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Exclusive: Actor Jesse Merlin Talks 'Exorcistic: The Rock Musical Parody Experiment'
5 hours ago | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
The New York City premiere of The Exorcist took place 40 years ago this very night, and Orgasmico Theatre Company has marked the occasion by creating a hilarious, hard-rocking and fourth-wall-breaking musical comedy entitled Exorcistic: The Rock Musical Parody Experiment, which runs throughout this month as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Fans of Stuart Gordon's stage hit Re-Animator: The Musical are celebrating the return of actor Jesse Merlin, who played the diabolical Dr. Hill in that production and has a long history of horror-related stage roles, including Hannibal Lecter in Silence! The Musical. Along with all of the company members, Merlin plays multiple parts in Exorcistic, which not only lampoons The Exorcist and its iconic scenes and dialogue, but manages to poke fun at the whole concept of musical horror parodies themselves, layering one meta-joke on top of another, all the while toying with the idea of the original film's production being “cursed, »
- Gregory Burkart
Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980′s
11 June 2013 6:34 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
As all lovers of crime, suspense thriller, war, western, horror and science fiction films know, creating a truly great cinematic villain is no easy task. When it happens, it’s virtually impossible to forget that character.
We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains of the 1980’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as my previous article Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct or indirect lethal threat. The villains can be either individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance, so no shape-shifting alien from John Carpenter’s amazing 1982 The Thing, no Aliens from James Cameron’s classic 1986 sequel and no Predator from John McTiernan’s beloved 1987 film of the same name.
Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes »
- Terek Puckett
Heres a New Trailer Poster and a Release Date for Stranded
11 June 2013 12:05 PM, PDT | Best-Horror-Movies.com | See recent Best-Horror-Movies.com news »
Dig on the new trailer and poster for the Christian Slater driven Stranded. While youre at it make a notation on your calendar as weve got a release date for you. Stranded looks a bit like Alien meets The Thing with a significantly less endearing ensemble. You wont find a Sigourney Weaver or Kurt Russell here instead weve got Christian Slater fronting the ensemble. Despite Slaters sometimessketchy career decisions (Alone in the Dark Hollow Man II anyone) Stranded looks like it could surprise. »
Five Remakes That Are Just as Good (If Not Better) Than the Original Versions!!
10 June 2013 11:46 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Most horror fans can agree with the opinion that most remakes that are thrown to the masses on a regular basis these days never quite have the same impact as the original versions. While a couple of decades ago, remakes seem to have had more focus and weren’t such a taboo thing for fans (John Carpenter’s The Thing and Chuck Russell’s The Blob are two example of remakes done brilliantly right). These days good remakes (or “re-imaginings” as the studios like to say) are harder to come by, for every dozen A Nightmare On Elm Street-class remakes (yikes) there is usually only one Let Me In (while not perfect, it was pretty fun).
I thought it’d be fun to choose a few of my favorite remakes and write a bit about each one and why they are either as good as or in rare case, »
- SMITH
Watch: One-Hour Doc Follows John Carpenter's Prolific Horror Career
6 June 2013 10:51 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
It's impossible to talk about horror films, specifically the slasher genre, without mentioning director John Carpenter, the man behind the classic Halloween. Plus, the filmmaker made waves with his remake of The Thing and cult classics like They Live. Though the later years of his career haven't offered much in the vein of quality, there's no denying the man's influence over horror, and filmmakers in general, working today. So how about taking a look back at Carpenter's prolific career with an hour-long documentary called John Carpenter: Fear Is Just The Beginning. It's from 2004, but it's still very interesting. Watch it! Here's John Carpenter: Fear Is Just The Beginning via The Film Stage: Complete with interviews from collaborators like Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Kurt Russell (Escape from New York) and the equally influential horror filmmaker George Romero, this is a truly fascinating look at a filmmaker who is usually private, »
- Ethan Anderton
Watch: 1-Hour 2004 Documentary 'John Carpenter: Fear Is Just The Beginning...The Man And His Movies'
6 June 2013 9:00 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
There is no doubt that John Carpenter is already one of the titans of genre filmmaking, and one whose influence is still being felt today, even if his most recent efforts haven't quite matched his career highs. But really, getting into the same ballpark of movies like "Dark Star," "Halloween," "Assault On Precinct 13," "The Thing," "They Live" and more is no easy feat. And the fact that Carpenter is the man who made all those movies himself (and more), is frankly a testament to his talent. Well, get ready to celebrate that talent with the 1-hour documentary "John Carpenter: Fear Is Just The Beginning... The Man And His Movies." The 2004 film is a nice journey not only through his films, but through the life of Carpenter, from the days before his making movies to tracking his rise and more. Featuring interviews with key cast members (it kicks off with Jamie Lee Curtis, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Intense & Intriguing First Clip From Liev Schreiber’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Last Days On Mars’
29 May 2013 12:30 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Previously going by the title of The Animators, director Ruairi Robinson’s The Last Days On Mars impressed many at its premiere at the recent Cannes Film Festival. The science-fiction thriller, led by Liev Schreiber, centres on an astronaut crew who’ve arrived on the Red Planet and uncovered a major breakthrough in a collection of rock specimens with evidence of life. However, a final visit to the excavation site during their final day hours on the planet turns tragic when one of them falls to his death… or so they thought!
