Another Star Wars spin-off? Not so fast. While Disney plans to push the sci-fi franchise down our throats for the rest of our lives, it seems like an Indiegogo campaign will bring back a short that was attached to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in the 1980s. Titled Black Angel, the project is looking to get funded …
40. Night of the Hunter (1955) Scene: The Preacher on the Horizon Video: http://youtu.be/9PyNL2ahKwc?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqolaQOAXly96de5FYQlPzqK Just like a few others in this section of the list, Charles Laughton’s brilliant Night of the Hunter isn’t really a horror film, but still sets out to keep the audience on edge. Starring a diabolical Robert Mitchum as a preacher/serial killer …
“‘Dracula 3D,’ despite its shortcomings, is a rather sardonic, pleasantly schlocky, and at times visually dazzling take on the familiar Dracula tale.”
Full credit for this concept belongs to Mark Kermode… Given the law of averages, it’s fairly common that as film fans we’re far more likely to run into a stinker than we are a new classic, or worse still a underwhelming slice of anti-climax that promised so much more. Quite often that leaves us deciphering …
Blade Runner Directed by Ridley Scott Written by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples U.S.A, 1982 Every Friday during the month of June, the Friday Film Noir column will be taking a slightly offbeat look at noir in film. More specifically, films that embrace noir elements in their own fashion yet are not from the …
Nicol Williamson as Merlin in Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981, UK): Turning in by far the best acting in Boorman’s epic, Williamson sets the bar for all other interpretations of the Merlin character. Best known as an acclaimed stage actor with a history of incredibly unprofessional behavior, this is Williamson’s most memorable film role and will …
Lets get one thing straight about director Dario Argento – he’s incredibly overrated. I’ve argued time and time again that Luchio Fulci is a far more interesting filmmaker and who’s films are usually better. Yet somehow most horror buffs think of Argento has the greatest Italian horror director. Just when I think Argento can’t …
You may remember the faux-trailer for “Hobo With A Shotgun”, directed by Jason Eisener, which won the Grindhouse Trailer Contest put on by the SXSW Film Festival & Robert Rodriguez. It all began with an announcement on Ain’t It Cool News, about a contest that gave a three week deadline to come up with a …
– Hobo With A Shotgun Directed by Jason Eisener Written by John Davies 2011, Canada The winning entry of the 2007 Grindhouse faux Trailer Contest and YouTube sensation, Hobo With A Shotgun grows into a full-length feature and a winning contribution to exploitation cinema. A Hobo (Rutger Hauer) arrives in Scum Town with hopes of …
Alliance VivaFilm is joining forces with the Fantasia Film Festival to give Hobo With A Shotgun the spectacular CDN launch it deserves, and thanks to them we are giving away 10 double passes. – On March 21st, Montreal will play host to the Canadian premiere of Jason Eisener’s epic feature debut Hobo With a Shotgun, …
Rutger Hauer has reportedly been cast as Van Helsing in Dario Argento’s upcoming Dracula 3D. As much as I like the actor, I am not sure if this is good news. It’s been years since Dario Argento made a film worth watching. In fact his last two movies, Giallo and Mother of Tears both made …