At Last, the Official Prometheus Trailer!

A few weeks ago, a trailer for Ridley Scott’s eagerly anticipated Alien semi-prequel Prometheus leaked online, only to be quickly shut down by Fox, but now we finally get a look at the official trailer — with the studio’s blessing. From what I can recall, it looks similar, but not identical, to the leaked trailer — of course, with much clearer video quality than the grainy bootleg.

Take Two: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Movie Review

David Fincher’s remake of the Swedish film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (or, if you prefer, his adaptation of the book of the same name) is gripping, mysterious, picturesque and…pretty much the same as the original movie. Read about it in my review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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Best Horror Movies of 2011: Limited Release/Direct-to-Video

Year in and year out, if you want to see the best horror movies, skip the big multiplexes in favor of smaller theaters showing limited-run films, or just go to your local video store to scour the direct-to-video fare. With that in mind, here are my choices for the best limited release and direct-to-video horror movies of 2011.

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New This Week: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Straw Dogs, Saint Nick, Julia’s Eyes, Burke & Hare

This week, David Fincher’s long-anticipated remake The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo hits theaters (on Wednesday), while home video releases are led by the Straw Dogs redo, Saint Nick, Burke & Hare and the Guillermo del Toro-produced Julia’s Eyes.

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Dexter Season 6 Finale: What Did You Think?

“This Is the Way the World Ends,” the Season 6 finale of the Showtime serial killer show Dexter, ended with a bang, but it wasn’t enough in my mind to overcome a whimper of a season. For me, this was easily the worst season so far, with bland villains, drawn-out characterizations (still waiting on what’s going on with scheming intern Louis) and the less said about Deb’s sudden “feelings,” the better. Only the villains’ twist identity — revealed a couple of episodes ago — and the cliffhanger final moment make this season memorable in my book. That said, a poor season of Dexter is still more watchable than most other shows on TV, but I certainly hope the writers return to form for the final two seasons. Anyway, how did you like (or dislike) Dexter Season 6?

Dennis Quaid Thriller Beneath the Darkness Hits Theaters in January, DVD in February

Longtime leading man Dennis Quaid takes a dark turn in the upcoming thriller Beneath the Darkness, in which he plays a serial killer masquerading as an upstanding citizen in a small Texas town. A group of local teens decides to investigate his secretive activities and, well, bad stuff happens. Beneath the Darkness will get a limited theatrical run in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, San Diego and Palm Springs starting January 6 before heading to home video on February 28. In the meantime, check out the trailer.

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Dennis Quaid Thriller Beneath the Darkness Hits Theaters in January, DVD in February

Longtime leading man Dennis Quaid takes a dark turn in the upcoming thriller Beneath the Darkness, in which he plays a serial killer masquerading as an upstanding citizen in a small Texas town. A group of local teens decides to investigate his secretive activities and, well, bad stuff happens. Beneath the Darkness will get a limited theatrical run in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, San Diego and Palm Springs starting January 6 before heading to home video on February 28. In the meantime, check out the trailer.

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Dennis Quaid Thriller Beneath the Darkness Hits Theaters in January, DVD in February

Longtime leading man Dennis Quaid takes a dark turn in the upcoming thriller Beneath the Darkness, in which he plays a serial killer masquerading as an upstanding citizen in a small Texas town. A group of local teens decides to investigate his secretive activities and, well, bad stuff happens. Beneath the Darkness will get a limited theatrical run in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, San Diego and Palm Springs starting January 6 before heading to home video on February 28. In the meantime, check out the trailer.

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Eli Roth Develops Hemlock Grove for Netflix

Eli Roth is making his long-awaited return to the director’s chair in an unexpected place: Netflix. The movie rental and streaming service is moving into original programming, and Roth is executive producing and directing a new hour-long series for the platform called Hemlock Grove — his first directorial effort since 2007’s Hostel: Part II.