Monthly Archives: October 2009

Win one of three copies of the award-winning Medicine For Melancholy on DVD

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Rene

On October 27th, IFC Films will release the film festival favorite, Medicine For Melancholy, on DVD. To celebrate the release of the film that the San Francisco Weekly called “…some kind of wonderful”, FilmFetish.com is giving away three copies of … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Featured, Snapshots | Tagged Barry Jenkins, Chida Emeka, Dana Julius, DeMorge Brown, drama, Elizabeth Acker, indie films, John Friedberg, love stories, Medicine for Melancholy, Melissa Bisagni, Ondine Kilker, Powell DeGrange, Tracey Heggins, Wyatt Cenac | 49 Comments

Win one of two Special Blu-ray editions of Patrick McGoohan’s entire original The Prisoner TV series

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Rene

Since its CBS debut in the summer of 1968, the masterful British TV series The Prisoner has captivated American audiences. Now A&E presents a definitive aficionado’s edition of the cult classic which is considered one of the most innovative TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, Cult Cinema Icons, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Featured, Snapshots | Tagged action films, Alexis Kanner, Angelo Muscat, Bee Duffell, Bill Cummings, Christopher Benjamin, Colin Gordon, cult cinema, cult classics, David Tomblin, Denis Shaw, Don Chaffey, Fenella Fielding, Frederick Piper, George Leech, George Markstein, Georgina Cookson, Gerry Crampton, Grace Arnold, Harold Berens, Jack Cooper, John Cazabon, John Maxim, Kenneth Griffith, Larry Taylor, Leo McKern, Lucy Griffiths, Max Faulkner, Michael Danvers-Walker, Michael Miller, Number Eighty Six, Number Six, Number Two, Pat Jackson, Patrick Cargill, Patrick McGoohan, Patsy Smart, Peter Brace, Peter Swanwick, Robert Farnon, Robert Rietty, Ron Grainer, television, The Prisoner, Wilfred Josephs | 54 Comments

The biggest contest we’ve listed yet: Win trips, TVs, DVDs, collectibles and much more in Amazon’s 10th Anniversary Wish Lists Contest

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Rene

Amazon Wish Lists just turned 10, and they’re celebrating the milestone with a 10 week sweepstakes with prizes anyone would crave. To enter, all you need to do is CLICK HERE, and create an Amazon Wish List, and you’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, Featured | Tagged Alex Meraz, Alice Cullen, Amazon Kindle 2, Amazon Wish Lists, Amazon Wishlists, Anna Kendrick, Aro, Ashley Greene, Bella Swan, Billy Burke, Bronson Pelletier, Charlie Bewley, Charlie Swan, Chaske Spencer, Chris Weitz, Christopher Heyerdahl, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Cudmore, Demetri, Disney, Dr. Carlisle Cullen, drama, Edi Gathegi, Edward Cullen, Elizabeth Reaser, Embry Call, Emmett Cullen, Esme Cullen, Graham Greene, Harry Clearwater, horror films, Jackson Rathbone, Jacob Black, Jasper Hale, Kellan Lutz, Kindle 2, Kiowa Gordon, Kristen Stewart, Laurent, love stories, Marcus, Michael Sheen, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Rachelle Lefevre, Robert Pattinson, Rosalie Hale, Sam Uley, Stephenie Meyer, suspense films, Taylor Lautner, teen films, The Jonas Brothers, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, vampire films, Victoria | 2 Comments

Win one of two copies of Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead Unrated on DVD

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Rene

On October 20th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release an unrated edition of Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead, on DVD. That’s right, Three Finger and his disturbed family of inbred cannibals are back for another round of chopping … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Featured, Snapshots | Tagged Blood Trails, Cyclops, Declan O’Brien, Eastern Promises, Gil Kolirin, Greg McLean, horror films, Janet Montgomery, monster films, Return to House on Haunted Hill, Rock Monster, sequels, Tamer Hassan, The Hills Run Red, Tom Frederic, Wolf Creek, Wrong Turn, Wrong Turn 2, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead | 88 Comments

