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27 May 2012 6:11 AM, PDT | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »

by Nick Schager

[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by the aliens-and-cops sequel Men in Black III.]

An aliens-among-us thriller containing social and gender critiques within its body-invasion exterior, The Hidden blends various influences into a fast, funny and surprisingly sharp B-movie. That's not necessarily what you'd expect from helmer Jack Sholder, whose credits include the abysmal A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Yet his direction has a fleet, no-nonsense quality—highlighted by a few extended handheld shots that give the material some jazzy energy—that's perfect for this tale of L.A. cop Tom Beck (Flashdance's Michael Nouri), who's introduced trying to stop the robbery-and-murder rampage of a trenchcoated everyman (Chris Mulkey). This villain's murderous habits involve stealing Ferraris and listening to hard rock and heavy metal, as well as a more general take-what-i-want attitude that, altogether, makes him a caricature of materialistic '80s greed and entitlement. Moreover, there's a strong sense that he also represents the ugliest side of uninhibited masculinity, »

10 April 2012 4:21 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

It’s been awhile since we updated you on the slasher vs. college girls flick Sorority Party Massacre, but don’t fret. We’ve got a status update for you from the project’s producer and a first look at the flick’s poster! Read on!

“Sorority Party Massacre is officially wrapped!” producer Anthony Clementi told us today of the feature, which was written and produced by Chris Freeman (who co-directed with Justin Jones and who co-wrote last year’s feature Paranormal Incident) and which stars Kevin Sorbo (Bitch Slap!), Eve Mauro (The Steam Experiment), Ed O'Ross (The Hidden), C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher), Leslie Easterbrook (The Devil’s Rejects), Richard Moll (House), Ron Jeremy, Yvette Yates, Marissa Skell and Tom Downey.

“It’s currently in the hands of our very talented post team, and they are truly making us see that this is one badass film,” continued Clementi. “Freeman »

- Sean Decker

2 items from 2012