The pop culture nostalgia cycle might have moved on to the early 2000s, but for many filmmakers and movie fans, the '80s will never go out of style. That's certainly true for director Ti West, who returns this year with the third chapter of his horror trilogy that started with 2022's "X" and was shortly followed by a surprise prequel, "Pearl." Star Mia Goth will return for this summer's bloody conclusion, "MaXXXine," in which aspiring adult film star (and massacre survivor) Maxine Minx is now trying to break into mainstream movies with a role in horror movie "The Puritan II."
"MaXXXine" is set in 1985 Los Angeles, six years after the events of "X." West recently told Empire magazine that "the '80s aspect of it was a natural, chronological thing" -- but that it was also a great opportunity to draw inspiration from '80s movies. For many people,...
"MaXXXine" is set in 1985 Los Angeles, six years after the events of "X." West recently told Empire magazine that "the '80s aspect of it was a natural, chronological thing" -- but that it was also a great opportunity to draw inspiration from '80s movies. For many people,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
We are less than two months away from the most anticipated horror film of the year, “MaXXXine.” Coming off of the surprising (and massive) success of both “X” and “Pearl,” the trilogy-capper looks like it could become the biggest in the franchise yet. But there are still many trying to pinpoint exactly what style filmmaker Ti West is bringing to this film.
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- 5/20/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Ti West is channeling Paul Schrader for his trilogy ender “MaXXXine.” Oh, and “The Terminator.”
Writer/director West told Total Film that the 1985 Hollywood-set horror film is just as “hardcore” as Schrader’s filmography, with high concept tie-ins of “The Terminator” and “Vice Squad.” Plus, of course, what “X” film is complete without a hint of giallo?
“It’s poppy, but still grounded in more of a grittier ’80s than a shopping-mall ’80s,” West described his film. “You’re seeing the glamorous side of the movie business and the seedy side of Hollywood.”
West said “MaXXXine” has “a ‘Terminator’-like aesthetic to a Paul Schrader hardcore thing to ‘Vice Squad’ to giallo,” all mixed together.
“MaXXXine” is one of IndieWire’s most anticipated films of 2024, with Mia Goth reprising the role of adult-film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx for the latest franchise installment. Goth previously played Maxine in “X...
Writer/director West told Total Film that the 1985 Hollywood-set horror film is just as “hardcore” as Schrader’s filmography, with high concept tie-ins of “The Terminator” and “Vice Squad.” Plus, of course, what “X” film is complete without a hint of giallo?
“It’s poppy, but still grounded in more of a grittier ’80s than a shopping-mall ’80s,” West described his film. “You’re seeing the glamorous side of the movie business and the seedy side of Hollywood.”
West said “MaXXXine” has “a ‘Terminator’-like aesthetic to a Paul Schrader hardcore thing to ‘Vice Squad’ to giallo,” all mixed together.
“MaXXXine” is one of IndieWire’s most anticipated films of 2024, with Mia Goth reprising the role of adult-film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx for the latest franchise installment. Goth previously played Maxine in “X...
- 5/20/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Off the top of my head I do not recall writing about the Abertoir Horror Festival until today. Funny how things slip by you and suddenly you're writing about a festival's 18th anniversary. Raging Grace, Red Rooms and Tiger Stripes were all part of the first wave of titles announced back in September. The excellent Monolith was also in that first batch. The next batch of titles included Jake West's documentary Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow. Most recently, the festival announced that Gary Sherman, friend to many a filmmaker and a constant presence on the festival circuit, will be at the festival to present his film Vice Squad, as well as announced a new project with author Jeremy Dyson. Abertoir Horror...
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- 10/13/2023
- Screen Anarchy
The episode of Revisited covering Dead & Buried was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
The slow burn is a somewhat lost and misunderstood art. I say somewhat lost because A24 sure tries their damnedest to give us that once or even a few times a year. Slow burn movies, when done right, are a thing of beauty. They take their time to get you where They want you to go but don’t have to skimp on things like gore, sex, violence, or shock. The Italians mastered it, particularly with their Giallo genre and some of the greatest slow burn horror comes from the early 70s to the mid 80s. When it was able to be translated to American audiences, it didn’t always stick the landing. Dan O’Bannon would give us...
The slow burn is a somewhat lost and misunderstood art. I say somewhat lost because A24 sure tries their damnedest to give us that once or even a few times a year. Slow burn movies, when done right, are a thing of beauty. They take their time to get you where They want you to go but don’t have to skimp on things like gore, sex, violence, or shock. The Italians mastered it, particularly with their Giallo genre and some of the greatest slow burn horror comes from the early 70s to the mid 80s. When it was able to be translated to American audiences, it didn’t always stick the landing. Dan O’Bannon would give us...
- 9/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stanley Kubrick's 1975 epic "Barry Lyndon" is one of the most beautifully photographed movies ever committed to celluloid. The film's cinematographer John Alcott had previously shot "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "A Clockwork Orange" for Kubrick, and would win an Academy Award for his work on "Lyndon." Alcott would also shoot "The Shining," as well as the sleazy but gorgeous-looking B-movies "Terror Train," "Vice Squad," and "The Beastmaster."
The warm, dim, flame-dappled, Vermeer-like shimmer of "Barry Lyndon" came from Kubrick's insistence that the film be shot entirely with natural light. Because the film was set in the 1770s and 1780s, that meant there were to be no electric lights whatsoever. If a scene was set outdoors, the lighting would be dictated by where the sun was -- and what the weather was like -- at time of shooting. Indoor scenes set at night would be lit with nothing less than hundreds and hundreds of candles.
