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Sam Neill to cameo in Toast Of London?

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 17, 2014

The Irish-born, New Zealand-raised actor - known for movies such as Jurassic Park and Escape Plan - will appear in the third season of the British show, according to its star Matt Berry. He told Digital Spy: "I think Sam Neill is going to do it.

‘The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies’ is overkill

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 17, 2014

By the beard of Gandalf the Grey, I swear I was conscious for the entirety of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies , that not a minute of its seemingly endless titular tiff - the rain of flying arrows, the marauding Orcs, the screeching bats, the Elven king Thranduil and his antlered steed, the galloping Wargs and the prosthetic noses of a baker's dozen dwarves, the clang and thwack of computer-generated combatants of every Middle-earthian stripe - escaped my attention. The third and final installment in Peter Jackson's bloated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's wondrous 1937 children's book takes the climactic conflagration and turns it into a giant-screen videogame of clashing CGI legions, of dialogue as hoary as it is hilarious.

The D’oh of Homer: Professors employ TV’s Simpsons

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 17, 2014

" Bart and Lisa Simpson have been in elementary school for 25 years. But that hasn't stopped them from showing up on college campuses.

Director Tim Burton working on script for ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 16, 2014

In discussion over the past few years, the follow-up to the macabre 1988 comedy is finally starting to take shape. Director Tim Burton is now working on a script for the sequel of Beetlejuice , in which Michael Keaton is expected to reprise his role as the wacky ghost.The arrival of Beetlejuice 2 is "closer than ever", according to Tim Burton.

The Phantom of the Opera with Robert Englund Sings on Blu-ray

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 16, 2014

We've always had a bit of a soft spot for The Phantom of the Opera starring Robert Englund around these parts, and the good folks over at Scream Factory have just released the official specs for their upcoming Blu-ray edition. Read on for the 411.

Why Tim Burton Doesn’t Like The Marvel Superhero Movies

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 16, 2014

In some respects, Tim Burton is the godfather of this current superhero movie craze. Burton, along with Richard Donner, succeeded in making comic book movies of substance, and the success of Burton's Batman films planted the seed of what potentially could be accomplished by a major studio.

Bad movies are Christmas tradition

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 16, 2014

There are good ones, like A Christmas Story , It's A Wonderful Life , Home Alone , Miracle on 34th Street , Elf and certain versions of A Christmas Carol . Like Christmas music , yuletide movies have a few fatal flaws.

The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death – Win a Scary Sequel Blu-ray Prize Pack and More

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 16, 2014

Hammer's The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death is looming on our horror-loving horizon, and right now we have your chance to score a "Scary Sequel Blu-ray Prize Pack" and more! The film will begin haunting US theaters on January 2nd courtesy of Relativity; it will also be released by eOne in the UK on January 1st. Look for our review soon! But wait! That's not all! You can also score yourself the following The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death swag To enter for your chance to win, just send us an email at contests@dreadcentral.com including your FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS.

Filmmaker Polanski’s lawyers seek sex crime case dismissal: U.S. newspapers

Posted by Horror Movies News on December 16, 2014

Lawyers for filmmaker Roman Polanski are seeking to have a case involving a 1977 charge of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl dismissed, U.S. newspapers reported on Tuesday. Polanski's lawyers are seeking a hearing to decide whether misconduct and a "false" extradition request sent by the U.S. Justice Department to the Polish government on Oct. 28 requires the case to be dismissed, the Los Angeles Times reported.


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