Who says you can’t scream in key? In the world of horror musicals, high notes meet high stakes, and every dance number could be your last. Buckle up, theater nerds and horror fiends, because we’re diving headfirst into the bizarre, exhilarating world of horror movie musicals. These aren’t your grandma’s Rodgers and Hammerstein shows—unless Granny was into blood, guts, and belting her lungs out.
Here, melodies carry a hint of madness, and dance numbers are as likely to end in death as applause. So, step right up to the theater of the absurd and the alarming, where we spotlight the best horror musicals. These are the shows that make you want to tap your feet, even as you’re peeking through your fingers. Let’s dive into the musical madness where the notes are sharp, and so are the knives.
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Here, melodies carry a hint of madness, and dance numbers are as likely to end in death as applause. So, step right up to the theater of the absurd and the alarming, where we spotlight the best horror musicals. These are the shows that make you want to tap your feet, even as you’re peeking through your fingers. Let’s dive into the musical madness where the notes are sharp, and so are the knives.
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- 3/25/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
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If a curious viewer would like to see Jim Sharman's 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," it should be stressed in the strongest possible terms that it should be seen in a theater with a live shadowcast. If you live near one of the few theaters that exhibits midnight shows of "Rocky Horror" on a regular basis, by all means, see it there. If it's your first time going, many "Rocky Horror" troupes will still put you through a "virgin sacrifice," the details of which are meant to be kept secret. You are meant to sing along with Richard O'Brien's songs, hoot and holler to the sight of Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick in their charming underclothes, and shout obscenities at the top of your lungs. "Rocky Horror" is an experience, a rite of passage for all good happy mutants.
If a curious viewer would like to see Jim Sharman's 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," it should be stressed in the strongest possible terms that it should be seen in a theater with a live shadowcast. If you live near one of the few theaters that exhibits midnight shows of "Rocky Horror" on a regular basis, by all means, see it there. If it's your first time going, many "Rocky Horror" troupes will still put you through a "virgin sacrifice," the details of which are meant to be kept secret. You are meant to sing along with Richard O'Brien's songs, hoot and holler to the sight of Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick in their charming underclothes, and shout obscenities at the top of your lungs. "Rocky Horror" is an experience, a rite of passage for all good happy mutants.
- 9/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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Ian Whittaker, the British actor turned Oscar-winning set decorator known for his work on such films as Alien, Howards End, Tommy and Anna and the King, died Oct. 16 of prostate cancer, The Guardian reported. He was 94.
Whittaker also served as set dresser on Charlie Chaplin’s A Countess From Hong Kong (1967), James Clavell’s To Sir, With Love (1967), Tony Richardson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and as art director on Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer (1969) and Derek Jarman’s The Tempest (1979).
He collaborated with director Ken Russell on nine features, from the 1971 releases The Music Lovers, The Boy Friend and The Devils to Tommy (1975), Lisztomania (1975) — both featuring The Who’s Roger Daltrey — and the Rudolf Nureyev-starring Valentino (1977).
Whittaker received his Oscar — shared with his production designer Luciana Arrighi, with whom he...
Ian Whittaker, the British actor turned Oscar-winning set decorator known for his work on such films as Alien, Howards End, Tommy and Anna and the King, died Oct. 16 of prostate cancer, The Guardian reported. He was 94.
Whittaker also served as set dresser on Charlie Chaplin’s A Countess From Hong Kong (1967), James Clavell’s To Sir, With Love (1967), Tony Richardson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and as art director on Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer (1969) and Derek Jarman’s The Tempest (1979).
He collaborated with director Ken Russell on nine features, from the 1971 releases The Music Lovers, The Boy Friend and The Devils to Tommy (1975), Lisztomania (1975) — both featuring The Who’s Roger Daltrey — and the Rudolf Nureyev-starring Valentino (1977).
Whittaker received his Oscar — shared with his production designer Luciana Arrighi, with whom he...
- 10/27/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The inaugural Nuart Festival has been set for Oct. 21-30 to celebrate the reopening of the Nuart Theatre following its renovation. The 10-day fest will open with Oscar-winner Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” including an eclectic mixture of sneak previews and special screenings of films that made midnight movie history at the Nuart.
Among the advanced screenings is “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” from Eric Appel, and starring Daniel Radcliffe ahead of its release on The Roku Channel. Co-presented with Film Independent, the film had its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September. With Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it “witty and inventive.”
Members of Film Independent will receive free popcorn and drinks with ticket purchase and proof of membership.
Furthermore, the Slamdance Film Festival’s Audience Award winner “The Civil Dead” from co-writers Clay Tatum and Whiter Thomas, will screen for audiences. Preceding the film, the duo will be awarded the 2022 Slamdance Screenplay,...
Among the advanced screenings is “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” from Eric Appel, and starring Daniel Radcliffe ahead of its release on The Roku Channel. Co-presented with Film Independent, the film had its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September. With Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it “witty and inventive.”
Members of Film Independent will receive free popcorn and drinks with ticket purchase and proof of membership.
Furthermore, the Slamdance Film Festival’s Audience Award winner “The Civil Dead” from co-writers Clay Tatum and Whiter Thomas, will screen for audiences. Preceding the film, the duo will be awarded the 2022 Slamdance Screenplay,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
In many Tim Curry movies, you may not even know he's there. Not because he lacks screen presence -- far from it in fact -- but because in many of his roles his face is concealed. Since his movie debut as Dr. Frank-n-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," Curry has been an actor whose roles often require heavy makeup. Throughout both Curry's scene-stealing turn as Pennywise in the 1990 "It" miniseries and in his performance as the devilish Lord of Darkness in Ridley Scott's 1985 fantasy film "Legend," his true face never appears.
However, Curry never lets the makeup do his job for him. As an actor, it's his job to entertain his audience, and you won't get very far if you try to do that with just a costume. Case-in-point: the Pennywise makeup isn't especially scary on its own, but Curry's manic malice makes the villain nightmarish.
In a...
