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While witches in the movies have generally been consigned to pictures we'd rather forget, it's actually pretty remarkable how diversely they've been used. From comedies to teen movies to even animated fare, the witch has provided some creative source material for writers willing to go the extra mile. And more than a few of these characters have cast their spell on us.
This weekend, "Beautiful Creatures" arrives in theaters nationwide, concerning a young witch (or, in their vernacular, "caster") who falls in love with a teenage human. The movie -- which isn't that great -- got us thinking about broomriders, and which ones would be worth revisiting again. So below, check out our choices for the ten most memorable movie witches, and then tell us in the comments section who your favorites are.
In what would prove to be his last great movie, Nicolas Roeg, the auteur behind psychosexual horror shows "Don't Look Now" and "Bad Timing" (as well as the meditative "Walkabout" and whatever the hell "The Man Who Fell To Earth" is), adapted the Roald Dahl novel about an evil coven of witches and the little boy that runs afoul of their evil scheme (they turn him into an adorable mouse). One of the last movies personally overseen by Jim Henson (the other was the MuppetVision 3D movie for Orlando's Walt Disney World), "The Witches" is genuinely frightening and exhilaratingly weird, thanks mostly to a show-stopping lead performance by Anjelica Huston as The Grand High Witch (yes, that's actually her name), who, in her witchy form, is absolutely a triumph of make-up wizardry and maybe the most indelible cinematic witch (at least from a design standpoint) this side of "Wizard of Oz" (more on that in a minute). Our favorite feature? The witches' square feet. The embellishment is such a bizarre Dahl-ism, it could only be brought to life by the brilliantly fearless Roeg.
The most iconic cinematic witch has got to be Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in Victor Fleming's immortal "Wizard of Oz." Her skin a sickly pea soup green, her fingers elongated talons, her raspy voice calling that she'll get you (and your little dog too), the Wicked Witch of the West is the grand empress behind an army of winged monkeys and goonish guards, who has it in for Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her band of merry misfits. (Melted by water though? Kind of a weak way to go.) "The Wizard of Oz" is a classic for a number of reasons, but it's hard to pinpoint a more memorable character than the Wicked Witch of the West – she's someone little kids are both afraid of and hopelessly drawn to. She is also, along with Judy, something of a gay icon. While Disney has "Oz The Great And Powerful" in theaters early next month, at least as far as witches go, Hamilton's performance is going to be a tough act to follow.
Long before Darren Aronofsky made his arty Oscar-winning riff on "Suspiria" with "Black Swan," indie horror director Lucky McGee mined the same material for "The Woods," his super smart, super scary, woefully under-seen gem about a girls' boarding school in the '60s that's lorded over by malevolent forces. There's no force more malevolent than Patricia Clarkson's Ms. Traverse, a head mistress with a dark-ass secret (hint: she's a fucking witch). What makes her so scary is that she at first seems to be perfectly sweet and amiable, but this is before she's sending evil trees to attack Bruce Campbell and murdering students (Agnes Bruckner, as the student most psychically traumatized, nicely channels Sissy Spacek in "Carrie" as well as Jessica Harper in "Suspiria"). While "The Woods" falls apart as the weirdness starts to pile up, Clarkson is a genuinely wonderful witch – the kind that you could imagine luring children into a gingerbread house or, in this case, strictly running a girls' boarding school.
Released the same year as Alfred Hitchcock's game-changing chiller "Psycho," Mario Bava's shocking "Black Sunday" stars a truly magnetic Barbara Steele as an ancient witch put to death, who comes back 200 years later to exact her bloody revenge on her original killers' descendants. Also: she's kind of a vampire, which is pretty cool. Filmed in velvety black-and-white, "Black Sunday" was a sensation upon its initial release (the theatrical trailer intoned, "Not since Dracula stalked the earth has the world known so terrifying a day… or night…"), daringly up front about its sexuality, violence, and religion (Satanism is gleefully practiced). Steele, as the ageless witch, is both scary and incredibly sexy, two prerequisites for top-tier witches. (Unsurprisingly, she became an instant cult icon.) She not only gets to kill people but also bring them back to life. Now that's power!