An impressive supporting cast includes Olivia Williams, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas, Tom Cullen, Goran Kostic and Johnny Harris. There are no release dates as yet but we’re hoping this could be right up their with John Carpenter’s classic The Thing, perhaps not in creature design but certainly in foreboding dread!
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- Craig Hunter
Limited Paper: Mondo Releasing New Prints Based on The Thing, Son Of Frankenstein, and White Zombie This Week
22 May 2013 3:42 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
They say there’s “nothing certain in life except death and taxes”. It’s a pretty accurate little saying, sure, but if you ask anyone who’s battled a raging poster-buying addiction, they’ll tell you what Limited Paper learned long ago: there exists a little-known third certainty in life that’s known only to screenprint collectors. Goes like this: “One can never have too many posters based on John Carpenter’s The Thing”. So, just to recap, that’s: death, taxes, and an insatiable need to own every print based on John Carpenter’s The Thing. It’s a curse, but today there’s good news for those afflicted with this devastating compulsion: Mondo’s dropping Randy Ortiz’ The Thing poster later this week. And if ya don’t like The Thing for some (nonsensical) reason? Well, new stuff from Gary Pullin and Rich Kelly are also en route. »
- Scott Wampler
Crowdfunding Friday: mice, monsters and a Christopher Walken dinosaur
16 May 2013 5:38 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Feature Ryan Lambie 17 May 2013 - 05:47
Here's a fresh batch of worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye this week...
The best part of putting together this weekly crowdfunding column? While trawling through the dozens of ideas that appear online every day, we stumble on all kinds of weird and wonderful things.
Some ideas are semi-practical - a new kind of flip-flop with soles made from astro turf, for people who want to feel as though they're walking on grass all day long - while others are downright strange - such as a set of tabletop gaming figures shaped neat like little human backsides.
Some ideas are commercial and enticing enough to sale past their funding goal - a zombie Lego Batman mash-up animation's already doing well - while others are rather more niche - we spotted a strip poker text adventure, which has, unsurprisingly, attracted rather less interest so far. »
- ryanlambie
Top 10 games that should be movies – and their ideal directors
15 May 2013 7:40 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
John Carpenter says he'd love to adapt the survival horror title – and surely there's room for Skyrim, Far Cry or Uncharted
"I would love to make Dead Space, I'll tell you that right now," said John Carpenter last week, adding the celebrated director, expert moustache cultivator and avid gamer to the the swelling ranks of reputable film-makers (ie those whose names aren't spelled "Paul Ws Anderson" or "Uwe Boll") who recognise games as another viable well of narrative inspiration – equal in richness, if not yet in popular reputation, to any other artform.
