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Comics to screen: Latest titles heading to film, TV, iTunes and iPhone
6 November 2009 8:43 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Sin City producer Stephen L'Heureux's Solipsist Films has acquired the rights to Ed Laroche's graphic novel Almighty.
According to Mania, Black Hawk Down screenwriter Ken Nolan is attached to write the script and potential directors are being approached.
Created, written and drawn by Laroche, Almighty takes place in 2098 and follows a female motorcycling mercenary called Fale, who is hired to rescue a girl and bring her home across a third world America - "a fractured landscape of segregated zones driven by neo-tribalism."
Laroche said: "At its heart Almighty is a pursuit story. As the story unfolds there are other things that are attached to it but at the core of it, a girl has been kidnapped and someone has hired a killer to find her and bring her home." The official website for Almighty is here.
Mania adds that Solipsist has also picked up screen rights on two other titles. »
- David Bentley
Bradley Cooper Runs Through Dark Fields
5 November 2009 10:10 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I would exactly call Bradley Cooper and Shia Labeouf interchangeable but that’s what has happened. Back in April of 2008, Labeouf came on board to star in Neil Burger’s (”The Illusionist”) mystery-thriller, “Dark Fields”. Then Labeouf realized he could go out and play with anyone he wanted so he decided to exchange “Dark Fields” for Oliver Stone’s unnecessary sequel, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”. Over a year later, Bradley Cooper steps in to fill the void because he’s Labeouf’s long-lost twin. Hit the jump for details.
Based on the book by Aron Glynn, Variety describes “Dark Fields” as a “what-if story about a designer drug that can make you rich and powerful. Eddie (Cooper) is a down-and-out New York writer until he possesses a pill that gives him the ability to access the full capacity of his brain. He soon realizes that his newfound intelligence and »
- Matt Goldberg
EC Comics returns to Hollywood
5 November 2009 4:55 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Emo Films has signed a deal to adapt classic EC Comics horror titles into movies and television shows, reports Reuters. Emo has formed a specialty division, EC Film, Radio and Television Ltd, to take advantage of the majority of EC's comics on a variety of media platforms. The titles included in the deal are Tales From the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Weird Fantasy, Shock SuspenStories and Two-Fisted (more) »
- By Hugh Armitage
EC Comics Horror Titles Headed Back To Hollywood
4 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Emo Films has signed a deal to bring the classic EC Comics library of horror titles to film and TV.
Under the terms of the deal, almost all of the EC titles—including "Tales From the Crypt", "Vault of Horror," "Haunt of Fear," "Weird Fantasy," "Shock SuspenStories" and "Two-Fisted Tales" will be utilized as potential movies, TV series and even radio programs.
According to Reuters, Joel Eisenberg and Timothy Owens of Emo Films have formed a specialized subdivision to specifically represent the EC Comics properties along with EC publisher William Gaines’ daughter Cathy Gaines-Mifsud, and grandson Corey Mifsud, who will be the VP of Development for the newly formed EC Film, Radio and Television, Ltd.
Eisenberg is also attached to “Ghoulishly Yours, William M. Gaines,” the upcoming film about Gaines’ life. William Gaines was a widely respected figure in the comic industry for spearheading a line of innovative horror, crime »
- Blair Marnell
Feldman 'Squeamish' Despite Horror Acting
1 November 2009 5:46 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Former child star Corey Feldman finds it amusing his career has been based in horror movies - because he's so squeamish.
The Goonies actor admits he can't stand watching gruesome pictures and finds it ironic he ended up predominantly in the genre.
He says, "It's really funny because I was just thinking the other night that for a guy who's not into gore, I sure am in a lot of horror movies.
"There's been Gremlins, the Friday the 13th movies, Lost Boys, Tales From The Crypt, the new internet series Splatter and I also host the EyeGore Awards at Universal Studios.