However, Curry never lets the makeup do his job for him. As an actor, it's his job to entertain his audience, and you won't get very far if you try to do that with just a costume. Case-in-point: the Pennywise makeup isn't especially scary on its own, but Curry's manic malice makes the villain nightmarish.
In a...
- 9/1/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Hilary Linstead, casting director, agent and film and stage producer died on Aug. 6 after contracting a form of leukaemia. She was 83.
Described as a “force of nature” by her friends and colleagues, Linstead nurtured and promoted some of Australia’s most famous artistic talents, including directors such as John Bell, Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong, Jim Sharman, Jane Campion and Neil Armfield, and many writers, designers, composers, cinematographers, choreographers, comedians and performers.
Born in London in 1938, and educated at Cheltenham Ladies College, Linstead went to Australia as a professional actor, as a member of an English touring company. After realizing that acting was not for her, Linstead found her metier as a casting director and worked in an advertising company and at International Casting Services representing actresses. In 1962 she married Leon Stemler.
The turning point in her career came when she joined Liz Mullinar to found M&l Casting Consultants, which became...
Described as a “force of nature” by her friends and colleagues, Linstead nurtured and promoted some of Australia’s most famous artistic talents, including directors such as John Bell, Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong, Jim Sharman, Jane Campion and Neil Armfield, and many writers, designers, composers, cinematographers, choreographers, comedians and performers.
Born in London in 1938, and educated at Cheltenham Ladies College, Linstead went to Australia as a professional actor, as a member of an English touring company. After realizing that acting was not for her, Linstead found her metier as a casting director and worked in an advertising company and at International Casting Services representing actresses. In 1962 she married Leon Stemler.
The turning point in her career came when she joined Liz Mullinar to found M&l Casting Consultants, which became...
- 8/18/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
In his latest interview/podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks 5 Great Films That Embody The Spirit Of Punk with Richard Cabut, author of the book Looking For a Kiss (Sweat Drenched Press) and co-editor/author of the anthology Punk is Dead: Modernity is Killed Every Night.
Cabut’s choices of 5 Great Films That Embody The Spirit Of Punk include:
1966 – Chelsea Girls – Andy Warhol 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Jim Sharman 1978 – Jubilee – Derek Jarman 1980 – The Great Rock n Roll Swindle – Julien Temple 1987 – Withnail & I – Bruce Robinson
For more about Richard and his other work check out https://www.richardcabut.com
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Cabut’s choices of 5 Great Films That Embody The Spirit Of Punk include:
1966 – Chelsea Girls – Andy Warhol 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Jim Sharman 1978 – Jubilee – Derek Jarman 1980 – The Great Rock n Roll Swindle – Julien Temple 1987 – Withnail & I – Bruce Robinson
For more about Richard and his other work check out https://www.richardcabut.com
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- 6/28/2022
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Hello, dear readers! If you’ve been following along the last few weeks, we here at Daily Dead have been celebrating all the amazing horror and sci-fi films that were released throughout the year 1981. And even though we’ve covered so many fantastic films, I wanted to take an opportunity to turn the spotlight on just a few more standout movies that were released during that year that are deserving of some love before we bid our Class of 1981 celebration a fond farewell.
Cheers!
Deadly Blessing: Me, miss an opportunity to celebrate the work of my beloved Wes Craven? Unlikely. While Deadly Blessing may not be nearly as well known as many of his other projects, nor is it as confidently directed, but it’s certainly a film worth mentioning here simply due to the fact that it was a slasher movie looking to do something a bit more...
Cheers!
Deadly Blessing: Me, miss an opportunity to celebrate the work of my beloved Wes Craven? Unlikely. While Deadly Blessing may not be nearly as well known as many of his other projects, nor is it as confidently directed, but it’s certainly a film worth mentioning here simply due to the fact that it was a slasher movie looking to do something a bit more...
- 8/30/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Abel Ferrara on his selections for Abel Ferrara’s Cinema Village: “Desperate Living by John Waters, one of my favorite directors. Then we got a couple of films by the guys that I worked with. My editor and my Dp Sean Williams, Stephen Gurewitz, Michael Bilandic. Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Abel Ferrara’s Cinema Village starts on Tuesday, June 29 at 7:30pm with a free screening of The Projectionist on Nicolas Nicolaou, followed by a Q&a with Abel. Tommaso; Pasolini; Siberia (Dafoe); Ms. 45; 4:44 Last Day On Earth, and Driller Killer will have $5 screenings.
John Waters’ Desperate Living; Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Conformist; Stephen Gurewitz’s Honky Kong; Alejandro Jodorowsky’s El Topo, and Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show are among the films selected by Ferrara to be screening during his celebration of the reopening...
Abel Ferrara’s Cinema Village starts on Tuesday, June 29 at 7:30pm with a free screening of The Projectionist on Nicolas Nicolaou, followed by a Q&a with Abel. Tommaso; Pasolini; Siberia (Dafoe); Ms. 45; 4:44 Last Day On Earth, and Driller Killer will have $5 screenings.
John Waters’ Desperate Living; Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Conformist; Stephen Gurewitz’s Honky Kong; Alejandro Jodorowsky’s El Topo, and Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show are among the films selected by Ferrara to be screening during his celebration of the reopening...
- 6/27/2021
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Stars: Kevin Scott Richardson, Diva Zappa, Brian Gaskill, Brandon Heitkamp, Dylan Kenin, Clay Wilcox, Max Faugno, Sharon Ferguson, Lori Scarlett, Laura Martin, Jabez Zuniga, Tracey Leigh, Sam Given, Henry McMillan, Lucy Griffin, Marvin ‘Josh’ Solomon, Kenneth Hughes, Shannon Hart Cleary, Lake Sharp, Sharyn-Genel Gabriel, Danièle Watts, Denna Thomsen, Julie Bolene, Suzie Q, May-Har Li, Catherine Alfonso, Ryan Alan Jones, Austin Westbay, Amber Mercomes, Lauren Gilroy, Michael Teoli, Alexandra Kennedy | Written and Directed by Ken Roht
Written and directed by Ken Roht, Vampire Burt’s Serenade stars Kevin Scott Richardson of the Backstreet Boys as the titular vampire Burt who seems to enjoy chomping his way through Hollywood’s club scene, biting down on L.A.’s young clubbers. However things go horribly wrong for Burt when, after the fetching Connie is turned into a zombie, a squad of vengeful strippers vows bloody retribution, determined to kill him.
