Corey Haim meant a lot thing to the posters in Twitter-Wood, and his unexpected death this morning triggered an outpouring of rememberances. Ashton Kutcher called him a "childhood hero," Alyssa Milano said he was a "sweet boy," and numerous other noted their favorite Haim films, from "The Lost Boys" and "Lucas" to "License to Drive" and "Dream a Little Dream."
Whether they remembered him as a someone they watched before coming to Hollywood or as a fellow actor whose career spanned decades, Haim got a lot of love from the Twitter community today. "The Lost Boys" will outdo "Twilight" every time on my all-time favorite vampire films lists, and Haim will remain there along with it. Check out what everyone had to say after the jump, and feel free to share your own memories in the comments. Read more...
FROM MTV.COM: The story of the two Coreys — Feldman and Haim, the latter of whom died at the age of 38 on Wednesday (March 10) — goes back a long way. Much farther than their canceled A&E reality series, "The Two Coreys," might have you believe.
The same-aged actors first met during their teen years when they were auditioning for what turned out to be notable early roles. Both read for "The Goonies" and "Lucas," with Feldman landing the former role and Haim the latter. But it wasn't until 1987 that the duo came together for Joel Schumacher's teen-vampire classic, "The Lost Boys."
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Oh "Arrested Development." Why do you continue to taunt us with your refusal to exist?
The on-again, off-again, on-again, off-again, on-again, off-ag... you get the idea-- the highly anticipated big screen revival of Mitch Hurwitz's unjustly canceled Fox comedy series has been careening towards a theatrical feature for some time now. Fans refuse to give up the ghost and entertainment journalists -- many of whom are themselves fans -- won't stop asking for updates. Journalists like MTV's Josh Horowitz, who chatted with series star Jason Bateman briefly on the red carpet at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony.
Bateman kept his response brief and to the point. "Nothing new. We're hoping for the end of the year," he said. Hoping? We heard in January that shooting would commence before the end of the year. Read more...
Today we celebrate the birth of greatness. 70 years ago, the world stopped spinning for a few moments as Chuck Norris came into this world. The planet literally couldn't handle such a profound arrival, so everything came to a halt while the universe realigned itself around his awesome infant power.
So on this day, let us celebrate the life and career of Chuck Norris, 70 years young and still able to kick your ass.
Perhaps the biggest release this month is "Alice in Wonderland," Tim Burton's sequel (get over it; that's what it is) to the 1951 Disney classic. The movie opened to Burton's biggest-ever opening weekend and it remains popular going into its second week.
You know what that means, right? Sequel! That's how these things work. Movie with established name and franchise potential opens, performs well, gets a follow-up. Only that might not be the case with "Alice." Not as far as star Mia Wasikowska is concerned.
"I think it's left in a really good place and I don't think it really needs [a sequel]," she told MTV's Josh Horowitz on the red carpet at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards. "I think it's good how it is." Read more...
The last time MTV News caught up with Corey Haim in July of 2007 he seemed by most accounts to be in a pretty good place. Everything is relative of course. Haim wasn’t exactly on top of the world. But he was back in the public eye, and for the first time in a long while he was clearly relieved it wasn’t related to bad news.
He was promoting “The Two Coreys,” a show that A&E was calling a reality/hybrid at the time. The truth is whatever it was, it certainly captured a fair amount of the reality of Haim and Feldman’s oddball relationship. Inextricably linked since their heyday in the '80s, the two were forever wrestling with what they meant to each other. Throughout my interview with Haim he called Feldman both a brother and a backstabber. I’d accuse him of playing up the rift at the time for the benefit of the cameras but that clearly wasn’t who Haim was. If I had to sum up the 40 plus minute interview he gave us that day in one word it would be: raw.
He was by turns goofy, melancholy, resigned, optimistic and open. His speech was odd, affected seemingly by his years of self-abuse. Truthfully it took me watching the tape afterwards to decipher some of what he was talking about (a particularly bizarre exchange involved his description of how lost so much weight, “watermelon and the disc,” he said—that’s Frisbee you see). Read more...
Before “Twilight,” before “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” there was “The Lost Boys.”
The seminal 1987 teen vampire flick starred Corey Haim as a confused teenager battling a band of leather-clad alterna-vampires in his new hometown of Santa Carla, California. The role helped establish Haim as a legitimate movie heartthrob in the wake of his first semi-hit, 1986’s weepy “Lucas,” and it kicked off a career-long association and friendship with fellow troubled teen actor and co-star, Corey Feldman. Read more...
There's no question that the death of Corey Haim is utterly tragic for his family, friends and fans. Pronounced dead earlier this morning, Haim's status as a 1980s movie icon provokes plenty of nostalgia and sadness in light of recent events. Between squaring off against werewolves and vampires to stealing cars and facing bullies, Haim contributed some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s into the popular culture ether.
After the jump, we've listed five of our favorite film performances from the late Corey Haim. Read more...
The debut trailer for "Eclipse" arrives this Friday in front of "Remember Me." That's a lot of hours from now, and you don't want to wait that long. Right?
What if we have a 10 second tease for you? Does that sweeten the deal? Yeah, you don't want to wait that long. So why are you still waiting? Hit play already!
The sad news this morning is that Corey Haim, one half of "the Coreys" and star of classics like "The Lost Boys," "License to Drive" and "Lucas," died early this morning. MTV has confirmed with the Los Angeles coroner's office that the actor was pronounced dead at 2:15am at Providence St. Joseph Hospital. No further details were available, pending an autopsy and investigation. TMZ reports a drug overdose is the suspected cause of death.
Haim was of course known best -- at least by people from my generation -- for his role in the teen vampire flick "The Lost Boys," which also starred Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Jami Gertz and Corey Feldman. My first memory of Haim in film is from "Silver Bullet," an adaptation of Stephen King's werewolf novella. The title of that movie actually has two meanings, referring both to the best method for offing a werewolf and the awesome motorcycle/wheelchair that Haim's character uses. Read more...