Fans have been speculating about Harrison Ford’s possible debut as the Red Hulk in the upcoming Captain America movie for some time now. The excitement skyrocketed a few months back when a leaked photo from the set showcased Ford in torn oversized jeans. The Red Hulk has now again taken the internet by storm when an alleged sneak peek animation for the film surfaced online, seemingly confirming fans’ hopes.
Mark Ruffalo in Avengers: Endgame
Additionally, viewers have longed to witness a genuinely ruthless angry giant Hulk on screen for years now, and this Red Hulk can give the fans exactly that.
New Alleged Promotional Poster for Captain America: Brave New World Features Red Hulk
Excitement among fans has surged with the release of alleged leaked promotional art featuring the Red Hulk from the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World. While the artwork isn’t entirely clear, it provides a...
Mark Ruffalo in Avengers: Endgame
Additionally, viewers have longed to witness a genuinely ruthless angry giant Hulk on screen for years now, and this Red Hulk can give the fans exactly that.
New Alleged Promotional Poster for Captain America: Brave New World Features Red Hulk
Excitement among fans has surged with the release of alleged leaked promotional art featuring the Red Hulk from the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World. While the artwork isn’t entirely clear, it provides a...
- 5/1/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Following last week’s announcement of the now fast-selling U.K. tour, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse composer Daniel Pemberton is revealing that the film’s live-in-concert experience is now web-swinging across the Atlantic and into the States.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert’s 50-plus-date U.S. tour will kick off Sept. 1 in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring a live-to-picture performance of Pemberton’s mold-breaking orchestral and electronic score. A scratch DJ on turntables and a designated whistler will also be present to add two of the score’s most unique ingredients, and at a select number of events, you might even catch Pemberton on guitar and a number of other instruments including his own face. (He’ll explain below.) For more U.S. tour information, visit the official website as further details become available later this week.
The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer channeled the rave and club scenes of...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert’s 50-plus-date U.S. tour will kick off Sept. 1 in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring a live-to-picture performance of Pemberton’s mold-breaking orchestral and electronic score. A scratch DJ on turntables and a designated whistler will also be present to add two of the score’s most unique ingredients, and at a select number of events, you might even catch Pemberton on guitar and a number of other instruments including his own face. (He’ll explain below.) For more U.S. tour information, visit the official website as further details become available later this week.
The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer channeled the rave and club scenes of...
- 4/29/2024
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Known for his role as Carl Grimes on “The Walking Dead,” Chandler Riggs is back this month in the brand new fan film The Spider, which just shattered 1 million views on YouTube.
It’s not hard to see why, as the 9-minute short imagines Spider-Man as a Cronenbergian body horror movie! You can watch The Spider down below to join the million+ other viewers.
Chandler Riggs plays a new version of Peter Parker in the short from writer/director Andy Chen, and his origin story is much the same as we’ve seen before. Peter gets bitten by a spider, and he starts to realize that he’s gained some pretty wild super-powers as a result.
The Spider starts off innocently enough, with Riggs’s Peter Parker taking to the skies like Toby Maguire and Tom Holland before him. But it’s not long before things, well, take a turn…...
It’s not hard to see why, as the 9-minute short imagines Spider-Man as a Cronenbergian body horror movie! You can watch The Spider down below to join the million+ other viewers.
Chandler Riggs plays a new version of Peter Parker in the short from writer/director Andy Chen, and his origin story is much the same as we’ve seen before. Peter gets bitten by a spider, and he starts to realize that he’s gained some pretty wild super-powers as a result.
The Spider starts off innocently enough, with Riggs’s Peter Parker taking to the skies like Toby Maguire and Tom Holland before him. But it’s not long before things, well, take a turn…...
- 4/26/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"You can talk to me. What did we say about responsibility, Peter?" This ain't your Aunt May's Spider-Man. Now available to watch online is a 10-minue short film called The Spider, described as a "horror take on Spider-Man." Joining the other two spider horror films this year - Sting and Infested. Written and directed by Andy Chen, an up-and-coming young filmmaker who goes under the name "Locust Garden" on social media, the short film features a legit cast. Chandler Riggs (seen in "The Walking Dead" & "A Million Little Things") stars as Peter, with Holgie Forrester, Carl Addicott, Matthew Tyler Vorce, Ben Thomas, and Caylee Cowan. It is an entirely fan-made, non-profit film inspired by Spider-Man. It gets really dark at the end, going down a path similar to Cronenberg's The Fly, which is exactly what I was hoping to see in this short. Super disgusting! Sony would never do anything...
- 4/26/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Among all the horror-thrillers that have caught hold of fans to the core, Chandler Riggs’ The Spider seems to gaining an edge. A short fanmade film with a legit cast that actually nailed it, this movie has been inspired by none other than the beloved friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, though it differs in wide ranges when it comes to the themes and genre.
The Spider (2024).
That said, this version is a darker take on the web-slinger and is actually a horror movie from the up-and-coming young filmmaker, Andy Chen. Nonetheless, fans’ reactions to this short film are nothing short of spectacular, with many of them even giving this “horror take on Spider-Man” perfect scores for everything — from the cast to the storyline to the special effects and whatnot.
What is The Spider All About?
The Spider is a fan-made horror film by Andy Chen, the young talent in the filmmaking industry...
The Spider (2024).
That said, this version is a darker take on the web-slinger and is actually a horror movie from the up-and-coming young filmmaker, Andy Chen. Nonetheless, fans’ reactions to this short film are nothing short of spectacular, with many of them even giving this “horror take on Spider-Man” perfect scores for everything — from the cast to the storyline to the special effects and whatnot.
What is The Spider All About?
The Spider is a fan-made horror film by Andy Chen, the young talent in the filmmaking industry...
- 4/20/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Watch out for this Spidey. There's a new fan film in the works launching soon titled The Spider, described as a "horror take on Spider-Man." Not to be confused with the other two actual spider horror films opening soon - Sting and Infested. Written and directed by Andy Chen, an up-and-coming young filmmaker who goes under the name "Locust Garden" on social media, the short film features a legit cast. Chandler Riggs (seen in "The Walking Dead" & "A Million Little Things") stars as Spider-Man, along with Caylee Cowan, Matthew Vorce, Kyra Gardner, Holgie Forrester, Carl Addicott, David Rice, Andrew Hernon, Kealani Kitaura, Ronan Arthur & Ben Thomas. With a score by Alexander Taylor. It is an entirely fan-made, non-profit film inspired by Spider-Man. Our pals over at Live for Film also point out that there is actually a "fully mutated Man-Spider" from the comics, and this short also seems similar to...
