Mia Farrow

10 great places to act out a scary movie scene

In Washington: These steps in Georgetown were the site of two death scenes in 1973's The Exorcist. The Michael Myers House South Pasadena, Calif. In the 1978 horror movie classic Halloween, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis in her...

Scary movies for scaredy cats

You frightened kittens know who you are. You're open to the idea of a chilling outing, really you are. You appreciate the adrenaline rush a good horror movie can elicit, really you do. But it doesn't take much to rattle you.

The costume montage

I'm going out of town tomorrow, so I thought I would post my montage of costumes thru-the-years, like I always do. These are the photos that exist. I do remember other costumes but I lack evidence....

Popcorn & Candy: Demons & Killers & Porno, Oh My!

DCist's highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Halloween on Screen The AFI's Halloween weekend series has long been one of the best options for...

Halloween Movie Briefs

With Halloween just a day away, it's the perfect time to bring out the hardcore slashers, psychological thrillers and classic sleeper horror films. For those undecided on a good creepy flick to best commemorate the end of this...

Spook-tacular films to watch for Halloween

As Halloween approaches, a slew of horror-themed films are headed to theaters to drive ticket sales before the holiday passes. However, it is the older films that should be seen this time of the year instead. Many are familiar...

Roman Candle

The 40th anniversary presentation of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby (1968), from his own screenplay and based on Ira Levin’s horror novel, will play at Film Forum from Friday, Oct. 31, through Thursday, Nov. 6. Showtimes...

Newt Gingrich, Mia Farrow highlight Naples Town Hall Distinguished Speakers series

Former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and actress/humanitarian activist Mia Farrow are two of the speakers that will be participating in the Naples Town Hall 2009 lecture series “New Perspectives for a Changing World.”

5Top: Scary movies for the squeamish

Our picks of top movies, music, books and more “The Haunting” (1963) Forget the buckets of blood. Fright fans who want to avoid the gore and still get thrills and chills can enjoy the pure fear factor of “The Haunting.” Based...

Film Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona Alan A. Stone Woody Allen was shooting his latest film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, in Oviedo, Spain when news came that Ingmar Bergman, the filmmaker he most admired, had died. Allen has...