Even from across the sea of pixels that comprise our zoom call, Jay Wheeler's energy is infectious. He's just spent the majority of the day in a press junket, and I am one of his last calls. But if the 29-year-old artist would rather be doing something else, it doesn't show. When Wheeler enters the room, he is in high spirits, playfully joking around with his team before sitting down in a director's chair flanked by art from his latest EP, "Emociones 1.5." Two things immediately become crystal clear: First, that Wheeler is set to make 2023 his biggest year yet. And second, that despite his talent and tremendous success, the Puerto Rican artist remains as humble and genuine as they come.
Born José Ángel López Martínez, Wheeler's humility is a product of humble beginnings, namely a childhood spent in the small town of Salinas in southern Puerto Rico, a place...
Born José Ángel López Martínez, Wheeler's humility is a product of humble beginnings, namely a childhood spent in the small town of Salinas in southern Puerto Rico, a place...
- 5/22/2023
- by Miguel Machado
- Popsugar.com
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
My Bloody Valentine Trading Cards from Fright-Rags
Fright-Rags has released official My Bloody Valentine trading cards as part of its collection of merchandise dedicated to the classic ‘80s slasher. Cards are available in single packs for 5, factory boxes for 35, and sealed boxes for 120.
Single packs have nine cards and a sticker. Factory boxes have 80 cards, two parallel cards, two stickers, and a checklist. Sealed boxes (limited to 320) have two full base sets, two full sticker sets, two full parallel sets, two checklists, one autograph card, and one printing plate.
The Haunting of Julia 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
The Haunting of Julia will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on April 18 via Scream Factory.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
My Bloody Valentine Trading Cards from Fright-Rags
Fright-Rags has released official My Bloody Valentine trading cards as part of its collection of merchandise dedicated to the classic ‘80s slasher. Cards are available in single packs for 5, factory boxes for 35, and sealed boxes for 120.
Single packs have nine cards and a sticker. Factory boxes have 80 cards, two parallel cards, two stickers, and a checklist. Sealed boxes (limited to 320) have two full base sets, two full sticker sets, two full parallel sets, two checklists, one autograph card, and one printing plate.
The Haunting of Julia 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
The Haunting of Julia will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on April 18 via Scream Factory.
- 2/3/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
TV had the run of the place for awhile there during the pandemic. But now that vaccinations are speeding up and the weather is warming, it’s film’s time to shine. At least that’s the conclusion that can be drawn from HBO Max’s list of new releases for June 2021.
There are no real original TV series of note coming this month, which is highly unusual for HBO and HBO Max. In their place, however, are some really impressive film offerings. Major Warner Bros. titles like The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (June 4) and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights (June 11) both arrive this month. So too do some interesting documentaries like Revolutionary Rent on June 15 and Lfg on June 24. The former deals with the staging of the musical Rent in Cuba and the latter follows the U.S. women’s soccer team’s fight for equal pay.
There are no real original TV series of note coming this month, which is highly unusual for HBO and HBO Max. In their place, however, are some really impressive film offerings. Major Warner Bros. titles like The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (June 4) and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights (June 11) both arrive this month. So too do some interesting documentaries like Revolutionary Rent on June 15 and Lfg on June 24. The former deals with the staging of the musical Rent in Cuba and the latter follows the U.S. women’s soccer team’s fight for equal pay.
- 5/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Hello again, everyone! We only have a few titles on the docket for this week’s home media releases, but there’s still some fun stuff to keep an eye out for, especially if you're a fan of classic genre films. Mondo Macabro is keeping busy with several Blu-ray releases, including Panic Beats, Blood Ceremony, and Queens of Evil, Code Red is showing some love to an often overlooked ’80s slasher—The Forest—and Bless the Child is getting re-released on DVD for the first time in decades, too. Also being released on March 9th is Rent-a-Pal from Scream Factory.
Blood Ceremony
In 19th century Europe, the people are in the grip of ancient superstitions and the fear of vampires runs riot through the land. Strange rituals are enacted to seek out the resting places of the undead and macabre trials are held over disinterred corpses. The Countess barely notices what is going on.
Blood Ceremony
In 19th century Europe, the people are in the grip of ancient superstitions and the fear of vampires runs riot through the land. Strange rituals are enacted to seek out the resting places of the undead and macabre trials are held over disinterred corpses. The Countess barely notices what is going on.
