'Jaws' Returns to Theaters For a Special 40th Anniversary Screening

It's hard to believe that it's been 40 years since Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the Peter Benchley novel, Jaws, instantly terrified all who waded into theaters.

Whether you consider Jaws a horror movie, a thriller, or a cautionary tale to never again go swimming in the ocean, it's made a lasting impact to this very day. As a little girl, I begged to see Jaws and to this day, it has affected my swimming habits. When I hear that iconic John Williams score, I get chills.

Now, on June 21, you can check it out the way it's meant to have been seen...on the big screen. In a select 500 theaters, special screenings of the film will be presented by Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), and Universal Pictures. According to Entertainment Weekly, "TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz will provide a special introduction for an afternoon and evening showing, as well as an encore presentation on June 24."

You can click here to see if a theater near you is participating and also, to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets are available starting on May 29.

Will you be getting your feet wet? And remember, most people get attacked by sharks in three feet of water about ten feet from the beach. Happy Summer! Oh and enjoy the original trailer embedded below...

-Larissa Mrykalo

TCM Classic Film Festival launches tonight

The good folks over at Turner Classic Movies just reminded us, in a press release, that "for the third year, the TCM Classic Film Festival is the place to experience classic movies as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen, in some of the world's most iconic venues, with the people who made them."

The four-day festival, which takes place Thursday, April 12 – Sunday, April 15, features a wide range of screenings, events and appearances starting early in the morning and going into the late evening. Passes for the fest are on sale now at http://www.tcm.com/festival, and will include such classic gems as Vertigo, Dr. No, Chinatown and one of our Paranormal Pop Culture faves, James Whale's 1931 classic Frankenstein - which is appropriately screening on a day of horror, Friday the 13th.

If you're in the area, check it out.

'The Horrors of Stephen King' sneak peek

We mentioned the Oct. 3 TCM documentary called A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King, where author and filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau will chat with the horror master about the classic scary films that influenced him the most. Well, TCM responded in kind to our coverage and provided us with the following peek at The Horrors. Check it out and let us know what you think in the fan Forums, then tune in next Monday for the full monty.

On an unrelated note, the network also announced today that legendary director Martin Scorsese would begin penning a monthly column in October. As if Scorsese's career wasn't enough to merit him the column, it's an extra bonus that he recently won an Emmy for directing the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire.