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Exclusive Images: Real Life Haunting at the Center of The House at the End of the Drive
11 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Here at Dread Central filmmakers often approach us with projects that were filmed at haunted locations. Rarely, though, does anyone offer up any real proof of strange things going on; and it's that very proof that has piqued our interest in The House at the End of the Drive.
The film, directed by David Worth (The Man with the Screaming Brian), stars James Oliver (Our Fathers, Rescue Dawn), Angela Jones (Pulp Fiction), Jonathan Mangum (Raising Helen, The Bucket List), and Alison Raimondi (Club Dread), co-starring Jessica Szohr ("Gossip Girl") with a special guest appearance by Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Pumpkinhead, Near Dark).
The film is a part-fact/part-fiction story based on producer David Oman's experiences living in one of America's most haunted houses, which sits right down the drive from where the Manson Family murders took place 43 years ago. Sound interesting? You bet it does. Check out a few exclusive »
- Uncle Creepy
H.R. Giger’s Alien: A Brief History Of The Man And the Monster
15 hours ago | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Apart from Ridley Scott, there is one other man who’s ideas and designs are synonymous with the “Alien” franchise, H.R Giger. Having the honor of being credited with creating one of films most terrifying monsters, Giger’s name is now an adjective for anything that carries his signature style.
Giger was born Hans Rudolf Giger in Switzerland in 1940. After studying Architecture and Industrial Design, he used the skills he had learnt and incorporated them into the craft that would make him famous. Moving from the traditional ink and oil paintings, Giger started using Airbrushes to create large canvasses that depicted dark, surreal imagery that hadn’t really been seen before. The subjects in his work are often biomechanical combinations of human and machine which are unnerving to see, as is his strong sexual imagery. It also links with a trend that was prominent in the 70′s that explored »
- Amarpal Biring
Aliens: Colonial Marines: Sega Blesses Gamestop Shoppers with Exclusive Movie Characters
16 hours ago | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
If you were hoping to pre-order your copy of Sega and Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines from Amazon.com, you may want to reconsider.
Sega has just announced that they are giving Gamestop shoppers an exclusive deal that trumps a potential discount from Amazon.com. If you preorder from Gamestop, you will get access to playable characters from the 1986 Aliens movie, including: Private Hudson (Bill Paxton), Corporal Hicks (Michael Biehn), Private Drake (Mark Rolston) and Sergeant Apone (Al Matthews). Although the announcement doesn’t include key characters like Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Bishop (Lance Henriksen) and everyone’s favorite Pvt Vasquez (Jenette Goldstein), you will get access to Ripley’s Flamethrower in the Collector’s Edition.
Other Collector’s Edition bonuses include:
Additional Marines Character Customization Options
· Ripley’s Flamethrower
· Exclusive Multiplayer Weapons
- Sonic Electronic Ball Breakers
- Phase Plasma Rifle
· Exclusive Game Level
- Uscm Academy Firing »
- Bags Hooper
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 5 of 5)
30 May 2012 10:08 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery in State Of Grace (Phil Joanou, 1990, USA):
Long considered one of the most talented actors in cinema, it’s very strange that his outstanding acting as the younger brother of Ed Harris’ local crime boss in this underrated film doesn’t get talked about nearly enough when discussing Oldman’s body of work. This is a must-see performance for all Oldman fans. For the record, State Of Grace is a far better Irish mob film than The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006, USA), primarily because it contains much better acting across the board. Oldman was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011, UK/France).
Other notable Gary Oldman performances: Prick Up Your Ears (Stephen Frears, 1987, USA), Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992, USA), True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993, USA), Leon: The Professional (Luc Besson, 1994, France), Air Force One (Wolfgang Petersen, 1997, USA), The Contender (Rod Lurie, »
- Terek Puckett
Prometheus Review: Ridley Scott Delivers Mesmerising Sci-Fi
30 May 2012 3:05 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
While this summer sees its share of highly-anticipated, high-minded blockbusters such as The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, there is no film that has evoked wild speculation and intrigue like Ridley Scott’s much-ballyhooed sci-fi Prometheus. Played down as something of a spiritual predecessor to his masterful Alien, one cannot help but feel that Scott’s thinking was simply to avoid fanboys rabidly comparing his newly-gestating creation to their precious 1979 baby. Make no mistake, this is a sure-fire, full-tilt prequel to Alien in every imaginable sense, yet also stands on its own two feet as a thrilling sci-fi spectacle that should have series fans discussing it for years to come.
