THORA BIRCH

It’s a difficult thing interviewing someone you’ve grown up watching on film decade after decade. For one, there’s the expectation; the fantastical image of person that you yourself have conceptually quilted together using fragmented, fictionalized personas observed on screen. Then there’s the realization; the subsequent comprehension that an actor is not his or her roles, but is instead a wholly other individual with a life completely... Read More

THORA BIRCH, IN HER OWN WORDS: A CHARACTER RETROSPECTIVE

My earliest memory of seeing Thora Birch on screen is as a pint-sized trick or treater with a big mouth and an even bigger penchant for getting her older brother in trouble. I’m of course referring to the beloved character of Dani from Disney’s 1993 cult Halloween flick Hocus Pocus—the film that, each October, sparks mass DVD sales and multiple showings on ABC Family. And with her wild mane of tangled hair, her bright red pout, and... Read More