"I like the occasional horror movie but I'm very squeamish, I don't like the gory parts. It wasn't part of the masterplan but somehow I became Vincent Price (iconic horror actor). I'm not sure how that happened. I should maybe put an end to it but it's a lot of fun making them and I really enjoy it." »
3D Web Series ‘13 Minutes to Midnight’ Jumps Out for Halloween
31 October 2009 12:39 PM, PDT | Tubefilter.tv | See recent Tubefilter News news »
With a budget bumping $240 million and technology that's over 10 years in the making, James Cameron's Avatar is primed to push Hollywood into a new dimension. The 3D tour de force is the first film of it's kind, comprised of roughly 60% computer-generated elements and 40% live-action, all seamlessly melded together into a brilliant depth of field when seen through the lenses of polarized, stereoscopic, librarian-looking glasses. Entertainment pundits expect the movie to be the biggest blockbuster since, well, Cameron's last biggest blockbuster (which happened to be the biggest blockbuster of all-time). Some say it may even save movie theaters from the internet. Avatar could herald the arrival of a revolutionized 3D film industry that studio execs have tried to make stick since the 50s. Unless, of course, the internet also gets three dimensional. While early tests on YouTube have been both interesting and headache-inducing, a new web series from Hank's Beak Productions and starmaker, »
- Joshua Cohen
Halloween Special: The Scariest Comic Books We've Ever Read
31 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Halloween Week is drawing to a close around Splash Page HQ, but that doesn't mean we're finished with the scary stuff. All week we've brought you lists of our favorite fright-friendly characters from the world of comics, as well as the easiest Halloween costumes to create and the nigh-impossible comic book characters to dress up as this year.
However, the scariest characters in any comic book universe still wouldn't be truly frightening without a good story behind them. That's why your Splash Page team has put together this long list of some of the most terrifying tales they've ever read. Editor Rick Marshall and writers Brian Warmoth, Caleb Goellner and Josh Wigler have each assembled a list of the scariest comics that have stuck with them through the years and skulked in the dark recesses of their comic book memory.
From supernatural threats and viral terrors to alien invasions and sadistic supervillains, »
- Splash Page Team
The Vampire Diaries 1.07 "Haunted" Recap
30 October 2009 12:03 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
After an intolerable and stress-inducing bi-week hiatus, The Vampire Diaries came back to us like a vamp to a love slave and my wrist was stretched out for more. The magazines and websites claimed that last night’s episode, “Haunted”, was going to change the game of the show, but despite the goodies and shocks we got last night, I felt like I had tasted a little bit of bad blood. But I don’t care. I really don’t. Why? Well for starters, the performances last night were phenomenal across the board. If nobody felt moved at all by any of the emotional scenes last night, then you might want to check your pulse. Secondly, the episode was co-written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, the executive producers of the show, as well as Andrew Kreisberg who wrote the story. Thirdly, the episode was directed by Ernest Dickenson; an »
- Mark O. Estes
Geek Deal: Tales from the Crypt Seasons 1-7 for $99
30 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is the complete series of Tales from the Crypt (seven seasons) for $99, 63% off the $267 list price. As with any of the Gold Box Deals, this price will only be valid until midnight. Based on the legendary and gruesome EC Comics from publisher William Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, the super natural, gore and humor and always had a twist ending of sorts. Some of Hollywood's biggest names took part, either working in front or behind the camera. Hosting duties fell to everyone's favorite decaying corpse, the Cryptkeeper. The success of this series spawned a Saturday morning cartoon series (Tales From the Cryptkeeper), a short-lived Saturday morning game show on CBS (Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House) and lots of merchandise. Two feature films (Demon Knight and Bordello of Blood) were also produced and released in the late 90's. The TV »
- Peter Sciretta
Moody Toons
27 October 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
The French omnibus horror film "Fear(s) in the Dark" comes off a bit as a cataract of gimmicks -- fully animated, using comic artists with distinctive styles, no color allowed (well, a little red to pepper up the black and white palette) and focused on phobias and anxieties. Omnibus films, with which we are suddenly surrounded (Paris this, New York that), are gimmicks themselves, not much like anthologies, because you can't roam at will. Their viewing experiences are predicated on variety instead of consistency, and the often fizzling impact of clumped shorts, each more or less the total sum, which is too often shruggable itself.