The warm, dim, flame-dappled, Vermeer-like shimmer of "Barry Lyndon" came from Kubrick's insistence that the film be shot entirely with natural light. Because the film was set in the 1770s and 1780s, that meant there were to be no electric lights whatsoever. If a scene was set outdoors, the lighting would be dictated by where the sun was -- and what the weather was like -- at time of shooting. Indoor scenes set at night would be lit with nothing less than hundreds and hundreds of candles.
- 8/29/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Happy Friday, everyone! This time last week, we celebrated the amazing independent horror films that were released throughout the 1970s, so it only makes sense that we shift our focus today to all the great indie genre movies and moviemakers that helped make the ’80s one of the most unforgettable decades in horror.
Much like the 1970s, we saw a handful of eventual Masters of Horror establish themselves as genre storytellers on the indie side of things throughout the ’80s. On the East Coast, we saw an explosion of creativity come out of New York City with filmmakers such as William Lustig, Frank Henenlotter, Larry Fessenden, and Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman making their feature debuts in the world of horror during the ’80s. And even though Troma Entertainment was founded in 1974, the company really came into its own during the 1980s as well. The indie studio founded by the aforementioned...
Much like the 1970s, we saw a handful of eventual Masters of Horror establish themselves as genre storytellers on the indie side of things throughout the ’80s. On the East Coast, we saw an explosion of creativity come out of New York City with filmmakers such as William Lustig, Frank Henenlotter, Larry Fessenden, and Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman making their feature debuts in the world of horror during the ’80s. And even though Troma Entertainment was founded in 1974, the company really came into its own during the 1980s as well. The indie studio founded by the aforementioned...
- 4/9/2022
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
“You can try to kill me, Dan. But you can’t. You can only make me dead. ”
Gary Sherman directed just a half dozen theatrical features in his career (as well as dozens of TV movies and shows), but at least three of those are genuine masterpieces: Death Line (1972 aka Raw Meat), Dead & Buried (1981) and the relentlessly sleazy thriller Vice Squad (1982). Gary took the time to talk to We Are Movie Geeks‘ Tom Stockman about his life, his career, and why he won’t sign Tom’s Raw Meat poster.
The Dead & Buried Exclusive Limited Collector’s Edition includes 4K Uhd Blu-ray, Remastered Blu-ray, Soundtrack CD, Collectible Booklet, Reversible Sleeve and three different 3D Lenticular Slipcovers from Blue Underground will be available on July 20th. Order it Here.
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman June 24th 2021
Tom Stockman Hi Gary. Where are you living these days?
Gary Sherman: We...
Gary Sherman directed just a half dozen theatrical features in his career (as well as dozens of TV movies and shows), but at least three of those are genuine masterpieces: Death Line (1972 aka Raw Meat), Dead & Buried (1981) and the relentlessly sleazy thriller Vice Squad (1982). Gary took the time to talk to We Are Movie Geeks‘ Tom Stockman about his life, his career, and why he won’t sign Tom’s Raw Meat poster.
The Dead & Buried Exclusive Limited Collector’s Edition includes 4K Uhd Blu-ray, Remastered Blu-ray, Soundtrack CD, Collectible Booklet, Reversible Sleeve and three different 3D Lenticular Slipcovers from Blue Underground will be available on July 20th. Order it Here.
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman June 24th 2021
Tom Stockman Hi Gary. Where are you living these days?
Gary Sherman: We...
- 7/19/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nope, it’s not on disc but it’s getting written up here because so few people know it and it’s been difficult to see my entire adult life. The fourth Gardner/Levy United Artists horror/sci-fi picture of ’57-’58 is another trip into a jungle’s Heart of Darkness, where awaits a deadly satellite fallen from orbit. Have we missed something Spectacular? Fantastic? Incredible? This seventy minutes of cheap program filler is nobody’s favorite, but CineSavant embraces Sci-Fi orphans of every description. Stars Arthur Franz and Kathleen Crowley can’t have been pleased by the result.
The Flame Barrier
Blu-ray
Savant Revival Screening Review
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 71 min. / Not On Home Video
Starring: Arthur Franz, Kathleen Crowley, Robert Brown, Vincent Padula, Rodd Redwing, Kaz Oran, Pilar Del Rey.
Cinematography: Jack MacKenzie
Film Editor: Jerry Young
Makeup: Dick Smith
Original Music: Gerald Fried
Written by Pat Fielder,...
The Flame Barrier
Blu-ray
Savant Revival Screening Review
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 71 min. / Not On Home Video
Starring: Arthur Franz, Kathleen Crowley, Robert Brown, Vincent Padula, Rodd Redwing, Kaz Oran, Pilar Del Rey.
Cinematography: Jack MacKenzie
Film Editor: Jerry Young
Makeup: Dick Smith
Original Music: Gerald Fried
Written by Pat Fielder,...
- 3/6/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Hello, readers! In anticipation of the launch of Daily Dead’s 8th Annual Holiday Gift Guide later this month, we’re going to spend the next few weeks celebrating a series of independent artists who specialize in creating horror-themed merchandise and more. Be sure to check back every day throughout the month of November to learn more about all of these indie artisans, and hopefully these profiles will help inspire your holiday shopping lists this year. Cheers!
For her novella Hooker, author M. Lopes da Silva transports readers back to Los Angeles in the year 1984 for her tale of a woman named Sylvia seeking to enact her revenge on a mysterious serial killer who has targeted a group of sex workers, including her sister, Penny. Along the way, Sylvia teams up with an intrepid reporter named Crystal and her longtime friend Frankie to take down this scumbag before he can claim more victims,...
For her novella Hooker, author M. Lopes da Silva transports readers back to Los Angeles in the year 1984 for her tale of a woman named Sylvia seeking to enact her revenge on a mysterious serial killer who has targeted a group of sex workers, including her sister, Penny. Along the way, Sylvia teams up with an intrepid reporter named Crystal and her longtime friend Frankie to take down this scumbag before he can claim more victims,...
