Courtesy of SONY we have your first look at a bunch of new images for The Grudge 2. From Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures comes the much-anticipated sequel to the 2004 worldwide hit The Grudge. The terrifying thriller The Grudge 2 explores the dark secrets of the grudge as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims. One by one, they are infected by the grudge, which quickly moves from a burned-down house in Tokyo and spreads to everyone who crosses its path.


The Grudge 2 stars Amber Tamblyn under the direction of Takashi Shimizu, from an original screenplay by Stephen Susco. The producers are Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise.


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You can check out the official The Grudge 2 website right here

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Neil Marshall the director of Dog Soldiers and Descent has revealed his next film will be "DoomsDay". In an interview at Comic-Con Neil revealed it is a fururistic sci-fi flick on a group of people who band to gether to prevent the extinction of the human race.

He is once again promising us a dark and brutal film with plenty of action and carnage for you horror fans.

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The film is cast with a legion of horror veterans:

Christa Campbell (2001 MANIACS, 2002 MANIACS, THE WICKER MAN remake, DAY OF THE DEAD remake). Ms. Campbell is the only authentic femme fatales who's exclusively linked to horror movies (i.e. Grade A & B+ commerce). (Pic 1)
Angela Austin (BELLY OF THE BEAST) (Pic 2)
Tom Nowicki (THE PUNISHER, FRANKENSTEIN [2004], REMEMBER THE TITANS)
David Naughton (star of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON)
Jim Fitzpatrick (SATAN'S LITTLE HELPER, "Commander" Williams on the STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE series)
Robin Hines (VAMPIRE BATS)
Alexxus Young (ARACHNIA, TWO FRONT TEETH) (Pic 3)
(Hallows Point director Jeffrey Lynn Ward featured on pic 4)

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An abridged synopsis:
"Welcome to Hallows Point… a small town with a terrible past and a future that is cursed.

It started as a harmless bet but for a group of Hallows Point High students, this Halloween will turn into the ultimate nightmare. Trapped in an abandoned schoolhouse with an evil they helped create, but cannot defeat, the students are ill-prepared for their last lesson… in terror!

Twelve high school students lock themselves into an abandoned schoolhouse on Halloween night and accidentally resurrect their former biology teacher who was a serial killer. The teacher, Nathanial Raber, is all too willing to come back and give these poor unfortunate souls their final exam."

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In regard to Nathanial Raber, the HALLOWS POINT bogeyman, director Jeffrey Lynn Ward offers the following summary:

"Raber starts off as a serial killer but that doesn’t make him interesting; what makes him interesting is that he was a high school biology teacher. Here he was, right under the noses of these kids, and no one suspected he was a monster! Unfortunately, the kids accidentally resurrect him and he’s all too willing to come back and teach them a final lesson. I think that 'biology teacher-turned-bogeyman' transition is something that everyone can relate to; everyone who has gone to high school probably envisioned one of their teachers as evil or dastardly. I thought that sort of identification was cool. I didn’t want some huge guy in a hockey mask who hangs out in the woods, I wanted somebody who intertwines with your life."

Mr. Ward also helmed THE DWELLING, a Satanic confection that starred B-movie icon Michelle Bauer (HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS, SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL--RAMA) and Burt Ward.

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You can check out the official website (which is still in development) for Hallows Point right here

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Progressive Pictures K.K. (Puroguresshibu Pikuch�zu K.K.) is scheduled to release Makoto Tanaka's Ame no machi on DVD (PRDV-0003) in Japan on August 25th; the release is being distributed by Geneon Entertainment K.K. (Jeneon Entateinmento K.K.). Progressive Pictures released the movie theatrically in Japan on March 25th.

The screenplay for Ame no machi was written by Tanaka, based on the eponymous short story by Hideyuki Kikuchi. The movie's principal cast is as follows: Toshihiro Wada, Y�ko Maki, Riko Narumi, Tsutomu Takeshige, Mitsuki Nagashima, Chihiro Maebashi, T�ru Shinagawa, Ken Mitsuishi, Ken Yasuda, Noriko Eguchi, Shungiku Uchida, Asami Katsura, Hideyuki Kikuchi (see above), Naruyoshi Kikuchi (he also composed/performed the closing theme song for the movie), K�ichi Ueda, Moeko Ezawa, and K�jir� Kusanagi.

Here's a description of Ame no machi from the website of DVD retailer CD Japan (Neo Wing K.K. / K.K. Neo Wingu): "From the mind of 'Vampire Hunter D' creator Hideyuki Kikuchi comes a new film about a group of children that dissappears, only to return one rainy day 35 years later! A reporter following the story of a child's corps that has mysteriously been rendered free of it's internal organs is drawn to a small town where he learns the story of group of elementary school students who dissappeared 35 years ago. The people tell him to 'stay inside when it rains out of season, you'll get drunk in by the rain.' Soon he discovers the school's old photo albums and speaks with the residents about the event... where it becomes obvious that the town is hiding something."

Ame no machi trailer (downloadable 5.8 MB WMV file)
Ame no machi official website

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The screenplay for A Werewolf in Amazonia was written by Rubens Francisco Lucchetti, in collaboration with Fl�vio de Souza and Evandro Mesquita. The movie stars Paul Naschy (a.k.a. Jacinto Molina) as Dr. Moreau/the werewolf, (Evandro) Mesquita as Jean Pierre (a.k.a. 'JP'), Danielle Winits as Natasha, Nuno Leal Maia as Prof. Scott Corman, Tony Tornado as Criminal Investigator Barreto, Karina Bacchi as Samantha, Pedro Neschling as Bruno, Bruno de Luca as Raul, Djin Sganzerla as Carol, Joana Medeiros as Queen Pentesil�ia, Guar� Rodrigues as Zoltan, Charles Paraventi as Borges, Orlando Drummond as the Public Security Secretary, Sidney Magal as the Inca priest, Julio Medaglia as Hartman, Daiane Am�ndola as Alma, and Anal� Silveira as Mary.

See full article for trailers, stills and more...

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Horror, as a genre, drifts naturally toward cheese and camp. The scares that raised goose pimples in the first series installment draw grins and groans in the fourth -- or 14th.

The devilish Ryuku, voiced by Shido Nakamura, and Tatsuya Fujiwara in "Death Note" (c) 2006 "DEATH NOTE" FILM PARTNERS.

J-Horror resisted this drift by opting for the mundanely familiar and psychologically plausible over Halloween party flash and foolishness. The settings were moldy suburban houses or apartment buildings, not haunted mansions, and the scares came from black shapes glimpsed from the corner of the eye, not grinning monsters with edged weapons jumping from behind a door.

By this standard, Shusuke Kaneko's "Death Note" -- a two-part film based on the best-selling Takeshi Obata manga -- is not J-Horror at all. In fact, it doesn't fit neatly into the horror bin, period, being a mix of cop thriller, seishun eiga (youth movie) and two-player arcade game, wrapped in a stylish manga-esque package.

Released June 17, "Death Note" bumped "The Da Vinci Code" as No. 1 at the local box office and is on its way to becoming the decade's biggest Japanese horror(ish) hit. It has accomplished this feat while violating a key genre rule: Its hero, a brilliant college student named Raito (which means "Light") Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara), is also its villain.

Many a movie hero flirts with the dark side, but with Raito, it's love at first sight. When he finds a mysterious notebook with "Death Note" on the cover and learns that he can kill with it simply by writing the victim's name in it (and following certain rules explained in slightly fractured English), shock quickly gives way to what can only be called devilish glee. When the notebook's real owner makes his appearance -- a three-meter-tall "god of death" named Ryuku, who looks like a heavy metal vocalist from Hell -- Raito barely bats an eye. Ryuku (a CG creation voiced by Shido Nakamura) soon becomes his winged familiar -- and the closest thing he has to a friend.

Raito's first victims are criminals who presumably deserve their names in his book of death, but when the cops, led by Raito's straight-as-an-arrow detective father (Takeshi Kaga of "Iron Chef" fame), start closing in with the help of a reclusive slacker genius named only L (Kenichi Matsuyama), he becomes their deadliest enemy, with nary a flicker of doubt or regret.

The film's true focus, however, is less the struggle between good and evil (or rather shades of moral gray) than the battle of wits between Raito and L, with the cops serving mostly as foils. A feisty woman journalist (Asaka Seto) starts putting two and two together, but she is no match for Raito's diabolical wiles. Meanwhile, Raito's high-minded girlfriend (Yuu Kashii) serves as a voice of conscience that goes unheard and unheeded.

The battle (or rather, two-player game) has its fascinations, but CG whiz Kaneko ("Azumi 2," "Gamera 3") and scriptwriter Tetsuya Oishi are presumably saving their biggest scenes for part two, which opens in November. So part one is mostly build up, with little real tension. Also the battle between the cool, heartless killer and the junk-food-loving, asocial brainiac is bloodless. Literally so -- most of the victims keel over from heart attacks. At least they don't dissolve into clouds of pixels.

Source: by Mark Schilling, The Japan Times

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Director Bong Joon-ho's new movie The Host is drawing global attention.

The movie that was highly praised by critics at Cannes Film Festival in May has been invited to the 39th SITGES International Film Festival of Catalonia, the 31st Toronto International Film Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Hong Kong and Vancouver film festivals slated for August and September have also followed suit.

The film will soon be shown in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and France. The U.S., Britain, Mexico and Australia will release the flick later this year.

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Toronto After Dark Film Festival, a new international showcase of sci-fi, horror and fantasy cinema, has announced its inaugural edition , October 20-24, 2006 at Toronto's Bloor Cinema.

"We are very excited to be giving Toronto audiences something unique in the Film Festival community," said Festival Founder and Director, Adam Lopez.

"A showcase of international cinema, close to Halloween, which places the spotlight firmly on thrills."

The first annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival screens 27 sci-fi, horror and fantasy genre films over five nights, including 12 feature film premieres and 15 shorts, produced by filmmakers across North America, Europe and Asia.

"Hollywood represents such a small slice of all the fantastic films that are out there," said Todd Brown, Festival Director of Programming.

"Most international titles remain completely unseen on these shores and we think that’s just criminal. So, for five nights at Toronto After Dark we bring a slate of the very best of these titles to audiences here in Toronto, to be seen the way they were intended: on the big screen, with great sound, in front of an enthusiastic audience."

Click here to check out the Toronto After Dark website.

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While we wait for Dimension to finally get around to releasing Pulse (they just changed the date, again, this time to August 25th), the boys at B-D got chatting with the film’s director, Jim Sorenzo, and discovered what his next project with Dimension will be.

"[I’m working on] a book that I optioned that’s set up through Dimension called Demons. John Shirley wrote it, which is fantastic," he told the site. "It’s basically about demons invading our world from another dimension and kind of similar to this but its much more colorful, a lot of special effects and it’s very cool. Its like Independence Day meets... well demons invade the world."

If the name John Shirley rings a bell, there’s good reason. The prolific author has written tons of books through his career, including a collaboration with Ed Lee and the Constantine novelization.

Source: Dread Central

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The first teaser trailer from the spanish horror film "La Hora Fria" is now online, although not subtitled yet. Watch it below:

You can check out the teaser trailer right here

More teasers to be 'tubed' in the near future. The film has been chosen for Offical Selection in Competition in the Festival de Cinema de Catalunya (Sitges Film Festival) 2006. Also, the official website will be reachable soon. More about that later.

Synopsis for "La Hora Fria" (2006) � An Eqlipse Production
A group of eight people live isolated in crumbling installations. They cannot abandon the complex and they live in a constant state of vigilance. The food supplies are running out and they urgently need medicines and ammunitions, but in order to find them they must abandon the secure area. What lurks outside the small area they inhabit, however, is so menacing that they dare not even speak of it.

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Not that it will come as any great surprise, but Fox Home Entertainment announced today that John Moore’s near shot-for-shot remake of The Omen will hit DVD just in time for Halloween, specifically October 17th.

Both an anamorphic widescreen and a fullscreen version will be available according to Davis DVD with features like a commentary from the director, deleted and extended scenes, an alternate ending, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more. Nothing too exciting there, much like the film itself.

Read The Omen movie review right here

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Award-winning indie film director Stephen David Brooks (Heads N TailZ) is on tap to helm the horror feature Brew for The Ilya Salkind Company. VP of Production Joe Majestic brought the project to the company and will produce. The screenplay is by Larry Kirchner and the late James Dean Schulte.

Brew is the story of a self-styled loser who inherits a family brewery drowning in debt. His girlfriend convinces him to restart the family business despite the rumors that the brewery is haunted by his blood thirsty relatives, The Rhineharts.

The cast will be comprised of horror veterans, upcoming talent, and unknowns selected from a nationwide talent search.

A promotional teaser can be found here

Source: ComingSoon.net

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The American premiere of AZUMI was almost sneaked onto the Egyptian theater on Tuesday night, July 25, 2006, by AsiaVision. The presentation was originally described as an advanced screening of the 2003 teen samurai adventure AZUMI. However that night, the presentation was described as the “American premiere” with surprise guest director Ryuhei Kitamura. Mr. Kitamura spoke briefly to the audience before the screening describing how his self-produced gore-fest VERSUS lead to being chosen to direct AZUMI by producer Mata Yamamoto. During his comments, Mr. Kitamura affectionately teased Mr. Yamamoto, who was also in attendance but did not address the crowd.

In July, AsiaVision brought AZUMI to high profile presence at Anime Expo in Anaheim California and two weeks later at the San Diego ComicCon. Mr. Kitamura was present at both promotional events. While there was some indication he might be at the Egyptian showing, there was no announcement from the American Cinematheque.

Earlier in July the American Cinematheque simply invited members to the July 25 showing of AZUMI. The July 21 edition of the LA Weekly printed an offer to admit one (with the ad) plus a guest, describing the event as an “advanced screening.” The large turnout of viewers appeared pleased by the surprise premiere, the surprise appearance of Mr. Kitamura and of course enjoyed the slickly produced samurai assassin swordplay.

During the program, no mention was made of GODZILLA FINAL WARS; however that movie’s American star Don Frye was spotted in the crowd. Mr. Frye said he had been invited by Mr. Kitamura to attend and just hang out with his old friend.

The subtitled print was shown at the Egyptian but the newly dubbed version will be released in American theaters. AZUMI began a run at the West L.A. Nuart Theater. AsiaVision is the live action feature branch of Urban Vision Entertainment Inc. AZUMI marks the launch of AsiaVision’s theatrical releases.

Source: SciFi Japan

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Two more teaser trailers for PAvel Ruminov's Russian horror film Dead Daughters have appeared online, bringing the total number of teasers released thus far up to eleven.

Dead Daughters Teaser Ten (downloadable Quicktime)
Dead Daughters Teaser Eleven (downloadable Quicktime)

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A teaser trailer has turned up online for Norweigian survival horror film Fritt Vilt and it looks like impressive stuff, combining some beautiful photography (of some rather attractive Viking lasses) with a dark, gritty edge. Here's the synopsis from the Norweigian Film Institute:

It’s midwinter. Five youngsters are heading for the Jotunheimen mountain area to go snowboarding. On the slope, one of them has a bad fall and breaks a leg. There is no sign of any other people around, and their mobile phones are out of range. They catch sight of a mountain hotel in the distance, and decide to find shelter there. The hotel lies emtpy and silent, obviously closed down years ago. The phone lines are dead, and the youngsters realize they have to spend the night in the hotel. But it turns out they’re not alone. In the basement they discover a filthy dungeon of a room, where somebody has recently lived. They find a pile of polaroid photos, which by closer inspection prove to be very different from regular vacation photos... What follows is a battle of life and death, when Norway’s most notorious and determined serial killer plays cat and mouse with the youths. And while their number is diminishing, friendship and courage is put to the test in this roller¨coaster ride of a horror.

Fritt Vilt Website
Fritt Vilt Teaser (Downloadable Quicktime)

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The folks over at ModernCine just dropped Dread Central a line with an update on and a set of new images from their adaptation of Jack Ketchum’s notorious The Girl Next Door, which just wrapped its first week of principal photography.



The film, being made under the direction of Gregory Wilson, stars Blanche Baker, Catherine Mary Stuart, Grant Snow, Blythe Auffarth, and Kevin Chamberlin. All relatively new names in the scene, but that's important with a tale like this; you have to make sure you're not looking at an actor and remembering them from a previous role as it will make the danger they’re in all the more real if they have a fresh face. And the kids in The Girl Next Door face some serious dangers.

They anticipate a finished cut of the film as early as September, if you can believe it. Shooting is set to go on for a few more weeks, and hopefully we’ll learn more about it as it does. The first shots from the film are below, and they look damn fine so far!

Source: Dread Central

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Warner Bros. Pictures has released better pictures of the TMNT character banners that were first revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con last week. You can view all four below!



Written and directed by Kevin Munroe, TMNT is the first all CG animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" movie in the history of the francise. It will be released on March 30.



Source: ComingSoon.net

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Known solely to devout Asian cinephiles for his early movie Versus, Kitamura is the kind of filmmaker that Michael Bay might be if he were Japanese… and talented… but he's a rare breed, making Hollywood-style action movies that still owe much to the traditions of his native country.

A good example of this is his 2003 samurai epic Azumi, based on the comic by Yu Koyama about a teen girl who is trained since childbirth as a samurai assassin. The success of that movie in his homeland led to Godzilla: Final Wars, meant to be the last Godzilla movie but clearly the best one in years, paying simultaneous homage and spoof to the great Godzilla movies of the '70s.

To commemorate Azumi finally arriving on our shores, Kitamura showed up at Comic-Con in San Diego last week to show the film, and ComingSoon.net/SuperheroHype.com had a rare chance to sit down to talk to him about his two high profile movies. One of the few Japanese directors we've interviewed who speaks fluent English, Kitamura has yet to find the right English project to blow American moviegoers' socks off, but in the meantime, he's built up a fine collection of action movies that should insure that happens very soon.

Source: ComingSoon.net

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The Abandoned, the feature debut of acclaimed short horror filmmaker Nacho Cerd�, will be making its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and now Cerd� has sent along a few behind-the-scenes pics to whet our appetites (see more below). “I am very happy that the film will be having its premiere in Toronto!” Cerd� tells Fango. “The movie has turned out very intense and scary, and I’m sure the audience will be in for quite a ride.” THE ABANDONED, about a woman who returns to her childhood home in Russia and becomes haunted by her own ghost, was scripted by Cerd�, Karim (SUBCONSCIOUS CRUELTY) Hussain and Richard (DUST DEVIL) Stanley; check out the movie’s Filmax page for more information and pics.



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Just in time for the titular holiday, The Asylum will release HALLOWEEN NIGHT on DVD October 24. Directed by Mark (EVIL EYES) Atkins from a script by Fango’s Michael Gingold (from a story he wrote with David Michael Latt, who also produced the movie with Sherri Strain and edited), the movie is set on you-know-what eve, when high-schooler David (Derek Osedach from Asylum’s DRACULA’S CURSE and WHEN A KILLER CALLS) plans to scare the hell out of his friends at a party he throws at his house. But the frights become real when a deranged young man named Christopher Vail, who witnessed the murder of his mother in the same house as a child, escapes from an asylum and comes home with weapons in hand. Asylum regular Rebekah Kochan (pictured below right), who appeared opposite Osedach in CURSE and KILLER, and Scot Nery co-star; JOSHUA’s Tom Devlin created the FX. The DVD will present the gory, unrated film in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with 5.1 Surround sound; extras will include a making-of featurette, deleted scenes and bloopers.