Billed as a...
Written and directed by Ken Roht, Vampire Burt’s Serenade stars Kevin Scott Richardson of the Backstreet Boys as the titular vampire Burt who seems to enjoy chomping his way through Hollywood’s club scene, biting down on L.A.’s young clubbers. However things go horribly wrong for Burt when, after the fetching Connie is turned into a zombie, a squad of vengeful strippers vows bloody retribution, determined to kill him.
Billed as a...
- 7/13/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Jenny Woods.
Jenny Woods, who died on July 31, aged 75, was one of the behind-the-scenes people who played a role in the establishment of the Australian film industry in the 1970s and 80s, unknown outside the industry but valued and admired within it.
As general manager of the New South Wales Film Corporation from 1977 to 1987, Jenny supported the development and production of iconic films like My Brilliant Career and Newsfront. An extremely capable manager with strong creative skills, she was a key player in identifying scripts and talent and in assisting them into production.
She was a risk taker too, supporting less obvious projects such as The Night The Prowler from a Patrick White story directed by Jim Sharman, and Ray Lawrence’s award winning Bliss, an adaptation of the Peter Carey novel.
The Nswfc was set up under the Wran government to assist in the development of the industry. Its chairman was Paul Riomfalvy,...
Jenny Woods, who died on July 31, aged 75, was one of the behind-the-scenes people who played a role in the establishment of the Australian film industry in the 1970s and 80s, unknown outside the industry but valued and admired within it.
As general manager of the New South Wales Film Corporation from 1977 to 1987, Jenny supported the development and production of iconic films like My Brilliant Career and Newsfront. An extremely capable manager with strong creative skills, she was a key player in identifying scripts and talent and in assisting them into production.
She was a risk taker too, supporting less obvious projects such as The Night The Prowler from a Patrick White story directed by Jim Sharman, and Ray Lawrence’s award winning Bliss, an adaptation of the Peter Carey novel.
The Nswfc was set up under the Wran government to assist in the development of the industry. Its chairman was Paul Riomfalvy,...
- 8/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jenny Woods.
Friends and former colleagues are paying tribute to Jenny Woods, a long-time executive at Film Finances Australasia, as a consummate professional and champion of Australian films and documentaries.
Woods, who died on July 31, aged 75, retired last year after more than five decades in the screen industry, the last 25 years as the documentary representative at Film Finances.
A former general manager of the New South Wales Film Corp., she joined the completion bond company in 1993 at the invitation of then head Sue Milliken and supervised the delivery of more than 400 documentaries.
“In all my years as a distributor we had one film, a feature documentary, which went seriously astray and the investors left responsibility to me to bring in the completion guarantor,” Ronin Films MD Andrew Pike tells If.
“The guarantor was represented by Jenny and she was fabulous – she guided me through the whole difficult process with humour...
Friends and former colleagues are paying tribute to Jenny Woods, a long-time executive at Film Finances Australasia, as a consummate professional and champion of Australian films and documentaries.
Woods, who died on July 31, aged 75, retired last year after more than five decades in the screen industry, the last 25 years as the documentary representative at Film Finances.
A former general manager of the New South Wales Film Corp., she joined the completion bond company in 1993 at the invitation of then head Sue Milliken and supervised the delivery of more than 400 documentaries.
“In all my years as a distributor we had one film, a feature documentary, which went seriously astray and the investors left responsibility to me to bring in the completion guarantor,” Ronin Films MD Andrew Pike tells If.
“The guarantor was represented by Jenny and she was fabulous – she guided me through the whole difficult process with humour...
- 8/5/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Hollywood Vampires: The Birth of Midnight Movies on L.A.'s Sunset Strip is a three-part series of essays by Tim Concannon.Targets: The Lost Midnight MOVIEIn revisiting Peter Bogdanovich’s Targets we’re invited to unearth an archaeology of cult cinema. Targets links the old Hollywood of Schwab's, Chateau Marmont and the Garden of Allah hotel to what, in 1968, was to be the new Hollywood of easy riders and raging bulls. "All the good movies have been made"—Peter Bogdanovich as Sammy Michaels, Targets1968's Targets, is the story of an aging film star played by expat Anglo Indian thespian, Boris Karloff. Karloff's Byron Orlok (named after Count Orlok in Murnau's 1922 Nosferatu) is clearly Karloff playing a grumpier version of himself. As two parallel stories converge in the film's Third Act, the Old Hollywood horror icon Orlok is confronted by a serial killer—gun nut and sniper Bobby Thompson,...
- 7/31/2019
- MUBI
Fox’s new made-for-tv musical remake of the cult favorite The Rocky Horror Picture Show aired last night and brought us on a second trip to the madcap castle of Dr. Frank N. Furter. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again tries to recapture the wacky magic of the original source material but doesn’t quite succeed. Despite some good moments, this reboot only makes you want to watch the 1975 film again.
When people say “There are some movies that shouldn’t be remade”, they could be talking about The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Based on the popular play, the bizarre cult favorite written by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman was a unique piece of cinematic satire that mixed 1970s sensibilities with edgy humor and nostalgia for old sci-fi and horror films. It was a ‘moment-in-time’ creation that hit all the right notes for...
When people say “There are some movies that shouldn’t be remade”, they could be talking about The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Based on the popular play, the bizarre cult favorite written by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman was a unique piece of cinematic satire that mixed 1970s sensibilities with edgy humor and nostalgia for old sci-fi and horror films. It was a ‘moment-in-time’ creation that hit all the right notes for...
