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Oct 12, 2011, 8:47 am
“Spirits In The Attic”, the new short film from CrackerHammer Productions, received its U.S. theatrical premiere on Saturday, October 1, 2011 as part of the Project Twenty1 Film and Animation Festival in Philadelphia, PA. Many of the people involved in the production turned out Sunday night as... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2011, 5:01 pm
I just designed the postcard to promote fall classes at Driver Training Services. It’s on the way to the printers, so it should be hitting mailboxes in the next week or two. Keep an eye out for it if you’re in the Bucks/Montgomery county area, and let me know if you get one. Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2011, 5:12 pm
Last year, Team CrackerHammer’s entry into the Project Twenty1 Filmmaking Competition, “Immoral Desires”, won the Best Marketing Award. Our efforts to spread the word about one film elevated the entire competition, leading to coverage in major media outlets and a Red Carpet Awards ceremony a... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2011, 5:11 pm
The Project Twenty1 Filmmaking Competition challenges you to create a short film, under 10 minutes in length, entirely within a 21-day period. One key way to ensure the success of your project is to write the screenplay for your project in proper script format.
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Apr 29, 2011, 4:57 pm
Registration is now open for teams wishing to compete in the annual Project Twenty1 Filmmaking Competition. The challenge: create a short film (10 minutes or less in length) entirely during a twenty-one day period in August. Oh, and you must incorporate a secret element that competition organize... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2011, 7:22 pm
I’ve had long-standing fascinations with both pop culture history and charcoal portraiture. On a whim late New Year’s Eve, I started drawing a charcoal rendition of Boris Karloff in his most famous role, as Frankenstein’s monster from the old Universal horror classic. I finished it shortly... Comment - Like
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Dec 4, 2010, 4:38 pm
If you’ve been sitting around lately thinking to yourself, “Gosh, I’d really love to have a life-sized zombie corpse hanging around my house,” then you’re in luck. An eBay member recently listed a screen-used zombie corpse for sale on the popular internet auction site. The listing is... Comment - Like
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Nov 30, 2010, 4:31 pm
Ingrid Pitt, possibly the best-known of the women of Hammer Horror, died on November 23, 2010. She was just days past her 73rd birthday. I was fortunate to have met her a few years ago, and found her to be sweet, endearing and wonderful. We chatted for about ten minutes, and she signed a copy Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2010, 3:47 pm
Best known for playing the galaxy’s most badass villain, Darth Vader, British actor David Prowse also played the title character in the Hammer production Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell. If you need or want an autographed photo of this iconic character actor, he’s currently selling pers... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2010, 1:41 pm
“Hey, have you heard about that horror movie where the girl has a vagina full of teeth?” I’m the sort of person who, if someone says this to me, I’ll be stepping over my grandmother to look it up and find a copy. I love a good horror movie, but I’m picky. Run-of-the-mill remakes are Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 2:00 am
Joe Johnston’s half-hearted remake of The Wolfman failed to impress me on its theatrical run (review) but intense speculation that the extended by 16 minutes! director’s cut of the film was a vast improvement piqued my curiosity. And to cut to the chase, yes, it’s an improvement... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 2:00 am
Shutter Island can be explained with one word: nightmarish. Make no bones about it, it’s a film where the ending can be deciphered rather quickly from the trailer even and yet, it’s fascinating to watch the events unfold, if only to see how off-kilter the pieces of this filmic puzzle a... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 2:00 am
B-D reader ‘Bill P.’ sent us in a few new images from Widescreen Magazine’s Predators feature that will give you a new look at Derek Mears as the “classic” predator, along with stars Topher Grace, Walton Goggins, and Laurence Fishburne. In this version, a group of human... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 2:00 am
King Kong, the master of all movie beasts and one of the more important movies of the 20th century, will make its Blu-ray debut September 28, 2010, reports Heat Vision. Warner Home Video is behind the Blu-ray iteration of the 1933 RKO classic, which will have all of the extras from the highly rated ... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 2:00 am
Some new developments in the world of Resident Evil as star Milla Jovovich has confirmed that Sienna Guillory is back as Jill Valentine in Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D. “So to answer many of your questions in one fell swoop, yes! The gorgeous and talented Sienna Guillory is back as Jill Valenti... Comment - Like
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May 31, 2010, 5:00 pm
Arriving on DVD October 19th from Fox Home Entertainment is Mirrors II, the Victor Garcia directed sequel to Alex Aja’s bloody remake from 2008 that hires star Nick Stahl as the next security guard who becomes haunted by a woman in the store’s mirrors. Beyond the break you can take a tri... Comment - Like
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May 31, 2010, 4:26 pm
Update: Director Kevin Greutert tells us it’s quite an impressive fan made trailer. Could have fooled me! B-D Reader GutierrezSaura just sent us what appears to be the teaser trailer for Saw VII, Lionsgate’s 3-D sequel directed by Saw VI helmer Kevin Greutert. My initial reaction was tha... Comment - Like
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May 31, 2010, 4:14 pm
Barbara Stepansky’s psychological thriller Fugue will be premiering at the Los Angeles Dances With Films festival on June 6, 9:30 PM (ticket info) and below you’ll find the official teaser trailer for the pic starring Abigail Mittel, Richard Gunn, and Erika Bruun-Anderson.
