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Train (DVD Review)
11 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Since the trend is on its last gasp, reflecting upon the concept of “torture porn” is now outdated and futile. Beyond that, I was never a big fan of the label, finding it a bit too obvious and silly. But if there’s any film that “torture porn” applies to, both in terms of the plot/content guidelines the genre has laid out and the banality of the phrase itself, it’s Train, out next week on DVD from Lionsgate.
In fairness, as a film, Gideon Raff’s nightmarish locomotive journey is just sort of mediocre; the problem lies more in what it represents. Originally proposed as a remake of the 1980 slasher Terror Train, the film was reconceived and retitled to become basically a remake of Hostel and the like. Alex (Thora Birch) and her wrestling team are on a tour of Eastern Europe—it’s not really made clear where, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
Train (DVD Review)
11 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Since the trend is on its last gasp, reflecting upon the concept of “torture porn” is now outdated and futile. Beyond that, I was never a big fan of the label, finding it a bit too obvious and silly. But if there’s any film that “torture porn” applies to, both in terms of the plot/content guidelines the genre has laid out and the banality of the phrase itself, it’s Train, out next week on DVD from Lionsgate.
In fairness, as a film, Gideon Raff’s nightmarish locomotive journey is just sort of mediocre; the problem lies more in what it represents. Originally proposed as a remake of the 1980 slasher Terror Train, the film was reconceived and retitled to become basically a remake of Hostel and the like. Alex (Thora Birch) and her wrestling team are on a tour of Eastern Europe—it’s not really made clear where, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
Train (DVD Review)
11 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Since the trend is on its last gasp, reflecting upon the concept of “torture porn” is now outdated and futile. Beyond that, I was never a big fan of the label, finding it a bit too obvious and silly. But if there’s any film that “torture porn” applies to, both in terms of the plot/content guidelines the genre has laid out and the banality of the phrase itself, it’s Train, out next week on DVD from Lionsgate.
In fairness, as a film, Gideon Raff’s nightmarish locomotive journey is just sort of mediocre; the problem lies more in what it represents. Originally proposed as a remake of the 1980 slasher Terror Train, the film was reconceived and retitled to become basically a remake of Hostel and the like. Alex (Thora Birch) and her wrestling team are on a tour of Eastern Europe—it’s not really made clear where, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
Train (DVD Review)
11 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Since the trend is on its last gasp, reflecting upon the concept of “torture porn” is now outdated and futile. Beyond that, I was never a big fan of the label, finding it a bit too obvious and silly. But if there’s any film that “torture porn” applies to, both in terms of the plot/content guidelines the genre has laid out and the banality of the phrase itself, it’s Train, out next week on DVD from Lionsgate.
In fairness, as a film, Gideon Raff’s nightmarish locomotive journey is just sort of mediocre; the problem lies more in what it represents. Originally proposed as a remake of the 1980 slasher Terror Train, the film was reconceived and retitled to become basically a remake of Hostel and the like. Alex (Thora Birch) and her wrestling team are on a tour of Eastern Europe—it’s not really made clear where, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
Train (DVD Review)
11 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Since the trend is on its last gasp, reflecting upon the concept of “torture porn” is now outdated and futile. Beyond that, I was never a big fan of the label, finding it a bit too obvious and silly. But if there’s any film that “torture porn” applies to, both in terms of the plot/content guidelines the genre has laid out and the banality of the phrase itself, it’s Train, out next week on DVD from Lionsgate.
In fairness, as a film, Gideon Raff’s nightmarish locomotive journey is just sort of mediocre; the problem lies more in what it represents. Originally proposed as a remake of the 1980 slasher Terror Train, the film was reconceived and retitled to become basically a remake of Hostel and the like. Alex (Thora Birch) and her wrestling team are on a tour of Eastern Europe—it’s not really made clear where, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
Indie Roundup: 'Splinterheads,' 'Ghost World,' 'Devil'
4 November 2009 2:10 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Clockwise from upper left: Splinterheads, Ghost World, An Education, House of the Devil.
Opening. Amiable and pleasant, Splinterheads revolves around a romance between Justin (Thomas Middleditch), an aimless small town dreamer, and Galaxy (Rachael Taylor), a gorgeous grifter who (literally) bumps into him at a gas station. She's more interested in separating him from his money than getting to know the lunkhead within, while he quickly decides that he's met the love of his life -- or, even better, a reason to leave his upstate New York world behind and start living for himself instead of his mother and grandfather.