- 11/18/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
In a plotline nobody saw coming (let alone a movie being made about it) a young Bernie Sanders swears a blood oath to Joseph Stalin in the trailer for the upcoming satirical comedy, “Free Lunch Express.”
The movie is clearly not trying to portray Sanders in a positive light. For example, at one point, a young Sanders can be seen in front of a propaganda poster of Stalin, saying, “I totally pledge with this blood oath to dedicate my life to never picking up a dinner check, never donating to charity, and like in the glorious Soviet Union, making sure the government pays for everything.”
Malcolm McDowell serves as the film’s narrator. “Aw, Bernie, bless his cotton socks,” McDowell caps off the trailer by saying.
There’s really no way to properly describe “Free Lunch Express,” so here is how the producers sum up the film:
Once upon a...
The movie is clearly not trying to portray Sanders in a positive light. For example, at one point, a young Sanders can be seen in front of a propaganda poster of Stalin, saying, “I totally pledge with this blood oath to dedicate my life to never picking up a dinner check, never donating to charity, and like in the glorious Soviet Union, making sure the government pays for everything.”
Malcolm McDowell serves as the film’s narrator. “Aw, Bernie, bless his cotton socks,” McDowell caps off the trailer by saying.
There’s really no way to properly describe “Free Lunch Express,” so here is how the producers sum up the film:
Once upon a...
- 10/8/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
While it may be difficult to gauge time in the world right now, Halloween is indeed right around the corner, and Scream Factory is looking to make it a memorable spooky season with a Blu-ray release for Terror in the Aisles and Steelbook Blu-rays of Motel Hell and Pumpkinhead.
The Steelbooks will include all bonus features from Scream Factory's previous Blu-ray releases of Pumpkinhead and Motel Hell, and the full special features for Terror in the Aisles will be revealed at a later date.
In the meantime, you can check out the official announcements and cover art below (via Facebook):
Terror in the Aisles Blu-ray: "Terror In The Aisles - The fan-favorite 1984 theatrically-released compilation film featuring some of some of the greatest horror hits of all time – is finally getting its own standalone Blu-ray release before this Halloween on October 13th!
A roller coaster ride through the most terrifying...
The Steelbooks will include all bonus features from Scream Factory's previous Blu-ray releases of Pumpkinhead and Motel Hell, and the full special features for Terror in the Aisles will be revealed at a later date.
In the meantime, you can check out the official announcements and cover art below (via Facebook):
Terror in the Aisles Blu-ray: "Terror In The Aisles - The fan-favorite 1984 theatrically-released compilation film featuring some of some of the greatest horror hits of all time – is finally getting its own standalone Blu-ray release before this Halloween on October 13th!
A roller coaster ride through the most terrifying...
- 7/13/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Out on August 13 in North America from Scream Factory comes Gary Sherman's 1982 film Vice Squad. Filmed on the streets of Los Angeles, Sherman directs Season Hubley as Princess, a prostitute who wants a better life for herself and her daughter. However, there's a sicko on the loose (like any day or night in L.A.), and Gary Swanson, plays Tom Walsh, a cop that wants to nab Ramrod, a vicious pimp, for his crimes against women. Walsh ropes in Princess as bait, and we're off to the races. Of course, there are twists and turns, and perversions of justice, so Ramrod's released...
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- 8/12/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Scream Factory™ Presents Vice Squad Starring Season Hubley, Gary Swanson and Wings Hauser Collector’S Edition Highly Anticipated Cult Classic Arrives For The First Time On Blu-ray™ August 13, 2019 From Scream Factory™ Season Hubley (Escape from New York) stars as Princess, a single mom by day, a Hollywood prostitute by night. A volatile cop, Tom …
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- 6/27/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Back in April, Scream Factory heated up their summer release schedule with a bunch of new Blu-ray announcements for July, and now they're adding even more must-see scares to the calendar with a new wave of August Blu-ray announcements, including Horror of Frankenstein, Fear in the Night, The Leech Woman, Isle of the Dead, a Collector's Edition of Vice Squad, and Steelbook releases of Forbidden World and Galaxy of Terror.
Vice Squad Collector's Edition Blu-ray: "Hollywood, cops, hookers and killer pimps! Director Gary Sherman’s 1982 “neon-slime” cult classic Vice Squad is finally coming to Blu-ray this Summer!. We’re so excited! And if you’re a fan of movies like Savage Streets, 10 to Midnight or Class of 1984, this is a must have. Here’s the early details we have a current time to share.
• Blu-ray debut!
• National street date for North America (Region A) is August 13th.
• This...
Vice Squad Collector's Edition Blu-ray: "Hollywood, cops, hookers and killer pimps! Director Gary Sherman’s 1982 “neon-slime” cult classic Vice Squad is finally coming to Blu-ray this Summer!. We’re so excited! And if you’re a fan of movies like Savage Streets, 10 to Midnight or Class of 1984, this is a must have. Here’s the early details we have a current time to share.
• Blu-ray debut!
• National street date for North America (Region A) is August 13th.
• This...
- 5/3/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
CineSavant reaches back one year to pick up a notable low-key horror from the team of Levy-Gardner-Laven and good old United Artists. They have a respected actor, a workable concept and a horror screenplay from an unusual source for the 1950s . . . a (gasp) woman. More civilized monster movies just aren’t out there, although this one could have used a more creative title.
The Vampire
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1957 / B&W / 1:78 widescreen / 75 min. / Street Date April 11, 2017 / 27.99
Starring: John Beal, Coleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey, Lydia Reed, Dabbs Greer, Herb Vigran, Paul Brinegar, Ann Staunton, James Griffith.
