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Christopher Lee's 90th Birthday -- The Legend's Top Five Horror Films
28 May 2012 3:00 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
One of the few living actors who truly deserves the title Horror Legend is Sir Christopher Lee, who turned ninety years of age yesterday. The man's filmography boats far more than ninety entries, so it's not easy to pick favorites. But after the jump, check out my choices for the the top five Christopher Lee horror films. My top five Christopher Lee horror films are... Horror of Dracula (1958) A no-brainer really, but essential nonetheless. Known in the UK simply as Dracula, Hammer's groundbreaking hit made Lee an icon in the role (one he sometimes regretted for its typecasting). He's not on screen all that much (which only adds to the mystique), but when he is -- from his subdued »
Happy 90th Birthday Christopher Lee!
27 May 2012 3:20 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Sir Christopher Lee was born 90 years ago today, on May 27, 1922 and we want to wish him a very Happy Birthday! Even at the age of 90, he shows no signs of slowing down, with upcoming roles in Frankenweenie and The Hobbit movies. I wanted to take this time and help celebrate Christopher Lee’s birthday by introducing some of our younger readers to his past films, and have included a number of movie trailers to watch.
In recent years, the average moviegoer probably will recognize Christopher Lee as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings films or Count Dooku from the second and third Star Wars prequels. However, he has over 275 credits, including playing a Bond villain in The Man With the Golden Gun and Lord Summerisle in the 1973 cult classic The Wicker Man. He also has multiple Hammer credits, playing characters including Dracula, The Mummy, and Frankenstein’s monster.
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- Jonathan James
A Hefty Slice of Italian Horror
17 May 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
For the unversed, the Italian giallo (literally ‘yellow’) film could be estimated as the link between the output of the Hammer studio (Horror of Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein) and the slasher films of the late 70s, infusing the ornate imagery of one with the voyeuristic spirit of the other. Like their classier British counterparts, most giallo had some budget to work with, as well as a tendency to emphasize mood and atmosphere over an ability to understand what’s going on, but also an ability to show more blood and cleavage than anything starring Peter Cushing ever did. Murder Obsession, while certainly not the pinnacle of the genre, is as representative an example as any.
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- Anders Nelson
Johnny Depp/Tim Burton/Dark Shadows: Costly Box-Office Misfire
12 May 2012 5:24 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Dark Shadows: Michelle Pfeiffer in the old Joan Bennett role, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard Unlike Joss Whedon / Chris Evans / Chris Hemsworth’s The Avengers, Tim Burton / Johnny Depp’s Dark Shadows isn’t about to break any box-office records. The latest Burton / Depp collaboration — also featuring Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloë Grace Moretz — opened with a disappointing $9.72m (including $550k from Thursday midnight screenings) at 3,755 North American locations. Dark Shadows is expected to finish its first domestic weekend with $27-28m — or less than the amount ($29.1m) The Avengers earned on its second Friday out. [See also The Avengers Movie to Break Another box-office Record?] Dark Shadows distributor Warner Bros. had been expecting at the very least a $35m opening weekend. Burton and Depp’s previous collaboration, Alice in Wonderland, debuted with $116m in March 2010. In fact, even Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which scored $9.3m on opening weekend in December 2007, sold more tickets than Dark Shadows. Making »
- Zac Gille
Box Office: Dark Shadows vs. The Avengers
11 May 2012 2:38 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman, Chloë Grace Moretz as Carolyn Stoddard, Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard, Gulliver McGrath as David Collins, Bella Heathcote as Victoria Winters, Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Ray Shirley as Mrs. Johnson, Jackie Earle Haley as Willie Loomis, Jonny Lee Miller as Roger Collins, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Dark Shadows Tim Burton / Johnny Depp’s Dark Shadows is off to a middling start, earning $550,000 at Thursday midnight screenings in North America. Comparing the box-office performance of Dark Shadows to those of, say, Jennifer Lawrence’s eagerly awaited The Hunger Games or Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble The Avengers would be not only cruel but downright unfair. Although the previous Burton / Depp collaboration, Alice in Wonderland, was a humongous hit, opening with $116 million in March 2010, Burton’s campy version of the late ’60s soap opera Dark Shadows has a different sort of appeal. »
- Zac Gille
Reacting To 'Twilight,' Potential Sequels & More From The Press Tour For Tim Burton & Johnny Depp's 'Dark Shadows'
11 May 2012 11:07 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Whether you end up loving it or hating it (as our reviewer did), one has to admit that there are few films like "Dark Shadows" in theaters this summer. Based on the popular 1960s/1970s ABC soap that included vampires, werewolves and witches, the film is a curious blend of comedy, drama and horror that's indelibly a Tim Burton creation.
