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10 items from 2012
Mark Savage's 'Circus of Dread' to Star Bill Oberst Jr.
27 April 2012 7:32 PM, PDT | MoreHorror | See recent MoreHorror news »
Director Mark Savage's new film 'Circus Of Dread' will star genre actor Bill Oberst Jr. and Domiziano Arcangeli.
The Australian filmmaker was inspired by Tod Browning's 'Freaks', Japanese cult artists & American sideshow history to create horror film set in mysterious underground carnival. Check out the full details from the official press release below.
From The Press Release:
Australian filmmaker Mark Savage's Circus Of Dread, a feature film with strong horror overtones, is now in active development at CineNature, an international production company with interests in Us, Japan & Australian film production.
Circus Of Dread's synopsis is: "Two brothers - one a priest, one a career criminal - find bloody salvation in a mysterious underground carnival."
American actor Bill Oberst Jr, whom Savage calls "a new Lon Chaney" and best known globally as 'The Facebook Stalker' in director Jason Zada's award-winning viral application Take This Lollipop is attached to play Baker, »
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Mark Savage's Circus of Dread Enters Pre-Production
26 April 2012 3:58 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Australian filmmaker Mark Savage's Circus of Dread, a feature film with strong horror overtones, is now in active development at CineNature, an international production company with interests in American, Japanese, and Australian film production.
Synopsis:
Two brothers - one a priest, one a career criminal - find bloody salvation in a mysterious underground carnival. Prepare for the thrill of a lifetime in a twisted carnival that brings the circus freaks out of the shadows and into your nightmares!
American actor Bill Oberst, Jr., whom Savage calls "a new Lon Chaney", is attached to play Baker, the career criminal of the brothers. The priest will be played by international genre star Domiziano Arcangeli (pictured above). Circus of Dread marks the first screen pairing of Oberst and Arcangeli (both are in the cast of the upcoming horror anthology film Scary or Die but had no scenes together.)
Oberst is tight-lipped about the film's plot but says, »
- The Woman In Black
Circus of Dread Brings a Disturbing Tale: Cast and Crew Announcements
26 April 2012 11:02 AM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
Horror director Mark Savage has been attached to the upcoming Circus of Dread. Other attachments include Bill Oberst Jr. (seen left) and Domiziano Arcangeli; both actors will star in this feature, which is inspired by Tod Browning's 1932 film, Freaks. The story follows two brothers into a demented carnival. Here hell awaits them.
Also hellish are actor Bill Oberst Jr.'s comments on the film and its content: "Mark Savage's script is brutal, explicit and disturbing; yet it is a story of salvation. I'm convinced that if Mark can film what he has written, Circus Of Dread will be a film that fans of horror and of artistic cinema will be talking about for decades." Oberst recently made a showing in Michael Emanuel's Scary or Die. Domiziano Arcangeli might be best remembered for his role as in Domiziano Christopharo's House of Flesh Mannequins. Both actors have a long history in horror filmmaking. »
- noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
Bill Oberst Jr. to get Freaky in Circus of Dread
26 April 2012 9:29 AM, PDT | Horror News | See recent Horror News news »
Director Mark Savage’s New Film To Star Bill Oberst Jr. & Domiziano Arcangeli – “Circus Of Dread:”
Australian filmmaker was inspired by Tod Browning’s Freaks, Japanese cult artists & American sideshow history to create horror film set in mysterious underground carnival; genre stars Bill Oberst Jr. & Domiziano Arcangeli slated for leads.
Australian filmmaker Mark Savage’s Circus Of Dread, a feature film with strong horror overtones, is now in active development at CineNature, an… More »
- Mike Joy
Time Out Name 'The Exorcist' Greatest Horror Movie Ever: Read Top 10 Lists From Guillermo Del Toro, Drew Goddard, Ti West & More
13 April 2012 7:38 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Today sees the opening of "The Cabin In The Woods," one of the freshest, most enjoyable horror movies in years, one that we can only urge you to go see (read our review here). To mark its release, Time Out have polled critics, programmers and filmmakers as to their favorite horror movies, and collated their finds in a mammoth list.
Topped by "The Exorcist," it's an excellent read, and one you'll want to sit down with over the weekend, and as a taste, below you can find the top ten picks of ten of the most notable filmmaker contributors. You can find the full list, as well as picks from many, many more interesting figures, from Antonio Campos and Joe Dante to Simon Pegg and Rob Zombie, over at Time Out's site. And why not weigh in with your own ten picks over in the comments below?