- 3/15/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Well, everyone, the winners for the 22nd Annual Golden Schmoes for the year 2023 are in. As expected, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer walked away the big winner, earning nine Schmoes. It took home most of the big prizes, including Best Movie, Actor, Supporting Actor, Director, Screenplay, Poster, Trailer, Line of the Year and Best Sequence. While an excellent showing that beat the seven wins Everything Everywhere All At Once took home last year, it still falls short of our all-time winner here at the Schmoes, Nolan’s own The Dark Knight, which won an amazing 12 awards.
Otherwise, the winners were an eclectic mix. Godzilla Minus One, which is now widely considered the greatest Kaiju movie ever made, took home three awards, including Best VFX, which is impressive considering how small its budget was compared to the competition. Third place was an interesting tie, with John Wick: Chapter 4, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,...
Otherwise, the winners were an eclectic mix. Godzilla Minus One, which is now widely considered the greatest Kaiju movie ever made, took home three awards, including Best VFX, which is impressive considering how small its budget was compared to the competition. Third place was an interesting tie, with John Wick: Chapter 4, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
People’s Choice Awards 2024 Winners List (Picture Credit: Facebook & IMDb)
People’s Choice Awards 2024: After the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, it is time for the People’s Choice Awards 2024. Taylor Swift and her beau, Travis Kelce, take home the trophies and are awarded across movies, music, television, and pop culture. It took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Barbie and Marvel’s Shang Chi star Simu Liu hosted the People’s Choice Awards ceremony, and the red carpet was studded with some amazingly dressed stars. Madame Web actress Sydney Sweeney stole the show with her plunging red gown. Loads of people, from Pedro Pascal and Ryan Gosling to Ariana Madix and Jennifer Aniston, were nominated, and the voting lines were closed off on January 19.
People’s Choice Awards aired live on February 18 on NBC and Peacock. Barbie managed to bag a few trophies, including...
People’s Choice Awards 2024: After the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, it is time for the People’s Choice Awards 2024. Taylor Swift and her beau, Travis Kelce, take home the trophies and are awarded across movies, music, television, and pop culture. It took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Barbie and Marvel’s Shang Chi star Simu Liu hosted the People’s Choice Awards ceremony, and the red carpet was studded with some amazingly dressed stars. Madame Web actress Sydney Sweeney stole the show with her plunging red gown. Loads of people, from Pedro Pascal and Ryan Gosling to Ariana Madix and Jennifer Aniston, were nominated, and the voting lines were closed off on January 19.
People’s Choice Awards aired live on February 18 on NBC and Peacock. Barbie managed to bag a few trophies, including...
- 2/19/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Oppenheimer was the big winner at this year’s BAFTAs, taking home seven wins out of 13 nominations. The award for Best Film was presented by none other than Michael J. Fox, who came onto the stage to an emotional ovation. Oppenheimer certainly seems bound for Oscar glory, while other major Oscar contenders, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest also cleaned up at the ceremony.
See the full list of winners from this year’s BAFTAs below:
Best Film
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer – Winner
Poor Things
Outstanding British Film
All of Us Strangers
How to Have Sex
Napoleon
The Old Oak
Poor Things
Saltburn
Scrapper
Wonka
The Zone of Interest – Winner
Best Director
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer – Winner
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Best Leading Actress
Fantasia Barrino,...
See the full list of winners from this year’s BAFTAs below:
Best Film
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer – Winner
Poor Things
Outstanding British Film
All of Us Strangers
How to Have Sex
Napoleon
The Old Oak
Poor Things
Saltburn
Scrapper
Wonka
The Zone of Interest – Winner
Best Director
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer – Winner
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Best Leading Actress
Fantasia Barrino,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Cillian Murphy saluted the “unsung heroes” — the artists, engineers and craftspeople — who make Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Friday at the Advanced Imaging Society’s 14th Lumiere Awards. Murphy, who stars in the titular role of the Universal film, accepted the Lumiere for best live-action feature for the movie, on behalf of Nolan, Emma Thomas and the “family.”
The Advanced Imaging Society recognizes the intersection of art and technology, and the celebration of all who work on movies was shared throughout the luncheon ceremony, which was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Filmmaking is a team game … the best part of this work is that we do it together,” Jeffrey Wright told attendees as he accepted the society’s inaugural Distinguished Artist Award for his performance in American Fiction, which was presented to him by his co-star, John Ortiz.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse writers and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller...
The Advanced Imaging Society recognizes the intersection of art and technology, and the celebration of all who work on movies was shared throughout the luncheon ceremony, which was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Filmmaking is a team game … the best part of this work is that we do it together,” Jeffrey Wright told attendees as he accepted the society’s inaugural Distinguished Artist Award for his performance in American Fiction, which was presented to him by his co-star, John Ortiz.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse writers and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller...
- 2/9/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Creator and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse have earned seven nominations apiece for the upcoming 22nd Annual Ves Awards in Los Angeles.
Nominees in 25 categories (including TV and commercials which are not included in this report) were selected by Visual Effects Society members at 39 in-person and virtual nomination events conducted worldwide over a 36-hour continuous process.
The nominations protocol included a review of each awards submission including “Befores and Afters” by a minimum of three different judging panels. Participating Ves members on the panels represented 25 countries.
The winners will be announced at the ceremony on February 21 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Nominees in 25 categories (including TV and commercials which are not included in this report) were selected by Visual Effects Society members at 39 in-person and virtual nomination events conducted worldwide over a 36-hour continuous process.
The nominations protocol included a review of each awards submission including “Befores and Afters” by a minimum of three different judging panels. Participating Ves members on the panels represented 25 countries.
The winners will be announced at the ceremony on February 21 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
- 1/16/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The 2024 Critics Choice Awards just wrapped up!
The show took place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Barbie led the film contenders with 18 nominations and The Morning Show led the TV contenders with six nominations. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Nominations
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) - Winner
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti...
The show took place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Barbie led the film contenders with 18 nominations and The Morning Show led the TV contenders with six nominations. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Nominations
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) - Winner
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti...
- 1/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
On January 9, the Art Directors Guild announced the nominees for its 28th annual awards, which will be handed out on February 10. These kudos have a stellar record at previewing the Academy Awards. Over the first 27 years of these prizes, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Production Design has always numbered among the Adg nominees in the various categories.