- 10/21/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Last night, something hideously unnatural and eminently appropriate for the Halloween season took place on Fox: Executives exhumed a 40-year-old cult classic and reanimated it with Frankensteinian mad-scientist abandon. The Rocky Horror Picture Show, still a regular seat-filler at raucous and generously sexual late-night screenings nationwide, got a primetime slot and a new audience, thanks to Fox's latest attempt to capitalize on the recent televised-musical trend. This time, they've ditched the live-performance aspect and pre-taped the special, casting Disney alumni Victoria Justice and Ryan McCartan as imperiled lovers Brad and Janet,...
- 10/21/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Dear weirdos of the world — if you love the original “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” if it changed your life forever, if its musical numbers are embedded in the grooves of your brain, you probably shouldn’t watch the new Fox remake (subtitled “Let’s Do the Time Warp Again”), airing tonight.
Not that it’s stupefyingly bad, but because if you watch looking for the reasons you love the Jim Sharman-directed 1975 film, you’ll find yourself sorely disappointed.
Read More: ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ TV Remake: Watch The First Five Minutes
And if you’re less familiar with the original film, watching this remake will technically introduce you to the premise, but won’t explain the film’s legacy. Here’s a simple explanation for the newest interpretation: The newly engaged Brad (Ryan McCartan) and Janet (Victoria Justice), driving down a rural road, get a flat tire, and go looking for help.
Not that it’s stupefyingly bad, but because if you watch looking for the reasons you love the Jim Sharman-directed 1975 film, you’ll find yourself sorely disappointed.
Read More: ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ TV Remake: Watch The First Five Minutes
And if you’re less familiar with the original film, watching this remake will technically introduce you to the premise, but won’t explain the film’s legacy. Here’s a simple explanation for the newest interpretation: The newly engaged Brad (Ryan McCartan) and Janet (Victoria Justice), driving down a rural road, get a flat tire, and go looking for help.
- 10/20/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
It was bound to happen eventually. With reboots and remakes popping up on television and in film more often than ever before, fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show had plenty of warning that the 1975 cult classic would eventually be revisited. In fact, a remake of the film – itself based on the popular perennial stage production – has been in development in some form or another for more than a decade. And so, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again finally heads to Fox this week, much to the chagrin of show creator Richard O’Brien.
The production is just the latest classic musical to be repackaged as a television event, following Fox’s great success with Grease: Live back in January. Ryan McCartan and Victoria Justice star as Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, the engaged couple who stumble onto the castle of the hedonistic Dr.
The production is just the latest classic musical to be repackaged as a television event, following Fox’s great success with Grease: Live back in January. Ryan McCartan and Victoria Justice star as Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, the engaged couple who stumble onto the castle of the hedonistic Dr.
- 10/18/2016
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- We Got This Covered
If you're looking forward to doing the time warp again, then you might be interested a new behind-the-scenes video for The Rocky Horror Picture Show reimagining.
"Just in time for Halloween, the brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again” will air Thursday, Oct. 20 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox.
A reimagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound specimen created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires. Actor and singer Staz Nair (“Game of Thrones”) will star in the role. Also featured...
"Just in time for Halloween, the brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again” will air Thursday, Oct. 20 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox.
A reimagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound specimen created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires. Actor and singer Staz Nair (“Game of Thrones”) will star in the role. Also featured...
- 9/19/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In case you’re shivering with antici… pation, Fox has announced that their two-hour TV special reboot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show will premiere on Thursday, October 20th at 8:00pm Est:
Press Release: Just in time for Halloween, the brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again” will air Thursday, Oct. 20 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. The special two-hour musical event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, co-host of Teen Choice 2016, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Doubt,” “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound specimen created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires. Actor and singer Staz Nair...
Press Release: Just in time for Halloween, the brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again” will air Thursday, Oct. 20 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. The special two-hour musical event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, co-host of Teen Choice 2016, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Doubt,” “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound specimen created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires. Actor and singer Staz Nair...
- 7/27/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Fox does the time warp again in a new teaser trailer for The Rocky Horror Picture Show reboot that includes Tim Curry as the criminologist narrator.
Comic-Con attendees can see an early screening of Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Room 6De at 8:15pm Pt. We have official details on the reboot below, as well as the new teaser trailer:
“Fox is doing the Time Warp, with a brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, set to air Fall 2016.
A reimagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound...
Comic-Con attendees can see an early screening of Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Room 6De at 8:15pm Pt. We have official details on the reboot below, as well as the new teaser trailer:
“Fox is doing the Time Warp, with a brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, set to air Fall 2016.
A reimagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound...
- 7/22/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Nick Barkla in Stephen Sewell's Embedded.
Erotic political thriller.Embedded.is the directorial debut of screenwriter and playwright Stephen Sewell.
The film world premiered at the Sydney Film Festival on Sunday and will screen again tonight. Sewell, who also wrote the film, has a long career spanning both film and theatre. He's written plays such as Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America and The Blind Giant is Dancing, as well as screenplays for film such as The Boys and Lost Things. . Film directing has been something Sewell has wanted to do for a long time but couldn't get any traction with until now. The Australian film industry often tends to shy away from controversial political and social themes that .you can get away with. in theatre, he told If. .I.ve had enormous success in theatre and become famous through theatre, but the same kind...
Erotic political thriller.Embedded.is the directorial debut of screenwriter and playwright Stephen Sewell.
The film world premiered at the Sydney Film Festival on Sunday and will screen again tonight. Sewell, who also wrote the film, has a long career spanning both film and theatre. He's written plays such as Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America and The Blind Giant is Dancing, as well as screenplays for film such as The Boys and Lost Things. . Film directing has been something Sewell has wanted to do for a long time but couldn't get any traction with until now. The Australian film industry often tends to shy away from controversial political and social themes that .you can get away with. in theatre, he told If. .I.ve had enormous success in theatre and become famous through theatre, but the same kind...
