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Posted on Jun 27 2006 by
Production on Shochiku's CG-enhanced live-action adaptation of "Gegege no Kitaro" is gaining momentum, with Hong Kong special effects company Centro Digital Pictures taking on CG duties and the casting of Inoue Mao (19) as the protagonist's love interest.
Centro are probably best known for their flashy effects work for Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu Hustle", as well as "Kill Bill". They've no doubt been brought on board for their brand value as much as their undeniable talents.
Inoue plays a high school girl named Mika who is rescued by the uncanny Kitaro and gradually falls for him. Her character has been created specially for the film, although Kitaro did have a human girlfriend by the name of Yumeko-chan in the third animated TV series broadcast on the Fuji network from 1985 to 1988. This marks the young actress' second film role after making her debut in April's "Check It Out, Yo!" (Chekeraccho!), although she is an experienced TV actor who has appeared in several drama series such as TBS' "Kid's War" and the 2005 live-action TV special based on Takahata Isao's animated classic "Graveyard of the Fireflies" (Hotaru no Haka). According to Shochiku, she was chosen for the role largely for her ability to act off her nonexistent co-stars who will be brought to life later by Centro's CG magic.
"Gegege no Kitaro" is currently being shot at a studio in Kyoto rather than in Mizuki Shigeru's home prefecture of Tottori, where there are several attractions dedicated to his work.
Source: Ryuganji.net
Posted on Jun 25 2006 by
A popular cell phone horror film's recent sequel, "One Missed Call Final", directed by Manabu Aso, opens on 6/24 with the leading cast stage appearance event.
This time, the story is staged in Korea, to where a group of Japanese students take a trip. The plot is basically the same as the previous two films, that the people receive messages, this time with a special ring tone and the photos of their death scenes that predict their death, and they cannot escape the fate unless they forward the messages to someone else. (Each time the new movie comes out, cell phone functions are getting better and the death message come with a new twist.)
The villain to send the death messages this time is played by a teenager Maki Horikita, who caught the mass attention by playing the cute young apprentice at Suzuki Auto in "Always - Sunset on Third Street". Her classmate, who tries to solve the mystery, is played by anothe teenage hopeful actress Meisa Kuroki.
On stage, Horikita states, "In this movie, I had to make the viewers feel that human emotions are sometimes as scary as the supernatural things." Kuroki replies, "I was happy to work with Maki. Doing a horror movie made me rethink the human nature."
The original story is written by an experienced TV script writer/music composer Yasushi Akimoto, and he says, "I wondered what the most scary thing is in this world and came up with the conclusion that the human relationships are, so I wrote this story."
During the photo session after the film showing, Horikita's phone started to ring with the death message tune, and everyone froze for a moment.
The film is already shown in Korea since 6/22 and is said to be getting a good result.
Source: Hoga Central
Posted on Jun 25 2006 by
The official subsite for Kôshû Kaizan's Reibaku: shôjo no shibari is online, and there's a trailer for the movie on that site. Attackers (Atakkâzu) - part of Hokuto Co. Ltd. (K.K. Hokuto) - is scheduled to release the movie at the Uplink Factory (Appurinku Fakutorî) in Tokyo on July 3rd.
The screenplay for Reibaku: shôjo no shibari was written by Osamu Ôsawa. The movie stars Hiroko Mori, Kaoru Kurasawa, Kaori Takagi, Sayumi Yanawa, Aika Suzuki, Megumi Komatsu, Mayumi Tonoike, Noa Yamamoto, Aira Serizawa, Sumire Arai, and Andy Taiyô (Andi Taiyô).
Reibaku: shôjo no shibari official subsite (w/ trailer)
Source: Twitchfilm
Posted on Jun 25 2006 by
DVD Release Date: September 12, 2006
Continuing its recent upturn in acquisitions of new independent fright features, Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the accomplished low-budget home-invasion shocker Aunt Rose on DVD September 12. Directed by James Tucker and written and produced by Joshua Nelson (whose Notes from the Underground piece on the movie can be found in Fango #252), the movie stars Nelson as the leader of a trio of vicious thugs who hold a family captive in their home—but get a big surprise from the title character, who lives in a locked room upstairs. The movie will be presented in 1.78:1 widescreen with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, accompanied by a behind-the-scenes featurette and deleted scenes.
