Look out! Here come two A.I.P. horror pix from the soggy end of the Poe cycle: the first features Jason Robards, an impressive cast and a disorganized storyline. The second is an almost-good Lovecraft horror with interesting performances from Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee. Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Dunwich Horror Blu-ray Color Scream Factory Street Date March 29, 2016 / 26.99
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Scream Factory's new double feature disc finishes off two different American-International horror series. The first picture is the last fright film made for the company by the directing and writing team of Gordon Hessler and Christopher Wicking. It's no gem, but it's a lot more interesting on a second viewing. The second is the company's final try to make that old joker H.P. Lovecraft into a filmic horror icon, like Edgar Allan Poe. It has a lot going for it, but also its own set of problems.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Scream Factory's new double feature disc finishes off two different American-International horror series. The first picture is the last fright film made for the company by the directing and writing team of Gordon Hessler and Christopher Wicking. It's no gem, but it's a lot more interesting on a second viewing. The second is the company's final try to make that old joker H.P. Lovecraft into a filmic horror icon, like Edgar Allan Poe. It has a lot going for it, but also its own set of problems.
- 3/8/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Paul Aratow (c. 1937-2016) - Producer and director. He produced the B-movie comic book adaptation Sheena (see below) and the 1987 TV movie version of The Spirit and directed the horror film Doctor Dracula. He died on November 15. (THR) Frank Armitage (1925-2016) - Animator. While employed at Disney, he worked on backgrounds for Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book and parts of Lady and the Tramp. He died...
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- 2/2/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
I'm kind of in awe of Paul W.S. Anderson. The man has made nothing but crap for his entire career -- two Mortal Kombat movies and the worst entry in either series, Avp: Aliens Vs. Predator. The best he's got under his belt are Resident Evil, a enjoyably trashy video game adaptation, and Death Race, which succeeds only because of its cast.
And yet not only does he still get money to make movies, but he still gets solid casting as well. Here's the (thoroughly uninteresting) poster for his adaptation of The Three Musketeers (click to enlarge):
I mean, fuck. Look at that. Now, I know Milla Jovovich will star in anything he makes because, well, they're married. But Mads Mikkelson? Ray Stevenson? Juno Temple? I figured after Cracks she'd be making her way up the indie ladder, but apparently not. And let's not even start on trying...
And yet not only does he still get money to make movies, but he still gets solid casting as well. Here's the (thoroughly uninteresting) poster for his adaptation of The Three Musketeers (click to enlarge):
I mean, fuck. Look at that. Now, I know Milla Jovovich will star in anything he makes because, well, they're married. But Mads Mikkelson? Ray Stevenson? Juno Temple? I figured after Cracks she'd be making her way up the indie ladder, but apparently not. And let's not even start on trying...
- 9/7/2010
- by TK
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