- 3/9/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Billie Holiday’s ‘God Bless the Child’ Gave Blacks Their Own Mournful But Hopeful ‘Over the Rainbow’
Of all the words of wisdom my mother has passed on to me, the earliest ones I remember have been the most useful. She told me I could achieve any goal I set for myself, but being Black, I would have to work harder than most.
My mom inspired my DIY work ethic, and Billie Holiday’s inspired her to write her best-known song, the classic “God Bless the Child.” The jazz and blues legend also known as Lady Day shared its origin story in her 1956 autobiography “Lady Sings the Blues,” published three years before her death from complications of cirrhosis of the liver at age 44. She got the idea for the song after approaching her mother for a loan. When the woman who had given birth to her and who had often benefited from her daughter’s financial assistance refused, Holiday shouted back: “God bless the child that’s got his own.
My mom inspired my DIY work ethic, and Billie Holiday’s inspired her to write her best-known song, the classic “God Bless the Child.” The jazz and blues legend also known as Lady Day shared its origin story in her 1956 autobiography “Lady Sings the Blues,” published three years before her death from complications of cirrhosis of the liver at age 44. She got the idea for the song after approaching her mother for a loan. When the woman who had given birth to her and who had often benefited from her daughter’s financial assistance refused, Holiday shouted back: “God bless the child that’s got his own.
- 2/12/2021
- by Jeremy Helligar
- Variety Film + TV
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Some brilliant scores accompany movies that don't always deserve them. Here are 25 examples...
Can a film soundtrack rescue a movie that is otherwise a lost cause? One thing’s for sure: throughout the history of cinema, music has often been the redeeming feature of many an underwhelming movie. Here are 25 amazing film scores composed for films that, frankly, didn’t deserve them.
25) Meet Joe Black (Thomas Newman, 1998)
This somnambulistic three hour romantic drama should really feature an extra screen credit for star Brad Pitt’s fetishised blonde locks. Rising way above the torpid melodrama of the plot is one of Thomas Newman’s most hauntingly melodic and attractive scores, one that leaves his characteristic quirkiness at the door to paint a portrait of death that is both melancholy and hopeful. The spectacular 10-minute finale That Next Place remains one of Newman’s towering musical achievements.
24) Timeline (Brian Tyler,...
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Some brilliant scores accompany movies that don't always deserve them. Here are 25 examples...
Can a film soundtrack rescue a movie that is otherwise a lost cause? One thing’s for sure: throughout the history of cinema, music has often been the redeeming feature of many an underwhelming movie. Here are 25 amazing film scores composed for films that, frankly, didn’t deserve them.
25) Meet Joe Black (Thomas Newman, 1998)
This somnambulistic three hour romantic drama should really feature an extra screen credit for star Brad Pitt’s fetishised blonde locks. Rising way above the torpid melodrama of the plot is one of Thomas Newman’s most hauntingly melodic and attractive scores, one that leaves his characteristic quirkiness at the door to paint a portrait of death that is both melancholy and hopeful. The spectacular 10-minute finale That Next Place remains one of Newman’s towering musical achievements.
24) Timeline (Brian Tyler,...
- 3/29/2016
- Den of Geek
The Weekend Read: Our Saturday essay on the great topics in entertainment and culture today. Last weekend, as Toshi was cruising the Blu-ray shelves for new movies to start asking about, he pulled "Rain Man" on a shelf and considered the cover for a moment before he turned to me, excited. "You didn't tell me Tom Cruise made a superhero movie!" I can only assume his eventual disappointment might be tempered by the fact that "Rain Man" is a pretty good movie. It had been a while since I'd seen it, though, and after they went back to their mom's house, I put it in to watch it. I remember when it came out being right in the midst of my first time watching a lot of classic filmographies, and more than anything, I enjoyed the film as a match-up between Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. Looking at the film,...
- 3/29/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Cloaked in hooded robes, hell-bent on destruction and ready to sacrifice innocents to please their master- worshipers of the Devil are an easy bunch to stereotype in popular portrayals. Ranked from worst to best, the extent to which they work with or against cliché and manage to be entertaining on film is profiled in the following list. This discussion does contain some spoilers!
