Out of the roughly 350 million books that Stephen King has sold throughout his career, the 1138 pages he wrote about an evil, trans-dimensional clown may encompass his most famous, lasting work. "It" hit bookstands in September of 1986 and went on terrorize suburban parents and the few brave children who stole a copy off the family bookshelf to read alone with a flashlight under their bed covers. In 2017, Andy Muschietti's film adaptation of "It" went on to gross a staggering 700 million at the box office and the sequel "It Chapter Two" pushed the final tally to well over a billion dollars.
The name Pennywise is now a household name, even more so than when ABC's two-part "It" TV miniseries invaded the homes of millions of Americans in 1990 just a week before Thanksgiving. Tim Curry's remarkable turn as Pennywise is the most memorable aspect of the two-night event and still remains...
The name Pennywise is now a household name, even more so than when ABC's two-part "It" TV miniseries invaded the homes of millions of Americans in 1990 just a week before Thanksgiving. Tim Curry's remarkable turn as Pennywise is the most memorable aspect of the two-night event and still remains...
- 11/15/2022
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
As a documentary filmmaker and archivist, I rely on a few critical things when putting together a new film project. The first thing is patience; finding rare and rarely seen materials is often a marathon, not a sprint. The other thing I rely on is the cooperation from and collaboration with the holders of said rare material. Special FX makeup artists, script supervisors, stand-ins, and journalists have been my saving grace on nearly every documentary film project I’ve worked on. For our latest feature length documentary, Pennywise: The Story of It, there were several people who opened their archives to our team and it was this generosity that really helped us elevate the documentary. One of those people was Bart Mixon, Special FX Makeup Supervisor, and another – and the subject of this article and interview – was Canadian journalist, Steve Newton.
As an entertainment journalist who has been covering music and film for over 40 years,...
As an entertainment journalist who has been covering music and film for over 40 years,...
- 9/20/2022
- by John Campopiano
- bloody-disgusting.com
"I tend to play very over-the-top people."
That's what beloved actor Tim Curry told Fangoria Magazine in 1990, and it would only be confirmed over the following decades. He's played professional pirates and sinister clergymen, calculating butlers, and the sexiest mound of crooning toxic sludge in cinema history. He would gain fame playing a transvestite scientist in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in 1975, reprising the role of Dr. Frank-n-Furter from previous musical stage productions. The majority of parts played by Curry are ones prone to excess, but few are wilder than the shapeshifting, child-eating entity Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Speaking with Steve Newton for Fangoria on the set of "It," Curry goes long on Pennywise, a character he describes as "a smile gone bad." Becoming the clown requires three hours in the makeup chair with FX artist Bart Mixon but it's not a big problem for Curry,...
That's what beloved actor Tim Curry told Fangoria Magazine in 1990, and it would only be confirmed over the following decades. He's played professional pirates and sinister clergymen, calculating butlers, and the sexiest mound of crooning toxic sludge in cinema history. He would gain fame playing a transvestite scientist in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in 1975, reprising the role of Dr. Frank-n-Furter from previous musical stage productions. The majority of parts played by Curry are ones prone to excess, but few are wilder than the shapeshifting, child-eating entity Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Speaking with Steve Newton for Fangoria on the set of "It," Curry goes long on Pennywise, a character he describes as "a smile gone bad." Becoming the clown requires three hours in the makeup chair with FX artist Bart Mixon but it's not a big problem for Curry,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
The Refusers · Shame On You The Refusers · Clown Show Band: The Refusers; Michael Belkin: vocals and guitars; Steve Newton: bass and background vocals; Joe Doria: Hammond organ and piano; and Brendan Hill: drums Album: ‘Freedom Fighters’ One of the most compelling and vital aspects of music is its distinct ability to allow singers […]
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- 6/24/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Band: The Refusers; Michael Belkin: vocals and guitars; Steve Newton: bass and background vocals; Joe Doria: Hammond organ and piano; and Brendan Hill: drums Single: ‘Love Never Fails’ While many Americans routinely argue over their bureaucratic beliefs, there’s one ideal that people often do agree on, especially since the 2016 presidential election-that divisive political discourse […]
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- 3/28/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Band: The Refusers; members: Michael Belkin: guitar and vocals; Steve Newton: bass and vocals; and Joe Doria: Hammond organ and piano Ep: ‘Disobey’ While many Americans routinely argue over their bureaucratic beliefs, there’s one ideal that people often do agree on, especially since the 2016 presidential election-that divisive political discourse keeps spinning out of control. […]
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- 5/29/2018
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Twenty years ago today—on January 30, 1998—the seabeast saga Deep Rising was released in North American theatres, and man did it suck. I sure thought so, anyway. Here’s my original review from two decades ago… What’s up with Vancouver and the scary movies that are made here? This town may be tops in TV terror […]
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- 1/30/2018
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
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