But "Fear(s)" is a hypnotic cocktail, and its key liquor may be Frenchness -- some of the materials folded in have no sensible conclusion (the fear of "Tales from the Crypt" moralism is unavoidable), and some aren't stories at all. Some stand entire and alone, »
- Michael Atkinson
Exclusive: Richard C. Matheson on 'Splatter'
26 October 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Richard Christian Matheson may come from genre royalty (his dad Richard Matheson's long list of credits include the novel I Am Legend, many classic episodes of The Twilight Zone and much, much more), but he's a very accomplished horror writer in his own right, having penned numerous acclaimed books and stories, as well as episodes of Tales from the Crypt, Amazing Stories, Masters of Horror, and Knight Rider. Richard's most recent project, arriving just in time for Halloween, is a web series for Netflix called Splatter, about a rock star back from the dead to torment his so-called friends. Splatter brings together an insane amount of horror talent. Matheson wrote the script, directed by Joe Dante, produced by... »
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is Shockingly Tasty Horror Anthology
26 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – From producer Bryan Singer (“X-Men,” “Superman Returns”), “Trick ‘r Treat” is a fantastic horror anthology film that has inexplicably been rolling around the Warner Bros. offices for years, having initially been scheduled for release back in 2007. Finally getting a Halloween-tied Blu-Ray release, this is one of the best straight-to-dvd horror flicks in years, a consistently clever and enjoyable genre entry that will have horror fans screaming in glee this holiday season.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
I will never understand why junk like “The Stepfather” and “Saw VI” get national, heavily-marketed releases but something like “Trick ‘r Treat,” which has won festival awards and been buzzed about since it first started screening, won’t be playing on a screen near you this Halloween. This is one messed-up genre. I think if WB had found a way to market this film, especially with the star power of Anna Paquin coming off “True Blood, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Movie Art As Life
22 October 2009 3:53 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
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By Peter DeMarco
On our second date in my studio apartment, my wife shared her spaghetti dinner with a decaying corpse who had just climbed out of his grave.
This not-for-the-squeamish image was from the 1972 horror anthology Tales from the Crypt, which also featured a skull with cobwebs in its black eye socket. Dirty Harry’s, .44 magnum pointed at her from another wall, while a hand beckoned her into 1973’s The Vault of Horror.
You’re an unusual decorator, she’d said. I told her it was only art. That I wasn’t the Starry Night type.
The rest of my 350 square foot apartment was consumed with over 25 framed pieces of movie memorabilia from the 1970s, horrifying and violent artwork which symbolized, paradoxically, the nostalgia I felt for the innocence of my movie-going youth. Equinox. Race with the Devil. Westworld. Straw Dogs. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
John Kassir + More join the Trinity Of Terrors!
21 October 2009 6:21 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
The guest list for the inaugural Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors (to be held October 30 through November 1 at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas) just keeps getting bigger!
John Kassir, best-known as the voice of The Crypt Keeper from HBO's Tales From The Crypt has joined the Trinity, and will be appearing all weekend!
Tickets for our massive Halloween Weekend are now available online through http://www.trinityofterrors.com and through Vegas.com. You may also order tickets from Vegas.com by phone - 1-888-las-vegas (527-8342) 24 hours a day.
Other recent additions to the Trinity's massive guest list include:
Charles Cyphers - Sheriff Leigh Brackett in John Carpenter's original Halloween and it's 1981 sequel Halloween II; along with The Fog, Escape From New York, and more! Ed Neal - The Hitchhiker from Tobe Hooper's 1974 splatterfest The Texas Chain Saw Massacre! Teri McMinn - Pam from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
Horror Review: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’
13 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Trick ‘r Treat is yet another horror film that has been severely mishandled over the last few years. A few other notables are Paranormal Activity (finally out in theaters) and All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (collecting dust on a shelf somewhere). Trick ‘r Treat was shown at a few genre film festivals last year and a few this year as well. It was received by the audiences with giddy, glowing praise, and was heralded an instant Halloween classic.
Then it sat on a shelf with no release date. Fortunately, Warner Brothers threw us horror buffs a bone and released it last week on DVD. It promptly sold out, which demonstrated the pent up demand to see this movie.
