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9 items from 2012
Should Basket Case Ever Be Considered For A Remake??
28 May 2012 7:40 PM, PDT | Horrorbid | See recent Horrorbid news »
While there are a lot of horror fans that are somewhat getting tired of remakes I feel that there are some film's which would benefit from a reboot - with 'Basket Case' being one of those films. Who can ever forget the classic 1982 horror/comedy film from director Frank Hentenryck which was filled with violent murders committed by Duane Bradley's twin brother Belial. I have to say Belial is without a doubt one of the creepiest looking characte… »
Film Review: Inconsistent ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Still Finds Effective Ways to Creep You Out
24 May 2012 9:01 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Bradley Parker’s “Chernobyl Diaries” has just enough personality, confident technical elements, and outright weirdness to make it a trip worth taking for horror fans. The fact that the parts of the production that undeniably work couldn’t be wrangled into something that’s more competent overall is disappointing but there’s more to like here than one would expect. It’s a bit of a wasted opportunity but it will find a loyal audience who finds it original enough that they just don’t care.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
With elements of “Hostel,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” and “Night of the Living Dead,” “Chernobyl Diaries” certainly gets points for wacked-out originality. It’s not every Friday that you see a horror movie that includes a bear attack, rabid wolves, a mutated fish, and something that looks like the creature from “Basket Case” crawling across a floor. “Chernobyl Diaries” is a Weird »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Can Your Brain Withstand the Sheer Awesomeness of Won Ton Baby?
26 March 2012 12:39 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Since I’m a sucker for monster movies of all shapes and sizes, I’m always on the lookout for low-budget titles that have slipped between the cracks. Such is the case of director James Morgart’s 2009 endeavor “Won Ton Baby!”, a film that just arrived on home video this March. The production has a decidedly Frank Henelotter/”Basket Case” feel to it, right down the pint-sized homicidal twin. In short, the flick looks supremely awesome. An official synopsis is on the way: Over thirty years ago former brothel owner, Rachel “Madam” Won Ton, found herself involved with one of the wildest clients to ever enter her establishment. The drug-filled night leaves the Madam pregnant, but with no desire to let the child go, she soon quits the pandering business for a more “clean” life. Today, despite having converted her brothel into a fully functioning Chinese restaurant, the lore of »
- Todd Rigney
Frankenhooker
20 February 2012 | eyeforfilm.co.uk | See recent eyeforfilm.co.uk news »
After his girlfriend is decapitated, a former medical student aims to build her a new body from pieces of streetwalkers.
The films of Frank Hennenlotter have developed a cult following thanks to his combination of street-level grittiness, witty trashiness and underlying intelligence. Basket Case fused 42nd Street sleaze with outrageous horror, while Brain Damage used surreal imagery and a slasher-movie structure to posit a surprisingly nuanced drug »
- David Graham
AfterElton Briefs: Do-It-Yourself "Downton Abbey", Adam Lambert Needs More Time, and All Hail Kristen Bell!
17 February 2012 2:41 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Here is last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
""Tickle-me Elmo" taken to its logical conclusion."
Thanks to Keven for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Nipple Gordon-Levitt (above) is 31, Chord Overstreet is 23, Dominic Purcell is 42, Jason Ritter is 32, the Faboo Cybill Shepard is 62, Matt Dillon is 48, Molly Ringwald is 44, Beth Ditto is 31, and Juice Newton, 60. What are your top five Juice songs? Here are my picks: 5."Queen Of Hearts." 4. "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me", 3. "Tell Her No" 2. " A Little Love," 1. "Heart Of The Night"
Matthew Perry will begin a recurring role on The Good Wife starting March 25th.Miss Piggy, Kermit, and Tina Fey have just been scheduled to present at the Oscars. »
- snicks
Feeling Like a "Basket Case"? Now You Can Be a Stylish One Thanks to Fright-rags!
15 February 2012 1:21 PM, PST | Horrorbid | See recent Horrorbid news »
Now that the ordering of the "My Bloody Valentine" limited edition is over, the good people at Fright-Rags have released another high quality design of a rather infamous film from 1982; I'm talking about Frank Henenlotter's "Basket Case". If you've never seen the movie, the synopsis from IMDb is as follows: "A young man carrying a big basket that contains his deformed Siamese-twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them agains… »
Blu-ray Review: Frankenhooker (UK)
2 February 2012 11:33 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Back in October, I reviewed the Synapse Films Blu-ray release of Frank Henenlotter's Frankenhooker. Earlier this month Arrow Video in the released their edition of the film on Blu-ray. This review will include my analysis of the film from the previous column and augment it with comments specific to Arrow Video's edition.Have you ever been up late at night watching infomercials and stumble across something ridiculously simple on TV and wonder, "Why the fuck didn't I think of that?" Well, Frankenhooker is the Snuggie of horror films. Frank Henenlotter's 1990 assault on good taste was a simple idea whose time had come. While Henenlotter burst onto the scene with his bloody brother-in-a-basket creepathon, Basket Case, it was Frankenhooker that really made me stand up and »
Blu-ray Review: Frankenhooker
14 January 2012 1:52 PM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen, Joseph Gonzalez | Written by Frank Henenlotter, Robert Martin | Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Jeffrey Franken is a science whizz and a med school droput. He’s also a man in love. But when Elizabeth Shelley, the love of his life, is killed by a runaway remote-control lawnmower – which just happens to be one of Jeffrey’s inventions – he suffers a mental breakdown and decides there’s only one way to find love again, and that’s to piece Elizabeth back together with a little help from some explosive Supercrack and a gaggle of street walkers. However there’s a problem with Jeffrey’s plans – a pimp called Zorro and the fact that he doesnt just put the love of his life back together, he creates a Frankenhooker!
Frank Henenlotter is one of those directors whose work it seems you either love or hate. »
- Phil
Disc Spotlight: Frank Henenlotter’s ‘Frankenhooker’ on Blu-ray
3 January 2012 11:26 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Director Frank Henenlotter is a bit of an acquired taste. His films, including the Basket Case trilogy and Brain Damage, mix horror, comedy and low-budget special effects with mixed results, and the thing they have most in common is their offbeat tone. 1990′s Frankenhooker isn’t his best known film, but it deserves to be thanks to a funny script, some ridiculous effects pieces and a perfectly pitched and wonderfully off kilter lead performance. Jeffrey Franken is a bright young man with an assured future and a thick Jersey accent, but when his girlfriend Elizabeth Shelley is killed in a freak lawnmower accident he loses it all. Well, he keeps the accent. He also keeps Elizabeth’s head. The Movie: “The vivacious young girl was instantly reduced to a tossed human salad. A salad that police are still trying to gather up. A salad that was once named Elizabeth.” Jeffrey (James Lorinz) spirals into despair, but »
- Rob Hunter
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