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The Jailhouse (Film Review)
15 October 2009 11:03 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
I have to admit, I am a big C. Thomas Howell fan…at least based on one movie. The Hitcher, from 1986 starring good old C. Thomas and perennial psychopath Rutger Hauer, was a classic horror/thriller film with two actors doing brilliant work, and will always be embedded in my subconscious as a wild ride and featuring one of the most maniacal performances of all time from Mr. Hauer. The years after The Hitcher, unfortunately, have not been kind to co-star C. Thomas Howell, who has starred in one low budget disaster after another (The Day The Earth Stopped, anyone?), doing movies just for the sake of paying the mortgage. I do, however, see the appeal of starring in The Jailhouse. For the first time since The Hitcher, C. Thomas Howell is fun again, channeling his own Rutger Hauer and relishing the role of a sociopathic deputy. Too bad the »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Eric Mayo)
Re-examining The Burning (1981)
7 September 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Can you say Friday The 13th rip-off? Good, your understanding of the English language is at least sufficient (that‘s my pretend pretentiousness emerging). Now move on from that notion, because while The Burning was clearly inspired by Friday, it’s got some fantastic elements that enable the picture to stand firm on it’s own accord. First off, the “rules” of a slasher are treated with great liberty here. Neither writer Harvey Weinstein nor writer/director Tony Maylam restrict their script maneuvers by insisting upon following the beaten path. Second, the cast is absolutely terrific, showcasing an array of actors and actresses who would go on to build highly successful careers. Third, Tom Savini is on board for the special effects… need I say more on that topic? Add it all up and the result is a kick ass slasher film that could very easily be considered superior to Friday The 13th, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Matt Molgaard)
Fresh Release: The Believers by J. Peter Robinson
1 September 2009 12:58 AM, PDT | Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news »
Perseverance Records ("the small label with a big mission") will soon release a new edition of J. Peter Robinson's music to the John Schlesinger thriller The Believers. In this supernatural thriller Martin Sheen plays a psychiatrist with an interest in a voodoo cult which plans to use his son as their next sacrifice during their ritual. The score was already released once on LP by Varése Sarabande when the movie came out in 1987, but this new re-issue will contain the complete score. The following interview is pulled together from the liner notes of Rudy Koppl as well as original interview conducted by me on the celebration of the new CD issue. Learn more about what it was like to work with John Schlesinger and what kind of new music will appear on the complete edition - including cues that Varése didn't allow to be put on the LP back in the days! »
Meet 'District 9' Star Sharlto Copley
13 August 2009 4:07 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'I was never set to star in the film,' Copley says of producer Peter Jackson pushing for him to get the role.
Sharlto Copley and peter Jackson
Photo: Chelsea Lauren/ WireImage
Everyone's talking about the new movie opening Friday starring Sharlto Copley. But few people are mentioning the actor by name while discussing the much-buzzed-about "District 9," because nobody has ever heard of him. In fact, he's never even appeared in a feature film before. So how'd he get the part? Well, he was already on set, for one thing.
"I was never set to star in the film," Copley explained to MTV News. "I was always going to be a producer on it, in my mind."
But Peter Jackson liked the idea of Copley playing the lead and he told the film's director, Neill Blomkamp, who offered the role to his longtime friend and producing partner by saying, »
"Blade Runner" Voted Top Sci-Fi Movie
5 August 2009 5:41 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
In a new online poll of 100 iconic sci-fi movies, "Blade Runner" has taken the top vote by the writers of Total Sci-Fi.
"Blade Runner" was never a box-office success, but Ridley Scott's film ended up becoming a cult classic. Harrison Ford gave a dark performance as Rick Deckard, showing another side of the actor, while Rutger Hauer played the psychotic Roy Batty.
To see the full list of 100 movies and why they made the list, go to www.totalscifionline.com.
