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Horror

Scariest Movie Countdown #29 – Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead (1978, David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger) When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. Quick plot: When the dead start coming back to life to feed on the living, a group of survivors holes up in a secluded shopping mall. Scariest moment: George A. Romero has always made good in the blood-and-guts department, but his real scares come from what his zombie films say about society. The walking dead flock to the mall. Why? Because they’re doing what comes natural. Then you realize a mall full of living, breathing people […]

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Horror

THE FEARFUL FIVE! #3

Continuing our monthlong celebration of Halloween with various scary movie and TV-related lists. Check out our online movie database at staytunedmag.com to see if any of these or other scary titles are on this month. KEEP ’EM IN THE BOX: TOP 5 SCARIEST MOVIE DOLLS & DUMMIES No matter how nice a doll may look, there’s still just something about it that’s a little too creepy, too lifelike, almost as if it may, in fact, spring to life. As movies show us, sometimes these plastic creations do. And despite what their pre-programmed voices may tell us when we pull their […]

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Horror

Scariest Scary Movie #30 – Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy) They’re coming to get you! They’re already here! YOU’RE NEXT! Quick Plot: Alien beings take over Earth, one sleeping human at a time. The alien spores create duplicate pod people, devoid of emotion, and destroy the original body. Duplicating factories spring up and the invasion spreads. A brave group of human survivors, led by Dr. Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland), looks for a way to stop the spread while escaping detection. But they have to sleep sometime and, one by one, they too are transformed. Scariest Moment: The pod […]

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Horror

THE FEARFUL FIVE! #2

Continuing our monthlong celebration of Halloween with various scary movie and TV-related lists. Check out our online movie database at staytunedmag.com to see if any of these or other scary titles are on this month. SUSPENSION OF BELIEF: TOP 5 LAMEST MOVIE MONSTERS We’ll give you a rest from true terror for a little bit, as it’s doubtful that the following monsters would scare anyone over the age of 2. Just be careful not to die laughing: 5. The walking tree-stumpy thing in From Hell It Came (1957) Well, technically it’s a “tobonga,” a murdered South Seas prince reanimated in […]

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Horror

Scariest Scary Movie #31 – The Changeling

Throughout October, we are counting down the 31 Scariest Movies ever made! Each day, we will reveal a new frightening film until we reach the Scariest Scary Movie on Halloween. Many of the titles referenced will be on TV this month (check out the online movie database at staytunedmag.com to find out if and when), others you will have to seek out on your own. Where available, we’ve included video clips of the titles to give you a terrifying taste of what to expect from each. (Note: Videos may contain disturbing images and language.) Let the countdown begin! The Changeling […]

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Horror

THE FEARFUL FIVE! #1

Today we begin our monthlong “Fearful Five” feature. Throughout October, we will post lists devoted to various scary movie and TV topics to help you get the most enjoyment out of this spooky Halloween season. Many of the titles referenced will be on TV this month (check out the online movie database at staytunedmag.com to find out if and when), others you will have to seek out on your own. Where available, we’ve included video clips of the titles to give you a terrifying taste of what to expect from each (Note: Videos may contain disturbing images and language.) So […]

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Family

Hot For “High School Musical 2?”

It’s time to come out of hiding, closet Disney fans. It’s OK that you tap your foot when those Wildcats get their heads in the game! And it’s also OK that you’re wondering, “How does Miss Gabriella Montez dance in those heels?” Now’s your chance to get the answers! We’re sitting down with Gabriella herself, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, in preparation for the August 17 premiere of High School Musical 2, and we want your questions! Send us an e-mail at editor-tv@tribune.com (be sure to include your name and hometown), or post a comment below! We’ll publish her answers here and […]

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Magazine Archive

Queen Latifah’s New Movie Celebrates What’s Important In Life

Getting To Know Queen Latifah What’s Your Favorite Sports Team? Have to be the [New York] Giants. If You Could Only Have Three Shows On Your TV, What Would They Be? It would have to be Grey’s Anatomy … let’s [also] go with CSI … and somebody’s 6 o’clock news so I know what the hell is going on! Have You Ever Been Starstruck By Anyone? Prince. What Has Been Your Strangest Fan Encounter? This girl once gave me a bat. A dead bat wrapped up in a nice box. I think she was witch — San Francisco, you know, […]

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Interview

Nora Roberts Discusses Her Lifetime Films

If romance novelist Nora Roberts were not a writer, she says she would probably have to work in retail for minimum wage since, she asserts, “I have no other talent.” Fortunately for Roberts’ many fans, she sticks with what she does best and, with over 100 novels published, is one of America’s most prolific writers. Now her fans can see four of her books come to life onscreen. These Lifetime original movies include Angels Fall, premiering Jan. 29 on Lifetime, and Blue Smoke, Carolina Moon and Montana Sky, airing on the network in February. Roberts was happy to discuss the […]

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Documentary

Rosie Perez Finds The Source Of Puerto Rican Pride

They say travel is broadening. But though I’ve toured Puerto Rico, from a trek through the El Yunque rainforest to a midnight ride on the phosphorescent bay near Ponce, I never expected to increase my knowledge of the island through an hourlong interview with actress Rosie Perez about her journey of cultural discovery. We discussed her feature-length documentary, ¡Yo Soy Boricua, Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas! (I’m Boricua, Just So You Know), premiering June 12 on IFC, which she appears in as well as directs. What prompted you to put this film together? Rosie Perez: I have this guy I used […]