“Barbie” is the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Production Design. It reaped a bid in the fantasy film genre with the Adg as did its strongest Oscar rival, “Poor Things.” Two of the other three likeliest Oscar nominees — “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Oppenheimer” — contend in the period picture category. Our fifth pick, “The Color Purple,” was snubbed in that race, which is rounded out by “Asteroid City,” “Maestro” and “Napoleon.”
The other fantasy film nominees are: “The Creator,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “Wonka.”
The...
“Barbie” is the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Production Design. It reaped a bid in the fantasy film genre with the Adg as did its strongest Oscar rival, “Poor Things.” Two of the other three likeliest Oscar nominees — “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Oppenheimer” — contend in the period picture category. Our fifth pick, “The Color Purple,” was snubbed in that race, which is rounded out by “Asteroid City,” “Maestro” and “Napoleon.”
The other fantasy film nominees are: “The Creator,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “Wonka.”
The...
- 1/9/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
On Sunday night, TV shows, films and performances were recognized for their outstanding work in 2023 at the Golden Globes Awards.
Hosted by Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy, the awards ceremony announced Oppenheimer as the top film among all others and even earned five other awards for the cast’s performance, including Best Motion Picture for Drama, Best Performance by an Actor with Cillian Murphy and Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture with Robert Downey. Jr.
It was also a historic night for Lily Gladstone, as she became the first indigenous person to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress. Gladstone won the award for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Unsurprisingly, Barbie won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category. Billie Eilish and Finneas won Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?,” featured in Barbie.
For the television categories, Succession won the Drama...
Hosted by Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy, the awards ceremony announced Oppenheimer as the top film among all others and even earned five other awards for the cast’s performance, including Best Motion Picture for Drama, Best Performance by an Actor with Cillian Murphy and Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture with Robert Downey. Jr.
It was also a historic night for Lily Gladstone, as she became the first indigenous person to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress. Gladstone won the award for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Unsurprisingly, Barbie won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category. Billie Eilish and Finneas won Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?,” featured in Barbie.
For the television categories, Succession won the Drama...
- 1/8/2024
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
‘Succession’ was the leading Globe winner on the TV side, with four awards including best drama series.
Oppenheimer emerged as the big winner at the Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan 7) evening, taking five awards, including best drama film and actor and best director and supporting actor overall.
Scroll down for winners
The haul should add to the Christopher Nolan drama’s momentum as the announcement of Oscar nominations approaches, especially since no other feature in Globe contention took more than two awards.
Other films likely to gain Oscar ground from the Globes included Poor Things, with wins as best musical...
Oppenheimer emerged as the big winner at the Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan 7) evening, taking five awards, including best drama film and actor and best director and supporting actor overall.
Scroll down for winners
The haul should add to the Christopher Nolan drama’s momentum as the announcement of Oscar nominations approaches, especially since no other feature in Globe contention took more than two awards.
Other films likely to gain Oscar ground from the Globes included Poor Things, with wins as best musical...
- 1/8/2024
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The nominations for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!
Last week, we learned the nominations for the television categories and today, we learned the nominations for the film categories.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
The Critics Choice Awards will air on Sunday (January 14) on The CW with Chelsea Handler returning as host.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…
Critics’ Choice Film Award nominations List
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios...
Last week, we learned the nominations for the television categories and today, we learned the nominations for the film categories.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
The Critics Choice Awards will air on Sunday (January 14) on The CW with Chelsea Handler returning as host.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…
Critics’ Choice Film Award nominations List
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios...
- 12/13/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
‘Barbie’ has nine nominations while ‘Oppenheimer’ has eight.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the 81st Golden Globe nominations with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leading the way with nine nods.
The Warner Bros blockbuster is up for best picture (comedy), best director and best screenplay while Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling also scooped nominations for best actress and best supporting actor respectively.
Three of the songs from Barbie are in contention in the best original song category and the film also received a nomination in the newly created cinematic and box office achievement award.
Next in line is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer,...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the 81st Golden Globe nominations with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leading the way with nine nods.
The Warner Bros blockbuster is up for best picture (comedy), best director and best screenplay while Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling also scooped nominations for best actress and best supporting actor respectively.
Three of the songs from Barbie are in contention in the best original song category and the film also received a nomination in the newly created cinematic and box office achievement award.
Next in line is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Not only were both Spider-Man films — Into the Spider-verse and Across the Spider-verse — garnering acclaim from both critics and audiences, but Across the Spider-verse would best its predecessor immensely with over $300 million made domestically and crossing $500 million globally. The film would make everyone’s Spidey-sense tingle for the next installment since Across the Spider-verse would end on a cliffhanger. The original plan from Sony is to follow the film up Endgame-style with its second half of the story getting released just a year later. Unfortunately, with all the goings-on with studio politics all over Hollywood, and the CGI artists currently not unionized, harsh working conditions may have caused a delay in the release as some of the animators would walk out on the project.
ComicBook.com reports on comments made by Lord and Miller, as the duo addresses the issues that may delay the project from hitting its Spring 2024 release target.
ComicBook.com reports on comments made by Lord and Miller, as the duo addresses the issues that may delay the project from hitting its Spring 2024 release target.
- 6/30/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
By Nathaniel R
The weekend looked, at first glance, exactly like the first weekend in June as Across the Spider-Verse and Past Lives topped the box office charts for wide and limited release. That shows both films excellent word of mouth and staying power. On the other hand, it's a horrible sign for what Hollywood is offering up each weekend that audiences aren't being distracted by the shiny newer films...
Weekend Box Office (actuals)
June 23rd-25th...
The weekend looked, at first glance, exactly like the first weekend in June as Across the Spider-Verse and Past Lives topped the box office charts for wide and limited release. That shows both films excellent word of mouth and staying power. On the other hand, it's a horrible sign for what Hollywood is offering up each weekend that audiences aren't being distracted by the shiny newer films...
Weekend Box Office (actuals)
June 23rd-25th...
- 6/28/2023
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
With Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse coming out this weekend and dominating the charts, we wanted to know what Animated Super-Hero movie has been your favorite. We kept the list limited to a select few theatrically released titles If you don’t see your favorite listed here, such as any of the Warner Animated Group direct to video DC titles, please click the “Other” button and let us know in the comments what movie is your favorite (and why!)