And it's difficult to envisage a director better suited or more qualified to interpret the dank corridors and squelchy, shambling horrors of the Usg Ishimura. The Thing, The Fog and Halloween clearly influenced Visceral's icky franchise, and Carpenter's ideas feeding back into a mythology they helped create gives a pleasing sense of symmetry. His skill with suspense and »
- Luke Holland
Felix Vasquez Jr.’s F-Bombs: Arrivederci, Zombie
13 May 2013 10:15 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
No one will ever really accuse “H2″ or “Rob Zombie’s Halloween” of ever being a masterpiece. I mean, while they do have the vision of a man who has something to say in the horror genre, they’re not the indicators of someone who can firmly grasp what a remake is supposed to be. John Carpenter’s “The Thing” worked so well because he had source material to work off of, and re-imagined the Howard Hawks original in creative ways. Zombie’s “Halloween” movies felt like repackaged leftovers disguised as a meal. Heck, I don’t think Zombie ever grasped what filmmaking was supposed to be. His trailer for “Grindhouse” was ridiculous, especially considered about ninety-eight percent of grindhouse trailers never announced their all star line-up. Zombie, Zombie, Zombie. In “Halloween” he offers audiences a run-of-the-mill groan inducing tale of a trailer trash young teen who becomes a hulking »
- Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cyberpunkers: 'Whatta Mask' – Ep Review
13 May 2013 10:00 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
“Give a man a mask and he will tell you the truth,” said legendary wit Oscar Wilde, and electro-rock unit Cyberpunkers have adopted that quote as their own unofficial motto. Formed in 2006 by a pair of Italian DJs whose identities remain concealed, Cyberpunkers draw heavily from sci-fi/horror themes and imagery, and have staged epic performances at some of Europe's biggest electronic music festivals. They've distinguished themselves worldwide through a series of high-profile remixes, including a cover of Bauhaus's “Bela Lugosi's Dead” by Alex D'elia & The Deafness, and the 2009 single “Change” by Coolio, featuring iconic composer Ennio Morricone (The Thing), but they've also turned out a fair amount of original material, including the horror-themed Ep Old Skulls. While the band is touting their new Ep Whatta Mask as the birth of a new image, accompanied by more sinister masks, the duo never really opted for a shock-rock approach; instead, their »
- Gregory Burkart
Practical Makeup And FX Reigns In “Harbinger Down”
10 May 2013 11:03 AM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Alec Gillis, the man who’s worked his practical FX wizardry on the Alien franchise, Starship Troopers, The Monster Squad, Tremors, Death Becomes Her, Cocoon, Jumanji and the upcoming Ender’S Game, is putting together his own project. Let me introduce you to Harbinger Down, a movie with Only practical animatronic and makeup effects, using Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing as its inspiration. There also may be some stop-motion in honor of the late, great Ray Harryhausen. That’s not all: genre fave Lance Henriksen is committed to star in Harbinger Down.
Amalgamated Dynamics will be creating the Creature Effects for the film, with co-founder Tom Woodruff Jr. acting as producer on the project. Below you will find the synopsis and some concept art for the film. If you want to support the making of this movie, check out its Kickstarter page, with goodies attached to any donations of $10 or more. »
- Andy Greene
John Carpenter's 'Dead Space'? Maybe!
10 May 2013 | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
As a gamer, I’ve pretty much given up hope that a truly great game-to-film adaptation will ever happen. We’ve had winks of cult greatness (Mortal Kombat), franchise-unfaithful lunacy (Resident Evil), and hollow renditions that got the look but missed the point (Silent Hill), but never the sort of software-to-cinema translations that we all truly long for.
There’s a tiny glimmer of hope, however, as a recent interview with Game Informer (and handily cited by Videogamer) revealed that master of horror John Carpenter would love to tackle adapting EA’s Dead Space to celluloid. Here’s what Carpenter had to say:
"I maintain that Dead Space would just make a great movie because you have these people coming onto an abandoned, shut-down space ship and they have to start it up and something's on board. It's just great stuff.
"I would love to make Dead Space [into a film], I'll tell you that right now. »
- Carl Lyon
NY Film Society of Lincoln Center Brings a Midnight Movie Revival With Carpenter/Craven Movies and More!
9 May 2013 4:59 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Here’s some good news for any East Coast horror fans out there! New York’s Film Society of Lincoln Center, located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is gearing up to bring back their “Midnight Movies” series in June, and judging from the initial lineup, it sounds like a lot of fun, read on!
