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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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Vampires Pick on the Wrong Gangsters in Dead Cert

28 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Looking lean 'n mean at this year's American Film Market (kicking off officially next week) is the UK horror film Dead Cert . In the tradition of Innocent Blood , the film fuses the gangster and vampire genre under the direction of Steve Lawson. The plot crunch goes like this: A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than Vampires wanting their land back and turn viciously on the gangsters when their demands are not met. Leading the cast is Janet Montgomery who hit us with a one-two punch this fall in The Hills Run Red and Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead . Dexter Fletcher ( Doom ) also stars alongside Craig Fairbass ( White Noise 2 ) and Billy... »

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Parenting-App Developers Hot in Pursuit of Exploding "iPhone Moms" Market

26 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »

People tend to think of iPhone users as young, tech-savvy professionals. But there's an emerging consumer segment could be an attractive target for app developers and advertisers: the "iPhone mom." A Greystripe research report (Pdf file) on mothers of children ranging from infants to 17 years of age shows not only that iPhone moms make up nearly a third of total iPhone users, but that more than 59% of them let their children use their iPhones.

Much of the iPhone mom's usage is devoted to tasks you'd expect from a new generation of Web 2.0-savvy moms. Nearly all of them (94%) download gaming and entertainment apps, presumably for themselves and to keep junior occupied during errands, dinners out, and car rides. About three quarters download music to their phones and 50% are maintaining their social networking lives on the go. But an entire genre of parenting apps has also emerged, many to help new parents in raising an infant, »

- Clay Dillow

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'Paranormal Activity' Conquers North American Box Office

25 October 2009 7:54 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Continually climbing the North American box office since its limited release on September 25, "Paranormal Activity" has finally reached the crowned #1 spot. With the expansion from 863 theaters to 1,945 this weekend, the micro-budgeted movie has managed to cash in an estimated $22 million worth of ticket sales.

While this horror sensation is yet to match the success of the 1999's "The Blair Witch Project", it is already on the path to be one of the highest grossing entries in its sub-genre. It has already surpassed the final tallies of "White Noise" and "The Haunting in Connecticut". So far, "Paranormal" has raked in as much as $62.5 million.

In a phone interview, Hollywood.com's analyst Paul Dergarabedian gave his comment on the movie winning the top slot. "You knew that once this film got a shot at more theaters it would do well," he said. "And it was made for about $15,000, which is probably the »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Weekend Report: 'Paranormal' Rages, 'Saw' Dulls

25 October 2009 5:57 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

As a new horror sensation rose, another fell over the weekend. Paranormal Activity rolled out into more theaters and claimed the top spot, in part because the new releases were non-starters, including the latest movie in the usually reliable Saw franchise. Overall business was down 11 percent from last year, which featured the one-two punch of High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Saw V, but was still solid for the timeframe.

Jumping to approximately 2,500 screens at 1,945 sites (more than doubling last weekend's counts), Paranormal Activity raked in an estimated $22 million, and its total grew to $62.5 million in 31 days. While still far from The Blair Witch Project, the supernatural horror movie is on track to becoming one of the higher grossing entries in its sub-genre and has already surpassed the final tallies of White Noise and The Haunting in Connecticut.

Saw VI had by far the most anemic start of its franchise, »

- Brandon Gray

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Hall Of Horrors! A Conversation with Rob Hall Part I

15 October 2009 11:53 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

On the set of Alhambra, California's Powerman 5000 video 'Supervillain' , there's a green screen, special FX and a large crew. As Spider One gyrates before the screen, director Rob Hall leaps out of his directors chair and urges the singer to "Give it all ya got, man!"

Giving it all he's got is the ethos that Rob Hall lives by. Since his days as monster maker for Roger Corman all the way through Buffy and Angel, Hall's creatures were scarier, freakier and more creative than his big-budget competition. When he cuts loose on a movie, as he did with the rabid residents of Quarantine and his infected populace in the superb and disturbing remake of The Crazies, the results speak for themselves.