Here is the list of the top 10 movies: 1. Blade Runner (1982) 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 3. Star Wars (1977) 4. Alien (1979) 5. Metropolis (1927) 6. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) 7. The Terminator (1984) 8. Planet of the Apes (1968) 9. E.T. (1982) 10. Solaris (1972)
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100 Top Sci-Fi Flicks
4 August 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Science fiction movies run the gamut from cerebral to "joyful space opera." The writers at Total Sci-Fi run down the 100 best; here's the top 10: Blade Runner : This "masterpiece," with standout performances from Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, is "backed up by a real sense of sadness, fear, and longing." 2001 : "The film is as enigmatic as the universe itself," and unlike newer fare, "there is a real depth behind the groundbreaking special effects." Star Wars : "If you haven't seen Star Wars, then, well, you're probably not interested in reading a list about Sf movies." Alien : "Much analyzed by ... »
'Blade Runner' named top sci-fi movie
3 August 2009 8:06 PM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Blade Runner has been named as the top science fiction movie of all time. Ridley Scott directed the 1982 film which starred Harrison Ford as detective Rick Deckard, who was forced to hunt down four escaped human replicants in Los Angeles circa 2019. The picture also featured Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Daryl Hannah, and was based upon the novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The adaptation bested such genre (more) »
- By Tim Parks
In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream About an Alien Prequel
31 July 2009 7:15 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· Should the world be happy about the news that Ridley Scott is attached to direct a prequel to his seminal 1979 classic Alien? Fox announced Thursday that the 71-year-old filmmaker will take on a script commissioned from sci-fi screenwriter du jour Jon Spaihts; no plot has yet been announced, but it's probably safe to presume it will unfold aboard the crashed ship that sent the Nostromo crew its "Beware! Aliens!" distress signal in the first place. And then they die. I mean, wouldn't you much rather have a Blade Runner prequel, with Rutger Hauer's fox fur, Elton John glasses and all that? Seriously, Fox -- it's over. [Variety]
Judd Apatow re-ups, China imports our crap for a change and more Hollywood Ink continues after the jump. »
When Rutger Met Ridley
30 July 2009 5:00 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Producer Michael Deeley has a new memoir called Blade Runners, Deer Hunters, And Blowing The Bloody Doors Off--My Life in Cult Movies, among whose juicy Blade Runner anecdotes include Rutger Hauer's introduction to Ridley Scott. Hauer's wardrobe included "pink silk pants and a Kenzo sweater with a fox fur draped over his shoulder. He had bleached his hair and was wearing Elton John-style glasses. Ridley was seriously upset, convinced that we had foisted on him a gay activist to play the most aggressively masculine part in the picture." Forget about a must-read -- this is a must-see. Pictures, anyone? [La Daily Musto] »
There's a Dead Tone for Rutger Hauer
29 July 2009 11:28 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Ever see a little anthology film called Nite Tales? It was the one that starred Flava Flav introducing tales of carnage Crypt Keeper style. Though Flav nearly crippled the movie (boy did he come close), what made it work was the passion of director Deon Taylor. We've got the skinny on another project from Taylor that's been kicking around for a while now.
According to Screen Daily Screen Media Films has struck a distribution partnership with Deon Taylor Enterprises/Vista Taylor for the thriller Dead Tone, which stars Rutger Hauer, Jud Tylor, Antwon Tanner, and Brian Hooks (who co-directed) and was formerly known as 7eventy 5ive.
Based on real events (and what isn't nowadays?), Dead Tone is about college students whose prank phone calls target the wrong person, a madman who turns on them. Look for the film in select cities in the Us starting September 3rd.