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May 31, 2010, 4:12 pm
Metropolis Pictures Entertainment, is pleased to announce the theatrical trailer for Poe
Written and directed by Francis Xavier, “Poe tells the story of brilliant and wealthy Dr. Andrew Casey (David Fine; Rent, The Red Door) who is a serial killer known by the name of “The Chef”. ... Comment - Like
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May 29, 2010, 2:54 pm
Bloody Disgusting reader ‘Bill’ sent us in a photo of the latest one sheet for Predators, a bold new chapter in the Predator universe shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez. The one sheet displays both Adrien Brody and Alice Braga in the Predator’s heat vision. Arrivi... Comment - Like
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May 29, 2010, 2:47 pm
The boys over at Moviehole landed an exclusive interview with South African model Tanit Phoenix who chatted about her roles in Death Race 2: Frankenstein Lives and Warner Premiere’s Lost Boys: The Thirst. “What I found very interesting about the Lost Boys script was that it showcases vam... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 6:00 pm
May 1980 was a HUGE month for horror. Two films one a scrappy, low-budget independent, the other a big-studio blockbuster helmed by a major director were released to theaters, and both now hold an esteemed place in the pop-culture canon. In other news, a made-for-TV “mummy” movie made ... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 3:00 pm
Thank the Gods for Magnet Releasing. While Sony Home Entertainment dumped REC on DVD (not even Blu-ray), Magnet is giving Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza’s high octane Spanish-language sequel REC 2 (review) an HD VOD release on June 4th followed by a limited theatrical run (the best way to see ... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 3:00 pm
It’s no secret that I despise George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead as I wrote this negative review way back in September. After the rash of screenings through TIFF and Fantastic Fest, I started to think I was in the minority, and maybe I still am, but for now it looks as if Bloody Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 2:33 pm
Legendary Pictures has closed a high-six figure preemptive acquisition of Pacific Rim, a science fiction film that will be written by Travis Beacham. Beacham was the original writer of Clash of the Titans, the remake which has grossed $475 million worldwide for Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures, r... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 2:13 pm
Bloody Disgusting is behind told that there has been a name attached to Russell Mulcahy’s 3-D shark flick Bait 3D. Aussie local Jesse Spencer has been signed on for a role in the bloody thriller penned by Mulcahy, Shane Krause, and Shayne Armstrong. The pic takes place when a tidal wave strik... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 11:46 am
I’m not sure if this was accidentally sent to us or what (you never know with J.J. Abrams and his viral urges), but we received a casting call for an unnamed movie that we believe is for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, the Steven Spielberg/Amblin 70’s/80’s homage that is said to follow... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 11:30 am
Months after inking a development deal, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures and Korean shingle CJ Entertainment are moving forward with three horror films this year. Adam Green (Hatchet,Frozen) will pen Killer Pizza, an action comedy about a 14-year-old who lands a summer job at Killer Pizza, which ... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 11:22 am
Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin and Emma Roberts have now all officially signed on to star in Scream 4, which Variety is calling a “reboot of the horror franchise.” Maybe that’s a clue about what the film is about? Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox have been locked in ... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 10:00 pm
Now that a August 26, 2011 date has been announced, New Line Cinema is moving extremely quick on Final Destination 5. With a script near completion (Eric Heisserer is doing rewrites from the set of The Thing), the studio is quickly looking to lock down a director for the 3-D sequel to the $200m worl... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 10:00 pm