In Masters of Horror updates, the Bay seems to be going for a different cover style on its upcoming releases in the series, as seen in this new art for HOMECOMING that turned up on Amazon.com. In addition, John McNaughton’s HAECKEL’S TALE, originally slated to debut alongside Dario Argento’s JENIFER August 15, has been shifted to a November 14 street date.
Also coming from Anchor Bay in November (the 7th, specifically) is HEARTSTOPPER, the Robert Englund-starring fright flick helmed by makeup-FX-artist-turned-director Bob Keen. Finally, the company has picked up the U.S. rights to German writer/director Mathias Dinter’s horror/comedy NIGHT OF THE LIVING DORKS, which has been cracking up festival audiences over the last year or so. A disc release in 2007 is planned.
Source: Fango
Posted on Jun 24 2006 by
Ryugangi reports that Shusuke Kaneko (the kaiju savant behind the revived GAMERA series in the late 90's) now has a release date for his gore film, God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand. It's hitting Japanese screens on July 22.
The film is a supernatural slasher flick with oodles of gore, but no dead, wet girls with long black hair, and it's based on a tres bizarro manga by Umezu Kazuo. The movie manages to perfectly capture the mundane psychosis of Kazuo's source material. It's shot in a very simple style, with long, intricate set pieces of murder and mayhem that feel like budget bin Dario Argento, and the gore is generously ladled on with a free hand.
But after a rocky and somewhat threadbare start, the movie enters MARRONIER territory, dishing out the kind of imagery you might find inside a little girl's skull: frills and lace and dolls and pretty picture books.
Source: Kaiju Shakedown
Posted on Jun 24 2006 by
Sam Easton (Final Destination 3, Puck This) has been added to the cast of the Canadian horror sequel, Decoys 2 which is filming in Edmonton Alberta.
Directed by Jeffery Scott Lando, Decoys 2 is the story of female aliens who woo young men at a small northeastern college.
The first film starring Nicole Eggert (Baywatch, Charles in Charge) built a cult following on DVD and it was inevitable that a sequel would follow.
Dina Meyer (Saw) and Kim Poirier round out the cast in the sequel which should be released by October of this year.
Source: HNR
Posted on Jun 23 2006 by
"Death Note" first part, horror/suspense film based on a manga with a huge cult-like following, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, debuted last weekend in Japan and kicked "Da Vinci Code" out from the top position with 410 million yen gross, Mr. Texas reports.
Fujiwara plays an elite college student Light Yagami who boasts the top brain power and happened to pick up the "death notebook" that the god of death dropped in this world. People whose names are written on this notebook die, so he starts to punish the world's criminals with this super power. Another genius "L" is sent in by Interpole to catch him, and their intense brain battle begins.
This result is 121% of Fujiwara's "Battle Royale II" and 77% of last year's youth manga hit "NANA".
Death Note official website
Source: Hoga Central
Posted on Jun 23 2006 by
DVD Release Date: September 19, 2006
Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release the recent video game horror film Stay Alive on September 19th. Available in a 100-min. unrated director's cut which includes an entirely new character and subplot, the disc arrives with a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Bonus materials include a filmmaker's commentary, interactive bonus menus (build your character and see where it takes you), a visual effects reel and trailers. The 85-min. PG-13 theatrical cut will be available separately in fullscreen only. Retail is $29.99.
Read Stay Alive movie review here
Source: Davis DVD
Posted on Jun 23 2006 by
DVD Release Date: June 26, 2006
Tartan films has announced the release of Kim Ki-duk's 'Address Unknown' (So-Chooi-in Bool-myeong) to be released on DVD on June 26.
Synopsis:
Romances end in blood and the frail hopes of individuals are torn apart in a vile karmic continuity of colonialism, civil war and occupation. After surviving Japanese colonization, Korea became the first war zone of the Cold War. The legacy of war remains today in this divided country. Three forlorn teenagers, Chank-guk, Jihum and Eunok are figures in the landscape of this story, which highlights the global implications of a very Korean reality. None of them is able to escape the withering pull of tragedy. All desperate pleas for love and redemption are returned stamped in red with 'Address Unknown'.
Click here to watch a trailer for Address Unknown.
'Address Unknown' On the set video
Posted on Jun 23 2006 by
News of Johnny To's next project has hit Chinese newspapers. The movie's working title is Hu Die Fei (The Butterfly Flies) and it will follow a woman who meets the ghost of her dead boyfriend. Li Bingbing (World Without Thieves) has been cast as the girl and Taiwanese TV actor Vic Chou will play the boyfriend. Shooting is set to start in August.