Favorite Animated Super-Hero FilmThe IncrediblesThe Incredibles 2Spider-Man: Into The Spider-VerseSpider-Man: Across The Spider-VerseThe Lego Batman MovieBatman: Mask of the PhantasmBatman: The Killing JokeBig Hero 6MegamindCaptain Underpants: The First Epic MovieTeen Titans Go! To The MoviesTMNTDC League of Super-PetsOther (Tell us in the Comments)Submit Your VoteView Results Here
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Favorite Animated Super-Hero FilmThe IncrediblesThe Incredibles 2Spider-Man: Into The Spider-VerseSpider-Man: Across The Spider-VerseThe Lego Batman MovieBatman: Mask of the PhantasmBatman: The Killing JokeBig Hero 6MegamindCaptain Underpants: The First Epic MovieTeen Titans Go! To The MoviesTMNTDC League of Super-PetsOther (Tell us in the Comments)Submit Your VoteView Results Here
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- 6/4/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Last night at the world premiere of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse there was a huge sigh of relief from the mass of animators inside Westwood’s Regency Village Theater: the $100M budgeted sequel to the Oscar winning animated movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, was done; having completed post-production literally just ten days ago after a five-year trek to the screen which included a Covid delay due to the backlog in post-production houses. Starting today abroad, and into tomorrow in U.S./Canada, the continuing adventures of Miles Morales will see the light of day in what is expected to be a $150M global opening.
Overseas that’s a projected $60M opening, including $20M from China –which loves Spider-Man (the first animated pic grossed over $62M there)— as well as Belgium, France, Netherlands today; Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Mexico, UK tomorrow, and Spain and the Prc on Friday. The first...
Overseas that’s a projected $60M opening, including $20M from China –which loves Spider-Man (the first animated pic grossed over $62M there)— as well as Belgium, France, Netherlands today; Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Mexico, UK tomorrow, and Spain and the Prc on Friday. The first...
- 5/31/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-verse takes the concept the first film sets up of there being multiple Spider-Persons spread across the Multiverse, and absolutely sprints with it by introducing a huge number of additional multiversal Spider-Heroes. Several recent MCU films approach this idea, such as Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness and Ant-Man: Quantumania. However, Across the Spider-verse is set to include such gleeful abandon and diversity that its infinite Spiders deserve special attention. Lord and Miller often do a wonderful job of integrating their character and worldbuilding into the narrative, so no prior knowledge is necessary. But for those interested in a...
- 4/22/2023
- by Andrew-Powell
- TVovermind.com
Before Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" made his debut in "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (1962), the first 'Spider' crime-fighter in pop fiction debuted in 1933, according to Steeger Properties, LLC who have amassed thousands of pulp magazine stories for licensing in all media, including film and TV adaptations:
Cover artists for "The Spider" magazine, publishing monthly from 1933 to 1943, included Walter M. Baumhofer, John Newton Howitt and Rafael De Soto.
'The Spider' was millionaire playboy 'Richard Wentworth', a former military 'Major' living in New York City, as the last surviving member of a filthy rich family.
His first costume was a black domino mask, hat and cape. Later he added vampire-like makeup, followed by a face mask with grizzled hair to terrorize the criminal underworld with The Spider's brand of vigilante justice.
Wentworth went undercover as an informant in the underworld, disguised as 'Blinky McQuade' to gain needed information.
'Scotland Yard'...
Cover artists for "The Spider" magazine, publishing monthly from 1933 to 1943, included Walter M. Baumhofer, John Newton Howitt and Rafael De Soto.
'The Spider' was millionaire playboy 'Richard Wentworth', a former military 'Major' living in New York City, as the last surviving member of a filthy rich family.
His first costume was a black domino mask, hat and cape. Later he added vampire-like makeup, followed by a face mask with grizzled hair to terrorize the criminal underworld with The Spider's brand of vigilante justice.
Wentworth went undercover as an informant in the underworld, disguised as 'Blinky McQuade' to gain needed information.
'Scotland Yard'...
- 3/27/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The B-movie world has lost one of its most iconic filmmakers, as The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Bert I. Gordon – often referred to as “Mr. B.I.G.” by his fans – has passed away at the age of 100. Gordon produced and directed more than twenty films over the course of a career that lasted sixty-one years, from 1954 to 2015. He also wrote most of his movies. His most popular titles include The Food of the Gods, Empire of the Ants, The Amazing Colossal Man, War of the Colossal Beast, Attack of the Puppet People, and Beginning of the End.
Born on September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Gordon fell in love with filmmaking at a young age, being given his first camera when he was just 9 years old. He started making TV commercials after he graduated from college, then produced the horror adventure film Serpent Island in 1954. He was also the cinematographer on that movie,...
Born on September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Gordon fell in love with filmmaking at a young age, being given his first camera when he was just 9 years old. He started making TV commercials after he graduated from college, then produced the horror adventure film Serpent Island in 1954. He was also the cinematographer on that movie,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Faye Marlowe, a 1940s starlet best known for her turn opposite the doomed Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell and George Sanders in the film noir classic Hangover Square, has died. She was 95.
Marlowe died May 5 in Cary, North Carolina, her daughter Karen Joseph told The Hollywood Reporter.
In her brief Hollywood career, the dark-haired Marlowe also starred alongside Richard Conte in The Spider (1945), another excellent film noir; with Richard Crane in Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946); and, as the title character, with Eddie Albert in Rendezvous With Annie (1946).
After she appeared on the stage for John Brahm, the German director gave her a key role in her first movie, Fox’s Hangover Square (1945). She played the pianist girlfriend of a mild-mannered composer (Cregar) who suffers from blackouts and becomes a serial killer in the turn-of-the century, London-set thriller scored by Bernard Herrmann.
(Cregar, who was...
Faye Marlowe, a 1940s starlet best known for her turn opposite the doomed Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell and George Sanders in the film noir classic Hangover Square, has died. She was 95.
Marlowe died May 5 in Cary, North Carolina, her daughter Karen Joseph told The Hollywood Reporter.
In her brief Hollywood career, the dark-haired Marlowe also starred alongside Richard Conte in The Spider (1945), another excellent film noir; with Richard Crane in Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946); and, as the title character, with Eddie Albert in Rendezvous With Annie (1946).
After she appeared on the stage for John Brahm, the German director gave her a key role in her first movie, Fox’s Hangover Square (1945). She played the pianist girlfriend of a mild-mannered composer (Cregar) who suffers from blackouts and becomes a serial killer in the turn-of-the century, London-set thriller scored by Bernard Herrmann.
(Cregar, who was...
- 7/28/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cara Williams, the actress known for her Oscar-nominated turn in The Defiant Ones, her Emmy-nominated performance in CBS’ sitcom Pete and Gladys and more, died on December 9. She was 96.
