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Do you like bloody werewolf action? Breathtaking transformation scenes? The terrifying tension of teeth and claws ripping into flesh? Well, if so, you should avoid Half Moon, a dull direct-to-video werewolf movie releasing March 1 that has little to offer anyone other than fans of adult film star Tori Black. Read about it in my review of Half Moon.
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Poor Amber Heard. She finally gets a horror movie she's starring in released (unlike All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Ward), and it completely tanks. Audiences perhaps couldn't grasp the nature of the action-horror hybrid Drive Angry (and I don't blame them), as it stumbled across the finish line in its opening weekend, earning only an estimated $5.1 million. This was good enough for only ninth place and was all the more measly when you account for the elevated ticket prices for 3-D movies. You have to wonder if this bodes poorly for Ghost Rider 2. Final numbers are due late Monday.
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"I drive wistfully."
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Nicolas Cage has become an A-list go-to guy for B-movies, and Drive Angry is his latest schlock-fest. On the bright side, it's better than Season of the Witch, but anyone expecting any level of substance or intelligence might end up viewing it angry. Read about it in my review of Drive Angry.
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This week, two of the better entries from last year’s Fangoria Frightfest collection make their TV debuts: the haunted hospital tale Fragile airs Thursday, March 3, at 3:45 AM ET/PT on The Movie Channel 2, while the haunted house pic Dark House premieres that same day at 4:05 AM ET/PT on Showtime Beyond.
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Shoot at the walking zombies in this rail shooter before they rip into you.
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The 37th annual Saturn Awards were announced this week by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and the zombie series The Walking Dead topped the TV category with six noms, while the coming-of-age vampire tale Let Me In earned seven in the movie category, trailing only Inception for total honors. Other notable horror/suspense nominees include Black Swan, Shutter Island, The Wolfman and Eclipse.
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The 37th annual Saturn Awards were announced this week by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and the zombie series The Walking Dead topped the TV category with six noms, while the coming-of-age vampire tale Let Me In earned seven in the movie category, trailing only Inception for total honors. Other notable horror/suspense nominees include Black Swan, Shutter Island, The Wolfman and Eclipse.
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Two intriguing horror-themed comic book adaptations appear one step closer to hitting the big screen. First up: Preacher, the controversial Vertigo comic that ran from 1995 to 2000 and told the story of a small-town preacher possessing the supernatural power of an angel-demon offspring, is now in the hands of director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, I Am Number Four). Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Revolutionary Road) had previously signed on to direct but left the film in limbo last year when he was hired for the next James Bond picture.
“Mooove along; nothing to see here.”
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A prequel to the 2005 cult film Malevolence, Bereavement increases the original’s production value, but does that make for a better movie? Read about it in my review of Bereavement.
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