On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
This September, we’re celebrating Back to School Night with four midnight movies that aren’t just academically themed but also teach the lessons essential to understanding this school of cinema.
First, read the spoiler-free bait — a weird and wonderful pick from any time in film and why we think it’s worth memorializing. After you’ve watched the movie, come back for the bite — a breakdown of all the spoiler-y moments you’d want to unpack when exiting a theater.
The Bait: Happy New World Pictures Day!
“It Gets Bad On Friday The 13th,” reads the inscription in an ancient book with enough power to rule the world. “But It Gets Worse On Saturday The 14th!”
That’s all you really need to know before watching writer/director Howard R. Cohen...
This September, we’re celebrating Back to School Night with four midnight movies that aren’t just academically themed but also teach the lessons essential to understanding this school of cinema.
First, read the spoiler-free bait — a weird and wonderful pick from any time in film and why we think it’s worth memorializing. After you’ve watched the movie, come back for the bite — a breakdown of all the spoiler-y moments you’d want to unpack when exiting a theater.
The Bait: Happy New World Pictures Day!
“It Gets Bad On Friday The 13th,” reads the inscription in an ancient book with enough power to rule the world. “But It Gets Worse On Saturday The 14th!”
That’s all you really need to know before watching writer/director Howard R. Cohen...
- 9/14/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Universal has teamed up with Loungefly to create a new line of pieces featuring their Universal Monsters! These pieces are fun, classic, and retro. Various monsters are featured, including Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, and more. I just love these pieces!
Let’s take a look!
Universal Monsters Loungefly Exclusive Book Collection Crossbody Bag – $120
I love everything about this piece.
The bag itself features five “books,” including, The Mummy, The Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Lettering on the books does glow in the dark.
The top of the bag features a zipper opening.
There is a snap flap on the side that opens a book and shows a signed library card. I just adore this feature so much!
Library shelves are featured on the lining.
This piece measures 9.5”W x 7.3”H x 4.25”D.
Loungefly Exclusive Universal Monsters Book Flap Wallet- $50
There...
Let’s take a look!
Universal Monsters Loungefly Exclusive Book Collection Crossbody Bag – $120
I love everything about this piece.
The bag itself features five “books,” including, The Mummy, The Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Lettering on the books does glow in the dark.
The top of the bag features a zipper opening.
There is a snap flap on the side that opens a book and shows a signed library card. I just adore this feature so much!
Library shelves are featured on the lining.
This piece measures 9.5”W x 7.3”H x 4.25”D.
Loungefly Exclusive Universal Monsters Book Flap Wallet- $50
There...
- 9/11/2024
- by Kambrea Pratt
- Pirates & Princesses
Heavy spoilers ahead for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."
"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" is a gonzo sequel to an '80s masterpiece. It's also the best movie Tim Burton has made in over a decade -- one that's filled with spectacular art direction, designs, and practical effects.
One big standout aspect of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" comes right after Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice is reunited with Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz after decades of stalking her. Hoping to romantically win her back, he merely points at her and she becomes instantaneously pregnant — literally — and in a matter of seconds, her water breaks and an actual baby drops to the floor. It's one of the grossest things put to screen in a major motion picture this year, on par with the grotesque and graphic birth scenes in "Immaculate" and "The First Omen" but on a PG-13 rating.
As if the birth of the creature isn't enough, the newborn...
"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" is a gonzo sequel to an '80s masterpiece. It's also the best movie Tim Burton has made in over a decade -- one that's filled with spectacular art direction, designs, and practical effects.
One big standout aspect of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" comes right after Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice is reunited with Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz after decades of stalking her. Hoping to romantically win her back, he merely points at her and she becomes instantaneously pregnant — literally — and in a matter of seconds, her water breaks and an actual baby drops to the floor. It's one of the grossest things put to screen in a major motion picture this year, on par with the grotesque and graphic birth scenes in "Immaculate" and "The First Omen" but on a PG-13 rating.
As if the birth of the creature isn't enough, the newborn...
- 9/6/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Jelly Roll has officially launched his Beautifully Broken Tour and you can check out the full set list right here!
The Grammy-nominated country singer kicked off the tour with sold-out shows in Salt Lake City, Ut and Nampa, ID.
Jelly Roll is touring to promote his upcoming album Beautifully Broken, which will be released on October 11. All net profits from every pre-order of the album on Jelly Roll‘s U.S. web store will benefit organizations helping individuals facing challenges with mental health and addiction.
The tour will continue through the end of November with stops all across the country, including stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Tulsa, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Austin, and so many more.
Head inside to check out the set list…
Keep scrolling to check out the full set list…
**This set list is representative of opening night on the tour and might not...
The Grammy-nominated country singer kicked off the tour with sold-out shows in Salt Lake City, Ut and Nampa, ID.
Jelly Roll is touring to promote his upcoming album Beautifully Broken, which will be released on October 11. All net profits from every pre-order of the album on Jelly Roll‘s U.S. web store will benefit organizations helping individuals facing challenges with mental health and addiction.
The tour will continue through the end of November with stops all across the country, including stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Tulsa, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Austin, and so many more.
Head inside to check out the set list…
Keep scrolling to check out the full set list…
**This set list is representative of opening night on the tour and might not...
- 8/31/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
After merging his Atomic Monster film and TV production company with Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions earlier this year, James Wan looks to have finally set his next movie to direct, a remake of the 1954 monster horror film Creature From the Black Lagoon. More on this upcoming movie and Wan's potential involvement below.
Many people might recognize Wan as the creator of the highly successful The Conjuring Universe. He's also the co-creator of other successful horror franchises, such as the Saw franchise and the Insidious film series. But while he's been signed on as producer or executive producer on recent projects, he hasn't sat in the director's chair since 2023's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Now, it's been reported that he's in early talks to direct a Creature From the Black Lagoon remake for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures. He will reportedly produce the film through his Atomic Monster production company,...
Many people might recognize Wan as the creator of the highly successful The Conjuring Universe. He's also the co-creator of other successful horror franchises, such as the Saw franchise and the Insidious film series. But while he's been signed on as producer or executive producer on recent projects, he hasn't sat in the director's chair since 2023's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Now, it's been reported that he's in early talks to direct a Creature From the Black Lagoon remake for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures. He will reportedly produce the film through his Atomic Monster production company,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Crystal George
- 1428 Elm
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom director James Wan is set to return to the ocean for his next feature.
Universal has been trying to get a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon off the ground for a few years at this stage, and the project is finally moving forward with the horror maestro at the helm.
According to THR, Wan is in early talks to direct a reimagining of the black-and-white '50s classic, which was helmed by Jack Arnold.
The original focused on a group of scientists attempting to study an ancient prehistoric monster known as the Gill-Man, who soon becomes dangerous and begins to pick them off after taking a shine to Julia Adams' character. It's still viewed by many as one of the most influential horror films of all time.
This take is described as being "a grounded, modernized retelling that will lean into visceral horror,...
Universal has been trying to get a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon off the ground for a few years at this stage, and the project is finally moving forward with the horror maestro at the helm.
According to THR, Wan is in early talks to direct a reimagining of the black-and-white '50s classic, which was helmed by Jack Arnold.
The original focused on a group of scientists attempting to study an ancient prehistoric monster known as the Gill-Man, who soon becomes dangerous and begins to pick them off after taking a shine to Julia Adams' character. It's still viewed by many as one of the most influential horror films of all time.
This take is described as being "a grounded, modernized retelling that will lean into visceral horror,...
