Hey, folks. Capone in Chicago here, with a few films that are making their way into art houses or coming out in limited release around America this week .
Before their brand became synonymous with Gothic horror fantasies dripping with promises of Freudian sex and death, Hammer Films steadily pumped out a series of quality British melodramas, mysteries and Hitchcockian thrillers, most of them produced economically in black and white and exported internationally by major studios with little fanfare. But in circling back on these early curiosities - many of which were produced well into the early 1960s - one can find some remarkable motion pictures, many of which are bold, daring and way ahead of their time.
As I'm not a huge fan of reboots, my expectations for Kong: Skull Island were not that high.There was also no real fanfare for Skull Island in the UK and it sort of just appeared. Having said that.
Ever get up in the morning thinking you're in The Disappearance of Alice Creed , only to find out you're actually starring in The Evil Dead ? That's the basics of supernatural kidnapping horror House on Willow Street .
Some quick news is coming out from Variety regarding the Nicolas Winding Refn produced remake of the William Lustig classic, Maniac Cop . The site reports that the film is set to shoot this summer in Los Angeles, with Wild Bunch on board to handle world sales.
The move is a stunning revelation for fans of the series, with the US network Showtime trying to reveal as little as possible before the reboot launches in May. First peek: Twin Peaks director David Lynch with Sheryl Lee , Kyle MacLachlan and Sherilyn Fenn . But the three special edition covers of Entertainment Weekly offer fans the first real glimpse at what the characters from the iconic early-90s mystery series look like in the updated version of the show.
The studio won a bidding war for rights to the reboot in early 2015, with Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman's The Picture Company set to produce. Kurt Russell starred as the iconic one-eyed anti-hero Snake Plissken in the original Dystopian action film, released by Avco Embassy in 1981.
He's been the "Big Red Machine" and the "Big Red Monster," but the WWE's resident firestarter, Kane, is making plans to take on a new role: Big Red Mayor. The long-time professional wrestler, real name Glenn Jacobs, is preparing to run for the office in Knox County, TN.
AICN HORROR looks at PREVENGE! ROBOCOP II! NINA FOREVER! A GAME OF DEATH! DEATH PASSAGE! INVISIBLE GHOST! ATTACKED ON SET! THE SEVEN VAMPIRES! DEAD WEST! AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE! Plus an Advance Review of Joe Lynch's glorious love letter to ultra-violence MAYHEM! Welcome to the darker side of AICN! M. L. Miller aka Ambush Bug here with another AICN HORROR: ZOMBIES & SHARKS column. Ehh, not one of the best weeks in horror, sad to say.