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- Uncle Creepy
'Chain Letter' Director Takes on Real Life Terror in 'Dead Tone'
29 July 2009 9:39 AM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
While you wait for Chain Letter to be acquired for distribution, Deon Taylor has already completed his next feature, Dead Tone, which stars Rutger Hauer, Jud Tylor, Antwon Tanner and Brian Hooks. Screen Media Films has struck a distribution partnership with Deon Taylor Enterprises/Vista Taylor for the thriller that will hit select cities in the Us starting September 3. Based on real events, Dead Tone is about college students whose prank phone calls target the wrong person, a madman who turns on them. Screen Media acquired all other rights - DVD, VOD, ancillary - in a deal negotiated by Deon Taylors agent Jay Cohen of Gersh with Screen Media Films Robert Baruc and David Fannon. »
Rutger Hauer to Star in Dead Tone
29 July 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
His Nite Tales has hit DVD, and is threatening to become a television series, and Chain Letter is stuck in distribution hell, but that's not stopping director Deon Taylor from moving onward! The writer-director is gearing up for Dead Tone starring Rutger Hauer, Jud Tylor, Antwon Tanner and Brian Hooks. Much like Chain Letter , the thriller is inspired by an exhausted urban legend. This one having to do with a prank phone call that sets a maniac loose on college kids. According to Screen Daily, the film is already set for release in select cities on September 3rd. Screen Media is handling DVD and VOD distribution. »
Hear a Dead Tone in theaters this September
28 July 2009 11:54 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
While Deon Taylor’s Twisted Pictures slasher opus Chain Letter still awaits a confirmed release date, one of the director’s earlier fright flicks is now headed for theaters. Deon Taylor Enterprises/Vista Taylor will bring Dead Tone to select cities beginning September 3, and have made a deal for the home releases as well.
Originally titled 7Eventy 5Ive (and previously set for January 2008 U.S. DVD release by CodeBlack Entertainment under that moniker), Dead Tone is the supposedly fact-based story of college students who engage in a prank-calling contest; the object is to scare the person at the other end for 75 seconds. Unfortunately for them, one of the people they ring up is a psychopath who doesn’t think their game is very funny. Taylor helmed the film with Brian Hooks (who also stars) from a script they wrote with Vashon Nutt; the cast additionally includes Jud Tylor, Cherie Johnson, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Summer Horror: Top 10 Road Trip Frights
22 July 2009 4:20 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Get your motor running and head out on some abandoned roads where your car will more than likely break down in front of an inbred ax emurderer’s shack.
As summer is in full swing and the roads heat up, our hearts yearn for adventure on the open road. Here are our top ten films that might just make your forget about any road trip you had planned.
1. The Hitcher (1986- original) – Labeled as gore fest featuring a brutal death every ten minutes, The Hitcher firmly established Rutger Hauer as one creepy mofo. And what can be better than one Jennifer Jason Leigh? Two Jennifer Jason Leighs!
2. Joy Ride (2001) – The golden rule of any road trip: don’t piss off a truck driver. This film did make me crave a candy cane for some reason.
3. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) – A basketball team gets trapped on a bus with their cheerleaders in the middle of nowhere. »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Rebkah McKendry & Ian David)
Tues Top Ten: Total Eclipse of the Sun
21 July 2009 8:56 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
As you may or may not have heard one of the longest total eclipses of the sun in decades is about to happen. It's tonight in Us time (we won't be able to see it) but tomorrow morning (Wednesday July 22nd) for the countries that will have a view like India, China, Japan and The Philippines for some examples. That ultra hot orb, life giver to us all, will be blacked out for six whole minutes from some vantage points. To commemorate the occasion I thought a top ten list was in order. What's more dramatic in a movie than a sudden cut to black?
But I kept coming up blank. Why aren't there more solar eclipses in the movies? It's such an exciting visual event. So I polled some blogging friends. We still came up short. This is not a preferential list so much as a list that requires your contribution for completion. »
- NATHANIEL R
Amazing 'Trash Film Orgy' Gets Down in Sacramento
29 June 2009 9:08 AM, PDT | ESplatter.com | See recent ESplatter news »
If you haven't checked out Sacramento's annual "Trash Film Orgy," you owe it to yourself to. If you're within a 100-mile radius, do check it out. This year's lineup has just been announced, and although it is a bit a light on horror movies it does include "Chopping Mall" in the lineup. Here's the scoop: Northern California's most infamous Midnight Movie Show returns for its 9th incredible season! Bringing you the best in 35mm Exploitation and Cult Cinema, Tfo promises the ultimate theatre experience! With Live Bloody Stage Shows, Original Shorts, Audience Participation, Games, Costume Contests, Prizes and much, much More-you won’t believe your eyes! This year’s festival features many exciting surprises…including the return of special guest stars and the Tfo’s original host Francois Fly!!! July 11th- Flash Gordon See the 1980 Sci-Fi camp classic on the big screen! With Max Von Sydow, Sam Jones, Timothy Dalton, »
Scenes We Love: Ladyhawke
26 June 2009 6:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The Princess Bride definitely wasn't the first romance rife with corrupt authority, innocent love, dueling, and quirky friends of the cause. It wasn't even the first of that '80s generation. Two years before inconceivable stories of true love, there was Richard Donner's Ladyhawke.