In this surprisingly solid low-budget shocker, Julian Sands, a veritable Marianas Trench of charm, plays a witch who, sort of like Barbara Steele in "Black Sunday," is prosecuted for his witchy crimes in the past (led by a witch hunter played by none other than Richard Grant), but before he can get slain, Satan (yes, this is serious business) shows up and zaps Sands into the future (Grant follows him through the wormhole). The stuff in the present is kind of dopey (it involves a Necronomicon-style magical book and a pair of innocent kids caught in the magical crosshairs), but "Warlock" is an interesting intersection of fish-out-of-water comedy and pagan horror movie. Of course, the whole thing would fall apart if not for the lead performance by Sands (who would reprise the role in the 1993 sequel "Warlock: Armageddon"), a beguiling mix of menace and danger that does a lot to camouflage the silly script and subpar special effects. The score, by Jerry Goldsmith, is admittedly pretty great too, as is Grant's scenery-chomping secondary role, which would require a very powerful spell to contain.
Michael D Walker | February 11, 2014 3:55 AM
Great summary of cinematic witches! Have to admit I've never even heard of "The Woods" so I will definitely have to see that just for Patricia Clarkson & Bruce Campbell. Thoroughly agree with "I Married A Witch" and Veronica Lake though I'm rather biased towards it given it's based off of Thorne Smith's novel "The Passionate Witch" and I run the website dedicated to Thorne Smith.
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jimmiescoffee | February 15, 2013 11:08 PM
great list. a lot of underrated stuff here especially 'the witches'
Arch | February 14, 2013 4:44 PM
I would definitely put Suspiria in the list even though the witch is more like a distant/dormant menace (like the Blair witch). I think I would change Campbell for Fairuza Balke in The Craft... maybe even change Kiki (although I love that movie) for the twin witches Yubaba/Zeniba in Spirited away.
But it's a neat list overall don't get me wrong (kudos for Warlock and the Rene Clair movie). It's just that like any other list it's always tempting to add more and more (Helen Mirren in Excalibur, Cassandra Gava has a short yet iconic scene in Conan etc.)
Neil | February 14, 2013 3:50 PM
Er, Emma Watson's Hermione from the Harry Potter series? The character is better in the novels, but still, and Watson is really great in Prisoner of Azkaban and the Deathly Hallows movies.


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A 20-year-old man on trial for murder told psychiatrists the devil instructed him to kill his father so he would have power over the world and could save his family.
Joshua Steel is on trial for killing his father, Phil Steel, on Sept. 12, 2011, in the basement of their Westsyde home. In a quiet voice at the beginning of the trial Wednesday, the small man replied "not guilty" when read the charges.
Both the defence and Crown agree with a psychiatrist's report. The doctor's opinion is that Steel did not understand what he did was wrong. Lawyers presented evidence to B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop showing Steel is not criminally responsible by reason of a mental disorder.
The Crown and defence agree Joshua killed his father by bludgeoning him repeatedly on the head with an andiron — a fireplace tool. Acting on commands from voices in his head, he went to the house with the intent of killing the 63-year-old man.
The question the judge must decide is whether Steel understood what he was doing was wrong.
Prosecutor Joel Gold said Steel's mental problems started in February 2010 as he was neared his 18th birthday. Living at home, he became more quiet and unresponsive. After staying up one night smoking pot, taking ecstasy and playing online video games he told his parents a series of shocking thoughts.
"He described bizarre thoughts about the devil, son of Zeus, guns and harm coming to his family," Gold said.
Steel's family took him to the psychiatric ward at Royal Inland Hospital. He was in and out of hospital several times that month. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from psychotic episodes and given medication. But that treatment stopped after his family took him to the Philippines, his mother's home country, in the spring of 2011.
Dr. Sam Iskander, the forensic psychiatrist who prepared the report, said Steel reported a "care provider" in the South Pacific country told him he didn't need to take the medication any longer.
After that, Steel no longer took anti-psychotic medications. He had meetings with child psychologists and mental-health officials through the spring, where he reported occasionally hearing voices and was emotionally distant from his family.
Iskander said those medications would have gone some way to controlling his later psychotic episodes, including the one when he killed his father.
Two days before he killed his father and after a heated argument with his parents, Steel went on a rampage in the neighbourhood, breaking car windows. He was assessed by the Kamloops mental health action response team.
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Grand Luxxe Riviera Maya in Cancun
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Grand Luxxe is the pinnacle of luxury within the Vidanta resort group. From the moment you arrive, you'll sense the difference—with personalized attention 24/7. You'll sense the exclusivity in private beach and pool areas that are intimate and tranquil. You´ll enjoy luxurious and spacious rooms with a beautiful view and a concierge on every floor. The expansive property includes vast tropical gardens crisscrossed by many canals and lagoons. It's the kind of extraordinary vacation experience you want, and the kind of service you deserve and expect.
