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24 August 2009 5:38 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Word from Dread Central is that John Landis is returning to horror.  I'm going to give everyone a second to finish howling with delight.  No, that was not a werewolf joke.......yes it was.  Mr. Landis is apparently set to tackle the world of true crime with his new film Burke and Hare.  The title of the film refers to William Burke and William Hare who were Irish immigrants named as the killers of at least 17 people between 1827-1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland(a.k.a The West Port Murders).  As if that weren't bastardly enough, turns out these two necro-entrepreneurs ended up selling the bodies to the Edinburgh medical college for dissection.  This news is made even juicier by the supplemental announcement that Shaun of the Dead funnyman Simon Pegg has signed on to the project. I love Simon Pegg.  The guy cracks me up.  Shaun of the Dead remains one of my favorite romantic comedies of »

- Brian Salisbury

7 July 2009 8:36 AM, PDT | Tilzy.tv | See recent Tilzy.TV news »

The new web comedy MERRIme begins with an ending. In its first scene, the eponymous main character Merri mourns the end of a relationship by tearing into Krispy Kreme and replaying the last voice mail her ex-boyfriend left her over and over again. Twisting the knife that much further, you can hear another woman’s voice at the end of the call. So what’s a romantically challenged 25-year old rich girl on the verge of an eating disorder to do? Listen to her stepmom’s rabid offer to drink Master Cleanse cocktails? Frown at the maid for taking away her bag of crullers? Or is it to pay heed to her father’s curious demand that if she’s not going to get married at least find a job, otherwise wave goodbye to her stacked trust fund. Interesting side note about that father: played by Tom Arnold! And I »

- Michael Neal

2 articles from 2009