Before her breakthrough role in Thirteen (2003), perhaps Evan Rachel Wood's biggest movie role was Practical Magic (1998), for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Young Actress at the 20th Young Artist Awards. In 2018 it was the 20th anniversary of Practical Magic , and since then fans had been calling for a sequel with the old cast returning to reprise their roles. For a few years now, every Halloween season, Evan has been posting about Practical Magic , promoting for it to be watched. It became obvious that she knew a sequel was probably on the horizon, and she wanted to make sure she was a part of it. In 2024 it was finally confirmed that a sequel to Practical Magic is on the way, which in May 2025 was announced to be released on September 18, 2026. These announcements came with the news that the two leading actresses from the beloved original, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, would be reprising their roles and be the film's producers. Then this past Friday, on J...
27 years ago, in an interview with Rolling Stone (March 6, 1997), Trent Reznor gave a good summary of what Marilyn Manson brought back to the music scene in the 1990's, which not only made him a controversial and misunderstood figure, but unique and successful as well.
When I was growing up, rock & roll helped give me my sense of identity, but I had to search for it. I remember I loved the Clash, but I was an outcast because you were supposed to like Journey. Before that, I loved Kiss. The thing these bands gave me was invaluable - that whole spirit of rebellion. Rock & roll should be about rebellion. It should piss your parents off, and it should offer some element of taboo. It should be dangerous, you know? But I'm not sure it really is dangerous anymore. Now, thanks to MTV and radio, rock & roll gets pumped into your house every second of every day. Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman. That's why I applaud - even helped create - bands like Marilyn Manson. The shock-rock value. I think it's necessary. Death to Hootie and the Blowfish, you know. It's safe. It's legitimate.
Look at Marilyn Manson: They have no qualms about taking that whole thing on. The scene needs that, you know? It doesn't need another Pearl Jam-rip-off band. It doesn't need the politically correct R.E.M.s telling us, "We don't eat meat." Fuck you to all that. We need someone who wants to say, "You know what? I jack off 10 times a night, and I fuck groupies." It's not considered safe to say that now, but rock shouldn't be safe. I'm not saying I adhere wholeheartedly to all that in my own lifestyle, but I think that's the aesthetic we need right now. There needs to be some element of anarchy or something that dares to be different.