As much as I love the story of Wesley and Buttercup, theirs wasn't an iconic love. Sure, it was described as such -- and Wesley may have fought off death in the name of it -- but it was a movie of sweetness, not passionate, gut-wrenching love. That was saved for Captain Etienne Navarre and Isabeau d'Anjou -- the wolf and the ladyhawke. No voiceover needed to explain their attraction. It was there, even as their human form was not, in every tortured look. Navarre and Isabeau are the first iconic cinematic couple that my mind can remember, and their fleeting moment between transformations is »
- Monika Bartyzel
Play 7eventy 5ive With Rutger Hauer
5 June 2009 11:58 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
For those of you who live in the UK (or live anywhere and have an all-region player), on Tuesday, June 8th, DNC Entertainment will be releasing 7eventy 5ive on UK Region 2 DVD. It stars Rutger Hauer and promises to be "terrifying and alarming, heavy on brutal deaths [and] bloody splatter."
The plot line is nothing new, but done right, it could be entertaining: A group of college students called "The Crew" engage in a game called "75". The rules are simple: Prank call a random person and scare the hell out of them for 75 seconds. If the person laughs or hangs up, you lose. Whoever has the best scare wins. For The Crew, though, the game goes beyond a harmless prank when someone calls the wrong person. Stranded miles away from the nearest city, the body count begins to rise.
Along with Hauer, who plays a hardened cop racing against time to help the kids survive, »
- The Woman In Black
'Buffy' Flick Gets Revived (Sans Whedon!)
26 May 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The original Buffy was a silly early '90s flick featuring Kristy Swanson, dreamy Luke Perry as her Bf Pike, Rutger Hauer as the bad vamp about town Lothos, a post-Pee Wee Paul Reubens as one of his henchmen, and Donald Sutherland as a told-ya-so! dude named Merrick who warned her she was a predestined kicker of vampire ass. Blink-and-miss-it cameos include Hilary Swank, Ben Affleck, gossip columnist Liz Smith, David Arquette, and Ricki Lake. Really.
Now Buffy is getting a 21st century transfusion with help from the original director Fran Rubel Kuzui and producer Kaz Kuzui to create "what is being labeled a remake or relaunch, but not a sequel or prequel," according to Hollywood Reporter. So with that very oblique description in mind, it looks like this will be a sort of different incarnation of Buffy -- a different vampire "warrior" for a different generation. One with "franchise potential, »
- Jenni Miller
Imho "Southland" (1.3): See the Woman
24 April 2009 9:13 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
This week's episode of NBC's Southland was frenetic and there were parts that just didn't work, but there was enough character development for gay cop John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) to more than earn an up arrow.
This week featured a potpourri of perps for hard-ass cop John and green partner Ben Sherman (Ben Mckenzie). They have to endure multiple trips to The Bickersons (and at one point John became so frustrated with their fighting he said, "put your hand on my badge, I'm going to officially divorce you").
They also have to investigate a theft for a bigwig with a hilariously tacky glass-bottom dining room in his mansion, and they meet up with a tweaked-out acquaintance of Ben, whom I assume is named Heinz.
John shows his softer side when he investigates the beating and extortion of a drag queen at her boutique. I wish we had seen more of this story, »
- snicks
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