Not content at just being the next Rob Bottin, Hall also has a band with actor Hal Sparks and turned to directing. Besides his semi-autobiographical Lightning Bug, he »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Pat Jankiewicz)

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Hall Of Horrors! A Conversation with Rob Hall Part I

15 October 2009 11:53 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

On the set of Alhambra, California's Powerman 5000 video 'Supervillain' , there's a green screen, special FX and a large crew. As Spider One gyrates before the screen, director Rob Hall leaps out of his directors chair and urges the singer to "Give it all ya got, man!"

Giving it all he's got is the ethos that Rob Hall lives by. Since his days as monster maker for Roger Corman all the way through Buffy and Angel, Hall's creatures were scarier, freakier and more creative than his big-budget competition. When he cuts loose on a movie, as he did with the rabid residents of Quarantine and his infected populace in the superb and disturbing remake of The Crazies, the results speak for themselves.

Not content at just being the next Rob Bottin, Hall also has a band with actor Hal Sparks and turned to directing. Besides his semi-autobiographical Lightning Bug, he »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Pat Jankiewicz)

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Nymf And Mass Street Productions/Ryan J. Davis Present Street Lights 10/13-18

22 September 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Mass Street Productions/Ryan J. Davis are proud to present the World Premiere of Street Lights, a contemporary musical drama by Joe Drymala. From the creators of the Broadway-bound White Noise, which was a hit at Nymf in 2006, Street Lights features a groundbreaking score that uses modern hip hop, R&B and pop to tell a timeless story in the musical language of today's youth, while creating a bridge to earlier generations by incorporating samples of old civil rights anthems within the modern songs and beats. Ryan J. Davis directs a cast of 14 including Carla Duren* (Bway: 110 in the Shade, Hairspray),Chad Carstarphen (Off-Bway: The Conscientious Objector), Miguel Jarquin-Moreland*, Kevin Curtis* (Nymf: Twilight in Manchego, Maccabeat), Gayle Turner* (Bway: The Wiz), Jim Stanek* (Bway: Story of My Life, Lestat, Little Women), Virginia Cavaliere (Regional: High School Musical), Joy Lynn Matthews* (Bway: The Music Man »

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Fall of Fear’ HD Titles Including ‘Army of Darkness,’ ‘Shaun of the Dead,’ More

16 September 2009 1:03 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Universal is getting an early jump on the annual wave of horror-themed titles that usually hit stores in the week before Halloween with new Blu-Ray editions of three horror-comedy classics and, well, one stinker that surely looks good in HD if nothing else. Add “An American Werewolf in London,” “Army of Darkness,” “Shaun of the Dead,” and “Van Helsing” to your collection.

The “Fall of Fear” promotions actually includes 31 re-promoted titles with Halloween-themed wrap but only four are available on Blu-Ray and were sent for review. But the standard releases include reissues by two of our favorite directors and influential filmmakers in the genre - John Carpenter and Wes Craven.

For Carpenter, repackaged titles include “The Thing,” “Prince of Darkness,” “They Live,” and “Village of the Damned”. Personally, we would suggest picking them up in that order. As for Craven, the titles are “The Serpent and the Rainbow, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Dog Of The Millennium Bounds To Screen

16 September 2009 12:47 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

There are heartwarming tales and then there's Endal, a pedigree Labrador who virtually single-pawedly cared for a disabled Gulf War veteran, saving his marriage, and, on one occasion, his life.It's the stuff movies are made of, and thanks to producer Simon Brooks (White Noise), it's now the stuff a movie will be made of. Brooks acquired the rights to the story after watching a TV documentary about Chief Petty Officer Allen Parton who, after suffering head injuries in combat, was assigned a charity-trained pup Endal to help with his day-to-day chores.Endal's resourcefulness went much further though: when Parton was hit by a car, the canine put him into the recovery position, covered him in a blanket and went for help. He could also use a cash machine, fetch items from supermarket shelves and load and empty a washing machine. Oh, and Endal himself had a lifelong disability »

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The Fourth Kind Trailer Threatens Creepiness And Anal Probes