Cinematography: Jack MacKenzie
Film Editor: John Faure
Original Music: Gerald Fried
Written and story by Pat Fielder
Produced by Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven, Jules V. Levy
Directed by Paul Landres
I long ago gave up keeping track of all the aberrant vampire movies that were produced after horror became a direct-to-video staple and finally a streaming staple.
The Vampire
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1957 / B&W / 1:78 widescreen / 75 min. / Street Date April 11, 2017 / 27.99
Starring: John Beal, Coleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey, Lydia Reed, Dabbs Greer, Herb Vigran, Paul Brinegar, Ann Staunton, James Griffith.
Cinematography: Jack MacKenzie
Film Editor: John Faure
Original Music: Gerald Fried
Written and story by Pat Fielder
Produced by Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven, Jules V. Levy
Directed by Paul Landres
I long ago gave up keeping track of all the aberrant vampire movies that were produced after horror became a direct-to-video staple and finally a streaming staple.
- 4/17/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Revenge films have been around for a very long time; one can look to The Virgin Spring (1960), Straw Dogs (1971), or Death Wish (1974) for their rise from serious drama to movies of a more exploitive nature. Psychic Killer (1975) adds a unique twist to the tale by having astral projection as a means to the violent ends. Quirky and laden with creative deaths, it very much embraces its weirdness, providing a fun carpet ride for the whole family (at least according to its mind-boggling PG rating).
Released stateside in December by Avco Embassy Pictures, Psychic Killer, aka The Kirlian Force, only cost $250,000 and came and went like a phantom in the night. Critics paid it no mind either, and it was relegated to video store shelves and gas station rentals. On the surface, that’s understandable; a B cast with a former actor turned fairly unproven B director (Ray Danton – Deathmaster), and...
Released stateside in December by Avco Embassy Pictures, Psychic Killer, aka The Kirlian Force, only cost $250,000 and came and went like a phantom in the night. Critics paid it no mind either, and it was relegated to video store shelves and gas station rentals. On the surface, that’s understandable; a B cast with a former actor turned fairly unproven B director (Ray Danton – Deathmaster), and...
- 8/5/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
“Mind the doors! “
Raw Meat screens Midnights this weekend (June 30th and July 1st) at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Mo 63108) as part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse film series.
Trapped by falling masonry during construction of the London Underground, a group of Victorian workers survive in the bowels of the earth for more than a century, breeding amongst themselves and cannibalizing the dead. A hundred years after their ordeal began, the last remaining descendant (Hugh Armstrong) finds his way back to the surface and begins to abduct people from station platforms in a desperate bid for companionship…..and food.
Despite its lurid title, the 1972 cannibal-in-the-subway movie from Gary Sherman (whose Dead And Buried and Vice Squad have already played Late Night Grindhouse), Raw Meat is one of the most intelligent and boldest horror films of the ‘70s. The opening scenes of...
Raw Meat screens Midnights this weekend (June 30th and July 1st) at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Mo 63108) as part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse film series.
Trapped by falling masonry during construction of the London Underground, a group of Victorian workers survive in the bowels of the earth for more than a century, breeding amongst themselves and cannibalizing the dead. A hundred years after their ordeal began, the last remaining descendant (Hugh Armstrong) finds his way back to the surface and begins to abduct people from station platforms in a desperate bid for companionship…..and food.
Despite its lurid title, the 1972 cannibal-in-the-subway movie from Gary Sherman (whose Dead And Buried and Vice Squad have already played Late Night Grindhouse), Raw Meat is one of the most intelligent and boldest horror films of the ‘70s. The opening scenes of...
- 6/26/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The "Twelfth Doctor" Peter Capaldi will be in attendance at this year's Wizard World Minneapolis convention. Continue reading for more details on his appearance and the event itself. Also in today's Highlights: Night Visions Film Festival spring 2017 lineup, Jurassic Games production details, and trailers for Home Education and The Alienators.
Peter Capaldi to Appear at Wizard World Minneapolis: Press Release: "Minneapolis, March 30, 2017 – Peter Capaldi, who portrays the Twelfth and current iteration of "The Doctor" on the long-running science fiction series "Doctor Who," will make his Wizard World debut next month when he attends Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis, May 6-7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Capaldi will greet fans, pose for photo ops, sign autographs and conduct an interactive fan Q&A during the pop culture extravaganza.
Capaldi has appeared as the title character in the BBC program since being introduced in the 50th Anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" and the 2013 Christmas episode,...
Peter Capaldi to Appear at Wizard World Minneapolis: Press Release: "Minneapolis, March 30, 2017 – Peter Capaldi, who portrays the Twelfth and current iteration of "The Doctor" on the long-running science fiction series "Doctor Who," will make his Wizard World debut next month when he attends Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis, May 6-7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Capaldi will greet fans, pose for photo ops, sign autographs and conduct an interactive fan Q&A during the pop culture extravaganza.
Capaldi has appeared as the title character in the BBC program since being introduced in the 50th Anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" and the 2013 Christmas episode,...
- 4/1/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Part three of our series of interviews with horror and cult filmmaker Gary A. Sherman. Two weeks ago Shock ran part one of our ongoing series of conversations with filmmaker Gary A. Sherman, beginning with an in-depth interview about the making of his mesmerizing 1973 horror classic Death Line (aka Raw Meat). Then, in part…
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- 2/18/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
“Blink your eyes, motherfuckers, and you die in the dark.” Vice Squad contains one of the greatest opening sequences in cinema history. This is only minor exaggeration, mind you. Director Gary Sherman flexes a solid set of visual storytelling muscles that simultaneously set up his picture’s entre universe while also telling us everything we need…
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- 1/22/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
There have been many TV bios of Elvis Presley but Elvis, The Movie, the once-elusive 1979 feature starring Kurt Russell, was the first and is still the best. An 18-minute condensed version of Elvis The Movie on Super-8 sound film will be screened at Super-8 Marlon Brando Movie Madness on November 4th at The Way Out Club – (yes, we’re aware that Elvis, The Movie has nothing to do with Marlon Brando, but it’s the variety that makes it the madness!)
