Really Scary

Horror Trailer Bonanza

vthorpe — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:18:35 +0000

Check out the latest truckload of horror trailers to hit Apple and Yahoo, including The Wicker Tree, Cabin in the Woods, Innkeepers, and The Woman in Black.

Looking forward to several of these. If you can track it down, be sure to watch the original movie adaptation of Susan Hill’s terrific novel The Woman in Black – great eerie flick. Would love to see her book The Man in the Picture get a film treatment.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes DVD Specs

vthorpe — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:51:05 +0000

Here’s what’s coming with Dec. 13 release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes DVD:

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Blu-ray
Deleted Scenes
Alpha Gets Shot
Will’s Meeting with Lab Assistants
Will Discovers Caesar Has Solved Puzzles
Caesar Plays with Bicycle
Caesar Questions His Identity
Caesar Bites Off Neighbors Finger
Will Ignores the Risks of an Airborne Mutated Virus
Rodney Gives Caesar a Cookie
Rocket Gets Hosed by Dodge
Caesar Destroys the Lab and Koba’s Attempted Revenge on Jacobs
Caesar Pushes Helicopter
Koba with Shotgun

Pre-vis for The Future

Capturing Caesar – Script to Screen

Studying the Genius of Andy Serkis

Multi-Angle: Rocket Cookie Scene

A New Generation of Apes

Breaking Motion Capture Boundaries

Breaking New Sound Barriers: The Music and Sound Design of Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Ape Facts

Audio Commentary by Director Rupert Wyatt

Audio Commentary by Writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver

Character Concept Art Gallery

Three Theatrical Trailers

Last House on the Left’s David Hess Dead at 75

vthorpe — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:36:17 +0000

New York Times reports David Hess died last Friday in Tiburon, Calif. He was 75. The cause was a heart attack, his brother, Jeremy, said.

Hess’s film career began in Wes Craven’s first movie, “The Last House on the Left” (1972), one of the first in the “slasher” genre. His sister Judith’s boyfriend, the actor Martin Kove, was considered for the role of the psychotic convict Krug Stillo, but decided not to pursue it for fear of being typecast. Hess won the part and also composed the film’s soundtrack.

Pee-wee Herman Honored as Visionary at SCREAM Awards

vthorpe — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:59:59 +0000

This Saturday, Spike TV will honor the man responsible for one of the most iconic characters of all time, as Paul Reubens receives the Visionary Award for his work as Pee-wee Herman at “SCREAM Awards 2011.” The two-hour event will air on Spike TV Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m.

Said Reubens on his receiving the honor, “If Pee-wee were giving this quote, I think he’d scream out ‘I’m a visionary! I’m a visionary!’ and then run to the dictionary to look up what visionary means. But I know what it means, and I am profoundly grateful and honored to Spike TV for this recognition. I share this with all the amazing collaborators I’ve had over the years and my fans, without whom none of this would be possible or worth it.”

The show will also feature visionary director Quentin Tarantino, Robert Downey Jr., Darren Aronofsky, Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale and Lena Headey.

Lucio Fulci’s ZOMBIE Screening w/ Actor Ian McCulloch

vthorpe — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:32:14 +0000

Blue Underground will release a new version of Lucio Fulci’s ZOMBIE on DVD and Blu-Ray Oct. 25. To celebrate the release, actor Ian McCulloch will appear in person at the screening of ZOMBIE Friday, Oct. 21, at the Egyptian Theatre in Seattle, presented by Blue Underground and ZomBCon: www.zombcon.com

Raven Trailer

vthorpe — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:23:50 +0000

Cusack geeks to the core – we’re pumped for this one:

American Horror Story

vthorpe — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:17:32 +0000

You are now entering crazytown

We’re always happy for a new weird and we definitely got it with the premiere of American Horror Story. Set aside a little time to try this one out. We don’t know if it can sustain this pace of crazy, but if it can, we’ll hang around.

Jessica Lange was born to play this character.

And we noticed this last week on IMDB – it’s been updated so we didn’t find the secret info we thought we might’ve stumbled on. Check out Dylan’s episode appearance numbers compared to castmates.