Spirit Awards 2024: A Platform for Essential Independent Films | Chaz’s Journal

Fortunately, the little engine that could kept chugging right along. It is now a very important part of the filmmaking landscape in California, supporting a diverse group of filmmakers and hosting one of the most fun and celebrated awards shows around. And now the date of the show is not tied to the occurrence of the … Read more

2024 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees Led by American Fiction, May December and Past Lives | Festivals & Awards

Rounding out the Best Picture nominees are two more romances, Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” and Ira Sachs’ “Passages”, as well as Minhal Baig’s Chicago-set drama “We Grown Now.” Nominated for Best Documentary are “Bye Bye Tiberias,” “Four Daughters,” “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,” “Kokomo City” and “The Mother of All Lies.” Best International … Read more

Eddie Murphy’s in the Holiday Spirit

Halloween is still two weeks away, but apparently it’s already time to start talking about the holiday season, and the impending onslaught of Christmas movies. First up: Here is Eddie Murphy’s first entry in the durable holiday movie genre. Called Candy Cane Lane, it sees Murphy as a Christmas-obsessed dad who makes a wish that goes … Read more

Killer Klowns from Outer Space popcorn gun available from Spirit

Spirit Halloween is now selling replicas of the Popcorn Gun from the horror comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space Spirit Halloween stores are continuing to expand their large collection of merchandise inspired by the 1988 horror comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space (watch it HERE). The latest item is a replica of the … Read more

Spirit Halloween has turned genre icons Leatherface, Pennywise, Ghostface, and Sam into Horror Babies

Spirit Halloween has unveiled a line of Horror Babies, featuring infant versions of Leatherface, Pennywise, Ghostface, and Sam Spirit Halloween has unveiled an all-new line of items called Horror Babies – which turn gender icons into demented infants! Spirit Halloween expects horror fans to “drool over” this merchandise, and they note that “each officially licensed … Read more

Killer Klowns cotton candy cocoon available from Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween is selling a 6 foot version of the cotton candy cocoons from the cult classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space For decades, the 1988 film Killer Klowns from Outer Space (watch it HERE) was a little-known cult film that never got the sequel it deserved… and while it still hasn’t received the sequel … Read more