Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Photos and Video Clips

Get a closer look at the eagerly anticipated Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, starring Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce, with a new batch of photos and video clips. The movie itself, however, doesn't hit theaters until August 26. (Insert sad face emoticon.)

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New Release Dates: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, Pacific Rim, Contagion, The Host, The Skin I Live In, More

Some new theatrical release dates of note:

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D: The latest entry in the long-running cannibal series lands on October 5, 2012.
• Pacific Rim: Guillermo del Toro's robots-versus-monsters extravaganza hits screens on July 12, 2013.
• Contagion: Steven Soderbergh's all-star thriller about a worldwide viral outbreak has moved up from October 21 to September 9, 2011.
• The Host: The adaptation of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's 2008 alien invasion novel arrives March 29, 2013.
• The Skin I Live In: The latest from Pedro Almodovar stars Antonio Banderas as a surgeon who creates a synthetic skin in hopes of helping his burn-victim wife. It hits theaters starting October 7, 2011.
• The Shrine: Journalists investigating the disappearance of an American backpacker encounter ritual sacrifice in a Polish village in this horror flick opening July 15, 2011.
• R.I.P.D.: Ryan Reynolds stars in this adaptation of a comic book as a slain cop who joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department to find the man who killed him. Look for it on June 28, 2013.

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New Release Dates: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, Pacific Rim, Contagion, The Host, The Skin I Live In, More

Some new theatrical release dates of note:

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D: The latest entry in the long-running cannibal series lands on October 5, 2012.
• Pacific Rim: Guillermo del Toro’s robots-versus-monsters extravaganza hits screens on July 12, 2013.

Dinner’s Served: The Perfect Host Movie Review

David Hyde Pierce stars as the titular character in The Perfect Host, a seemingly mild-mannered, upper-crust perfectionist who reveals his dark side when a robber worms his way into his house. The quirky film provides thrills, laughs and twists and hits select theaters starting this Friday, July 1. Read about it in my review of The Perfect Host.

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A Not-So-Beautiful Mind: Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer DVD Review

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer is a direct-to-video serial killer exploration that offers little new to the genre, but it does boast a notable cast (Danielle Harris, Lance Henriksen, Tiffany Shepis, Rae Dawn Chong, Doug Jones, Brian Krause, Patricia Belcher) that goes a long way to selling the generic material. Read about it in my review of Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer.

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go in the Woods: Dawning DVD Review

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from horror movies, it’s that nothing good ever comes from spending the night in a cabin in the woods. Dawning, landing on DVD on Tuesday, is the latest film to illustrate that life lesson, this time with an unusually restrained yet atmospheric tone. Read about it in my review of Dawning.

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Dimension Extreme Returns with Hellraiser, Children of the Corn, Zombie Diaries Sequels

Dimension Extreme, the genre home video label on Dimension Films (which is, in turn, part of The Weinstein Company), released a string of high-profile horror releases in 2007 and 2008 -- including Mother of Tears, Diary of the Dead, Black Sheep, Inside, Teeth, Rogue, Eden Lake, Storm Warning, The Killing Gene and sequels to Pulse and Feast -- but abruptly ceased its hectic release schedule early in 2009. Now, like a zombie rising from the grave, Dimension Extreme is back!

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TV Movie Highlight of the Week: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

This week, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse makes its TV debut on Monday, June 27, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Showtime. Let the squealing begin.

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Pierce Brosnan to Star in Stephen King’s Bag of Bones?

Canadian entertainment website Sea and Be Scene is reporting that former 007 Pierce Brosnan has been tapped to play the lead in the upcoming TV miniseries adaptation of …

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