When Elvis died August 16 1978 at age 42, it sent shock waves around the world, comparable to the deaths of Princess Diana or Michael Jackson in later decades. A carnival atmosphere developed in Memphis as thousands of mourners gathered around the gates of Graceland and sales of Elvis’ music skyrocketed. The 3-hour epic Elvis The Movie, produced by Dick Clark for the ABC network premiered 18 months later on February 11 1979 and, despite...
When Elvis died August 16 1978 at age 42, it sent shock waves around the world, comparable to the deaths of Princess Diana or Michael Jackson in later decades. A carnival atmosphere developed in Memphis as thousands of mourners gathered around the gates of Graceland and sales of Elvis’ music skyrocketed. The 3-hour epic Elvis The Movie, produced by Dick Clark for the ABC network premiered 18 months later on February 11 1979 and, despite...
- 10/24/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
My favorite 24-hour horror movie marathon, the Massacre takes place October 12 at the Patio Theater here in Chicago and the guest list is truly surprising. Fans can expect to meet, greet and get stuff signed by Mark Patton, the star of A Nightmare on Elm St. 2, Fred Walton, the director of April Fool's Day and the original classic When A Stranger Calls and last but hardly least, the one and only Gary Sherman, director of such classics as Dead and Buried, Raw Meat, and Vice Squad. The schedule of films looks fun as well. 11:30am - Trailer Trash (Vintage Horror Trailers & Shorts)Noon - Edison's Frankenstein (Silent with Live Organ!)12:30pm - Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman2pm - The Tomb of Ligeia3:45pm - Martin5:30pm - Dead and Buried (dir. Gary Sherman...
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- 10/5/2013
- Screen Anarchy
As all lovers of crime, suspense thriller, war, western, horror and science fiction films know, creating a truly great cinematic villain is no easy task. When it happens, it’s virtually impossible to forget that character.
We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains of the 1980’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as my previous article Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct or indirect lethal threat. The villains can be either individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance, so no shape-shifting alien from John Carpenter’s amazing 1982 The Thing, no Aliens from James Cameron’s classic 1986 sequel and no Predator from John McTiernan’s beloved 1987 film of the same name.
Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes...
We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains of the 1980’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as my previous article Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct or indirect lethal threat. The villains can be either individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance, so no shape-shifting alien from John Carpenter’s amazing 1982 The Thing, no Aliens from James Cameron’s classic 1986 sequel and no Predator from John McTiernan’s beloved 1987 film of the same name.
Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes...
- 6/12/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
“Make a move, and make my day!”
If you think that line was said by Clint Eastwood in one of his Dirty Harry films, you’d be mistaken. It was uttered in 1982, the year before Sudden Impact, in director Gary Sherman’s sensationally sleazy Vice Squad, a sordid but exciting look at life on the seedy strip of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard when the sun goes down. The guys at Destroy The Brain.com usually feature horror fare at their monthly Late Night Grindhouse midnight series, but this weekend’s offering is indeed Vice Squad, a crime film more in line with a pair of Linda Blair movies (Chained Heat and Savage Streets) they showed last year (appropriate since Vice Squad star Wings Hauser dated Linda Blair for several years).
It may be hard out there for a pimp but the opening of Vice Squad where Ramrod, the sadistic pimp played by Hauser,...
If you think that line was said by Clint Eastwood in one of his Dirty Harry films, you’d be mistaken. It was uttered in 1982, the year before Sudden Impact, in director Gary Sherman’s sensationally sleazy Vice Squad, a sordid but exciting look at life on the seedy strip of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard when the sun goes down. The guys at Destroy The Brain.com usually feature horror fare at their monthly Late Night Grindhouse midnight series, but this weekend’s offering is indeed Vice Squad, a crime film more in line with a pair of Linda Blair movies (Chained Heat and Savage Streets) they showed last year (appropriate since Vice Squad star Wings Hauser dated Linda Blair for several years).
It may be hard out there for a pimp but the opening of Vice Squad where Ramrod, the sadistic pimp played by Hauser,...
- 9/4/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There have been many TV bios of Elvis Presley but Elvis, The Movie, the once-elusive 1979 feature starring Kurt Russell, was the first and is still the best. When Elvis died August 16 1978 at age 42, it sent shock waves around the world, comparable to the deaths of Princess Diana or Michael Jackson in later decades. A carnival atmosphere developed in Memphis as thousands of mourners gathered around the gates of Graceland and sales of Elvis. music skyrocketed. The 3-hour epic Elvis The Movie, produced by Dick Clark for the ABC network premiered 18 months later on February 11 1979 and, despite CBS airing Gone With The Wind the same night, was one of the highest rated made-for-television movies ever shown (it played theatrically on other parts of the world . in Japan it was called The Singer!). The script by Antony Lawrence, who had penned two Elvis movies earlier in his career (Paradise Hawaiin Style and...
- 8/23/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After showing a classic like Suspiria, we like to follow up with a film that not too many people might be aware of. The people that have seen the film have never forgotten it. Wings Hauser pulls in an iconic performance that put him on the map. Vice Squad was directed by Gary Sherman who a year prior collaborated with the creators of Alien to direct Dead & Buried.