Brent Sersen (Blackballed) is a better director than writer; the characters hold few surprises and the plot's trajectory threatens to die of old age before it reaches its pre-ordained conclusion. Still, he takes advantage of a visiting carnival and the grifter's obsession with geocaching, a variation on treasure hunting, to »
- Peter Martin
Red Band Trailer for Lionsgate's Bloody 'Train'
2 November 2009 11:36 AM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Gideon Raff's Train is finally arriving on DVD November 17 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Originally a remake of the classic 80's slasher Terror Train, this film starring Thora Birch, Derek Magyar, Gloria Votsis, Kavan Reece and Gideon Emery heads deep into Hostel territory. For those of you who love the blood and guts, mark your calendars for November 17. Beyond the break you'll find our exclusive look at the official red band trailer. "Touring Eastern Europe with her college wrestling team, Alex (Thora Birch - American Beauty) attends a debauched late-night party that causes her and several teammates to miss their train to Odessa. Her coach is furious, but a mysterious woman offers the group a ride on an alternative train. The coach agrees, and the athletes, exhausted and hung over, gratefully climb aboard....More" »
DVD Weekly Roundup – Mon 5th October 2009
2 October 2009 10:34 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Red Cliff
John Woo hasn’t exactly lit up the screen with his Hollywood films has he? Face/Off is enjoyable I guess but the less said about Windtalkers, Paycheck and even Mission Impossible 2 the better really. It’s a shame because the man is capable of directing action sequences better than anybody else on the planet.
Red Cliff sees John Woo look to Chinese history for inspiration. It’s a sweeping, magnificent epic that looked amazing on the big screen.
The Han dynasty is coming to an end in third century China so as a last ditch attempt for survival the Emperor raises an army that stretches close to a million to attack the two neighbouring kingdoms.
Red Cliff boasts beautiful cinematography and action set pieces. It’s great to see a Director back at the top of his game.
Looks incredible on Blu-Ray.
Leave your brain at the door for this one. »
- Alex Wagner
DVD Art, Release Details for Deadline
21 September 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
First details are in for Deadline , the DVD and Blu-Ray release from First Look Studios. The thriller, starring Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch and Marc Blucas, comes home on December 1 with behind-the-scenes footage included. You'll find artwork below, and as you can see, First Look as done a little "face swapping" - compare the DVD design with the key art we revealed to you during the American Film Market last year here . Written and directed by Sean McConville, the film follows a screenwriter who travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown. Watch a trailer below! »
Train Comes To DVD November 17th!
25 August 2009 6:35 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Train (a very loose remake of Terror Train) starring Thora Birch and Derek Magyar, written and directed by Gideon Raff will finally hit DVD on November 17th courtesy of Lionsgate. Below is the synopsis for the movie, as well as the DVD cover.
"Touring Eastern Europe with her college wrestling team, Alex (Thora Birch - American Beauty) attends a debauched late-night party that causes her and several teammates to miss their train to Odessa. Her coach is furious, but a mysterious woman offers the group a ride on an alternative train. The coach agrees, and the athletes, exhausted and hung over, gratefully climb aboard. However, this train harbors a deadly secret, and for Alex and her fellow passengers, a blood-soaked nightmare is just beginning."
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DVD news: Train art, new IFC/Mpi releases, etc.
25 August 2009 1:07 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Lionsgate Home Entertainment sent Fango the cover art (see it below) for its DVD of Train, which we initially reported on here. Starring Thora Birch (pictured) and written/directed by Gideon Raff, the movie, in which a college wrestling team is butchered while traveling on an Eastern European train, arrives November 17. See our Raff interview in Fango #288, on sale in October.
IFC Films and Mpi Home Video sent along info and covers for a quartet of genre titles they’re jointly releasing in October. Streeting Oct. 13 are The Objective, the paranormal thriller centering on a group of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, directed and co-written by The Blair Witch Project’s Daniel Myrick (see our review here), and Left Bank, an acclaimed occult chiller by Belgian director Pieter Van Hees about a young woman encountering frightening phenomena after moving into her boyfriend’s apartment. Coming Oct. 27 are Sauna, a Finnish »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Train rolls in on DVD
24 August 2009 5:03 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that it will release Train to DVD in November. Written and directed by Gideon Raff, the film was originally conceived as a remake of 1980’s Jamie Lee Curtis-starrer Terror Train before evolving into more of a modern torture shocker on the order of the Hostel and Saw films.
Set to street November 17, Train stars Thora Birch as one of a group of American college wrestlers who miss a train while competing in Eastern Europe. They’re offered passage on a different train, and during the trip they discover that they may only disembark in pieces. No specs or special features have yet been announced for the disc, which will retail for $26.98; cover art is also forthcoming. See Fango #288, on sale in October, for an interview with Raff on Train.
