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September 13, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

‘I Like Scary Movies’ returns to Los Angeles for limited time

The interactive pop-up featuring reimaginings of your favorite horror movies, “I Like Scary Movies,” will open its doors for an encore engagement in Los Angeles this fall.

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Filed Under: Exhibit, Movies, Slider, Video Tagged With: activation, beetlejuice, featured, Halloween, i like scary movies, it, Los Angeles, nightmare on elm street, pop-up, The Shining

September 5, 2019 By Tharin White Leave a Comment

Movie Review: IT Chapter 2 is a horrifying yet fulfilling finale

IT Chapter 2 is the fulfilling finale to one of the greatest horror stories of this generation. This clown teaches a better life lesson than most family stories in this epic tale of self-discovery and letting go of the pains of the past. This spoiler free review will talk about the overarching feeling of the film without going into details.

Pennywise is back, 27 years later, hungry for more with the infamous kids of Derry. This 2 hour and 49 minute film uses its lengthy runtime to provide a complete story that honestly has more teaching moments than one would ever expect from a film in the horror genre. After nearly 30 years the Losers Club is called back to Derry as Pennywise begins to terrorize the town again. Through personal struggles, fights, anxiety-filled moments and group bonding this group learns what it takes to fight their fears.

If you were a fan of IT Chapter 1 you will also love this film. The two are extremely similar in horror and humor alike. In fact, the films and the actors within felt made for each other. Each character is represented as their younger and grown-up self with their actor’s portrayal being spot-on. The looks and mannerisms of the characters stand true, but in case you miss it the film does a great job of bringing it all back to the original film.

In fact, the film actually showcases the younger actors way more than expected with tie-ins that actually build upon the original film. This is part of the reason I felt that the message of this film was stronger than the scares. But, don’t get me wrong, this film has plenty of fingernail-biting anxiety-driven scares in it too.

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— IT Chapter Two 🎈🎈 (@ITMovieOfficial) August 26, 2019

While IT Chapter 2 does features jump scares, (what horror film doesn’t) it doesn’t rely on them to provide the fear. So much of the fear comes from the imagery that is simply just scary to look at. While computer-based special effects needed to be used to create much of the horror in the film, it is done very well. In fact, the horror element lies in the genuine believability of the action.

The story that hides behind the fear is actually the main reason I suggest seeing this film. After the first installment I wanted to learn more about these characters and what other fears they could face. This film did just that while touching on modern struggles like suicide, homophobia, bullying, anxiety, self-worth and more.

Before seeing the film I kept seeing positive reviews about Bill Hader who plays Richie Tozier when he is grown up. After seeing the film I could not agree more. While the entire cast stuck whole-heartedly to their character, Bill Hader brought so much to Richie and the film as a whole. He easily had the funniest moments in the film and brought a new level of life and realism to Richie.

Overall I would say that IT Chapter 1 was the scarier film, but it did not have the same level of completeness that Chapter 2 had. Chapter 2 brought together scares, real-life struggles, hilarious moments and a strong finale for this two-part horror story.

IT Chapter 2 premieres this Friday, September 6th. It is rated R for disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material.

Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Theme Parks Tagged With: Derry, horror, it, It Chapter 2, IT: Chapter Two, movie review, Pennywise

September 3, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Warner Bros. Movie World Fright Nights to bring ‘Zombieland,’ ‘It’ to life

Halloween season is quickly approaching, and Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia is getting in on the action with Fright Nights, their annual haunt event.

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Filed Under: Event, Halloween, Movies, Slider, Theme Parks Tagged With: 2019, Australia, featured, fright nights, Halloween, it, warner bros movie world, Warner Bros.

August 6, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

‘IT Chapter Two’ bringing interactive experience to Los Angeles

To celebrate the upcoming release of New Line Cinema’s “IT Chapter Two,” Derry is returning to the heart of Hollywood with The IT Experience: Chapter Two.

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Filed Under: Exhibit, Movies, Slider Tagged With: featured, Hollywood, immersive activation, immersive experience, it, Los Angeles, Pennywise, the it experience, the it experience: chapter two

May 9, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

New ‘IT: Chapter Two’ trailer teases the return of Pennywise

The teaser trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures’ “IT: Chapter 2” has finally been released, showing that evil has once again resurfaced in Derry, Maine.

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Filed Under: Halloween, Movies, Slider Tagged With: featured, it, IT: Chapter Two, Movies, scary movies, teaser, teaser trailer, trailer

February 18, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

‘I Like Scary Movies’ interactive art installation brings horror films to life

This spring, experience your favorite horror films come to life with the limited-time “I Like Scary Movies” art installation coming to Los Angeles, Calif.

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Experience your favorite horror movies with this all-new interactive activation.

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Filed Under: Exhibit, Movies, Slider Tagged With: a nightmare on elm street, activation, art installation, beetlejuice, Exhibit, exhibition, featured, horror movies, i like scary movies, immersive experience, it, Movies, new line cinema, scary movies, the lost boys, The Shining, warner bros. pictures

December 31, 2018 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Top 10 Attractions Magazine YouTube videos of 2018

This year saw a lot of changes in Central Florida and beyond, and we were there bringing you coverage of it all. Here’s a look back at the top 10 videos from our YouTube channel in 2018.

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Filed Under: Theme Parks, Video Tagged With: Attractions Kids, attractions magazine, batman, disney fandaze, Disney On Ice, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Dubai, haunted house, incredicoaster, infinity falls, it, Motiongate, SeaWorld Orlando, Slinky Dog Dash, starflyer, Toy Story Land, videos, Walt Disney World, YouTube

October 4, 2018 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

VIDEOS: Highlights from Horror Made Here at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood

Horror Made Here: A Festival of Frights officially begins tomorrow at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, where guests will enter their iconic backlot and step into the worlds of what scares them.

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Experience new terrors at this year’s Horror Made Here: A Festival of Frights.

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Filed Under: Event, Halloween, Movies, Slider, Video Tagged With: a festival of frights, a nightmare on elm street, annabelle, arkham asylum, backlot, batman, camp crystal lake, DC comics, Event, featured, freddy, friday the 13th, Halloween, haunt, horror made here, it, jason, Movies, studio tour, the conjuring, The Exorcist, the joker, The Nun, Video, Warner Bros., warner bros. studio tour hollywood, WB

June 21, 2018 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

‘IT’ and ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’ come to life with Horror Made Here: A Festival of Frights at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood

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Experience new terrors at this year’s Horror Made Here: A Festival of Frights.

This Halloween season, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood will give guests a good scare with the return of Horror Made Here: A Festival of Frights. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Event, Halloween, Movies, Slider Tagged With: a festival of frights, arkham asylum, batman, Event, featured, Halloween, harley quinn, haunted house, horror made here, it, mazes, Movies, neibolt house, Pennywise, the joker, warner bros. studio tour hollywood

September 28, 2017 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Spooky Empire will roll out the red carpet for Hollywood icons this October

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Spooky Empire is rolling out the red carpet for celebrity guests attending this year’s convention.

Spooky Empire, the annual thriller and horror convention, has announced the reunion of the cast of “Sixteen Candles” with the attendance of Molly Ringwald, John and Joan Cusack, and Anthony Michael Hall  during their convention at The Hyatt Regency Orlando. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Event, Halloween, Movies, Slider, Television Tagged With: celebrity, convention, friday the 13th, guests, Halloween, horror, it, jaws, predator, sixteen candles, Spooky Empire, the lost boys, Thriller

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