Johnny To currently has two films in post production: Cultured Bird and Exiled. He has been a shining light in the midst of the Hong Kong industry slump, so it is always exciting to hear what he's up to.
Source: KFC Cinema
Posted on Jun 22 2006 by
It's been one long hard road for WeinsteinCo.'s horror pic Grind House, which features two 60-minute horror films - one by Quentin Tarantino, the other by Robert Rodriguez. A little over a month ago Rodriguez's "Planet Terror," a zombie pic, was shut down due to personal problems. No word on when it would pick back up was announced. While that was going on, Tarantino's "Death Proof," which is about an indestructible car, was casting and aiming for a July shoot. The latest news was that the film would hit theaters April 6th, 2007 and that a few more names have joined the cast, but nothing more. Today MTV got word that the film(s) have picked back up and that the dynamic duo is already planning a sequel from the faux movie trailers in between both movies.
MTV writes:
"Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have already combined on several memorable projects that could best be described as the good ("Sin City"), the bad ("Four Rooms") and the gloriously ugly ("From Dusk Till Dawn"), so it's no surprise that their next collaboration, "Grind House," is equal parts humorous, horrific and hokey. "It's awesome," Rodriguez reported last week of the flick, which is actually two smaller films with tongue-in-cheek trailers littered among them. "I was just filming last night. Quentin operates the second camera, and I'll be done shooting soon and then I'll be shooting his movie. It's going to be wild." The longtime friends are helping each other out with their respective films and expect the unorthodox project to hit theaters in April. Speaking about the trailers, Rodriguez added: "I can't say anything about it because those are really surprises. Danny Trejo ['Con Air'] is in one, but there's another one that's huge. People are going to wish that one was the movie." Finally, Rodriguez dropped the bombshell that there is already talk of a "Grind House" sequel, which would bring the fake ads from the first flick to fruition. "If those trailers are great enough," he revealed, "they might be part of the feature we do for the next 'Grind House.'"
Source: MTV via Bloody Disgusting
Posted on Jun 22 2006 by
Fango heard from Michael J. Hein of MooDude Films about three new films he’s got in the works for this year. Hein, whose most recent production DEAD SERIOUS (pictured, with Hein at center) had a successful showing at our Burbank Weekend of Horrors and next plays the Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Wednesday, July 19 and Sunday, July 23, passed on these synopses and talent info:
Glow (sci-fi short): A man has the ability to read the aura of other people’s lifelines, but will this power lead to his own demise? Is it a blessing or a curse? Starring SERIOUS’ Brian Gianci, directed by Sean Marks, produced by Hein and written by Jason Massina.
Devil's Grove (horror feature): In 1999, nine family members are found brutally murdered in the family-owned Denville Grove Amusement Park. Police convict a transient working at the park for the murders. Now…a group of local high-school students are going to be the first people to go back inside the park. The purpose is to shoot a documentary about the murders, but they soon learn that certain things should be left alone! Staring Ryan Horan and Susie Silva, directed by Zoe Judd, produced by Hein and written by Rick Amburgey and Judd.
The Word (dramatic feature): A priest accused of molesting a young boy, a public defender forced to face the truths of his past, a story that must be told. Starring Charles Dunstuhl and Frank Franconeri, directed by Hein, produced by Thomas Cahill, Hein and Joe Sullivan and written by Cahill.
"We are very excited about the upcoming production slate. I think the new films will have a little something for everyone," says the busy Hein, who is also gearing up to make some big announcements regarding the fifth annual edition of the New York City Horror Film Festival.
Source: Fango
Posted on Jun 22 2006 by
Sneak peak at Dario Argento’s PELTS, an adapatation by Matt (WHITE NOISE 2) Venne of F. Paul Wilson’s erotic short story, about stolen racoon pelts that take violent revenge on those who seek to wear them. Rocker/actor Meat Loaf Aday and John (NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) Saxon star. The pics from the episode at left and below sum up its style—sexy and gory—as a potential victim adorns herself in the treacherous fur while Aday discovers another character’s unfortunate end.
The new season of Masters of Horror (official website here) begins airing on Showtime in October.
Source: Fango
Posted on Jun 22 2006 by
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