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Bette Midler, Meryl Streep and Mariah Carey Featured in Starry ‘Hocus Pocus’ Reunion Fundraiser source: ( variety.com ) Oct 30, 2020 at 6:11 PM, Natalie Oganesyan writes: The cast of “ Hocus Pocus ” reunited to conjure up funds for the New York Restoration Project , a nonprofit founded by Bette Midler that aims to create a greener and more sustainable New York City. The virtual Hulaween benefit, “In Search of The Sanderson Sisters, A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover,” took place Friday, with stars of the cult classic Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprising their roles (and outfits) for the hour-long witchy event. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the horror hostess depicted by Cassandra Peterson , emceed the mockumentary show, which explored the three sisters’ history, answering questions about their ancestry, education, music careers, fateful love affairs and more. Fellow castmates Thora Birch , Omri Katz and Doug Jones also joined the reunion. Along for the r

We all can agree 2020 has been an unprecedented year around the globe. The Covid-19 Pandemic spread chaos and the unknown into full throttle across the planet and it certainly has opened floodgates for new story ideas. 2020 reads like a TV script. So we asked screenwriters how it should end.  Source: (The Washington Post) October 27, 2020; 3:00am Maura Judkis of The Washington Post writes: If 2020 were a TV show, the first draft would be terrible. The premise is promising — what happens when political dysfunction meets a deadly virus? — but the execution needs work. Think about how messy it all has been: competing plotlines, too-abrupt soap opera twists, one-dimensional villains, stories introduced and then just as quickly dropped. Like it or not, we’re barreling toward the finale, and no one knows what’s going to happen in the last episode. Will there be a satisfying ending? Or one of those unsettling, ambiguous ones that gnaws at you long after you’ve finished the show? Wi

Hocus Pocus 2 Just Took a Big Step Forward source:( denofgeek.com ) Oct 26, 2020 at 9:06 AM Kayti Burt writes: Halloween is saved! Well not this Halloween, obviously—nothing can save 2020. But next Halloween is shaping up to be a pretty good one. Bette Midler has just confirmed that Midler , Sarah Jessica Parker , and Kathy Najimy will all be returning for the Hocus Pocus sequel as the sister-witches Winnie, Sarah, and Mary. “They want to make a movie, they’ve asked us if we were interested and of course all of us said yes,” she told Fox 5 New York. “I’m game, I’m totally game.” Find out more about the plot and the original film, by checking out Kayti Burt's article. Justjared.com  also reports the three are returning for a reunion special, as part of a virtual Halloween fundraising event known as Hulaween, benefiting the New York Restoration Project. The In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover special event is set to take place on Friday (October