- 6/16/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Earlier this month, Wizard World brought their unique brand of star-studded fun to Minneapolis, and I had the great pleasure of speaking with both Barry Bostwick and Lou Ferrigno. Bostwick reflected on the cultural impact of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and revealed whether or not he’ll appear in Fox’s reboot, while Ferrigno talked about his gritty new action movie, Instant Death, and also discussed his love of Frankenstein.
You can read both interviews below, and be sure to check Wizard World’s official website to see what celebrities they’ll be bringing to a city near you:
http://www.wizardworld.com/
Interview with Barry Bostwick:
You were recently back on the set of a musical in Darren Lynn Bousman’s Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival. Did that remind you of your experiences on The Rocky Horror Picture Show at all?
Barry Bostwick: Well, he [Darren] was...
You can read both interviews below, and be sure to check Wizard World’s official website to see what celebrities they’ll be bringing to a city near you:
http://www.wizardworld.com/
Interview with Barry Bostwick:
You were recently back on the set of a musical in Darren Lynn Bousman’s Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival. Did that remind you of your experiences on The Rocky Horror Picture Show at all?
Barry Bostwick: Well, he [Darren] was...
- 5/17/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
It’s no secret that television – and in particular, Fox – is on a re-boot roll right now. With The X Files, Prison Break, Lethal Weapon, and The Exorcist all filling out the small screen in 2016, the announcement of The Rocky Horror Picture Show was met with more of a sense of inevitability and resignation, than shock. Now, although it is not due for broadcast until the fall, the studio has released the first teaser trailer, and it does not disappoint.
When a concept has a long-standing, devoted cult following, in the way that The Rocky Horror Picture Show does, any attempt to re-boot or re-imagine that concept is often met with derision and anger. In this case, however, the concept in question is almost the exception to the rule. Initially created as a stage production, before being adapted for film by its original authors Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien...
When a concept has a long-standing, devoted cult following, in the way that The Rocky Horror Picture Show does, any attempt to re-boot or re-imagine that concept is often met with derision and anger. In this case, however, the concept in question is almost the exception to the rule. Initially created as a stage production, before being adapted for film by its original authors Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien...
- 5/17/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Fox is gearing up to do “The Time Warp” again with their reimagining of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Premiering this fall, the two-hour reboot is teased in its first official teaser trailer:
“Fox is doing the Time Warp, with a brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, set to air Fall 2016.
A reimagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound specimen created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires. Actor and singer Staz Nair (“Game of Thrones”) will star in the role. Also featured in the event are American Idol alum Adam Lambert as Eddie,...
“Fox is doing the Time Warp, with a brand-new production of the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, set to air Fall 2016.
A reimagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice, “Victorious”) and Brad (Ryan McCartan, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror – a muscle-bound specimen created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires. Actor and singer Staz Nair (“Game of Thrones”) will star in the role. Also featured in the event are American Idol alum Adam Lambert as Eddie,...
- 5/17/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is perhaps the biggest cult classic of all time. Even 41 years after its initial release, the campy, musical horror from director Jim Sharman still plays in theaters around the country every single week, with people dressing and cross-dressing up in their best leather and lingerie attire to act out […]
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- 5/12/2016
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Today in 1975, The Rocky Horror Show opened at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 45 performances. The Rocky Horror Show was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist unveiling his new creation, a muscle man named Rocky Horror. The musical was adapted into the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which today has a worldwide cult following and has the longest running release in film history.
- 3/10/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Rocky Horror remake locks American Idol vet for role of Eddie. The legion of freaks and geeks who worship at the shrine of Jim Sharman’s beloved 1975 midnight movie staple The Rocky Horror Picture Show (an adaptation of the stage hit The Rocky Horror Show) should just suck it up and accept it: Fox is…
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- 1/14/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Victoria Justice (Victorious) and Ryan McCartan (Heathers The Musical) have been cast in the upcoming television broadcast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event – set to take the roles of Janet Weiss and Brad Majors respectively, originally made famous by Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick. The pair will join Emmy Award nominee Laverne Cox, who leads the cast in the iconic role of Frank-n-Furter, originated in the cinematic version by Tim Curry.
The two-hour television event will air on Fox later this year, and is characterised as a modern re-imagining of the beloved classic movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which has been celebrating its 40th anniversary. This milestone is all the more remarkable, given that the 1975 film also holds the record for longest-running theatrical release in history – still being on a limited run, four decades after its premiere.
The 1975 film is based upon the 1973 stage musical, The Rocky Horror Show,...
The two-hour television event will air on Fox later this year, and is characterised as a modern re-imagining of the beloved classic movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which has been celebrating its 40th anniversary. This milestone is all the more remarkable, given that the 1975 film also holds the record for longest-running theatrical release in history – still being on a limited run, four decades after its premiere.
The 1975 film is based upon the 1973 stage musical, The Rocky Horror Show,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Rocky Horror remake lands former child star as female lead. Purists of Jim Sharman’s beloved 1975 midnight movie staple The Rocky Horror Picture Show (an adaptation of the stage hit The Rocky Horror Show) be damned, Fox is blowing full steam ahead on their Kenny Ortega-directed TV version “event special”, with the cast filling out…
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- 1/5/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Fox has located its leading star to topline The Rocky Horror Picture Show telefilm to hit the small screen late next year: Orange is the New Black fan-favorite Laverne Cox.
That’s according to Variety, with Cox primed to portray Dr. Frank N. Furter, the iconic role made famous by Tim Curry in Jim Sharman’s 1975 original. As a “sweet transvestite from transexual Transylvania,” the actress is sure to bring a flamboyant and eccentric performance to the role that Curry helped bring to life across both theater and screen.
Having bombed out at the box office when it initially debuted in theaters all the way back in ’75, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has since developed a cult following and even holds the title for the single-longest theatrical run of all time across the last 4 decades – not to shabby, if we do say so ourselves. In terms of Fox’s new spin on an old gem,...
