The most famous animated creature in film history was King Kong (1933), built and manipulated by Willis O’Brien. A decade later O’Brien was working on another giant ape movie called Mighty Joe Young (1946) and hired a young assistant, Ray Harryhausen. During the fifties it became clear that Harryhausen had inherited O’Brien’s mantle as the top stop-motion animator in the …
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The History of Scifi in Horror
Growing up in the 80’s for the most part, I found myself a Horror fan as much as the next kid. My best friend Wally and I joined a local movie-rental club; we would ride our bikes down to the movie place and rent every horror film the guy had. Being 13-14 it was great because he would let us …
Read More »Film Review: 2012 – An Awakening (2009)
SYNOPSIS: The year 2012 is predicted to be one of great change in cultures spanning the globe. A 26,000 year alignment will occur on the 21 December 2012, will it be the end of the world or the end of time as we know it? REVIEW: We are living in a very unique time. Scientists and researchers of various levels …
Read More »Film Review: Held Hostage (2009)
SYNOPSIS: What if the ultimate nightmare is just the beginning? After three masked gunman break into her home, bank manager Michelle Estey (Julie Benz, TV’s Dexter) and her young daughter are duct-taped with explosives and threatened with death unless Michelle cooperates in a daring bank heist. Terrified, Michelle agrees to their demands. She and her daughter are left unharmed, but …
Read More »Film Review: Horror Collectors Set – Vol8 (4 film Set)
Serial killers and supernatural all rolled into one, this volume 8 from Echo Bridge Entertainment brings together 4 previous rentals under one roof with a nice collection of horror titles. Available at Walmart for under $10 (or less), this is a sure way to save some space on your movie shelf and get 4 cool films all at once. Highlights …
Read More »Film Review: Red Room (1999) – CAT III
SYNOPSIS: A cult hit amongst gore enthusiasts, this campy splatter flick takes its plot cues from reality TV game shows. Four young people are locked in a room and play cards. When someone loses, they must endure some of the most gruesome torture imaginable. Luckily, the winner walks away, or limps rather, with $100,000. The success of this bare bones …
Read More »Film Review: 63 Minutes Later (Tokyo Gore Police – spinoff) (2009)
(aka – 63-fun-go) SYNOPSIS: A mad scientist known as Key Man has created a rampaging virus that mutates unsuspecting humans into nightmarish abominations of nature, and in order to dispose of these repulsive monstrosities, the Tokyo police have created a special squad of fearless freak fighters. Chief among these brave officers is Ruka, a sword-swinging dealer of death who has …
Read More »Interview: Ralph Baker as Deadly Earnest
Way back in the sixties, way before Elvira, a favourite amongst Australian students was Deadly Earnest, the television schlock horror host on the 0-10 Network. Late on Friday nights, the atrocious old science fiction and horror films became compulsory viewing, solely because of the gothic Master of Ceremonies. Actors portraying Deadly Earnest were: Ralph Baker (ATV-0 Melbourne); Ian Bannerman (TEN-10 …
Read More »Film Review: Coming Soon (2008)
SYNOPSIS: A young projectionist, Chen, decides to illegally record a newly released horror movie. After falling asleep during the screening, he wakes to find that his co-conspirator has disappeared and left his camera behind. Suddenly, the horror movie that they were watching in the cinema starts to happen to them in real life. REVIEW: Director: Sophon Sakdapisit Cast: Chantawit Tanasaewe, …
Read More »ASIAN SCREAM QUEENS: Jin-hie (Phone)
ABOUT: My name is Jin-hie, although some like to call me disturbed. I like to say I was passionate. I was a schoolgirl from South Korea who was madly in love with a man named Chang-hoon. We shared many special moments together, and he was especially fond of my piano playing. His favorite song was Moonlight Sonata! Even though Chang-hoon …
Read More »Film Review: OneChanbara: The Movie – Vortex (2009)
SYNOPSIS: In 20XX the world is still overpopulated by Zombies and Aya and Saki stop fighting to join together against there new enemy, Himiko REVIEW: On the heels of the moderate success of Oneechanbara comes right off the fryer ….a follow up sequel with the added subtitle of “Vortex”. The original film had its charm, sex appeal and almost innoccent like …
Read More »The Asian Western
Last week celebrated the American DVD/Blu-ray release of Ji-woon Kim’s The Good, the Bad, the Weird. The film is more or less a remake of Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western of a similar name involving three mercenaries in hot pursuit of buried treasure and get caught in the midst of a civil war. Here, it’s 1930s Manchuria and the Imperial Japanese …
Read More »Film Review: Phone (2002)
SYNOPSIS: Soon after Ji-won gets a new cell phone, her friend’s young daughter, Yeong-ju, puts it to her ear and immediately begins screaming in terror. When other strange things start happening in connection with the phone, Ji-Won does some investigating and discovers that of the people before her who had the same number, almost all of them died suddenly under …
Read More »ASIAN SCREAM QUEENS: Asami Yamazaki (Audition)
ABOUT: “Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri”, the sound of a beautiful Japanese songbird to some, to others, a painful pathway to truth. You may know me from Audition, but please allow me to introduce myself, I am Asami Yamazaki. Quiet, obedient, and well spoken, I have been told that I am everything that a man desires in a woman. All …
Read More »The Vampire Diaries – Season 2 promo ads and trailer
[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xem06t_the-vampire-diaries-season-2-traile_shortfilms[/dailymotion] Synopsis: Returning for its second season, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is the story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same beautiful girl, and battling to control the fate of an entire town. During season one, Stefan (Paul Wesley, “Fallen”) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”), returned to their hometown of Mystic Falls, Virginia, for very different reasons – Stefan …
Read More »Supernatural TV series Season 6 teaser
[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xem06q_supernatural-seaspn-6-teaser-tv-tra_shortfilms[/dailymotion] Who’s gonna tune it? Well after 5 fantastic seasons, …..everyone! Season 6 synopsis: Returning for its sixth season, this haunting series follows Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers bound by tragedy and blood to their dangerous, other-worldly mission. This past season, Dean and Sam faced their toughest foe yet: the Devil himself. As the Apocalypse raged on around them, …
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