Launched in 1977, the counterculture art magazine Heavy Metal took the underworld by storm. Not just about music, Heavy Metal was a venue for bizarre, ultra-violent, unabashedly sexual comic stories for college kids with a healthy interest in wild artistic extremes. In 1981, producers Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel elected to adapt Heavy Metal into a feature film, presenting audiences with a series of bizarre, animated, nudity-heavy, blood-soaked fantasy vignettes for the grindhouse crowd.
The bookend material for the "Heavy Metal" feature film was a young girl's discovery of a mysterious intelligent orb calling itself the Loc-Nar (Percy Rodriguez). The Loc-Nar explains that it is a solid ball of concentrated evil, and has caused wars and galaxy-wide corruption throughout its history. Each of the shorts in "Heavy Metal," were worked on by a different team of animators, and told another chapter in the history of the orb, although sometimes tangentially. The soundtrack...
The bookend material for the "Heavy Metal" feature film was a young girl's discovery of a mysterious intelligent orb calling itself the Loc-Nar (Percy Rodriguez). The Loc-Nar explains that it is a solid ball of concentrated evil, and has caused wars and galaxy-wide corruption throughout its history. Each of the shorts in "Heavy Metal," were worked on by a different team of animators, and told another chapter in the history of the orb, although sometimes tangentially. The soundtrack...
- 3/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Unsuspecting comic book readers raised on the EC-inspired black and white horror magazines from Warren Publishing had no idea what to make of Heavy Metal when it debuted on American newsstands in 1977. We came to understand it was a domestic version of France’s wildly successful Metal Hurlant, and introduced us to European talents and storytelling. It was mind-blowing.
The magazine’s success led to an animated feature, released in the summer of 1981, heralded by the beautiful Chris Achilléos promotional poster image generic levitra , introducing us to Taarna, who has become the magazine’s unofficial mascot and most recognizable figure.
The film, like the magazine, was a series of animated shorts, an anthology of science fiction, and fantasy, with heavy dollops of violence, nudity, and heavy metal music. And like the magazine, it was beautiful to look at and occasionally made sense.
It opened to mixed reviews and modest success,...
The magazine’s success led to an animated feature, released in the summer of 1981, heralded by the beautiful Chris Achilléos promotional poster image generic levitra , introducing us to Taarna, who has become the magazine’s unofficial mascot and most recognizable figure.
The film, like the magazine, was a series of animated shorts, an anthology of science fiction, and fantasy, with heavy dollops of violence, nudity, and heavy metal music. And like the magazine, it was beautiful to look at and occasionally made sense.
It opened to mixed reviews and modest success,...
- 5/16/2022
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
First impressions are everything, which is why the art of the movie trailer has become the most vital tool in the film industry. A bad trailer can sour you on the best movie, but most of the time it’s the other way around. If Hollywood does anything right, it’s selling us a slow-cooked turd as delicious chocolate.
So here are Dread Central’s picks for great horror movie trailers that overshadowed their lesser films:
The Hills Have Eyes 2
Exciting trailers for bad movies are a dime a dozen, but what about the ones that are shot just for marketing? You won’t find a better example of an ad eclipsing a film than the brilliant teaser for The Hills Have Eyes 2. Completely wordless with only the sounds of dragging bodies and Devendra Banhart’s “Insect Eyes,” the teaser showed more artistry and directorial flare than anything in the actual movie.
So here are Dread Central’s picks for great horror movie trailers that overshadowed their lesser films:
The Hills Have Eyes 2
Exciting trailers for bad movies are a dime a dozen, but what about the ones that are shot just for marketing? You won’t find a better example of an ad eclipsing a film than the brilliant teaser for The Hills Have Eyes 2. Completely wordless with only the sounds of dragging bodies and Devendra Banhart’s “Insect Eyes,” the teaser showed more artistry and directorial flare than anything in the actual movie.
- 2/28/2014
- by Sirand
- DreadCentral.com
By Joe Vanourney
Just when you thought it was safe to turn off your Blu-Ray player, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released an all-new digitally remastered and fully restored version, complete with 7.1 surround sound, of its classic Jaws in a Blu-Ray-DVD Combo Pack along with Digital Copy and UltraViolet.
Jaws, released in 1975, nominated for Best Picture and winner of three Oscars (Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound), is one of the most successful and influential films in the history of the medium, and Universal has chosen to restore it as part of their 100th Anniversary celebration.
They deliver. This is hands-down, one of the must-own Blu-Rays of the year and a standard for how to present a catalog title on home video both in terms of presentation and also bonus features.
