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Top of the Crops: Where do Triffids come in the countdown of killer plants?

28 December 2009 6:23 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Tonight sees the new adaptation of John Wyndham's novel The Day Of The Triffids begin on BBC1, with the concluding part tomorrow.

And with not so much as the hint of a tendril in the publicity shots, sci-fi fans have been wondering what the latest incarnation of the fictional flora will look like.

Triffids are probably the most well-known venomous vegetation on the big or small screen but far from the only example. So, with the Triffids about to wield their deadly stingers once again, it's time to take a look at the top horticultural horrors.

Please note that the following list will include fungi which were previously considered to be plants but are now classified in their own kingdom separate from animals, plants and bacteria. In fact, genetic studies have shown fungi to be more closely related to animals than plants. Nevertheless, mushrooms are grown as crops and eaten as vegetables, »

- David Bentley

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Death at a Funeral Trailer

5 December 2009 4:56 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

The unnecessary and unwanted remake of the great 2007 British Comedy Death at a Funeral is coming out in a matter of months and the first official trailer for the movie was recently released online.

Frank Oz directed the British version which starred Matthew Macfadyen (Pride & Prejudice, Frost/Nixon) as the main character. This remake, or re-enactment as I would call it, is brought to us by (and stars) Chris Rock.

In an age when moviegoers are drowning in remakes, reboots and re-imaginings of established properties and brands, this movie sadly only comes partially as a surprise -- the project began less than a year after the UK version released. That being said, there are remakes, and then there are complete copies. Check out the trailer below.

 

This version of Death at a Funeral stars Chris Rock, Zoe Saldana, Danny Glover, James Marsden, Luke Wilson, Martin Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Tracy Morgan and Ron Glass. »

- Rob Keyes

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Roger Corman to Receive Honorary Oscar

14 November 2009 9:45 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Even Roger Corman admits that his name was unlikely to be associated with an Academy Award. Yet the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to give Corman an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar, nonetheless. Corman told The Associated Press that he was surprised by the announcement.

I predicted that I would not win because I make low-budget films, and I felt the Academy would not give an award to someone who made low-budget films. I was truly surprised when I got the call.

Corman began his career producing and directing low-budget fare like 1955's Swamp Women and Monsters from the Ocean Floor, Corman quickly found that what he did best was provide opportunities to young director and actors like Martin Scorsese (1972's Boxcar Bertha), Jack Nicholson (1960's Little Shop of Horrors), Robert De Niro (1970's Bloody Mama), Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13), and Ron Howard (1977's Grand Theft Auto »

- Ryan Gowland

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Roger Corman: Scorsese, Stallone, Sayles, and other A-listers talk about the B-movie king

13 November 2009 12:48 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

He gave life to teenage cavemen and candy-stripe nurses. Crab monsters and humanoids from the deep. T-bird gangs and towns that dreaded sundown. His name is Roger Corman. And on Nov. 14, he will receive an honor that no one would have predicted: an honorary Academy Award. The 83-year-old B-movie titan has made nearly 400 films as a director and producer. From the start, Corman was a magnet for hungry young actors, writers, and directors who would work for slave wages for the chance to make their first film. They called it the "University of Corman," and the alumni include Francis Ford Coppola, »

- Chris Nashawaty

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Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Roger Corman and His Oscar

12 November 2009 9:08 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

The list of Roger Corman protégés is amazingly long and stuffed with goodies of all persuasions. There are the famous men: Scorcese (Box Car Bertha); Demme (Caged Heat, Crazy Mama), Nicholson (Little Shop of Horrors), Joe Dante (Cockfighter), Francis Coppola (Battle Beyond the Sun), Ron Howard (Grand Theft Auto) Sylvester Stallone (Death Race 2000), Bruce Dern, Robert De Niro (Bloody Mama) Peter Fonda ( The Wild Angels), Peter Bogdanovich (Saint Jack) Curtis Hanson (Sweet Kill) and Jonathan Kaplan (Night Call Nurses) and those are just a few of the guys who wrote to the Motion Picture Academy to advocate for the award that Corman is finally getting this weekend. Corman with Jonathan Demme. They said, "it is virtually impossible to separate our various entries into the film industry from Roger Corman and his obsession with working with newcomers." Or how about »

