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Geek Tyrant
3 days ago
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- Geek Tyrant
Stephen King Shares His Thoughts on Mike Flanagan's THE LIFE OF CHUCK – "I Love That Movie" — GeekTyrant
With a wave of upcoming Stephen King adaptations headed our way, The Long Walk , The Running Man , and more, it's easy to focus on the familiar, the terrifying, the classic King. But right around the corner is a quieter release that's already made a powerful impression on the master of horror himself. The Life of Chuck , based on King's 2020 novella and hitting theaters next week, is not your typical King fare. This isn't horror. It's not about haunted hotels or killer clowns. It's about life… fleeting, beautiful, and strange. Directed and adapted by Mike Flanagan, who previously brought us Doctor Sleep , Gerald's Game , and The Haunting of Hill House , this film marks a shift into something more tender, more reflective, and, if you ask King, something truly special. King recently opened up about the Tom Hiddleston-led film, and this is what he said: 'It's a wonderful movie. I don't know if it will do any business or not. I don't know if people are in the mood for that sort of warm-hearted thing. 'It's not what I would call syrupy and sentimental because it does have an acknowledgment that life can be very, very difficult. But Hiddleston did a great job as Chuck. I love that movie.' A 'wonderful movie.' A 'warm-hearted thing.' From the guy who gave us Pet Sematary and The Shining , and that's an emotional endorsement. The story structure of The Life of Chuck is unconventional. It's told in reverse starting with Chuck's death from a brain tumor at 39, then moving backward through three linked vignettes that paint a portrait of a life lived, lost, and remembered. The result is something intimate and surreal, an 'apocalyptic version of It's a Wonderful Life,' as it's been described. As for Flanagan, King has nothing but respect for the guy. Over the past few years, Flanagan has carved out a niche for adapting King in ways that feel deeply personal and cinematic. With The Life of Chuck , he's traded in horror for grace, and according to King, it's great! The cast also includes Mark Hamill, David Dastmalchian, Chiwetel Ejiofor ( Doctor Strange ), and Jacob Tremblay ( Doctor Sleep ), as well as Mia Sara, Trinity Bliss, Harvey Guillen, Rahul Kohli, and Heather Langenkamp. Chiwetel Ejiofor ( 12 Years a Slave ), a school teacher trying to apply logic to the planet's troubles; Karen Gillan ( Guardians of the Galaxy ) is his ex, a hospital worker determined to save everyone she can; Matthew Lillard ( Scream ) is a construction worker neighbor who finds zen amid the chaos; and Carl Lumbly ( Alias ), plays a funeral director who has dedicated his life to easing people through death. As King put it, the film is 'a happiness machine.' And honestly? We could all probably use one of those right now.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Final Destination: Bloodlines' resurrects horror legacy with thunderous $48M debut, while The Weeknd's ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow' hits a sour note
Final Destination: Bloodlines Horror reigns again at the box office as Final Destination: Bloodlines launches with a spine-chilling roar, projecting a franchise-best opening between $46 million and $48 million, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. The latest installment in the long-running supernatural thriller series, released by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros., collected a strong $20.8 million on Friday alone — including $5.5 million from Thursday night previews. Directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, the film features Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a young woman who uncovers a family secret involving her grandmother's brush with death — and its chilling consequences. With a cast that includes Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Anna Lore, and the return of fan-favorite Tony Todd, the film has been well received by both critics and audiences, breathing new life into a franchise that's been dormant since Final Destination 5 hit screens back in 2011. The Weeknd 's big-screen venture struggles in opening weekend While Bloodlines rides high, not all new releases are enjoying box office glory. Hurry Up Tomorrow — a psychological musical drama starring pop sensation Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) — failed to strike the right chord with audiences. Despite co-starring talents like Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, the film is expected to earn only $3 million to $3.6 million in its opening weekend, landing it in sixth place. