Archive for the ‘Horror News’ Category
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January 23, 2015
The 2009 film Great Directors from doc filmmaker Angela Ismailos is a great introduction to the work, creative philosophies and personalities of ten directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. The film presents conversations and clips from the work of those filmmakers, and is just the sort of thing to turn new audiences on to films from each of those filmmakers, or, if you're already a fan of that crew, to bolster your knowledge of each.
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January 23, 2015
What do aliens and mashed potatoes have in common? The connection between this unlikely pairing is quite evident to anyone who has seen Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Suffice it to say, Roy Neary's spud sculpture of Devils Tower is just one of the many famous elements from the iconic 1977 film, released only six months after another sci-fi movie you may have heard of: "Star Wars."
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January 23, 2015
Nothing like that happens in the new film version of Sondheim's modern take on the meanings of fairy tales satirizes Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and other stories. Starting with the classic trip into the magical, forbidding forest, it twists those well-known legends about maturation and morality into a fearful presentation of social experience.
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January 23, 2015
Having a crappy week? Blame the date! According to the Internet and pseudoscientist radio personalities everywhere, last Monday was "Blue Monday," the most depressing day of the year. We know that is not true because most of us in Whistler were busting fresh pow laps in the alpine on Monday but the truth is "Blue Monday" is a marketing gimmick designed back in 1995 to sell holidays for a company called Sky Travel.
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January 22, 2015
Deadline reports that Con Air and Expendables 3 director Simon West will helm the redo of the 1958 flick, which starred a young Steve McQueen battling a gelatinous alien mass. There was a 1972 sequel and then a remake in 1988.
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January 22, 2015
In this image released by Lionsgate, Gywneth Paltrow, left, and Ewan McGregor appear in a scene from "Mortdecai."
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January 22, 2015
Disney is already working on the first "Star Wars" spinoff film, with Rooney Mara and Tatiana Maslany testing this week for the female lead, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which said Felicity Jones is also in the mix. Variety reported that Mara's sister Kate has also tested for the Gareth Edwards-directed film, which is still unnamed and is scheduled to hit theaters Dec. 16, 2016.
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January 22, 2015
Congratulations, you're now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we'll send them straight to your inbox. The 62-year-old actor, who stars in action films such as Taken, A Walk Among The Tombstones and Non-Stop, said he has a regular exercise routine to stay in good shape.
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January 22, 2015
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Beverley Mitchell was born in Arcadia, Calif., on this day in 1981. This birthday gal portrayed Lucy Camden on "7th Heaven" from 1996-2007 and Kaitlin O'Malley on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" from 2011-2013.