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- Grand Luxxe Suites: 2BR Master Suites, 1BR Suites, and Master Rooms.
*The room described in this listing is a 2BR Master Villa. It has a second living area that can easily be used as a third bedroom.
Most units include free in-room wireless internet, use of spa and tennis courts, and arrival transportation from the airport to the resort. Golf/massage packages are included free with many units and are available for a small fee with others.
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The Gospel of Sovereign Grace
from Joel Beeke Aug 20, 2014 Category: ArticlesOne New Testament book that especially emphasizes God's astounding sovereign grace is Paul's letter to the Romans. According to Paul, this grace makes both Jew and Gentile co-heirs of God's kingdom with faithful Abraham (Rom. 4:16). It establishes peace between God and sinners who are His ... Keep Reading
$5 Friday: The Reformation, Ethics, & the Gospel
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Crucial Questions: 20 Free eBooks from R.C. Sproul
from Nathan W. Bingham Jul 31, 2014 Category: Reformation TrustIn May 2013 we made the ebook editions of R.C. Sproul's Crucial Questions series free forever. We continue to publish new ebooks in this series and this year have added Are These the Last Days?, What Is Repentance?, and What Is the Relationship between Church and State? Keep Reading
Reaching People in Evangelism
from Richard Phillips Jul 30, 2014 Category: ArticlesWe, too, have to cross barriers to reach people for Christ. This does not mean that we should participate in sin—Jesus never did that. But it does mean that we have to reach out to people who will never come to church or read the Bible. Keep Reading
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Connecting with Christian Thinkers of the Past
from Aaron Denlinger Jul 26, 2014 Category: ArticlesWhenever the professors of Reformation Bible College (RBC) have occasion to get together, I'm struck by what a fine group of biblical scholars and theologians I'm privileged to work with. Nevertheless I occasionally dream, as only a church historian would do, about the faculty I would construct if I were able to build a college from scratch and staff it with willing Christian thinkers from ages past. Keep Reading
Soli Deo Gloria: To God Alone Be the Glory
from R.C. Sproul Jul 25, 2014 Category: ArticlesSoli Deo gloria is the motto that grew out of the Protestant Reformation and was used on every composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. He affixed the initials SDG at the bottom of each manuscript to communicate the idea that it is God and God alone who is to receive the glory for the wonders of His work of creation and of redemption. Keep Reading
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More than 200 people from all over showed up in Mesquite Thursday night to air their concerns at a public hearing on a coal fired power plant. If the plant is built, it will be located a little more than 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas and would provide power to half a million homes.
The Toquop company, Sithe Energy, is willing to sell the power to Las Vegas. But they also hope to sell it to neighboring states and even as far as Colorado and New Mexico instead of using it there.
Sithe says the proposed plant just north of the new developments in Mesquite will be the cleanest, most advanced plant in the country.
They back up the claim by saying the plant would use 80-percent less water than more traditional coal plants -- that still equals the same amount of water used for five golf courses per year.
The group Defend the Desert says even if this plant is cleaner, coal is the wrong answer.
"We think that there are new ways to generate electricity. And yes, it is slow coming, but I think it's knocking on our door," said the group's Michele Burkett.
Frank Maisano of Sithe Energy responds, "They are desperate for power in this region. And there's no doubt that they are going to face blackouts and other issues in the short term."
Burkett was one of the many protestors during Thursday night's permit hearing.
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He was preceded in death by his son, Tracy Guthrie; sister, Sabre Freeman; parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Windell Guthrie; and several nieces and nephews.
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This award is presented at the annual Administration and Finance Area-Wide Meeting.
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Well, it seems the Titans couldn't, or didn't, use the bye week to their advantage.
Coaches usually use that time during the bye week to clean up mistakes that have cost them dearly.
But after watching the Jacksonville Jaguars snap a seven-game losing streak at the Titans' expense, I can only draw one conclusion: The Titans are what they are. And that is a 4-7 team that lost to a 2-9 team with a backup quarterback.
It's not how, it's how many. And how many missed tackles do Titans fans have to be subjected to? How many opponents do Titans fans have to watch running free downfield to catch passes from someone named Chad Henne?
Remember when former Titans coach Jeff Fisher used to jokingly call Jacksonville's stadium the Titans second home?
Guess what? The joke is on the Titans.
They continue to make the same mistakes.
The first series of the game, the Titans intercepted a Jaguars pass deep in their end of the field and could only make eight yards before kicking a 38-yard chip shot field goal by Rob Bironas.
