For the Love of…Dying God DVD Review

Poor Lance Henriksen. The veteran genre actor deserves much better than playing a pimp in an awful low-budget monster movie like Dying God. Or, for that matter, playing anything in a movie like Dying God. He’s really the only good thing in the flick, except maybe the title, which might strike you as intriguing enough to be worth a rental. You’d be wrong. Read about it in my review of Dying God.

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For the Love of…Dying God DVD Review

Poor Lance Henriksen. The veteran genre actor deserves much better than playing a pimp in an awful low-budget monster movie like Dying God. Or, for that matter, playing anything in a movie like Dying God. He’s really the only good thing in the flick, except maybe the title, which might strike you as intriguing enough to be worth a rental. You’d be wrong. Read about it in my review of Dying God.

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A Bummer Year for Horror? Genre Accounts for Half of the Lowest-Grossing Wide Releases of the Year

Moviefone.com just released its list of the 10 lowest-grossing wide-release (1,000+ screens) movies of 2010, and horror/suspense movies accounted for HALF of the flops:

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2011 Horror Movie Preview

Aliens and ghosts and werewolves and vampires and demons and killer fish remakes and sequels and 3-D, oh my! It looks like 2011 should be an interesting one for theatrical horror/suspense releases. Read about it in my 2011 horror movie preview.

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One Eye Open: In Their Sleep Movie Review

The French strike again, but this time without the extravagant gore and in-your-face style we’ve come to expect from that country’s extreme modern horror. In Their Sleep is a twisty thriller that manages to maintain a dark, disturbing edge without sacrificing dramatic humanity at the altar of sordid exploitation. It’s currently playing on IFC on Demand. Read about it in my review of In Their Sleep.

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MGM Restructure Complete; What Does This Mean for Its Horror Projects?

Iconic studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has officially emerged from bankruptcy with a reorganized structure, in the process raising “$500 million to fund operations, including production of a new slate of films and television series.” Not mentioned in the official statement is the projects already under development or in the can for MGM.

This Is No Clerks: Red State Movie Trailer; Coming in March?

The first trailer for Clerks director Kevin Smith’s first stab (no pun intended) at horror, Red State, has hit the Interwebs, and lo and behold, it looks darn serious. The video is a minute-long teaser that doesn’t reveal more than we already know plot-wise — some kids are terrorized by a wacko preacher, not-so-loosely based on the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church — but it does seem to give an indication of the style and tone of the film: grim, edgy and certainly unlike anything Smith has released before. (Granted, there almost certainly will be some comedic elements to break up the tension.)

This Is No Clerks: Red State Movie Trailer; Coming in March?

The first trailer for Clerks director Kevin Smith’s first stab (no pun intended) at horror, Red State, has hit the Interwebs, and lo and behold, it looks darn serious. The video is a minute-long teaser that doesn’t reveal more than we already know plot-wise — some kids are terrorized by a wacko preacher, not-so-loosely based on the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church — but it does seem to give an indication of the style and tone of the film: grim, edgy and certainly unlike anything Smith has released before. (Granted, there almost certainly will be some comedic elements to break up the tension.)

This Is No Clerks: Red State Movie Trailer; Coming in March?

The first trailer for Clerks director Kevin Smith’s first stab (no pun intended) at horror, Red State, has hit the Interwebs, and lo and behold, it looks darn serious. The video is a minute-long teaser that doesn’t reveal more than we already know plot-wise — some kids are terrorized by a wacko preacher, not-so-loosely based on the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church — but it does seem to give an indication of the style and tone of the film: grim, edgy and certainly unlike anything Smith has released before. (Granted, there almost certainly will be some comedic elements to break up the tension.)