That’s according to Variety, with Cox primed to portray Dr. Frank N. Furter, the iconic role made famous by Tim Curry in Jim Sharman’s 1975 original. As a “sweet transvestite from transexual Transylvania,” the actress is sure to bring a flamboyant and eccentric performance to the role that Curry helped bring to life across both theater and screen.
Having bombed out at the box office when it initially debuted in theaters all the way back in ’75, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has since developed a cult following and even holds the title for the single-longest theatrical run of all time across the last 4 decades – not to shabby, if we do say so ourselves. In terms of Fox’s new spin on an old gem,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
It goes without saying that the 1970s cannot be recounted without examining certain cultural phenomena. The Godfather and star Wars certainly helped redefine filmmaking and both had major impact on pop culture. But then there was the growth of cult cinema, which endures to this day, and was sparked by the arrival of a 20th Century Fox flop, a failed adaptation of a British stage play that gained some cred when it moved to Los Angeles. Little did anyone suspect that when New York’s Waverly theater began screening The Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight, it would engage a generation.
I had heard of it soon after the screenings began but didn’t see it for the first time until my college roommate showed it in our dorm room so I could see and hear it for myself before it screened on campus with complete audience participation. I was taught which lines to repeat,...
I had heard of it soon after the screenings began but didn’t see it for the first time until my college roommate showed it in our dorm room so I could see and hear it for myself before it screened on campus with complete audience participation. I was taught which lines to repeat,...
- 10/13/2015
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
It's hard to believe that it has been 40 years since we first took "a jump to the left" and did the Time Warp, which was at the center of what has become one of the most enduring cult classics in the history of movies. The Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed by Jim Sharman and written by Richard O'Brien (based on his play), introduced us to some of the most bizarre characters to hit the silver screen. There were Brad and Janet, the newly engaged and hopelessly unhip heroes, a...
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- 10/9/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Special Mention: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Directed by Jim Sharman
Screenplay by Richard O’Brien and Jim Sharman
1975, USA
For the unfamiliar, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the film adaptation of a popular musical stage production composed and written by Richard O’Brien, a struggling actor at the time who was best known for his performances in such musicals as Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar. For O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was an homage to drive-in double features and science fiction B-movies of the fifties, and ironically, the film itself went on to become the ultimate midnight movie. To this day, screenings held in and around its anniversary as well as on Halloween sell out. It has never been pulled by 20th Century Fox from its original 1975 release, and it continues to play in cinemas four decades after its premiere, making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
Directed by Jim Sharman
Screenplay by Richard O’Brien and Jim Sharman
1975, USA
For the unfamiliar, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the film adaptation of a popular musical stage production composed and written by Richard O’Brien, a struggling actor at the time who was best known for his performances in such musicals as Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar. For O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was an homage to drive-in double features and science fiction B-movies of the fifties, and ironically, the film itself went on to become the ultimate midnight movie. To this day, screenings held in and around its anniversary as well as on Halloween sell out. It has never been pulled by 20th Century Fox from its original 1975 release, and it continues to play in cinemas four decades after its premiere, making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
- 10/4/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Directed by Jim Sharman
Screenplay by Richard O’Brien and Jim Sharman
1975, USA
The Rocky Horror Picture Show isn’t the first midnight-cult-classic, but the beautiful, weird and dark musical is without a doubt, the most famous. The film celebrates its 40th anniversary this week and so what better time to add it to my list of greatest cult films.
For the unfamiliar, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the film adaptation of a popular musical stage production composed and written by Richard O’Brien, a struggling actor at the time who was best known for his performances in such musicals as Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar. For O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was an homage to drive-in double features and science fiction B-movies of the fifties, and ironically, the film itself went on to become the ultimate midnight movie. Trhps opened Sept.
Directed by Jim Sharman
Screenplay by Richard O’Brien and Jim Sharman
1975, USA
The Rocky Horror Picture Show isn’t the first midnight-cult-classic, but the beautiful, weird and dark musical is without a doubt, the most famous. The film celebrates its 40th anniversary this week and so what better time to add it to my list of greatest cult films.
For the unfamiliar, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the film adaptation of a popular musical stage production composed and written by Richard O’Brien, a struggling actor at the time who was best known for his performances in such musicals as Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar. For O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was an homage to drive-in double features and science fiction B-movies of the fifties, and ironically, the film itself went on to become the ultimate midnight movie. Trhps opened Sept.
- 9/28/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
"Rocky Horror never surprises me," says Lou Adler, who executive-produced The Rocky Horror Picture Show. "I can be sitting in the most conservative meeting about some other subject, and somebody will say, 'I have to admit...,' and then they give me their Rocky Horror story."
Later this month, Adler will be able to say he's heard four decades' worth of Rocky Horror lore, since the cult movie about newlyweds trapped in a mansion with a "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania" will be turning 40. To celebrate, the film will be...
Later this month, Adler will be able to say he's heard four decades' worth of Rocky Horror lore, since the cult movie about newlyweds trapped in a mansion with a "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania" will be turning 40. To celebrate, the film will be...
- 9/4/2015
- Rollingstone.com
“Let’s do the Time Warp again!” And again. And again. Although virtually ignored in its initial rollout, Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien’s movie version of their wacky horror musical stage show has since become the longest running theatrical release in movie history through endless audience-participation midnight screenings. This knowing spoofery of '40s and '50s sci-fi/horror movies was actually shot at Bray Studios, home of the Hammer Films it lovingly lampoons. Read More: Why the Midnight Madness of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Still Matters 40 Years Later...
- 8/27/2015
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
"Let's do the Time Warp again!" And again. And again. Although virtually ignored in its initial rollout, Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien's movie version of their wacky horror musical stage show has since become the longest running theatrical release in movie history through endless audience-participation midnight screenings. This knowing spoofery of 40s and 50s sci fi/horror movies was actually shot at Bray Studios, home of the Hammer Films it lovingly lampoons.
