Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Films
Updates on horror, fantasy and science fiction films.
I must admit I’m surprised at the success of THE SIMPSONS movie, which made its debut at #1 with $74-million. Yes, the popularity of the TV show indicates there was an audience, but did they all really feel the need to run out opening weekend like Homer chasing after doughnut? I was almost equally suprised …
Within days, two of the most famous names in the world of European art house filmmaking have passed away: Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni. Both men were known for making unique, highly personal, ambitious, symbolic, even confusing films with a reputation for appealing to sophisticated audiences and critics (although both of them occasionally met with …
I KNOW WHO KILLED ME – the new mystery-thriller starring Lindsay Lohan – remained a mystery to critics on Friday, who were not permitted to screen the film in time to have their reviews tabulated at Rotten Tomatoes. You can probably guess what this means. As if to confirm our cynicism, the one lucky (?) …
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In a nice rundown of news from the San Diego Comic-Con, Variety tells us that Leonard Nimoy will return as Mr. Spock in the upcoming Star Trek film being developed by J. J. Abrams. Zachary Quinto (Heroes) will play a younger version of the character, suggesting that the script by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci …
The American Cinematheque has announced their schedule for this year’s annual Festival of Fantasy, Horror & Science-Fiction, which will be screening at both the Egyptian in Hollywood and the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. The fest starts on August 2 and continues through August 26.. Highlights include: The week-long debut engagement of TRAPPED ASHES, an anthology horror film featuring …
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It was a rare summer weekend when the #1 slot at the box office was not occupied by a fantasy film. Last weekend’s winner HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX was knocked into second place by the arrival of the Adam Sandler comedy I KNOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY. ORDER OF THE …
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E-Splatter.Com informs us that MGM is planning to release a box set of Vincent Price horror titles on September 11: MGM owns the best Price titles and a box set of them all is long overdue. It looks like, however, this will be the first of two volumes. The set will include “The Abomininable Dr. …
It’s a sad day for STAR WARS fans as everybody’s favorite wookiee finds himself on the lam from the law. That’s right: Chewbacca is wanted by the police – for molesting Marilyn Monroe. Well, actually it was a Chewbacca impersonator, wanted for molesting a Marilyn look-alike: The Chewbacca impersonator was wanted on suspicion of grabbing …
I happened to run across a couple of interesting posts about HOSTEL PART II. Both are negative, but that’s not the interesting thing. What’s interesting is that both were written without seeing the film – in fact, before the film was released – and both assume the film is going to be some huge success …
Following up on his earlier concerns that the box office failure of HOSTEL PART II and 28 WEEKS LATER signals a potential long-tern downturn for the horror genre, Lucius Gore of Esplatter.Com reposts and expands upon an essay he wrote last year. The gist of the piece is that horror waxes when Republicans are in …