Racket

On the Big Screen This Week: Another Frankenstein Story, a North African Quest, and a Tribute to Catherine O’Hara

Meanwhile, the Heights is starting a Catherine O'Hara tribute series this week with Home Alone. In notable new releases, we've got Maggie Gyllenhaal's brash The Bride! and Óliver Laxe's Cannes-lauded ...
Opinion

Phantom turns 90: A masked hero’s Indian odyssey haunted by colonial baggage

The stories of Phantom project India as a colourful, exotic puzzle that forms the backdrop for a Western crime-fighter’s daredevilry ...

5 real-life dating rules of Shakespeare's England

Believe it or not, these romantic customs were commonly observed in Elizabethan England during the time when Shakespeare wrote his plays and poetry.
Gizmodo

Maggie Gyllenhaal Insists ‘The Bride!’ Isn’t a Musical, Despite All the Singing

Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale also do a lot of dancing, apparently, in the creature-feature romance hitting theaters March 6. Reading time 2 minutes When news about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s bold, punk ...
IndieWire

‘The Bride’ Trailer: Maggie Gyllenhaal Unveils Her Punk Rock Take on One of Cinema’s Misunderstood Monsters

Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star in the buzzy Warner Bros. film, which hits theaters on March 6. During a virtual press conference on Tuesday, January 13, Gyllenhaal explained how her vision for ...
HELLO! Magazine

This stunning Elizabethan Manor is fit for royalty – find out who's stayed there

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Read our full commerce guidelines here. Fit for a royal, if you're planning an autumn staycation, Elizabethan Manor is not to be ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Princess Bride’: THR’s 1987 Review

On Sept. 25, 1987, Rob Reiner's comedy first hit theaters. By Duane Byrge On Sept. 25, 1987, 20th Century Fox unveiled The Princess Bride in theaters. The Rob Reiner-directed comedy would initially ...
Variety

‘The Bride’ Trailer: Christian Bale Is Frankenstein and Jessie Buckley His Reanimated Bride in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gritty Horror

She’s alive! Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s monster movie “The Bride,” starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. The film’s official synopsis reads: “A ...
Los Angeles Times

Here comes the bride in the ‘monstrous’ trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein movie

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Woman … friend … wife. Jessie Buckley is the platinum blond bride of ...
National Catholic Register

Here Comes the Bride — and the Groom: Why Catholic Couples Are Walking Into Their Wedding Mass Together

At the start of an Aug. 23 Catholic wedding in St. Paul, Minnesota, all eyes turned to the back of the church for that iconic moment: the bride’s procession down the aisle with her father, before he ...
Deadline.com

‘The Princess Bride’ Musical: EGOT Songwriters Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Director Alex Timbers And Producer Jeffrey Seller Join Stage Adaptation In Development

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; 'The Princess Bride' film's Mandy Patinkin; and Alex Timbers Getty/Everett Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning songwriting duo Robert Lopez and Kristen ...
The Economist

Bride prices are surging in China

MARRIAGE IN CHINA can be mercenary. “Is 380,000 yuan a lot for a bride price?” a woman in Guangdong asks on a social-media site. She is thinking of getting married, and wants to know how much her ...