching your head, only for the answer to pop into your mind with a sudden rush of adrenaline, followed by a sense of elation as the combination clicks into place. The third of the game's five chapters in particular is truly wonderful, presenting a warren of secret corridors and a series of interconnected puzzles that are particularly satisfying to solve with the help of night vision goggles that can reveal hidden writing. But sadly the game can't quite keep up this pace to the end, and despite the odd flash of brilliance, the quality of the final puzzles never quite reaches the height of those in the middle of the game. The plot, too, fizzles out unsatisfyingly, with a solution to the house's mystery that seems obvious and yet doesn't make much sense when held up to scrutiny. Still, the idea of a house with conundrums built into its very fabric remains tantalising: I couldn't help but give my own house a sweep after playing, just on the off-chance there might be a previously unnoticed hidden message or two. Your House is released on 27 March
