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The anime adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s Witch Hat Atelier had an impressive two-part premiere on April 6. Brought to life by Bug Films (the studio behind Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead), this new ...

Physical media fans, this is a preorder well worth picking up for your collection: Monty Python and the Holy Grail is getting a 50th anniversary 4K steelbook (see here at Amazon). Huzzah! The beloved ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The last time Eric Idle’s “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” spoof musical “Spamalot” landed at a major L.A. venue ...

Ergotism is a disease caused by ingesting a type of fungus that grows on rye—and the symptoms are eerily similar to those experienced by the “bewitched” during the Salem Witch Trials. Some researchers ...

In medieval Denmark, people could pay for more prestigious graves closer to the church — a sign of wealth and status. But when researchers examined hundreds of skeletons, they discovered something ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

The Switch version of visual novel Magical Girl Witch Trials will launch both physically and digitally on July 9 in Japan, publisher Re;AER and developer Acacia announced. Magical Girl Witch Trials ...

Beckoning audiences on a whimsical jaunt to always look on the bright side of life, the touring revival of “Spamalot” is especially winning for its unabashed determination to deliver on all manners of ...