2 September 2009 10:24 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

One of the many gimmicks available to film-makers is the "Based on true events" tag meant to add authenticity and weight to their film. It makes sense for historically accurate movies like Inglourious Basterds and biographical ones like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but when applied to movies about big-eyed, three-fingered aliens abducting and anally raping people it risks flirting with absurdity. With the thought of anal fingering fresh in your mind, check out the trailer for the new movie, The Fourth Kind. I apologize if I led you to believe there would be fingering in the trailer. I will give it points for being creepy, but it sure seems like it features a lot of people talking on a couch. There's also a definite Mothman Prophecies vibe going on with a dash of White Noise for good measure. That's not necessarily a bad thing mind you, as both of those movies were more than a little »

- Rob Hunter

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Nic Cage Will Drive Angry

30 August 2009 10:36 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Nic Cage may be doing something interesting. It must be a leap-year. Not only is he starring in Kick-Ass but now THR says he.s on board a 3D revenge movie called Drive Angry, directed by Patrick Lussier. Ok, admittedly Lussier.s career has been devoted, mostly, to directing B-grade horror movies like White Noise 2 or last year.s loathsome My Bloody Valentine 3D. Actually it.s that last film which is the most worrisome since, by all accounts the 3D used in it was the worst seen on screen since Robert Rodriguez gave the world seizures with Sharkboy and Lava Girl. So maybe he.s a hack, but the movie sounds interesting. Drive Angry casts Cage as an out of control groundhog. wait no. wrong movie. Actually he.s playing an angry man on the trail of the people who killed his daughter and kidnapped her baby. It.s »

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Milla Jovovich in Whacked-Out 'Fourth Kind' Trailer

14 August 2009 7:09 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Wow, this is a pretty freaky trailer. The title The Fourth Kind begins to make sense if you remember a movie that used in its title the phrase Third Kind about 30 years ago. And it feels like the characters experience a similar kind of psychological meltdown, although in The Fourth Kind there's a much, much greater sense of dread about it all. You don't want to get know whatever's behind these encounters.

The film stars Milla Jovovich, who appears as herself in the film's trailer to provide a kind of disclaimer about what you are about to see. There are more missing persons per capita in Alaska than just about anywhere in the civilized world: In 2007, the disappearance rate was four people in a thousand. That might not seem like much, but "The Alaskan Bermuda Triangle" claims twice as many missing persons as the national average.

Some of those, of course, »

- Colin Boyd

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Adam Sandler Produced Horror Film The Shortcut Coming To DVD September 29th!

10 August 2009 5:04 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

From Scary Madison Productions And Anchor Bay Entertainment Comes An Unforgettable Suspense Thriller 'The Shortcut', Premiering on DVD September 29th.

Beverly Hills, CA – Scary Madison Productions, a new division of the wildly successful Happy Madison Productions, has joined forces with Anchor Bay Entertainment, the undisputed leader in cult and horror titles, to bring you The Shortcut, a terrifying tale of teenage terror, making its DVD debut on September 29, 2009. Srp is $26.97.

Rated a family-friendly PG-13, The Shortcut includes such hot, up-and-coming young talent as Emmy Award® nominee Drew Seeley (Another Cinderella Story, High School Musical: The Concert, Disney’s The Little Mermaid on Broadway), Shannon Woodward (The Haunting of Molly Hartley, “The Riches”), Josh Emerson (I Love You, Beth Cooper), Katrina Bowden (Sex Drive, the Emmy Award®-winning “30 Rock”), Dave Franco (“Greek,” “Privileged,” brother of Golden Globe Award® winner James Franco) and Nicholas Elia (Speed Racer, White Noise, »

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'Dead Space' And Digital Copy Opining Today Around The Blogosphere

27 July 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

It’s been a video game-y week Around the Blogosphere. Sam Raimi being attached to a “Warcraft” adaptation was the talk of last week of course -- the non-Comic-Con talk, that is -- but there’s also been news about “Castlevania” and “Asteroids” movies. Today brought word of a “Dead Space” adaptation, which publisher Electronic Arts will soon auction off to the highest bidding studio. As you might expect, the news inspired some opinion-rattling across the thinking person’s Internet.

