January 2010
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Caroline du Potet
Siblings Caroline and Eric du Potet are set to be the latest filmmakers from France to enjoy international acclaim with their upcoming thriller Dans ton sommeil (In Their Sleep). Having already been hyped on such sites as UHM and Pretty-Scary, the movie promises to follow the recent tradition of Euro horrors putting their Hollywood counterparts [...]
Parry Shen
I’ve never really kept my obsession with slashers a secret. And whilst the genre seems as popular as ever these days (mainly thanks to the various remakes that have taken over the box office recently), most of them seem to be generic and aiming towards a watered-down, PC crowd. Thankfully, Adam Green’s sleep hit Hatchet [...]
Shavar Ross
Friday the 13th fans have been a little tough on A New Beginning over the years, due to its sleazy atmosphere and ‘twist’ ending. Personally, it’s one of my favourite of the series: violent, amusing and over-the-top. Thanks to Crystal Lake Memories and His Name Was Jason, fans are finally starting to show it the [...]
Branko Tomovic
Having spoken to Branko Tomovic regarding his work on independent productions for our now-defunct sister site Hijack Hollywood, we couldn’t resist asking a few questions about his role in the upcoming Hollywood remake of the Universal classic The Wolfman. The movie, directed by Jurassic Park III’s Joe Johnston, stars Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot, [...]
Shaun O’Rourke
Working alongside his Eleven Bravo Productions partner Sheila Brothers and filmmaker Charles Stewart Jr., Shaun O’Rourke has not only co-starred, written and produced the upcoming horror flick Butchered but was also involved in the directing. Set to be released on DVD on February 9, the movie tells of a group of young friends who become [...]
Paul Solet
Although a few genre sites had given it an occasional mention, the success of Paul Solet’s feature debut Grace seemed to come from out of nowhere. Aided by a screening at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival last January, the movie has since enjoyed critical acclaim and has hailed its director as a promising new talent.
Sarah Nicklin
Over the last couple of years I’ve become more and more obsessed with 1970s exploitation cinema, so with the arrival of the likes of Grindhouse filmmakers too are looking back to the old days of sleaze, violence and excess. One subgenre to have emerged during that time was the ‘nunsploitation’ movie, predominantly Italian-produced films that [...]