For her new movie, Hocus Pocus 2, director Anne Fletcher wanted to take fans back to the deepest reaches of hell... or... at least to a very '90s living room occupied by a devilish "Master" (Garry Marshall) and his "Little Woman" wife (Penny Marshall). The Proposal and Dumplin' helmer exclusively tells EW how she devised including a brief tribute to the filmmaking siblings in the new Disney+ movie, via a short scene that sees the resurrected Sanderson Sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) soaring past the homes of Salem citizens, only to come across a couple who's watching the Marshalls' original Hocus Pocus cameo on their TV. Read More...
You are to dig one hole each day, including Saturdays and Sundays. Each hole must be five feet deep, and five feet across in every direction. Your shovel is your measuring stick. If you're not smiling knowingly at the previous paragraph, well, you don't know "Holes." And if you don't know "Holes," you should be smiling. Sheepishly, because you are oblivious to a property that's almost as hot as "Potter." Published in 1998, Louis Sachar's " Read More...
Sexism in the Audition Room Michael Tullberg/Getty Images; C Flanigan/Getty Images; Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images From the dearth of opportunities for female directors, the lack of complex roles for actresses (and especially the paucity of parts for women over 40), the gender wage gap, the normalized objectification of the female body, and the consistent failure of major studio films to pass the Bechdel test, Hollywood is often criticized for its gender inequality. Read More...