There’s also some chatter about the value of DVD/Blu-ray releases that include Digital Copy, ruminations on a similar pair of “crazy kid” movies, some David Cronenberg commentary/speculation and light spoilerage on the "Smurfs" movie front, thanks to some casting call announcements. Plus-- I read today on Cinematical that the excellent(ly twisted) Bobcat Goldthwait-directed movie "World's Greatest Dad" is now available to watch On Demand. Order »

- Adam Rosenberg

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David Cronenberg to helm 'Cosmpolis'

27 July 2009 4:28 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

David Cronenberg will direct as well as adapt Don DeLillo's 2003 novel "Cosmopolis." Film is being produced by Portugeuse producer Paulo Branco and his Paris-based Alfama films as well as Cronenberg's Antenna Ltd which is based in Toronto. The story follows a 28-year-old multimillionaire on a 24-hour journey across Manhattan. DeLillo's other works include "White Noise" and "Underworld." Filming starts in 2010 in Toronto as well as New York. Branco last production was "Ashes and Blood" which Fanny Ardant directed. »

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Interview with Johnny Kevorkian, director of The Disappeared

13 July 2009 11:43 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

[Editor's note: The Disappeared premiers on IFC On Demand on Wednesday, July 15th. We like this one. Review here.]

Back in August of last year, Qe managed to get in on the UK premiere of Johnny Kevorkian's urban ghost story, The Disappeared at the Frightfest in London. Review here. The film went down a treat and was a highlght of the festival, Imho. A few weeks later Qe managed to catch a busy, and somewhat relieved Mr. Kevorkian, (no relation), for a coffee and a chat to discuss this very British film.

Qe: Where did the seed of the idea for The Disappeared originate?

Jk: Myself and Neil Murphy, the Producer had had a really bad experience of a film script that we had optioned. I'm not going to mention the name. We'd tweaked the script and made it much better, but then we lost the funding and it was very, very frustrating. We said to ourselves that we couldn't keep on getting other people's scripts and spending »

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Remembering Burton's Batman 20 years later

23 June 2009 12:44 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

June 23, 1989: the day that Tim Burton's Batman opened in theaters.

Before there was an internet and back when the idea of 24/7 news reporting still seemed strange, the hype that preceded the opening of Batman was like nothing that's come before or since. And that's taking into reflection the immense hype that led up to The Phantom Menace ten years ago which itself was a one of a kind event but still not on the same level as the critical mass that Batman '89 had achieved. Have you forgotten the buzzcuts of the Bat-symbol that people were getting shaved into the back of their hair? Do you remember when you could walk into a theater and see a sea of teens wearing Batman t-shirts? Back in December 1988 people bought a ticket to see the Batman trailer playing in front of Tequila Sunrise and then left after it was shown. »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Officially Cool: Wicked Fan-Made ‘Green Lantern’ Trailer

25 May 2009 10:34 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

There has been all kinds of talk about Green Lantern lately as the film production itself rolls out of the station and toward reality. And with it, just as with any major comic book franchise, comes quite a bit of fan expectation -- expectations that sometime manifest in odd and exciting ways. In this instance we have this very cool fan-made trailer for a Green Lantern movie that was posted up to YouTube by a user named JaronPitts. According to the description, this is his vision of a live-action Green Lantern with fanboy hero Nathan Fillion in the lead role. And the trailer works, mostly because it is so outside the box for a fan trailer -- very rarely does someone go so far as to cut in an actor's face, etc. To be completely honest, even though it isn't perfect, I am very impressed. Even more impressive is the choice of music -- which you may »

- Neil Miller

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Final Schedule for La Fango Con!

16 April 2009 8:08 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

We're getting all settled in out here in L.A., and the finishing touches have been put on this weekend's schedule of events. Our buddy Ted from Creation just gave me the Revised schedule, which I've posted after the jump. If you were planning your weekend around one of the previously posted schedules, please check this one out, as it may have changed. 

Also a reminder, for the first time ever, we have Two Tracks of panels on both Saturday and Sunday!

Friday April 17

Main Track (Main Auditorium, Concourse, Rooms 151 & 152)

2:00 P.M. Greetings - With our hosts, Creation chief Adam Malin, Fangoria president/owner Thomas DeFeo, and Fango editor Tony  Timpone.

2:10 P.M. Previews - A look at upcoming genre flicks!

3:10 P.M. Preview: “Walking Distance” - With writer/director Mel House and cast members Adrienne King, Reggie 

Bannister, Shannon Lark and Denton Blane Everett

3:45 P. »

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