- 8/12/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, the Invisible Man – Universal has brought them all back to the screen in the decades since their glory days in the 1930s and ’40s. But one classic Universal monster who hasn’t had a new movie since the 1950s is the Creature from the Black Lagoon, a.k.a. the Gill Man. The closest we’ve gotten is the unofficial version of the creature that was seen in the 1987 classic The Monster Squad. But now Deadline reports that genre regular James Wan and his production company Atomic Monster are developing “a grounded modernized retelling” of Creature from the Black Lagoon that will lean into “visceral horror while paying respect to the original classic.”
Wan is expected to direct the film and will be producing, with Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott serving as executive producers. EVP of Production Development...
Wan is expected to direct the film and will be producing, with Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott serving as executive producers. EVP of Production Development...
- 8/12/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
I was working in the lab one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight. The Creature Commandos began to rise, and suddenly, to my surprise, a new look at the upcoming DC Universe animation attacked my eyes. Ahead of the show’s presence at San Diego Comic-Con, DC is giving fans a new and frighteningly fantastic look at Creature Commandos, the first television series in the rebooted DC Universe from DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn.
In addition to David Harbour as Frankenstein, the cast of Creature Commandos includes Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Indira Varma as The Bride, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana Rostovic, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky, Steve Agee as John Economos, Sean Gunn as Weasel, and James Gunn as the mechanical soldier G.I. Robot.
New look at DC Studios 'Creature Commandos'
The Max series is set to appear December 2024 pic.
In addition to David Harbour as Frankenstein, the cast of Creature Commandos includes Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Indira Varma as The Bride, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana Rostovic, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky, Steve Agee as John Economos, Sean Gunn as Weasel, and James Gunn as the mechanical soldier G.I. Robot.
New look at DC Studios 'Creature Commandos'
The Max series is set to appear December 2024 pic.
- 7/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
I always look forward to Severin's summer sale, since not only are they discounting previous releases, but they have announced Ten new titles that will be available, including the 4K Uhd release of Opera. The sale kicks off on Friday, July 12th and we have the details:
"Severin Films today announced full details of their 2024 Severin Summer Sale, the most ambitious and eclectic in company history. Leading the mid-year event is the Worldwide Uhd Premiere of Dario Argento’s masterwork Opera, newly restored by Severin and featuring 5 discs, 12 hours of Special Features and the CD soundtrack; the North American Disc Premiere of Dario Argento’S Deep Cuts, a 4-Disc Collection featuring 10 hours from his Rai TV shows; The Worldwide Uhd Premiere of Joe D’Amato’s Penne Post-Apocalypse epic 2020 Texas Gladiators, a 3-disc collection that includes a CD of the never-before-released soundtrack; and Bert I. Gordon’s politically incorrect crime...
"Severin Films today announced full details of their 2024 Severin Summer Sale, the most ambitious and eclectic in company history. Leading the mid-year event is the Worldwide Uhd Premiere of Dario Argento’s masterwork Opera, newly restored by Severin and featuring 5 discs, 12 hours of Special Features and the CD soundtrack; the North American Disc Premiere of Dario Argento’S Deep Cuts, a 4-Disc Collection featuring 10 hours from his Rai TV shows; The Worldwide Uhd Premiere of Joe D’Amato’s Penne Post-Apocalypse epic 2020 Texas Gladiators, a 3-disc collection that includes a CD of the never-before-released soundtrack; and Bert I. Gordon’s politically incorrect crime...
- 7/9/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
By the 1950s, the Universal Monsters had become a punchline with most of them ending their onscreen careers meeting Abbott and Costello. Many of them had become victims of their own success, becoming so iconic that they had lost any ability to frighten anybody. Creatures from outer space, radioactive monsters, and giant bugs had taken over the throne as horror’s reigning attractions and anything that deviated from these felt passé and played out. Universal itself supplied plenty of its own creations into this theatrical landscape and relegated its classic monsters to the small screen. Into this environment came something new from the studio that all but created the modern horror film when Universal unleashed Creature from the Black Lagoon into the world.
There is much about the Creature that is similar to the Universal monsters that have come before. Like Lon Chaney’s Phantom, Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein Monster,...
There is much about the Creature that is similar to the Universal monsters that have come before. Like Lon Chaney’s Phantom, Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein Monster,...
- 6/26/2024
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
Alien didn’t just spring fully formed out of the heads of director Ridley Scott and writers Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Walter Hill, and David Giler. Its combination of “monster on the loose” and “haunted house in space” scenario was perhaps the ultimate distillation of a long line of sci-fi and horror pictures that had come before it, from quick B-movie cheapies to some of the genre’s most elegant offerings. What Alien did under the visionary hand of its director, however, was meld all those influences together in a way that transcended the schlockier elements of the film’s influences and elevated the more artistic and meaningful ones. The result wasn’t just a monster movie, but a psychosexual nightmare with Lovecraftian overtones and a sense of existential dread.
It was also a film that impacted countless others in the 45 years since its release (it came out in May...
It was also a film that impacted countless others in the 45 years since its release (it came out in May...
- 5/29/2024
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
In a recent interview with FandomWire, Nate Purkeypile, a former employee of Bethesda, talked about how his experience with Fallout and the studio helped him make his new game a whole different title. Purkeypile said that when he worked on games like Starfield, there was freedom, like a top-down kind of development.
The goal was to create a timeless game that players could revisit whenever they desired. The Axis Unseen will be the next project of this developer, and the game will be available at some point this year.
The Axis Unseen Is the New Game by Purkeypile The Axis Unseen is the new title of a former employee of the Skyrim studio.
Purkeypile is using all of his talent and experience to make his next game. This title uses urban legends as a setting, and he is the only developer behind it. In an interview with FandomWire, he talked...
The goal was to create a timeless game that players could revisit whenever they desired. The Axis Unseen will be the next project of this developer, and the game will be available at some point this year.
The Axis Unseen Is the New Game by Purkeypile The Axis Unseen is the new title of a former employee of the Skyrim studio.
Purkeypile is using all of his talent and experience to make his next game. This title uses urban legends as a setting, and he is the only developer behind it. In an interview with FandomWire, he talked...
- 5/7/2024
- by Lucas Lapetina
- FandomWire
Following in the wake of dolls based on The Shining, Stephen King’s It, Beetlejuice, Gremlins 2, Elvira, Annabelle, and Creature from the Black Lagoon, Mattel’s Monster High line next welcomes both Morticia and Wednesday Addams from “The Addams Family”!
On Friday, May 10th at 9am Pt, Mattel Creations, Mattel’s e-commerce and content platform for creators, collaborations, and innovators, will be releasing the newest Monster High Skullector set, The Addams Family 2 Pack, featuring Morticia and Wednesday Addams, based on The Addams Family animated movies.
In collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios, Monster High is reimagining your favorite gothic, mother daughter duo from the animated movies, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Selling for $90, this Monster High Skullector doll 2-pack honors icons Morticia and Wednesday Addams in all their gore-geous glory and makes the perfect Mother’s Day present.
Morticia is dolled up in a black spiderweb lace dress...
On Friday, May 10th at 9am Pt, Mattel Creations, Mattel’s e-commerce and content platform for creators, collaborations, and innovators, will be releasing the newest Monster High Skullector set, The Addams Family 2 Pack, featuring Morticia and Wednesday Addams, based on The Addams Family animated movies.
In collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios, Monster High is reimagining your favorite gothic, mother daughter duo from the animated movies, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Selling for $90, this Monster High Skullector doll 2-pack honors icons Morticia and Wednesday Addams in all their gore-geous glory and makes the perfect Mother’s Day present.
Morticia is dolled up in a black spiderweb lace dress...
- 4/29/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Portland, Or – Comics and graphic novel publisher Ablaze expands its Ablaze Manga imprint this summer with the September advance solicitation for Happyland, the manga series by creator Shingo Honda about an extreme amusement park where nothing is as it seems and the horror that lies in store for an unsuspecting family that visits the park.