Daniel Stamm’s “The Last Exorcism”
The Last Exorcism (2010)
The Last Exorcism builds upon the skepticism of its main character, a man who performs exorcisms to give religious zealots peace of mind and as a social service to prevent any real harm to people accused of being possessed. The alleged possession and abuse of a timid country girl occupies most of the film, with a cult showing up in its final frenzied moments. Keeping the characters involved with this cult a secret, it can still be said...
Daniel Stamm’s “The Last Exorcism”
The Last Exorcism (2010)
The Last Exorcism builds upon the skepticism of its main character, a man who performs exorcisms to give religious zealots peace of mind and as a social service to prevent any real harm to people accused of being possessed. The alleged possession and abuse of a timid country girl occupies most of the film, with a cult showing up in its final frenzied moments. Keeping the characters involved with this cult a secret, it can still be said...
- 10/27/2014
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
How can anyone complain about an American Idol episode that packed in performances from more than 50 singers, a heaping portion of maniacal/delightful bitchery courtesy of “The Vocal Coach from Hell,” and a genuine emotional breakdown from soundbite-spewing cool kid Heejun Han? Actually, if you’ll give me a second, I’m sure I can come up with something — Season 10 Vegas survivor Hollie Cavanagh once again getting the seen-but-never-heard treatment? one of the strongest vocalists in the competition getting burned by a last-minute judges’ switcheroo? the continued existence of Randy Jackson on my TV screen? — but sometimes, you have to...
- 2/17/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
"So many pretty parts and no pretty wholes." That basically sums up the motivation behind the title character of Lucky McKee's 2002 breakout film, May. And there was no bigger reason that the film and director found success than the unforgettable star of the film, and the newest Doctor Gash's Tip of the Scalpel honoree, Angela Bettis.
Although she had done sporadic film and television work before starring as the lead character in May (including an outstanding supporting role in Girl, Interrupted, the horror film Bless the Child with Kim Basinger and Jimmy Smits, and the little known thriller People are Dead with Jennifer Carpenter and Kristen Bell), this was the film (premiering at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival) that launched Bettis onto the mainstream horror scene. And since her trumpeted arrival, there has been no turning back for this brilliant actress and horror mainstay.
May was a stunning film in several ways.
Although she had done sporadic film and television work before starring as the lead character in May (including an outstanding supporting role in Girl, Interrupted, the horror film Bless the Child with Kim Basinger and Jimmy Smits, and the little known thriller People are Dead with Jennifer Carpenter and Kristen Bell), this was the film (premiering at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival) that launched Bettis onto the mainstream horror scene. And since her trumpeted arrival, there has been no turning back for this brilliant actress and horror mainstay.
May was a stunning film in several ways.
- 12/2/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Every good hero needs a good villain to fend off and save the day from or else things would get really boring, no? Good thing for us the person cast as the big bad in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has the chops to deliver more than his fair share of evil spookery!
Variety reports that Rufus Sewell (pictured right; Dark City, Bless the Child) has landed the role of Adam, the lead vampire villain, in 20th Century Fox's big screen adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel of the same name.
The flick is being helmed by Timur Bekmambetov. Sewell joins the previously announced Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk and Robin McLeavy. That's one hell of a cast if you ask us!
Fox is aiming at a June 22nd, 2012, release for the Tim Burton-produced horror adventure.
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When Abraham Lincoln was nine years old,...
Variety reports that Rufus Sewell (pictured right; Dark City, Bless the Child) has landed the role of Adam, the lead vampire villain, in 20th Century Fox's big screen adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel of the same name.
The flick is being helmed by Timur Bekmambetov. Sewell joins the previously announced Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk and Robin McLeavy. That's one hell of a cast if you ask us!
Fox is aiming at a June 22nd, 2012, release for the Tim Burton-produced horror adventure.
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When Abraham Lincoln was nine years old,...
- 4/12/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Some things in life are certainties: Steven Tyler’s penchant for profanity. Jennifer Lopez’s ability to add sparkle to just about anything (her eyelids, a pair of mom shorts, the Glinda-like bubble that perpetually surrounds her). And the way that, despite Ryan Seacrest’s best efforts, American Idol‘s “Holding Rooms of Doom” episodes are never really all that suspenseful.
Let’s be honest: Did anyone really think the squalid pen containing Brielle von Hugel, Corey Levoy, and a group of people who might as well have been auditioning for America’s Next Top Sway-bot was going to...