- 8/26/2015
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
"Enter at your own risk!!" screams a sign early on in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's a fair warning for a film that's as unapologetically bonkers as you'd imagine a Cyndi Lauper sleepover or a John Waters nightmare to be, swimming in batty humour, extravagant costumes and hummable anarchy. With Tim Curry tottering around in high heels and suspenders, and Susan Sarandon harmonising in nothing but her bra, director Jim Sharman's 1975 musical adaptation is a veritable anthem to the odd.
Risky? Yes, but in the intervening 40 years, it's become a cult phenomenon that's stood the test of time remarkably well, partly because it never belonged to a discernible time period anyway. Based on Richard O'Brien's 1973 stage show (then called The Rocky Horror Show), the film sends up and celebrates the schlocky sci-fi/horror tropes of the '30s, '40s and '50s, revelling in a kitschy timelessness.
Risky? Yes, but in the intervening 40 years, it's become a cult phenomenon that's stood the test of time remarkably well, partly because it never belonged to a discernible time period anyway. Based on Richard O'Brien's 1973 stage show (then called The Rocky Horror Show), the film sends up and celebrates the schlocky sci-fi/horror tropes of the '30s, '40s and '50s, revelling in a kitschy timelessness.
- 8/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Tony Sokol Aug 14, 2019
We celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a look at its history and massive impact on pop culture.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show went from a cult happening to a cultural phenomenon. It probably had as much to do with same-sex and transgender acceptance than the Stonewall Riots, and yet it seems so tame today. Now it can be seen for the fun movie that it is rather than the groundbreaking underground movement it started.
I first saw the film in 1977 when it aired on HBO, which ran some cool Friday night programming before it found its footing as a major powerhouse. I threw a Rocky Horror party. My mother cooked a meatloaf in the shape of Meat Loaf. We handed everyone rolls of Scott toilet paper, newspaper, and water pistols. To this day, when I run into people from that high school, they think of...
We celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a look at its history and massive impact on pop culture.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show went from a cult happening to a cultural phenomenon. It probably had as much to do with same-sex and transgender acceptance than the Stonewall Riots, and yet it seems so tame today. Now it can be seen for the fun movie that it is rather than the groundbreaking underground movement it started.
I first saw the film in 1977 when it aired on HBO, which ran some cool Friday night programming before it found its footing as a major powerhouse. I threw a Rocky Horror party. My mother cooked a meatloaf in the shape of Meat Loaf. We handed everyone rolls of Scott toilet paper, newspaper, and water pistols. To this day, when I run into people from that high school, they think of...
- 8/13/2015
- Den of Geek
Tony Sokol Sep 26, 2018
We celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a look at its history and massive impact on pop culture.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show went from a cult happening to a cultural phenomenon. It probably had more to do with same-sex and transgender acceptance than the Stonewall Riots and yet it seems so tame today. Now it can be seen for the fun movie that it is, rather than the groundbreaking underground movement it started.
I first saw the film in 1977 when it aired on HBO, which ran some cool Friday night programming before it found its footing as a major powerhouse. I threw a Rocky Horror party. My mother cooked a meat loaf in the shape of Meat Loaf. We handed everyone rolls of Scott toilet paper, newspaper, and water pistols. To this day, when I run into people from that high school they think of...
We celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a look at its history and massive impact on pop culture.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show went from a cult happening to a cultural phenomenon. It probably had more to do with same-sex and transgender acceptance than the Stonewall Riots and yet it seems so tame today. Now it can be seen for the fun movie that it is, rather than the groundbreaking underground movement it started.
I first saw the film in 1977 when it aired on HBO, which ran some cool Friday night programming before it found its footing as a major powerhouse. I threw a Rocky Horror party. My mother cooked a meat loaf in the shape of Meat Loaf. We handed everyone rolls of Scott toilet paper, newspaper, and water pistols. To this day, when I run into people from that high school they think of...
- 8/13/2015
- Den of Geek
Nearly four decades ago, the ultimate midnight movie was released in theaters and to celebrate, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary Blu-ray / DVD on September 22nd, complete with special features aplenty.
Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA (July 29, 2015) – Get ready to do the time warp again as The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary – the ultimate midnight movie – comes home on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD September 22 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Featuring an all-star cast, including: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf, The Rocky Horror Picture Show quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon passed down from generation to generation. Now, after four decades, it’s back stronger than ever with an all-new Ultimate Collector’s Edition, featuring limited edition packaging, exclusive collectible pink surgical gloves, fishnet stockings and a soundtrack for its army of die-hard fans!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show...
Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA (July 29, 2015) – Get ready to do the time warp again as The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary – the ultimate midnight movie – comes home on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD September 22 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Featuring an all-star cast, including: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf, The Rocky Horror Picture Show quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon passed down from generation to generation. Now, after four decades, it’s back stronger than ever with an all-new Ultimate Collector’s Edition, featuring limited edition packaging, exclusive collectible pink surgical gloves, fishnet stockings and a soundtrack for its army of die-hard fans!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show...
- 8/12/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of when Jim Sharman's The Rocky Horror Picture Show first hit theaters. To honor 40 years of Dr. Frank-n-Furter, perhaps you're looking to attend a midnight screening of the film, or maybe you plan on hosting your own Rocky Horror Show party. As it turns out, the folks at Fox are celebrating the occasion with a two-hour TV special remake of the seminal horror comedy musical.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox is developing The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event (title not finalized), a two-hour TV special remake of 1975's The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which in turn is based on The Rocky Horror Show stage musical by Richard O'Brien. Kenneth Ortega (1993's beloved Hocus Pocus, High School Musical) is set to direct, executive produce, and choreograph the project. It looks like O'Brien's original script from his 1973 play could be used for the TV special,...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox is developing The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event (title not finalized), a two-hour TV special remake of 1975's The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which in turn is based on The Rocky Horror Show stage musical by Richard O'Brien. Kenneth Ortega (1993's beloved Hocus Pocus, High School Musical) is set to direct, executive produce, and choreograph the project. It looks like O'Brien's original script from his 1973 play could be used for the TV special,...
- 4/10/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Let’s do the time warp again!
