"When I said yes to directing, I had no idea how we were going to do the plant," says Frank Oz to the Hollywood Reporter. The directing gig was for a big-screen adaptation of "Little Shop of Horrors," a musical comedy of terrors that began as a 1960 Roger Corman picture, then an off-off-Broadway musical before producer David Geffen got his hands on the rights to a new big-screen version. The plant was sentient, grew rapidly, and craved blood for its Venus flytrap-like mouth. The mayhem that ensues when wimpy florist Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) discovers it makes up the runtime of the charming production.
For the 1986 adaptation, Oz would choreograph fourteen catchy musical numbers from the off-Broadway show's music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, including the hopeful fantasy ballad "Somewhere That's Green". It was a successful expansion of the little rock show that once premiered at the...
For the 1986 adaptation, Oz would choreograph fourteen catchy musical numbers from the off-Broadway show's music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, including the hopeful fantasy ballad "Somewhere That's Green". It was a successful expansion of the little rock show that once premiered at the...
- 11/21/2022
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
Back in 2014, Twilight Time released Chuck Russell’s remake of 1958's The Blob on a limited edition Blu-ray, and if you missed out on adding it to your collection, Scream Factory has you covered this Halloween season with their new Collector's Edition Blu-ray of 1988's The Blob. Ahead of its release on October 29th, Scream Factory has announced the full list of special features for The Blob Collector's Edition Blu-ray, including two new audio commentaries and a bunch of new interviews with the cast and crew.
Press Release: The Blob is back in this horrific tale about a vile, malignant life-form that crashes to Earth in a cozy, rural American town called Arborville. Untroubled by conscience or intellect, the Blob does only one thing – and it does it well. It eats anything and everything that moves: men, women, and children. It wants to swallow the entire town of Arborville. The...
Press Release: The Blob is back in this horrific tale about a vile, malignant life-form that crashes to Earth in a cozy, rural American town called Arborville. Untroubled by conscience or intellect, the Blob does only one thing – and it does it well. It eats anything and everything that moves: men, women, and children. It wants to swallow the entire town of Arborville. The...
- 9/16/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Long Awol from Home Video — the last time I peeked it was an unwatchable pan-and-scanned laserdisc — this early Charles Band opus came at a time when the purveyor of third-class horror thrills could command a budget. A rather phenomenal list of ’70s special effects hopefuls collaborated to give the show lasting appeal, mainly by including some stop motion monsters from a parallel dimension. An average American family spends a chaotic night battling bizarre phemoneema… phelomea… stuff that’s leaked into our reality through that nuisance Sci-fi catch-all, a Time-Space Warp. A pair of big name stars twenty years past their sell-by date endure all manner of rubber critters, zipping flying saucers and green-glowing supernatural artifacts!
The Day Time Ended
Blu-ray
Full Moon Features
1979 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 79 min. / Street Date May ?, 2019 / Available online through Amazon / 24.95
Starring: Jim Davis, Chris Mitchum, Dorothy Malone, Marcy Lafferty, Natasha Ryan, Scott C. Kolden.
Cinematography: John...
The Day Time Ended
Blu-ray
Full Moon Features
1979 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 79 min. / Street Date May ?, 2019 / Available online through Amazon / 24.95
Starring: Jim Davis, Chris Mitchum, Dorothy Malone, Marcy Lafferty, Natasha Ryan, Scott C. Kolden.
Cinematography: John...
- 5/28/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
According to a new report, Glee co-producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is in early talks to write a Little Shop of Horrors remake for Warner Bros. Variety noted that Drive producer Marc Platt is also involved. Aside from his work on Glee, Aguirre-Sacasa has also written for Big Love and wrote the script for the upcoming Carrie remake.
**Updated: Heat Vision reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is involved in the development of the project and sees it as a potential acting vehicle.
The Little Shop of Horrors was originally directed in 1960 by Roger Corman. A remake directed by Frank Oz and starring Rick Moranis was released in 1986. If you’re curious about the original Corman film, the film is now in the public domain and we’ve included the full version below.
Coincidentally, we had a friend of Lyle Conway recently send us a Little Shop of Horrors photo from Cinefantastique magazine as...
**Updated: Heat Vision reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is involved in the development of the project and sees it as a potential acting vehicle.
The Little Shop of Horrors was originally directed in 1960 by Roger Corman. A remake directed by Frank Oz and starring Rick Moranis was released in 1986. If you’re curious about the original Corman film, the film is now in the public domain and we’ve included the full version below.
Coincidentally, we had a friend of Lyle Conway recently send us a Little Shop of Horrors photo from Cinefantastique magazine as...
- 5/3/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Back in 1963, in less than 400 words, children’s book author Maurice Sendak created a classic fantasy tale focused on young Max and his exploits Where The Wild Things Are. Now, director Spike Jonze (who also co-scripted with Dave Eggers) has brought that beloved work, greatly expanded, to the screen in live-action form. And it’s, in my view, an iffy experience.
An older young Max (Max Records) is an unruly child, his rage explained away in the film by a divorce in the family, betrayal by the older sister he loves, a lack of attention and general insecurity (his teacher has declared that, like us all, the Sun Will die someday!). Max is bad, mad and sad. So, when he acts out against his caring Mom (the excellent Catherine Keener)—and bites her—he feels he has no choice but to run away (via handy boat) and take refuge in...
An older young Max (Max Records) is an unruly child, his rage explained away in the film by a divorce in the family, betrayal by the older sister he loves, a lack of attention and general insecurity (his teacher has declared that, like us all, the Sun Will die someday!). Max is bad, mad and sad. So, when he acts out against his caring Mom (the excellent Catherine Keener)—and bites her—he feels he has no choice but to run away (via handy boat) and take refuge in...
- 10/17/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
With the fantasy adventure Labyrinth (now out on Blu-ray), the late Jim Henson (who died in 1990) ushered in a new phase in his career. “We’re talking about another Muppet film, which would be fun to do,” Henson said back in 1986 when this interview was conducted. “And we’ll probably do occasional specials—but I doubt if we’ll ever go back into full-time production with those characters.
“Mostly, Frank [Oz, who puppets Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and others] is such a mainstay of that group of characters, and I certainly don’t see him wanting to return to weekly television. He really enjoys working in films, and from all reports, he’s doing a wonderful job [directing] on Little Shop Of Horrors. At the same time, Frank says he always wants to continue doing the Muppets, too, and so we’ll do that as it fits.”
Relaxing in his comfortable London home during the final weeks of post-production on Labyrinth,...
“Mostly, Frank [Oz, who puppets Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and others] is such a mainstay of that group of characters, and I certainly don’t see him wanting to return to weekly television. He really enjoys working in films, and from all reports, he’s doing a wonderful job [directing] on Little Shop Of Horrors. At the same time, Frank says he always wants to continue doing the Muppets, too, and so we’ll do that as it fits.”
Relaxing in his comfortable London home during the final weeks of post-production on Labyrinth,...
- 10/7/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Adam Pirani)
- Starlog
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