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Variety reports that Warner Bros.’ remake of Takashi Miike’s ONE MISSED CALL is currently filming in Atlanta, under the direction of French filmmaker Eric (MALEFIQUE) Valette. Scripted by novelist Andrew (DON’T SAY A WORD) Klavan, the new movie stars Edward Burns as a detective looking into a case of cell phone messages that inform young female recipients of their own deaths. Leading the college students haunted by the bad calls is Shannyn Sossamon (pictured), who last dealt with a killer video game in DEVOUR and also co-starred in the occult chiller THE ORDER. Alcon Entertainment, Intermedia and Kadokawa Pictures USA, the Stateside offshoot of the Japanese company behind Miike’s film, are producing.


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Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Tobe Hooper's sequel, MGM Home Entertainment will be releasing a special edition The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 in September. HorrorHound Magazine has scored a first look at the cover artwork which reveals the disc to be "The Gruesome Edition." Details are still sketchy, but word is that the disc will feature new interviews with cast and crew, including stars Bill Moseley and Tom Savini, along with deleted scenes and a new anamorphic widescreen transfer.

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Things have been quiet on the 30 Days of Night front for quite some time now, which is to be expected with director / producer Sam Raimi still hard at work whipping the third Spider-Man film into shape. That the adaptation of Steve Nile's graphic novel of a northern Alaska town beseiged by vampires was coming with Raimi at the controls - at least as producer, reports have placed either Raimi or Hard Candy director David Slade in the director's chair for this - has been known for quite some time, as was the news that Josh Hartnett would be playing the lead role of town sheriff. But now we've got a female lead announced in Australian starlet Melissa George, and word that Raimi will be rolling into this one just as soon as he wraps work on Spider-Man. Read on for the full announcement.

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The official website for Y�dai Yamaguchi and Jun'ichi Yamamoto's Meatball Machine (a.k.a. "M�tob�ru mash�n") - a remake of the latter's 1999 movie of the same title (Japanese Movie Database entry) - is now online, although at present it's just a home page. Bio-Tide K.K. (K.K. Baio-Taido) plans to release the movie theatrically at the Theatre Image Forum (Shiat� Im�ji F�ramu) in Tokyo in September. The movie had its world premi�re at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival 2005 (T�ky� Kokusai Fantasutikku Eigasai 2005) on October 14th of last year.



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Word has hit that Robert Krause's Blood Trails - co-winner of the Audience Award at the Dead By Dawn fest in Scotland - has found a home with Lion's Gate for both North America and the UK. Details are sparse but word is that horror fans can expect to see a release in first quarter 2007 ...


Blood Trails Website
Blood Trails Trailer (downloadable Quicktime)


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MovieScore Media presents THE ROOST
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE
Also featuring music from JOSHUA
Music composed by JEFF GRACE

Exploring even darker territories, composer Jeff Grace moves from Middle-Earth and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy to the world of zombies and vampires in the acclaimed cult horror film The Roost, directed by Ti West. Grace, who worked as an assistant for Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore on numerous scores including all three Lord of the Rings soundtracks, is now pursuing a film composition career in his own right. His refreshingly modern horror score for The Roost, written for a string quartet using many experimental avant garde techniques, is a very impressive work that ranks among the best of scores written in the low budget horror genre...

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Anchor Bay Entertainment has revealed final details on Masters of Horror: Imprint (review). Davis DVD reports that director Takashi Miike's controversial banned entry in the Showtime anthology series arrives on September 26th with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary with authors Chris D. and Wyatt Doyle, "I Am The Film Director Of Love And Freedom: Takashi Miike," "Imperfect Beauty" and "Imprinting" featurettes, a still gallery, trailers, and the complete screenplay via DVD-ROM. Retail is $16.98.

Source: Davis DVD via Bloody Disgusting

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A few more kernels of information about the planned sequel to Batman Begins have surfaced online today. The Batman-on-Film.com website has heard, as almost everyone has by now, that Heath Ledger is going to play The Joker in the next movie.

The site claims The Joker will be just one of the villains in a larger story and that he won't appear until halfway through the movie, a la Batman in Begins. He is also expected to have a backstory.

"From what I've heard about the direction of the film expect The Joker to be very creepy and very extreme," a trusted source for BoF advised the site, claiming that Ledger's Clown Prince will be totally unlike Jack Nicholson's portrayal in the 1989 film.

BoF's source suggests, "Heath Ledger is perfect for the role as he has never played this kind of part before which is what Nolan was after. Think about it � if you see Sam Rockwell or Robin Williams or even Hugo Weaving, you'd know exactly how they would play the role before even seeing the film and that's not very intriguing for fans is it? I have a feeling Paul Bettany was out of the mix after his performance in The Da Vinci Code."

Source: IGN FilmForce

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Better steer a wary eye to Russia these days, because it appears that’s where the latest wave of Eurohorror is stemming from. In the wake of NIGHT WATCH and its forthcoming sequel DAY WATCH comes DEAD DAUGHTERS, which is poised to hit theaters in its native country August 31 (you can see its Russian-language official site here).

These days, it’s inevitable that a Stateside production house would scoop up the rights for an American translation, and Fango has learned that Gold Circle Films (the outfit behind WHITE NOISE and SLiTHER) has taken that honor. Newcomer Jared Rivet is penning the adaptation; it’s his second script in development after KILLERS OF THE DEAD, a zombie tale that has generated a curious murmur around Hollywood and is being produced by Brian Witten and directed by JC Barrows.

The original DAUGHTERS, written and helmed by Pavel Ruminov, tells of three young girls murdered by their mother. Fueled by vengeance (� la THE GRUDGE?), the ghosts of the trio return years later to exact their own form of justice. Those who spy their latest victim alive become targets themselves and are watched for three days. If this person does any wrong, the spectral sisters hold a “merciless trial.” Central Partnership is responsible for the film’s overseas release; there’s no word yet on who will ultimately distribute or direct DAUGHTERS’ U.S. take, but Paul Brooks is producing with Zak Kadison.

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Fango got word from Palm Pictures that Calvaire, Belgian director Fabrice du Welz’s genuinely disturbing rural chiller, will make its U.S. debut August 11 at New York City’s Cinema Village theater; we also got a first look at the poster. In addition, a trailer for the Stateside release has just gone on-line at Palm’s website; click here to check it out directly. CALVAIRE (previously set to open in this country under the title THE ORDEAL) stars Laurent Lucas as a singer whose van breaks down in a remote forested area. When he seeks help from the owner of an empty local inn, he soon discovers that the man is more than a little disturbed�and he’s not the only one. The movie co-stars HIGH TENSION villain Philippe Nahon.


Read Calvaire review on Evil Dread right here



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Maurice Devereaux, the Montreal-based filmmaker behind BLOOD SYMBOL, LADY OF THE LAKE and $LA$HER$ (the latter two released by Fango Video), said that his latest chiller END OF THE LINE just snagged a slot at the Toronto International Film Festival, premiering in the Canada First section. “This is quite an honor,” Devereaux explains, “as very few indie films�and even fewer horror films�are chosen to be part of this prestigious festival, the biggest one in North America and second only to Cannes worldwide.”

END OF THE LINE, which Devereaux wrote, directed and produced, starts with Karen (ETERNAL’s Ilona Elkin), a young nurse at a psychiatric ward, boarding the last subway train of the night. The ride comes to a sudden stop in the middle of a tunnel, and the passengers start getting brutally murdered, leaving Karen and a small group of survivors to “face supernatural forces and homicidal religious cult members, as well as their own fears and suspicions of Armageddon, in order to survive,” according to the synopsis. The cast also includes $LA$HER$’ Neil Napier, Nicolas Wright, Emily Shelton, Tim Rozon, Nina M. Fillis and Joan McBride, with special FX by Devereaux’s frequent collaborator Adrien Morot, whose work can also be seen this fall in Renny Harlin’s THE COVENANT and Darren Aronofsky’s THE FOUNTAIN.

“For those who’ve seen my previous work,” Devereaux says, “this film is a major step up for me in terms of overall quality, as it was my first time working with a union cast of respected professional actors and state-of-the-art equipment. So in many ways, I consider END OF THE LINE to be my first ‘real’ feature film. Hopefully, the Toronto screening will help the film secure a theatrical distribution, and that will lead to box-office success! Money!! Fame!!! Women!!!! Power!!!!! Followed, of course, by offers to direct remakes of old horror films we loved as kids,” he laughs.

But for now, he’s concentrating on wrapping up postproduction in time for END OF THE LINE’s fest debut. “More info will follow,” he says, “after I’ve stopped working 18 hours a day, seven days a week to finish the film!”

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Sony's Screen Gems has set a September 7, 2025 release date for the anticipated third installment, Resident Evil: Extinction, directed by Russell Mulcahy and written by Paul W.S. Anderson. The video game adaptation will star Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Mike Epps, Ali Larter, Chris Egan, Ashanti, Iain Glen, Sienna Guillory, Spencer Locke and John Eric Bentley.

The studio will release director Andrew Douglas' Priest on August 17, 2007. Based on the popular Japanese comic, this is the story of a priest (Gerard Butler) who goes against the laws of the church to hunt the vampires who kidnapped his niece.

Screen Gems has also put down the horror-thriller Vacancy, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Luke Wilson, for an April 13, 2025 release. In the film, a young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

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After what seems like a decade in the making, Brian DePalma's hard-boiled thriller The Black Dahlia is finally making its way to theaters. Let's hope the lengthy delay is not an indication of the film's quality (maybe you saw DePalma's Mission to Mars or Snake Eyes).

The movie stars Aaron Eckhart and Josh Hartnett as LA detectives investigating one of the most notorious unsolved crimes in history, the grisly 1947 murder of actress Elizabeth Short. The movie also stars bosomy beauty Scarlett Johansson and toothsome Hilary Swank (who previously spent some time with Eckhart when they piloted the giant dildo to the center of the earth in The Core). Suspension of disbelief alert: Swank does not look like Mia Kirshner. Sorry.

The twisting tale is based on the novel by James Ellroy, whose own LA Confidential was sort of an indirect sequel.

Click here to check out the trailer!

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Korean director Kim Ki-duk's latest film "Time", which follows a couple who test their love for each other through plastic surgery, has now been sold to more than 24 territories worldwide, following successful runs at the Cannes and Karlovy Vary International Film Festivals, more than Bong Joon-Ho's acclaimed creature feature "The Host". While it is worth noting that "Time", as with Kim's previous films "Samaritan Girl" and "The Bow" hasn't been sold to North America, this still marks a considerable achievement for a low key and low budget film, and indicates the kind of regard that the director is held in internationally. The film looks like it will finally get a Korean release, though only on 10 or 15 screens, despite the director's own lack of interest in the domestic market.


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You know by now (The Host) is out in Korea, and to realize that you'd need just a peek at most major Korean Message Boards (like DC), filled with thousands of posts about the little Monster. But no, here's something else which might interest you folks.

Director Bong Joon-Ho spoke a little about the upcoming DVD of his latest film, commenting that they felt really sad about leaving expensive shots of the monster on the cutting floor, as it would be like throwing away 2-300 Million Won. So what? He's putting all of them in the DVD. We're dealing with 10 extra cuts, and although he says they're great little shots, when we see the deleted scenes we'll know why they were cut. Bong also revealed he requested 6.1 Channels audio right from the beginning, so you audiophiles will probably be happy. He also says 'I think this DVD might become reference material in the (Korean) DVD Market. Watching DVD releases today they often seem to have that monotonous, cosmetics-like quality to them. So what we're trying to do is create something interesting to watch. I've started giving material to the DVD production staff ever since we started shooting, just like with (Memories of Murder), and I think this will be even better."

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According to a Montreal set report from Comingsoon.net/Superherohype.com, Screen Gems upcoming action/horror, The Covenant, had a soundstage set "that looks to be the side of a rocky mountain", 50 feet high and 60 feet wide, while in the background, hanging at 80 feet in the air, was actor Steven Strait, with a crew down below working to create mist, mountain dew and lightning.

Premise of The Covenant follows four fellows, who attend New England's 'Spencer Academy', with each member of the group a descendent of families who settled the 'Ipswich Colony' in the 1600s, inheriting a bloodline containing powers of flying, shape shifting and the energy manipulation of matter.

Director Harlin said that the rig used to harness actor Strait was the same used by Montreal's "Cirque du Soleil". Included in the scene were actors Chace Crawford, Toby Hemingway and Taylor Kitsch.

Taking up a portion of the soundstage was a barn, in which a final fight will have two characters crash into parts of the barn, their eyes turning black before revealing their powers.

Actress Laura Ramsey, will be floating under a 'spell' in the center of the barn while the fight takes place. In order to create a "zen-like flowing", Laura was filmed in a pool, underwater, that will be added to the scene in post. The Covenant opens September 8th.

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Snoop’s Hood of Horror, which recently played Montreal’s Fantasia festival, will hit theaters November 4 from Xenon Pictures. Current plans call for the film to debut in 30-50 theaters in major U.S. markets, with the release expanding over the subsequent weeks. Prior to this, HOOD OF HORROR will open LA’s Screamfest event, which runs October 13-22 at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.



Hood of Horror, directed by Stacy Title and co-scripted by 2001 Maniacs Tim Sullivan, is an anthology hosted by rapper-turned-actor Snoop and containing three tales of urban evil and the supernatural. You can find out more about the film at its MySpace page.

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Quentin Tarantino has shown an interest in remaking a Dutch horror film that has not been released in Europe yet reports UK Teletext.

"Dood Eind", or Dead End, is coming out in Holland on August 3rd, but distributors Bridge has shown a 20-minute reel and Tarantino has show an interest according to Dutch newspapers.

The story follows seven friends who flee to an oldhouse in Scotland but discover it is cursed - once in a room you can't get out.

Source: Dark Horizons

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ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a new TV spot for Pulse, hitting theaters August 11!

Imagine our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world used that technology as a doorway into ours. Now, imagine the connection we made can't be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your e-mail, they'll get in, you'll be infected and they'll be able to take from you what they don't have anymore - life.

Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars"), Christina Milian (Love Don't Cost a Thing) and Ian Somerhalder ("Lost") star in the bone-chilling thriller.

Watch the TV Spot right here (Quicktime)

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Universal Home Video has revealed early details on horror flick Slither which stars Elizabeth Banks, Nathan Fillion and Gregg Henry. The film will be available to own from the 24th October, and should set you back around $29.98. A HD DVD release will also be available for $39.98. The film will receive an anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras will include an audio commentary with the director and actor Nathan Fillion, deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary, a Who is Bill Pardy? feature, visual effects progressions, a gag reel, a video diary, behind the scenes featurette and more.



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StudioCanal has officially confirmed that both the standard edition (PAL, region 2, in French) and 2-disc collector's edition (PAL, region 2, in French) DVDs of Kim Chapiron's Sheitan that it's scheduled to release in France on September 11th will have English subtitles in addition to French subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (French SDH). The movie is scheduled to have its Canadian premi�re at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September; Mars Distribution released it theatrically in France on February 1st.

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The official website for Dipteros' Italian-Hong Kong horror-thriller The Counting House is online. On that site are a teaser trailer for and two clips from the movie. (On the abacus that's on the bottom right of the site, click on the fourth bead from the left - the one for "GALLERY_".)

The screenplay for The Counting House was written by Dipteros (Carlo Giudice and Paolo Marcellini), Sabina Colloredo, Richard Lasser, and Catherine Linstrum, loosely based on the novel La voce dell'isola by Colloredo. The movie stars Byron Mann as Jackie, Daniella Kuhn as Elena, Hristo Jivkov as Peter, Giovanni Capalbo (a.k.a. Joe Capalbo) as Zeno, Michael Wong as Beckett, Maggie Q as Jade, Pei-Pei Cheng as Lia, Eddy Ko (a.k.a. Eddy Ko Hung) as Andrew, David Breen (a.k.a. David White) as Tom, Leslie Loh as Vivian, Kayla Wong as Grace, Alannah Ong as Maggie, Carl Ng as Bruce, Chaplin Chang as Henry, Duc Luu as Charlie, Koo Fung as Leon, Jason Tobin as Eugene, Digger Mesch as Larry, Yuri Ting as Doug, and Russell Wait as Sam. It features special appearances by Janet Ma, Marsha Yuan, Kadin Wong, and Miles Wong.

Here's a synopsis for The Counting House from the official website for the movie: "Four employees of Island Fisheries come to a sun-scorched, isolated island to negotiate fishing rights with the sullen, paranoid islanders, who have good reason to be afraid. Soon after the arrival of the four, a mysterious force - which the islanders thought was chained forever in the dank basement of the foreboding old Counting House - is once again on the loose, savagely killing the island's women. Caught in a power struggle between rival island factions over how to stop the killing, the mainlanders are jailed. They manage to break out, but with a vigilante mob on their heels, can they reach the boat in time? They do, only to confront the mysterious, terrifying force that blocks their path just as they reach the boat."

The Counting House official website (w/ teaser trailer & 2 clips)
The Counting House poster (see above left - 60 KB JPEG version)

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Remember the innocence of putting a tooth under a pillow at night and finding it mysteriously transformed into a reward the next morning? My, how times have changed…Anchor Bay Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment Company, extracts the dark side of a beloved childhood ritual with The Tooth Fairy ! Co-written and produced by legendary producer Stephen J. Cannell (“The A Team”, “Hunter”, “Profit”, “21 Jump Street”) and featuring such horror alums as P.J. Soles ( Halloween, The Devil's Rejects ) and Jesse Hutch ( Freddy Vs. Jason ) , The Tooth Fairy turns the innocent fairy tale into the ultimate nightmare! Presented uncut with never-before-seen footage, The Tooth Fairy also offers bonus features, including an audio commentary and behind-the-scenes interviews, that viewers can really sink their teeth into! Open wide for The Tooth Fairy on August 8, 2025 , with an SRP of $19.98. Pre-book date is June 28th.

Directed by Chuck Bowman from a teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell, Corey Strode and Cookie Rae Brown and starring Carrie Fleming (“Masters of Horror: Dario Argento's Jenifer”), The Tooth Fairy rips to shreds the whimsical icon. Amid the idyllic splendor of the Northern California woods, a quaint country inn offers respite for the weary traveler. It also harbors a dark secret. Almost sixty years earlier, it was the crumbling home of a malevolent witch who lured in children, stole their teeth, butchered their bodies, and cursed their souls to wander the earth forever. Now, the witch's slumber has been disturbed, and her vengeful spirit seeks the slaughter of all who stay there. And for one eleven -year-old girl with a loose molar and an active imagination, the ultimate horror begins with a visit from The Tooth Fairy...

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The Tooth Fairy DVD provides a full set of extras including:

* Widescreen Presentation (1.78:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs
* Uncut Version � Never-Before-Seen Footage
* Audio Commentary with Director Chuck Bowman, Producer/Writer Stephen. J. Cannell and Actor Jesse Hutch
* Hatchet Job: The Making of The Tooth Fairy
* Cast and crew interviews
* Trailer

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NOW, HEAD ON OVER HERE TO WATCH THE TOOTH FAIRY TRAILER RIGHT HERE AT EVIL DREAD!

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“C’mon! Come and get me!”

That’s the first thing Fango hears after stepping onto the Hamilton, Ontario set of LEFT FOR DEAD (see more photos below), the debut production of fledgling company Mindscape Films, starring Danielle Harris from HALLOWEEN 4 and 5. Writer/director Chris Harrison is blocking actors for a climactic confrontation with the film’s vengeful killer (identified only as “The Mask,” pictured left and below with Harrison), showing his true colors as he communicates the emotional level he’s looking for in lead actor Steve Byers: “It’s like Tommy Jarvis at the end of JASON LIVES.”

“It’s an ’80s slasher flick,” says the 29-year-old Harrison, who describes horror as his genre of choice. “Five frat boys are stalked by a machete-wielding maniac who is out for revenge after they left him for dead a year earlier. We’re not reinventing the wheel, but we are shining it up a bit. A serious slasher film hasn’t been done in a while.”