Scott’s film opens in the late 21st century, as archeologists Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and partner Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) discover a star map during an expedition to Scotland. This map has been previously »
- Shaun Munro
Review: Prometheus
30 May 2012 2:48 PM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender | Written by Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof | Directed by Ridley Scott
Those who remember their Ancient Greek legends will know that Prometheus was the name of the Titan that gave the gift of fire to humankind. This pissed off top-god Zeus, and for his troubles, Prometheus was chained up and an eagle ate out his liver, only for it to grow back ready to be eaten all over again every day forever. Those who like creation myths, stories about the relationship between strange beings and the human race and nasty things happening to people’s insides are probably going to thoroughly enjoy Ridley Scott’s long-awaited prequel to Alien.
As well as an unfortunate Titan and the film in question, Prometheus is also the name of the spaceship carrying Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Charlize Theron »
- Jack Kirby
Switch on to Another Batch of New Red Lights Character Posters
30 May 2012 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »
Another batch of character posters for Rodrigo Cortes' 'Red Lights' have come to light in spite of being particularly similar to assets previously released. The four new one-sheets featuring main players Cillian Murphy ('Sunshine', '28 Days Later'), Robert DeNiro, Sigourney Weaver ('Aliens') and Elizabeth Olsen ('Silent House') are practically identical to past posters unleashed where each of the foursomes fizzogs are the same but slightly masked by various new straplines such as 'Your brain lies to you' and 'Don't trust your eyes'. Check out the new posters below. »
Blu-ray Deal: Alien Anthology Blu-ray Set 63% Off
30 May 2012 3:29 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Today's Amazon Deal of the Day is the amazing Alien Anthology Blu-ray box set for $29.99 (which is 63% off retail). Loaded with all four movies (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection) and two bonus discs with over 65 hours of archival and never-before-seen content, it's a must own for fans of the franchise. I own this box set and it's absolutely incredible. Like all Deals of the Day, the offer is only good till they sell out of available copies or until midnight tonight. So if you're interested, don't wait. You also get free shipping since it's over $25. Hit the jump for exactly what's in the box set. Disc One: Alien 1979 Theatrical Version 2003 Director’s Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction Audio Commentary by Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O’Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editor Terry Rawlings, Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt Audio »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
“Red Lights” Character Posters
29 May 2012 1:21 PM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Red Lights, a supernatural thriller directed by Rodrigo Cortes (Buried) has been under the radar for awhile, but it sounds like one of the more promising movies of the summer that many people haven’t heard about. The film stars Sigourney Weaver (Aliens), Robert De Niro (The Godfather), Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins) and Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) in one of the better and more interesting and rounded casts I’ve seen in awhile. MTV has released four character posters for the upcoming film, which comes out July 13th.
According to MTV, Weaver and Murphy play investigators who uncover frauds in the supernatural realm. When De Niro, a blind psychic, comes out of retirement, they set their sights on him to uncover his hoax. But, clearly, it’s not as black and white as that, as the following character posters reveal in the gallery below. I’m watching anything »
- Andy Greene
In An Eggshell: Thn’s Quick Guide To Alien
29 May 2012 3:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Even though it’s been 15 years since the last Alien film – and even longer since a decent one – the franchise remains immensely popular (alright, there have been two Alien Vs Predator films, but less said about that the better). The films are so popular in fact, that anticipation for Prometheus, the series’ long-awaited prequel, has overshadowed almost everything else in 2012. No mean feat during a year in which Avengers assembled and a certain Dark Knight is set to rise. Excitement for Prometheus may be attributed to director Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien universe, 33 years after the original. But Scott insists his prequel will be an entirely new beast, and though it has ‘Alien DNA’, it will stand apart from the previous films. Despite this, let’s assume a little revision on the original ‘quadrilogy’ is necessary. For those who need to brush up on their Space Jockeys, Facehuggers, »
- Tom Fordy
What's The Scene Noomi Rapace Can't Talk About In 'Prometheus'?