Williams’ passing was confirmed in a Twitter post published on Saturday by her great-nephew, Richard Potter. “My Great Aunt, who might have been the last surviving Golden Age of Hollywood actress died on Thursday at 96,” he wrote. “#Oscar & #Emmy Nominated. #CaraWilliams. Rip Cara.”
The actress was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 29, 1925 as Bernice Kamiat, finding her first film role in Lesley Selander’s 1941 Western, Wide Open Town. She starred in Stanley Kramer’s drama The Defiant Ones opposite Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis, appearing in December Bride spinoff Pete and Gladys opposite Harry Morgan.
Over the course of her 40-plus year screen career, Williams garnered a total of 55 screen credits. She also appeared on the film side in Girls’ Town,...
Williams’ passing was confirmed in a Twitter post published on Saturday by her great-nephew, Richard Potter. “My Great Aunt, who might have been the last surviving Golden Age of Hollywood actress died on Thursday at 96,” he wrote. “#Oscar & #Emmy Nominated. #CaraWilliams. Rip Cara.”
The actress was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 29, 1925 as Bernice Kamiat, finding her first film role in Lesley Selander’s 1941 Western, Wide Open Town. She starred in Stanley Kramer’s drama The Defiant Ones opposite Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis, appearing in December Bride spinoff Pete and Gladys opposite Harry Morgan.
Over the course of her 40-plus year screen career, Williams garnered a total of 55 screen credits. She also appeared on the film side in Girls’ Town,...
- 12/12/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The fire that engulfed a section of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival’s Festival Plaza on Wednesday turned out to be a minor deterrent as the event’s fifth anniversary got off to a rousing start on Thursday.
The fire, the cause of which has not yet been confirmed but is possibly a short circuit, was contained swiftly, with Samih Sawiris, chair of festival parent company Orascom Development Holding, personally supervizing repairs. By the end of the process, it was like a fire had never happened.
Variety spoke to a selection of attendees including jury members, film festival programmers, journalists and local staff about the fire and none of them expressed any safety concerns.
Sawiris was very much in evidence during the festival’s opening ceremony, held as scheduled at the Festival Plaza, appearing on stage twice. The 90-minute event featuring several speeches in Arabic (with English translations available...
The fire, the cause of which has not yet been confirmed but is possibly a short circuit, was contained swiftly, with Samih Sawiris, chair of festival parent company Orascom Development Holding, personally supervizing repairs. By the end of the process, it was like a fire had never happened.
Variety spoke to a selection of attendees including jury members, film festival programmers, journalists and local staff about the fire and none of them expressed any safety concerns.
Sawiris was very much in evidence during the festival’s opening ceremony, held as scheduled at the Festival Plaza, appearing on stage twice. The 90-minute event featuring several speeches in Arabic (with English translations available...
- 10/15/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been eight years since twin brother directing duo Ramon and Silvan Zürcher’s “The Strange Little Cat” caught the eye of audiences around the world, playing at major festivals in Turkey, India, Argentina, Portugal and beyond. The pair has finally returned, this time to Berlin, where their second feature of a trilogy on human togetherness, “The Girl and the Spider,” screens in the Encounters section.
Spread out across six small apartments and the micro-community which resides there, “The Girl and the Spider” turns primarily on Lisa, moving out, and her roommate Mara, left behind. As furniture is disassembled and reassembled, painting touched up and possessions divided, the future of several relationships hang in the balance as emotions swing to opposite extremes and loyalties are established and broken.
“The Girl and the Spider” is co-produced by Switzerland’s Beauvoir Film and the brother’s own label Zurcher Film. Dubai-based...
Spread out across six small apartments and the micro-community which resides there, “The Girl and the Spider” turns primarily on Lisa, moving out, and her roommate Mara, left behind. As furniture is disassembled and reassembled, painting touched up and possessions divided, the future of several relationships hang in the balance as emotions swing to opposite extremes and loyalties are established and broken.
“The Girl and the Spider” is co-produced by Switzerland’s Beauvoir Film and the brother’s own label Zurcher Film. Dubai-based...
- 3/2/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Bert I. Gordon rides again, with an excellent encoding of one of his more popular sci-fi monster-ramas. Pert ‘n’ perky June Kenney is so brave that she keeps going back to ‘that old cave outside of town,’ despite not knowing how many giant spiders are on the loose. Teenagers in their thirties and their bebop-crazy rock ‘n’ roll are no match for Gordon’s titanic, screaming arachnid. This spidey is just plain shifty, the kind of unscrupulous fiend that colors his crayons outside the (matte) lines … in crimson B&w blood! June Kenney’s mom knows her girl only two well: “… I hope she hasn’t gone back to that cave.” With some excellent extras, namely about a million rare behind-the-scenes stills from Tom Weaver.
The Spider
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 73 min. / Earth vs. The Spider / Street Date June 23, 2020
Starring: Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Gene Persson, Gene Roth,...
The Spider
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 73 min. / Earth vs. The Spider / Street Date June 23, 2020
Starring: Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Gene Persson, Gene Roth,...
- 6/27/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
For this week’s home media offerings, we have only a few titles on tap for genre fans, as there are only five different titles making their way home on Tuesday. Arrow Video is showing some love to the underappreciated Dream Demon with their new Blu, and Scream Factory is resurrecting The Spider (1958) as well. If you’re into classic horror in three dimensions, you’ll definitely want to pick up the 3D Blu for House of Wax (1953) and two indie horror flicks are arriving on DVD this week as well: Wood Witch and The Haunted.
Dream Demon
A young bride-to-be s anxieties over her upcoming wedding take on a horrifying, demonic form in this underseen 1988 rubber reality shocker from director/co-writer Harley Cokeliss (Black Moon Rising), starring Timothy Spall and Jemma Redgrave.
As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into her sprawling new...
Dream Demon
A young bride-to-be s anxieties over her upcoming wedding take on a horrifying, demonic form in this underseen 1988 rubber reality shocker from director/co-writer Harley Cokeliss (Black Moon Rising), starring Timothy Spall and Jemma Redgrave.
As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into her sprawling new...
- 6/23/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Though it was heavily rumored beforehand, the final reveal that Zendaya’s character Michelle Jones was a revamped version of Mary Jane Watson was one of the coolest moments in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Once you know the twist though, there are a few hidden references to the fact that Mj will go on to be integral to Peter Parker’s life, and one fan has just pointed us in the direction of a pretty neat one.
