Topic: Tim Curry

10 Lessons About Halloween We Learned from the Movies

Hocus Pocus: Donâ��t Let a Virgin Near the Black Flame Candle

The Worst Witch: Anything Can Happen On Halloween

Trick â��r Treat: Be Generous with the Candy

Nightmare Before Christmas: Holidays Donâ��t Mix

So. You’ve got big plans for Halloween, do you? Got your costume all ready? Got your friends on hand? Gearing up to go out and paint the town red? Well, hang on just one second. Before you go, it might behoove you to brush up on a few things. You see, over the years, the movies have taught us a great deal about what to expect from Halloween—and how to behave during it. So go on. Take a quick look at these tips and tricks (or treats) before you head out the door. Your survival may depend on them.
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Stay Away from a ‘Clue’ Reboot, Hollywood!

In today’s inadvertently good news, Universal has put the brakes on a remake of Clue. Let’s all breathe a sigh of relief, because no studio should ever get close to anything vaguely resembling a board game with six guests, six weapons, and murder in a mansion. Unfortunately, Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) still wants to adapt the story, but move the action onto a “global” scale. That sounds like some sort of spy caper — and it’s still not good enough. Nothing will ever match the genius of Jonathan Lynn‘s quotable comedy from 1985, starring Tim Curry as the butler who leads six strangers through the strange murders that take place at their dinner party. More »

‘Rocky Horror’ Gleek of the Week: Mercedes As Frankenfurter

TMI Confession time: When I was in elementary school, my favorite movie was the Rocky Horror Picture Show. To this day, I still don’t know why my parents thought it was an appropriate movie to show a 6-year-old; I do know that a bunch of kids weren’t allowed back over to my house after their parents found them reenacting some of the more risque scenes with me out in my backyard.

So, much like Sue Sylvester, I came into Glee‘s Rocky Horror Picture Show tribute with some reservations. Yes, the “It’s not okay kids!” excuse served as a thinly veiled metaphor for the GQ photo controversy of Lea Michele and co. last week, but more than that, my memories of Tim Curry in drag have been tarnished by years of therapy and the realization that, well, the show isn’t all that great.

That being said: campy songs and faux-transvestites are what drives Fox’s sing-along to begin with, and I can’t think of a musical that toes the uneasy line between teenage fun and adult sexuality better than Rocky Horror. So lets dive into my traumatic past and last night’s episode with this week’s winners and losers of Glee! More »