Vice Squad is one of the products of grindhouse cinema in its last decade. It needs to be seen to be believed. Late Nite Grindhouse shows are only $6 and we have beer & wine for sale until 12:45am unlike other midnight shows in the St. Louis area. Come on out! If you want a small preview of the craziness that will hit the screen next month, take a look at the trailer below.
Trailer
Late Nite Grindhouse Presents
‘Vice Squad’
Friday, September 7th,...
Vice Squad is one of the products of grindhouse cinema in its last decade. It needs to be seen to be believed. Late Nite Grindhouse shows are only $6 and we have beer & wine for sale until 12:45am unlike other midnight shows in the St. Louis area. Come on out! If you want a small preview of the craziness that will hit the screen next month, take a look at the trailer below.
Trailer
Late Nite Grindhouse Presents
‘Vice Squad’
Friday, September 7th,...
- 8/15/2012
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Hey everyone! It’s Tuesday and here are your Blu-Ray & DVD releases for the week. Some of the top picks are Blue Velvet, Henelotter’s Frankenhooker, Destroy All Monsters and plenty more.
Home Invasion is a list of DVD & Blu-Ray releases for the week. All descriptions are from Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. We have included buttons for you to order that product which not only makes it easy on you but also helps us pay the bills around here.
7 Nights of Darkness
In 2008 six reality television show contestants spent seven nights in an abandoned and haunted asylum. The show never aired but an editor for the network was able to piece together some footage. The prize for staying all seven nights was a share of one million dollars that was to be split amongst any contestants that didn’t leave. No prize money was ever awarded.
Buy the DVD @ Amazon.
Home Invasion is a list of DVD & Blu-Ray releases for the week. All descriptions are from Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. We have included buttons for you to order that product which not only makes it easy on you but also helps us pay the bills around here.
7 Nights of Darkness
In 2008 six reality television show contestants spent seven nights in an abandoned and haunted asylum. The show never aired but an editor for the network was able to piece together some footage. The prize for staying all seven nights was a share of one million dollars that was to be split amongst any contestants that didn’t leave. No prize money was ever awarded.
Buy the DVD @ Amazon.
- 11/8/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
I never thought I would see the day that the monster-on-the-loose-flick Humongous would get a DVD release, but thanks to Scorpion Releasing it’s happening! Dig on the other movies as well.
Scorpion Releasing proudly presents Katarina’s Nightmare Theater, a new line of horror DVDs hosted by actress, and former WWE and now Tna star, Katarina Leigh Waters, as she introduces a series of cult films, many of them for the first time on DVD! See the bewitching Katarina introduce such horror classics as The House On Sorority Row, Final Exam, The Incubus, some of them in new high definition film transfers with new extras!
Also, for the first time on DVD such films as the 80′s horror favorite Humongous, The Carpenter starring Wings Hauser (Vice Squad), The Human Experiments starring Linda Haynes, American Nightmare with Michael Ironside, The Devil Within Her starring Joan Collins, the twin-terrors of The Mark Of Cain,...
Scorpion Releasing proudly presents Katarina’s Nightmare Theater, a new line of horror DVDs hosted by actress, and former WWE and now Tna star, Katarina Leigh Waters, as she introduces a series of cult films, many of them for the first time on DVD! See the bewitching Katarina introduce such horror classics as The House On Sorority Row, Final Exam, The Incubus, some of them in new high definition film transfers with new extras!
Also, for the first time on DVD such films as the 80′s horror favorite Humongous, The Carpenter starring Wings Hauser (Vice Squad), The Human Experiments starring Linda Haynes, American Nightmare with Michael Ironside, The Devil Within Her starring Joan Collins, the twin-terrors of The Mark Of Cain,...
- 7/4/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
By Christopher Stipp
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Highlights from the 11th Annual Phoenix Film Festival Part Deux By Ray Schillaci
As mentioned before, there were so many good films to choose from at the Phoenix Film Festival, dubbed the friendliest film festival to independent filmmakers, that it was extremely hard to catch them all. There are four specific films I will attempt to get screeners of and give a review later next week. From what I’ve heard, you’ll want to hear about them.
Unfortunately, I missed the much talked about documentaries, “Thespians” and “Wild Horse, Wild Ride”. “Thespians” is an involving tale of four acting troupes competing in the largest high school competition in the world and I heard that it did bring some grown men to tears.
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Highlights from the 11th Annual Phoenix Film Festival Part Deux By Ray Schillaci
As mentioned before, there were so many good films to choose from at the Phoenix Film Festival, dubbed the friendliest film festival to independent filmmakers, that it was extremely hard to catch them all. There are four specific films I will attempt to get screeners of and give a review later next week. From what I’ve heard, you’ll want to hear about them.
Unfortunately, I missed the much talked about documentaries, “Thespians” and “Wild Horse, Wild Ride”. “Thespians” is an involving tale of four acting troupes competing in the largest high school competition in the world and I heard that it did bring some grown men to tears.
- 4/15/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
Rubber, the first killer tire movie we have ever encountered, is coming to Blu-ray and Rubber on June 7 from Magnet Video
A new kind of terror rolls down the road in Rubber.
The comedy horror film turns on Robert, a seemingly run-of-the-mill that comes to life and discover that he has telepathic powers that enable him to decimate whatever he wants a la David Cronenberg’s Scanners. Wreaking havoc on lost items and small desert creatures for a time, Robert rolls on down the road and quickly moves up to humans. Prompting many a mortal head to explode as he sets out on a killing spree across the winding desert highways, Robert must be stopped!!
Written and directed by French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux and starring Stephen Spinella (Milk), Roxane Mesquida (Fat Girl) and Wings Hauser (Vice Squad), Rubber received its first exposure at a slew of film festivals last year,...