Reddit user u/MrBubbles9039 shared a screenshot on the Marvel Studios subreddit taken from the scene where Mj is staring up at the Washington Monument, during the section of the film where the Midtown Academic Triathlon team have travelled to D.C. The character is wearing a shirt with a picture of famed poet and writer Sylvia Plath on it. The Redittor notes that Plath once wrote a poem called “The Spider.”
On the one hand,...
Reddit user u/MrBubbles9039 shared a screenshot on the Marvel Studios subreddit taken from the scene where Mj is staring up at the Washington Monument, during the section of the film where the Midtown Academic Triathlon team have travelled to D.C. The character is wearing a shirt with a picture of famed poet and writer Sylvia Plath on it. The Redittor notes that Plath once wrote a poem called “The Spider.”
On the one hand,...
- 1/28/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
At the 56th New York Film Festival there were titles that have intrigued, beguiled, and challenged viewers, perhaps none more so than Mariano Llinás’ fourteen-hour grand experiment La Flor and Orson Welles’ posthumously released The Other Side of The Wind. The former will be lucky to achieve any life after the festival; the latter will be widely available through Netflix next month. These are both films of grand ambition, creativity, and reflexivity. Quite coincidentally, both feature films within films that underscore this reflexivity, center the process of filmmaking for viewers, and show Llinás and Welles unlocking a kind of creative freedom that very few are privileged to make and be seen in such a way.
How does any filmmaker justify a fourteen-plus hour runtime? In the case of the Argentine Llinás, it is to express or at least give the impression of self-awareness in his massive undertaking with La Flor,...
How does any filmmaker justify a fourteen-plus hour runtime? In the case of the Argentine Llinás, it is to express or at least give the impression of self-awareness in his massive undertaking with La Flor,...
- 10/17/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Last fall, I famously — or infamously, based on the comments — gave Bungie’s Destiny 2 five stars out of five. At launch, the compelling, deeply engaging story, and myriad of changes that Bungie made to the franchise elevated it to new heights. But soon after wrapping up the story and after a few weeks of end-game content, the cracks started to show, and if I had a chance, I would have definitely lowered the score to something more realistic. Now, in the second year of the second core Destiny game, Bungie has released Destiny 2: Forsaken, and they kicked it off by killing a major character, an event that reverberates throughout the game and the franchise (in every way) moving forward. The question is, will my verdict hold up down the line?
Destiny 2: Forsaken opens with Cayde-6 being killed after a mission to stop a prison break at the Prison of Elders.
Destiny 2: Forsaken opens with Cayde-6 being killed after a mission to stop a prison break at the Prison of Elders.
- 9/17/2018
- by Jon Hueber
- We Got This Covered
With the September 4, 2018 release of the Destiny 2: Forsaken expansion, Bungie has opened an entire universe of possibility by forging an alliance between an outcast group of Fallen and the Guardians. We also learn that this Fallen leader, The Spider, has had an understanding with Petra Venj and the Awoken for some time, and he has lived on the fringes of the Dreaming City with their blessings. By creating the first alliance between Guardians, the Awoken, and Spider’s Fallen, Bungie now has the option to explore an even greater alliance between alien races, Guardians, and the Awoken. While […]
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- 9/8/2018
- by Wolff Bachner
- Monsters and Critics
“It’s been a pleasure,” Mariano Llinás politely informs us between Episodes 4 and 5 of this film’s 320-minute, thorny third part, before he hits the road in his blue Volvo and leaves La Flor’s loyal viewers in his rear-view mirror. After the sizable, solitary Part 2, Part 3 is formed in fits and starts, a crucial and challenging Episode 4 followed-up by flash fictions, a further two curiosities that anticlimactically conclude the 14-hour La Flor. For the first time, the viewer re-enters the film with the knowledge that, in however-many hundred minutes that remain, La Flor, at last, will cut to black—and indeed there is something stress-inducing involved in watching our showman-storyteller Mariano Llinás carry his project across the finish line. Even an abrupt, unresolved ending is still an ending, and in spite of all evidence to the contrary, a viewer at the beginning of Part 3 would wonder if the sum...
- 8/12/2018
- MUBI
Before Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" made his debut in "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (1962), the first 'Spider' crime-fighter in pop fiction debuted in 1933, according to Steeger Properties, LLC who have amassed thousands of pulp magazine stories for licensing in all media, including film and TV adaptations:
Cover artists for "The Spider" magazine, publishing monthly from 1933 to 1943, included Walter M. Baumhofer, John Newton Howitt and Rafael De Soto.
'The Spider' was millionaire playboy 'Richard Wentworth', a former military 'Major' living in New York City, as the last surviving member of a filthy rich family.
His first costume was a black domino mask, hat and cape. Later he added vampire-like makeup, followed by a face mask with grizzled hair to terrorize the criminal underworld with The Spider's brand of vigilante justice.
Wentworth went undercover as an informant in the underworld, disguised as 'Blinky McQuade' to gain needed information.
'Scotland Yard' also knew Wentworth as 'Rupert Barton',...
Cover artists for "The Spider" magazine, publishing monthly from 1933 to 1943, included Walter M. Baumhofer, John Newton Howitt and Rafael De Soto.
'The Spider' was millionaire playboy 'Richard Wentworth', a former military 'Major' living in New York City, as the last surviving member of a filthy rich family.
His first costume was a black domino mask, hat and cape. Later he added vampire-like makeup, followed by a face mask with grizzled hair to terrorize the criminal underworld with The Spider's brand of vigilante justice.
Wentworth went undercover as an informant in the underworld, disguised as 'Blinky McQuade' to gain needed information.
'Scotland Yard' also knew Wentworth as 'Rupert Barton',...
- 6/25/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Ufc legend Anderson Silva is still adamant he never knowingly used steroids -- but says if the positive test results are accurate, the only explanation is "contaminated supplements." Silva tested positive for two banned substances in a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug test conducted back in October. Silva is now facing a maximum 4-year suspension from fighting. But, "The Spider" tells TMZ Sports he would Never knowingly juice up -- saying it would be a...
- 2/20/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
This book has more panels introducing its characters than any comic I’ve ever seen in my life. I know it was originally published as twelve individual issues of the Jack Staff comic, but it’s much more common than that — so often that I started to think this had been serialized somewhere, no more than five pages at a time, for an audience with short-term memory loss.
It’s clearly on purpose, even if I’m not sure why creator Paul Grist is doing it. Is it some meta-commentary on superhero comics? A sly jab at the big comics universe-building instinct, so that every important character gets a hook and a logo, ready to spin off into his own book at the drop of a hat?