Fox is developing a two-hour TV movie remake of the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical), our sister site Deadline reports.
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The update will be faithful to the text of the original 1973 play by Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien, but reimagine the story visually.
Unlike Fox’s upcoming Grease and NBC’s musical specials, Rocky Horror will not air live, per EW.com.
Gail Berman and the 1975 film’s producer Lou Adler...
Fox is developing a two-hour TV movie remake of the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical), our sister site Deadline reports.
RelatedFox’s Live Grease Musical Casts Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens
The update will be faithful to the text of the original 1973 play by Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien, but reimagine the story visually.
Unlike Fox’s upcoming Grease and NBC’s musical specials, Rocky Horror will not air live, per EW.com.
Gail Berman and the 1975 film’s producer Lou Adler...
- 4/10/2015
- TVLine.com
Fox wants to do the "Time Warp," again. The network announced a new TV version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is in the works, E! News has confirmed. Unlike it's upcoming Grease musical, Fox's Rocky Horror won't be done live. Kenny Ortega is behind the new two-hour flick. He's directing, executive producing and choreographing the movie. Original film producer Lou Adler and Gail Berman are also on broad, but no new writer is attached. The network plans to stick with the original 1973 script from Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien. Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick and O'Brien starred in the original film. Fox's new take is set to coincide with the movie's 40th...
- 4/10/2015
- E! Online
Earlier this week, we gave you details on first wave of special experiences and events taking place at the 2015 Stanley Film Festival. We now have details on their impressive slate of features, short films, and additional special events, including screenings of The Final Girls, Deathgasm, Stung, The Invitation, and We Are Still Here.
We're teaming up with the festival for live coverage and special opportunities for Daily Dead readers, so be sure to check back all month for contests, features, and more.
"April 2, 2014 (Denver, Co) - The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its Closing Night film, Festival lineup and the 2015 Master of Horror. The Festival will close out with The Final Girls. The film, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, is the story of a young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s,...
We're teaming up with the festival for live coverage and special opportunities for Daily Dead readers, so be sure to check back all month for contests, features, and more.
"April 2, 2014 (Denver, Co) - The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its Closing Night film, Festival lineup and the 2015 Master of Horror. The Festival will close out with The Final Girls. The film, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, is the story of a young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s,...
- 4/2/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Today in 1975, The Rocky Horror Show opened at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 45 performances. The Rocky Horror Show was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist unveiling his new creation, a muscle man named Rocky Horror. The musical was adapted into the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which today has a worldwide cult following and has the longest running release in film history.
- 3/10/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lgbt festival to close with documentary Out To Win; Rocky Horror to screen at BFI Imax.
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
- 2/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Last Impresario director Gracie Otto on Michael White: "And everyone loved him. It was amazing." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Gracie Otto, in town for her Doc NYC screening of The Last Impresario, spoke about connecting with Naomi Watts and Yoko Ono, Robert Fox's Anna Wintour persuader, searching for John Cleese, editing with Karen Johnson and Susan Hill's suggestion of Greta Scacchi (White Mischief). She went on to dialing Lorne Michaels in, meeting Kate Moss, talking to Jack Nicholson off camera, watching John Waters' Polyester on a bus, a Gillian Armstrong idea and starting with Mick Jagger, all for the one-of-a-kind London artistic power player Michael White.
In Otto's captivatingly energetic debut feature, we see Rachel Ward, Barry Humphries, Wallace Shawn, Julian Sands, André Gregory, Richard O'Brien, Bill Oddie, Meryl Tankard, Nell Campbell, Jim Sharman, Robert Shaye, Nigel Planer, Miranda Darling, Michael Billington, Joshua White, Michael Morris,...
Gracie Otto, in town for her Doc NYC screening of The Last Impresario, spoke about connecting with Naomi Watts and Yoko Ono, Robert Fox's Anna Wintour persuader, searching for John Cleese, editing with Karen Johnson and Susan Hill's suggestion of Greta Scacchi (White Mischief). She went on to dialing Lorne Michaels in, meeting Kate Moss, talking to Jack Nicholson off camera, watching John Waters' Polyester on a bus, a Gillian Armstrong idea and starting with Mick Jagger, all for the one-of-a-kind London artistic power player Michael White.
In Otto's captivatingly energetic debut feature, we see Rachel Ward, Barry Humphries, Wallace Shawn, Julian Sands, André Gregory, Richard O'Brien, Bill Oddie, Meryl Tankard, Nell Campbell, Jim Sharman, Robert Shaye, Nigel Planer, Miranda Darling, Michael Billington, Joshua White, Michael Morris,...
- 11/19/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be screened at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time ever next month.
Ahead of the 1975 cult classic's 40th anniversary, the film will be shown on Thursday, November 13 at 7.30pm.
Chief operating officer at the Royal Albert Hall Jasper Hope said: "Audience participation is always part of the deal when The Rocky Horror Picture Show is screened.
"It's our absolute pleasure to be able to present this cult classic in the majestic setting of the Royal Albert Hall for thousands to enjoy."
Tickets are available now and are priced from £14.74-£28 plus booking fee.
The Rocky Horror Show musical was first seen at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973 and has since been performed in over 20 countries and 10 languages.
It was adapted into the Rocky Horror Picture Show movie in 1975. The film is still on limited release, making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
Ahead of the 1975 cult classic's 40th anniversary, the film will be shown on Thursday, November 13 at 7.30pm.
Chief operating officer at the Royal Albert Hall Jasper Hope said: "Audience participation is always part of the deal when The Rocky Horror Picture Show is screened.
"It's our absolute pleasure to be able to present this cult classic in the majestic setting of the Royal Albert Hall for thousands to enjoy."
Tickets are available now and are priced from £14.74-£28 plus booking fee.
The Rocky Horror Show musical was first seen at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973 and has since been performed in over 20 countries and 10 languages.
It was adapted into the Rocky Horror Picture Show movie in 1975. The film is still on limited release, making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
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