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The Secret of NIMH turns 35

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If you grew up in the 80’s, you probably remember The Secret of NIMH. Chances are, it was one of the first movies that kept you up at night. It certainly did me. It’s one of the movies that sticks out the most to me this month, of all the ones celebrating anniversaries, being released on July 2nd, 1982.

If you haven’t seen it, you should. The plot sounds straightforward enough. A young widowed mother mouse faces the destruction of her home, but her son is deathly ill and can’t be moved, so she searches the yard, house, field, and forest looking for someone to help her.

Don’t let the animation or sweet story fool you. This movie is chock full of horrific elements. Remember, you’re looking at a farm and forest from the perspective of a little home-body of a mouse. Then imagine, from her perspective, a tarantula, an owl, a house-cat, a pack of rats, a bulldozer… There is almost literally death around ever corner in this movie, and the elements used, like backlighting, only make it all the more terrifying.

Equally strong is the reveal of what the secret of NIMH is, making this likely to be the first real experience of a plot twist for most kids. Leading up to a finale which is equally terrifying and exhilarating.

Seriously, those glowing eyes were part of my earliest nightmares.

I just wish they still made animated movies like this. The animation is top notch, and while they still have many aspects that appeal to kids, there are so many good lessons to be learned in them about the realities of the world. Movies like this, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, The Black Cauldron, and Watership Down, which deceived adults into traumatizing their kids with ads that featured fuzzy animated animals singing along to catchy tunes.

These animated movies had deep storylines, great music, characters we cared about, and introduced kids to more mature themes in ways that we often didn’t notice until years later. Even as an adult, some sequences are strong enough to give you an occasional shiver.

If you have kids, why not celebrate The Secret of NIMH‘s 35th anniversary by teaching them nightmares can come from unexpected places?

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New ‘MaXXXine’ Image is Pure 80s Costume Core

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A24 has unveiled a captivating new image of Mia Goth in her role as the titular character in “MaXXXine”. This release comes approximately a year and a half after the previous installment in Ti West’s expansive horror saga, which covers more than seven decades.

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His latest continues the story arc of freckle-faced aspiring starlet Maxine Minx from the first film X which took place in Texas in 1979. With stars in her eyes and blood on her hands, Maxine moves into a new decade and a new city, Hollywood, in pursuit of an acting career, “But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”

The photo below is the latest snapshot released from the film and shows Maxine in full Thunderdome drag amid a crowd of teased hair and rebellious 80s fashion.

MaXXXine is set to open in theaters on July 5.

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.” 

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).

No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix

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The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.

Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.

Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

Scooby-Doo

Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.

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