That, Titans fans was pretty much the highlight of the day.
There were way too many open receivers, way too many missed tackles. Sorry, but that goes on the head coach and his assistants.
Obviously, they can't get it corrected.
So any chance of this Titans team making a playoff run is only a pipe dream. Laughable, really.
Case in point was a 59-yard touchdown pass from Henne to Cecil Shorts that put Jacksonville up 14-6 in the third quarter.
Shorts pulled the Titans pants down as he managed to avoid being touched by four defenders. Jordan Babineaux was matched up with Shorts, but Babineaux was a lost ball in high weeds.
It's plays such as this that drive fans insane and get coaches fired.
Week after week we hear Titans Coach Mike Munchak says they can correct the mistakes they made the previous game. More often than not, the same mistakes raise their ugly heads and take another bite out of a Titans team that is going nowhere.
The margin of error is already shaved close enough in the NFL. The Titans margin of error barely registers on the mistake meter.
Jags Coach Mike Mularkey promised his players a post-game chest bump if they knocked off the Titans. True to his word, he met every player at the locker room door.
Maybe Munchak should consider something similar to bring his team out of the fog. Perhaps a Taser blast would be appropriate for every costly mistake.
There were some signs of hope. The Titans sacked Henne seven times. They were more aggressive than usual, blitzing more than usual. That was positive for the front seven, as they showed a lot of energy.
But if the secondary continues to get burned time after time, defensive coordinator Jerry Gray should consider purchasing fire-retardant uniforms.
It was yet another game the Titans coulda, shoulda but woulda not win.
If this type performance continues, Titans owner Bud Adams needs to take inventory as to whether he has the right people in place, from the front office on down.
The empty seats at LP Field will continue to grow in numbers. It's a strong message. Titans fans won't accept watching the train wrecks they keep coming back for. They pay high dollar in discretionary income to get nothing in return.
Houston is next. No problem, right? They'll get things corrected, ironed out this week. Look at the films and get it straight.
If you believe that, I've got a riverfront junkyard close to LP Field to sell you.
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Brian Jay Smith, 49, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1963, in Marion, to Max and Janice Smith. He graduated in the Class of 1981 from Northwestern High School.
Brian loved helping anyone and everyone, especially children. He had a passion for farming and pulling 4010 "All Jacked Up" John Deere. His hobbies included restoring and painting farm machinery and equipment (and anything else that may have rolled into his shop) along with building, tuning and pulling tractors and trucks. He was a member of the N.T.P.A and the owner and operator of Smith Custom Farming.
Brian is best remembered by his kind heart and helping hand. He was always there to help and advise the best he could in any situation, even if it had to be done "the Brian Smith way."
He is survived by his parents, Max and Janice Smith; sister, Sue Harrison; brother, Brent Smith; niece, Tara Harrison; nephew, Dalton Smith; and several aunts, uncles and cousins and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Harold and Julia Jones; paternal grandmother, Beulah LaRue; and brother-in-law, Doug Harrison.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one of several charities close to Brian's heart, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Riley Children's Hospital and the Miami County 4-H program.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Miami County 4-H Fairgrounds, with burial following in Galveston Cemetery. Friends may visit from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at the fairgrounds.
Arrangements are entrusted to Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home.


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With a series of announcements over the weekend that have caused some to declare the whole thing a hoax, DarkCryo, the purported team behind FUO the MMORPG formerly known as Firefly Universe Online, has claimed to be forging on with their hopeful fan-service title (previously based on) now supposedly "inspired by" Joss Whedon's ill-fated, but cult-celebrated Firefly TV series (thanks VG247).
The project popped up on Facebook back in April 2011 after Multiverse --a studio that was working on an officially licensed Firefly MMO-- closed down, with a promise to "proceed with DMCA immunity as a tribute to the fans, to the beloved cast, and to Joss Wedon.", and a newly re-launched website is now counting down to the launch of a Kickstarter project on January 20th 2013.
Given the enigmatic history of the development team, and the rabid passion of Firefly fans that is ripe for exploiting, it's understandable why some have called shenanigans on the whole thing; particularly as the project now supposedly has the endorsement of The Yes Men, an activist duo known for impersonations and elaborate hoaxes.
Frankly however, even if it is for realsies, the design work and screenshots offered aren't terribly promising. Nevertheless, we'll probably know more on January 20th (Jan 21 this side of the date line).