A new kind of terror rolls down the road in Rubber.
The comedy horror film turns on Robert, a seemingly run-of-the-mill that comes to life and discover that he has telepathic powers that enable him to decimate whatever he wants a la David Cronenberg’s Scanners. Wreaking havoc on lost items and small desert creatures for a time, Robert rolls on down the road and quickly moves up to humans. Prompting many a mortal head to explode as he sets out on a killing spree across the winding desert highways, Robert must be stopped!!
Written and directed by French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux and starring Stephen Spinella (Milk), Roxane Mesquida (Fat Girl) and Wings Hauser (Vice Squad), Rubber received its first exposure at a slew of film festivals last year,...
- 4/12/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we celebrate the end of an era, talk to a first-time writer/director, discuss the fine art of short film creation with a seasoned hand, and hear from movie icon Wings Hauser. Wings Hauser, people. Max Winkler hit the festivals hard with Ceremony, his coming of age story starring Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman. Now it’s seeing a limited release, and he’s stopped by to discuss the benefits of getting your heart broken and the wrong way to crash a party. We featured the short film The Candy Shop on the site recently, and director Brandon McCormick was nice enough to share his production methods, talk about working with Doug Jones, and tell listeners how they can help fight sex trafficking in their own backyard. As if that weren’t enough, Wings Hauser joins us moments before a special screening of the 80s classic Vice Squad...
- 4/6/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
After jumping up and down and pumping our fists for over an hour, the time has come to share this incredible late-breaking information with everyone:
Next Thursday, March 31, the great, the legendary Wings Hauser will be joining us for one night only for a screening of his immortal classic Vice Squad at 10pm and a midnight advance screening of his newest film, the modern classic Rubber, opening at Ritz on April 1!
This is an ultra-rare opportunity to spend some time with one of the most intense men on planet Earth and enjoy hours of cinematic rage with the screen’s greatest beast. Plus, there will be a very special live musical surprise!
Only double feature tickets will be available in advance, but individual show tickets will be on sale at the door for each film if any are available. The double feature tickets are $20. Sell your blood if you have to,...
Next Thursday, March 31, the great, the legendary Wings Hauser will be joining us for one night only for a screening of his immortal classic Vice Squad at 10pm and a midnight advance screening of his newest film, the modern classic Rubber, opening at Ritz on April 1!
This is an ultra-rare opportunity to spend some time with one of the most intense men on planet Earth and enjoy hours of cinematic rage with the screen’s greatest beast. Plus, there will be a very special live musical surprise!
Only double feature tickets will be available in advance, but individual show tickets will be on sale at the door for each film if any are available. The double feature tickets are $20. Sell your blood if you have to,...
- 3/25/2011
- by Lars Nilsen
- OriginalAlamo.com
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter performed well for ITV2 last night, beating Channel 4 and Five in the 9pm slot. The second episode of the reality series, which follows Andre's bid for chart stardom, pulled in an impressive 1.28m (6%) during the hour, beating Channel 4's 1.21m (5.4%) for The Red Lion and the 840k (3.7%) for Five's Vice Squad. Last week, the series made a strong start for ITV2, drawing 1.44m (6.7%). This is the second week running that the show was the most-watched programme on the multichannel stations. Elsewhere at 9pm, The Bill put in 3.59m (15.8%) for ITV1, and BBC One's New Tricks logged 4.79m (21.2%). (more)...
- 10/16/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
What Katie Did Next performed strongly for ITV2 on Thursday night, beating Five in the prime 9pm slot. The latest instalment of the fly-on-the-wall reality show grabbed 1.14m (5.7%) in the hour, topping the 1.1m (5.1%) for Five's Vice Squad. It also came close to beating BBC Two, which had 1.2m (5.5%) for The Love Of Money, and Channel 4, which managed 1.32m (6.1%) with Alone in the Wild. In multichannel homes, ITV2 was the third most-watched channel of the hour. Winner of the hour was BBC One's New Tricks, which logged 5.44m (25%) and beat ITV1's The Bill, with 3.87m (17.8%). Earlier, at 8pm, Watchdog put in 4m (18.3%) for BBC One (more)...
- 9/26/2009
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
Wonderin’ where the Chicago Fango schedule is? Well, we’re still tweaking it because we have a few surprise guests! We are happy to report that Jeffrey Combs, the Re-animator himself, will be attending Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held this coming March 6-8 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Il).
In addition, Ashley Laurence is back in the lineup! The actress from Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Hellraiser: Hellseeker, plus Lightning Bug, Red, Warlock III and Lurking Fear, will be attending on Saturday, while Combs (also best known for From Beyond, Deep Space Nine, Pit And The Pendulum, The Frighteners, The 4400 and many more) hits the stage on Sunday. In other convention news, sadly, directors Tobe Hooper and R.W. Goodwin had to bow out due to unexpected commitments. The full Fango schedule will be live tomorrow morning. Other guests comin’ to...
In addition, Ashley Laurence is back in the lineup! The actress from Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Hellraiser: Hellseeker, plus Lightning Bug, Red, Warlock III and Lurking Fear, will be attending on Saturday, while Combs (also best known for From Beyond, Deep Space Nine, Pit And The Pendulum, The Frighteners, The 4400 and many more) hits the stage on Sunday. In other convention news, sadly, directors Tobe Hooper and R.W. Goodwin had to bow out due to unexpected commitments. The full Fango schedule will be live tomorrow morning. Other guests comin’ to...