When it came to casting, “Adam Dirani, our executive producer, decided we should get some names involved,” Harrison says. “We got interest from Danielle Harris. I’ve loved her since she was a kid, and she’s such a great actress. We wanted somebody who was known within the genre, and she came on to play our leading lady.”

“The shoot has been really easy and really fun,” says Harris, whose last genre appearance was in 1998’s URBAN LEGEND. “I’m so excited to be back doing horror movies.” Of the genre projects she’s been offered lately, LEFT FOR DEAD “was the most classic. It’s very old-school, the way horror movies used to be made. CGI is great, but I kinda like the real thing. They’re doing everything the way it was done 20 years ago, and that’s great.”

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Harrison’s commitment to “keeping it real” hasn’t precluded a little creative computer tinkering when it comes to at least one bloody death scene. Digital compositing�not full CGI�will combine two shots into one (“SHAUN OF THE DEAD-style,” explains Harrison), resulting in six inches of machete slicing completely through someone’s ribcage. “I did want to show all of the effects, literally,” he notes. “We don’t hide anything. We wanted to be more violent, because the technology is here to make that happen.”

“We’re trying to keep it as practical as possible, but there’s a little bit of digital work in there too,” says makeup FX artist Carlos Henriques. “It’s a lot of appliances. We have a neck slit, which we just did. We’ve got a machete going into someone’s throat, and when it comes out there’ll be shooting blood, ROBOCOP-style�this 6-foot spray, like Dario Argento, painting the walls.”

“We’ve also got an exploding head,” producer Ryan Louagie says with enthusiasm. “At one point, the killer jumps on the hood of a car where this couple is making out, takes a shotgun and blows the guy’s head off.”

“MANIAC-style!” Henriques adds with a grin. “Chris, Ryan and I have known each other for many years. A lot of late nights watching the classics. So we’re referencing everything we can. The film is a complete ’80s homage.”

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The official website for Andreas Prochaska's Dead in 3 Days (In 3 Tagen bist du tot) is now fully functional. A downloadable theatrical trailer for - and thirty-two stills from - the movie have been added to the site; there already was a streaming teaser trailer for the movie on it. Filmladen GmbH is scheduled to release the movie theatrically in Austria on September 22nd.

The screenplay for Dead in 3 Days was written by Prochaska and Thomas Baum. The movie stars Sabrina Reiter as Nina, Julia Rosa St�ckl as Mona, Laurence Rupp as Martin, Nadja Vogel as Alex, Michael Steinocher as Clemens, Julian Sharp as Patrick, Andreas Kiendl as Kogler, Karl Fischer as Berger, Michou Friesz as Elisabeth, Amelie Jarolim as Kerstin, Susi Stach as Erika Haas, Michael Rastl as Manfred Haas, Konstantin Reichmuth as Fabian Haas, C-S Jelinek as the exam board chair, Walter Sachers as Mona's father, and Ferry �llinger as Lugmayr.

Here's a synopsis for Dead in 3 Days from the website of production company Allegro Film Produktions GesmbH: "'In 3 days... you're dead.' At first, Nina Wagner - a high school senior - and her clique think this SMS [mobile phone text message] is just a bad joke. But then Nina's boyfriend Martin is cruelly drowned in a lake. Soon after that the killer strikes again ferociously. The village is paralysed with dread. Panic rules among the members of the clique. They're all on the murderer's list. But why? Nina is the only one who discovers a mysterious trace leading to the brutal stranger's identity. No one wants to believe her. But time is running short...."

Dead in 3 Days theatrical trailer (downloadable 39.7 MB MOV file)
Dead in 3 Days official website

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Nacho Cerd�'s The Abandoned (working title was "Bloodline") is scheduled to have its world premi�re at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. Twitch, in association with GOMORRAHY.com, is still providing a downloadable teaser trailer for the movie.

The screenplay for The Abandoned was written by Cerd�, Karim Hussain, and Richard Stanley. The movie apparently stars Anastasia Hille, Karel Roden, Carlos Reig, Valentin Ganev, Paraskeva Djukelova, Kalin Arsov, Svetlana Smoleva, and Anna Panayotova.

Here's a synopsis for The Abandoned from the website of production company Filmax International (Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales S.A.):

"An American film producer named Marie returns to her homeland, Russia, where her mother's dead body has been found under bizarre circumstances. She never knew her, having been adopted and brought to America as a baby. The only clue to what might have happened is an isolated, abandoned farm in the mountains that supposedly belonged to her natural parents. Being the only next of kin, she inherits the place, but no one will take her there as local superstitions state that the area is... DAMNED. Only one man will embark on such a long and dangerous journey... A stranger that oddly seems to know quite a bit about her history... But once they arrive, the guide mysteriously disappears, forcing Marie to explore the derelict location alone. It is in ruins, scarred with evidence of savage violence. She discovers someone else on the property... A man named Boris, who claims to have been lured there in exactly the same manner, so that he could discover the truth behind his unknown past as well. They become stranded in the immense compound, plagued by terrifying, ghostly visions… The problem is that the ghosts that wander around are THEIR OWN. Dead replicas of themselves marauder between the buildings in the night… Time begins to move in reverse as history re-lives itself in front of their very eyes. While both their ghosts, illustrating exactly how they will die, patiently await their living counterparts to expire. Can they escape their destinies? Or kill their own ghosts? A cycle of horror comes to fruition, as they discover the reason they have been summoned for this perverse reunion… And the brutal secret behind their bloodline."

The Abandoned teaser trailer (downloadable 3.5 MB MOV file)
The Abandoned stills gallery (18 JPEGs)
The Abandoned poster (28 KB JPEG version)
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Shouldn't be surprised, considering it's all about the cabbage. but interesting to hear that Sony have already started planning for "The Grudge 3" - several months shy of the release of "Grudge 2".

Takashi Shimizu, director of "The Grudge 2" (saw some footage from the film and it looks OK - hopefully, better than the first), told us today that the studio is keen for him to direct the second sequel [as well]. Though he said he'd like to be involved in some capacity - and he isn't ruling out directing it, yet - he would probably only produce it. He seems keen to journey beyond the world of "The Grudge".

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Some of you may recall hearing about a new film from Timo Rose, helmer of gore splatterpieces as Lord of the Undead and the Mutation trilogy, called Barricade. Dread Central told you about it a while back in their old home, and now reports that the first bit of filming has taken place. Below you can see the first horrific evidence of Barricade’s existence, and they've been promised that this is only the beginning. For those interested, Barricade is about a trio of backpackers whose trip to the Black Forest in Germany is cut short when they run into a clan of bloodthirsty ghouls. Check out the first pics below, and learn more at the film’s MySpace page

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Enter The Pumpkin Karver.

"A feature film based on a story in which a young man is stabbed to death on the evening of October 31, 2003. One year later at a Halloween party, seven people were brutally butchered in a remote location. The victims faces were carved and mutilated beyond recognition. The crime is still unsolved and is currently under investigation."

First Look Pictures will be releasing The Pumpkin Karver to DVD on September 12th.

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Norman Hill of DVD company Subversive Cinema sent along the final slipcase art and details on DUST DEVIL: THE FINAL CUT, the five-disc set (streeting September 26) showcasing director Richard Stanley’s approved version of his Africa-set chiller. “There will be no similarity between our release and the British DVD,” Hill says. “Ours is derived from a brand-new hi-def 16x9 widescreen master that is flawless in every way. You have really never seen DUST DEVIL look like this before.” The package includes:

Disc One:
* DUST DEVIL: THE FINAL CUT: 107-minute version with 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Stereo sound
* Audio commentary by Stanley and Hill
* Stanley’s production diaries
* A Demon Reborn: The Final DUST DEVIL featurette
* Making of DUST DEVIL featurette
* Trailer for the long-lost 16mm version of DUST DEVIL

Disc Two:
* Bonus CD: DUST DEVIL soundtrack by Simon Boswell

Disc Three:
* 114-minute reconstruction of the DUST DEVIL work print, in non-anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen with 2.0 stereo sound
* New DUST DEVIL comic book by Phil Avelli, story approved by Stanley

Disc Four:
* VOICE OF THE MOON documentary about Afghanistan, with commentary with Stanley and Hill
* THE WHITE DARKNESS documentary about Haitian Voodoo, with commentary by Stanley and his production diaries

Disc Five:
* SECRET GLORY documentary about the search for the Grail and the neo-Nazi movement, with commentary by Stanley and Hill and Stanley’s production diaries

Retail price for this limited-edition set (only 10,000 units) is just $29.95.

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Fango pals Eric Caidin and Brian Quinn have set Tuesday, August 15 as the date for their next installment of Los Angeles' Grindhouse Film Festival, with a double bill comprised of director Michael Dugan’s 1983 flick MAUSOLEUM and Lamberto Bava’s original 1985 DEMONS. MAUSOELUM star/scream queen Bobbie Bresee (whose other genre credits include 1985’s GHOULIES and the 1987 films EVIL SPAWN and SURF NAZIS MUST DIE) will be on hand for a Q&A; following the screening, with other special guests to be announced.



The show takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the New Beverly Cinema (7165 Beverly Boulevard), and both films will be screened in original 35mm prints. Admission price for the evening is $7, and the event also includes a reel of rare exploitation trailers and a raffle for giveaway prizes. For more information, call (323) 465-8764 or visit Grindhouse’s website and MySpace page



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Lionsgate has released the new poster for Saw III, which hits theaters on October 27. The Darren Lynn Bousman-directed thriller stars Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus MacFadyen, Bahar Soomekh and Dina Meyer.



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Fango heard from writer/director Immanuel Martin, who just wrapped production on his independent horror feature MIYUKI and launched a new website for it here, and provided the first photos. “We hope to have a new trailer in about a month,” Martin tells Fango, “and we’re targeting the completion of postproduction for November, in time for AFM.”

MIYUKI stars Yuri Nanami (pictured left) as the titular Japanese exchange student, whose dark past turns the lives of her host family into a living nightmare. “It was quite a challenging production, as we had only 14 shooting days; however we wrapped on schedule,” Martin says. “Also, we had quite an international cast and crew, so at times communication was challenging. From the beginning, I was determined to cast only Japanese nationals for Japanese roles, and I’m very happy with this decision, as this added to the production values and attention to detail. It was trying at times, as we had more than 20 Japanese cast members and some spoke little or no English. Luckily, I had Junichi Kakutani as a script supervisor, who doubled as a liason between the Japanese cast and crew.

“Yuri, our main actress, had very little experience, but delivered a stellar performance as Miyuki. She hails from Shizuoka, Japan�where, by chance, many of the Japanese cast and crew were from. In addition, we recruited Saki Inoue [pictured at bottom] from Tokyo and LA to play the key supporting role of Eriko, one of Miyuki's nemises, and she also delivered a great peformance. We shot using a relatively new camera, the Sony XDCAM HD format, part of the CineAlta family. This camera was at first hard to get used to, but it turned out to be a great format, and cinematographer Sasha [LIVE FEED] Popove did an awesome job, and the footage looks great. All in all, I’m happy with MIYUKI and confident that it is a fresh and unique take on horror with a Japanese flavor.”

The cast also includes newcomer Barclay Iversen and AMADEUS’ Karl Heinz Teuber. In addition to the official site, you can find out about MIYUKI at its MySpace page

Source: Fango

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Media Blasters gave Fango the scoop that it will release DVDs from the newly formed Code Red company, beginning with James Bryan’s DON’T GO IN THE WOODS…ALONE and Juan Piquer Simon’s JULES VERNE’S FABULOUS JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (a.k.a. WHERE TIME BEGAN). WOODS, streeting October 10, is a 1982 entry in the slasher derby about a machete-wielding maniac terrorizing campers in the Utah mountains. The disc will feature a director-approved fullscreen transfer from the original negative, plus the following extras:

* Audio commentary by director Bryan
* Bonus commentary by Bryan, lead actress Mary Gail Artz and WOODS fan Deron Miller of the band CKY
* One-hour featurette with cast and crew interviews
* 15-Minute talk show appearance
* Poster and stills gallery

FABULOUS JOURNEY is PIECES/SLUGS director Simon’s take on Verne’s classic novel in which explorers discover prehistoric monsters during a subterranean expedition, with a cast including Kenneth More, Spanish horror veteran Jack Taylor and PIECES’ Frank Brana. This disc will include the original trailer and a still gallery and street October 31; both this and WOODS will retail for $19.95 each. Looking further ahead, future Code Red/Media Blasters titles will include the first official DVD release of Oliver Hellman/Ovidio Assonitis’ BEYOND THE DOOR, Brett Leonard’s debut shocker THE DEAD PIT, Sean McGregor’s killer-kids flick DEVIL TIMES FIVE and the lost Roman Polanski film DAY AT THE BEACH.

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Variety reports that Rogue Pictures will release STRANGERS, the directorial debut of its scriptwriter Bryan Bertino. Originally set up at Rogue parent studio Universal, STRANGERS is about a young couple who return to their remote home from a wedding and are terrorized by a trio of mysterious attackers. The film will be produced by Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Asian remake specialist Vertigo Entertainment and Nathan Kahane of Mandate Pictures. Bertino is also penning BEWARE THE NIGHT for Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney; it’s based on the true story of South Bronx cop Ralph Sarchie, who investigated cases involving demonic possession and exorcisms. Casting for STRANGERS is now underway, and Rogue currently has the film slotted for an October 26, 2025 release.

Source: Variety via Fango

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release director Lucky McKee's The Woods on October 3rd. The film arrives with both 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and fullscreen transfers, each with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Supplements, if any, haven't been revealed. Retail price will be $24.96.

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At a panel at this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con, Director Edgar Wright dispelled rumors of a possible Shaun of the Dead 2, long rumored to be subtitled From Dusk 'Til Shaun. Nick Frost added his own humorous title: Night of the Living Ed. However, humorous titles aside, it looks like the sequel will not be happening.

"Shaun of the Dead 2 seems unlikely," Wright said. "We don't want to do a cash-in."

The director and his troupe of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are currently collaborating on the action/comedy Hot Fuzz. The trio would like to work on another project together, provided it is right, but no details of such a project were forthcoming.

Source: IGN FilmForce

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Distribution rights for the movies in Euro Space Y.K. (Y.K. Y�ro Sup�su) et al.'s Horror Bancho (Hor� banch�) series other than Takashi Shimizu's The Stranger from Afar (Marebito) are being offered for sale by Eleven Arts Inc.. The movies in question are Hiroshi Takahashi's Sodom the Killer (Sodomu no Ichi) - a.k.a. "Ichi of Sodom" - Y�ichi Nishiyama's Fateful (Unmei ningen), and Hiroyuki Minato's The Cat, the Moon, and the Gangster (Tsukineko ni mitsu no tama). Sodom the Killer and Fateful premi�red at Euro Space (in Tokyo) on October 16, 2004; The Cat, the Moon, and the Gangster and The Stranger from Afar premi�red there on October 23, 2004.

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The new official website for Patricio Valladares' Chilean horror Curriculum is now online. Also, there's a second theatrical trailer for the movie on the website of YouTube Inc.. Valladares hopes to screen Curriculum at the Pioneer Theater in New York later this year.

The screenplay for Curriculum was written by Ignacio Roscoe and Patricio Valladares (a.k.a. 'PatoValla'). The movie stars Serge Fran�ois Soto as the Italian, Fabian Padilla as Patricio 'Pato' lliro, Carolina Aguilera as the victim, Nelson Villagra as Augusto Lopez, Evelyn Belmar as victim #2, Patricio Chavez as a murderer, and Valladares as the corpse. It apparently features two scenes with Villagra and Agurtzane Ormaza that were shot in Canada.

Here's a synopsis for Curriculum from the new official website for the movie: "The same work entrusts two assassins them: To liquidate a woman who is in a shed in the suburbs of the city, both know that compete between them, to the moment to come to the mentioned place, there will realize that the woman is gagged of feet and hands, generating distrust on the part of the assassin with his client, besides they will discover that are fighting for the same work on both having been in the same place. In this moment it will begin a series of dialogues, of whom and sinceas death gives to this woman, where the requirements are the experience, the ethics and creativity to take the life from a human being. Speech of studies in human anatomy, terrorism, art, theoretical and self-taught formation they will be the leading dialogues of the history, which it will bear to the climax of the conversation, for ultimately to face in a struggle death, forgetting completely his victim and its profession."

YouTube: Curriculum theatrical trailer #2 page (trailer is in Spanish w/ English subtitles)
Curriculum theatrical trailer #1 (no dialogue; downloadable 3 MB WMV file)
YouTube: Curriculum 'making of' video page ('making of' video has no dialogue)
Curriculum new official website
Curriculum official blog

Source: Twitchfilm

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Disney's doing the Digital 3D treatment to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and apparently it will hit theatres in October. Check out the cool poster below:



Read a review of The Nightmare Before Christmas right here

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One of the most beloved movie epics of all time, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) which will hit DVD in September tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride�featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura�seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.



SPECIAL EDITION THREE-DISC SET FEATURES
* All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer
* Two audio commentaries: one by film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie; the other by Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck
* A 50-minute documentary on the making of Seven Samurai, part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
* My Life in Cinema, a two-hour video conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Nagisa Oshima produced by the Directors Guild of Japan
* Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a new documentary lookimg at the samurai traditions and films that impacted Kurosawa's masterpiece
* Theatrical trailers and teaser
* Gallery of rare posters and behind-the scenes and production stills
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by Peter Cowie, Philip Kemp, Peggy Chiao, Alain Silver, Kenneth Turan, Stuart Galbraith, Arthur Penn, and Sidney Lumet and an interview with Toshiro Mifune
* More!

Source: The Criterion Collection

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During an interview with at this year's San Diego Comic Con, 'Spiderman 3' director Sam Raimi tells B-D that he's really busy with Spidey now... but when he's finished he still plans on remaking The Evil Dead with Ghost House Pictures. He says he wants to find the perfect director and the perfect script writers to make a film that will "really spook the audience." When B-D clarified if in fact the remake will happen, he exclaimed "yes, one day." And if you're wondering about Venom... he looks amazing. More on that soon. 'Spiderman 3' hits theaters next May. Raimi wrote, directed and produced the 1981 film, which tells the tale of a group of friends who go to a cabin in the woods, where they find an unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. One by one, the teens become deadly zombies. With only Ash (Campbell) remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle The Evil Dead.

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Kurt Russell will replace Mickey Rourke as Stunt Man Mike in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming slasher film "Death Proof", Tarantino's half of the "Grindhouse" double feature due to open in 2007.

Tarantino inked the deal with Russell on Friday night and announced it Saturday at the San Diego Comic Con. Russell's character Tarantino revealed upfront to be the film's killer. He plans to start production on "Death Proof" in four weeks.

Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Marley Shelton, Tracie Thoms and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are all confirmed to be a part of Tarantino's segment.

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The South will rise --yet-- again as the maniacs are coming back for more! For the first time 2001 Maniacs director Tim Sullivan confirmed publicly that there will indeed be a sequel to his last violent venture, appropriately titled 2002 Maniacs.

The announcement came during the Driftwood panel at Comic-Con. Tim even went so far as to confirm the first official victim, Driftwood alumnus Talan Torriero.

We can only hope that both Talan and the rest of his fellow meat for the Southern beasts die horribly graphic deaths for our amusement. Bring on the BBQ, boys!

Read 2001 Maniacs review right here

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will give Lucky McKee's long-shelved THE WOODS its U.S. commercial debut as a direct-to-DVD release October 3. The '60s-set WOODS, which stars Agnes Bruckner (pictured) as a troubled girl who is sent to a remote boarding school where strange and evil forces lurk in the surrounding forest, will be presented in both 2.35:1 widescreen and fullscreen, with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Retail price will be $24.96; supplements (if any) have yet to be announced. Patricia Clarkson and Bruce Campbell also star in THE WOODS.