Let’s be honest: Did anyone really think the squalid pen containing Brielle von Hugel, Corey Levoy, and a group of people who might as well have been auditioning for America’s Next Top Sway-bot was going to...
- 2/18/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
By Theron Neel
Angela Bettis is one of the most interesting actresses on the scene today, and I bet most of you don’t even know who she is. It’s okay. I doubt it would hurt her feelings.
Bettis hasn’t exactly crafted a career that guarantees tabloid coverage or paparazzi abuse. On her journey, there have been stops and starts, hits and misses. But that doesn’t appear to bother Bettis. She has set herself apart from those concerns. Much like her best-known movies, she’s independent. She has acted onstage and onscreen next to some of the biggest names in the industry; she’s directed and produced; she’s even worked as an editor as well as a music supervisor. Bettis seems to make her own destiny, with any formal notion of a career taking a backseat to whatever she’s interested in. But it didn’t necessarily start out that way.
Angela Bettis is one of the most interesting actresses on the scene today, and I bet most of you don’t even know who she is. It’s okay. I doubt it would hurt her feelings.
Bettis hasn’t exactly crafted a career that guarantees tabloid coverage or paparazzi abuse. On her journey, there have been stops and starts, hits and misses. But that doesn’t appear to bother Bettis. She has set herself apart from those concerns. Much like her best-known movies, she’s independent. She has acted onstage and onscreen next to some of the biggest names in the industry; she’s directed and produced; she’s even worked as an editor as well as a music supervisor. Bettis seems to make her own destiny, with any formal notion of a career taking a backseat to whatever she’s interested in. But it didn’t necessarily start out that way.
- 8/13/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Apocalyptic angels and satanic shadows are creeping back on to cinema screens. Don't be surprised, says Anne Billson – biblical themes have only ever been one global crisis away
There's been a distinct whiff of the Good Book at the cinema of late – literally so in the case of Denzel Washington's latest, The Book of Eli. "Dear Lord," he says, "thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me." Denzel is on a mission from God, and not in a Blues Brothers way; his task is to convey a leather-bound book with a cross on it from A to B while killing lots of evil people en route. You don't need to have seen the film to guess the book in question is not The Da Vinci Code.
Meanwhile, in Solomon Kane, James Purefoy says: "Satan's creatures will take me if...
There's been a distinct whiff of the Good Book at the cinema of late – literally so in the case of Denzel Washington's latest, The Book of Eli. "Dear Lord," he says, "thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me." Denzel is on a mission from God, and not in a Blues Brothers way; his task is to convey a leather-bound book with a cross on it from A to B while killing lots of evil people en route. You don't need to have seen the film to guess the book in question is not The Da Vinci Code.
Meanwhile, in Solomon Kane, James Purefoy says: "Satan's creatures will take me if...
- 3/11/2010
- by Anne Billson
- The Guardian - Film News
The plot device of adults protecting children is a time-honored subject in horror films. An omnipresent evil plotting and casting its inky tendrils toward the young and innocent has been seen in films as diverse as John Schlesinger’s Santeria-inflected The Believers, the Dean Koontz adaptation The Servants Of Twilight and Chuck Russell’s misguided Bless The Child. The defense of youth inspires the most protective of emotions in audiences, and the latest film to tap into these specific emotions is Paramount’s supernatural thriller Case 39.
Directed by German up-and-comer Christian Alvart, who first attracted attention with his serial-murder saga Antibodies and subsequently helmed this fall’s sci-fi chiller Pandorum, from a script by Pulse’s Ray Wright, Case 39 stars Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, Deadwood’s Ian McShane and ubiquitous young actress Jodelle Ferland. After numerous delays (and release in numerous other international territories this winter), the film will open in U.
Directed by German up-and-comer Christian Alvart, who first attracted attention with his serial-murder saga Antibodies and subsequently helmed this fall’s sci-fi chiller Pandorum, from a script by Pulse’s Ray Wright, Case 39 stars Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, Deadwood’s Ian McShane and ubiquitous young actress Jodelle Ferland. After numerous delays (and release in numerous other international territories this winter), the film will open in U.