26 May 2012 1:47 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
In a couple of days critics will start seeing "Prometheus," in less than a week it opens internationally, and soon the lid will be off the box of Ridley Scott's return to sci-fi as we'll finally experience what the director has conjured up in his kinda-sorta "Alien" prequel. While diehard fans have been covering their ears and eyes hoping to go in fresh, the Fox marketing team has been on a blitzkrieg dropping numerous TV spots, clips and images from the movie. And well, a few more details have squeaked out in the New York Times profile of Noomi Rapace, adding another dimension to the upcoming film. Warning: there are spoilers so stop reading here if you don't want to know anything more.
By now, the broad strokes of the movie are known, with the crew of the Prometheus headed to outer space in response to what they believe »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Prometheus: the making of a new myth
25 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
What made Ridley Scott revisit the world of his his iconic movie Alien more than 30 years later? The reasons are complicated, writes Damon Wise, and the results aren't what you'd expect
They say never go back, and in the case of Alien, why would you? The 1979 original, unusually for a cult movie, was a massive hit in its day, and its appeal has not only endured but grown stronger with time – rare for a science fiction film, since nothing dates so quickly as a vision of the future. Unlike with his 1982 masterpiece Blade Runner, Alien's perfectionist director Ridley Scott has pretty much left the movie alone, releasing only one mildly tinkered-with Director's Cut. Which, for him, shows quite an element of restraint.
Of course, the world of Alien was returned to, first with James Cameron's 1986 Aliens, not only a great sequel but one of the greatest action movies ever. »
- Damon Wise
Tsr Exclusive: ‘Hysteria’ interview with director Tanya Wexler
25 May 2012 3:23 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
In the film Hysteria, Hugh Dancy plays Mortimer Granville, a dedicated young scientist in 1880s London who practices a new way to intimately treat women for “hysteria.” Under the guidance of Dr. Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce), a man who takes his practice of massaging women’s private areas very seriously, Dancy’s scientist falls for the doctor’s daughters Emily (played by Felicity Jones) and the fiery Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal). When his hand gets tired of treating hysteria, Granville helps discover the world’s first vibrator.
I sat down with director Tanya Wexler to discuss her film, the truth behind Maggie Gyllenhaal’s character Charlotte, and why we’re all so hysterical for period entertainment like “Downton Abbey.”
Hysteria opens May 25 in limited Chicago theaters.
It’s fitting that your mom is here, as this is kind of a movie you could see with your mom.
That’s what I say »
- Nick Allen
History’S Biggest Family Feud: ‘Hatfields & McCoys’
25 May 2012 11:07 AM, PDT | Fox All Access | See recent Fox All Access news »
Miniseries used to be some of television’s biggest events, with “Shogun,” “Roots,” and “The Winds of War” commanding huge audiences in the ’70s and ’80s. While the miniseries has been largely absent from television for several years, “Hatfields & McCoys” is going to try to bring the form back in a big way. “Hatfields & McCoys,” based on the legendary feud between two warring families, brings a real big-screen sensibility to the small screen. You’d even expect to see its stars in a theater instead of television: Academy Award winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves,” “The Bodyguard”) and Bill Paxton (“Titanic,” “Aliens”). We spoke to producer Leslie Greif who has produced written and directed films and many television shows and also produced The Hatfield-McCoys. Producer Leslie Greif has produced, written, and directed theatrical films, and told us that yes, the goal was to make “Hatfields & McCoys” look like it belongs in a theater. »
- foxallaccess
10 Reasons Prometheus Will Be The Best Film of 2012
24 May 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
You could say “Prometheus” has named itself rather ambitiously. Appropriating the name of a man attributed with bringing fire and brightness to the world and then being punished for it; it’s either making itself out to be the summer martyr, the best thing on display and given to us, yet it is punished by films like “Step Up 4″ at the box office; forever living in shame, infamy and forcing Ridley Scott to retreat to a different planet to avoid the embarrassment. Don’t worry Ridley, no-one else will understand why either.