In any case, that’s how Jack Staff, Vol. 1: Everything Used to Be Black and White goes — every time the plot shifts to Jack,...
It’s clearly on purpose, even if I’m not sure why creator Paul Grist is doing it. Is it some meta-commentary on superhero comics? A sly jab at the big comics universe-building instinct, so that every important character gets a hook and a logo, ready to spin off into his own book at the drop of a hat?
In any case, that’s how Jack Staff, Vol. 1: Everything Used to Be Black and White goes — every time the plot shifts to Jack,...
- 2/15/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Before Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" made his debut in "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (1962), the first masked 'Spider' crime-fighter was 'The Spider', created in 1933 by Harry Steeger at Popular Publications now controlled by Steeger Properties, LLC who have amassed thousands of pulp magazine stories and covers, for licensing in all media, including film and TV adaptations:
Cover artists for "The Spider" magazine, publishing monthly from 1933 to 1943, included Walter M. Baumhofer for the debut issue, followed by John Newton Howitt and Rafael De Soto.
'The Spider' was millionaire playboy 'Richard Wentworth', a former 'Major' now living in New York City, as the last surviving member of a rich family.
His earliest costume was a black domino mask, black hat and cape. Later he added vampire-like makeup, followed by a face mask with grizzled hair and a 'hunchback' added to terrorize the criminal underworld with The Spider's brand of violent vigilante justice.
Cover artists for "The Spider" magazine, publishing monthly from 1933 to 1943, included Walter M. Baumhofer for the debut issue, followed by John Newton Howitt and Rafael De Soto.
'The Spider' was millionaire playboy 'Richard Wentworth', a former 'Major' now living in New York City, as the last surviving member of a rich family.
His earliest costume was a black domino mask, black hat and cape. Later he added vampire-like makeup, followed by a face mask with grizzled hair and a 'hunchback' added to terrorize the criminal underworld with The Spider's brand of violent vigilante justice.
- 1/18/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Schlock should never be a dirty word in the world of cinema. Some of my favorite films are utterly devoid of taste and frequently, refinement. The majority of drive-in treasures lie somewhere between perspiration and inspiration, covered in flop sweat and trying desperately to entertain. This is often where you’ll find the films distributed by American International Pictures, and always where you’ll see director Bert I. Gordon’s oeuvre. Empire of the Ants (1977) is no exception.
Released by Aip in July and bringing in $2.5 million, Empire was the follow up to Gordon and producer Samuel Z. Arkoff’s success from the previous year, The Food of the Gods, another “loose” H.G. Wells adaptation, and was an even bigger hit (in B.I.G. terms, anyway—everything’s relative, folks). Naturally dismissed by critics, Empire continues the winning Gordon formula of B stars and groovy, goofy, rear projection grisliness.
Released by Aip in July and bringing in $2.5 million, Empire was the follow up to Gordon and producer Samuel Z. Arkoff’s success from the previous year, The Food of the Gods, another “loose” H.G. Wells adaptation, and was an even bigger hit (in B.I.G. terms, anyway—everything’s relative, folks). Naturally dismissed by critics, Empire continues the winning Gordon formula of B stars and groovy, goofy, rear projection grisliness.
- 8/26/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Sometimes in horror, a giant creature will do. It takes us back to a simpler time, I think. A time when an oversized spider, or a massive lizard sparked shuttered eyes at the Drive-In or local theatre. It feels almost like a cleansing; a reset of the scare-o-meter back to the innocent levels of the Saturday matinee. And if you were a kid in the ‘70s, Bert I. Gordon’s The Food of the Gods (1976) fit the bill nicely.
Released in June by Aip stateside, and then rolled out across the world in ’77, Food brought in $1 million at the gate (good revenue by Aip standards) and the reviews were, not surprisingly, as low grade as the budget. But hey, legendary schlockmeister Gordon did not survive the biz on good copy. And what kind of reviews would you expect from a movie that features giant chickens, gargantuan rats, and Marjoe Gortner?...
Released in June by Aip stateside, and then rolled out across the world in ’77, Food brought in $1 million at the gate (good revenue by Aip standards) and the reviews were, not surprisingly, as low grade as the budget. But hey, legendary schlockmeister Gordon did not survive the biz on good copy. And what kind of reviews would you expect from a movie that features giant chickens, gargantuan rats, and Marjoe Gortner?...
- 6/18/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
What horrors will we find on the planet Yoo-rah-nuss? A cyclopean dinosaur? Nasty spider monsters? A megalomaniac cerebellum that can turn our X-rated sex fantasies into flesh and blood people? Let's go! Sid Pink's flashy and slightly idiotic adventure stars space cadet John Agar as an average guy willing to have sex with a phantom from his own imagination. Say, doesn't Woody Allen make dirty jokes about that? Journey to the Seventh Planet Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1962 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 77 min. / Street Date April 5, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring John Agar, Carl Ottosen, Ann Smyrner, Greta Thyssen, Peter Monch, Ove Sprogoe, Louis Miehe-Renard, Ulla Moritz, Mimi Heinrich, Annie Birgit Garde. Cinematography Aage Wiltrup Visual Effects Krogh, Wah Chang, Jim Danforth, Ronny Scheemmel. Art Director Otto Lund Editor Tove Palsbo Original Music Jerry Capeheart, Ib Glindemann, Mitchell Tableporte Written by Ib Melchior & Sid Pink Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff & Sid Pink...
- 4/2/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
With Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice on the way, we got to thinking about other movies with “versus” in the title which pit one entity against another – albeit often in extremely varying circumstances.
Seeing two heroes who have collided in comic books for years going up against each other on the big screen isn’t weird, however – although it is extremely unique and exciting in live action blockbuster terms, it was hardly a surprise to see it announced – and there will no doubt be more comic book movies with “versus” in the title in the future.
It was also no real surprise to see iconic franchises collide, in the form of movies like Alien Vs Predator and Freddy Vs Jason – and with the likes of horror icons such as Pinhead, Michael Myers, Chucky, Leatherface and the Creeper all yet to face off with fellow killers, we can surely expect...
Seeing two heroes who have collided in comic books for years going up against each other on the big screen isn’t weird, however – although it is extremely unique and exciting in live action blockbuster terms, it was hardly a surprise to see it announced – and there will no doubt be more comic book movies with “versus” in the title in the future.
