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Some New and Upcoming DVD Releases...
NEW - March 13, 2007 - UPCOMING DVD RELEASE NEWS from Dark Sky Films! Click for the Whole Story
NEW - March 6, 2007 - Angela Bettis' ROMAN coming on DVD from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment! Click for the Whole Story
November 27, 2006 - UPCOMING DVD RELEASES from Dark Sky Films! Click for the Whole Story
August 5, 2006 - UPCOMING DVDs from Dark Sky Films and Anchor Bay Entertainment. Click for the Whole Story
UPCOMING DVDs from Synapse Films and Anchor Bay Entertainment. Click for the Whole Story
Trilogy of Terror Special Edition DVD Coming Soon from Dark Sky Films! Click for the Whole Story
Upcoming Theatrical Releases...Wide Release & Indie...
NEW - October 16, 2006 - THE 2006 SPOOKY MOVIE FILM FESTIVAL News! Coming to the Washington, DC Area on October 27-29!
NEW - October 12, 2006 - AFTER DARK HORRORFEST Film Festival News! This looks like an amazing opportunity for horror fans to see some great flix in one weekend!
NEW - September 27, 2006 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning MOVIE NEWS! New Line Cinema is set to release this prequel to a remake on October 6, 2006. This one actually looks superior to its predecessor, so I've gone out on a limb and posted some awesome photos, exclusive clips, and more from this upcoming release! (Warning: Large Images)
September 15, 2006 - Billy O'Brien's Isolation MOVIE NEWS! From Lion's Gate UK comes a new theatrical release called Isolation! News items include a press release excerpt, the official poster, and the official trailer in both QuickTime and Windows Media formats!
August 11, 2006 - Jack Ketchum's The Lost MOVIE NEWS! Awesome High-Quality Trailer (embedded in QT format) for your viewing pleasure, plus complete principle casting information!
August 5, 2006 - UPDATED The Third Mother NEWS! Plus, a scoop on Argento and the "Masters of Horror"!
May 25, 2006 - The Redsin Tower Trailer Released! It kicks mucho ass, people!
Awesome Dario Argento News - Click for some scoopage on The Third Mother, as well as Argento's next Masters of Horror plans!
Stagknight - Click for an Exclusive Video Clip, and some cool new Pics! (dial-up warning!)
Stagknight, a new UK horror/splatter/comedy, is coming! Click for the Whole Story (with huge pics and links...dial-up warning!)
The Omen remake. Full casting news and Official Poster!
Saw III announced. Click for the Whole Story
The Redsin Tower! Click to read the latest on Fred Vogel's eagerly anticipated next film!
Sin-Jin Smyth, Ethan Dettenmaier's great looking indy flick, has just had a rough cut screening at Warner Bros.! Click for the Whole Story.
The Zodiac, based on the infamous and unsolved serial-killer case, is set for release! Click to read the Whole Story.
The Wicker Man - Neil LaBute's new remake of one of my favorite films. I'm really worried about this one, folks...Click to see some new stuff...
Trailers, Clips, & Shorts...
NEW - added February 25, 2007 - Lucio Fulci's Zombi - Classic Horror Flick Trailer (Quicktime Format, 14.5MB - Right Click, Save As or Click to Stream)
NEW - added February 25, 2007 - Mark of the Devil - Classic Exploitation Flick Trailer (Quicktime Format, 13.8MB - Right Click, Save As or Click to Stream)
The Descent - International Trailer (Quicktime Format, 4.59MB - Right Click, Save As)
Black Belly of the Tarantula - Classic Giallo Trailer (Quicktime Format, 13.9MB - Right Click, Save As)
An Unconventional Theatrical Trailer for Bong (Memories of Murder) Joon-ho's upcoming monster movie The Host! (Windows Media Format, 6.7MB - Right Click, Save As)
One of my Favorite Shorts...The Cat With Hands - The Full Length Short Film (Quicktime Format - Right Click, Save As)
Zombie Honeymoon (Quicktime Format - Right Click, Save As)
The Ancient (Windows Media Format - Right Click, Save As)
More soon...
In Other Horror-Related News...
NEW - October 26, 2006 - Season Two of Showtime's MASTERS OF HORROR kicks off tomorrow (October 27, 2006)! Click here to read the full season line-up, episode guide, plot synopses, some exclusive images, and director bios!
NEW - October 16, 2006 - THE 2006 SPOOKY MOVIE FILM FESTIVAL News! Coming to the Washington, DC Area on October 27-29!
Tuesday, September 6, 2005...Censorship and Intolerance Raise Their Ugly Fucking Heads...
On August 26, 2005, Fred Vogel (director of August Underground and August Underground's Mordum) was arrested on "importation of obscene films" charges in Canada with a car load of DVD copies of his films. Last year, the Canadian Film Board had declared Mordum "unobscene", therefore making importation/possession of that film in Canada perfectly legal, but no such judgement, apparently, applied to August Underground. After spending 10 hours in jail and having the DVD's confiscated, Vogel was released pending further investigation. Unfortunately, the DVD's, which were to be available to attendees of Rue Morgue's 2005 Festival of Fear, won't be available there, and fans won't have the opportunity to get their extreme-horror-starved hands on these items quite yet. Apparently, this situation will not delay the Stateside DVD release of August Underground, or of the special Snuff Edition of that film (which I've got on order...whew!) I encourage everyone to visit Toe Tag's home page, and show Fred some love and support!
