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Fresh off the 2025 release in France, Dracula is heading for a theater near you. Arriving February 6, 2026. just in time for Valentine’s Day, this is a love story you can really sink your teeth into. Director Luc Besson promises a dark, operatic take on one of cinema’s most enduring legends.

Dracula (Caleb Landry Jones), a grieving prince, witnesses the savage murder of his beloved wife (Zoë Bleu). He renounces God and damns heaven itself. His blasphemy seals his fate. Cursed with eternal life, he is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord driven by grief, rage, and an unbreakable longing to reclaim the love torn from him. Rather than focusing solely on horror, Besson’s interpretation leans heavily into tragic romance and mythic destiny. Locked in an endless war against time and faith, “Dracula” carves a blood-soaked path through history in pursuit of reunion with his lost love. His immortality is both weapon and prison, granting him unimaginable power while condemning him to centuries of suffering.

Standing in his path is Christoph Waltz, a relentless priest sworn to end Dracula’s immortal reign at any cost. As Dracula edges closer to reclaiming his lost love, the priest’s pursuit intensifies, setting the stage for a climactic confrontation between faith and defiance, redemption, and damnation. Dracula promises a deeper exploration of belief, obsession, and the price of eternal life and includes an impressive ensemble that includes Guillaume de Tonquedec, Matilda De Angelis, Ewens Abid, and Raphael Luce.

In Theaters February 6, 2026.

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Get ready to cheer, dance, and fall in love with a fairy tale that’s vibrant, bilingual, and bursting with rhythm! South Coast Repertory’s Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale flips the classic story on its head and invites families to the Julianne Argyros Stage for a musical celebration where salsa meets hip-hop from Feb. 20–Mar. 8, 2026.

In this high-energy musical, Sweet Cenicienta only speaks Spanish, while Rosa — the coolest (and most self-centered) basketball star in school — only speaks English. When Coach Prince must choose players for the Super Dooper Eastern Western Division Basketball Game, sparks fly, feet shuffle, and hearts open in unexpected ways. Through playful choreography and catchy songs, this story about sportsmanship, respect, and friendship gets the whole audience on its feet.

Written by award-winning playwright Karen Zacarías with music by Deborah Wicks La Puma, this production is a joyful mash-up of cultures and sounds that speaks to kids and adults alike. Performances include an American Sign Language show and a Sensory-Friendly/Relaxed Performance, making magic accessible for all.

Whether you’re planning a family outing or seeking a fresh twist on a timeless tale, Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale promises laughter, dance-floor energy, and a story that stays with you long after the curtain falls.

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Pirates are always in style, and so we are excited for the new period piece The Bluff. Set in the late 1800s, when piracy was well on the wane, any pirates left were likely quite desperate to maintain their livelihoods.

What makes this series fresh is its focus on a woman pirate, played by Priyanka Chopra Jonas. This is not a glamorous, sexy she-pirate Halloween costume or a light-hearted “yo-ho-ho” series; rather, it is a violent, brutal portrayal. To prepare, Chopra Jonas immersed herself in research on historical female pirates, studying figures like Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two of the most notorious women who sailed under the Jolly Roger in the early 1700s, as well as Ching Shih, the formidable Chinese pirate who commanded over 300 ships. This historical grounding informs her nuanced, fierce performance.

Chopra Jonas’s character, Ercell Bodden, has been attacked by her former pirate crew, which has stalked her since she fled years ago with a sizable bounty of gold. When her former mates finally find her, she is living peacefully in the Cayman Islands as a wife and mother. There are also others on the island who have washed up from far-flung places, seeking a better life and freedom from servitude, making for a rather contemporary storyline. 

Premiering on MGM+ (produced by Amazon MGM, and will stream on Prime as well), February 25, 2026. For more, click here.