Happyland will be published in-print and digitally. Ablaze titles are distributed in-print worldwide by Diamond Comic and Diamond Book Distributors. Digital versions of Ablaze titles are available via most major digital platforms.
Happyland, Vol. 1, story and art by Shingo Honda ∙ Srp: $12.99 ∙ 180 Pages ∙ Isbn: 9781684973040 ∙ Available September 11th
Welcome to Happyland, an extreme amusement park! The Komiya family is not unusual is any way, two parents love each other and their two children, who are healthy, happy, and accomplished at school and with extracurriculars. In appearance, they're an ideal family that has everything going for them!
At least…...
Happyland will be published in-print and digitally. Ablaze titles are distributed in-print worldwide by Diamond Comic and Diamond Book Distributors. Digital versions of Ablaze titles are available via most major digital platforms.
Happyland, Vol. 1, story and art by Shingo Honda ∙ Srp: $12.99 ∙ 180 Pages ∙ Isbn: 9781684973040 ∙ Available September 11th
Welcome to Happyland, an extreme amusement park! The Komiya family is not unusual is any way, two parents love each other and their two children, who are healthy, happy, and accomplished at school and with extracurriculars. In appearance, they're an ideal family that has everything going for them!
At least…...
- 4/26/2024
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Following in the wake of dolls based on The Shining, Stephen King’s It, Beetlejuice, Gremlins 2, Elvira, and Annabelle, the Creature from the Black Lagoon is getting a Monster High doll.
On Friday, April 26th at 9am Pt, Mattel Creations, Mattel’s e-commerce and content platform for creators, collaborations, and innovators, will be releasing the newest Monster High Skullector doll, Creature From the Black Lagoon!
In partnership with Universal Products & Experiences, Monster High is reimagining the iconic creature who lies in the mysterious depths of the Amazon just in time for the 70th anniversary of the classic film. The prehistoric amphibious humanoid dazzles in Monster High fashion with glimmering green gills, shimmering scales, and killer harpoon heels.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon Monster High doll features…
10.5 inches tall with 11 points of articulation New face sculpt (made specifically for this doll) on original scaly body with fin and gill...
On Friday, April 26th at 9am Pt, Mattel Creations, Mattel’s e-commerce and content platform for creators, collaborations, and innovators, will be releasing the newest Monster High Skullector doll, Creature From the Black Lagoon!
In partnership with Universal Products & Experiences, Monster High is reimagining the iconic creature who lies in the mysterious depths of the Amazon just in time for the 70th anniversary of the classic film. The prehistoric amphibious humanoid dazzles in Monster High fashion with glimmering green gills, shimmering scales, and killer harpoon heels.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon Monster High doll features…
10.5 inches tall with 11 points of articulation New face sculpt (made specifically for this doll) on original scaly body with fin and gill...
- 4/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
María Silvia Esteve’s Thoughtful Abuse Survival Documentary ‘Mailin’ Steps in Where Justice Fails to
Documentaries can reach places justice cannot: this is the credo of Argentinian writer-director-producer María Silvia Esteve, whose latest project “Mailin” won the 2|35 Post-Production Company Award at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. For seven years, Esteve has been working with Mailin Gobbo in Buenos Aires to document her story of overcoming systematic sexual abuse. Gobbo led a legal battle against former priest Carlos Eduardo José, but lost the case in March 2021 when José was cleared of all charges.
“Mailin” is Esteve’s sophomore documentary feature after “Silvia,” which premiered at IDFA in 2018; her short “Criatura” was awarded in Locarno in 2021. Already, this new project has gathered industry accolades, such as the IDFA Bertha Fund. Additionally, “Mailin” had already scored a double award win at the Visions du Réel Industry 2022, under the care of Alejandra López (Ikki Films) as co-producer, and is supported by Argentina, France and Romania.
The director told Variety in the...
“Mailin” is Esteve’s sophomore documentary feature after “Silvia,” which premiered at IDFA in 2018; her short “Criatura” was awarded in Locarno in 2021. Already, this new project has gathered industry accolades, such as the IDFA Bertha Fund. Additionally, “Mailin” had already scored a double award win at the Visions du Réel Industry 2022, under the care of Alejandra López (Ikki Films) as co-producer, and is supported by Argentina, France and Romania.
The director told Variety in the...
- 3/15/2024
- by Savina Petkova
- Variety Film + TV
Frank Grillo, who played a tough villain in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is asking Marvel’s co-president, Louis D’Esposito, for a favor. He wants his character, Crossbones, back in the Marvel movies before he gets too old. The 58-year-old knows time is ticking, so he’s keen to jump back into the role while he still can.
Frank Grillo as Roy Pulver in Boss Level
But hold up, he’s also gearing up to voice Rick Flag Sr. in the new Creature Commandos cartoon series. Grillo’s caught between old and new gigs, showing how actors connect with their characters. It’s a tricky balance, juggling different worlds in Hollywood.
Frank Grillo Is All In For Bringing Back His Creature Commandos Character
Frank Grillo, the action-packed movie guy, is pretty stoked about his Creature Commandos character making a comeback.
You might remember him as Crossbones from the Marvel Cinematic Universe,...
Frank Grillo as Roy Pulver in Boss Level
But hold up, he’s also gearing up to voice Rick Flag Sr. in the new Creature Commandos cartoon series. Grillo’s caught between old and new gigs, showing how actors connect with their characters. It’s a tricky balance, juggling different worlds in Hollywood.
Frank Grillo Is All In For Bringing Back His Creature Commandos Character
Frank Grillo, the action-packed movie guy, is pretty stoked about his Creature Commandos character making a comeback.
You might remember him as Crossbones from the Marvel Cinematic Universe,...
- 3/9/2024
- by Muskan Chaudhary
- FandomWire
A totally killer paranormal love story inspired by Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel is headed to the screen with Lisa Frankenstein, written by Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) and directed by Zelda Williams. Lisa Frankenstein comes to theaters on February 9, 2024.
The ’80s set comedy is “a coming of Rage love story about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.”
Kathryn Newton (Freaky, Abigail) and Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) star as high school outcast Lisa Swallows and Creature, two complicated characters that couldn’t be further apart in personality but are drawn together by bizarre, supernatural circumstances. Whereas Lisa can’t stop talking, centuries of being dead have left Creature a lumbering,...
The ’80s set comedy is “a coming of Rage love story about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.”
Kathryn Newton (Freaky, Abigail) and Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) star as high school outcast Lisa Swallows and Creature, two complicated characters that couldn’t be further apart in personality but are drawn together by bizarre, supernatural circumstances. Whereas Lisa can’t stop talking, centuries of being dead have left Creature a lumbering,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
15 years ago Diablo Cody and Karyn Kusama joined forced to deliver "Jennifer's Body," a genuine cult classic that went from mismarketed box office failure maligned by critics who didn't understand its brilliance, to the reclaimed favorite that became one of the selling points in the marketing for "Lisa Frankenstein." Cody returns to the teen horror comedy space alongside Zelda Williams (in her feature directorial debut) with a zany, heartfelt, and unapologetically odd story about a particularly peculiar high school outcast named Lisa (Kathryn Newton) who goes on a murderous adventure with the reanimated corpse of a young man — whose grave she hangs out at — in search of new limbs, a sense of autonomy, and maybe even love.
Set against the backdrop of the candy-coated neon bubblegum of the 1980s, "Lisa Frankenstein" makes no qualms about being for weirdos, and by weirdos. It's the resulting lovechild of a raucous orgy between "Edward Scissorhands,...
Set against the backdrop of the candy-coated neon bubblegum of the 1980s, "Lisa Frankenstein" makes no qualms about being for weirdos, and by weirdos. It's the resulting lovechild of a raucous orgy between "Edward Scissorhands,...
- 2/7/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The new thriller "Creature", set during the 'Ottoman Empire', is a re-imagining of Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein", written and directed by Çagan Irmak, streaming October 20, 2023 on Netflix:
".... during the final era of the 'Ottoman Empire', 'Ziya', an adventurous, rebellious, medical student has the desire to become an excellent physician and to find cure to infectious diseases. Ziya's path crosses with 'Ihsan', a fellow medical doctor, balancing the fine line between genius and insanity.
"He is the only person who truly understands Ziya's ambitions. However these two estranged, wounded souls will pay the price for the forbidden experiment they were brave enough to conduct. The ancient encryption they have tried to decrypt could let all hell break loose..."
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".... during the final era of the 'Ottoman Empire', 'Ziya', an adventurous, rebellious, medical student has the desire to become an excellent physician and to find cure to infectious diseases. Ziya's path crosses with 'Ihsan', a fellow medical doctor, balancing the fine line between genius and insanity.
"He is the only person who truly understands Ziya's ambitions. However these two estranged, wounded souls will pay the price for the forbidden experiment they were brave enough to conduct. The ancient encryption they have tried to decrypt could let all hell break loose..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/6/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
A couple months ago, it was announced that eight of the classic Universal Monsters movies – Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera, and Creature from the Black Lagoon – would be receiving a limited edition 4K box set release. That box set was supposed to reach store shelves today, October 3rd… but you may have noticed that it’s not available, and Amazon stopped taking orders. That’s because the release of the box set has been delayed until February of 2024.
Our friends at Bloody Disgusting shared the following message from Universal: “Due to an unexpected packaging issue, the originally planned October 3, 2023 release of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s upcoming 4K collectible box set of the “Universal Classic Monsters Limited Edition Collection” is moving to February 13, 2024. We appreciate your patience and are very sorry for the inconvenience.”
An image of...
Our friends at Bloody Disgusting shared the following message from Universal: “Due to an unexpected packaging issue, the originally planned October 3, 2023 release of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s upcoming 4K collectible box set of the “Universal Classic Monsters Limited Edition Collection” is moving to February 13, 2024. We appreciate your patience and are very sorry for the inconvenience.”
An image of...
- 10/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
In what marks a departure in her filmmaking, Carla Simon, director of Berlin Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” is preparing a flamenco musical for her fourth feature.
Like “Alcarràs,” the project is set to be produced by María Zamora at her Valencia-based production-distribution house Elastica Films.
“Romería,” the third part of Simón’s trilogy begun by 2017’s “Summer 1993,” is still set to shoot in Summer 2024, Zamora told Variety.
“But we can’t wait to start shaping this fascinating proposal that excites me as a producer,”she added.
Simón describes the new film as a “neorealist flamenco musical in the neighbourhood of La Mina, Barcelona.”
“Since I discovered that my biological mother was passionate about flamenco, a great curiosity began to grow in me for this genre, because of its history and its exceptional capacity to connect directly with emotion,” she explained to Variety.
“This time music and dance will become the...
Like “Alcarràs,” the project is set to be produced by María Zamora at her Valencia-based production-distribution house Elastica Films.
“Romería,” the third part of Simón’s trilogy begun by 2017’s “Summer 1993,” is still set to shoot in Summer 2024, Zamora told Variety.
“But we can’t wait to start shaping this fascinating proposal that excites me as a producer,”she added.
Simón describes the new film as a “neorealist flamenco musical in the neighbourhood of La Mina, Barcelona.”
“Since I discovered that my biological mother was passionate about flamenco, a great curiosity began to grow in me for this genre, because of its history and its exceptional capacity to connect directly with emotion,” she explained to Variety.
“This time music and dance will become the...
- 9/22/2023
- by Pablo Sandoval and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
"Wonder what happens if you awaken the beast within?" Netflix has revealed a teaser trailer for a new Turkish series called Creature, based on the novel by Mary Shelly. This Turkish re-imagining of Shelly's classic Frankenstein story is set during the Ottoman Empire many years ago. One of the most fundamental questions of humanity, "death and beyond", is explored in Çagan Irmak's new series. The biggest wish of Ziya, an adventurous, rebellious and excited young medical student, is to be a very good physician and cure many epidemics that medicine cannot find a cure for. His path crosses with Ihsan, a fellow medical doctor, balancing the fine line between genius and insanity. However these two estranged, wounded souls will pay the price for the forbidden experiment they were brave enough to conduct. The series stars Erkan Kolçak Köstendil as İhsan & Taner Ölmez as Ziya, with Engin Benli, Şifanur Gül,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
With Now Showing, your Halloweenies gather each month for a review on something new and something old in horror. This month, co-hosts Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, and McKenzie Gerber shoot the shit about all kinds of spooky stuff, specifically The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Subspecies V, 65, Brainscan, Creature, and A Perfect Getaway.
Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, and The Evil Dead. This year? It’s Chucky!
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries, one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals, and even topical spinoffs like this past summer’s greatest adventure Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.
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Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, and The Evil Dead. This year? It’s Chucky!
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries, one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals, and even topical spinoffs like this past summer’s greatest adventure Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.
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- 8/28/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Tubbz range of cosplaying collectible rubber ducks from Numskull Designs now has over 230 iconic characters from popular culture, and the Tubbz Horror wave is growing.
Joining a lineup that includes Dracula, Werewolf, Frankenstein’s Creature, The Mummy, Chucky, Gremlins‘ Stripe, David & Michael from The Lost Boys, Beetlejuice, Pennywise, Regan (The Exorcist), The Nun, Annabelle and Leatherface are four brand new Tubbz Horror duckies this year, including Hannibal Lecter, Tiffany, Carrie, and Carol Anne from Poltergeist!
Numskull previews the full lineup…
Hannibal Lecter – yikes it’s the Silence of the Ducks as this serial killing mad man disguises himself as a cosplaying duck. We can see through that mask and we’re not sticking around for him to invite us for a glass of chianti – No. Thank. You!
Tiffany – Bride of Ducky! She has one thing on her mind… murder. She’s dressed to kill, black biker jacket, ‘Tiff’ necklace,...
Joining a lineup that includes Dracula, Werewolf, Frankenstein’s Creature, The Mummy, Chucky, Gremlins‘ Stripe, David & Michael from The Lost Boys, Beetlejuice, Pennywise, Regan (The Exorcist), The Nun, Annabelle and Leatherface are four brand new Tubbz Horror duckies this year, including Hannibal Lecter, Tiffany, Carrie, and Carol Anne from Poltergeist!
Numskull previews the full lineup…
Hannibal Lecter – yikes it’s the Silence of the Ducks as this serial killing mad man disguises himself as a cosplaying duck. We can see through that mask and we’re not sticking around for him to invite us for a glass of chianti – No. Thank. You!
Tiffany – Bride of Ducky! She has one thing on her mind… murder. She’s dressed to kill, black biker jacket, ‘Tiff’ necklace,...
- 8/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Oscar winner Fernando Trueba (“Belle Epoque”), “The Secret Life of Words” director Isabel Coixet and “Veneno” writer-director-producers Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo feature among talent behind Spanish titles at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival, the highest profile film event in the Spanish-speaking world.
Coixet will compete for the first time in San Sebastian’s main competition with “Un Amor,” a probing village-set tale of emotional dependence starring Laia Costa (“Lullaby”) and “Money Heist’s” Hovik Keuchkerian.
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal will present as a special screening animated feature “They Shot the Piano Player,” a joyful and finally devastating portrait of the life and fate of pianist Francisco Tenorio Jr. narrated by Jeff Goldblum.
Ambrossi and Calvo – popularly known as Los Javis – will world premiere “La Mesías,” the most awaited Spanish series of the year, a big-scale, period-hopping Movistar Plus+ original, chronicling the devastating effect of a childhood education,...
Coixet will compete for the first time in San Sebastian’s main competition with “Un Amor,” a probing village-set tale of emotional dependence starring Laia Costa (“Lullaby”) and “Money Heist’s” Hovik Keuchkerian.
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal will present as a special screening animated feature “They Shot the Piano Player,” a joyful and finally devastating portrait of the life and fate of pianist Francisco Tenorio Jr. narrated by Jeff Goldblum.
Ambrossi and Calvo – popularly known as Los Javis – will world premiere “La Mesías,” the most awaited Spanish series of the year, a big-scale, period-hopping Movistar Plus+ original, chronicling the devastating effect of a childhood education,...
- 7/14/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Mumbai, June 11 (Ians) Director and producer Vikram Bhatt’s daughter and debutante director Krishna Bhatt has tied the knot with longtime boyfriend Vedant Sarda in Mumbai. And their wedding reception was a starry affair.
Those who showed up to bless the newlyweds included Mahesh Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt, Bobby Deol, Avika Gor, Aftab Shivdasani, Sandeepa Dhar, and Sunny Leone, who came with her husband Daniel Weber and their children.
Before the wedding reception, the Bhatt clan organised a sangeet for Krishna and Vedant. The event was a starry affair where Vikram Bhatt took the centre stage and danced with his daughter.
In the video, Krishna can be seen dressed in a gorgeous pastel lehenga while enjoying a slow dance with her dad, with whom she has worked as his assistant director in films such as “Haunted”, “Creature” and “Mr X”.
For the wedding, Krishna opted for a maroon traditional lehenga with...
Those who showed up to bless the newlyweds included Mahesh Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt, Bobby Deol, Avika Gor, Aftab Shivdasani, Sandeepa Dhar, and Sunny Leone, who came with her husband Daniel Weber and their children.
Before the wedding reception, the Bhatt clan organised a sangeet for Krishna and Vedant. The event was a starry affair where Vikram Bhatt took the centre stage and danced with his daughter.
In the video, Krishna can be seen dressed in a gorgeous pastel lehenga while enjoying a slow dance with her dad, with whom she has worked as his assistant director in films such as “Haunted”, “Creature” and “Mr X”.
For the wedding, Krishna opted for a maroon traditional lehenga with...
- 6/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
“Creatura,” the feature debut of Elena Martín, exploring female sexual desire and repression, has won this year’s 20th Europa Cinemas Cannes Label for best European Film at the 2022 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Announced Thursday by Europa Cinemas, ahead of the closing ceremony this afternoon, the prize is one of two at Directors’ Fortnight, and awarded by one of the sidebar’s partners, given the section is non-competitive.
A second partner plaudit, the Sacd Prize, handed out by France’s Writers’ Guild, will be announced simultaneously to the Europa Cinemas Label.
“Creature” hit Cannes will multiple tailwinds. Like last year’s Berlin Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” it’s made by an emerging woman director associated by the so-called Catalan New Wave of helmers and producers making films twinning a strong sense of place and universal issues.
The second feature from 2021 Málaga best director Martín (“Júlia ist”) and a “Veneno” writer and “Perfect Life” director,...
Announced Thursday by Europa Cinemas, ahead of the closing ceremony this afternoon, the prize is one of two at Directors’ Fortnight, and awarded by one of the sidebar’s partners, given the section is non-competitive.
A second partner plaudit, the Sacd Prize, handed out by France’s Writers’ Guild, will be announced simultaneously to the Europa Cinemas Label.
“Creature” hit Cannes will multiple tailwinds. Like last year’s Berlin Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” it’s made by an emerging woman director associated by the so-called Catalan New Wave of helmers and producers making films twinning a strong sense of place and universal issues.
The second feature from 2021 Málaga best director Martín (“Júlia ist”) and a “Veneno” writer and “Perfect Life” director,...
- 5/25/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Paris-based Luxbox has snapped up sales rights on “Puan,” the awaited new film from María Alche and Benjamín Naishtat, two of Argentina’s fastest-rising directors.
The new title co-stars Leonardo Sbaraglia.
“Puan” catches Alché after she won San Sebastian’s prestigious Horizontes Award in 2018 for her Visit Films-sold feature debut, “A Family Submerged,” before teaming on “Puan” with Naishat who, the same year at San Sebastian, won director, actor (Dario Grandinetti) and cinematography (Pedro Sotero) in main competition for “Rojo,” sparking a rave Variety review.
“Rojo” denounced the tacit collusion of many Argentineans in the violence of Argentina’s extreme right just months before the coup d’etat which brought the Junta to power.
Also written by Alché and Naishtat, “Puan” looks like another state of the nation take, delivered, however, in lighter comic terms, set at the “weirdly amazing” – Naishtat’s words – Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Buenos Aires,...
The new title co-stars Leonardo Sbaraglia.
“Puan” catches Alché after she won San Sebastian’s prestigious Horizontes Award in 2018 for her Visit Films-sold feature debut, “A Family Submerged,” before teaming on “Puan” with Naishat who, the same year at San Sebastian, won director, actor (Dario Grandinetti) and cinematography (Pedro Sotero) in main competition for “Rojo,” sparking a rave Variety review.
“Rojo” denounced the tacit collusion of many Argentineans in the violence of Argentina’s extreme right just months before the coup d’etat which brought the Junta to power.
Also written by Alché and Naishtat, “Puan” looks like another state of the nation take, delivered, however, in lighter comic terms, set at the “weirdly amazing” – Naishtat’s words – Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Buenos Aires,...
- 5/11/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Bloody Disgusting has learned this week that special effects artist Bill Basso, whose work can be seen in a handful of genre favorites, passed on May 4, 2023 at the age of 60 years old.
“William Anthony Basso Jr. was a sculptor, painter, and special effects makeup artist. He was born on December 8, 1962, in Manalapan, and attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school and Parsons School of Design for college,” his obituary reads.
Primarily working for the legendary Stan Winston Studio throughout the 1990s, Bill Basso’s special effects credits include “Monsters,” Tremors, Bride of Re-Animator, Edward Scissorhands, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park, Interview with the Vampire, Congo, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Relic, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Creature, Lake Placid, Inspector Gadget, Lost Souls, and Reign of Fire.
Basso was also on the special effects makeup crew for Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, and he did puppeteer work on Predator 2,...
“William Anthony Basso Jr. was a sculptor, painter, and special effects makeup artist. He was born on December 8, 1962, in Manalapan, and attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school and Parsons School of Design for college,” his obituary reads.
Primarily working for the legendary Stan Winston Studio throughout the 1990s, Bill Basso’s special effects credits include “Monsters,” Tremors, Bride of Re-Animator, Edward Scissorhands, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park, Interview with the Vampire, Congo, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Relic, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Creature, Lake Placid, Inspector Gadget, Lost Souls, and Reign of Fire.
Basso was also on the special effects makeup crew for Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, and he did puppeteer work on Predator 2,...
- 5/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The next era of the DC Cinematic Universe is kicking into gear with news from "Creature Commandos," the weirdest upcoming title from the era of James Gunn and Peter Safran's leadership. The animated series brings back everyone's favorite disgusting creature Weasel alongside other wacky heroes like a mermaid doctor, the bride of Frankenstein, and *checks notes* military man Rick Flag Sr. Yes, Flag — the only member of the squad who could walk the streets without causing panic — is definitely the odd one out. The team of weirdos (and Rick Flag) are more than just their looks, though — they now have voices in the form of some very recognizable actors. The "Creature Commandos" voice cast has officially been unveiled to include David Harbour, Indira Varma, Alan Tudyk, Maria Bakalova, Zoe Chao, and more.