"Dark Shadows" is in theaters today, and as ever, there's been a wealth of interviews with Burton, lead Johnny Depp, and other cast and crew members. We've sifted through it all to pick out a few highlights, and you can find a selection of them below.
The original draft of the script was darker, and an ensemble piece.
Writer Seth Grahame-Smith was brought on board to rewrite a draft by Burton's regular collaboration John August, after impressing the director with his work on the Burton-produced "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." Grahame-Smith »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Watch: A New 'Dark Shadows' Featurette Focuses on Collins Family
1 May 2012 3:41 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
We've already seen a featurette for Dark Shadows focusing on the history of vampires on the big screen, and a sneak peek at veteran Dracula actor Christopher Lee's role in the film along with a few cameos from stars of the original series on which Tim Burton's film is based. Now the horror comedy has yet another featurette as the May 11th release date looms closer and this one focuses on the bloodline of Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) with a glance at everyone in the Collins clan from Michelle Pfeiffer to Chloe Moretz and non-family members like Helena Bonham Carter's character. Watch the featurette below! Here's the new featurette on the Collins family from Tim Burton's Dark Shadows via Yahoo! Movies: A gothic-horror tale centering on the life of 200 year old vampire Barnabas Collins and his run-ins with various monsters, witches, werewolves and ghosts as master of Collinwood Manor in Collinsport, »
- Ethan Anderton
Hammer To Develop And Produce Horror Film Based On Winchester Mystery House
27 April 2012 5:05 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
In the first deal of its kind, the San Jose, California based Winchester Mystery House considered the .world.s most haunted house. is authorizing Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, the use of its unique property for a feature film based on its legendary story. Hammer has optioned all rights to develop and produce the feature film with Imagination Design Works (Idw) and Nine/8 Entertainment, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer, and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media.
Production on the supernatural horror film currently in development will be overseen by Exclusive Media.s Tobin Armbrust, President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, and Shira Rockowitz, Director of Development and Production. Brett Tomberlin and Antonia Lianos will produce for Imagination Design Works, Inc along with Andrew Trapani and Brian Gilbert for Nine/8 Entertainment.
.The Winchester House has a rich and compelling history. »
- Michelle McCue
'Dark Shadows' Sneak Peek Reveals Johnny Depp's De-Fanging Plan
26 April 2012 11:06 PM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
New featurette is dedicated to late star of original soap, Jonathan Frid.
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
With just two weeks left until the big release of "Dark Shadows," Warner Bros. is stoking the coals of excitement with a new featurette that brings not only behind-the-scenes interviews and footage, but offers up an important new plot detail from the film.
"The legend of the vampire has been told for centuries, capturing the dark shadows of our imagination and inspiring filmmakers and actors to breathe new life into the undead," a voice-over reminds us at the top of the clip. "But there's never been a vampire like Barnabas Collins."
Depp said the idea to do the film came naturally to him and Burton, who have worked together on eight films. "I'd always been sort of attracted to horror films and things like that, even as a very young kid, »
Watch: Vampire Film History and More in 'Dark Shadows' Featurette
26 April 2012 9:41 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
The full length trailer for Dark Shadows has effectively gotten my interested in the horror comedy and will hopefully renew my faith in director Tim Burton as it seems to be a return to his quirky, but dark comedic roots from films like Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Now we have a cool featurette for the film which takes a short look back at the history of the vampire on film before diving into some behind-the-scenes footage including our first look at a bit part featuring past Dracula, Christopher Lee, sharing the screen with Johnny Depp again and also Easter eggs for fans of the original Dark Shadows series. Here's the featurette for Tim Burton's Dark Shadows originally from Apple: A gothic-horror tale centering on the life of 200 year old vampire Barnabas Collins and his run-ins with various monsters, witches, werewolves and ghosts as master of Collinwood Manor in Collinsport, »
- Ethan Anderton
New Dark Shadows Featurette Gives a Nod to the Classics
26 April 2012 7:28 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
A new behind-the-scenes featurette comparing Barnabas to such iconic vamps as Dracula, Nosferatu, and Lestat has popped up for Tim Burton's upcoming Dark Shadows, and given its tributes to Christopher Lee and Jonathan Frid, it's the best thing from the film we've seen so far!