- Patricia Zohn

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Mill Creek Launches Scream Scenes on iTunes

11 November 2009 3:06 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Now that it's November, most people's thoughts have turned from Halloween to Thanksgiving, but thanks to Mill Creek Entertainment, the scary season doesn’t have to end. The company has launched "Scream Scenes”, a fun and spooky application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

From the press release:

Mill Creek, a recognized leader in value entertainment, has developed "Scream Scenes", featuring audio and video clips from 16 of the most frighteningly fantastic classic horror films which can be found in Mill Creek Entertainment’s Horror Classics 50 Movie DVD collection. Featuring screams and scenes from such beloved horror films including Night of the Living Dead, House on Haunted Hill, Little Shop of Horrors, and 13 more! The application is available now on iTunes for the low price of $0.99.

“Scream Scenes” users will be able to select multiple screams at once to create their own montage of terrifying sounds as well as view a »

- The Woman In Black

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Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6

4 November 2009 1:09 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.

Dreamgirls is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with co-choreography by Shane Sparks, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, and media design by Howard Werner for Lightswitch. With music direction by Sam Davis, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, and Vocal Arrangements by David Chase & Cleavant Derricks, Dreamgirls is produced by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions in association with Chunsoo Shin, Jake Productions & Broadway Across America/TBS.

This brand-new production will »

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Audrey II invades Sca Nashville Dinner Theatre's 'Little Shop Of Horrors'

1 November 2009 11:11 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Audrey II, the people-eating plant who stars in Little Shop Of Horrors, the frightfully freaky rock musical, has invaded Donelson's Senior Center for the Arts (Sca), for a run through November 15 at Nashville Dinner Theatre. Directed by veteran Nashville director Tim Larson, Little Shop introduces audiences to Seymour, an ill-fated florist shop worker who pines for fortune, fame and his flame, comely co-worker, Audrey. He later discovers an alien plant with a hankering for human blood and a dastardly desire to overtake the world. A perilous pact is made between the two, and mayhem ensues. »

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The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1

1 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, will present the beloved musical The Fantasticks, directed by Amanda Dehnert, from October 7 through November 1, 2009, on the Mainstage.

Press night is Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3p.m. and 8p.m., and Sundays at 2p.m. and 7p.m. Tickets are $30-$70.

"I have loved The Fantasticks since I was a little kid," said Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. "This will be so much fun for the entire family."

This hit musical with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, the longest running Off-Broadway musical in history, tells the story of Luisa and Matt, a pair entering the bloom of their youth. Their fathers, scheming to encourage their budding love, hire »

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Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 11/03/2009

31 October 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered.

Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, November 3, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List.

With Halloween behind us, the list of frights is a little light this week, but if you look hard enough you just may find a couple of gems.

Note: Some product descriptions provided by Amazon. Clickable links lead to Amazon.com

Beast Within

Nobody wants them but everybody is watching: from time immemorial, animal fights have been as much looked down upon as they have been loved...

Bleach: Uncut Box Set Season 4, Part 1: The Bounty

The supernatural anime comes to DVD with more soul-sucking adventure.

Bloody Beach

One summer day, eight members of an internet chatters club, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Possible villains for Batman 3: G.I. Joe's Rachel Nichols as Poison Ivy

23 October 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

There may be an absence of news on a third Batman movie but there's no shortage of casting suggestions and fan debate over who and what should be in it.

Whether any of it comes true is another matter, but it's interesting - and fun - to speculate and make those wishlists for the possible next instalment.

I recently reported that Marion Cotillard was a top choice to play Catwoman in the superhero fan community.

Among other villains' names being thrown around is Poison Ivy, previously portrayed by Uma Thurman (pictured right) in 1997's Batman & Robin.

