Popular in the 1960s and early 1970s with more rare appearances in the 1980s, 1990s and the 2000s, the anthology-style horror film has made a solid resurgence in recent years with such portmanteau releases as The ABCs of Death films and the V/H/S series. With Mexico Barbaro, Fear Paris and other projects in various stages …
The ABCs of Death 2 now officially has a release date and it is just in time for Halloween. The film will be released by Magnet and Drafthouse Films on VOD on October 2nd and a limited theatrical run a few weeks later on the 31st . The sequel is a follow-up to 2012’s horror …
Once upon a time, the world was very close to getting a Superman movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Nic Cage, titled Superman Lives. The Superman movie, which was intended for production during the 1990s, would feature Lex Luthor, the alien supercomputer Brainiac, and Doomsday as villains. The project was, however, scrapped. There were …
The ABCs of Death Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun Angela Bettis Adrian Garcia Bogliano Jason Eisener Ernesto Diaz Espinoza Bruno Forzani and Héléne Cattet Xavier Gens Lee Hardcastle Thomas Malling Yoshihiro Nishimura Simon Rumley Marcel Sarmiento Jon Schnepp Srdjan Spasojevic Timo Tjahjanto Andrew Traucki Nacho Vigalondo Jake West Ti West Ben Wheatley Adam Wingard Yûdai Yamaguchi 2012, …
Spring Breakers – Opening Sequence Having been at TIFF this month, attempting to select favorite scenes without going entirely overboard– well, it may not exactly be as drastic as Sophie’s choice, but that is the first label that comes to mind. Spring Breakers is one of many very strong showings from Toronto this year, and …
A while back I posted one of my favourite entries in the horror anthology competition, The ABCs of Death. That film, a Montreal production from the directing team of François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell titled T Is For Turbo, is now in first place. As much as I would love to see a …
Jorge Michel Grau’s cannibal film We Are What We Are made our list of the best films of 2010. Now it seems the director along with Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse) have joined the roster of directors working on the upcoming anthology film The ABCs of Death. Both men are excellent candidates for the project. In the …
According to Variety, Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films and Magnet Releasing are teaming to produce The ABCs of Death, a 26-chapter anthology film that 25 established horror directors. The 26th director will be chosen as part of a global contest to find a new filmmaking talent. The anthology which is inspired by kids ABC books, will …