It was also no real surprise to see iconic franchises collide, in the form of movies like Alien Vs Predator and Freddy Vs Jason – and with the likes of horror icons such as Pinhead, Michael Myers, Chucky, Leatherface and the Creeper all yet to face off with fellow killers, we can surely expect...
- 10/19/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Next week at Tfh features a trio of trippy films gathered together under the banner "Just Say No". They include Requiem for a Dream, The Trip, and the subject of today's Saturday Matinee, Confessions of an Opium Eater.
Producer Albert Zugsmith was a consummate exploitationist, launching his career in 1952 with the berserk red-scare screed, Invasion USA starring Gerald Mohr and Dan O’Herlihy. He would spend the next twenty years rattling off a memorably lurid series of titles stoked by the hottest of hot-button topics, including teenage sex (High School Confidential), collegiate sex (Sex Kittens go to College) and interracial sex (Night of the Quarter Moon). There’s a pattern here if you look real close.
An amiable self-made millionaire who seemed to thrive on the low-down pleasures found on the other side of the tracks, Zugsmith’s first directorial efforts (College Confidential, The Private Lives of Adam and Eve...
Producer Albert Zugsmith was a consummate exploitationist, launching his career in 1952 with the berserk red-scare screed, Invasion USA starring Gerald Mohr and Dan O’Herlihy. He would spend the next twenty years rattling off a memorably lurid series of titles stoked by the hottest of hot-button topics, including teenage sex (High School Confidential), collegiate sex (Sex Kittens go to College) and interracial sex (Night of the Quarter Moon). There’s a pattern here if you look real close.
An amiable self-made millionaire who seemed to thrive on the low-down pleasures found on the other side of the tracks, Zugsmith’s first directorial efforts (College Confidential, The Private Lives of Adam and Eve...
- 8/15/2014
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
A wealthy hunter meets his new prey when two couples dock their boat on his private island in Bloodlust available for the first time in full HD restoration from the original 35mm film elements is coming to DVD March 4 2014 from Film Chest Media Group. Filmed in 1959 and released in 1961 Bloodlust starring Robert Reed (The Brady Bunch The Defenders) June Kenney (Earth vs. the Spider) Joan Lora (Sorority Girl) and Eugene Persson (Earth vs. the Spider The Party Crashers) was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1994 quickly becoming a cult classic.
- 2/3/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Any time a classic horror film makes its way to DVD, we get excited. There's just something about the older flicks... even the worst of them are charming to one degree or another. Case in point: Bloodlust. Read on for details.
From the Press Release
A wealthy hunter meets his new prey when two couples dock their boat on his private island in Bloodlust – available for the first time in full HD restoration from the original 35mm film elements – coming to DVD March 4 from Film Chest Media Group.
Filmed in 1959 and released in 1961, Bloodlust – starring Robert Reed ("The Brady Bunch," "The Defenders"), June Kenney (Earth vs. the Spider), Joan Lora (Sorority Girl), and Eugene Persson (Earth vs. the Spider, The Party Crashers) – was featured on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" in 1994, quickly becoming a cult classic.
In this thrilling drama, a group of young adults on a boat excursion become the...
From the Press Release
A wealthy hunter meets his new prey when two couples dock their boat on his private island in Bloodlust – available for the first time in full HD restoration from the original 35mm film elements – coming to DVD March 4 from Film Chest Media Group.
Filmed in 1959 and released in 1961, Bloodlust – starring Robert Reed ("The Brady Bunch," "The Defenders"), June Kenney (Earth vs. the Spider), Joan Lora (Sorority Girl), and Eugene Persson (Earth vs. the Spider, The Party Crashers) – was featured on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" in 1994, quickly becoming a cult classic.
In this thrilling drama, a group of young adults on a boat excursion become the...
- 1/31/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
There's a priceless scene in Bert I. Gordon's classic film Earth vs. the Spider in which the titular giant spider, seemingly dead after a liberal dousing in Ddt (hey, it was the Fifties), is revived from seeming death by the bopping beats of…rock 'n' roll. It's the sort of atom-age absurdity that, as much as we love to scoff at its implausibility, bears an undeniable charm that can't be denied. The point of my story is that anything that is evocative of that sort of silliness, which the Xbox Live Arcade title Dead Block certainly is, holds a certain special spot in my heart…even with the nagging flaws that the gameplay itself may have. The premise of Dead Block is typical of...
- 7/19/2011
- FEARnet
Thank heavens we live in a world where B-movie czar Bert I. Gordon, he of the larger-than-life-monsters-vs.-puny-humans classics of the 1960’s and 70’s, still walks among us. With pictures like The Amazing Colossal Man, Earth Vs The Spider, The Beginning Of The End, Village Of The Giants and Food Of The Gods on his résumé (he also worked with Orson Welles on The Witching and made the underrated Zsa Zsa Gabor Gothic Picture Mommy Dead), Gordon has firmly stamped his signature on B-cinema, creating a body of work that will stand the test of time.
- 4/25/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Lee Gambin)
- Fangoria
We're exactly two months away from the second annual Monsterpalooza, which is returning to the Marriott Burbank Convention Center April 9-11, 2010. To help get people fired up for the event, which features special effects artists from the horror industry along with their many works, the promoters have revealed the expanded guest list along with a slew of presentations and demos that will be taking place over the weekend.
Confirmed guests so far include:
Verne Langdon - Monster Of Ceremonies
Michael Westmore - Academy Award Winning Makeup Artist - Mask, Star Trek, Raging Bull
Tom Burman - Award Winning Makeup Artist - Island Of Dr. Moreau, The Goonies, Nip/Tuck
Barney Burman - Proteus F/X - Dawn Of The Dead, Matrix Reloaded, Star Trek 09
Rob Burman - The Fly, The Thing, Star Trek 09
Amalgamated Dynamics - Academy Award Winners Tom Woodruff & Alec Gillis - Starship Troopers, Avp
Knb - Academy...
Confirmed guests so far include:
Verne Langdon - Monster Of Ceremonies
Michael Westmore - Academy Award Winning Makeup Artist - Mask, Star Trek, Raging Bull
Tom Burman - Award Winning Makeup Artist - Island Of Dr. Moreau, The Goonies, Nip/Tuck
Barney Burman - Proteus F/X - Dawn Of The Dead, Matrix Reloaded, Star Trek 09
Rob Burman - The Fly, The Thing, Star Trek 09
Amalgamated Dynamics - Academy Award Winners Tom Woodruff & Alec Gillis - Starship Troopers, Avp
Knb - Academy...
- 2/10/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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