The ensemble cast includes Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz, Thomas McDonell, and newcomer Gulliver McGrath.
Look for Tim Burton's Dark Shadows in theatres on May 11, 2012.
Synopsis
In the year 1752 Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England, to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass, and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet — or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, »
- The Woman In Black
Grindhouse Film Festival at New Beverly Cinema in La, April 10
10 April 2012 12:38 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
We know this is pretty late notice, but you West Coasters still have time to make it to the Grindhouse Film Festival at the New Beverly Cinema this Tuesday, April 10th, at 7:30 pm. Look at this unique lineup they've got for you.
Check out the Grindhouse Film Festival on Facebook and follow the Grindhouse Film Festival on Twitter (@GrindhouseFest) for current and future updates. Read on for the info on the latest show.
From the Press Release
The Grindhouse Film Festival returns to the New Beverly Cinema on Tuesday, April 10th, with two period films that'll first thrill you and then confuse you. First up is The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula (the American theatrical version of the Roy Ward Baker/Chang Cheh Dracula and Kung Fu classic The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires). Whether you prefer your vampires to be of the well-dressed Transylvanian type or the hopping Chinese-style, »
- Doctor Gash
10 (Kind Of) Great Classic Sci-Fi Flicks You May Have Never Heard Of
16 March 2012 11:27 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
We know the greats; movies like Metropolis (1927), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Star Wars (1977).
And there are those films which maybe didn’t achieve cinematic greatness, but through their inexhaustible watchability became genre touchstones, lesser classics but classics nonetheless, like The War of the Worlds (1953), Godzilla (1954), Them! (1954), The Time Machine (1960).
In the realm of science fiction cinema, those are the cream (and below that, maybe the half and half). But sci fi is one of those genres which has often too readily leant itself to – not to torture an analogy — producing nonfat dairy substitute.
During the first, great wave of sci fi movies in the 1950s, the target audience was kids and teens. There wasn’t a lot in the way of “serious” sci fi. Most of it was churned out quick and cheap; drive-in fodder, grist for the Saturday matinee mill.
By the early 1960s, »
- Bill Mesce
James Bond Retrospective: The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
15 March 2012 3:56 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
To mark the 50th Anniversary of one of the most successful movie franchises of all time and with filming well underway on James Bond’s 23rd official outing in Skyfall due for release later this year, I have been tasked with taking a retrospective look at the films that turned author Ian Fleming’s creation into one of the most recognised and iconic characters in film history.
With Roger Moore well and truly established in the lead role after just one film, work began on a follow-up to Live And Let Die almost as soon as it was released into cinemas. Keen to capitalise on the renewed success of the character, producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman chose Fleming’s final Bond novel, The Man With The Golden Gun as their ninth film featuring the British secret agent.
With the novel taking place largely in Jamaica, it was felt »
- Chris Wright
'Human Centipede 3' Dials The Horror Up To 500
15 March 2012 9:44 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Deranged director Tom Six has big plans for a "Human Centipede 3" film. We're not lying when we say it's huge.
The controversial filmmaker recently took to Twitter (via Dread Central) and told followers he wants to feature a 500 plus person pede in the third gruesome installment of his detestable franchise. He'll start filming the movie this summer down south, aiming for a 2013 release. The third "Human Centipede" will feature stars Dieter Laser (the crazed surgeon from the first film) and Laurence R. Harvey (the insane parking lot attendant from the second movie), and even the director himself in a bit role. Like always, Six promises that the film will be "100 percent politically incorrect."