Or, it’s a signal of intent, it’s promising to bring something fresh, new, explosive, flickering and big to our screens; and so far it hasn’t disappointed. The trailers have done everything from raise the hairs on the back of our necks, to make us hold on to our faces to make sure it’s melted »
- Luke Stevenson
Prometheus - Concept Art, Set Photos and Info on New Alien Creature
22 May 2012 11:09 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
THR recently conducted a wonderful interview with director Ridley Scott to talk about Prometheus, and they also revealed some great concept art and set photos from the film in the article.
The interview is a great read and I suggest you check it out. Scott goes into some awesome details about developing the film and reveals some cool stuff, such as the fact that his real motivation behind making Prometheus was because he was "really pissed off" that James Cameron was offered to direct Aliens instead of himself.
One of the most interesting parts of the interview though was when he revealed some details on the new alien creature in the movie. You might not want to read the quote below if you don't want to know anything else about the movie.
The new ship is quite different from Alien's, with its tall, refinery-like towers that Scott says he sketched rapidly, »
- Venkman
Trailer For "Aliens: Colonial Marines" Game
21 May 2012 8:46 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Sega has unleashed a new trailer for "Aliens: Colonial Marines", the upcoming console game based on James Cameron's 1986 film classic "Aliens".
The trailer seems to be there to soften the blow of a release delay from Q4 2012 to Q1 2013, the company confirming a worldwide release date of February 12th 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC's, while a Wii U version will hit at a later date.
This is the third delay in recent weeks of major 2012 games being pushed into early 2013 such as "Bioshock Infinite" and the "Tomb Raider" reboot.
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- Garth Franklin
You can cut the suspense in the new Aliens: Colonial Marines game trailer
21 May 2012 7:12 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
First, the bad news: the Aliens: Colonial Marines video game being made by Gearbox Software and released by Sega won't come out until February 13, 2013. That's a helluva long time to wait if you've been amped up by what its makers have shown us so far. For those of us not in the know about why I and others are excited for Aliens: Colonial Marines, it's not just because of the game's pretty graphics. No, the real reason for my interest in this title stems from it being a direct sequel to James Cameron's Aliens movie, continuing the story of what happened in the aftermath of the destruction of the colony on Lv-426.
(And for the record, yeah, I remember the colony getting nuked at the end of Aliens. I'll forgive the game's makers for some creative leeway if the story and gameplay live up to the hype. »
- Patrick Sauriol
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Awesome New Trailer and Release Date
21 May 2012 12:30 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Sega and Gearbox has released a great new Suspense trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines as well as a message to fans from Gearbox President and CEO Randy Pitchford in which he announces the new release date for the highly anticipated game. That date is February 12th, 2013. The trailer you will watch was put together with 100% in-game footage.
I love the concept behind this game, and I love that the story takes place shortly after the events in James Cameron's Aliens. I've always wanted to see a direct sequel to that film, and this game is the closest thing we'll get to that. The game looks awesomely badass!
Today, I'm very excited to announce that, for the first time ever, Aliens: Colonial Marines has a specific release date.
But before I get to that, I want to say a few words about the path that brought us here to this moment. »
- Venkman
Prometheus: Charlize "Vickers" Theron Gets the Spotlight in Latest Featurette
21 May 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
After witnessing the nefarious lengths that Ash (Ian Holm) and Carter Burke (Paul Reiser) were willing to go to in the service of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in Alien and Aliens, respectivly, we admit to having pre-judged Meredith Vickers, the Weyland Corporation employee played by Charlize Theron in Prometheus. But, after watching the latest Prometheus featurette dedicated to Vickers, we're starting to think that director Ridley Scott might be throwing us yet another curveball — the whole Alien-universe-movie-with-no-actual-Aliens being the biggest curveball — setting up Vickers to be a heroic figure, if a bit of a control freak, rather than yet another duplicitous corporate stooge. Or, at the very least, Vickers might simply be the one sane person on the entire mission.
Next Showing: Prometheus opens June 8
Prometheus: Behind the Scenes
Ridley Scott takes you behind the scenes on the set of Prometheus
Prometheus - Full Length Trailer
- BrentJS Sprecher
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