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A new ‘Toxic Avenger’ emerges from the ooze

Arts and Culture

SAN DIEGO (AP) — “The Toxic Avenger” got stuck in the sludge. Director Macon Blair’s reboot of the classic 1980s cult superhero franchise from Troma Entertainment was shot four years ago and had its festival premiere two years ago, but for a long time, no theatrical distributors would ...

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein dreams are alive

Arts and Culture

NEW YORK (AP) — On the first day of shooting “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro held up a drawing of the creature he had made when he was a teenager. “He said, ‘This is like Jesus to me,’” recalls Oscar Isaac. For the Mexican-born filmmaker, Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel ...