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Thoughts on... Hostel: Part II (2007)

9 February 2012 11:54 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Hostel: Part II, 2007.

Directed by Eli Roth.

Starring Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips and Richard Burgi.

Synopsis:

Three female Americans travelling through Europe find themselves at a hostel with a violent reputation.

Despite having some problems with Hostel (2005), I have to admit that overall I didn't think it was too bad. Perhaps it was a little over-hyped, and maybe the torture porn labelling didn't do it many favours, but Eli Roth's passion for horror is evident far beyond the slightly iffy Takashi Miike cameo. It's also quite a progressive horror movie, abandoning the traditional women-in-peril schtick and offering us up some (admittedly quite detestable) male slabs of meat to watch get carved up in mildly inventive and gory ways. Say what you want about Hostel, but I'm adamant there's some potential there. So naturally I was quite curious about Hostel: Part II.

This sequel opens with a rather unimaginative dream sequence, »

- flickeringmyth

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Evan Shapiro: 15 Film Festival Darlings That Would Have Been Better as TV Series

27 January 2012 6:10 AM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »

It's been quite a week. It started in Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival, where, in three days, I saw seven great films, a pop up performance by Eddie Izzard and 30 inches of snow. Then Sunday, to Miami, via Dallas, for Natpe (the annual conference and sales market for Producers and TV Execs), where I participated on a panel called The Economics of Comedy, and met TV people from all over the planet who debated the future of television over spicy margaritas. All accomplished, by the way, with only one carry-on suit case.

This wacky cultural mash-up -- Utah and Miami; Indie Film and Format Television -- created a strange brew in my mind. The juxtaposition of two ends of the show biz spectrum, along with the fascinating overlap of their populations (it's weird how many people make the same whirlwind trip), forced me to consider each medium in context of each other, »

- Evan Shapiro

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Bid Away Now For A Special Walk-On Role In Susanna Los Manson Girls

5 January 2012 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »

Production has already kicked off over in Los Angeles on Susanna Lo's 'Manson Girls' and now even the public can get involved in this great project based on the notorious Manson family and more importantly murderer and conspirator Charles Manson. Manson will be played by actor Bill Moseley ('The Devil's Rejects') and he'll be joined by a slew of lovelies to appear as the 'Manson Girls'. But hold the phone, because with a simple and generous eBay bid you could find yourself with your very own walk-on role in the movie! That's right, Slomotion Studios are offering a lucky and successful bidder the opportunity to win a walk-on role, autographs from the cast and tickets for the Helter Skelter official tour in La. So head over to eBay at the link below (where the bid is currently at Us $1,525.00) and see if you can get yourself on set. »

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