Danny McBride recently appeared on the Jim Norton & Sam Roberts to talk more about the upcoming next installment in the Halloween franchise he's working on with director David Gordon Green. First and foremost McBride confirmed that the flick will be filming this fall.
This is the third best Alien movie after the first two, but don't be surprised if repeat viewings kick it up a notch. "The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty.
How well do you remember "Prometheus"? Do the Engineers ring a bell? How about the synthetic, David? Do you know who survived? If you're planning on checking out "Alien: Covenant" on May 19 you'll probably want a working knowledge of 2012's "Prometheus." Ridley Scott 's third foray into the "Alien" universe is a sequel to "Prometheus" and a bridge between that and the original "Alien," from 1979, that continues exploring one question: Why would anyone make this monster? If you can't fit in a "Prometheus" re-watch, here are a few reminders that may prove essential if you decide to spend a couple chilling hours with "Alien: Covenant."
2. "Twin Peaks" gave the public something to talk about with its 1990-91 ABC run, followed by a 1992 feature film, "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me." 3. It's still being talked about a quarter-century later as Showtime launches an 18-episode limited-series follow-up that premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern.
Whether you stream, buy or rent, here's a look at what's new or notable in home video. Movies are available on streaming sites such as iTunes, Amazon and Vudu unless otherwise noted.
After teasing the origins of the famous xenomorph at the end of Prometheus , Ridley Scott said he was done with the character. However, with Alien: Covenant the creature is back in a big way.
What a thrill to get my macabre mitts on Vinegar Syndrome 's new Blu-ray Combo Pack release of George Bowers' Crown International potboiler The Hearse , a late-night television staple that I previously celebrated here . The modestly-budgeted, haunted house thriller was famously called out by Roger Ebert for being a "garage sale" horror film, as it shamelessly cobbled and cribs its identity from then-contemporary hits like The Amityville Horror , The Omen films, Dan Curtis' Burnt Offerings and Peter Medak's The Changeling .
Fifteen years after originating the role of Xander Cage, Vin Diesel is back running around as the muscle-bound secret agent. The latest in the movie franchise, "xXx: Return of Xander Cage," shows that not much has changed.
It Follows is a slasher film without the slasher, it's a tale of a supernatural boogeyman with no static form that conjured comparisons to some of the greatest films of the genre, most notably John Carpenter's Halloween. This connection was intended, as evidenced by certain elements Mitchell employed like the score, the visual style, and even the name of his lead character, "Jay," a nod to Halloween heroine Jamie Lee Curtis.