Let.s start with the presentation. Jaws has never looked or sounded better.
Just when you thought it was safe to turn off your Blu-Ray player, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released an all-new digitally remastered and fully restored version, complete with 7.1 surround sound, of its classic Jaws in a Blu-Ray-DVD Combo Pack along with Digital Copy and UltraViolet.
Jaws, released in 1975, nominated for Best Picture and winner of three Oscars (Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound), is one of the most successful and influential films in the history of the medium, and Universal has chosen to restore it as part of their 100th Anniversary celebration.
They deliver. This is hands-down, one of the must-own Blu-Rays of the year and a standard for how to present a catalog title on home video both in terms of presentation and also bonus features.
Let.s start with the presentation. Jaws has never looked or sounded better.
- 8/15/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jaws. The first summer blockbuster. The first film to reap the benefits of a massive 400 theater opening weekend release. The first film to really set television into action as a home invading movie advertisement machine. The film that proved Steven Spielberg to be a true craftsmen at the helm of a major studio funded motion feature. The film that inadvertently closed the curtain on an era of unfathomable creative freedom by proving you could make insane amounts of money if a film can be marketed to every living person on the planet. And though in its wake major studio film culture has become synonymous with cheap popcorn thrills and overblown studio expenditures, Jaws remains a classic not just for how it changed the film industry, but because it is an exquisitely made monster movie that tapped into universal human fears and did so with iconic style.
The story is simple...
The story is simple...
- 8/14/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
On this date in...
1968: Percy Rodriguez debuted on Peyton Place as Dr. Harry Miles.
2008: The second season of General Hospital: Night Shift premiered.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Jennifer Bassey (Marian, All My Children; ex-Abby, The Edge Of Night; ex-Dorothy, Somerset; ex-Jennifer, Love Of Life) - 69
Danny Glover (ex-Isaac, Brothers & Sisters) - 65
Joanna Going (ex-Lisa, Another World; ex-Evie, Search For Tomorrow; ex-Victoria, Dark Shadows) - 48
Terrell Tilford (Greg, One Life To Live; ex-Bob, Days Of Our Lives; ex-David, Guiding Light) - 42
Christopher Tavani (ex-Luke, As The World Turns) - 18
Editor's Note: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to editor@welovesoaps.com.
1968: Percy Rodriguez debuted on Peyton Place as Dr. Harry Miles.
2008: The second season of General Hospital: Night Shift premiered.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Jennifer Bassey (Marian, All My Children; ex-Abby, The Edge Of Night; ex-Dorothy, Somerset; ex-Jennifer, Love Of Life) - 69
Danny Glover (ex-Isaac, Brothers & Sisters) - 65
Joanna Going (ex-Lisa, Another World; ex-Evie, Search For Tomorrow; ex-Victoria, Dark Shadows) - 48
Terrell Tilford (Greg, One Life To Live; ex-Bob, Days Of Our Lives; ex-David, Guiding Light) - 42
Christopher Tavani (ex-Luke, As The World Turns) - 18
Editor's Note: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to editor@welovesoaps.com.
- 7/22/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Anyone familiar with the making of Steven Spielberg's classic film Jaws will know that there were times when the making of the movie was a nightmare for everyone on set. In hindsight, though, it was definitely worth the trouble because of the influence the film has had and the devotion shown by its many fans.
None of those fans can be more devoted that the makers of The Shark is Still Working (Tsisw). Tsisw is an independently-made documentary that oozes adoration for Jaws. Nonetheless, it manages to be nautical miles better than many making-of features Hollywood puts out as glorified advertising for its products. It was produced by uber-Jaws fans James Gelet (Grizzly Park, The Marks of a Cult: A Biblical Analysis), Jake Gove (webmaster of JAWSmovie.com), J. Michael Roddy (The Psycho Legacy), and director and Jaws prop collector Erik Hollander (Grizzly Park). The appreciation these people...
None of those fans can be more devoted that the makers of The Shark is Still Working (Tsisw). Tsisw is an independently-made documentary that oozes adoration for Jaws. Nonetheless, it manages to be nautical miles better than many making-of features Hollywood puts out as glorified advertising for its products. It was produced by uber-Jaws fans James Gelet (Grizzly Park, The Marks of a Cult: A Biblical Analysis), Jake Gove (webmaster of JAWSmovie.com), J. Michael Roddy (The Psycho Legacy), and director and Jaws prop collector Erik Hollander (Grizzly Park). The appreciation these people...
- 4/28/2009
- CinemaSpy
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