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Director Takashi Shimizu showed attendees at the San Diego Comic-Con the trailer to his upcoming horror sequel The Grudge 2 on Sunday. The debut trailer starts with a girl riding in the back of a car with a voice over of her mother speaking to her on the phone - "There has been an accident. Your sister is in the hospital." Turns out, her sister is Sarah Michelle Gellar, who we see next awake but nervous and strapped to a hospital bed. In voice-over, Gellar warns her sister - "Don't go inside that house."

There are several cut scenes of Ju-on style creepiness. Then... and this might be a spoiler for some... we see a shot of Gellar lying on the ground in a pool of her own blood - dead. The sister says in voice-over - "My sister is dead. Why? What do you want?"

More creepy shots including the little boy from the first film, but other 'infected' entities as well. The tagline flashes on the screen in two parts - What was contained... Will be unleashed. More fast cut images followed including someone - rather unnaturally - reaching into a girl-s mouth and a shot of the little boy under desk. The trailer climaxed with the image that appears on the opening page of the official site � a close of a portion of the little boy-s face with a red '2' in his eye.

Shimizu - though an interpreter - told the audience that at an early age he didn-t understand why people would pay to be scared, but now he enjoys and is honored to make movies in the genre now.

Source: ComingSoon.net

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Twitch, in association with GOMORRAHY.com, is now providing downloadable theatrical and teaser trailers for Patchanon Thammajira's Colic (Colic: dek hen pee) in MPEG-4 format. Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd. released the movie theatrically in Thailand on July 13th.

Here's a description of Colic from the website of MovieSeer Co. Ltd.: "Colic is a syndrome found in infants, causes the infants continueously cry for hours. The reason behind this illness can be considered to many factors, and some people even believe that it's probably a sign linked to something supernatural. In Colic, the movie, tells a story of a couple Pongpob and Praeploy who rush to wedding when Praeploy is unexpectedly pregnant. To settle down, after the wedding, Pongpob brings his wife Praeploy to his mother's house located in an outskirts. The night before Praeploy will deliver the child, she witnesses a house next to hers is on fire. When the baby is delivered, and is brought to their house, he often terribly screams and cries with no reason. The doctor considers the baby is a case of colic ailment, but the ailment would disappear when the baby turns 3 to 6 months old. Several months later, the baby still couldn't stop crying while the family's members encounter to mysterious and unexplained experiences."

Colic theatrical trailer (downloadable 13 MB MPEG-4 file)
Colic teaser trailer (downloadable 8.7 MB MPEG-4 file)
Colic official website
GOMORRAHY.com: Colic (w/ trailers & posters)

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Distribution rights for Simon Boyes and Adam Mason's Broken - a.k.a. "The Hearteater" (working title) - are being offered for sale by Crystal Sky LLC via its Renegade Pictures division. The movie had what appears to have been its world premi�re at Dead by Dawn 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 22nd, where it shared the Audience Award for Best Feature with Robert Krause's Blood Trails. It was screened at Another Hole in the Head 2006 in San Francisco, California on June 9th and 12th, and at the 2006 Fantasia Festival in Montr�al, Qu�bec on July 19th and 20th. It's scheduled to be screened at The Zone Horror FrightFest 2006 in London, England on August 27th, and at the 2006 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas in late September.

The screenplay for Broken was written by Boyes and Mason. The movie stars Nadja Brand as Hope, Eric Colvin as the man, and Abbey Stirling as the schoolgirl.

Here's a synopsis for Broken that was on the now-defunct official website for the movie (which was at http://www.hearteater.com/): "Hope (Nadja Brand) and her young daughter are abducted and brought to a remote, terrifying forest by a mysterious and nameless man (Eric Colvin). As Hope is forced to undergo humiliating, violent and degrading trials she fights desperately to escape and discover the fate of her missing daughter. But the forest is an endless maze and the man is cruel and uncompromising. When the man reveals the death of Hope's daughter, she develops a plan to exact her revenge and make her escape. Sacrificing her dignity and humanity, Hope is forced to initiate a series of drastic events which send the delicate balance between captor and slave hurtling out of control. Hope's actions lead to a devastating and terrifying conclusion, and a secret so dark that it threatens to destroy Hope entirely. Will Hope escape the clutches of evil, or will she be Broken?"

Broken medium trailer (downloadable 26.7 MB MOV file)
Broken: Abbey Stirling still #01 (100 KB JPEG)
Broken: Abbey Stirling still #02 (80 KB JPEG)
Broken: Abbey Stirling still #03 (108 KB JPEG)

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Ghost House Pictures has posted the first behind-the-scenes webisode for The Grudge 2 at the company's official website! The webisode is on the film's development and pre-production.

The sequel explores the dark secrets of the grudge as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims. One by one, they are infected by the grudge, which quickly moves from a burned-down house in Tokyo and spreads to everyone who crosses its path.

The Grudge 2 stars Amber Tamblyn under the direction of Takashi Shimizu, from an original screenplay by Stephen Susco. The producers are Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise. Columbia Pictures will release the thriller on October 13.

Click here to see The Grudge 2 webisode.

Source: ComingSoon.net

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Directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino world premiered footage from their new exploitation double feature Grindhouse at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. The clip shown was cobbled together from the first of the two features � the Rodriguez-directed "Planet Terror" � a zombie flick...

Source: ComingSoon.net

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MVM has announced the release of The Ultimate Anime Horror Collection for the 11th of September of October, priced at around £24.99. The set will include the films BioHunter, Psycho Diver and Twilight of the Dark Master, but MVM are yet to reveal any detailed specs for the set. We'll update this article as soon as more information is available, but in the meantime here's the artwork.



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Writer/director/producer Seth Landau gave Fango an update and pics from his debut horror feature BRYAN LOVES YOU. Landau says of the grueling production, which wrapped July 3 in Phoenix, Arizona, “I feel relieved that it is over and that I never again have to be a patient in a mental hospital!”....

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In addition to showcasing plenty of righteous footage of the upcoming double feature Grind House at his 2006 Comic-Con panel, Tarantino shared that he is interested in expanding the Kill Bill universe with two anime films.

While he has hinted at doing anime to continue the series, he added more detail to his previous comments, stating that he'd like to do two films. The first would be a prequel, focusing on the story of Hatori Hanzo and Bill's rise to power and subsequent fall from grace. The second anime would focus on The Bride character, but no timeframe for this invention was given.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 employed this animated style to tell the story of one of its main villains, O-Ren Ishii. There was no indication if Tarantino would work with the same animator on these projects.

Source: IGN FilmForce

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Without a doubt, the most anticipated part of Sony Pictures' presentation Saturday at Comic-Con International in San Diego was its panel for next summer's Spider-Man 3....

Source: IGN FilmForce

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It seems like it has been years since the announcement that the Pang Brothers would be making their first U.S. film, The Messengers. This talented duo are the mad men behind The Eye and the film making the film festival circuit right now Re-Cycle.

The Messengers just launched a website, but the best part is the first webisode was just launched. Its a nice look inside the film with the cast and the directors. You can check it out here

There is something wicked coming this way as the Pang Brothers and Ghost House Pictures join forces for a chilling new thriller. An ominous darkness invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota and the Solomon family is torn apart by suspicion, mayhem and murder.

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The trailer for the August 25th North American release of Tony Jaa's The Protector (aka Tom Yum Goong) has appeared online and it's a pretty good one that sets up the story and required histroy very well amidst all the ass whuppin'. Did we know The Rza had done a new soundtrack for this?




The Protector Trailer (Embedded Windows Media, functions in IE only)






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NAMYANGJU, Kyonggi Province, Local gangster comedy "My Wife Is a Gangster (Chopok Manura)" was a huge hit in 2001, drawing over 5 million moviegoers. But as goes with many sequels, the 2003 sequel was disappointing and commercially unsuccessful attracting less than 2 million viewers due to its cliched storyline and jokes that did not distinguish it much from the original.

So what are the makers of its third installment to do, but attempt to infuse something totally new in the upcoming film. The first obvious change is Shu Qi, popular actress from Hong Kong, well known for such films as "City of Glass" (1998), "The Transporter" (2002) and "Three Times" (2005).

Shu replaces South Korean actress Sin Eun-kyeong who played the leading character of a housewife and a tough female boss of a gang. Shin starred as the gangster wife in the two previous serials.

"When I first read the scenario, I didn't feel too stressed as it was a totally new movie (compared to its previous films)", Shu Qi said during a news conference held at the Seoul Studio Complex in Namyangju, Kyonggi Province, where the film was being shot. "You will experience something very exciting in the film".

"Basically, as I can't speak Korean, my role in the film is totally different from Sin's roles", she answered laughing when asked about the differences between her and Shin's characters.

Directed by Jo Jin-kyoo, "My Wife Is a Gangster 3" revolves around Aryong (played by Shu Qi), who flees to Seoul as her father's gang is engaged in a severe conflict with another gang in Hong Kong.

The scene she filmed that day involved Aryong having breakfast in an apartment with Korean gangsters whose mission was to act as her bodyguard, but they find themselves in an awkward situation, finding out another night that she is not just a pretty daughter of a boss of a Hong Kong-based gang but also is good at martial arts.

Director Jo, who made the original, said that the film will be like a comic action version of "Roman Holiday", and he avoided using typical formulas often used in the genre of a gangster comedy.

"Personally, I really like `Roman Holiday'. This film will be like its comic action version", Jo said half-joking. "I'd like to avoid such scenes as gangsters' fighting with scantlings in a warehouse. I'm trying to create my own styles in the film putting hilarious jokes and seriousness".

Along with Shu Qi, the film is full of interesting actors, and they are confident of portraying funny characters. Lee Beom-soo, who played a cruel gangster in his latest action film "The City of Violence", is back as a "faithful" and "kind" gangster, and Hyeon Yeong, popular for her cute voice, plays an ethnic Korean from Yanbian as the Korean translator of Aryong.

Source: The Korea Times

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Timed to coincide with the theatrical release of "The Grudge 2," Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release Ju-On 2, original Japanese sequel to Ju-On (The Grudge), on October 10th. Tragedy strikes when Kyoko is in a car crash losing her boyfriend and having a miscarriage. Feeling something still moving within her, she visits her doctor. To her surprise, he assures her that she is definitely still pregnant... but with what? The disc arrives with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and English subtitles. Retail is $26.98.



Read Ju-on The Grudge 2 movie review here

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The Deadites take Manhattan as EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, following successful runs in Toronto and Montreal, begins an unlimited run at the New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). Previews begin Monday, October 2, and the official opening is set for Wednesday, November 1. With book and lyrics by George Reinblatt and music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris and Reinblatt, the show turns Sam Raimi’s first two DEAD films into a musical comedy, with songs like “Cabin in the Woods,” “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons” and “Do the Necronomicon,” along with live blood FX (portions of the seating are designated as a “Splatter Zone”). Bond is directing the NYC incarnation with Hinton Battle, who is also choreographing the show, has won three Tony Awards for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and played the singing demon Sweet in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’s acclaimed “Once More, With Feeling” episode.

EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL’s New York cast includes Jennifer Byrne, Jenna Coker, Renee Klapmeyer, Amy Shute, Tom Walker, Brandon Wardell, Ryan Williams and Darryl Winslow; the makeup and special FX are created by Louis Zakarian, whose film credits include REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, DOGMA and TROMEO & JULIET. Performances will take place Mondays-Thursdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 and 11 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 and 11 p.m.; tickets ($25-$60 Mondays-Thursdays, $35-$65 Fridays and Saturdays) can be purchased via Telecharge (telecharge.com or 212-239-6200) or by visiting the New World Stages box office Tuesday-Saturday from 1-7:30 p.m. and Sunday-Monday from 1-6 p.m. You can check out the show’s official site here

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First look at cover art and the final specs for Brain Damage Films’ DVD of indie filmmaker Glen (THE TENEMENT) Baisley’s FEAR OF THE DARK, coming October 3. The movie, in which a young woman (Rosemary Gore) is plagued by the Black Rose Killer who had previously murdered her parents, will be accompanied by these extras:

* Audio commentary by Baisley and cast/crew members
* The World of Light and Dark featurette
* Behind-the-scenes and publicity tour featurette
* Deleted and extended scenes
* Extended and alternate endings
* Original title sequence
* Behind-the-scenes bloopers, auditions and rehearsals
* Photo gallery with Sal Sirchia performing “What You Do in the Dark” and “The Devil’s Tango”
* Trailer

Brain Damage has also slotted Jason Stephenson’s OFF THE BEATEN PATH for an August 1 release, with director commentary, a behind-the-scenes piece and outtakes, Michael Patrick Murphy’s MACHINE HEAD for September 5 and DEATH BECOMES THEM, Dan Lund’s musical revolving around the Hollywood Museum of Death, for Oct. 3.

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Filmmaker William Rot (whose THE JOURNAL OF EDMOND DEYERS appeared on Fango’s last BLOOD DRIVE DVD) gave us an update on DE RIGUEUR, the 20-minute horror short on which he recently wrapped principal photography. A rather unnerving trailer, which he cut together in one day, can be seen on his official site here. The movie stars TEXAS CHAINSAW’s Ed Neal (pictured from the film), Alexandria Bevilacqua, Scott Apple and frequent collaborator Frank Corto, and Rot tells Fango, “For me, working with Ed Neal was a dream come true! He is my favorite villain from my favorite horror film. Plus, he is a super-talented actor. As a director I couldn’t ask for anybody better; Ed just brings so much to the table.”

Enthused with Neal’s performance, Rot reveals that he hopes to work with the actor again and is writing him into the script for PARIS LOST, a feature-length romantic fright film he hopes to shoot next year. “The part is something that will hopefully let him showcase his talents a little more,” Rot says. “It’s a very different kind of role from anything we have seen him play before.”

As for DE RIGUEUR, Rot is looking forward to screening the short on the festival circuit, and says of the rapidly cut trailer, “It's a crazy story! I was helping out the camera department of this new Wong Kar-wai film MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS, and I was talking to Darius Khondji [the cinematographer, whose credits include SEVEN], and he asked me to burn him a DVD of some projects I had done. Since DE RIGUEUR isn’t complete yet, I cut a trailer on my one day off before we went up to Ely, Nevada to finish up working on BLUEBERRY NIGHTS. Darius is my favorite DP of all time, so I wanted to show him the most intense stuff I currently have.”

Source: Fango

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The final volume of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG will be launched on the 4th of December, courtesy of Manga Entertainment. Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG Volume 7 will conclude the second series and fans can finally find out how things will end for Section 9.

To celebrate the release of the final volume and to reward fans of the series, Manga Entertainment has created a special limited-edition GITS: SAC collector’s tin, which fits all seven amarays and slip covers from the 2nd GIG series (spine facing). Included in the tin is a GITS: SAC T-Shirt designed exclusively by Terratag and a Tachikoma toy, as well as Volume 7 of 2nd GIG.

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Genius Products and The Weinstein Company will release Feast on October 17th. One evening at a rural bar, a motley group of patrons struggles to survive a ravenous family of flying beasts bent on devouring every last one of them. Who will survive and who will be part of the feast? Directed by John Gulager and starring Navi Rawat, Krista Allen, Balthazar Getty, Judah Friedlander and Jason Mewes, this eagerly anticipated horror film's notorious production was chronicled on the third season of Bravo's Project Greenlight series. The disc arrives with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, "The Making of Feast" featurette, deleted scenes and theatrical trailers. Retail will be $28.99.

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Do you remember Capt. Rhodes? Think every zombie fan does. Well, he was very well portrayed in George Romero's "Day of the Dead" by Joe Pilato. According to Fangoria who talked to screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick the remake, which is scheduled to begin filming in Bulgaria very soon, will star Ving Rhames as the leader of the military unit.

Reddick also revealed that Mena Suvari will play Sarah and Pvt. Miguel Salazar will be portrayed by Nick Cannon. The screenwriter also stated that "Obviously, we’re all extremely excited about landing this cast. Mena Suvari has the intelligence, strength and beauty needed for the role of Sarah, and Ving…well, he’s the man, what more can I say? Nick Cannon is playing Salazar, and people are going to see him in a whole new light after this role."

He also said that "The story is more of a reimagining than a shot-by-shot remake; think the 'Dawn of the Dead' remake, not 'Psycho'. The original 'Day of the Dead' was a great film, and it would be arrogant to think that we could do a scene-by-scene remake of a Romero film with a bigger budget and do it better." Be sure to read the complete article right here.

Well, this means that Ving Rhames will not portray his part from the "Dawn of the Dead" remake again, as some of the fans have thought. Maybe the filmmakers even bring in something from the original screenplay George Romero wrote and didn't find its way to film, because Romero wanted to bring his film unrated to cinemas without editing the movie and therefor the production combany trimmed the budget.

Source: HorrorMovies.ca

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Ever since Ghostbusters 2 was released nearly twenty years ago, San Diego's Comic-Con has been a breeding ground for rumor of a possible sequel. Harold Ramis, the director of the first two Ghostbuster movies, indicated recently the sequel was further along than ever, hinting that he would like to cast Ben Stiller as one of the Ghostbusters.

At the Snoop Dogg Hood of Horror panel, Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson added fuel to the rumor fire, when he responded to the "will there be a sequel?" question.

Hudson said: "I've been hearing about Ghostbusters 3 for 20 years… Harold would love to [do it] and Dan would… Bill is the hold-out."

This is in line with statements that Ramis has made, lending credence to the sequel talk, and giving Ghostbuster fans even more to get excited about.

Source: IGN FilmForce

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Thanks to DVDrama.com via Twitch reader Jon Pais for the following information: StudioCanal is scheduled to release both the standard edition (PAL, region 2) and 2-disc collector's edition (PAL, region 2) DVDs of Kim Chapiron's Sheitan in France on September 11th; the movie itself apparently will have French subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (French SDH) and English subtitles ("sous-titres pour sourds et malentendant et anglais"). Mars Distribution released the movie theatrically in France on February 1st...




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When there's no more room in Hell...your girlfriend will walk the Earth! Canadian actor/director Brett Kelly (THE BONESETTER) returns with his biggest & best film yet, the horror-comedy MY DEAD GIRLFRIEND ($24.99 SRP, prebook September 22). DeadPit.com calls the film "truly hilarious...an undead WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S" from "one of horror's best upcoming filmmakers"!

When Steve accidentally kills Amy by backing over her with his car, he attempts to revive her using an ancient book of magic. Unfortunately, Amy returns from the dead as a flesh-eating zombie! It takes all of Steve's energy to keep their neighbors and friends from discovering the truth, and carnage ensues as Amy makes a meal out of Steve's best friends!

MY DEAD GIRLFRIEND marks the debut of the filmmaker's own Brett Kelly Entertainment label as part of a new partnership with Tempe Video which will include the forthcoming SPACEMEN & GO-GO GIRLS Double Feature as well as next year's KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE Double Feature (including both the 1991 original directed by J.R. Bookwalter as well as the new remake directed by Kelly).

And this DVD is no less packed than usual, including an audio commentary with the cast & crew, cast & crew interviews (10 mins.), deleted scenes (3 mins.), blooper reel (4 mins.), "The Pretty Lie" short film (7 mins.) and plenty of Tempe DVD trailers.

For more information see, tempevideo.com

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FALLEN ANGELS writer/director Jeff Thomas checked in to give Fango an update and pics on his genre-star-packed supernatural horror film. “We wrapped May 1,” says Thomas. “The shoot was exhausting, but very rewarding.” He also passed on word that the movie’s official website, featuring more stills, a teaser trailer and lots of other good stuff, is now open here



Filmed at Ohio’s shuttered Mansfield State Reformatory, FALLEN ANGELS toplines Michael (STAR TREK: TNG) Dorn, reality TV star Adrianne Curry, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS’ Bill Moseley (pictured above), Michael (THE HILLS HAVE EYES) Berryman, David (LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT) Hess, Kevin (INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS) McCarthy, Kane (Jason) Hodder, R.A. (LEATHERFACE) Mihailoff, Reggie (PHANTASM) Bannister, Paul (MOTEL HELL) Linke, Daniel (SE7EN) Zacapa, WWE wrestler/Playboy cover girl Christie Hemme and Christopher Knight. “The acting is really going to turn some heads,” Thomas says. “The cast really worked overtime in developing their characters, and it creates this sense of very compelling drama that juxtaposes perfectly with the horror and the violence. Bill Moseley described the film as THE DA VINCI CODE with monsters.”