It seems fairly unlikely that director Nolan would use the character in his third Batman movie but, nevertheless, fans are pondering possible actresses to play the part.

While Eva Green leads one forum poll, followed by Scarlett Johansson, another name put forward is Rachel Nichols.

Nichols, a 29-year-old natural blonde, dyed her hair to »

- David Bentley

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Oral Fixation (DVD Review)

20 October 2009 12:40 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Is it only fitting that Oral Fixation (now out on DVD from LifeSize) sucks? This isn’t even a horror flick—it’s a thriller with no bite, a bland, boring and badly acted low-budget Fatal Attraction clone that quickly grows long in the tooth. Ok, that’s enough bad mouth jokes; I’m truly and sincerely sorry, but for some reason this movie set my teeth on edge. Perhaps I was predetermined to dislike this film because of my own oral fixations—I talk too much, eat all the time, overindulge in sugar and am constantly chewing on my nails. I blame my mom. But enough about my psychological issues—let me give you a lesson in Oral history.

You thought Bill Murray was obsessed with dentists in Little Shop Of Horrors? Well, you haven’t met Rachel Marks (Emily Parker), a buxom, blonde stalker who is consumed (again, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Allan Dart)

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Roger Corman Free Webisode, Splatter

16 October 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

Netflix, Inc., (Nasdaq: Nflx) the world's largest online movie rental service, today announced it is collaborating with renowned horror filmmaker Roger Corman (“Little Shop of Horrors,” “Pit and the Pendulum”) on a series of Internet Webisodes scheduled to debut two days before Halloween. Anyone in America can instantly watch the Webisodes at www.netflix.com/splatter.  In a plot twist, Mr. Corman, making his Internet video debut at age 83, is opening up the creative direction of the series by asking the public to vote on the fate of its characters. 

Entitled “Splatter,” the Webisodes were conceived and produced by Mr. Corman, co-produced by Julie Corman (“Box Car Bertha,” “The Westing Game”), directed by horror auteur Joe Dante (“Gremlins,” “The Howling”) and star Corey Feldman (“Lost Boys,” “Stand By Me”) in the title role of rocker Johnny Splatter.  The first episode of “Splatter” will launch on October 29, with the second installment »

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What 'Splatter' Means for the Future of Netflix

16 October 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »

We learned yesterday that Netflix is partnering with legendary low-budget filmmaker Roger Corman to produce online miniseries Splatter. And viewers get to vote on which characters live or die on the episodes, which premiere Oct. 29, Nov. 6, and, Nov. 13.

The mystery left unanswered in the news is where Netflix is going with all of this.

But the company tells us this is not a harbinger of its filmmaking future, nor is it a signal that the movies-on-demand company is pushing aggressively into social networking. It's more like a marketing push. "I wouldn't say this would signal anything that's radically different from the Netflix model that we have now," says Netflix vice president of corporate communications Steve Swaysey. "We are a great film distributor. That's what our goal is going to continue to be." Besides, he added, "There are others that would do social marketing better than we would ever be able to. »

- Tyler Gray

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Fred Ponders Where The Wild Things Are

16 October 2009 1:19 AM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »

Where The Wild Things Are wasn.t particularly vital to my childhood. I knew of it, but it wasn.t like Dr. Seuss. It seemed like fresh material for a movie along the lines of my childhood favorites, mostly Labyrinth and its cohorts The Neverending Story and Little Shop of Horrors. Now that I put that in writing, I had some pretty progressive tastes for a 10-year-old. I mean, a rock star romancing a teenager and a plant that eats people?

