Archive for the ‘Horror News’ Category
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September 6, 2015
Wes Craven, acclaimed director, writer and producer, passed away on August 30, 2015 at the age of 76. Craven left four decades' worth of work behind before succumbing to brain cancer, and while not every project was scary - 1999s Music of the Heart was an acclaimed drama co-starring Meryl Streep - most of them were, and his movies are among the most seminal contributions to the horror genre. A flurry of obituaries on Craven quoted one of his most famous observations about his craft: "Horror films don't create fear.
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September 6, 2015
The American musician is famous the world over thanks to his powerful voice, producing hits such as Bat Out of Hell and I'd Do Anything For Love . But having such impressive singing skills hasn't been without its problems.
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September 6, 2015
HALF a century after first treading the boards, he is ren owned as one of the nation's most successful stars of stage and screen. But as Brian Cox prepares to perform in Scotland again, he has railed against the new generation of acting talent.
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September 6, 2015
I'm sure that whenever anyone thinks of Fay Wray, they think of "King Kong". But she had a lengthy career in films and moved easily into television, where she created characters for such shows as: 'Perry Mason' 'Hawaiian Eye' 'Wagon Train' '77 Sunset Strip' 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' and the TV movie "Gideon's Trumpet" which starred Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, and John Houseman.
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September 5, 2015
With its debut in 1980 Friday the 13th changed the world of the horror forever and has been going strong ever since despite a few hits and misses along the way. The character Jason Voorhees has become a horror and cinematic icon that has been turned into various merchandise, comics, video games, and more.
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September 5, 2015
On Monday August 13, 2012, the Chinese Theatres in Hollywood presented a screening of " A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors " in honor of its 25th anniversary. This event was put together by Mad Monster , a monthly genre print magazine made by and for the modern monster fan, and they ended up giving us quite a show.
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September 5, 2015
If you walked into the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on Saturday, you might have thought you'd wandered into the back lot of a movie studio. Walking down one aisle, you might have spotted Conan the Barbarian.
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September 5, 2015
Every time the State Department pulls out a new fistful of Hillary Clinton emails like Richard Dreyfuss yanking a license plate out of a shark's belly in "Jaws," someone declares that there's "no smoking gun!" I've written before about how shouting "there's no smoking gun!" is a non-denial denial. Ask a cop.
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September 5, 2015
This week, the film community lost one of its leading luminaries: Wes Craven , who was not just a maker of scary movies, but the genre's leading philosopher. He said, "I think those kind of films are a vent that's necessary.
