From the wise-cracking sidekick to the wily trickster, the just-out-of-reach love interest to the grizzled mentor, archetypal characters fit into age-old storytelling patterns. The most popular ...

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Casting and seeking crew for "2," an independently produced New Media Streaming Series set in the U.S. Southwest Desert. Synopsis: Parts psychological thriller, classic tragedy, urban fantasy, sci ...

Slasher films have been much-maligned since they first carved their way into cinemas. (The Hollywood Reporter famously called “Friday the 13th” both “sick and sickening” and “blatant ...

You’ve likely heard of the male gaze, the concept coined by British film theorist Laura Mulvey in her 1973 essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.” In her writing, she notes that the ...

Don’t miss any of today’s top gigs! “Goetic,” a slow-burn psychological revenge horror film, is now casting its star and more. Plus, the first-ever “Fraggle Rock” live tour, a web ...

Last month, Michael Ahomka-Lindsay ended his run as Clifford Bradshaw in the West End’s Cabaret. Now, he’s starring in Matthew López’s Reverberation at Bristol Old Vic through Nov. 2.

Casting and seeking crew for "2," an independently produced New Media Streaming Series set in the U.S. Southwest Desert. Synopsis: Parts psychological thriller, classic tragedy, urban fantasy, sci ...