On Friday, October 3, Universal Studios in Hollywood kicked off this year’s Halloween Horror Nights with the Eyegore Awards. As I noted last year, the Eyegores pretty much define “press event”: they’re given away in order to get celebrities to show up, who will in turn attract the press, thus generating a little publicity.
The Eyegore Awards [...]
Blindness
The world is going blind, and, yes, I realize you’ve just flashed on DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, but get that out of your head right now. There’re no meteors, no...
Supernal Dreams: Vincent Price on DRAGONWYCK - now on DVD
Having seen Dragonwyck several times over the years in rather battered prints, the picture quality on Fox’s new DVD...
Giving Wallace and Gromit “A Close Shave”
Stop-motion stars Wallace and Gromit have their roots in Park’s early sketchbook, and they first took shape in A GRAND...
Wallace and Gromit slip into “The Wrong Trousers”
Ardman Animation, the British producer of stop-motion commercials and short subjects has numerous entertaining films...
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
After winning two Academy Awards in the short animated category, Wallace and Gromit’s feature film debut in THE...
Hollywood Gothique: Hooper, Corman receive Eyegores
Supernal Dreams: Vincent Price on DRAGONWYCK - now on DVD
Having seen Dragonwyck several times over the years in rather battered prints, the picture quality on Fox’s new DVD release of the film is quite a revelation. I’ve certainly never seen the film look as good as it does here. What is even more astonishing, is how prescient the film was, especially in terms of [...]
Supernal Dreams: Vincent Price on DRAGONWYCK - now on DVD
Having seen Dragonwyck several times over the years in rather battered prints, the picture quality on Fox’s new DVD release of the film is quite a revelation. I’ve certainly never seen the film look as good as it does here. What is even more astonishing, is how prescient the film was, especially in terms of [...]
Giving Wallace and Gromit “A Close Shave”
Stop-motion stars Wallace and Gromit have their roots in Park’s early sketchbook, and they first took shape in A GRAND DAY OUT, the Oscar‑nominated short that Park began as a school project and completed at Aardman Animation. After directing the Oscar-winner CREATURE COMFORTS, Park brought Wallace and Gromit back to even greater acclaim with THE [...]
Laserblast: A Mother of a Day for Movies on Disc
This week sees a ton of titles arriving on home video. Many of them are retreads and re-releases, but there are at least two fascinating foreign films arriving after some minimal theatrical exposure earlier in the year: MOTHER OF TEARS and RE-CYCLE. The first is Dario Argento’s long-awaited conclusion of his “Three Mothers” trilogy; the [...]
Laserblast: Pushing Daisies just won’t die
Not much to get excited about this week. The highest profile fantasy release on home video is the boxed set complete first season of PUSHING DAISIES, the whimsical piece of fluff that inexplicably became a critical darling and a ratings winner. For fans who like their fantasy British and bi-sexual, there’s TORCHWOOD - The Complete [...]
Hollywood Gothique: Hooper, Corman receive Eyegores
On Friday, October 3, Universal Studios in Hollywood kicked off this year’s Halloween Horror Nights with the Eyegore Awards. As I noted last year, the Eyegores pretty much define “press event”: they’re given away in order to get celebrities to show up, who will in turn attract the press, thus generating a little publicity.
The Eyegore Awards [...]
Igor pulls the switch but empty theatres resemble a Ghost Town
If there were any doubt that Fall had arrived, this weekend’s box office results confirm it: there are no more summer blockbusters burning up the screens. Two new genre titles made their debut - IGOR and GHOST TOWN - but neither one scared up much business. IGOR opened in 2,339 theatres, where it earned $8-million [...]
Cybersurfing: Ban the Blood?
Over at Geeks of Doom, Jenny Sanders is upset at the bloody, rape-filled fantasies she has been enduring in the guise of watching recent direct-to-video horror titles like INSANITARIUM, LILITH, and OTIS. One can hardly blame, except for the fact that her solution to the problem is - how shall we say it? - a [...]
Buffy MMOG Being Developed
by Dan Persons
Cynthia Turner’s Cynopsis broke this:
If Hulu and the new TheWB.com have whetted your appetite for more Buffy the Vampire Slayer adventures, you’ll soon have the opportunity to really immerse yourself. Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising and The Multiverse Network, Inc. announced they are developing a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) based on [...]
Quarantine at Knott’s Scary Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm’s annual Halloween Haunt sometimes features attractions inspired by (read: intended to promote) current and upcoming horror films. 2008 is no exception, with a new walk-through maze based on QUARANTINE, which is scheduled for release on October 10. Based on the Spanish film [REC], QUARANTINE follows a camera crew assigned to the fire [...]
Blindness trailer
BLINDNESS, which Miramax releases on October 3, sounds like an intriguing piece of speculative fiction, a thriller about what happens when society goes blind, leaving only one woman (Julianne Moore) able to see. Mark Ruffalo co-stars for director Fernando Meirelles, adapting the novel by Jose Saramago.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua trailer
Set to open on October 3, this Disney film tells the fantasy story of a pampered Beverly Hills pet (voiced by Drew Barrymore) who gets lost on vacation in Mexico. Fortunately, she finds assistance in the form of a macho Chihuahua named Papi (George Lopez) and a spirited guide (Salma Hayek). The ad campaign is [...]
Hollywood Gothique: Shiver screening
SHIVER is a new Spanish horror film from producer Alvaro Augustin (THE ORPHANAGE). PLEASE NOTE: the widescreen trailer does not fit well in our layout. Right-click and select “Show All” to shrink the image and reveal Pause and Play controls. Then right-click and select “Zoom In” or “Zoom Out” to get the size right.
Prior to its [...]
Executing Alien: Ronald Shusett
As a producer and/or writer, Ronald Shusett’s credits include FREEJACK, TOTAL RECALL, KING KONG LIVES, and DEAD AND BURIED. But his most famous effort remains the 1979 classic ALIEN, about a crew of astronauts bedeviled by an unstoppable alien on board their ship. The lean, simple story-line, coupled with considerable visual brilliance, resulted in a [...]
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