Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Films
The voice of Cinefantastique Online. Updates about what is happening on the website, along with opinion and analysis of the state of the horor, fantasy, and science fiction genres.
With the Academy Awards show coming this Sunday, and everyone wondering which films will be selected as the best of 2007, now seems a good time to look over the films that the Oscars overlooked. It is no secret that cinefantastique is typically shut out of consideration in the major categories, seldom even earning nominations in anything other than …
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Four months since the West Coast premiere of DIARY OF THE DEAD at Screamfest, I took advantage of the opportunity to see it again at the American Cinematheque’s preview on Wednesday night, in the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. This is the theatre where I saw ALIEN during its initial run, so the venerable venue …
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Well, it certainly seems as if nothing – not even diminishing box office returns – can stop the wave of horror remakes – in particular, remakes of Asian horror films. The latest entry in this trend is THE EYE, starring Jessica Alba, which opens today. A remake of the excellent 2002 co-production from Hong Kong …
Over at the Classic Horror Film Board, the nominees for this year’s Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards have been announced. These awards are by and for the fans – meaning: You can vote if you want to! Just check out the ballot here, and e-mail your votes by March 8 to taraco@aol.com. Winners will be …
Although a bit late, we decided to turn today into “J-Horror Day” at Cinefantastique Online in honor of the release of ONE MISSED CALL, a remake of the interesting 2004 Japanese film directed by cult auteur Takashi Miike. The recent wave of Japanese horror films was launched in 1998 with RING, an “Instant Classic” that …
We truly are living in the Bizarro World. What brings this fact into sharp relief is the experience, over the course of the past week, of sitting through the After Dark Horrorfest and then watching Brian DePalma’s new film about the Iraq war, REDACTED. As hard as those supposedly edgy, independent films tried, they could not …
Having survived all “8 Films to Die For,” I suppose I should provide my wrap-up of this year’s After Dark Horrorfest. To begin with, the 2007 edition of the fest was a bit of a disappointment, compared to last year. Not that the 2006 films were great, but each one had something going for it …
USA Today has an article titled “SAW has its teeth firmly in Halloween,” which points out that since the first SAW came out during the Halloween season of 2005, the franchise has pretty much owned the season, in terms of horror movie box office receipts. Even the Rob Zombie remake of HALLOWEEN, which would have …
I’ve mentioned before that THE OTHER SIDEwill be getting a one-week run in Los Angeles, prior to its DVD debut on October 2. Now comes word that the 7:30pm screening on Friday, September 28 will be followed by a Q&A session with the cast and director Gregg Bishop. I saw the film at Shriekfest last year, …
THE OTHER SIDE – a nifty little action-packed horror film that got some attention on the festival circuit last year – is coming to DVD on October 2. Prior to that, on September 28, the film will get a limited platform release. In the Los Angeles area, THE OTHER SIDE will get a one-week run …