- 3/4/2009
- Fangoria
WildClaw Theatre, Chicago’s leading horror stage troupe, will bring their brand of terror and the supernatural to the fast-approaching Chicago edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held March 6-8 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Il). On Sunday of the event, the local horror theater stalwarts will discuss their previous shows, screen clips of their most outlandish work, answer questions, talk about their upcoming Zombie Bowling and zombie play, The Revenants, then close out the convention with a round of “Scary-aoke,” where the audience will have the opportunity to act out scenes from their favorite horror flicks.
For more about WildClaw Theatre, go here. Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza (come back tomorrow for the complete schedule!) include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead,...
For more about WildClaw Theatre, go here. Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza (come back tomorrow for the complete schedule!) include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead,...
- 3/2/2009
- Fangoria
The independent horror film Plague Town, which Fango’s Michael Gingold called “a nightmare captured on film,” will make its Midwest premiere at the fast-approaching Chicago edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held March 6-8 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Il). The screening will be introduced by writer/director David Gregory.
Plague Town is about a group of American travelers lost in the Irish countryside who run afoul of a group of bloodthirsty, disfigured children. Gregory (pictured with actress Kate Aspinwall and victim) makes his feature debut with the movie, having previously helmed nearly 100 genre documentaries and DVD features, including Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth, Portrait: The Making of Henry, Inside Manhunter, Tom Savini: The Early Years, The Godfathers of Mondo and many more.
Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead,...
Plague Town is about a group of American travelers lost in the Irish countryside who run afoul of a group of bloodthirsty, disfigured children. Gregory (pictured with actress Kate Aspinwall and victim) makes his feature debut with the movie, having previously helmed nearly 100 genre documentaries and DVD features, including Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth, Portrait: The Making of Henry, Inside Manhunter, Tom Savini: The Early Years, The Godfathers of Mondo and many more.
Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead,...
- 2/26/2009
- Fangoria
Actor Bill Johnson (left, Leatherface from Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2) and John Dugan (right, Grandpa from Hooper’s original Texas Chainsaw) have joined the lineup of the next Chicago edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held March 6-8 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Il). Dugan also appeared in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, while Johnson turned up in Future-kill and TV’s Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead, Creepshow, Martin, Knightriders and The Dark Half will have the first news and footage from his latest zombie flick
• Tobe Hooper: director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, Eaten Alive, ’Salem’S Lot, The Mangler, Crocodile,...
Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead, Creepshow, Martin, Knightriders and The Dark Half will have the first news and footage from his latest zombie flick
• Tobe Hooper: director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, Eaten Alive, ’Salem’S Lot, The Mangler, Crocodile,...
- 2/12/2009
- Fangoria
Veteran X Files producer/director R.W. Goodwin (pictured), whose new creature-feature comedy Alien Trespass opens this spring from Roadside Attractions, has joined the lineup of the next Chicago edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held March 6-8 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Il). Goodwin produced over 70 episodes of The X Files, and directed nine of them.
Alien Tresspass, which stars Will & Grace’s Eric McCormack, Autopsy’s Robert Patrick and The Wonder Years’ Dan Lauria, concerns an Earthly encounter with extraterrestrials both good and bad. Not a spoof or parody, but pretty much a straight film that could have played on the same bill as It Came From Outer Space, Alien Trespass has won raves on the festival circuit. You can find out more here and see a couple of exclusive pics here. Accompanying Goodwin will be his wife Sheila Larkin,...
Alien Tresspass, which stars Will & Grace’s Eric McCormack, Autopsy’s Robert Patrick and The Wonder Years’ Dan Lauria, concerns an Earthly encounter with extraterrestrials both good and bad. Not a spoof or parody, but pretty much a straight film that could have played on the same bill as It Came From Outer Space, Alien Trespass has won raves on the festival circuit. You can find out more here and see a couple of exclusive pics here. Accompanying Goodwin will be his wife Sheila Larkin,...
- 2/3/2009
- Fangoria
Director Toby Wilkins (pictured), whose first film Splinter wowed fans last year, has joined the lineup of the next Chicago edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held March 6-8 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Il). Wilkins will preview his latest directorial effort, Ghost House Pictures’ The Grudge 3, at the convention, and the Sony Pictures DVD sequel will also be screened at the show.
The Grudge 3 picks up after the previous sequel ended, with the spirit of Kayako and her son still haunting a Chicago apartment building; Saw’s Shawnee Smith and Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis co-star, and rising genre scribe Brad Keene (The Gravedancers, From Within) penned the script. The Grudge 3 debuts March 24 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead,...
The Grudge 3 picks up after the previous sequel ended, with the spirit of Kayako and her son still haunting a Chicago apartment building; Saw’s Shawnee Smith and Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis co-star, and rising genre scribe Brad Keene (The Gravedancers, From Within) penned the script. The Grudge 3 debuts March 24 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead,...
- 1/30/2009
- Fangoria
Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer co-star Tom Towles has joined the lineup of the next Chicago edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held March 6-8, 2009 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Il). Besides playing Henry’s henchman Otis, Towles appeared as Lt. George Wydell in both House Of 1000 Corpses (pictured) and The Devil’S Rejects.
He also turned up in Night Of The Living Dead, Halloween, Grindhouse, Home Sick, Fortress, The Borrower and The Pit And The Pendulum. Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead, Creepshow, Martin, Knightriders and The Dark Half will have the first news and footage from his latest zombie flick
• Tobe Hooper: director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre,...
He also turned up in Night Of The Living Dead, Halloween, Grindhouse, Home Sick, Fortress, The Borrower and The Pit And The Pendulum. Other guests comin’ to our Midwest extravaganza include:
• George A. Romero: the director of Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead, Creepshow, Martin, Knightriders and The Dark Half will have the first news and footage from his latest zombie flick
• Tobe Hooper: director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre,...
- 12/19/2008
- Fangoria
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