Admittedly, it has been over-hyped a bit. It is not among the best horror movies ever made, but it is really fun. It actually celebrates the traditions of Halloween, and is unique in that respect. »
- Shannon Hood
'Trick r Treat' Director Completes Bloody, Winding, 13 Year Journey to Horror Hall of Fame
6 October 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Every now and then, a movie comes along that truly becomes a cult phenomenon. And over the last few years, it’s hard to remember one that has inspired as feverish a following as “Trick R Treat,” the much-buzzed-about horror flick that finally premieres on DVD this week after nearly a three-year delay.
“Oh, it’s been longer than that, actually. I could go all the way back to 1996 if I wanted to,” laughed writer/director Michael Dougherty (“X2”) when we spoke to him Tuesday. “The film was inspired by an animated short I did in school called ‘Season’s Greetings,’ and it was an old-school, traditionally animated short…it was the first place where I featured the mascot for the film, Sam. That film became a calling card, and then in 2001 I decided to make a companion piece to Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ film…off and on between 2001 and 2006, there were multiple drafts. »
- Larry Carroll
Thomas Jane Channels Pulp Horror For Directorial Debut 'Dark Country'
6 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
'Tis the season for scary movies, so it's fitting that Thomas Jane's stylish, noir-fueled horror film "Dark Country" arrives on shelves this week. In his directorial debut, the "Punisher" actor not only makes his first bow behind the camera, but he also stars alongside Lauren German ("Hostel: Part II") and Ron Perlman ("Hellboy")—two actors not entirely unfamiliar with fright-friendly cinema.
Combining surreal, David Lynch-style visuals with a pulpy horror tale that would seem at home in old issues of "Tales From The Crypt" or "Creepy," Jane says comic books weren't far from his mind when he stepped behind the camera.
"I’ve been reading comic books since I was eight years old, and in comics, anything’s possible," Jane told MTV News. "They come up with angles that you could never shoot in life, and they really have to work hard to make that two-dimensional space feel three-dimensional, »
- Rick Marshall
Review: 'Trick 'r Treat'
6 October 2009 11:17 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
The anthology piece: It's something that has tantalized the true-blue horror fan since the earliest days of scary cinema ... and unfortunately it's often among the most disappointing sub-genres of the horror canon. Despite the classic status of titles like Dead of Night, Asylum, Tales from the Crypt, and Creepshow, the horror anthology is often treated like the recycling bin of our beloved genre. If you don't have the skill, the interest, or the attention span to create a complete film, hey, you could always slap three mini-stories into one clumsy lump and call it Nightmares or Deadtime Stories or Tales from the Hood. In other words, most horror fans out there are always down for a new anthology piece ...... »
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 10/06/2009
3 October 2009 11:06 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered.
Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List. It's a Big week, with Trick 'R Treat finally hitting the home market, along with re-issues of The Gate, Audition, and a whole lot more!
Note: Clickable links lead to Amazon.com
Audition (Bd)
New 1080P High-Definition Transfer From The Negative!
Deceptively innocent at first, Takashi Miikes Audition finds Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi, Suicide Club, The Grudge), a middle-aged widower of many years, urged by his teenage son and his film producer friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa (Jun Kunimura, Ichi The Killer) to get out and start dating again. To help Aoyama meet women, Yoshikawa devises a plan to »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
DVD Review: ‘Fear Itself’ Has a Few Highlights, But More Lowlights
28 September 2009 3:02 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – I am an unabashed junkie of anthology horror shows and will gladly debate with you why “The Twilight Zone” is the best show of all time before we get to discussing “The Outer Limits,” “Amazing Stories,” and “Tales From the Crypt.” Naturally, I was a big fan of Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” and was intrigued when a lot of that series’ major players jumped to NBC for “Fear Itself”. The show was a ratings failure and got very little buzz and the first season DVD makes it clear why. Even for an anthology show fan, this is a tough sell.
DVD Rating: 2.0/5.0 “Fear Itself” features thirteen episodes that aired on NBC during the summer of 2008. Like “Masters of Horror” (both shows were produced by the legendary Mick Garris), each episode was directed by a different horror writer and director. And like “Moh” the quality jumps wildly from episode »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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