The Cars That Ate Paris
Having only seen two of Peter Weir's films ("The Truman Show" and "Master and Commander") I didn't have any idea what to expect from "The Cars That Ate Paris" as both the aforementioned movies were totally different. Well seeing as "Cars" was a film made very early in Weir's career the oddities and quirks that are present especially in "The Truman Show" are evident here, only multiplied by about ten. "Cars" is such a strange movie that I hadn't decided whether I liked it or not by the half-way mark, luckily by the end I had and I must say that I did enjoy it, if not only for its eccentricity but also its interesting premise (which unfortunately I didn't feel was sufficiently explored). Without ruining too much of the storyline... Read full review...
Princess Aurora
If you're getting withdrawal symptoms from not getting any more Vengeance movies from Chan-Wook Park, and I'M A CYBORG, BUT THAT'S OK didn't work out for you, here's another bloody tale of revenge from South Korea... As a scenario, this is superficially similar to SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE, as it certainly doesn't pull any punches revenge-wise. But unlike the Vengeance trilogy, rather than analyse the nature of revenge and the resulting cycle of violence, PRINCESS AURORA has a more one-sided viewpoint as a story, and more single-minded than DIRTY HARRY as a character. From the very start, we get the full brunt of the raw violence of the central character, as she mercilessly... Read full review...
Dj Perry
It seems like DJ Perry always have lots of cool projects going on so naturally we felt that we needed an update from this very likable actor, writer, producer and all. Having recently just come back from India where he's been shooting the horror-thriller KARMA, he was nice enough to let... Read the interview..
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The Host gets sequel
Variety is reporting that there will be a China-based sequel to the Korean monster movie THE HOST which will be written and directed by Ning Hao (CRAZY STONE). Chungeorahm, the production company behind the original film are teaming up with China's Stone Man Films for the sequel. THE HOST 2 is slated to start lensing early next year and to be released in 2009 and the follow-up will chronicle the events that transpire when people ignore a monster due to their desire for money. Producer Choi Yong-Bae told Variety, "Chinese film markets are driven by blockbusters with themes of epic drama and martial arts. It's time to provide more varied types of commercial films." More when it happens.
The line-up for London's Film4 FrightFest, that will take place at the Odeon West End on August 21, has been announced and it has a lot of cool titles to offer not to mention 6 world premieres and 16 UK premieres. The Fest kicks off with the British chiller EDEN LAKE, about a young couple being terrorised by a malevolent gang of youths and continues showing British horror such as SHROOMS, MUM & DAD and the supernatural shocker THE DISAPPEARED among others. Other cool stuff that will be shown is Frank (BASKET CASE) Henenlotter's latest horror sleaze flick called BAD BIOLOGY, THE Clive Barker's Books of Blood adaptation MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, Aja's MIRRORS, and the Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman starring THE STRANGERS. Actually there are tons more films that'll air so head on over to the official site here for ALL the details.
The first teaser trailer for the remake of the 1951 classic THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL has hit the net and you can check it out below. Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, an alien who has come to Earth to warn the human race of a possible attack. Directed by Scott Derrickson, the flick also stars Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm and John Cleese, and will open in theaters on December 12.
If you head on over to Movieweb right here you can take a look at a whole heap of new stills from LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE. P.J. Pesce's flick is the sequel to the 1987 cult hit THE LOST BOYS that takes us to the shady surf city of Luna Bay, California, where vampires quickly dispatch anyone who crosses their path. Into this dark world arrive Chris Emerson (Hilgenbrink) and his younger sister, Nicole (Reeser). Having just lost their parents in a car accident, the siblings move in with their eccentric Aunt Jillian and become new prey for the locals way of life. When Nicole unwittingly falls for a local vampire, Chris must locate and destroy the gangs lifeline before his sisters transformation is complete; to do this Chris finds himself relying on the expertise of none other than Edgar Frog (Feldman).
Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY, PLANET TERROR) is moving from film to television and is currently shopping around a new show called WOMEN IN CHAINS! Fashioned with a 1970s exploitation sensibility, the show is a violent drama set at a woman's prison and stars Rose McGowan - Rodriguez fiancée who is set play one of five chained women at the center of the show, to be directed by Rodriguez. Josh Miller and Mark Fortin wrote the script for WOMEN IN CHAINS!
A second trailer for Fernando Meirelles' BLINDNESS has hit the net and you can take a look at it below. In the flick a city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. BLINDNESS stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Alice Braga and Gael García Bernal, and opens in theaters on September 19.
Dark Horse Entertainment, David Fincher and animation house Blur Studios are teaming up to bring Eric Powell's comic THE GOON, as a CG-animated film, to the big screen. THE GOON revolves around muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary enforcer for a feared mobster. The stories have a paranormal and comedic edge to them and concern ghosts, zombies, mad scientists and "skunk apes." Deals are being negotiated but so far no studio is attached to the project that will be produced by Fincher (ZODIAC) from a screenplay by Powell.
If you head on over to IGN you can now watch a new red band trailer for Alexandre Aja's upcoming chiller MIRRORS, that opens in theaters on August 15. Kiefer Sutherland stars as a troubled ex-cop who must save his family from an unspeakable evil that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home. Check out the trailer right here!
Are you also waiting for Dario Argento's GIALLO then you wanna check out all the new stills from the flick over the the horror masters official site right here! Flick stars Adrien Brody, Emmanuelle Seigner, Elsa Pataky, Robert Miano and Byron Deidra, and is about: An American Stewardess and an Italian Detective team up in a race against time to find her sister who has been abducted by a maniacal serial killer known only as "Yellow." GIALLO is slated to hit theaters next year.
Check out the video below for a behind the scenes look at Larry Bishop's HELL RIDE, produced by Quentin Tarantino. The story deals with the characters Pistolero, the Gent and Comanche and the deadly, unfinished business among them. HELL RIDE stars Larry Bishop, Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Eric Balfour, and Vinnie Jones among other.
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