The story revolves around the unearthing of a legion of demons upon the demolition of a turn-of-the-century prison. Thomas promises graphic violence and gore in spades, thanks to the FX work of Bob Keen. “We have his best work since HELLRAISER on display,” Thomas says. “Bob kept laughing that the MPAA will love the scenes of prolonged torture, but we continued to push the envelope anyway. We have some world-class, striking images that are supported by high-caliber performances and gruesome special effects and kills, all handled in a very serious and surrealistic fashion.”

The filmmaker is currently deep in postproduction, noting that he has “completely immersed [himself] in it since wrapping.” The rough cut currently clocks in at 100 minutes, and Thomas adds, “It moves very quickly, but I want to trim it down a bit more, to about 90 [minutes]. I want audiences not to know what hit them.” Once the movie is locked, Thomas plans to premiere FALLEN ANGELS in one of the larger film festivals, and “as far as distribution is concerned, we [already] have had many offers]. This film has teeth.”

Source: Fango

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The heroic demon Hellboy making the leap to animated feature films, and Fango’s been given the heads-up that an official site for his new incarnation has gone live just in time for the San Diego Comic-Con. Click here to pay it a visit. As it turns out, the big red guy will be showcased in two such movies from IDT Entertainment and Revolution Studios; the first, HELLBOY: SWORD OF STORMS, rolls onto the Cartoon Network in October (check your local listings!), and will be followed in 2007 by HELLBOY: BLOOD AND IRON. Spearheaded by HELLBOY feature director Guillermo del Toro and comics creator Mike Mignola, the projects see Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt and Doug Jones returning to voice their respective big-screen roles.



The site contains in-depth plot details, downloads and a history of the B.P.R.D. While staying true to the characters, the animated adventures will divert somewhat from the current Hellboy storyline, and timeline, that readers are accustomed to in the comics. “By definition, the films are in their own universe,” says Tad Stones, supervising director of STORMS and IRON. “Professor Broom is alive in our series. The B.P.R.D. [team] are not at their original headquarters, they’re now at the headquarters created in the B.P.R.D. comics�but pretty much what we created are original stories. And if we hit something from the comic that fit naturally, it was a feeling of, ‘Why re-invent the wheel?’ ”

Expect one or two surprise villains and one popular Hellboy short story to be given their animated due.

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Wonder what Chris Smith’s been up to? Sure you do. The CREEP director showed promise with his RAW MEAT-like underground chiller that, for the most part, played it pretty straight. With SEVERANCE, he gets to test his comedic chops and drown them with a deluge of blood. Set to bow in the UK on August 25, the film stars an ensemble cast�including Danny Dyer and Laura (THE FACULTY) Harris�as a group who, as part of a rewarding corporate getaway, venture into the mountains for some “team building” exercises. What they don’t count on is a “group of war-crazed killers intent on revenge.”



Pathe!, the Brit distribution label that formerly carried CREEP, has updated its site with a number of stills from SEVERANCE and have even included a damn effective trailer�and check out that poster! You can see it all at the Pathe! website here Magnolia Pictures has SEVERANCE for the U.S.

Read Evil Dread review of Creep here

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Warner Bros. is bringing DC Comics' The Doom Patrol to the big screen. According to today's Hollywood Reporter, the studio has reportedly hired scribe Adam Turner (Drive, SCI FI's Area 52) to script the adaptation. Akiva Goldsman is producing.

Created by Arnold Drake, The Doom Patrol first appeared in 1963. The story centers around a team of dark heroes bitter about being viewed as "freaks" by the rest of the world. Sound familiar? Well, they were also led by a man in a wheelchair... but the similarities to the X-Men, which was published later that same year, are only surface level.

As the trade says, the chief players in the series are Chief, a paraplegic genius; Elasti-Girl, who can shrink or grow her body; Negative Man, a man in bandages who could release a silhouette form of himself; and Robotman, a former athlete whose brain resides in a robotic body.

The team's notable enemies include the immortal General Immortus, a shape-shifter called Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man (sweet!), and the notorious Brotherhood of Evil, fronted by the Brain, a human brain sustained by technology. Other Brotherhood of Evil members were the human-like gorilla Monsieur Mallah and shape-shifter Madame Rouge.

DC Comics' creative affairs VP Gregory Noveck told THR, "Even in the '60s, Doom Patrol has always been on the edgier fringe in its interpretation of characters. The characters weren't inherently heroes, and that's why they've had longevity and fan support. It's the characters that has attracted writers like Grant Morrison and Geoff Johns to build on their uniqueness."

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The family of late martial arts legend Bruce Lee have announced their plans to shoot a film which aims to dispell many of the myths and rumours which have sprung up since his untimely death in 1973. Speaking at a gathering to mark the anniversary of the tragic event, Lee's brother Robert said that they would release a book to celebrate his birthday in November, and that the film will be designed to show his childhood and life from the perspective of his family. The film will be shot next year in association with JA Media and in co-operation with brothers Robert and Peter and sisters Phoebe and Agnes, with a view to releasing it in 2008 on the 35th anniversary of Bruce's death. The search now begins for the right actor to play Bruce, last portrayed in the Hollywood biopic "Dragon" by Jason Scott Lee (who is of no relation despite his name). Since his death, Bruce Lee's story has been much abused by film makers and exploited in a variety of trashy productions, the worst of which is undoubtedly the Shaw Brothers' "Bruce Lee and I" which revolves around the confessions of his supposed mistress Betty Ting, who also stars as herself in one of the most hilariously self-serving performances ever.

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For months, gossip has been circulating who would play The Joker in the "Batman Begins" sequel which will concentrate on the Clown Prince of Crime.

Now, Latino Review who first revealed that Brandon Routh was going to be the new Superman, has heard from a very trusted source that the offer last night was officially made to Heath Ledger to star as The Joker in the sequel.


Seems an unusual choice, much younger than expected considering other mentioned names have included Robin Williams and Paul Bettany. The tall and lanky Ledger has proven himself to be a solid awards-calibre actor who can disappear into a performance.

Playing evil though, certainly something he hasn't done before.






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Guillermo del Toro is reportedly teaming up with producer Don Murphy's Angry Films to help bring the DC comic Deadman. Industry insider mag The Hollywood Reporter scoops that Del Toro is currently in talks to develop the adaptation which he would co-produce with Murphy and Susan Montford.

Deadman first appeared in 1967 in a Strange Adventures strip by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino. The series is best known for a 7-issue run by artist Neal Adams.

The comic's title character is the ghost of a circus acrobat named Boston Brand, who was murdered while performing on the trapeze by an unknown killer. Deadman has the power to possess any living thing, a power granted him by a Hindu goddess. While pursing his killer, Deadman uses his powers to help others.

THR says that a search for screenwriters is underway. Del Toro says he may direct the film if his schedule clears, but he's currently planning on serving as producer.

"[Deadman]," he says, "has great supernatural elements and is one of the more off-kilter superheroes. What I like is that it has some of the canon of horror films but it has a quest and the heroics in the more traditional superhero roots. It's a great combination that is not very common to superheroes."


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Lionsgate debuted new footage from their forthcoming horror flick Saw III at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Thursday. The clip accompanied a panel attended by cast members Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith, writer Leigh Whannell, director Darren Lynn Bousman and producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules.

The footage shown was a scene where an ex-convict named Troy is chained inside what appears to be a classroom. Troy is the unfortunate pawn in Jigsaw's latest game. "This game will take place in a room not much bigger than the room you've spent most of your life in," Jigsaw advises the frightened ex-con via a television feed. "Despite all the privileges you were given at birth, you returned to prison again and again."

Troy has chains pierced through his hands, feet, lip, chest and back. "It's time to see how far you're willing to go to break those chains, once and for all," Jigsaw says.

A beat-the-clock scenario then ensues where the ex-con must rips the chains from his flesh as the seconds run down. Blood gushes from the horrific wounds the ex-con inflicts upon himself while trying to escape his grim fate.

Lionsgate also confirmed that the teaser trailer for Saw III will debut in theaters with the August 4th release of the studio's The Descent.

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There's now a second trailer for Y�dai Yamaguchi and Jun'ichi Yamamoto's Meatball Machine (a.k.a. "M�tob�ru mash�n") - a remake of the latter's 1999 movie of the same title (Japanese Movie Database entry) - on the website of Walkerplus K.K. (K.K. W�k�purasu). Bio-Tide K.K. (K.K. Baio-Taido) plans to release the movie theatrically at the Theatre Image Forum (Shiat� Im�ji F�ramu) in Tokyo in September. The movie had its world premi�re at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival 2005 (T�ky� Kokusai Fantasutikku Eigasai 2005) on October 14th of last year...



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How can you not be excited, I know I am. And if we're lucky, things won't turn to shite. Anyway, check out the new trailer by following the link below for the upcoming TMNT movie:

Click here to watch the trailer at Apple.com

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Twitch received an email a couple days back and was asked to take a look at the new DVD releases of a pair of films by young Italian film maker Lorenzo Bianchini, a man who has built something of a cult following - and made a major fan of Bava / Argento / Fulci screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti - based on his two ultra low budget feature films, Custodes Bestiae (Keepers of the Beast) and Lidr�s cuadrade di tr� (Square root of three). Bianchini has turned enough heads, in fact, that some of the people involved with the Udine Far East Film Festival have launched their own DVD label (Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche) to get these things out there.



Custodes Bestiae Trailer (downloadable Windows Media)
Lidr�s cuadrade di tr� Trailer (downloadable Windows Media)


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Fox Home Entertainment has announced the release of 1963's House of the Damned for the 5th of September at a retail price of around $14.98. The disc will carry both an anamorphic widescreen transfer at the film's 2.35:1 aspect ratio on one side and a pan & scan version on the other, along with Dolby 2.0 Stereo and 2.0 Mono audio tracks in English and optional French and Spanish subtitles.


The film tells the tale of a perfect romantic getaway that turns into a hellish nightmare when architect Scott Campbell (Ron Foster) and his wife Nancy (Merry Anders) join another couple, Joseph and Loy Schiller (Richard Crane and Erika Peters), for what promises to be a pleasant stay at an empty castle set on a secluded California hillside. Soon, however, tension mounts as terrifying things begin happening: A group of ghoulish circus performers who once inhabited the castle become increasingly hostile towards their “guests,” turning their mini-vacation into a life-and-death challenge of wits! No extras have been announced.




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News is already beginning to run heavy out of the San Diego Comic-Con, and taking lead on the horror front is the announcement of three graphic novels born of a partnership between Fox Atomic (the studio’s new youth-oriented division) and publisher HarperCollins. The 28 DAYS LATER and HILLS HAVE EYES (pictured) universes are seeing an expansion through this arrangement: In spring 2007, we can expect to see 28 DAYS LATER: THE AFTERMATH and THE HILLS HAVE EYES: THE BEGINNING from Fox Atomic Comics....

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It’s been a while since any official updates trickled out about RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP, the slaughter sequel that wrapped principal photography a couple of years back and marks writer/director Robert Hiltzik’s return to the franchise he created with the 1982 original CAMP. But now, Fango has just gotten a peek behind the scenes of a series of reshoots designed to boost RETURN’s gore content. Providing a series of new blood gags are makeup FX artists Peter Gerner (pictured left) and Brian Spears (pictured right), whose credits include SHADOW: DEAD RIOT, MIDNIGHT MASS and the soon-to-be-released NIGHTMARE.......



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Fango got the first news and DVD art for the new chiller HEAD TRAUMA from writer/director Lance Weiler and Heretic Films, which releases Weiler’s movie on disc September 26. The psychological chiller about a man who is plagued by frightening visions while trying to refurbish his childhood home will be issued with different covers: the general-release one pictured above left and a limited special edition picture above right. As for bonus features, "We worked really hard to document the process of making HEAD TRAUMA," Weiler says. "The DVD is loaded with over two hours of bonus features." These include:




* Audio commentary by Weiler
* Six featurettes:
- Cast interviews
- Blowing up a car on a tight budget
- Shooting in the house (working in a haunted condemned structure)
- Johnny Magdic and his Amazing Flying Machines
- Comics veteran Stephen R. Bissette discusses the art of HEAD TRAUMA
- Behind the music of HEAD TRAUMA
* A special collector’s edition eight-page booklet with original art by Bissetteand liner notes by GRUDGE screenwriter Stephen Susco
* Trailers for TRAUMA and Weiler/Stefan Avalos’ THE LAST BROADCAST
* An Easter egg or two



Prior to the DVDebut, Weiler will self-distribute HEAD TRAUMA in 15 cities beginning August 18; details will follow shortly. Heretic is also releasing LAST BROADCAST on a new special-edition disc. For more on HEAD TRAUMA, including an interactive graphic novel, go to its official website here




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SPIRITED KILLER
Two-Disc Special Edition From BCI’s Kung Fu Theater Series;
Available September 19th for $14.98



A group of travelers visiting the exotic forests of Thailand is suddenly attacked by a multi-weapon wielding maniac�the Spirited Killer (Panna Rittikrai). While some in the party manage to escape, others perish from the killer’s merciless blows. This forest dweller is hell-bent on destroying anyone who sets foot in his jungle.



Special features on disc two include:
* "Master of Action: Panna Rittikrai" interview and profile
* "Best of Panna" action fight scenes
* "Thailand Dangerous: The Other Action Cinema of the East"
* Tony Jaa interview
* "Tony Jaa: Thailand’s Favorite Son"
* Muay Thai Boran: Ong Bak’s deadly fighting art





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After a false alarm last week with what turned out to be nothing but re-edited footage from the TV series, the first proper teaser for the Bleach feature film has turned up online. It is purely a tease - and surprisingly, an English narrated one - but fans who pay attention to Ichigo's sword will be pleased.

Bleach: Memories of Nobody Website

Bleach: Memories of Nobody Teaser
(streaming Windows Media)



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If your into animation, you cannot afford to miss out on this. The stunning visuals alone is enough to make it worth my while to go see it. It won an award for best animated feature film at the Annecy International film festival so it must be special.

Anyhow, the apple site is hosting a short trailer but reckon a longer version will be up at some point before its release to theaters on September 22nd. Have a look. The pic is the US poster for Renaissiance.




Renaissiance US Trailer (Quicktime)

Official US Renaissance site







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The official website for Christopher Smith's Severance is now online, and there's a downloadable trailer for the movie on that site. (Thanks to James Moran for this information.) Pathe Distribution Ltd. is scheduled to release the movie theatrically in the U.K. on August 25th.

The screenplay for Severance was written by Moran and Smith, based on a story by the former. The movie stars Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Andy Nyman, and Babou Ceesay.

Below is a synopsis for Severance from the website of international sales agent HanWay Films Limited.

International arms company Palisade Defence rewards its European sales division with a weekend of paint-balling and office-bonding, at a corporate retreat.

The team of six arrives to find the accommodation is more basic than they were expecting and by the end of their first night, company playboy Harris has convinced everyone that the resort was the site of a gruesome massacre involving a group of deranged yet highly-trained soldiers. The one person who doesn't believe him is computer boffin Steve but maybe that's because he's taken a batch of LSD and is convinced that the local deer are insulting him.

The next day the team is horrified to discover the weekend agenda has changed as they are stalked by a crack team of war-crazed soldiers with revenge on their task-list. In a fight for their survival they discover one business motto is true... 'kill or be killed'.

Severance trailer (downloadable 6.9 MB MOV file)
Severance official website

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Hong Kong Legends has announced the release of A Better Tomorrow II: Special Collector's Edition for the 11th of September. The disc will feature an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio in both English and Cantonese, an interview with Tsui Hark, a 'Trilogy of Blood' animated essay, A Better Tomorrow III preview, the UK promotional trailer, the original theatrical trailer and further attractions.



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Writer/artist Frank Miller has agreed to adapt/direct The Spirit based on the Will Eisner comic strip character for Odd Lot Entertainment and Batfilm Prods.

Miller co-directed Sin City, adapted from his graphic novel with Robert Rodriguez. Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker's Odd Lot are financing The Spirit. The weekly comic strip debuted in 1940, focusing on a masked detective, believed dead, who uses a mausoleum as his home base.

DC Comics has reprinted most of the original comic series in hardcover. Odd Lot bought rights to "The Spirit" from Eisner in 2004.

"I intend to be extremely faithful to the heart and soul of the material," said Miller. "But it won't be nostalgic. It will be much scarier than people expect."

Filming is expected to begin Spring 2007. Benjamin Melniker is exec producing. Odd Lot's Linda McDonough and Batfilm's F.J. DeSanto will co-produce.

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Apparently the first Alien vs Preditor film was a bigger enough success to warrant a sequel or it's official...Hollywood has completely ran out of ideas!

This is not 100% confirmed yet however, but HNR have it on good authority that the deal is nearly done and Alien vs Preditor 2 will be lensing in Vancouver sometime late this year.

Paul W.S Anderson has apparently turned over the directing duties to Greg and Colin Strause, although he's still an active producer and has contributed to the script (which may or may not be a good thing).

No word on casting yet, but one can imagine Sanaa Lathan will be reprising her role 20th Century Fox will handle domestic distribution.

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According to Variety, the ranks of the Day of the Dead cast are filling up. Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari and Nick Cannon have joined the project, which is a remake of George Romero's 1985 horror fave.

Steve Miner (Halloween H2O) will direct for Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla Films and Taurus Entertainment.

Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination) penned the screenplay adaptation. Variety reminds us that Day of the Dead "revolves around a group of military personnel and scientists who hole up in a bunker while flesh-eating zombies run riot above ground. But the bunker isn't safe for long."

This film will not be Rhames' first time battling zombies in a Romero remake. He also starred in Dawn of the Dead.

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In news sure to delight cinema fans the world over, it looks as though Korean director Bong Joon-ho's creature feature "The Host" is to be remade by Hollywood. Magnolia Pictures currently hold the rights for the film's U.S. release, with several major studios now battling for the honour of 'revisioning' it for the poor Western viewers likely to be confused by the cultural nuances of a tale about a sewer dwelling mutant. Sales agent Cineclick Asia have reported that they expect the remake rights to have been settled within the next few months. Equally depressing news is that Bong himself is apparently being wooed by Hollywood studios and has had several offers to direct, although he is currently still set to follow his monster hit with a small scale drama and a big-budget adaptation of the French sci-fi comicbook "Le transperceneige".



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The Korean film "Hanbando" has broken records on its domestic release, attracting 230,538 viewers on its opening day. Although it marks the film as the most popular local release for some time, it was surpassed by the two Hollywood blockbusters "The Da Vinci Code", which drew 238,599 viewers, and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest”, which drew 237,000. The 10 billion won film was directed by Kang Woo-seok, also responsible for "Silmido", and has been controversial for its nationalistic stance and depiction of Korean reunification against the backdrop of present day Japanese aggression and invasion.



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During an off-camera chat during Saturday's taped interviews for Miami Vice, IGN FilmForce got the chance to ask British actress Naomie Harris about 28 Weeks Later, Fox Atomic's planned sequel to the zombie sensation 28 Days Later.

The actress admitted that she had no idea whether she'd be in the movie or not but she did reveal that she was recently on a London-to-L.A. flight with 28 producer Andrew Macdonald, who advised her that there may be a part for her in the sequel.

