The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

“Well, Clarice — have the lambs stopped screaming?” — Dr. Hannibal Lecter Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991) begins like a Gothic horror movie. With towering trees and a heaping dose of fog, Demme and cinematographer Tak Fujimoto convey a sense of haunting with their very first images. These touches evoke Roger Corman’s […]

David Boreanaz Breaks Silence, Offers Charisma Carpenter His ‘Support’ in Wake of Joss Whedon Allegations

RELATED STORIES David Boreanaz has offered a pledge of public support to Charisma Carpenter, just days after his former costar detailed the “toxic” and “hostile” abuse she allegedly suffered under Buffyverse auteur Joss Whedon. Though Carpenter — who played Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel — has alluded to her […]

Clarice: Grade the Premiere of CBS’ Silence of the Lambs Sequel

RELATED STORIES The aftermath of the Buffalo Bill fiasco is about to be revealed. Clarice, CBS’ Silence of the Lambs sequel series, premiered Thursday, taking stock of FBI Agent Clarice Starling’s life one year after the events of the Oscar-winning Jonathan Demme film. While her life has been a hellacious cocktail comprised of one part media circus […]

Clarice: Watch the Full Trailer for CBS’ Silence of the Lambs Sequel Series

RELATED STORIES Hello, Clarice: The first full trailer for CBS’ upcoming Silence of the Lambs sequel series is finally here. The psychological horror series (which premieres Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10/9c) stars Rebecca Breeds (The Originals, Pretty Little Liars) as the titular FBI agent Clarice Starling, and picks up one year after the events of the […]

Strictly suffers huge setback as HRVY breaks silence on testing positive for coronavirus

Strictly Come Dancing has suffered its first setback after contestant HRVY revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus, which was also confirmed by a BBC spokesperson. The 21-year-old singer broke the news that he had contracted the dreaded illness on Thursday night despite showing no symptoms, and has now gone into isolation. Taking to Twitter, he admitted he […]

BBC Breakfast left in awkward silence after Naga Munchetty snub: ‘What am I then?’

Naga asked: “Let’s talk about how this is going to work between Scotland and England… we’ve had this cautious look ahead from Nicola Sturgeon for how it may work for those travelling across the border either way… “What’s your interpretation of this and the reason behind this?” probed the host. Professor Leitch said: “I was […]

Coronation Street spoilers: Seb Franklin killed amid Jan’s chilling threat to silence him?

Earlier this week Seb Franklin (played by Harry Visinoni) discovered the truth about Jan Lozinski’s (Piotr Baumann) involvement in the human trafficking ring. Viewers watched as Jan discussed Seb’s discovery with Rachel (Verity Henry), who is in charge of the girls, and things don’t look good for Seb. Rachel warned Jan that it was up to […]

Death in Paradise 2019: ‘We’re dispensable’ Cast break silence on Danny John-Jules exit

Death in Paradise’s cast will be a little smaller this year now Danny John-Jules will be absent.  The actor, 58, played police officer, Dwayne Myers for seven seasons, but stepped down last year. He went on to take part in Strictly Come Dancing, where he was eliminated in week eight.  Now, the current cast of […]

Hollywood’s First Big Silence Breaker: Marilyn Monroe

Welcome to The Thread, OZY’s weekly podcast unlocking a series of linked histories, starting with feminist leader Gloria Steinem and stretching all the way back to the casting couches of early Hollywood. Subscribe now to follow The Thread on Apple or on OZY.com. The article that ran in the January 1953 issue of Motion Picture […]

‘Left to count their dead’: Striking report breaks MSM silence on plight of ‘liberated’ Raqqa

Entire families perished in US-led strikes on Raqqa that may have claimed more civilian lives than those of ISIS, NPR said in a shocking report tilting the Western media narrative on what has become of the “liberated” city. The retaking of Raqqa, Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) stronghold in Syria, was hailed as a major […]