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Fred Topel

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Fred has been a professional journalist since 1999. Some of his first scoops were on the live-action Scooby-Doo movie, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and The Matrix sequels. Even though filmmakers have gotten cagier over the years, he's still busting out scoops on the Die Hard prequel McClane, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, 24 Jump Street (skipping 23 altogether) and more.

Fred interviews the stars and creators of new movies and TV shows every week. Some of the standout interviews include Nicolas Cage, Win…

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Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher reflect on 'Exorcist II' chaos in new doc Original

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By Fred Topel
| United Press International (UPI) Verified
July 30 (UPI) -- Yellow Veil Pictures released the trailer for Boorman and the Devil on Thursday. The documentary opens Aug. 28 in theaters. Director David Kittredge interviewed John Boorman about the making of The Exorcist II: The Heretic. The film's stars Linda Blair and the late Louise Fletcher are also on camera reflecting on the chaos of the film's making. Blair admits she never wanted to be a part of the sequel until she read the script. Unfortunately, frequent revisions compromised the film.
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Ozzy Osbourne haunted house coming to Universal Halloween Original

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By Fred Topel
| United Press International (UPI) Verified
July 29 (UPI) -- Universal Studios announced an Ozzy Osbourne haunted house for Halloween Horror Nights on Wednesday. Halloween Horror Nights begins Aug. 28 in Orlando, Fla. and Sept. 1 in Hollywood and runs through Nov. 1 in both parks. Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness is based on Osbourne's solo career. The announcement mentions the "Crazy Train" and promises music from albums from Blizzard of Ozz through Ordinary Man and recreations of their album covers.
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Watch: Sundance Film Festival builds largest festival venue in Boulder, Colo.

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By Fred Topel
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Watch: Sundance Film Festival builds largest festival venue in Boulder, Colo. Wed, July 29, 2026 at 5:22 p.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The historic Boulder Theater will host Sundance Film Festival screenings in 2027 in Boulder, Colo. Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute July 29 (UPI) -- The Sundance Film Festival released a video of its Boulder, Colo., venues on Wednesday. The Sundance Film Festival takes place Jan. 21 - 31.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

The Palisades-Post in Pacific Palisades, CA

Have you ever used a typewriter?

As a kid, but by the time I was in high school it was all computers.

How is social media changing news?

Too many sites ceded their readership over to Twitter and Facebook. We should focus on making the website a destination again.