- 10/5/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Carnell)
- Fangoria
This Tuesday, August 18, Lakeshore Records releases the CD soundtrack to Sam Raimi’s terrific summer chiller Drag Me To Hell in stores and for on-line purchase, featuring his frequent collaborator Christopher Young’s full score. The disc contains 14 tracks comprising almost an hour of music from Raimi’s saga of a nasty gypsy curse.
Young is no stranger to the genre, having composing acclaimed music for films like Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, The Fly II, The Dark Half, Tales From The Hood, Species, Urban Legend, Bless The Child, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose and, most recently, The Uninvited. His previous collaborations with Raimi include The Gift, the first two Grudge features and Spider-man 3. The Drag soundtrack is currently available digitally via Amazon and iTunes. Preview it in the widget below.
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Young is no stranger to the genre, having composing acclaimed music for films like Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, The Fly II, The Dark Half, Tales From The Hood, Species, Urban Legend, Bless The Child, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose and, most recently, The Uninvited. His previous collaborations with Raimi include The Gift, the first two Grudge features and Spider-man 3. The Drag soundtrack is currently available digitally via Amazon and iTunes. Preview it in the widget below.
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- 8/17/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Rufus Sewell, who stars in the haunted-jungle tale Vinyan (now out on DVD from Sony Pictures; see an exclusive clip below), thinks acting is a sham. More to the point, he agrees with writer extraordinaire David Mamet that acting schools are just out to rip you off—including London’s School of Speech and Drama, which he himself attended. However, he does acknowledge the benefits of such institutions as well.
“I believe it’s definitely worth getting that training, but I also don’t disagree with Mamet,” Sewell says. “It’s all a damn sham anyway, but if you want a part in the sham, you go along with it to a certain extent. I had no idea on how to become an actor, and it was very useful to be in a room with a lot of aspiring performers and have someone come along and look at us. If...
“I believe it’s definitely worth getting that training, but I also don’t disagree with Mamet,” Sewell says. “It’s all a damn sham anyway, but if you want a part in the sham, you go along with it to a certain extent. I had no idea on how to become an actor, and it was very useful to be in a room with a lot of aspiring performers and have someone come along and look at us. If...
- 4/7/2009
- Fangoria
We'll have lots of guests at Fantastic Fest this year, more than ever before. Here are just a few of the many interesting people who'll be joining us this year, in no particular order. We'll continually update our roster so keep an eye on this page.
Filmmakers and Actors
Norihiro Koizumi (Gachi Boy: Wrestling With A Memory)
A young, talented director who is quickly making his mark in the Japanese filmmaking scene. At the tender age of 25, he directed his first major feature-length film, “Midnight Sun.” “Midnight Sun” was not only critically-acclaimed, but became a commercial hit, grossing over 1 billion yen at the Japanese boxoffice. His latest film, “Gachi Boy Wrestling with a Memory,” won the grand prix at the Udine Far East Film Festival.
Nacho Vigalondo (Shorts Program)
Last year at Fantastic Fest noted Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo won the Next Wave competition, later securing domestic distribution for Timecrimes...
Filmmakers and Actors
Norihiro Koizumi (Gachi Boy: Wrestling With A Memory)
A young, talented director who is quickly making his mark in the Japanese filmmaking scene. At the tender age of 25, he directed his first major feature-length film, “Midnight Sun.” “Midnight Sun” was not only critically-acclaimed, but became a commercial hit, grossing over 1 billion yen at the Japanese boxoffice. His latest film, “Gachi Boy Wrestling with a Memory,” won the grand prix at the Udine Far East Film Festival.
Nacho Vigalondo (Shorts Program)
Last year at Fantastic Fest noted Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo won the Next Wave competition, later securing domestic distribution for Timecrimes...
- 9/8/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Lars Nilsen)
- FantasticFest.com
British heart-throb actor Rufus Sewell has refused to further his career in Los Angeles - because he's scared of becoming a "jerk". The 33-year-old Dark City (1998) star says he was turned off the idea of heading to Hollywood by the fear that he'd be seduced by its glitzy lifestyle. He explains, "I think if you live in a place that's completely about the film industry, it's bound to affect you in some way... I've seen people turn into jerks - and I think it's more important than anything else that I remain the kind of person I like." Sewell, who makes his Hollywood-debut alongside Kim Basinger and Christina Ricci in Bless the Child (2000) next month, insists, "London is where I love."...
- 4/26/2000
- WENN
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