Harris expressed interest in reprising her role as the tough survivor Selana but she did not know anything further about the sequel. She said the script is still being written (by Rowan Joffe) so it is possible that Selena might not end up in it.

28 Weeks Later will be directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.

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Courtesy of the studio MoviesOnline.ca have a whack of images for the horror thriller Severance from Pathe. Working nine to five is a real killer, but team building holidays can be even worse. Seven colleagues find themselves faced with the chop when their corporate weekend is sabotaged by a deadly enemy. Forget office politics, only the smartest will survive this bloody office outing.



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Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release Slither on October 24th. The horror comedy will be released in separate anamorphic and fullscreen editions, each with Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Bonus materials will include an audio commentary with director James Gunn and actor Nathan Fillion, a collection of deleted scenes, "Visual Effects: Step By Step," "The Sick Minds and Slimy Days of Slither," "Bringing Slither's Creatures to Life," "Slithery Set Tour with Nathan Fillion," "Who Is Bill Pardy?," "Gorehound Grill: Brewin' The Blood" and "The King of Cult: Lloyd Kaufman's Video Diary" featurettes, a blooper reel and trailers. Retail is $29.98, $39.98 for the day-and-date HD-DVD.

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New Line Home Entertainment will release The Butterfly Effect 2 on October 10th. This direct-to-DVD sequel to the original Ashton Kutcher thriller stars Eric Lively and Erica Durance. The disc will come with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX & 2.0 tracks, a commentary with director John Leonetti and a behind-the-scenes featurette. Retail is $19.97.

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Variety reports that when New Line Cinema opens the highly anticipated SNAKES ON A PLANE in over 2,500 theaters nationwide on August 18, it will do so without holding advance screenings for critics or other press. While this has traditionally been a practice employed with movies for which negative reviews are expected, New Line claims it's being done here in deference to the fans who have made SNAKES an Internet sensation. "Understanding that they would be the driving force behind the film," the company says of the people behind countless fan sites, blogs, unofficial tie-ins, etc., "we decided early on they should be the first to see it. They will have the opportunity on Thursday evening, Aug. 17, at 10 p.m. shows across the country. We are not planning any advance media or promotional screenings prior to that." That means that while daily papers likely won't be able to run reviews of SNAKES the next day.



he no-screening policy has been employed with numerous genre releases this year, most notably by Sony, which eschewed advance showings of UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS and SILENT HILL and saw those movies (along with the unscreened comedy THE BENCHWARMERS) hit in the $20-million range in their opening weekends. The practice was also utilized less successfully by Hollywood Pictures with STAY ALIVE and Lionsgate with SEE NO EVIL.

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A new trailer for The Legend of Sudsakorn - the latest from the Thai production house responsible for The Tiger Blade and Vengeance - has turned up online and while the effects are certainly not up to WETA standards this has several things you'll not be seeing in Narnia any time soon: cackling old men in loin clothes, some weird lizard-horse thing, not to mention more blood in the trailer alone than you're likely to see in the entire Narnia franchise. By LOTR standards this is going to fall short, but take it as a blast back to Krull era sword and sorcery and it could be a lot of fun ... here's s ynopsis taken from the website of young star Charlie Trairat:

Sudsakorn is a curious young man, raised in the ancient traditions of magic by his mystical grandfather. He never knew his father, only a void where the loving memories should be. His mother, a beautiful mermaid is pained by his sadness, so sends him on a quest to find his father. Armed with his grandfather's magical weaponry Sudsakorn sets off into the mysterious world of yore on his trusty steed, Ma Nin Mangkorn, a half dragon, half horse. What starts as a simple quest soon turns into an amazing adventure, and a fight for survival against the dark forces of the ancient world.

Old Siam is a terrifying and dangerous place, especially for wizards and warlocks. Danger soon crosses Sudsakorn's path to finding his father. Sudsakorn encounters a heinous and deadly creature, and must use his magical powers to defeat the foul beast, and continue his journey. The display of power doesn't go unnoticed and Sudsakorn is persuaded to fight monsters and demons by the king of an ancient city.

With his new found mission to protect the innocent, and slay all evil that plagues the land, his quest to find his father is put on hold. But can Sudsakorn's power last, or will the forces of evil defeat him before he finds his father? Sudsakorn must fight to stay alive, before he too falls victim the treachery of the ancient world.

The Legend of Sudsakorn Trailer (downloadable Windows Media, English subtitled)

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Wesley Snipes, zombie hunter? Or Wesley Snipes, zombie? The producers of Gallowwalker are playing coy with the details. But now that their hand has been called by a leaked casting call notice they've agreed to let some bits out. Here's what we know:

The film is titled Gallowwalker and is slated to be directed by Andrew Goth with Wesley Snipes in the lead. It is a western, by which I mean an honest-to-god Sergio Leone style western and not City Slickers. It features zombies and lots of them. Some sites have reported that Snipes will be playing a character called KAOS, which is not correct: his character has not been revealed anywhere and will not be until a Gallowwalker comic is released somewhere prior to the film's launch.

We also have a first look at the film's teaser one sheet. For those with crappy monitor resolution, here's the text from the front of that:

When a man takes a life, you take his in return. That's the way it's always been. A gunman knows too well the ways of vengeance. Fast and furious, he has killed every man who has crossed him. But his gift with a gun comes with a curse. All those who die by his hand will return. Enter the world of GALLOWWALKER, where vengeance lives forever.

GALLOWWALKER One Sheet

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FEARMONGERS, the series of one-hour horror movies being put together by creator/producer/directors Ryan Nicholson and Nick Palumbo, has added and subtracted a few names from its roster of filmmakers. Nicholson gave Fango the scoop that Ruggero Deodato (pictured left), the Italian creator of the infamous CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, is the latest addition to the lineup. “He’ll be directing the third one, after Nick and myself,” Nicholson tells Fango. In addition, the duo gave Fango the scoop that Graeme Whifler (pictured right), who’s been shocking festival audiences with his new NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH (which next plays at Montreal’s Fantasia), has joined the roster.



As for those departing the project, the duo inform us, “We regrettably announce that Jeff [SATAN’S LITTLE HELPER] Lieberman is no longer attached to FEARMONGERS due to contractual reasons. We feel Mr. Lieberman is a great filmmaker and wish him the best with future projects.” And Palumbo adds, “Sage Stallone and David [CHAOS] DeFalco are also out of the project for similar reasons.” Check out the FEARMONGERS panel at the East Coast Weekend of Horrors convention, taking place September 29-October 1 at the Meadowlands Crowne Plaza hotel in Secaucus, NJ.

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A number of years back, there was a comic by Mike (HELLBOY) Mignola that had the power to make this writer laugh like no other. Absurd in its premise, the book contained a humor that ran at a high level of random, all the while delivering the usual spooky goods we’ve come to know Mignola for. That comic was THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD, a story about an American agent who is, quite simply, a metal head who can screw into any body he creates and works for President Abraham Lincoln. With the assistance of his manservant Mr. Groin, Head would try to thwart the evil plans of Emperor Zombie.



Well, the Sci Fi Channel has been at work on an animated HEAD adventure. The 22-minute pilot episode, featuring the voices of Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce and Molly Shannon, has found life over at Sci Fi’s site (click here to go directly to that page) and it’s loaded with everything Mignola delivered in HEAD's Eisner Award-winning 2002 debut. You’ve got werewolves, mummies, vampires, an unspeakable evil contained within a turnip and a few old ladies with a chimp. Sci Fi, obviously skeptical about this curious property they’ve developed before taking it further, asks visitors on that page to fill out an on-line survey after watching HEAD, so let ’em know what you think!

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Acquired by Lions Gate at this year's Sundance for nearly $3 million for worldwide distribution rights, Chris Gorak's RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR is set to be released in the UK on September 8th. The film stars Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane and Tony Perez in this thriller, and we've received the link to the film's teaser trailer, which looks pretty good for such a short clip. Hopefully we get more from the film as it's release gets closer, including the dates for when we get it over on our side of the pond.



The film story centres around Los Angeles after a series of dirty bombs are detonated, sending toxic ash across the city. Brad (Cochrane) mistakenly quarantines his own wife, Lexi (McCormack), outside their new home by sealing himself inside the humble abode. With the city going nuts (it is LA, after all) and Martial Law in effect, Brad and Lexi struggle to survive with little supply, limited time and no information on what the hell to do, all the while separated by thin doors and thinner sheets of plastic. When 'help' finally arrives, it's anything but.

Teaser Trailer High (Windows Media)
Teaser Trailer Medium (Windows Media)
Teaser Trailer Low (Windows Media)

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Sid Haig (Spider baby, Devil's Rejects) is both directing and starring in a live-action feature film based on a comic book series called Bubba the Redneck Werewolf. Sid tells B-D that pre-production should begin next month in Orlando, FL. Bubba's creator, Mitch Hyman, is writing the script and the special effects makeup will be done by Barry Anderson, who worked on Land of the Dead as well as creating the sculpture for all of the Ripley's Believe It or Not museums! Apparently even with the werewolf makeup, Mr. Haig's features will still be obvious.

"This is the story of Bubba, a dogcatcher in a small Florida town…There was a cosmetic factory that opened up in this little town and they were dumping the toxic waste into the swamps. One of the experiments they were working with was on a poodle that had Bulgarian toxic waste used on it so it could test glow in the dark mascara for the company. Well the dog got evilly intelligent and escaped. Unfortunately, they sent Bubba out after it and Bubba just got bit by the wrong dog. It’s comedy/horror. It’s just slapstick, fall down, insane comedy."

Source: Bloody Disgusting

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment has revealed full details on the two new additions to their Legacy Series classics line. Dracula: 75th Anniversary Edition arrives with a digitally remastered fullscreen transfer, Dolby Digital Mono audio, optional new score composed by Philip Glass and performed by The Kornos Quartet, a commentary with horror historian David J. Skal, a second commentary with screenwriter Steve Haberman ("Dracula: Dead and Loving It"), "Lugosi: The Dark Prince," "The Road to Dracula" and "Monster Tracks" featurettes. Disc 2 will include the complete 104-minute Spanish-language version of Dracula also starring Lugosi, with an introduction by Lupita Tovar Kohner, a poster montage and the trailer.

The two-disc Frankenstein: 75th Anniversary Edition arrives with remastered fullscreen transfer, Dolby Digital Mono audio, a commentary track with film historian Rudy Behlmer, a second commentary with historian Sir Christopher Frayling, "Karloff: The Gentle Monster," "The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster" and "Monster Tracks" featurettes, the Frankenstein Archives, "Boo!" A Short Film and the original trailer. Both are due on September 26th and will retail $26.98 apiece.

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Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced details on director Tobe Hooper's latest entry in the 'Masters of Horror' series. Dance of the Dead arrives on September 12th with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 tracks, a commentary with Hooper, "The Making of Dance of the Dead," "Primal Screams: An Interview With Tobe Hooper," "The Written Word: An Interview With Richard Matheson" and "Working With A Master: Tobe Hooper" featurettes, On-Set Interviews with Jessica Lowndes, Jonathan Tucker and Robert Englund, still and storyboard galleries, trailers, talent bios and the screenplay via DVD-ROM. Retail is $16.98.

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All signs point to director Neil Marshall's THE DESCENT being one of the coolest horror films of the year. And on top of the supposed quality of the film, it also happens to feature a plethora of hotties in tight, short outfits spending most of the film muddy and fleeing from cavedwelling monsters in an underground labyrinth.
It opens August 4th.



Read The Descent movie review here

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Sony Pictures has sent a new backlit lenticular Spider-Man 3 poster to select theaters in North America and we've got your sneak peek online! As you can see, the poster features Spidey's chest which goes from red to black/grey depending on what angle you're looking at it. It's very cool to see, so be sure to look for the poster in your local theater.



The highly-anticipated third installment, directed by Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Daniel Gillies, Ted Raimi, Adrian Lester, Theresa Russell, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks and Steve Valentine.

Spider-Man 3 will take over theaters on May 4, 2007.

Source: Super Hero Hype

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Warner Brothers has announced that the official title for the 2007 CG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film will be the popular abbreviation for the franchise, TMNT.

The film is currently in production at the hands of Kevin Monroe, a joint venture between Warner Brothers (who will handle domestic distribution) and The Weinstein Company (which will handle overseas).

TMNT is an adaptation of the comic originally created by Kevin Eastman in Peter Laird. Although the original comics were significantly darker, the franchise took on a kid-friendly form in the 80's in the form of a popular animated television series, a toy line and three live action films.

Source: IGN FilmForce

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Wesley Snipes, recently famous for his stint as the vampire-hunter Blade, has signed onto a new genre picture. According to Production Weekly, his next tough-guy assignment will be fighting undead in Gallowwalker, a thriller to be directed by Andrew Goth.

Snipes plays Kaos, the mysterious son of a nun who breaks her oath to ensure his survival. Kaos is a killer, but his mother's act brings a curse that re-animates the bodies of his victims, and naturally what they'd like is revenge. What goes around, comes around, and soon there's a zombie gang after him. Kaos gets help, though, in the form of a warrior sidekick named Fabulos.

The project is moving quickly. Filming is expected to begin next month in South Africa and Namibia. Goth's last picture (and one of his only, to date) was Cold and Dark, a horror about a parasite which turns corpses to blood-sucking monsters.

Snipes has several other films on the go, including Chasing the Dragon, a drug-crime thriller set in Taiwan, and The Shooter, a spy thriller. Those are due out in 2006 and 2007, respectively, but no specific dates have been set. Snipes's career has taken a few odd turns of late, and while Gallowwalker sounds interesting, we can hope it's not destined for the straight-to-video aisle like The Detonator, Snipes's most recent headliner.

Source: IGN FilmForce

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It looks like we were wrong yesterday about FEARLESS coming out on August 4. Although the FEARLESS website says that Jet Li's latest flick will be released on 8/4, the film's publicist says it's being released on September 22nd, and there's another official website (an even more official official website) that lists the release as Sept. 22. Which now puts it in the position of coming after The Weinstein Company's release of THE PROTECTOR (aka TOM YUM GOONG).

Read Fearless movie review here

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Good news for folks who wanted to see DOG BITE DOG but were a little worried that the production company, Sameway, might not have the clout to get it into the more popular theaters.

A sharp-eyed reader sends in the link to the official site and it says that Golden Harvest is releasing DOG BITE DOG and if anyone has the clout to get it into the best theaters it's Golden Harvest. They've got distribution muscle to spare.

And look, there's the official DOG BITE DOG poster, too.



Source: Kaiju Shakedown

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Christa Campbell will be appearing in Millenium Films Day of the Dead Remake. She will be joined by Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, Michael Welch, Annalynne McCord, Stark Sands and Nick Cannon. Campbell will be playing the role of Ms. Letiner.



So we got the bad ass zombie killer Ving Rhames, the zombie fooder Nick Cannon and the beautiful chick Christa Campbell. Looks like casting did their job.

Its all up to Steve Miner now to put together another decent remake which is no easy task. If everything goes according to plan shooting is scheduled to begin on July 23rd.

Source: Horror Movies.ca

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Rosario Dawson recently spoke at the Clerks 2 press junket with IGN. There she mentioned some details about Tarantinos half of Grind House, Death Proof.

"I haven't shot anything, but we start rehearsal in August and we start shooting in September and that's the double part of the double feature. Robert already finished his…

[Robert's] part, Grind House, it's a zombie film… Quentin's part is called Death Proof and they're both 60 minutes. They're going to release them together. It's like an old school 70's kind of thing. It's gonna have scratchy-looking film and weird smash cuts and fake trailers in between and just really awesome stuff. That's more of like a gear head movie, gear head slasher flick…"

Most of it we have heard about but the mention that Rodriguez's is finished and that Tarantino will begin filming in September is great news. So it looks like they are on track to make that April 6th, 2007 deadline.

Source: Horror Movies.ca

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Fango has learned that 20th Century Fox has established a bunch of debut dates for its upcoming genre titles, including a trio of sequels. THE HILLS HAVE EYES II will assault theaters March 2, 2007, 28 WEEKS LATER will invade May 11, 2007, and ALIEN VS. PREDATOR 2 has been shifted from its previously announced August 10, 2025 berth to December 21 of next year. In addition, TURISTAS, the organ-harvest shocker directed by John Stockwell, will open under the new Fox Atomic banner this coming December 1.

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A trailer for Broken Lizard's Beerfest can now be found online. That, along with the official website for the upcoming movie from the same gang that gave us Club Dread. Apparently the movie will be released on August 25. The trailer for the movie can be found on the official Beerfest website as well.

Beerfest official website

Broken Lizard's official website

Beerfest Trailer

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Word from Twitch that there's a new Japanese trailer for Korean monster movie 'The Host' online that features some new footage. Check it out by clicking the trailer link below.

The Host, Japanese Website
The Host, Japanese Teaser (downloadable Quicktime)

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Producer Jeff (FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES) Freilich and first-time director Joe Lynch, along with Fox Home Entertainment, recently invited Fango to the set of the direct-to-DVD sequel WRONG TURN 2 in Vancouver, B.C. The follow-up continues the story of a family of cannibalistic mountain folk who survive by killing and pillaging anything and, more importantly, anyone who ventures into their path. This time out, their targets are the cast of a reality series being shot in the same isolated mountains from the first film. The show, a postapocalyptic-themed elimination concept (think SURVIVOR meets WORST CASE SCENARIO), comes to the desolate landscape with no one in the production being aware of what lies in wait for them up in "them thar hills."



"I came onto this project as a fan of the genre," Lynch tells Fango. "I told Fox, 'Look, this is the type of movie that a fan wants to rally behind.' Back in the ’80s, people were like, 'Dude, did you see CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST? Didja see I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE?' Sure, these movies are exploitation, but if we can make a film that has good characters and a decent storyline�one which puts our characters in precarious positions and makes the audience think, 'Oh, shit! What would I do in that situation?' -then we’re doing our job." The film’s cast is a strong one made up of young but seasoned genre actors, including Erica (TEXAS CHAINSAW remake) Leehrsen, Texas Battle and Crystal Lowe from FINAL DESTINATION 3, Matthew Currie Holmes, Ken (FREDDY VS. JASON) Kirzinger and the distinguished Mr. Henry Rollins.

While the film is connected in both theme and tone to the original, the filmmakers is striving to make WRONG TURN 2 a movie unto itself. "We’re going to bring a different twist to it," says Battle, who plays the character Jake. "The start of this movie is really going to grab you. It gets straight to the excitement, right from the get-go. From the first time you see the teaser, you aren’t going anywhere. This movie is going to be crazy."

To even the most casual of observers, the filmmakers clearly seem driven to make something special: a film that addresses topics which are a bit more cerebral than your standard popcorn movie fare. "This movie is about survival," Leerhsen (who plays Nina) says as she wipes fake blood from her small, pale hands, "for both the cannibals and for us. Who’s the strongest? I actually think that there’s a good message in that. It’s a need for all of us to remember our mortality… so that we value it."

Source: Fango

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The third Sato film from Artsmagic, the third in their new 'Shocking Pink' line of releases.

Already released on R1 USA DVD, the first, was Sato's 'Hard Focus' - review of that is still on the front of the page down there in with reviews smashed-out for the forum originally, great film but very odd and certainly another style of Pink to whats generally seen the light of day so far on DVD in America; worth noting the Artsmagic DVD seems to set a higher standard than previous releases with a transfer less likely to be termed over-dark as they have sometimes in the past. The lengthy interview on the DVD (Jason Gray?!) is essential, very thorough, thought through, and sheds a lot of necessary light on a very deceptive genre of movie and a very interesting figure in Sato himself; nice work....

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From Warner Home Video comes Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Fifth Season, and it'll be arriving on October 31st. Below is the artwork for it:



This 3-disc set will include all 13 episodes of the popular HBO series in their originally televised 1.33:1, full-frame aspect ratio and retail for right around $39.98. Extras for the set to be announced later.

