George A. Romero Relives His Zombies Through the Diary of the Dead by Brad Balfour For independent filmmakers, George A. Romero is one of the great culture heroes. Back in the 1960s, this Pittsburgh resident (he went from NYC to Carnegie Mellon U.) reared himself up and decided he was going to make movies with … Continue reading
HALLOWEEN (2007) Starring Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris, Kristina Klebe, Skyler Gisondo, Jenny Gregg Stewart, Hanna Hall, Danny Trejo, William Forsythe, Brad Dourif, Dee Wallace, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Sybil Danning and Micky Dolenz. Directed by Rob Zombie. Directed by Rob Zombie. Distributed by Dimension Films. 109 … Continue reading
Stephen King and Frank Darabont Step Out of The Mist by Brad Balfour What can one say about author Stephen King – one of the most successful writers of all time? King is the perfect name for the man, for he has conquered the world of weird fiction, horror and science fiction. And thanks to … Continue reading
THE TRIPPER (2006) Starring Richmond Arquette, Paz De La Huerta, Balthazar Getty, Redmond Gleeson, Lukas Haas, Stephen Heath, Brad Hunt, Thomas Jane, Jaime King, Jason Mewes, Christopher Nelson, Paul Reubens, Marsha Thomason, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette. Screenplay by David Arquette and Joe Harris. Directed by David Arquette. Distributed by Coquette Productions. 93 minutes. … Continue reading
BROKEN (2007) Starring Nadja Brand, Eric Colvin, Atesh Salih and Abbey Stirling. Screenplay by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason. Directed by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason. Distributed by Dimension Extreme. 110 minutes. Not Rated. Let me say right off the bat that I am not squeamish. I have seen hundreds of horror films — and … Continue reading
DESCENT (2007) Starring Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick, Christopher DiBlasio, Vanessa Ferlito, Spencer Grammer, Jacqueline Duprey, Alexie Gilmore, Melissa Gallo, Connor Fux, Sergia Louise Anderson, Scott Bailey, John Budinoff, Isabel Dawson and Tracie Thoms. Screenplay by Talia Lugacy. Directed by Talia Lugacy. Distributed by City Lights Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated NC-17. In the carnival … Continue reading
1408 (2007) Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Christopher Carey, Paul Birchard, Walter Lewis, Eric Meyers, Holly Hayes, Alexander Silber and Johann Urb. Screenplay by Matt Greenburg and Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski. Directed by Mikael Håfström. Distributed by Dimension Films. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. There is a … Continue reading
Peter Stickles Something in the Lair by Ronald Sklar Photography by Eugene Gallegos When New-York-based actor Peter Stickles yearned for a role he could sink his teeth into, he wasn’t just whistling “Dixie.” As the lead vampire in the new Here TV drama The Lair, Stickles plays a vampire so evil that his name is Damian. … Continue reading
THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 (2007) Starring Michael McMillian, Jessica Stroup, Daniella Alonso, Jacob Vargas, Lee Thompson Young, Ben Crowley, Eric Edelstein, Reshad Strik, Michael Bailey Smith, David Reynolds, Derek Mears, Tyrell Kemlo, Jason Oettle, Gaspar Szabo, Jeff Kober, Jay Acovone and Archie Kao. Screenplay by Jonathan Craven & Wes Craven. Directed by Martin Weisz. … Continue reading
HANNIBAL RISING (2007) Starring Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Rhys Ifans, Dominic West, Kevin McKidd, Richard Brake, Charles Maquignon, Stephen Walters, Ivan Marevich, Aaron Thomas, Helena Lia-Tachovska and Richard Leaf. Screenplay by Thomas Harris. Directed by Peter Webber. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 84 minutes. Rated R. Okay, we’re now up to five Hannibal Lecter movies. … Continue reading