Has the director gone too far this time? Do you think he'll attempt to make his monstrous creation with live actors or end up using CG? Try to erase the image from your mind entirely, and head »
- Alison Nastasi
Exclusive Interview: The Hammer Vault Author Marcus Hearn
14 March 2012 5:14 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
The Hammer Vault was published late last year and was one of my favorite horror releases of 2011. Not only was it a great way to get new horror fans up to speed on the history of Hammer, but it contained rare and never before seen materials you could only find in the book.
I recently had a chance to talk with author and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn, who told me about the inspiration for the book, researching classic films, and the possibility of a new Dracula movie from Hammer:
Thank you for taking the time to talk with Daily Dead. For any readers who may be unfamiliar with your previous work, can you tell them a bit about your earlier Hammer book releases and relationship with the company?
Marcus Hearn: I’ve been working with Hammer since 1995, initially as the editor of the company’s official magazine and more »
- Jonathan James
Exclusive: Hammer Films to Make a Present-Day Dracula Movie?
13 March 2012 3:45 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Hammer Films has a number of projects in various stages of development and the success of The Woman in Black means that they’ll continue to release new horror films. We knew that Hammer was looking to revive a number of their old properties, but during a recent interview we conducted with Marcus Hearn, he revealed that they are planning a present-day Dracula movie:
“The company’s chairman, Simon Oakes, is talking about making a new Dracula, and setting it in present-day London. It’s fun to speculate who could step into Christopher Lee’s shoes. Just last year I would probably have dismissed the idea of another Hammer Dracula as quite far-fetched, but I think the success of The Woman in Black has opened up all sorts of possibilities.”
As someone who is a big fan of the Hammer Dracula series, I’m excited at the thought of a »
- Jonathan James
Hammer Reborn & The Spirit of British Film
12 March 2012 4:02 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
For the second time in as many articles, I am going to talk about The Woman in Black. The latest offering from Hammer and Eden Lake director James Watkins has continued to perform well on both sides of the Atlantic, and, while it’s still only March, is already shaping up to be one of my favourite films of 2012.
I’ve talked before about the resurgence of old-fashioned ghost stories, of which The Woman in Black is the most recent example. The most important aspect this time round is the phrase: “the latest offering from Hammer”. Having lain dormant since the late-1970s, the brand which made stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee (amongst others) has risen from the grave and seems here to stay. Having tested the water in the past couple of years, as the UK distributor for Let Me In and the backer of the modest cult hit Wake Wood, »
- Daniel Mumby
UK Blu-Ray Review: Dracula, Prince Of Darkness
12 March 2012 1:30 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The blueprint for gothic horror that iconic British production house Hammer Films established in its golden age has been mocked, spoofed and satirised many, many times over the decades since. It can be bizarre, watching these movies in retrospect, and trying to decide whether there's actually anything good in there. Terence Fisher's Dracula, Prince of Darkness is now close to half a century old, and there are times when calling it 'the quintessential Hammer film' feels like making excuses for a laundry list of plot points that elicit nervous giggles, even outright derision. Idiot naifs wandering vampire country, check; trembling peasant folk warning them evil lurks in the deep woods, check; Dracula resurrected, screaming women, campy bloodletting, check, check and check. Nonetheless, the tone - »
Hammer Studios Make Public Appeal For Lost Film Scenes
8 March 2012 9:15 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The newly revived Hammer studios have put the call out to film fans everywhere for their help in track down some lost scenes from their back catalog that were previously cut by a villain even deadlier than Dracula, the censors!
Hammer have identified nine missing scenes from six of their most beloved films, which back in the 50′s and 60′s were deemed too shocking, violent, sexy or gory for British audiences by the film censors. The film studio’s search is a worldwide one with the hope that uncut versions of these scenes may be owned by private collectors who own the original film reels in other countries.
Here’s the nine clips being sought, which are listed on their website;
The Reptile – an extended “knife in neck/snake bite” scene The Curse of Frankenstein – the “eyeball” and “head in acid bath” scenes The Mummy – “under-dressed maidens”, “tongue-cutting” and/or »
- Matt Holmes
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