Wes Craven faced a life-or-death situation whilst residing at his home in the Hollywood Hills. Well, that is a slight exaggeration but it’s far more interesting than the truth. TMZ have reported that police were called to the home on Thursday when alarm had gone off at the cult director’s house.
The home being invaded by [...]
Published on: 31st January, 2010
Alejandro Jodorowsky failed to get his off the ground, David Lynch’s became one of Hollywood’s great disasters and John Harrison’s was nothing more than a TV series, so why would Pierre Morel’s be any different? But the French filmmaker, previously known for the action flick Banlieue 13 (District 13) and the US thriller Taken, is [...]
Published on: 31st January, 2010
Fans of the living dead may be aware that a new 3D animation is in the works. Night Of The Living Dead: Origins will be written and directed by Zebediah DeSoto and star genre veterans Danielle Harris (Halloween), Joe Pilato (Day of the Dead) and Bill Moseley (the 1990 remake of Night Of The Living [...]
Published on: 31st January, 2010
Seriously, how many trailers and TV spots have to be released to promote one movie? Overture Films are going all out with the marketing of their remake of the George A. Romero cult classic The Crazies by releasing countless promo clips to help whet the appetites of cinemagoers. Breck Eisner, who is reportedly attached to [...]
Published on: 30th January, 2010
Martin Scorcese’s been making movies now for over four decades and still shows no sign of letting up. Despite primarily being known for his critically acclaimed gangster movies (such as Mean Streets, Goodfellas and The Departed), his career has flirted with almost every conceivable genre: such as musicals (New York, New York), biopics (Raging Bull), [...]
Published on: 30th January, 2010
Having gone from promising child star to rehab trainwreck in just a few short years, former Hollywood beauty Lindsay Lohan is set to take the next step in reinventing her career: by going topless for her next role. Having already played a stripper in the ill-fated thriller I Know Who Killed Me (although the director [...]
Published on: 30th January, 2010
If Hollywood eventually lost faith in Roland Emmerich and decided to give him restricted budgets then the end result could be something like Quantum Apocalypse. Following the filmmakers obsession with mankind pulling together in order to overcome a natural disaster, Justin Jones’ relatively low budget thriller plays out like one-part The Day After Tomorrow and [...]
Published on: 30th January, 2010
Universal are gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated remake of The Wolfman (which the studio originally produced with Lon Chaney Jr. in the lead role back in 1941) with a host of gimmicks and prizes.
First up is the a free ringtone: to obtain this simply take a photo of yourself this evening [...]
Published on: 30th January, 2010
City of the Living Dead is arguably Lucio Fulci’s finest hour. Some fans prefer Zombi 2, others The Beyond, but whatever your poison, those who love their undead to be gruesome and Lovecraftian should check out this underrated gem.
Coming from the late Italian filmmaker at the peak of his career, City of the Living Dead [...]
Published on: 30th January, 2010
I’ll be honest here: I must be one of the few people who couldn’t care less about Tim Burton’s upcoming remake of Alice in Wonderland. The book is one of my favourite fantasies and Burton was once one of the best directors around, but over the last ten years his output has been a little [...]