“The return of the Midnight Movies series in June will be bookended by two John Carpenter/Kurt Russell crowd pleasers, with The Thing (1982), the edge-of-your-seat thriller of a body-duplicating alien versus a handful of men, re-opening the series on Friday, June 7, and Big Trouble In Little China (1986), which both begs definition while it gleefully mixes genre, closing out the month on Friday, June 28. In between, Midnight Movies will screen Wes Craven’s Deadly Blessing (1981), a tale of horror in Amish country and Richard Donner’s anti-Christ horror staple, The Omen (1976).”
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- SMITH
John Carpenter Looking to Make Dead Space Movie
9 May 2013 1:46 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
John Carpenter, the man behind films such as The Thing, Halloween, and Escape From New York, has expressed interest in directing a big screen adaptation of EA Games' creepy horror game Dead Space. During an interview with IGN, the director said,
I would love to make Dead Space [into a film], I'll tell you that right now. That one is ready-made. You know it's great. The first game was more - I guess it was like Alien - but not quite. It was a little different than that. I maintain that Dead Space would just make a great movie because you have these people coming onto an abandoned, shut-down space ship and they have to start it up and something's on board. It's just great stuff. I would love to make Dead Space [into a film], I'll tell you that right now. That one is ready-made.
The franchise has already gone beyond the games with novels, »
- Joey Paur
John Carpenter Is Interested In Making A ‘Dead Space’ Film
9 May 2013 12:41 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
In a recent interview with Game Informer, horror director John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween, I’m sure you’re already very familiar with him) revealed that he’d like to bring EA’s action horror franchise Dead Space to the big screen. He spoke specifically about the first game, saying “I maintain that Dead Space would just make a... Read More »
- Adam Dodd
John Carpenter interested in making a Dead Space film
9 May 2013 10:07 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
In a somewhat rare occurrence, a high profile filmmaker has stated his interest in directing a game to film adaptation and the whole thing makes sense.
John Carpenter, director of horror classics Halloween and The Thing, has voiced his appreciation for the Dead Space series, and mentions how he would love to direct a film based on it.
"You know it's great," he explained. "The first game was more - I guess it was like Alien - but not quite. It was a little different than that.
"I maintain that Dead Space would just make a great movie because you have these people coming onto an abandoned, shut-down space ship and they have to start it up and something's on board. It's just great stuff.
"I would love to make Dead Space [into a film], I'll tell you that right now. That one is ready-made."
Carpenter has been involved with video games in »
- Chris Cooper
Could John Carpenter Adapt a Dead Space Movie?
9 May 2013 9:58 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Horror movie legend John Carpenter, the man behind of some of the biggest cult classics of all time including The Thing, They Live and Halloween, has expressed interest in bringing the Dead Space game series to the big screen. The Dead Space franchise which extends beyond the Dead Space Trilogy into novels, comic books and animated feature films is seemingly ripe with movie making potential. Carpenter even went as far as comparing it to the Alien franchise but for a more contemporary audience: “You know it’s great,” he explained. “The first game was more – I guess it was like Alien – but not quite....
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- Vesna Sunrider
Crowdfunding Friday: Aurora, The Realm, and a monkey western
9 May 2013 7:13 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Feature Ryan Lambie 10 May 2013 - 06:03
Here's this week's batch of worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye this week...
The likes of Zach Braff and Peter Molyneux may grab headlines with their Kickstarter campaigns (not to mention no small amount of controversy), but they're just the tip of the crowdfunding iceberg. Which is why we're bringing you this weekly post, which aims to highlight some of the geek-friendly crowdfunding projects we've stumbled upon during our caffeine-fuelled daily trawls around the internet.
This week, we've found a low-budget science fiction project with some potentially fantastic visuals, a point-and-click adventure game inspired by such lyrical Japanese cultural touchstones as Ico and My Neighbour Totoro, and a quirky comic book about a group of simian outlaws...
The Good, The Bad And The Monkey <br /> If you're looking for a comic with an unusual theme, Andy Baker's The Good, The Bad »
- ryanlambie
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