The news, first reported by Collider and later confirmed by Gunn on Twitter, also reveals that the...
The news, first reported by Collider and later confirmed by Gunn on Twitter, also reveals that the...
- 4/12/2023
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
Yesterday, we shared the news that Encyclopocalypse Publications, the company that not only brought John Skipp and Craig Spector’s novelization of Fright Night and Jeff Rovin’s novelization of Re-Animator back into print, but have also commissioned new novelizations of older films like Scared to Death, Wishmaster, Vamp, Titan Find (a.k.a. Creature), and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, is set to bring us a novelization of the 1989 Troma release Redneck Zombies. But that’s not the only novelization they currently have in the works. Encyclopocalypse Publications has also announced that they’ve got Snow Shark author Brian G. Berry working on a novelization of the 1986 low budget classic Nail Gun Massacre, while A Bouquet of Viscera author Bridgett Nelson is writing a novelization of the unnerving 2008 film Deadgirl!
Written and directed by Terry Lofton, Nail Gun Massacre told the following story: Forget about that guy with the chainsaw.
Written and directed by Terry Lofton, Nail Gun Massacre told the following story: Forget about that guy with the chainsaw.
- 4/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Encyclopocalypse Publications not only brought John Skipp and Craig Spector’s novelization of Fright Night and Jeff Rovin’s novelization of Re-Animator back into print, they’ve also been commissioning new novelizations of older films. Matt Serafini wrote a novelization of the 1980 sci-fi horror film Scared to Death, while Christian Francis wrote novelizations of 1997’s Wishmaster, 1986’s Vamp, and 1985’s Titan Find (a.k.a. Creature). On the more recent side, Bret Nelson wrote a novelization of 2011’s Manborg. A couple months ago, we heard that we’ll be getting a novelization of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes from Encyclopocalypse Publications and author Jeff Strand. And now it has been revealed that Encyclopocalypse Publications also has a novelization of the 1989 Troma release Redneck Zombies (watch it Here) in the works!
The Redneck Zombies novelization is being written by Kristopher Ruffy and Ed Bishop, and the authors have even been kind enough to share some excerpts!
The Redneck Zombies novelization is being written by Kristopher Ruffy and Ed Bishop, and the authors have even been kind enough to share some excerpts!
- 4/5/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
On Monday, Oscar-winning documentarian Asif Kapadia told a roomful of Cph:dox Conference attendees that he might have never directed a nonfiction film had it not been for Harvey Weinstein “killing” his first narrative feature film, “The Warrior.”
“The Warrior,” starring the late Irrfan Khan, is about a mercenary directed by an evil warlord to wreak havoc on a rural village in Rajasthan by forcing the poor inhabitants to pay taxes. In 2003, the film won two BAFTAs for outstanding debut and outstanding British Film. But according to Kapadia, the film garnered no attention outside of England due to Weinstein, who bought worldwide rights – excluding the U.K. – in 2001.
“I was flown out to New York to meet Weinstein, and everyone was saying how great it was that the film had sold to Miramax,” Kapadia said. “I remember saying why I did not feel good about (the deal).”
At the meeting, Kapadia...
“The Warrior,” starring the late Irrfan Khan, is about a mercenary directed by an evil warlord to wreak havoc on a rural village in Rajasthan by forcing the poor inhabitants to pay taxes. In 2003, the film won two BAFTAs for outstanding debut and outstanding British Film. But according to Kapadia, the film garnered no attention outside of England due to Weinstein, who bought worldwide rights – excluding the U.K. – in 2001.
“I was flown out to New York to meet Weinstein, and everyone was saying how great it was that the film had sold to Miramax,” Kapadia said. “I remember saying why I did not feel good about (the deal).”
At the meeting, Kapadia...
- 3/20/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
When Bhavnani first wrote a horror story ‘Bearlike Man’ that was selected at Bifan (Korea), the largest genre festival in Asia, she found herself to be the first Indian woman director to be on the platform ever.
"We were practically non-existent in that space. Over the three decades I looked at, 9.9 per cent of directors were women. Horror comes with just 5.9 per cent of directors being women and Sci-fi – 2.8 per cent. I find this statistic offensive. Wench 2022 showcased 47 horror /sci-fi/fantasy films — 43 of them directed by women," she tells Ians.
Believing that India has not really explored horror in its truest potential or form, the filmmaker feels there is no better medium to highlight social change than this genre.
"And there are so many different ways to make them instead of the cliche knee-jerk horror that we all know of," she asserts.
Talk to her about the fact that most...
"We were practically non-existent in that space. Over the three decades I looked at, 9.9 per cent of directors were women. Horror comes with just 5.9 per cent of directors being women and Sci-fi – 2.8 per cent. I find this statistic offensive. Wench 2022 showcased 47 horror /sci-fi/fantasy films — 43 of them directed by women," she tells Ians.
Believing that India has not really explored horror in its truest potential or form, the filmmaker feels there is no better medium to highlight social change than this genre.
"And there are so many different ways to make them instead of the cliche knee-jerk horror that we all know of," she asserts.
Talk to her about the fact that most...
- 3/16/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Guillermo del Toro is reportedly working on his own adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for Netflix, and Deadline brings us some exciting (potential) casting news this week.
According to the site’s sources, Mia Goth (Pearl), Oscar Isaac (“Moon Knight”) and Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) are all in early talks to potentially come on board.
Deadline notes in this afternoon’s exclusive report, “Insiders close to the pic caution that del Toro is still working on the script and no formal offers have given to any actors. But sources add that he has met with all three and each is on board to star.”
Del Toro is writing and directing Frankenstein for Netflix, with his specific approach completely under wraps at this time. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more about the project.
Back in 2018, Guillermo del Toro won four Academy Awards for The Shape of Water,...
According to the site’s sources, Mia Goth (Pearl), Oscar Isaac (“Moon Knight”) and Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) are all in early talks to potentially come on board.
Deadline notes in this afternoon’s exclusive report, “Insiders close to the pic caution that del Toro is still working on the script and no formal offers have given to any actors. But sources add that he has met with all three and each is on board to star.”
Del Toro is writing and directing Frankenstein for Netflix, with his specific approach completely under wraps at this time. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more about the project.
Back in 2018, Guillermo del Toro won four Academy Awards for The Shape of Water,...
- 3/15/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
William Malone, a Master of Horror behind such films as Creature, House on Haunted Hill, and Parasomnia, once took a stab at mixing early internet tech with horror in FeardotCom, which starred Stephen Dorff and was released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2002.
The film has been making a bit of a resurgence and maybe even having a renaissance with horror fans newly appreciating the much-maligned techy horror film that followed Dorff as a New York City detective who investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto feardotcom.
Now, you can judge for yourself as FeardotCom is streaming exclusively on Screambox today, alongside Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead)!
March is a huge month on Screambox as we’ll also be releasing the second season of “The Island” from Pandorum director Christian Alvart,...
The film has been making a bit of a resurgence and maybe even having a renaissance with horror fans newly appreciating the much-maligned techy horror film that followed Dorff as a New York City detective who investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto feardotcom.
Now, you can judge for yourself as FeardotCom is streaming exclusively on Screambox today, alongside Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead)!