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 자신이 전략의 달인이라고 생각하시나요? 레이드 섀도우 레전드 무료 체험 Undo Critics have panned the film, and audiences haven't embraced it either, awarding it a disappointing C– CinemaScore. Directed by Trey Edward Shults, the movie dives into the emotional unraveling of a troubled artist lured into a surreal psychological journey. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film serves as a companion piece to The Weeknd's latest album — but it hasn't made the impact the artist may have hoped for. Legacy titles and superhero sagas maintain momentum Beyond new releases, familiar box office players continue to perform well. Disney and Marvel's Thunderbolts is holding steady, projecting $15–$16 million in its third weekend and pushing its domestic total past $150 million. Ryan Coogler's Sinners, now in its fifth week, remains a powerhouse, tracking toward a $15 million weekend with a running total of over $240 million in North America. In fourth place, the Minecraft Movie continues to surprise with remarkable staying power. Despite being in its seventh week, the video game adaptation is expected to add $5.5–$6 million to its massive $900 million global tally — making it the year's highest-grossing film so far. Rounding out the top five, Ben Affleck's action thriller The Accountant is still drawing viewers in its fourth weekend, poised to earn another $4.6 million for a domestic total nearing $60 million. Indie gem Friendship quietly shines Meanwhile, at the specialty box office, A24's Friendship is expanding its reach to 62 theaters and is expected to pull in $2.5 million. With a stellar per-theater average of $23,333, it's the strongest performer in limited release this weekend. With horror, superheroes, and underdog stories all competing for attention, the box office is buzzing — but it's clear that Final Destination: Bloodlines has given horror fans exactly what they've been dying for.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jason Voorhees, the Iconic FRIDAY THE 13th Slasher, Gets a New Look for His 45th Birthday
Forty-five years ago, Camp Crystal Lake became synonymous with terror when Friday the 13th hit theaters. Although Jason Voorhees doesn't show up till the end of the movie (kinda), the iconic slasher nevertheless became the series mascot. Now, as a way of celebrating 45 years of Jason, we've learned (via Adweek), that Horror, Inc., the company that owns the Jason Voorhees IP, has revealed the character's new look. Fans got a look before its debut in the A24/Peacock series, Crystal Lake. And it's a very retro-looking design, harkening back to Jason's first handful of appearances. Special makeup effects legend Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) helped design the 'new' Jason, which you can see below: Here's what Horror Inc.'s Rob Barsamian had to say about Jason's new (old) look: We strive to maintain Jason's original essence, while continuing to move toward the future with a defined look and feel that takes Jason into his next chapter. We're also working with both familiar and fresh franchise voices to strike that balance. We gave Greg our new 13-hole mask and worked together on this full body look that embodies classic Jason. He's a strong, towering and terrifying slasher with a machete, his weapon of choice. The new Jason look will debut in the new Crystal Lake series, but will be consistent across all 'Jason Universe' media. So when the legendary slasher appears next in a video game, or that eventual new Friday the 13th movie, he'll look the same. From a corporate standpoint, we get it. But it's a little dismaying that a future director of a movie or game where Jason appears won't really have a say on the character's design. It's already pre-chosen. The rights to the cinematic Friday the 13th franchise were in litigation for several years. But in 2024, original Friday screenwriter Victor Miller won the rights back. Whatever new movie that eventually comes out will be made in collaboration with him. It's now been 16 years since Jason killed horny camp counselors on the big screen. And that's just way too long a wait. Hopefully, this all means we won't have to wait too much longer for the thirteenth Friday installment.