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"The Inside Story" is a cosmic fable enacted within an eighteenth-century American oak chest. Though the story is brief, it is large in scale and leads to a moral conclusion. Its thirty-six color photographs are even more important than the words.
Within these pages an empty chest and a world of things plucked from the author's past and garden are allowed to speak and feel and fear —before coming together to discover some worldly wisdom.
This is a book for imperfect adults, lovers of unexpected beauty and (just possibly) children already sensitive and wise.


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With Congress home on a week-long break, time is running out to avoid sequestration.
Across-the-board automatic spending cuts in the amount of $1.2 trillion would go into effect March 1 if Congress and the President fail to agree on addressing the U.S. national debt.
On Monday, U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) spent his time away from Capitol Hill hearing from University of Iowa researchers on the impact such cuts would have on their work.
Dr. John Fingert oversees a group of researchers working to prevent blindness, specifically looking at glaucoma -- a disease affecting one out of 10 people over 80 years old.
"We're at a crucial point where research could really find therapies that makes a big difference for these common diseases," Fingert said.
Fingert's lab depends largely on funding from the National Eye Institute to conduct this research -- dollars that are in serious jeopardy with sequestration looming just weeks away.
"The actual funds that we may lose from the sequester and the uncertainty of what funds may look like further down the road, is really damaging not just for our research but for keeping our employees employed," Fingert said.
Labs across the country are fearing the worst.
The University of Iowa stands to lose more than $20 million in research funding next year if Congress fails to act.
"If we lose funding, we lose momentum and sometimes you can't get that back," Fingert said.
Loebsack believes the impending cuts are becoming more and more unavoidable.
"The closer we get to March 1, the more likely it looks that sequestration is going to happen," Loebsack said.
UI professors point to research as the foundation for future healthcare advances.
It's why Fingert and so many others are urging Congress and the President to strike a deal before the deadline.
"We've been building our programs for years and years, and some of what we have been building is personnel (who) have been trained to be skilled researchers," Fingert said. "And if we lose them, then we lose years of training."


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The Cuyahoga County Corruption scandal is still unfolding, more than three years after the first FBI raids.
19 Action News learned that just last week, the Feds filed new charges against Jimmy Dimora.
The new indictment outlines the activities of many more people, referring to them by either their job or business but not by name.
The toughest part of analyzing the federal investigation is figuring out if people who can be identified are players in County Corruption or just collateral damage because of their harmless association with Dimora. One who is named is Dimora's wife Lori.
Jimmy Dimora comes and goes to court with his attorney's defending damaging and embarassing allegations. That's the public Jimmy.
But the private Jimmy is often accompanied by his wife Lori, a woman he put into the public eye when the Feds say he had her write checks to make it look like he was making payments on lavish home improvements, trips, meals and more. We later learned that that was all given to him for free by contractors winning county contracts.
In fact, Dimora knew he was under suspicion when he had Doan Pyramid's Michael Forlani reimburse him for a Beanie Wells jersey, the check was made out to Lori Dimora.
Lori Dimora isn't the only person named in the reams of indictments that have come out. In an effort to win approval from ODOT to put an electric sign on a piece of ground near Progressive Field Forlani urged Dimora to interceed with the district director. A person who matches the description of former director Bonnie Teeuwen. They met, but it is unclear if she helped because there is still no sign.
But the Feds did tape a call where Forlani jokes with the director saying "Hi, this is Jimmy Dimora and Frank Russo's personal secretary. Can I help you?" the director laughed and said, "The question is, how can I help you?
19 Action News is certainly not saying that anyone not charged did anything wrong.
As you'll recall Ed Fitzgerald, Tim Hagan and Peter Lawson Jones are all named in earlier indictments with no hint of any wrongdoing.
It's just not a list you don't want to be on.
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Atlantic coach: James Louis commits to Gators
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[...] Here are the latest SEC commitments for the 2010 class. South Carolina commit Eric Mack said he was tired of making people guess. The offensive lineman attends the same high school (Calhoun County) as 2009 signee Alshon Jeffery. Auburn has received a commitment from junior college defensive end Joel Bonomolo. Wide receiver James Louis has committed to Florida. [...]
[...] James Kittredge to Vandy is a blow. James Louis committed to Florida, or at least tried to. There are some weird rumblings floating around about whether he'll [...]
[...] Commitment: News of a commitment to Florida surfaced on July 15th and were eventually confirmed by his high school coach. Louis, long thought to be a Florida lock, had made it official. He was going to be a Florida [...]