Review: Where the Wild Things

My point is, Where the Wild Things Are has its similarities with the type of children.s fantasies from before they lost their charm thanks to CGI effects. It.s not one of those though. This is not a happy fantasy. It.s very somber. Melancholy permeates even the most fun scenes. That.s powerful stuff for a 31-year-old to take. I don.t »

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Netflix to Stream Roger Corman Web Series Splatter

15 October 2009 10:33 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Netflix, Inc., the world's largest online movie rental service, today announced it is collaborating with renowned horror filmmaker Roger Corman (Little Shop of Horrors, Pit and the Pendulum) on a series of Internet Webisodes scheduled to debut two days before Halloween. Anyone in America can instantly watch the Webisodes at Netflix.com/Splatter. In a plot twist, Mr. Corman, making his Internet video debut at age 83, is opening up the creative direction of the series by asking the public to vote on the fate of its characters.

Entitled Splatter, the Webisodes were conceived and produced by Mr. Corman, co-produced by Julie Corman (Box Car Bertha, The Westing Game), directed by horror auteur Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) and star Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys, Stand By Me) in the title role of rocker Johnny Splatter. The first episode of Splatter will launch on October 29, with the second installment scheduled for »

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Corey Feldman and Netflix Go ‘Splatter’

5 October 2009 12:43 PM, PDT | Tubefilter.tv | See recent Tubefilter News news »

Netflix, which started as a simple "DVD delivery to your home" service and has grown to delivering movies straight to computer and Xbox is now about to tackle the world of web content. And they are doing it with a bang. Literally. To Corey Feldman's head. Feldman announced yesterday on his blog that not only will he be reprising his role as Edgar Frog in Lost Boys 3: The Thirst...he's also going to be starring in Netflix's first ever web series, Splatter. Not only that, he's teaming up with legendary directors Joe Dante and Roger Corman to do it. Says Feldman: "This will mark the 3rd project I have done with Joe (Dante), the first since 1989’s The Burbs. It came as a shock to me when I received a call from Roger Corman’s (Little shop of Horrors, Rock n Roll High School, Pirannah and hundreds »

- Jenni Powell

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Zombie Girl, Miike and more at 92YTribeca fright fest in NYC

28 September 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Joining the long list of horror-screening events taking place in October to celebrate Halloween, Manhattan’s 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street) is presenting a Fright Fest running the entire month. Among the highlights is the New York premiere of Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall and Erik Mauck’s documentary Zombie Girl (pictured), and a series of Takashi Miike films.

Co-presented here by UnionDocs, Zombie Girl follows 12-year-old Texan Emily Hagins as she sets out to shoot the undead feature Pathogen. Winner of the Spirit Award at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, the movie will be shown at 92YTribeca this Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. You can see Zombie Girl’s official website here,  its Facebook page here and its MySpace page here.

The rest of the Fright Fest lineup is as follows:

Saturday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 9 at 10 p.m.: Miike’s The Happiness Of The Katakuris

Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Review: Wicked, Smart Jennifer's Body Not Just About Megan Fox's Body

18 September 2009 5:32 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Review in a Hurry: A girl-driven horror flick featuring a hypnotic performance by Megan Fox and the wicked dark smarts of writer Diablo Cody, Jennifer's Body aims to be a cult classic, and should be crowned as one. The Bigger Picture: Jennifer's Body gleefully jumps over gapping plot holes and shoves characters into implausible situations—but no matter! Everyone here is having way too much fun to care. The movie has the darkness of Heathers, the edginess of Mean Girls and the absurd gore of Little Shop of Horrors. In other words, it's tailor-made for screenings at midnight and slumber parties. Here, Jennifer is the Megan Fox of her high school: an envied, desired sex kitten. Her bestie is a bookish, »

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Ex-Dales star fronts farming campaign ad

11 September 2009 7:12 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Former Emmerdale star Richard Grieve has started fronting a new Friends of the Earth advertising campaign. The Australian-born actor, who played Jonny Foster in the Yorkshire-based soap, appears in a two-minute YouTube video for the organisation with only farmyard animals as co-stars. The short film sees Grieve taking on the role of a politician who is confronted by a group of singing cows in desperate need of home-grown food. As the story continues, the animals convince Grieve's character to change his mindset by performing their own version of Little Shop Of Horrors number 'Feed Me'. Speaking of his new role, the soap star commented: "I was shocked to find out that producing meat and dairy (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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