The Irish Sun
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Trio of channel changes coming to Sky and Virgin TV boxes next week following spate of closures
SKY and Virgin Customers have been warned that several of their favourite channels will be undergoing a rebrand this spring. The 2 Sky have announced several changes coming to their channel listings Credit: Alamy 2 One fan favourite channel is undergoing a major change Credit: Getty Images Sky underwent a major rebrand in April, It also The latest wave of changes kicked off on May 2, with the broadcaster renaming their popular Sky Horror channel. The channel will now be named Sky SciFi/Horror and will have an HD version, as most Sky channels do. Read More on TV Sky Apocalyptic will be renamed Favourites HD and The changes will continue on May 6, when Sky Favourites is renamed SkyStarTrekHD. On May 9, Sky Hits will be renamed SkyMegaHits HD and, on May 10, Sky Heroes will revert back to Sky Action HD. The broadcaster is known for offering a wide range of extras for its viewers, including Most read in Tech Anyone who pays for Sky Cinema is entitled to two free Vue tickets, meaning you can see a film for free every month with a friend or partner. Sky VIP will also start Sky TV remotes have hidden trick that saves you so much time The company has confirmed that these bonuses won't be limited to just TV and sports, with gaming, tech, home and attractions promotions also being included. To join the lowest tier of Sky VIP, you simply need to be an active Sky TV, broadband or mobile user. Sky also allows you to Other apps like Tubi are also popular, as the streaming service offers hundreds of fan-favourite movies for free. Sky's huge shakeup in May There are several big changes to Sky being rolled out in May. The first change kicks off on May 2. May 2 Sky Horror (Satellite 311) will rename to SkySciFi/Horror (reverting back from a temporary change) Sky Apocalyptic (Satellite 302) will rename to Favourites HD (temporary change) Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307/851) changes name to Sky Heroes/Sky Heroes HD May 6 Sky Favourites (Satellite 302) will rename to SkyStarTrekHD (temporary change) May 9 Sky Hits (Satellite 303) will rename to SkyMegaHitsHD (temporary change) May 10 Sky Heroes (Satellite 307/851) will change back to SkyAction
The Sun
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Sky and Virgin Media viewers warned of three more surprise channel changes after dozens of closures and swaps confirmed
TELLY obsessives must watch out for an upcoming TV guide shake-up due in days. It'll affect millions of Sky and Virgin Media TV customers across Britain. Sky has announced several rebrands that affect Virgin Media watchers with the same channels. Three will be affected, but it follows a heavy of April of channel closures, rebrands, and temporary swaps. The latest batch of changes are due to kick off on Friday, May 2 – that's later this week. It begins with Sky Horror, which is being renamed to Sky SciFi/Horror. This is a switch back from a previous "temporary change", according to Sky. That'll affect channel 311 on Sky Satellite, Glass, and Stream. Second is Sky Apocalyptic, which is "temporarily" being changed to Sky Favourites HD. You'll find that channel on 302 for Satellite, Glass, and Stream. And finally there's Sky Cinema Action, which is getting a temporary rebrand to become Sky Heroes. On Satellite, it's on 307/851, and just on 307 for Glass and Stream. Sky TV remotes have hidden trick that saves you so much time Ultimately Sky may decide to make even more TV guide changes in May. The broadcasting giant typically only announces channel swaps for Sky customers for the week ahead. So any changes expected in mid-to-late-May wouldn't have been announced yet. These TV guide shake-ups can take place for a number of reasons. 3 Sometimes Sky will be forced to close channels – either due to a lack of interest, or because the channel operator has decided to pull it. Sky will often rebrand channels due to demand, to test a content type, or to tie in with an event or holiday (like Easter weekend). The TV titan made dozens of these changes in April, including the permanent closure of several channels. Shut-down channels included POP Max, POP Max HD, POP Max+1, Sky History+1, and the satellite broadcast of Sky History 2 HD. SKY'S APRIL CHANNEL CHANGES Here's the full list of changes we saw in April... Tuesday, April 1 U&W HD ROI closes on satellite only - the SD remains at 132 U&W HD closes on satellite only - the SD remains at 132 U&Yesterday HD closes on satellite only - the SD remains at 155 - 161 in ROI U&Alibi HD moves