Roger Corman ("The Pit & The Pendulum, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
'Beautiful Creatures' Gets New Lead, 'Beetlejuice 2' Continues On
12 April 2012 10:09 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
The lead love interest for Richard Lagravenese's "Beautiful Creatures" — an adaptation of the young adult supernatural romance novel (also a series) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl — has been replaced. Jack O'Connell has left the project due to scheduling conflicts, and Alden Ehrenreich is stepping in.
The "Twixt" and "Tetro" actor will be starring as Ethan — in love with local girl Lena. Both teens uncover dark secrets about their families and the town they live in. Ethan also happens to have a nasty ex-girlfriend, who enacts some "Mean Girls-style" revenge against Lena. We previously reported that Jeremy Irons is also starring in the film, along with Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Thomas Mann, and Emmy Rossum. Are you in the mood for a supernatural star-crossed lovers story, or have you had your fill of all things "Twilight-esque" for a while?
Get the rest of this week's Horror Bites past the jump! »
- Alison Nastasi
Leslie and Robert Zemeckis Shooting Documentary on Freaks Stars Daisy and Violet Hilton - Bound by Flesh
11 April 2012 6:04 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Anyone who is familiar with Tod Browning's classic film Freaks will no doubt be more than acquainted with Siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. The rest of you who are stunned to hear that Titanic was based upon actual events ... not so much. Still, it's never too late to learn something.
According to Deadline, Leslie and Robert Zemeckis are teaming on Bound by Flesh, a documentary Leslie will direct on Daisy and Violet Hilton, Siamese sisters joined at the hip who graduated from wax museums and the carnival sideshow circuit to become the biggest moneymaking act on vaudeville. Robert Zemeckis, her husband, will be executive producer, with Jackie Levine producing. Look for the flick in the fall of 2013.
Born in Brighton, England, the sisters were conjoined twins, and their mother, a single barmaid, sold them to her boss, who sniffed a freak show fortune. They were taught to dance »
- Uncle Creepy
Cult Classics: The Wrath of Ray Harryhausen
28 March 2012 4:04 PM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
There are plenty of new and vicious monsters unleashed in the new Wrath of the Titans, in theaters Friday – from the 30-foot Cyclops and fire-breathing Chimera to the deadly Minotaur waiting in the depths of the Underworld maze – and you can credit all of their inspiration to one man: Ray Harryhausen.
From the original Clash of the Titans in 1981 to Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Mysterious Island (1961) and the Sinbad movies, Harryhausen pioneered the stop-motion animation technique (he himself was inspired by watching the original 1933 King Kong), bringing rubber and clay to life and fueling the imaginations of young moviegoers for decades, reaching back to such matinee favorites as Mighty Joe Young (1949), It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955), Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) and 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957).
Cult Classics: 'Mysterious Island'
My first experience of the work of Ray Harryhausen came with a big-screen revival viewing of 1958's The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Already a big fan »
The Host Teaser Trailer
22 March 2012 4:58 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, The Host "The Earth is at peace. There are no wars. There's no hunger," intones Saoirse Ronan in The Host's teaser trailer (see below). "Honesty, courtesy and kindness are practiced by all. The world has never been more perfect. It is no longer your world." Indeed, it's not. In my world there are wars and hunger. Dishonesty, rudeness, and viciousness are practiced by way too many. So, what's the problem with The Host's perfect world? Well, things are perfect for the same reason that things are kinda perfect in Don Siegel's The Invasion of the Body Snatchers: human beings have been taken over by alien invaders known as Souls. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol (In Time, Gattaca), The Host stars Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (for Atonement) as Melanie, a young woman possessed by a Soul named Wanderer. The problem is that »
- Andre Soares
Top 10 Groundbreaking Horror Movies of All Time
23 January 2012 1:11 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Welcome to the first Top 10 list of 2012! In celebration of the off-kilter weirdness that is the upcoming release of the anthology film The Theater Bizarre, we bring you a list of other movies that stand out from the crowd. We at Dread Central proudly give you, in chronological order, 10 of the most groundbreaking horror films of all time. Enjoy...
It's difficult to name just 10 groundbreaking horror films because so many of them have led the way for things to follow. There are plenty of films in the genre that trailblazed: Very early entries like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari set the tone for things to come. Early slashers like Black Christmas and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre certainly inspired legions of filmmakers. The first entries of powerhouse franchises could be considered groundbreakers as well by introducing new icons... Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Saw all paved »
- Doctor Gash
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