In early August, Lion's Gate Films released the teaser poster for Saw 2 (see news item above). Well, the fucking MPAA has forced them to pull the fairly interesting and grossly-witty poster, as they have apparently deemed it "too disturbing" for display and consumption by general audiences. The newly revamped...and intensely wussified...poster still has the fingers, but they aren't as obviously "severed" looking. I don't know about you, but I'm going to have to call shenanigans on this one...
May 12, 2005...Two Tasty Tidbits from the Indie Horror Scene...
Alice Cooper's daughter Calico Cooper (!), known for her performance as a demented nurse, a whip-dancer, and a Britney-Spears-like pop-tartlet in her father's stage show has landed a role in an upcoming horror flick called Scarlet Fry's Junkfood Horrorfest. From the ever-sick minds of "Chained to the Wall Productions" come six deranged tales that will turn your stomach and send you crying for your mommy. Bloodthirsty cannibals and Satanic zombies will leave you soaked in blood 'n' grue. Producer Brian Crow and director Walter Ruether have launched the official website at www.scarletfry.com, where you can view the trailer for Scarlet Fry's Junkfood Horrorfest! Warning: the link (and the trailer) contains violent, gory, disturbing, and highly goofy imagery! This one looks interesting, people...and it might be a truly fun, gory trip. Check it out!
UPDATE August 4, 2005: Alice Cooper bandmates (and others) have recorded a song exclusively for the movie soundtrack called "Psycho Fighter", featuring Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) on guitar, Chuck Garric (Alice cooper) on bass, Tommy Clufetos (Rob Zombie) on drums, & John Corabi (Motley Crue) also on guitar. Scarlet Fry's Junkfood Horrorfest is scheduled to be released on DVD later this year, and promises plenty of gore! See the trailer at the official site.
Also, Felissa Rose (Angela Baker from Sleepaway Camp, Return
to Sleepaway Camp) and Paul Kratka (Rick from Friday
the 13th Part 3) will be teamed up in indie filmmaker
Scott Goldberg's new film 'Danielle's Revenge',
shooting this fall on Long Island. "We are very happy
to have Paul Kratka and Felissa Rose partake in this
film," Director Scott Goldberg explains. "I basically
believe in giving back to the horror community in
which I have supported and loved ever since I was a
young kid. I've always been a fan of horror and
especially slasher films."
Danielle's Revenge is about a young, lonely girl,
Danielle Stevenson whose soul is resurrected from the
dead to take revenge at a summer camp. Felissa Rose
plays the role of Danielle's mother, Jenny Stevenson,
who tries to break her daughter out of the mental
asylum.
Scott wants to make a difference in today's horror
cinema. "I am basically
sick of the crap that is out today, such as studios
not wanting to take the chance on a original film
material. All they want is a sure fire way to make
money, and what better way than do remakes. I'm not
down for that. We need to bring back the REAL
horror... The old school horror."
The film is currently in pre-production and will be
shooting in Glen Cove, Long Island and surrounding
areas starting October 2005. "We are also looking into
horror actor and actresses from the 1980's to take
part in this film because quite honestly, it's what
the fans want to see, and it's what I want to showcase
as a director." The film also stars Brenda
Cooney, Peter Bron and Chiko Mendez. You can check out
Danielle Revenge's Official Website at:
www.scottgoldbergfilms.com.
To investigate this intriguing project, I'm in the process of securing exclusive interviews with director Scott Goldberg, plus star Felissa Rose! We know her...we love her...we want some more of her!
Check back soon for more information on these exciting developments from the indie-horror underground! This stuff is our life's blood, people!
March 31, 2005...An Interesting Development...
We all love Tom Mes' excellent book "Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike" from FAB Press. As you're no doubt aware, Miike is one hell of a prolific filmmaker, and since the original publication of that book, Miike has done another, oh, dozen or so films (at least). So, I'm sure we were all hopeful that some future edition of "Agitator" would include revised and updated information on those new films, perhaps most notably regarding Gozu and One Missed Call. Well, in a recent conversation I had with Harvy Fenton of FAB Press, he had the following to say on the subject:
"You may be interested to hear that Tom [Mes] is planing an update on the world of Miike, but it will not be in the form of a revised edition of Agitator - that will stay exactly as it is. Instead, in the future (possibly 2008), I will be publishing an all-new follow-up book, which will quite simply pick up from where Agitator left off, continuing the Miike story from 2003 onwards."
Great news, huh? Harvey...Tom...we'll be waiting...you can be sure that Atrocities Cinema.com will be there to absorb and review Tom's new book as soon as it hits!
March 7, 2005...Some bad news...
Debra Hill, producer and co-writer of the original Halloween, died Monday (March 7, 2005) after a long battle with cancer. Hill was the co-creator of Laurie Strode, Jamie-Lee Curtis' famous, strong-willed character from the Halloween films, and as such, was partially responsible for breaking down gender barriers and stereotypes regarding women in genre films. She also produced or co-produced several other John Carpenter films, including The Fog and Escape from New York, as well as David Cronenberg's adaptation of Stephen King's The Dead Zone (1983, starring Martin Sheen and Christopher Walken). Hill was recently honored as one of the most important and influential women in the film industry by her peers.
She was 54 years old.
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