from 130 to 120 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI U&Gold HD moves from 131 to 121 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI U&Dave HD moves from 132 to 130 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI U&W HD moves from 133 to 131 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI U&Drama moves from 134 to 132 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI U&Yesterday HD moves from 161 to 133 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI U&Eden moves from 162 to 134 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI GINX TV HD moves from 419 to 417 on Glass/Stream only in the UK MUTV HD moves from 420 to 418 on Glass/Stream only in the UK LFCTV HD moves from 421 to 419 on Glass/Stream only in the UK Premier Sports 1 HD moves from 419 to 417 on Glass/Stream only in ROI Premier Sports 2 HD moves from 420 to 418 on Glass/Stream only in ROI GINX TV HD moves from 421 to 419 on Glass/Stream only in ROI MUTV HD moves from 422 to 420 on Glass/Stream only in ROI LFCTV HD moves from 423 to 421 on Glass/Stream only in ROI Wednesday, April 2 TV Warehouse moves from 676 to 673 on satellite only moves from 681 to 675 on satellite only Sky History 2 HD closes on satellite - the SD moves to 163 in the UK and 168 in ROI and NI - HD channel remains on Glass/Stream Thursday, April 3 Sky Gangsters (Satellite 309 - Glass/Stream 309) changes name to renames to Sky Thriller HD (reverting from a temporary change) Sky Books To Screen (Satellite 302 - Glass/Stream 302) renames to Sky Adventure/ SkyAdventureHD (temporary change) Friday, April 4 Sky Family (Satellite 306/850 - Glass/Stream 306) renames to SkyHarryPotter / HarryPotterHD (Temp) Sky Hits (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) changes name to The Hobbit HD (Temporary change) TRY THESE SKY TRICKS! Got Sky Q? There are some handy tricks worth knowing about... Find your lost TV remote If you can't find your Sky Q remote, don't panic. Just press the Sky Q logo on the front of your TV box. It's actually a button that will trigger your TV remote's built-in ringer. You'll get 30 seconds of beeping to find where you've dropped it. Hint: it's probably under the sofa cushion. Search movies by quotes You might have already used voice search for controlling TV playback – but your remote's microphone has another clever trick. It turns out that you can say movie quotes into the remote and Sky will find the film for you. This is handy if you can't remember the name of a top movie or show. Here's a list of movie quotes to try on Sky. Save lost recordings Have you ever deleted something you'd recorded on Sky, only to regret it later? Or maybe someone in your family removed something without telling you – sparking a massive row. Don't panic: you can get them back. Just go to Recordings > Manage > Deleted and then simply hit Undelete on the item that you want to resurrect. If you do that, it'll return to your Recordings section as good as new. Picture Credit: Sky Monday, April 7 Sky The Hobbit (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change) Thursday, April 10 Sky History+1 (Satellite 223 (224 Scotland)) closes permanently Monday, April 14 MTV Hits (Satellite 351 - Glass/Stream 351) rebrands to Club MTV Friday, April 18 Sky Hits (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) changes name to The Hobbit HD (Temporary change) Tuesday, April 22 Sky Adventure (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to Apocalyptic HD (temporary change) Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change) Sky Sci-Fi & Horror (Satellite 311 - Sky Glass/Stream 311) renames to Sky Horror HD (temporary change) Sky The Hobbit (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change) POP Max (Satellite 615) closes permanently POP Max HD (Sky Glass/Stream UK 215 (NI & ROI 216)) closes permanently POP Max+1 (Satellite 628) closes permanently Tiny Pop moves from 618 to 615 on satellite only POP+1 moves from 619 to 618 on satellite only Tiny Pop+1 moves from 629 to 619 on satellite only Friday, April 25 Sky Family (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) changes name to The Hobbit / The Hobbit HD (temporary change) 3 Saturday, April 26 Sky Hits (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) renames to SkyIndianaJones / IndianaJonesHD (temporary change) Monday, April 28 Sky Indiana Jones (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change) Sky The Hobbit (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) changes name to Sky Family / Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change) Sky will likely release even more TV channel swaps next week.