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The Pang Brothers have said in an interview that they plan to avoid making films with any kind of supernatural theme for the next couple of years. The two have now reached an international level of recognition and success where their films are presold to overseas companies even before being completed on the strength of their names alone, making them instantly profitable, which pretty much enables them to make anything they want. What their statement really means is unclear, though the two will certainly be returning to horror for their solo efforts "Diary" and "Forest of Death" which are set to begin shooting soon.



They have said that they would like to try making a gangster thriller with some psychological elements, though this would not represent much of a departure from the like of their earlier "Bangkok Dangerous", which is soon to be the subject of a Hollywood remake. The brothers have recently completed work on their Hollywood debut, "The Messengers", which is now in post-production and is due out early next year. Their latest effort, "Re-Cycle" was well received at the Cannes Film Festival and was reported to be more stylish than their usual films, with more in the way of imaginative computer effects and delving into the realm of the fantastic.

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Hong Kong cinema looks like it may get a nice little shot in the arm August 17th when Dog Bite Dog is released into theaters. The plot circles around the bloody feud between grimy hitman Edison Chen and sleazy cop Sam Lee. The stills and trailer videos have shown that this movie is going for the jugular. The Category III rating (Under 18 not permitted) on the poster confirms that this film is going to be a gritty one.



Trailer (Streaming Windows Media)
Sina.com Site for Dog Bite Dog

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Park Chan-wook, the Korean director of "Oldboy" is to be a member of the jury at the upcoming 63rd Venice International Film Festival. Other members include Spainsh director Juan Jose Bigas Luna, Portugese producer Paulo Branco, the American director Cameron Crowe and Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova, with French actress Catherine Deneuve as jury president. Park has been honoured at the festival himself in the past, having won several awards for his "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" last year.

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Starring Michael (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Dorn, Bill (Devil's Rejects, House of 1,000 Corpses) Moseley, Adrianne (America’s Next Top Model, My Fair Brady) Curry, Kane (Jason X, Friday the 13th) Hodder, Christie (WWE Diva) Hemme, Michael (Hills Have Eyes) Berryman, David (Last House on the Left) Hess, Kevin (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) McCarthy, Reggie (Phantasm, Bubba-Ho-Tep) Bannister, and R.A. (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3) Mihailoff, the film was lensed at the Ohio State Reformatory, the same location for The Shawshank Redemption.

The menagerie of subversive creatures and violent deaths were brought to life by Bob (Hellraiser, Event Horizon) Keen of Image FX. Written and directed by Jeff (13 Seconds) Thomas, the film opens with the demolition of the turn of the century prison and the uncovering of a sub-basement structure that houses the 100 year old remains of several brutally slain children. However, this only leads to a more disturbing discovery that eventually unveils a legion of demons and their even more chilling origins. Presented by Derek Zemrak and Leonard Pirkle, Fallen Angels is produced by Robert (Crocodile) Rowland and Myron (Zombie Nightmare) St. John.

For the film's site, visit here: fallenangelsthemovie.com

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First look at DVD art as well as the specs for REST STOP, the debut feature film from Warner Home Video's new Raw Feed genre banner. This direct-to-DVD effort, shot on a budget of roughly $5 million and written/directed by John (SUPERNATURAL) Shiban, is slated to hit stores October 17 in both R-rated and unrated editions.

Newcomer Jaimie Alexander headlines this back-to-basics slasher opus that follows a young woman's horrific experiences at a lonesome roadside rest stop, where those she encounters cannot be trusted and a killer in a yellow pickup prowls the area. A pair of Joeys round out the cast: First up, you've got Joey Mendicino from MTV's THAT 70's HOUSE as the heroine's boyfriend, and then there's Joey Lawrence, a dude who, let's face it, is most recognizable from the sitcom BLOSSOM, as a cop.

REST STOP, the first in a trinity of fright features to shoot for the Feed label this year, will be accompanied by two alternate endings and a trailer on the R-rated disc. The unrated edition will contain those extras along with the bonus features Scotty's Home Movies, a twisted look through the eyes of the film's malformed titular character from the film, and On the Bus, a close-up look at the villain's grisly activities, for those riding the high of the recent torture-horror trend. Retail price for each version will be $24.98.

It's also worth noting that REST STOP will also make its premiere on the Sci Fi Channel in early October (date to be determined).

Source: Fango

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Robert Kurtzman, director of the Dark Lot Entertainment horror film BURIED ALIVE, passed on to Fango the exclusive shot above, featuring SAW veteran Tobin Bell in a scene with actress Lindsey Scott. He also sent along the pics below of the movie's Desert Witch (Beth Biasella) and himself on the set. "It has been a experience working with the talented cast and crew here in New Mexico," says Kurtzman of the film, in which a group of youths run afoul of supernatural evil when one tries to unearth a cache of riches. "Collaborating with director of photography Tom [FEAST] Callaway has been a reel highlight for me. The film is a visual feast filled with creepy setpieces. I really want to capture the feel of films like BLACK SABBATH, the old-women segment in particular that freaked me out when I was a kid and still give me chills to this day."



In addition, Fango has learned that actress Erin Brown has joined the cast of THE RAGE, the shocker Kurtzman is directing for his Precinct 13 Entertainment company. Brown, who previously appeared in SHADOW: DEAD RIOT and MASTERS OF HORROR's SICK GIRL and will soon be seen in Chris Sivertson's THE LOST, will play the heroine Kat (replacing previously cast Carmella DeCesare) when the second round of shooting on THE RAGE begins in August. Go to the official website for more on THE RAGE.



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Lionsgate is picking up Cruise/Wagner-produced remake The Eye out of turnaround from Paramount and is in talks with Jessica Alba to star and French helmers David Moreau and Xavier Palud to direct. Variety says the film will shoot this winter.

The Eye is a thriller about a cornea transplant recipient who sees disturbing images in the mirror that send her on a quest to find out what happened to the eye's previous owner. The original was made in Hong Kong by Thai directing brothers Danny and Oxide Pang.

Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner persuaded Paramount to buy the remake rights in 2002 and got close to making it there with Ren�e Zellweger. When Zellweger dropped out, the project lost its momentum and the studio put it into turnaround.

Alba is in talks to make The Eye her next picture after the Fantastic Four sequel. Moreau and Palud, who last directed the French thriller Ils, will make The Eye their first U.S. picture.

Source: Coming Soon.net

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Horror scribe Scott Nicholson returns this month with the release of his fifth novel, The Farm, from Pinnacle Books. In what the New York Times Book Review refers to as "a smoothly engineered supernatural entertainment in the more rambunctious American style of Stephen King," Nicholson once again hopes to thrill audiences and create chills-a-plenty.

Continuing with his niche of "Appalachian-Gothic," the story is set in the town of Todd, North Carolina. Details at this point are sketchy, but Nicholson has revealed that the story deals with religious sects, bloodthirsty scarecrows, ghosts, and even man-eating goats. Yes, goats. Still, according to Nicholson, the story is, at its heart, about the relationship between a mother and her daughter. The mother, he explains, has married and moved out of the city to keep her daughter away from bad influences.



"Except bad influences come in many forms," he says. "When a herd of carnivorous goats are watching you from the dark throat of the barn, you're probably better off taking your chances with drugs, gangs, and pollution."

If it is as good as Nicholson's previous works, it should be a great read. Nicholson's books include The Red Church, The Harvest, The Manor, and The Home, all of which have met with critical acclaim and cemented his place in the upper echelon of horror authors. The Farm is slated for a July, 2006 release.

Source: Dread Central

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"The history of New America unfolds; the year is 2097 A.D. Two decades ago, the great nation of The United States fell forever. Now, the survivors must re-emerge from the ashes as the founding fathers of a brutal and bizarre new nation. And so, a new kind of political race begins. We join Tex Kennedy, driven by the passionate objective to unite this battered nation, as he journeys to the deadly future capital of New America, notoriously known as the Threshold of Hell. Standing by Tex's side are his two robot companions and a fabled young woman known through legend as "Cannibal Sue". As Tex's epic journey progresses we learn how a young appointed king, his murderously jealous cousin, a giant sea snake, the great, great, great grandson of Fidel Castro, a powerful communication radio tower, and the spawn of Satan himself, all hold a vital presence in the New American mythology. Through the strange adventures of Tex Kennedy, the humble and terrifying birth of New America began. The events of this fantastical dark comedy will create our early heroes, our early villains and shape the history of our new nation forever."

Beach Party Website (trailer Flash embedded within)

Source: Twitchfilm

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SENSIO releases genre classics on DVD.
Technologies SENSIO Inc. has announced it will release Creature from the Black Lagoon, Jaws-3D, It Came from Outer Space, Taza Son of Cochise and Revenge of the Creature in SENSIO's 3D format.

The SENSIO, 3-D technology, found in the S3D-100 processor, has been designed for integration in any audio/video equipment such as A/V receivers, HDTVs, Satellite receiver and DVD players.

SENSIO worked on 3-D project The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl and a 3-D episode of TV drama Medium.

Source: HNR

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IGN FilmForce spoke with the lovely Rosario Dawson earlier today at the junket for Clerks II. What many may not realize about Dawson is that, at heart, she's just a geek like the rest of us. Except that, well, instead of reading about the upcoming cool stuff, she's actually in them. She also isn't too hard on the eyes.

Dawson has a number of intriguing projects in the pipeline, including some genre picks that should make the geeks salivate.



The actress is currently prepping for the Tarantino half of the 70's-style horror double feature, Death Proof, which will run 60 minutes and serve as one half of the double feature with Robert Rodriguez's Grind House.

After shooting the Elmore Leonard-based Killshot, which Tarantino also produced, Dawson was slated to shoot Sin City 2 next, but new cast-mate Angelina Jolie's pregnancy put production on a temporary halt.

Sin City 2 does not yet have a start date. "I don't know," says Dawson. "I think, I'm doing Death Proof in August and September and I know that just finally, Angelina [Jolie] just finished having her baby…"

Jolie had been rumored for the part, but never confirmed. "I'm pretty sure [she's in it]. That's what we've basically been holding out on, because we were supposed to start that last year or earlier. I think he wanted to do that sooner rather than later, so that will probably be coming up soon…"

Grind House is currently in the final stages of pre-production, but Dawson promises a start date is near. "No, I haven't shot anything, but we start rehearsal in August and we start shooting in September and that's the double part of the double feature. Robert already finished his…

[Robert's] part, Grind House, it's a zombie film… Quentin's part is called Death Proof and they're both 60 minutes. They're going to release them together. It's like an old school 70's kind of thing. It's gonna have scratchy-looking film and weird smash cuts and fake trailers in between and just really awesome stuff. That's more of like a gear head movie, gear head slasher flick…"

Source: IGN FilmForce

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The popularity of Japanese animation overseas was again highlighted in Anime Expo 2006 in California earlier this month, but a growing boom in the genre's pornographic segment is raising eyebrows among the world's fans of Pokemon and other less-graphic content.

"The best-selling product overseas now is a pornographic makeover of 'Gundam Seed,' " said Masuzo Furukawa of Mandarake Inc., referring to a popular Japanese animation....

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MovieScore Media presents

HALF LIGHT
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
Music composed by BRETT ROSENBERG

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Listen to these clips from the score (more available on our web site and iTunes):
* Main Title
* The Drowning
* Now You See Him
* The Houdini
* Rachel's Theme
* Lighthouse Vista

Australian composer Brett Rosenberg's score for the supernatural thriller Half Light starring Demi Moore made a strong impression on its audience......

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A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband. But when Agnes begins a tentative romance with Peter, an eccentric, nervous drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again - until the first bugs arrive...



Probing the blurry lines between paranoia and nightmarish reality, Liongate's BUG is an intense, mind-bending psychological thriller in which nothing is quite as it seems. Directed by Academy Award�® winner William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE EXORCIST) and adapted by Tracy Letts from his hit off-Broadway play, BUG stars Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Lynn Collins, Br�­an O'Byrne and Michael Shannon.

Coming to Theaters December 1st, 2006

Source: Lions Gate

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Fango got a quick update from screenwriter Jeffrey (TAMARA) Reddick about the DAY OF THE DEAD remake he has scripted for Millennium Films and Emmet/Furla Films. "The official start date for principal photography on DAY OF THE DEAD has been set for July 23," he tells us. "Everyone involved is extremely excited about the project. They're in the process of casting as we speak. Millennium and Emmet/Furla Films will be announcing the cast soon, and they've landed some really great, high-profile names for the film."



Source: Fango

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DVD Release Date: September 26
Dark Sky Films has announced the release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 2-Disc Ultimate Edition for the 26th of September, priced at around $29.98. The package will include a fully restored print taken from a high definition transfer of the original negative and a host of extras.



* Feature-Length Commentary with Actors Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Allen Danzinger, and Art Director Robert A. Burns
* Feature-Length Commentary with Director Tobe Hooper, Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, and Actor Gunnar Hansen
* New 5.1 Dolby Digital and 2.0 Stereo Surround Soundtracks
* Digitally Remastered Original Mono Soundtrack
* Theatrical Trailers & TV and Radio Spots
* 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth' Featurette
* 'Flesh Wounds' Featurette: A Tour of the TCSM house with Gunnar Hansen
* Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
* Blooper Reel
* 'The Shocking Truth' Outtakes
* Still Gallery
* Limited SteelBook Packaging

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Pop/Rock star Pink has just started filming a new horror flick called Catacombs, about a group of friends stalked undar Paris' famous left bank. Apparently the singer is a huge fan of the horror genre and had this to say to Billboard magazine. "It's pretty intense. It's not just a slasher-type, scary movie, it's also psychological and shows how mean and cruel siblings can be to one another. I liked that part of it." The film, co-starring Shannyn Sossamon, is being written and directed by filmmakers Tomm Coker and David Elliot.

Source: Diabolical Dominion

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Bong Jun-ho's rabidly anticpated creature feature "The Host" has been invited to screen in competition at the 39th Sitges International Film Festival, which will be held in Spain from October 6th later this year. Korean cinema has a history of doing well at the festival, with actress Lee Yeong-ae winning the Best Actress award last year for “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” and director Yim Phil-sung winning the Orient Express award for “Antarctic Journal”. The film is due for release in its native Korea on 27th July, after a very successful debut at Cannes, and it is hoped that it will manage to break the hold Hollywood blockbusters have had on the domestic box office in recent weeks.



Source: KFC Cinema

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"Jigsaw", the ambitious new action project directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To is set to begin filming in the next month or so, according to Hark's wife. The thriller will see the three directors each taking a turn to shoot, with Hark apparently going first, followed by Lam, then To. Nothing has yet been revealed about the film's plot aside from its contemporary setting, and casting is still being finalised.

Source: KFC Cinema

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Fango got ahold of the cover art and supplemental details from Media Blasters for its two-DVD Unrated Collector’s Edition of SHADOW: DEAD RIOT, the zombie/women in prison/martial arts film directed by Derek Wan from a script by Fango’s Michael Gingold, with Tony Todd, Carla Greene and Erin Brown starring.



In addition to a 16x9-enhanced widescreen presentation with English and Spanish 5.1 Surround audio, the movie disc will include an isolated Vernon Reid music track, trailers and audio commentary by the director, writer, cast and makeup FX creators. The second disc will contain:

* A behind-the-scenes documentary significantly longer than that on the previous DVD
* Deleted scenes
* Tale of Two Zombies featurette
* Photo and art gallery
* Audition reel
* SHADOW music video
* Trailer gallery and more

Source: Fango

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British director Michael J. Bassett, whose WILDERNESS has been winning raves at international genre festivals, will not be directing the Wes and Jonathan Craven-scripted HILLS HAVE EYES remake/sequel (premake?). “I met with Wes and they asked me, but I’m into another project and schedules didn’t allow it,” Bassett, who will introduce WILDERNESS at Montreal’s Fantasia festival this month, tells Fango. German-born director Martin (60 SECONDS) Weisz, who has helmed over 350 music videos (for such artists as Brandy, Puff Daddy, Korn, Live, Crazytown, Sisqo, Nickelback, Fuel, Mel B, JC Chasez, etc.) will now tackle the second HILLS. In addition, Pluto actor Michael Bailey Smith (pictured) will be returning in the follow-up (due next March from Fox Searchlight), even though his character died in the last desert outing; this time, Smith will play the mutants’ new leader.



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Christopher Garetano’s genre documentary HORROR BUSINESS, which profiles such indie filmmakers as Mark (COVEN) Borchardt and Ron (EYES OF THE CHAMELEON) Atkins, has been acquired for North American DVD release by Image Entertainment. Pictured is preliminary cover art by Garetano and Trevor Cook; watch this site for full details (release date and extra features news) shortly. In other Garetano updates, the BLOOD DRIVE filmmaker and future FEARMONGER is currently in heavy preproduction on his short adaptation of Steve Bissette’s COTTONMOUTH. “All is moving very smoothly, and I’m so excited to make this picture,” he tells Fango. “We have decided to shoot COTTONMOUTH on true hi-def and with the same exact camera system that was used to make WOLF CREEK.” Lensing begins this month in New York, with Wicked EFX’s Jason Alvino, Edward Melamed, Marissa Masella and Michelle Brachfeld handling the monstrous makeup.



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While most monster fights are relegated to the theater or television screen, kaiju fans in New York will have a chance to see some live city-crushing monster mayhem, up close and in person as KAIJU BIG BATTEL returns to Brooklyn next month. A hybrid of Japanese monster movies, pro wrestling, music, and lowbrow pop culture, the next KAIJU BIG BATTEL will feature more than 20 kaiju fighting for control of the earth as the Kaiju Commissioner tries to finally put a stop to the villainous Dr. Cube. Opening the show will be the Japanese action comic punks called Peelander-Z



KAIJU BIG BATTEL’s popularity continues to grow, and the event has been enjoying a great deal of exposure lately from G4TV’s daily “Action Blast” reports as well as the recently released OTAKU UNITE! DVD. Last month saw the special “Someone Must Die!” BATTEL at the Anime Boston convention, which went over big with an audience weaned on seizure-inducing “pocket monsters” and tentacle-bound schoolgirls.

The next KAIJU BIG BATTEL will take place at the Warsaw in Greenpoint, which is located at 261 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222. The all-ages event opens at 8pm on Friday, August 4. Tickets are now available through Ticketmaster. For more information on KAIJU BIG BATTEL check out the official press release from Studio Kaiju.

Source: SciFi Japan

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In disappointing news, it looks as though Wilson Yip's acclaimed martial arts cop thriller "Sha Po Lang" will be going straight to DVD in the U.S., arriving via the Weinstein's Dragon Dynasty label on September 12th, despite having generated considerable buzz at numerous festivals and screenings. The film is set to suffer the same fate in France, being released through Pathe's Angel Star label, a fact which sadly suggests that it won't be getting any kind of theatrical release at all in the West. In other news, Image entertainment have picked up the U.S. release rights for the Pang Brothers' "Re-Cycle", "Diary" and "Forest of Death", all of which will almost certainly also be going straight to DVD.

Source: KFC Cinema

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There's an English-subtitled version of the theatrical trailer for Sh�suke Kaneko's two-part movie Death Note (Desu n�to) on the website of YouTube Inc.. Warner Entertainment Japan K.K. (W�n� Ent�teimento Japan K.K.) released the first part (zenpen) of Death Note theatrically in Japan on June 17th; it plans to release the second part (k�hen), entitled "Death Note: The Last Name" ("Desu n�to: The Last Name"), theatrically there in November.