March is a huge month on Screambox as we’ll also be releasing the second season of “The Island” from Pandorum director Christian Alvart,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Today marks a tragic moment in Hollywood history, as Ricou Browning, the Gill-man himself and the last remaining actor to play a Universal Classic Monster. has passed away at 93. The actor's daughter Kim Browning told The Hollywood Reporter that his death at his Southwest Ranches, Florida residence was due to natural causes. She added, "He had a fabulous career in the film industry, providing wonderful entertainment for past and future generations." Browning was a cinematic, nautical legend, and his unique skill set kept him working in the field for most of his life. He famously claimed he could hold his breath for over four minutes, which isn't hard to believe considering his line of work.
Browning's appearance in the 1954 feature "Creature from the Black Lagoon" created another monstrous icon for Universal, which had already turned horror characters like Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolf-Man into mainstream celebrities. Although Ben Chapman...
Browning's appearance in the 1954 feature "Creature from the Black Lagoon" created another monstrous icon for Universal, which had already turned horror characters like Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolf-Man into mainstream celebrities. Although Ben Chapman...
- 2/28/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
There’s sad news to report this evening, as it has been announced that Ricou Browning – who was the last surviving actor to have played a classic Universal Monster, since he portrayed the Gill-Man in the underwater scenes in all three entries of the Creature from the Black Lagoon trilogy; Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955), and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) – has passed away at the age of 93. The Hollywood Reporter notes that his daughter Kim confirmed he passed away yesterday, just eleven days after his birthday.
Born in Fort Pierce, Florida on February 16, 1930, Browning started his career in the entertainment industry by working in water shows at tourist attractions and performing in underwater newsreels. When Gill-Man scenes were being filmed for Creature from the Black Lagoon in Florida, the crew chose Browning to play the swimming creature because he was a strong swimmer and could...
Born in Fort Pierce, Florida on February 16, 1930, Browning started his career in the entertainment industry by working in water shows at tourist attractions and performing in underwater newsreels. When Gill-Man scenes were being filmed for Creature from the Black Lagoon in Florida, the crew chose Browning to play the swimming creature because he was a strong swimmer and could...
- 2/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Ricou Browning, who took to the water as the menacing Gill-Man in the Creature From the Black Lagoon and as the creative force behind the original Flipper movie and TV show, has died. He was 93.
Browning died Monday of natural causes at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida, his daughter Kim Browning told The Hollywood Reporter. “He had a fabulous career in the film industry, providing wonderful entertainment for past and future generations,” she said.
The Florida native also served as a stuntman on Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), doubled for Jerry Lewis in Don’t Give Up the Ship (1959) and “played all the bad guys in [TV’s] Sea Hunt,” he said in a 2013 interview.
Plus, Browning directed the harpoon-filled fight in Thunderball (1965), another underwater scene in Never Say Never Again (1983) and the hilarious Jaws-inspired candy bar-in-the-pool sequence in Caddyshack (1980).
Browning, who said he could routinely hold his...
Browning died Monday of natural causes at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida, his daughter Kim Browning told The Hollywood Reporter. “He had a fabulous career in the film industry, providing wonderful entertainment for past and future generations,” she said.
The Florida native also served as a stuntman on Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), doubled for Jerry Lewis in Don’t Give Up the Ship (1959) and “played all the bad guys in [TV’s] Sea Hunt,” he said in a 2013 interview.
Plus, Browning directed the harpoon-filled fight in Thunderball (1965), another underwater scene in Never Say Never Again (1983) and the hilarious Jaws-inspired candy bar-in-the-pool sequence in Caddyshack (1980).
Browning, who said he could routinely hold his...
- 2/28/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ and ‘Broker’ also open in top 10.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Feb 24-26) Total gross to date Week 1. Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (Disney) £3.05m £14.65m 2 2. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Universal) £1.76m £20.5m 4 3. Cocaine Bear (Universal) £1.58m £1.58m 1 4. What’s Love Got To Do With It? (Studiocanal) £1.03m £1.08m 1 5. Magic Mike’s Last Dance (Warner Bros)
£470,000 £4.9m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.20
Universal’s Cocaine Bear led the weekend’s new titles at the UK-Ireland box office, taking £1.58m from February 24-26.
The comedy thriller, directed by Elizabeth Banks, landed third on the...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Feb 24-26) Total gross to date Week 1. Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (Disney) £3.05m £14.65m 2 2. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Universal) £1.76m £20.5m 4 3. Cocaine Bear (Universal) £1.58m £1.58m 1 4. What’s Love Got To Do With It? (Studiocanal) £1.03m £1.08m 1 5. Magic Mike’s Last Dance (Warner Bros)
£470,000 £4.9m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.20
Universal’s Cocaine Bear led the weekend’s new titles at the UK-Ireland box office, taking £1.58m from February 24-26.
The comedy thriller, directed by Elizabeth Banks, landed third on the...
- 2/27/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
As a great lady once sang, what's love got to do with it? Everything, is usually the answer, and that certainly drives this week's episode of the Empire Podcast and, indeed, the new rom-com What's Love Got To Do With It, whose stars, Lily James and Shazad Latif, pop onto a laptop and have a Zoom chat with Chris Hewitt in which he makes a desperate pitch to become their agent, and leaves the Working Title screening room in a frightful state. And love — namely of a little green guy with big ears – drives The Mandalorian, which is gearing up to return to Disney+ on March 1, and Chris also sits down with Jon 'Favs' Favreau for an interview about the show, how to find a director for Star Wars, and working with Peter Falk.
Then, in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Ben Travis, Alex Godfrey and James Dyer for...
Then, in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Ben Travis, Alex Godfrey and James Dyer for...
- 2/24/2023
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
‘Cocaine Bear’ hunts for a fast start; ‘Joyland’, ‘Broker’ hit cinemas.
Shekhar Kapur’s cross-cultural romantic comedy What’s Love Got To Do With It? sets a record for widest Studiocanal UK-Ireland opening this weekend, starting its run in 630 locations.
The film, which debuted at Toronto Film Festival in Septemer last year, tops the 607-site opening of Paddington 2 from November 2017.
Set in London, What’s Love Got To Do With It? follows Kazim, a young Pakistani-British man who is having an arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan; and his childhood friend Zoe, a filmmaker documenting the process.
Shazad Latif and...
Shekhar Kapur’s cross-cultural romantic comedy What’s Love Got To Do With It? sets a record for widest Studiocanal UK-Ireland opening this weekend, starting its run in 630 locations.
The film, which debuted at Toronto Film Festival in Septemer last year, tops the 607-site opening of Paddington 2 from November 2017.
Set in London, What’s Love Got To Do With It? follows Kazim, a young Pakistani-British man who is having an arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan; and his childhood friend Zoe, a filmmaker documenting the process.
Shazad Latif and...
- 2/24/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Khan’s creation for English National Ballet is filmed by Kapadia, and has an ambiguous intensity that should interest audiences beyond dance fans
Asif Kapadia returns with something unlike his previous acclaimed films … but maybe not utterly unlike. Kapadia has become known for intense documentary studies of agonised public figures including Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse and Diego Maradona, for whom the glare of attention, and the claustrophobic crush of public adulation, was a kind of addictive ordeal. There are points of similarity in this new, fascinating and perplexingly ambiguous film, something without a clear story, but which admits of any number of readings.
Creature is a filmed theatre project, capturing Akram Khan’s English National Ballet work, also entitled Creature, starring the charismatic dancer Jeffrey Cirio as the Creature, thrillingly athletic and physical, every muscle and tendon visible. The Creature is apparently kept captive in some remote army research unit-slash-prison in the snowy wastes,...
Asif Kapadia returns with something unlike his previous acclaimed films … but maybe not utterly unlike. Kapadia has become known for intense documentary studies of agonised public figures including Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse and Diego Maradona, for whom the glare of attention, and the claustrophobic crush of public adulation, was a kind of addictive ordeal. There are points of similarity in this new, fascinating and perplexingly ambiguous film, something without a clear story, but which admits of any number of readings.
