On Halloween night, 1977, the first in the crucial sweeps week for “Night Owls,” Delroy and his producers come up with a desperate, last ditch idea to spike ratings: they design a show full of spectacle that will tap into the cultural craze for all things occult. The guest list
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Micheline Presle, Actress Known for ‘Devil in the Flesh,’ Dies at 101
Micheline Presle, a subtle and elegant actress who was a last link to the first golden age of French cinema, died on Feb. 21 in Nogent-sur-Marne, a suburb of Paris. She was 101. Her death, at the Maison des Artistes, a retirement home for artists partly funded by the government,
‘Our Father, the Devil’ Review: Wash Away Your Sins
“Our Father, the Devil” centers on Marie (Babetida Sadjo), a Guinean refugee in southern France who possesses the kind of thick armor forged by intense hurt. When a figure from Marie’s past life arrives in the guise of a priest at the upscale retirement home where she works as the
Umpire pulls child out of dust devil during youth baseball game: 'You saved his life'
A youth baseball game in Florida on Sunday was the subject of a scary weather event when a dust devil formed on home plate and a child appeared to get caught up in it. The incident occurred at Fort Caroline Athletic Association baseball field in Jacksonville. The dust devil formed
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Review: An Adaptation That Needs Tailoring
CHICAGO — A movie-to-musical that wants to have its cake and eat it, too, and still fit into a sample size, “The Devil Wears Prada,” opened at the James M. Nederlander Theater here on Sunday. With music by the rock god Elton John and lyrics by the Off-Broadway sweetheart Shaina
‘The Satan You Know’ Assessment: A Thriller Thinner Than Blood
Lately launched from jail, Marcus Cowans (Omar Epps), a recovering alcoholic, searches for a contemporary begin. He comes from a steadfast household, of 4 flatly sketched siblings, who fear about his well-being. But it surely’s his brother Drew (William Catlett), unemployed, alone, and hanging round a foul crowd, who’s regarding.
New in Paperback: ‘A Little Satan in America’ and ‘My Pal Anna’
ANTIQUITIES, by Cynthia Ozick. (Classic, 272 pp., $16.) The Instances critic Dwight Garner famous that this assortment of 5 tales could also be a small addition to Ozick’s voluminous physique of labor, nevertheless it’s one that’s “richly patterned and strongly coloured.” The titular story, a novella set in 1949, follows
‘Studio 666’ Evaluate: Foo Combating the Satan
It isn’t at all times sufficient for a awful horror comedy to splash round in its lousiness. However I’d prefer to thank the individuals who made “Studio 666.” They’ve splashed me — with the blood of food-delivery guys and the viscera of Chris Shiflett, the chief guitarist of Foo Fighters