Death Note is based on the eponymous manga serial by Tsugumi �ba (story) and Takeshi Obata (drawings). According to this page on the official subsite for the movie, it stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Y� Kashii, Shigeki Hosokawa, Erika Toda, Ikuji Nakamura, Takeshi Kaga, Michiko Godai, Hikari Mitsushima, S�ta Aoyama, Shin Shimizu, Tatsuhito Okuda, Miyuki Komatsu, Shunji Fujimura, and Masahiko Tsugawa.

YouTube: Death Note theatrical trailer page (trailer is in Japanese w/ English subtitles)
Death Note theatrical trailer - enhanced definition (Japanese w/o subtitles; downloadable 27.5 MB MOV file)
Death Note theatrical trailer - 1000 KB (Japanese w/o subtitles; streaming Windows Media)
Death Note theatrical trailer - 500 KB (Japanese w/o subtitles; streaming Windows Media)
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Death Note teaser trailer - 500 KB (Japanese w/o subtitles; streaming Windows Media)
Death Note official subsite

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The fourth movie in the J-Horror Theater hexalogy is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Retribution (current English working title). It's scheduled to premi�re at the 39th Sitges - International Film Festival of Catalonia in Spain in October.

The screenplay for Retribution was written by Kurosawa. The movie apparently stars K�ji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Joe Odagiri, and Ry� Kase.

Here's a synopsis for Retribution from the production: "Detective Yoshioka is haunted by the image of a woman in a red dress and caught in a terror that he himself might be a killer of the serial-killer case he chases after. Is his memory twisted? The grudge of the dead comes to this life and roar as 'Shriek' [former English working title] and this present life starts to shake."

J-Horror Theater official website

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Unfortunately, it looks as though Korean director Ahn Byung-gi's eagerly anticpated Summer horror blockbuster "Apartment" may be a bit of a letdown, at least according to The Korean Times. The review berates it for an overly familiar approach, stating that "it reveals its weakness after the first half, losing originality and depending on cliches during crucial scary moments". Apparently the film, which revolves around a young woman (played by actress Ko So-young) who discovers that people are being killed when the lights go off at 9:56 p.m every night, falls back on the usual electronic noises and sudden appearances of ghosts for cheap frights, with the final nail in the coffin being a bewildering climax overloaded with exposition and flashbacks. With the modern Asian ghost genre having just about been done to death over the last few years, this is perhaps unsurprising, though it stands as a disappointment coming from one of the founders of the form.



Check out the official APT website here
Click here for APT Trailer

Source: KFC Cinema

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Soi Cheang's DOG BITE DOG has been given a release date - 8/17/06 - and a rating - Category III - in Hong Kong. It's going to be about 109 minutes long. The cast will include Edison Chen, Sam Lee and Lam Suet.

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Bong Joon-Ho had his Korean press screening of THE HOST around the Fourth of July and posts continue to spray out like spittle and hit the internet with a sizzle. You can read some insta-reactions over on Korean Film.org's discussion board and you can read a longer, less specific, sort of vague article about the experience on Scribblings of the Metropolitan.

Some fun facts: 1500 monster designs were rejected before director Bong settled on the current one. And Paul Lazar (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, LORENZO'S OIL) has a small role in the movie.

You'll also see raves tossed around for Bong's first movie, BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE (sometimes called FLANDER'S DOG). I strongly recommend that anyone with any interest in Bong's work check it out. You can read a longer review here

Source: Kaiju Shakedown

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A new trailer for "Snakes on a Plane" has gone online on the official Alliance Atlantis website. You can watch it here, kudos to FilmStalker for finding it. There are also have a bunch of new posters for the movie courtesy of Impaward.




Samuel L. Jackson stars in the intense action feature "Snakes On A Plane" from director David R. Ellis ("Final Destination 2", "Cellular"). Jackson plays an FBI agent who is escorting a witness on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles when an assassin releases hundreds of deadly snakes on a commercial airplane in order to eliminate the witness. The FBI agent, along with a rookie pilot, frightened crew and passengers must then band together in a desperate attempt to survive.



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Hostel 2 is going to start shooting in Prague in September. Needless to say we are super stoked to see how this film turns out. Will we have another SAW franchise on our hands? Time will tell. 2 will be in a cineplex near you on January 7th, 2007.

The sequel focuses on three girls who are studying in Italy for the summer and they get lured back to a lot of familiar places. It turns out that the Slovakian stopover is actually part of a chain and you'll see the ins and outs of the whole organization and how they get people and kill them. "Hostel 2" starts immediately where the first film left off.

Source: Horror Movies.ca

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The Asylum has released the DVD art from not only its August 15 release SNAKES ON A TRAIN, but also THE STRAUN HOUSE, the Jeff Broadstreet-directed horror film previously known as DR. RAGE, which arrives August 8. Andrew Divoff, Karen Black, John (Crypt Keeper) Kassir, Denise (SUBSPECIES) Duff, Stephen Polk and Robert DiTillio star in this shocker about a man who is committed to a psychiatric facility for a little anger management and discovers horrifying procedures being undertaken there. The disc will include a widescreen presentation with 5.1 Surround sound, plus a commentary by (pictured below at the recording session, left to right) DiTillio, Kassir, composer Jason Brandt and Broadstreet, a making-of featurette, footage from a FANGORIA Weekend of Horrors panel and bloopers.

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Artwork for 3 of horror titles from Paramount Home Entertainment which will be released under their Showtime banner. Ti West's The Roost, Reeker, and The Curse of El Charro, which will all be available on the 3rd of October at a retail price of around $24.99 each.



The Roost Synopsis:
Creatures of the night find new prey on the scariest night of the year in this horror story. It's Halloween night, and four friends -- Allison (Vanessa Horneff), Elliott (Wil Horneff), Trevor (Karl Jacob), and Brian (Sean Reid) -- are on a road trip en route to a friend's wedding when their car breaks down after running into something. Looking for help, the four happen upon the farmhouse of an elderly couple, Elvin (Richard Little) and May (Barbara Wilhide), which is located next to a huge barn. Elvin and May have already become lost in the darkness of the barn, and soon two of the lost travelers are suffering the same fate as they search for friendly strangers. However, while they can barely see a hand in front of their face, they discover they're not alone in the barn, which has become home to a huge swarm of bloodthirsty bats.



Reeker Synopsis:
Jack (Devon Gummersall), Nelson (Derek Richardson), Gretchen (Tina Payne), Trip (Scott Whyte), and Cookie (Arielle Kebbel) are five teenage students driving across the country to a large party. Along the way, they get stranded at a deserted travel oasis, as they have run out of gas. As they are not able to get a signal with their mobile phones, they decide to wait until help comes, but during the night a strange being appears that is killing them off, one by one.

Read Reeker movie review here



The Curse of El Charro Synopsis:
19th Century Mexico. A wealthy land baron's advances on a young woman are spurned time and time again. Driven mad by his unrequited love, he goes on a murderous rampage, and places a curse on her entire bloodline. Modern day. A young woman in college keeps having vivid gruesome dreams of death. What she doesn't realise is that she is the reincarnation of the woman who was murdered over a hundred years ago. When she and her best friends travel down to Mexico for a vacation, they find something more terrifying than they could ever have imagined - the undead corpse of the 19th century land baron El Charro. El Charro will stop at nothing to get his true love, including everyone that stands in the way. The thrills are many, and the body count even higher in this blood curdling tale of love murder and vengeance.

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Li Shaohong, who directed the absolutely stunning BAOBER IN LOVE, has just wrapped production on her horror/suspense flick, THE DOOR.

Starring Chen Kun the film was shot in Chongqing, and judging by the poster it's going to be as visually striking as BAOBER.

Li plans to work with a Hong Kong composer on the score, and this is her first feature film in 3 years (since BAOBER, in fact). Based on the web novel, DIVERGENCE, the script was written by Simon Sun.



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Respect comes differently for Uwe Boll (Alone in the Dark). Earlier this month Uwe put out an invitation to fight 3 of his harshest critics in the ring. In a move that had everyone in cyberworld laughing, it appears Mr. Boll is at it again.

Anticipating a July start date for his latest film Seed, reports have Mr. Boll lensing another film, Postal in early September.

Beginning production on a new feature merely 4 weeks after your last one wraps will not get you extra street cred or have people touting you as the next Stanley Kubrick...

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro are starring together in CONFESSION OF PAIN the new film from the INFERNAL AFFAIRS/INITIAL D duo of Alan Mak and Andrew Lau. Set in Hong Kong, the movie has two conflicting plots and three conflicting titles. Media Asia says that Tony Leung and the two directors are working on a movie called BEHIND THE SIN about a guy who helps a friend investigate his father-in-law's death, while Andrew Lau said he was working on a movie called THE WOUNDED CITY with Leung Chiu-wai playing a bad cop working with a drug lord and Takeshi Kaneshiro playing a good cop out to bust him. Monkeypeaches speculates that they are in fact the same movie.



And that there's a poster for CONFESSION OF PAIN, another title for the Leung/Kaneshiro film which, interestingly enough, isn't showing the Hong Kong skyline even though the flick is supposedly set there. Lazy artwork, or a clue?

Source: Kaiju Shakedown

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Filmmaker Eli Roth advised ProductionWeekly.com that Hostel 2 will begin filming this September in the Czech Republic. Locations will include Prague, Cesky Krumlov and Karlovy Vary (Casino Royale recently filmed there), as well as at Barrandov Studios.

"We're also going to shoot some other places, like Rome," Roth revealed, adding, "And if they let me back into Slovakia, maybe Slovakia."

Roth also said that Hostel 2 "is going to start off scary and stay creepy all the way through." The movie will focus on a trio of female protagonists.

The director also confirmed that he will helm Cell, based on the Stephen King novel, in spring of next year.

Source: IGN FilmForce

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IGN FilmForce recently paid a visit to the Mexico set of Resident Evil: Extinction where, in-between talking about the third installment of the videogame-to-film franchise, actor Oded Fehr spoke about the possibility of The Mummy 3.



"The Mummy movies are what turned me into a working actor. I love them. I think they're great adventure, fun movies," Fehr began. "I would love to do another one, if they did one I'm in, but from what I know, I spoke to Stephen Sommers about six months ago or whatever. He called me and he said the writing � he's not involved in the writing process I don't think � they're writing one that is very different."

"That's a totally different time. Rachel [Weisz] and Brendan [Fraser] are in it, I think, but it's a totally different style. I think it takes place in a different place and I think they're the only ones they planned to come back. But I have no idea what's happened since. But I love The Mummy movies and would have done another one, of course. I feel like I owe The Mummy movies my career."

Source: IGN FilmForce

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A page for Yoshiyuki Okazaki's I Spit on Your Remains (Akuma no ejiki: s�do baibur�shon - or "Akuma no ejiki: Third Vibrations", if you prefer back-transliterations) has been added to GOMORRAHY.com. JVD K.K. (K.K. Jei Bui D�) - a.k.a. Japan Video Distribution - released this J-sploitation movie, which paid homage to Meir Zarchi's cult classic I Spit on Your Grave (Day of the Woman), on sale DVD (JVDD-1210; NTSC, region 2, no subtitles) in Japan on December 9th of last year.



The screenplay for I Spit on Your Remains was written by Okazaki. The movie starred Ami Sakurai, Neon Kanda, Takuya Sato, Yasuo Kodama, Motofumi Yusa, and Mariko Hino.

GOMORRAHY.com: I Spit on Your Remains
JVD: I Spit on Your Remains official webpage

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A page for Y�ji Tajiri's Harami: shiroi ky�fu has been added to GOMORRAHY.com, and there's a downloadable trailer for the movie on that page. Step By Step Y.K. (Y.K. Suteppu Bai Suteppu) released the movie theatrically in Japan on November 19th of last year. Atlus K.K. (K.K. Atorasu) released both the standard edition (OKBJ-1030; NTSC, region 2, no subtitles) and special edition (OKBJ-1031; NTSC, region 2, no subtitles) Japanese sale DVDs of the movie on December 16th of last year.



The screenplay for Harami: shiroi ky�fu was written by Aki Sat�. The movie starred Aki Maeda (she also starred in Kenji Got�'s Romance of Darkness (Mizu ni sumu hana) and Taikan Suga's The Last Love Song on This Little Planet (Saish� heiki kanojo)), Ichir� Yaguchi, Arata Takase, Rei Nakayama, Makoto Isogai, Miki Hayashida, Y�ki Imai, and Moeko Ezawa.

GOMORRAHY.com: Harami: shiroi ky�fu (w/ downloadable trailer)
Romance of Darkness trailer (downloadable 10.1 MB MOV file)
Romance of Darkness official subsite
The Last Love Song on This Little Planet trailer (streaming Windows Media)

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A while back we heard that Savage Dog Films had started production on SERAPHIM, a movie about bad things that happen when you go camping. Today The Arrow got word from writer/director Lennie Overgaard that the flick has wrapped, and is still aiming for that October 13th DVD release!

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He was also kind enough to send some images along from the film, which showcase a bunch of teens camping and whatnot... Pretty cool stuff, and just enough to keep ya interested.

According to Overgaard, the film stars Jannike Olofsson, Galjaar Nerway, Madelene Nord and John Falk in the lead roles as their characters find themselves stuck in the middle of the final battle between good and evil - angels vs. demons.

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Source: Arrow in the Head

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Bob Keen will soon be bringing us a nicely little horror film "Heartstopper". With genre legend Robert Englund in front of the camera you can bet this film will be one to look out for. Anchor Bay is planning to release the film on DVD on October 31st. The only special features that have been released so far are some interviews with Englund, Bob Keen and more.



Plot:
Injured and hospitalized, two young people discover how much worse things can get when the dilapidated facility in which they are stranded is hit by a severe storm and a maniac stalks the corridors butchering the patients and staff.

Source: Horror Movies.ca

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New Line Cinema is showing their excitement for their Leatherface prequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, by bumping up the release date two days from October 6th to the 4th. In 1969, two brothers embark on a road trip across Texas with their girlfriends. They soon run into trouble when they cross paths with a maniacal sheriff and are taken to a house of horrors. Within waits a man who'll be groomed to become the thing known as Leatherface. Also, Dimension Films must be pretty happy with their reshoots considering they moved their remake of Pulse back to August, the 11th to be exact, from it's September 8th date. Horrifying supernatural events consume the life of Mattie (Kristen Bell) once she receives an e-mail from her friend begging for help from beyond the grave.

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In this month’s issue of Rue Morgue (issue number 58, July 2006), there is not only an article of Neil Marshall’s The Descent but also one of the resurgence of the British horror scene. A sidebar by Tom Murray is all about Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat, the long delayed sequel to Marshall’s excellent werewolf picture Dog Soldiers.

Director Rob Green who previously helmed The Bunker (which is a fairly decent suspense horror film) is at the helm of this sequel. The story (which Green has written with Eric Miller) takes place shortly after the first, Pvt. Cooper is found wandering the forests by the American Special Forces group he and his squad was suppose to be going against. His story not believed he is held onto and a little while later a survivor of Captain Ryan’s unit comes up and guess what? They along with some others have and turned into werewolves.



Director Rob Green: "Some of the characters actually love being a werewolf because they are so powerful � the ultimate killing machine…it’s a fun spin on the traditional angle that being a werewolf is a curse which damns the person the person no matter what. We also have a very savage she-wolf in the climax who faces against the leader of the pack of Dog Soldiers."

Now, we all know that Fresh Meat has long been on the rack, collecting dust but finally it looks like cameras wills start rolling this fall and Green explains why:

"We need longer nights for shooting because about 70 percent of the film is set at night. We want to shoot during a Hunter’s Moon when the moon appears three times its normal size."

Source: Horror Movies.ca

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IGN FilmForce recently paid a visit to the Texas set of Rogue Pictures' The Hitcher, a remake of the 1986 cult classic produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes, where we got the chance to chat with producer Brad Fuller....

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Paul W.S. Anderson has made a career of transmuting the world of videogames to the silver screen. His resume includes Mortal Kombat and the Resident Evil films, and he's currently working on adaptations of Castlevania and the Atari hit Driver. In short, he is the perfect keynote speaker for a conference entitled the "Hollywood and Video Games Summit." We caught up with him at this event recently and asked him about the upcoming Castlevania film....

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Teaser poster from Lionsgate for this October's SAW III.



Looks pretty cool eh? Apparently the movie will be in theaters October 27th. Stay tuned for more future news regarding this upcoming flick.

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TempeVideo.com is proudly waving its freedom flag this Independence Day weekend as we introduce summer sale pricing!

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Two "official" stills have made their way online and are crystal clear - one of Milla Jovovich as Alice, the other of Ali Larter as Claire Redfield.

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Milla Jovovich is back as Alice, and she's running with a new pack of humans, leading a caravan that's cutting through the Nevada desert on a long trek to Alaska. Hunted by the minions of the perpetually scheming Dr. Isaacs, Alice has zombies hungry for her flesh (once again) and lab rats hungry for her blood -- while Alice is hungry for only one thing: revenge...

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First look at pics from Heartstopper, the latest directorial venture by Hellraiser makeup FX veteran Bob Keen.

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Scripted by Vlady Pildysh and Warren Sonoda, the movie co-stars Robert Englund as a sheriff who tries to help out a pair of teenagers who become trapped in a rundown hospital with a maniacal killer during a raging storm. Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the movie to DVD October 31, with special features including interviews with Englund and Keen and more.



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Fangoria last reported here on Chad (THE GHOULS) Ferrin’s EASTER BUNNY, KILL! KILL! KILL!, which puts a violent spin on the kids’ holiday favorite. Now a trailer has been posted at the movie’s MySpace page, which also includes more pics of the big-eared villain.



In the movie, a violent criminal named Remington (GHOULS’ Tim Muskatell) fools a mother into trusting him. When she leaves him home alone with her young son, he and his friends take sick pleasure in abusing the boy, who seeks comfort in his pet rabbit. One night, however, the abusers can’t find Nicholas�but an Easter Bunny-masked killer has found them, and wants bloody revenge on the boy’s tormentors! EASTER BUNNY also stars David Z. Stamp and Trent Haaga, who helped Ferrin put together the preview of the rabbit mayhem.

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Fango got word from Nick Palumbo, who co-created and is producing the new horror minifeature series FEARMONGERS with Ryan Nicholson, that German bad-boy filmmaker J�rg Buttgereit has joined the directors’ roster. That leaves only two of the 13 total slots to be filled, and Palumbo tells us that they should have confirmations on the final names shortly. Buttgereit is the creator of the notorious NEKROMANTIK movies and the equally graphic serial-killer study SCHRAMM and DER TODESKING (THE DEATH KING); he also created special FX for KILLER CONDOM. You can also keep tabs on FEARMONGERS at its newly opened MySpace page

Source: Fango

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According to the official blog for Paura Flics, the remake of Adri�n Garc�a Bogliano's horrAR (i.e., Argentine horror) movie Rooms for Tourists (Habitaciones para turistas) for the American market is moving closer to realization. Diane Weipert (who co-wrote the screenplay for Carlos Bolado's S�lo Dios sabe) has completed the first draft of the screenplay for the remake, based on the story by Adri�n Garc�a Bogliano and his older brother Ramiro Garc�a Bogliano (a.k.a. the Garc�a Bogliano brothers).



Here are some of the changes that Weipert has made to the story: The setting has been changed from the interior of the Province of Buenos Aires to the streets of the Mississippi (which doesn't necessarily mean the State of Mississippi). The names of the five protagonists (all of them young women) have been changed from Theda, Elena, Ruth, Lydia, and Silvia to Clara, Megan, Jenna, Ruth, and Mathilda, respectively. A sixth protagonist, Rachel, has been added.

Rooms for Tourists premi�red at the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre (BARS) film festival on October 30, 2004. (Note that, like Ryan Nicholson's Live Feed, it predates Eli Roth's Hostel.) Strand Releasing released it on DVD in the U.S. on April 25th.

Paura Flics official blog
Rooms for Tourists official website (w/ English-subtitled trailer)

Source: Twitchfilm

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