Let’s give it another go shall we? Warner Premiere’s Lost Boys: The Tribe was an epic disappointment. Hopefully WB will make good with Dario Piana’s Lost Boys: The Thirst, the third film in the trilogy arriving in stores this fall. When veteran vampire hunter Edgar Frog finds himse... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
Bloody Disgusting learned exclusively today that one of Patrick Lussier’s potential future projects could be a new thriller entitled In Darkness. Penned by Rowdy Herrington (director of Road House), the intriguing pic follows a young, ambitious female public defender who must try and get an ac... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
The boys over at AICN have posted an in-depth interview with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman who chats up a storm about the forthcoming TV series from AMC. He revealed that he’ll be writing the fourth and sixth episodes, which means he’ll be penning the final episode that should ... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
Known for his horror short Sinistra (you can enjoy that here), Bloody Disgusting friend Talal Selhami has given us the first look at some bloody stills from Mirages, his brand new horror/adventure flick that hesays “is something between Cube, “LOST” and The Shinning.” The fli... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
It was announced last month that Lightening Media had acquired 8 titles for release this fall on DVD, VOD and Digital Download. The best of the bunch is Martin Weisz’s chilling Grimm Love, a true story starring Thomas Kretschmann, Keri Russell, Thomas Huber, Simon Grobeck, Nikolai Kinski and A... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
In theaters July 9 from Magnet Releasing is REC 2 (review), which the MPAA has rated R “for strong bloody violence, disturbing images and pervasive language.” IFC Films’ controversial The Killer Inside Me (review) received an R “for disturbing brutal violence, aberrant sexual... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
Midnight Syndicate Films has announced plans to release a special edition of The Dead Matter DVD that will include two bonus CDs by gothic Halloween music artists Midnight Syndicate. It will be available at all Hot Topic stores nationwide on July 30th. The specially-priced set will include The Dea... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
One of the most entertaining films I saw at last September’s Toronto International Film Festival was Joe Dante’s The Hole 3D (review), which is still seeking distribution here in the States. The film begins after moving into a new town, brothers Dane and Lucas and their neighbour Julie d... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 4:00 pm
Verdi Corrente Productions, a film production company based in East Greenwich, reports it has currently wrapped production on Inkubus, a new horror movie starring Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger in the original A Nightmare on Em Street franchise).
“Inkubus tells the story of a skeleton crew wor... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2010, 1:00 am
We’re two weeks away from the release of Warer Bros. and Dark Castle’s Splice, the Vincenzo Natali directed sci-fi horror drama that is guaranteed to leave you speechless. Mixing reviews here on Bloody Disgusting (Ryan Daley’s negative thoughts, along with BC’s spoiler-free r... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 9:51 pm
2001 Maniacs writer/director Tim Sullivan writes in about his experience in becoming an actor — a slasher to more precise. Sullivan stars as the killer nun “Sister Mary Chopper” in Vito Tribuco’s new indie slasher Bloody Bloody Bible Camp.
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May 21, 2010, 7:00 pm
We’d like to kick up the dust and officially begin the buzz on a new thriller from the Netherlands entitled Two Eyes Staring (Zwart Water), Elbert van Strien’s flick that follows nine-year-old Lisa who discovers her sinister new friend is the ghost of the dead twin of Lisa’s mother... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 7:00 pm
Bloody Disgusting just got the exclusive first look at the trailer for Jesse Kozel & Sage Hall’s Candy, which stars Sage Hall, Jesse Kozel, Lance Lash, Korryn Hall-Day, Matt Walton.
The trailer for the StarFruit Productions and Bloody Unique Entertainment pic will debut at this weekend’s... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 4:00 pm
While you may think “zombies” when you hear the name George A. Romero, I immediately think of the subplot where the humans fight not only the undead, but also themselves. The idea that mankind can’t seem to work together is a topic that’s as old as time and yet as fresh as ev... Comment - Like
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