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Video Interview: Thora Birch on Taking Career Risks — From Hocus Pocus to The Chronology of Water

Thora Birch reflects on career-defining roles, creative risk-taking, and what drew her to Kristen Stewart’s feature directorial debut, The Chronology…

The Biggest Differences Between Hocus Pocus 2 And The Original Movie

It took 29 years, but the world finally got a second visit from the menacing Sanderson sisters in "Hocus Pocus…

The Original 2 1/2 Hour Long Version Of The First Wives Club Tested Poorly

All of this is to say that one of that year's most popular films has never had its cut scenes…

Bette Midler & Other Actors Who Played Twins

Playing one character well takes talent, but playing two versions of the same person requires a whole different level of…

Video From Boodles BonBon: A Bette Midler Hangover Joke!

Bette’s New Year’s Eve Advice: if it has tusks, you’ve had too much.

13 Years Ago Today, Parental Guidance Was Released

Parental Guidance (2012), a family comedy directed by Andy Fickman and starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, and Tom…

Audio: The Bette Midler Archive – No Jinx (Full Stereo Mix)

Audio: The Bette Midler Archive - No Jinx (Full Stereo Mix)

37 Years Ago Today, Bette Midler’s Beaches Premiered

Beaches is a heartfelt comedy-drama (often called a tearjerker) adapted from Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel. It follows the lifelong…

This Day In History: 25 Years Ago Bette Midler Cameo’d In What Women Want

Bette Midler appears in a brief, uncredited cameo as Dr. J.M. Perkins, a therapist (often described as a chain-smoking shrink)

10 Movies Like Parental Guidance and Where to Watch Them

From one goofy family to another, Parental Guidance is one of those classics you can never get rid of on…

Bette Midler’s ‘The Rose’ Was Written In 20 Minutes By Amanda McBroom

Amanda McBroom wrote the timeless ballad, which singer and actress Bette Midler made a hit. Forty-eight years ago, Amanda McBroom…

Today In History: Gypsy, The TV Movie Soundtrack Was Released, November 23, 1993

The Gypsy soundtrack serves as the original recording for the 1993 made-for-TV adaptation of the classic Broadway musical Gypsy: A…

BetteBack May 2, 1978: Bette Midler Films Her First Scene In ‘The Rose’

BetteBack May 2, 1978: Bette Midler Films Her First Scene In 'The Rose'

On This Day In History: The Bette Midler Movie ‘Oliver And Company Was Released’, November 18, 1988

Oliver & Company, released on November 18, 1988, is a lively animated musical from Walt Disney Pictures that reimagines Charles…

How to Get Cast in Warner Bros. “Cut Off” Starring Bette Midler

Jonah Hill returns with a hilarious and heartfelt new comedy, Cut Off, set to hit theaters on July 17, 2026.

Bette Midler’s New Selfie!

Bette Midler is turning heads with a fresh transformation that fans can’t stop talking about. The legendary Hocus Pocus star…

BetteBack 1979: Bette Midler Offered The Movie ‘On The Twentieth Century’

BetteBack June 30, 1979: Bette Midler Offered The Movie On The Twentieth Century

Hocus Pocus Star Tobias Jelinek Remembers Filming with ‘Larger than Life’ Bette Midler

“Bette Midler was and still is larger than life,” the actor said. In the film, he played Jay, a teenage…

MovieWeb Goes All Negative On Hocus Pocus

Watching it back through the lens of adulthood, however, the film is darker, weirder, and not as good as one…

This Journalist Just Watched Hocus Pocus For The First Time! What?

Even so, Kenny Ortega's "Hocus Pocus" had never piqued my interest before, despite its curious box-office-bomb-to-beloved-Halloween-classic arc, wherein the 1993…

Video: “Talk To My Ass” From Bette Midler’s Jinxed Movie

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Video: Bette Midler & Sheryl Lee Ralph Sing I Can See Clearly Now

Yes, Bette Midler and Sheryl Lee Ralph perform a joyful duet of the classic reggae hit "I Can See Clearly…

BetteBack: Bette Midler’s Next Movie May Be Strike And Hyde

Will Bette Midler's next movie be Strike And Hyde?

Why ‘Cut Off’ Is the Most Anticipated Dark Comedy of 2026

The film industry is buzzing over the announcement of Cut Off, a dark comedy that unites an A-list trio for…

Nathan Lane Joins Bette Midler In The Upcoming Comedy Movie, CUT OFF

Deadline reports that Nathan Lane and Bette Midler will play the parents of Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig in Cut…

Bette Midler Joins Jonah Hill & Kristen Wiig In New Movie Comedy ‘Cut Off’

Two-time Oscar nominee Bette Midler has inked a deal to star alongside Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig in Cut Off

Video: Bette Midler Sings “California Dreaming” From Stella! Bonus: Food Fight

In the 1990 film Stella, Bette Midler, playing Stella Claire, sings a duet of "California Dreamin'" with Trini Alvarado, who…

Watch Bette Midler’s Scenes From A Mall For Free On YouTube

Scenes from a Mall is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Bette Midler and Woody Allen…

Video: Bette Midler In Outrageous Fortune + Trivia

Bette Midler’s role in Outrageous Fortune (1987) is a comedic gem, showcasing her as Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud-mouthed aspiring…

Bette Midler Is In The Upcoming Documentary On Barbara Walters

“Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything,” a documentary about the iconic late journalist executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard,…