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- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Lionsgate Sets Date for Train Ride
24 August 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
The "it started as a remake of Terror Train but it just became a Hostel clone" thriller aptly called Train is coming to DVD after a long delay. The Gideon Raff-directed film, which finds Thora Birch fleeing from organ harvesters, arrives on November 17. Lionsgate's revised synopsis goes like this: Touring Eastern Europe with her college wrestling team, Alex (Thora Birch - American Beauty) attends a debauched late-night party that causes her and several teammates to miss their train to Odessa. Her coach is furious, but a mysterious woman offers the group a ride on an alternative train. The coach agrees, and the athletes, exhausted and hung over, gratefully climb aboard. However, this train harbors a deadly secret, and for Alex and her fellow passengers, a... »
My Fun One-on-One Interviews with "G-Force" Cast and Crew! Nicolas Cage, Jerry Bruckheimer, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan Reveal Secrets of the 3-D Event
23 July 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Here you go! Peep into the "G-Force" fun! Take a look at my one-on-one interviews with the cast and crew. (for the "G-Force" movie review, click here)
This fun live-action/animated/3-D hybrid opens tomorrow, July 24th!
Nicolas Cage "G-force" Interview
Nicolas Cage creates a weird but effective voice as Speckles, the mole.
We talked about the film, his involvement, and why he love Palm Springs, my hometown :)
Blaster, voiced by 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan, steals the show. He's a guinea pig who's a member of the G-Force team. He's a weapons expert! I wonder if he wears Vibram FiveFingers shoes :happy
Jerry Bruckheimer "G-force" Interview
"G-Force" is the first live-action, animated, 3-D film that uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has worked on.
We talked about his involvement with the project, why he chose to make 3-D after shooting the film in 2-D, and what does he want kids to get from the movie. »
- Manny
New Trailer for "Train" Remake
1 June 2009 3:35 PM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
Here's the international trailer for Gideon Raff's "Train", which is still looking for a release through Lionsgate after premiering at last October's Screamfest Film Festival in CA. The film tells the story of a group of athletes traveling abroad who miss their train and catch another one, with a bloody outcome. Thora Birch, Zahary Baharov, Gideon Emery Bolt Birch are starring. ... »
Train Trailer
1 June 2009 9:09 AM, PDT | HorrorYearbook | See recent HorrorYearbook news »
The Terror Train remake(?), now titled Train, really missed the boat trying to milk the now dead Hostel craze. The film is being released in Japan and Fangoria got their hands on the the trailer, but there is still no word from Lionsgate on when we will be able to see it in the U.S.. If we even want to see it in the U.S. that is... Actually it doesn't look that bad for a direct to DVD release, and I'm willing to check it out. Train basically follows a group of athletes traveling abroad who get murdered on...take a guess! It also stars Thora Birch for those of you who still may find that is exciting. Watch the trailer below and let us know what you think. »
- wil
International Trailer for Train
1 June 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Train , the Thora Birch-starring film that started as a remake to Terror Train but became its own thing, has opened in Japan. If you visit this site now you can check out an international trailer for the film written and directed by Gideon Raff. Read our review for it here . Train concerns an American wrestling team who unknowingly board a train that is a haven for organ harvesters. Lionsgate has reportedly picked the film up for U.S. distribution, however, the studio has not announced its distribution plans. »
International Train Trailer Now Live
31 May 2009 8:27 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
The question beckons -- is Thora Birch's upcoming Train a remake of the Eighties classic Terror Train? Well, it started off that way but then turned into its own thing. Now that the international trailer has hit online, any doubts about the film's intentions can be officially laid to rest.
This new Train tells the tale of an American wrestling team who board a train that just so happens to be used as a supermarket for organ harvesters.
Train is playing in Japan right now, and if you click the image below, you can go and dig on the international trailer. Lionsgate picked up Stateside rights but hasn't announced any release details as of yet.
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Catch the local to the Dread Central forums. »
- Uncle Creepy
Ride the Train in the International Trailer...
31 May 2009 8:03 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
The sorta-remake of the 1980 film Terror Train sure has had a bumpy ride.
While both films share a character by way of Alex (played by Jamie Lee Curtis in the original, Thora Birch here), the storyline has been changed to a much more Hostel affair.
The Nu Image/Millenium production has long-been rumored to have been picked up by Lionsgate for Us distribution, but channels have been silent. Alas, the film has opened in Japan, and we've got the first trailer for you.
The trailer below comes from the Official Site for the Japanese release, http://www.terror-train.jp/ where the film is simply called Train. The trailer is in English, with Japanese subtitles. More info on the Us release when it surfaces.
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- no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA.com)
Freefall Films Ramps Up Terror Train and Slaughter
7 April 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Details are sketchy, but thanks to the Freefall Films website, we learned today that both the Terror Train remake and a new project called Slaughter (which has nothing to do with the film by the same name that played as part of After Dark's Horrorfest III) are gearing up for production.
First up, with a projected start date of May, 2009, is Terror Train, not to be confused with the maybe it's a remake, maybe it's not Train starring Thora Birch, which we reported on some time ago. This version of Terror Train is directed by Alex Wright, and the basic gist of the story is as follows: Amy and her friend Stephanie are set for the ultimate party weekend, a Halloween fraternity bash aboard a moving train. But when a costumed psychopath starts killing the passengers one by one, it's up to Amy to stop the murderer.
Next we have Slaughter, »
- The Woman In Black
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