Horror-comedy 'a Beginner's Guide To Snuff' Aspires To Entertain, Not Exploit

The Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer understands that fans' taste can change as they get older, as evidenced by his own greater appreciation for Akira Kurosawa as he grew up.

"It wasn't beautiful and that was really fun to do."

The Academy Museum kicked off its "Full of Pleasure: The Beginnings of New Queer Cinema" series with a screening of Troche's lesbian classic gloriously restored in 4K.

Sir Ian McKellen is on the mend after a shocking fall the 85-year-old actor suffered during a recent performance in London, taking time out of his recovery to thank those who sent him kind words of support, as well as the staff of the National Health Service looking after him.

Theres a lot to unpack in The Exorcism, the new film from writer/director Joshua John Miller and co-writer M. A. Fortin, not the least of which is where the movie came from, and what its trying to achieve. For Miller, the son of the late actor Jason Miller (Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist), he says that in addition to being a love letter to his dad, its also a FU letter to Hollywood a little bit.

The director of "The Exorcism" talks about how his parents' work in maverick movies gave him material for his most recent films.