Creature is a filmed theatre project, capturing Akram Khan’s English National Ballet work, also entitled Creature, starring the charismatic dancer Jeffrey Cirio as the Creature, thrillingly athletic and physical, every muscle and tendon visible. The Creature is apparently kept captive in some remote army research unit-slash-prison in the snowy wastes,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Disney’s “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania” debuted in pole position at the U.K. and Ireland box office with £8.8 million ($10.6 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.
In its third weekend, Universal’s “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish” collected £3.1 million in second place for a total of £17.1 million. In third place, Warner Bros.’ “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” earned £888,435 in its second weekend for a total of £3.8 million.
Disney blockbuster “Avatar: The Way Of Water” continued to chart with £531,213 in its 10th weekend in fourth place for a mighty total of £75.5 million.
Rounding off the top five was Studiocanal’s “Epic Tails” with £332,566 in its second weekend for a total of £1.1 million. Disney’s “Titanic” rerelease collected £268,174 in seventh position for a total of £2.1 million.
This upcoming weekend, the wide release is Elizabeth Banks’ “Cocaine Bear,” starring Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ray Liotta,...
In its third weekend, Universal’s “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish” collected £3.1 million in second place for a total of £17.1 million. In third place, Warner Bros.’ “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” earned £888,435 in its second weekend for a total of £3.8 million.
Disney blockbuster “Avatar: The Way Of Water” continued to chart with £531,213 in its 10th weekend in fourth place for a mighty total of £75.5 million.
Rounding off the top five was Studiocanal’s “Epic Tails” with £332,566 in its second weekend for a total of £1.1 million. Disney’s “Titanic” rerelease collected £268,174 in seventh position for a total of £2.1 million.
This upcoming weekend, the wide release is Elizabeth Banks’ “Cocaine Bear,” starring Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ray Liotta,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The director of Amy, who’s never watched a ballet, has adapted a dystopian sci-fi piece by the choreographer, who’s never made a film. They discuss art, myths, and why Bruce Lee connects them as much as their south Asian roots
In the opening scene of Creature, a new film based on an English National Ballet production at Sadler’s Wells two years ago, a man appears out of nowhere, writhing, squirming, twitching. He is not in agony, but suffering from something possibly worse: bewilderment. When he walks, he loses his footing. It’s a ballet turned upside down; instead of rising to the air in an elegant saute, the dancer flounders uncomfortably on the ground. Creature, as the nameless protagonist is known, has been transplanted to an entirely unfamiliar environment – a polar research station – where he is being subjected to an experiment to test the limits of the human body to endure cold,...
In the opening scene of Creature, a new film based on an English National Ballet production at Sadler’s Wells two years ago, a man appears out of nowhere, writhing, squirming, twitching. He is not in agony, but suffering from something possibly worse: bewilderment. When he walks, he loses his footing. It’s a ballet turned upside down; instead of rising to the air in an elegant saute, the dancer flounders uncomfortably on the ground. Creature, as the nameless protagonist is known, has been transplanted to an entirely unfamiliar environment – a polar research station – where he is being subjected to an experiment to test the limits of the human body to endure cold,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Tanjil Rashid
- The Guardian - Film News
Episode 550 is here! To celebrate the latest Empire Podcast landmark, we once again staged a live show at Kings Place, London, and now here is that show, reassembled in the correct order and with the really naughty bits cut out And it was a belter, as Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, Ben Travis, and James Dyer took to the stage in front of a packed crowd of loyal listeners, and chatted about the week's movie news, reviewed Eo, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, The Whale, Knock At The Cabin, and Saint Omer, and answered a ton of listener questions.
But that's not all: a landmark episode deserves a landmark line-up of guests, and we didn't disappoint, with Aftersun director Charlotte Wells and her young star, Frankie Corio, joining James and Helen for a chat about the BAFTA-nominated belter; director Asif Kapadia showed up to talk to Chris about Kapadia's new film,...
But that's not all: a landmark episode deserves a landmark line-up of guests, and we didn't disappoint, with Aftersun director Charlotte Wells and her young star, Frankie Corio, joining James and Helen for a chat about the BAFTA-nominated belter; director Asif Kapadia showed up to talk to Chris about Kapadia's new film,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
As promised, production on Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s has begun here in early 2023, with Jason Blum tweeting tonight that Day One of filming is currently underway!
The film appears to be shooting under the faux title Bad Cupcake, as seen on the clapper board in the photos Blum has shared tonight. You can check those out below.
Emma Tammi (The Wind) is directing Five Nights at Freddy’s for Blumhouse.
Matthew Lillard (Thir13en Ghosts, Scream) and Josh Hutcherson (Tragedy Girls) star in the long anticipated video game adaptation, alongside Mary Stuart Masterson (Skin).
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop has been hard at work on the monstrous animatronics!
Tammi, Scott Cawthon, and Seth Cuddeback wrote the screenplay for Five Nights at Freddy’s. Blumhouse is producing the film in association with Striker Entertainment. Scott Cawthon and Jason Blum will produce the film. Russell Binder is an executive producer.
Five Nights at Freddy’s...
The film appears to be shooting under the faux title Bad Cupcake, as seen on the clapper board in the photos Blum has shared tonight. You can check those out below.
Emma Tammi (The Wind) is directing Five Nights at Freddy’s for Blumhouse.
Matthew Lillard (Thir13en Ghosts, Scream) and Josh Hutcherson (Tragedy Girls) star in the long anticipated video game adaptation, alongside Mary Stuart Masterson (Skin).
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop has been hard at work on the monstrous animatronics!
Tammi, Scott Cawthon, and Seth Cuddeback wrote the screenplay for Five Nights at Freddy’s. Blumhouse is producing the film in association with Striker Entertainment. Scott Cawthon and Jason Blum will produce the film. Russell Binder is an executive producer.
Five Nights at Freddy’s...
- 2/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The future is finally here for DC fans. After years of false starts from a parade of creatives, and months of teases, DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran finally shared their vision for DC movies and TV series going forward, christened, simply enough as the Dcu. The pair outlined what they called “the first part of the first chapter” of the Dcu, with that first chapter known as “Gods and Monsters.” It’s a combination of five films and five HBO Max series which will have story elements that weave between each other, and ultimately lay the foundation for a new, cohesive DC Universe.
Of course, it’s not as simple as that (it never is). There are still the four DC movies coming out this year, which Gunn and Safran are playing coy about, including who will stick around as their current characters. However, Gunn said that...
Of course, it’s not as simple as that (it never is). There are still the four DC movies coming out this year, which Gunn and Safran are playing coy about, including who will stick around as their current characters. However, Gunn said that...
- 1/31/2023
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
The BFI London Film Festival unveiled its 2022 lineup today, featuring 164 features and 23 premieres across film and TV, with highlights including the world premiere of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio and the international premiere of She Said, starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan. As always, the Lff program is an enticing mix of buzzy titles from around the fall festivals like Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths out of Venice, and daring works by first-time filmmakers.
On the industry side, the festival’s UK Talent Days, which connects industry professionals with UK-based talent, will run in person for a second year from October 7-10. The Film London Production Finance Market will also return running from October 11-12.
Shortly after the festival launch, Lff Festival Director Tricia Tuttle caught up with Deadline to chat through this year’s line-up, the future of British cinema, and her...
On the industry side, the festival’s UK Talent Days, which connects industry professionals with UK-based talent, will run in person for a second year from October 7-10. The Film London Production Finance Market will also return running from October 11-12.
Shortly after the festival launch, Lff Festival Director Tricia Tuttle caught up with Deadline to chat through this year’s line-up, the future of British cinema, and her...
- 9/1/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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