Eli Roth is a busy guy. His werewolf series Hemlock Grove is preparing to air on Netflix in early 2013, he recently signed on to direct the cannibal movie Green Hell, which films this fall, and now Deadline…
Apart from, say, Prometheus, few genre films this year will boast the star power of Red Lights, the sophomore effort from director Rodrigo Cortés (Buried) that features Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murpy and Elizabeth Olsen, plus acclaimed supporting actors Toby Jones and Joely Richardson. But does the movie live up to the big names involved? Read about it in my review of Red Lights, which hits theaters in limited release on Friday, July 13.
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It's a light week for horror/suspense releases, with Red Lights getting a limited theatrical release, while the musical I Kissed a Vampire and the '70s Hammer flick Twins of Evil land on home video.
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Last year's 3-D killer shark movie Shark Night was a bust, but maybe the Aussies, who know a thing or two about sharks, with have better luck with another of that ilk -- entitled Bait 3D. This one will get a much smaller theatrical release than Shark Night -- basically a nominal release by demand only, via the Tugg service -- on September 14, with a DVD/Blu-ray release the following week on September 18.
... Last year’s 3-D killer shark movie Shark Night was a bust, but maybe the Aussies, who know a thing or two about sharks, with have better luck with another of that ilk — entitled Bait 3D. This one will get a much smaller theatrical release than Shark Night — basically a nominal release by demand only, via the Tugg service — on September 14, with a DVD/Blu-ray release the following week on September 18.
Comedian Marlon Wayans, who co-wrote and co-starred in the horror spoofs Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2, is returning to poke fun at the genre — coincidentally (or perhaps not) in the same year (2013) that the Scary Movie franchise returns from a long hiatus for its fifth outing. Wayans and Rick Alvarez, who collaborated with Wayans as producer on Scary Movie 2, White Chicks, Little Man and Dance Flick (which Wayans co-wrote but didn’t feature him in front of the camera), have teamed up to pen a parody of Paranormal Activity and the glut of similar “found footage” horror movies of late.
This week, the American remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has its TV debut, airing on Sunday, July 8, at 3:00 AM ET/PT and 11:00 PM ET/PT on Starz. Later in the week, the post-apocalyptic vampire movie Stake Land premieres on SyFy at 7:00 PM ET/PT on Saturday, July 14.
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Here’s a closer look at a couple of late summer/early fall fright flicks: new photos from the demonic tale The Possession (which apparently co-stars Hasidic Jewish reggae musician Matisyahu) and the Jennifer Lawrence thriller House at the End of the Street. The Possession hits theaters on August 31, while House opens on September 21.
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It wasn’t a huge hit back in 2003, but Wrong Turn has struck enough of a chord with fans — or at least, with 20th Century Fox — to generate a seemingly never-ending franchise that will witness a fifth entry going straight to video later this year (date TBD). Here’s a peek at the movie poster for Wrong Turn 5: Bloodbath, a second prequel to the original film (meaning all three mutant brothers will return), whose plot is as follows: