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☆ Heidi Klum attends 2024 Halloween bash in elaborate E.T. costume
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The most hotly anticipated costume of the spooky season is here — and the “Queen of Halloween” didn’t disappoint. Continuing her tradition of wearing wildly elaborate outfits to her own star-studded annual bash, Klum arrived at this year’s party dressed as E.T. Heidi Klum (right) arrived with husband Tom Kaulitz (left), who also wore an E.T. Guests take selfies with Heidi Klum in costume during the party. Klum’s costume may have won the award for most elaborate, but she wasn’t this year’s only celebrity extraterrestrial.

Persons: Heidi Klum, Klum, Tom Kaulitz, Drew Barrymore’s, Steven Spielberg’s, Spielberg, Mike Coppola, Mike Marino, Marino, “, ”, ” Klum, Mike, Haley Kalil, Tim Burton's, Zach Justice, contortionist Sofie Dossi, Princess Fiona, Questlove, Tim Burton’s, Bethenny Frankel, Bryan Bedder, Sanders, meanwhile, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Amazon, Hollywood, Housewives, New Locations: E.T

☆ Tim Burton’s macabre world and its enduring allure
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Tacita Quinn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Despite making films for over 40 years, Tim Burton’s visual style — a signature blend of light and dark — continues to defy neat description. Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films. Beyond Hollywood, Burton’s work has been inspiring the world of fashion for decades. The late Alexander McQueen’s Fall-Winter 2002 show, ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,’ featured a now-iconic Batman-esque parachute cape inspired by Burton’s work. Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton's 2022 series Wednesday.

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☆ ‘Terrifier 3’ tops box office with $18 million debut, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ collapses with brutal 81% drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

There’s only room for one killer clown at the top of box office charts. Meanwhile “Joker: Folie á Deux,” which topped the box office last weekend, collapsed in third place with $7.055 million from 4,102 theaters. So far, “Folie a Deux” has generated $51.6 million domestically and $165.3 million globally. The well-reviewed family film has amassed $83.73 million domestically and $148 million globally to date. It has earned $52.8 million domestically and $111 million worldwide so far.

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☆ Beetlejuice 2: How an iconic movie wardrobe got a modern upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Beetlejuice's renowned burgundy wedding tux makes an appearance in the film's remake. CNN: What were some of your influences when designing the costumes for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”? (The character of) Beetlejuice stayed in the same style of striped suit, but it wasn’t the same suit. pulled out the original wedding tux from the archives for you and Michael Keaton. A lot of the costumes in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” are custom.

Persons: Tim Burton’s “, ” Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Deetz’s, Ryder, Bella Hadid’s, Keaton, Colleen Attwood, Attwood, “, ” ? Attwood, We’ve, Bob the, Beetlejuice, he’d, Aggie Rodgers, Michael Keaton Organizations: CNN, Warner Brothers Discovery, Warner Bros, Real, Warner Brothers, Warner Brothers Discovery Warner Brothers Locations: Dublin, France

☆ ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ box office: Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel opens at a ‘stellar’ $110 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” a follow-up to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic, has landed with a bang, raking in an estimated $110 million in US ticket sales over its opening weekend, based on Comscore data. The “stellar domestic opening” is the second-highest ever for a movie in September, topped only by “It,” which earned $123 million in its first weekend in 2017, Boxoffice Pro said Sunday. “The generation-spanning audiences for the new ‘Beetlejuice’ saw kids and adults dressing up for showings, turning it into an event,” said the official publication of the National Association of Theatre Owners. “It is that rare sequel that felt like a continuation and not a remake of the original, while still giving audiences what they wanted.”Worldwide, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which stars Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton, earned an estimated $145.4 million over the weekend, according to Comscore. “Ortega sold this new film to the under-25s and is emerging as Tim Burton’s new muse à la Johnny Depp,” Boxoffice Pro said.

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☆ Childhood Stardom Is Rough. Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Lulu Garcia-Navarro | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon | iHeart | NYT Audio AppOrtega didn’t appear out of nowhere. She started as a child actor on the Disney Channel, played the young version of Jane in the CW series “Jane the Virgin” and later starred in the “Scream” and “X” horror franchises. Her next big role is in the new movie “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic, which opens nationwide on Sept. 6. (Burton also directed several episodes of “Wednesday.”) Ortega plays the daughter of Winona Ryder’s character, and she told me that they bonded over each having found enormous success in Hollywood at a young age. “I’m on my own little personal expedition.” Only she is doing it under the glare of a massive spotlight.

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☆ How the hyper-colorful queer world of ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ was made
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“It was my weird femme fantasy of what my grown-up life was going to be.”“I wanted True Directions to look like the Barbie Dreamhouse,” she continued. True Direction's founder, Mary, insulates herself from reality in the artificial setting that she's built for traditional gender roles. “I just love the cult following that it’s had,” Friedberg said in the call with Babbit and Kamerman. Despite the film’s barriers, Babbit, Friedberg and Kamerman are all pleased with its longevity, particularly as they’ve seen it gain cachet with an entirely new generation this past decade. “We were just making our weirdo indie film of queer joy and female power in a vacuum.”

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☆ ‘Suncoast’ review: Nico Parker, Laura Linney star in Laura Chinn’s deeply personal coming-of-age story
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A little movie with a dour theme, “Suncoast” had no chance of basking in the theatrical sunshine, but deserves to be seen on Hulu. Writer-director Laura Chinn tells the semi-autobiographical story about her dying brother and understandably crazed mother, with no-dry-eyes left performances by Nico Parker and Laura Linney, plus an assist from Woody Harrelson for good measure. “I’ll learn how to be fun again,” the mom tells the daughter in a rare moment of sobriety, acknowledging just how un-fun life has become for both. “Suncoast” premieres February 9 on Hulu. It’s rated R for teen drug and alcohol use.

Persons: Laura Chinn, Nico Parker, Laura Linney, Woody Harrelson, Chinn, Terri Schiavo –, Doris, Parker, Tim Burton’s, Paul, Harrelson, Schiavo, mom’s, –, Doris ’, Linney’s, “, Keyla Monterroso Mejia Organizations: CNN, Suncoast, Hulu ., “, “ Suncoast, Hulu Locations: Clearwater , Florida

☆ Why some kids love horror -- and why it's nothing to worry about
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Kayla Lopez’s kids, meanwhile, just need to pull on their Michael Myers masks to feel invincible. “I don’t really know of anybody that likes horror as much as them, honestly,” she said. Adorable kids and horror paraphernalia seem like an incongruous pairing. There’s no doubt we’re interested in that.”The Lopez kids have what Farley calls “type-T personalities” – the “T” stands for thrill-seeking. They’ve learned to filter themselves around their pals so as not to scare the other kids and save it for when they’re home, where their horror habits aren’t questioned.

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