Win one of two Tony Jaa-signed posters from Ong Bak 2: The Beginning

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Rene

Tony Jaa is not only kicking major ass in Ong Bak 2, but he’s also in the director’s chair; and from the looks of things, he’s brought the same kinetic sensibility behind the camera, as he brings to the silver … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, Featured, Snapshots, Video - Other Clips | Tagged Asian film, District 13: Ultimatum, foreign film, Magnolia Pictures, martial arts films, Ong Bak 2, Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, Red Cliff, Six Shooter Film Series, The Warlords, Tony Jaa | 31 Comments

New trailer for Black Dynamite now online

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Rene

When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, Images - Posters, News, Video - Trailers | Tagged action films, Arsenio Hall, Black Dynamite, blaxploitation, Blood and Bone, Byron Mills, Byron Minns, Cedric Yarbrough, comedy films, indie films, John Salley, Kevin Chapman, Kym Whitley, martial arts films, Michael Jai White, parodies, Salli Richardson Whitfield, Scott Sanders, The Dark Knight, Thick as Thieves, Tommy Davidson, urban films | Comments Off

Charles calls Zombieland a hilarious “Romantic Zombedy”

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Charles Maye

The rules to a good zombie flick: Lots of “Blood & Gore” (and I don’t mean Al) – Check! Speedy undead feverishly chasing their next human meal – Check! Romance – Check!…Wait…WTF? – Zombieland: A Love Story Ok, so they … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, Reviews, Snapshots | Tagged 28 Days Later, Abigail Breslin, comedy films, cult cinema, Emma Stone, horror films, Jesse Eisenberg, Judd Apatow, love stories, Ruben Fleischer, Usain Bolt, Woody Harrelson, zombie films, Zombieland | 1 Comment

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Ultimate 2-Disc Edition Blu-ray review

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Rene

When I first watched X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I didn’t think it was nearly as bad as some reviews claimed it to be. Predictable… yes. Somewhat campy… sure. But it was a highly produced movie that was fun enough to watch … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Featured, Reviews, Snapshots | Tagged action films, comic based, Craig Lyn, Daniel Henney, Danny Huston, David Benioff, Dominic Monaghan, Gavin Hood, Hugh Jackman, J.J. Perry, Julia Blake, Kevin Durand, Lauren Shuler Donner, Len Wein, Liev Schreiber, Lynn Collins, Night at the Museum, Patrick McClung, Ralph Winter, Ryan Reynolds, Skip Woods, Stan Lee, Taylor Kitsch, thrillers, Tim Pocock, Will i Am, X-Men Origins: Magneto, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Comments Off

George A. Romero to screen Survival of the Dead after Slipknot performance at Fangoria Trinity of Terrors in Vegas

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Rene

At midnight on Halloween, immediately following a special performance by the band Slipknot, George A. Romero will be in attendance for a screening of his latest zombie epic Survival of the Dead (huge dichotomy in that title) at the Brenden … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Featured, Images - Photos, News | Tagged Alan Van Sprang, Alone In The Dark II, Athena Karkanis, Bitch Slap, Black Devil Doll, cult cinema, Dark House, Dead Air The Fourth Kind, Devon Bostick, fan conventions, Fangoria Trinity of Terrors, Fangoria's Frightfan Film Fest, film screenings, Franklyn, George A. Romero, George Stroumboulopoulos, horror conventions, horror films, House On Haunted Hill, Joris Jarsky, Julian Richings, Kathleen Munroe, Kenneth Welsh, Las Vegas events, Live Evil, Nevada events, Nightmares In Red White & Blue, Penance, Richard Fitzpatrick, Rifftrax, Sea of Dust, Slipknot, Smash Cut, Stefano DiMatteo, Survival of the Dead, The House of the Devil, The Intervention, Wayne Robson, zombie films | Comments Off

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 4 DVD review

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is simply a hilarious show. Yes, somewhat one-dimensional at times, and possibly reaching a crescendo at this point; but an always funny, always inventive quality piece of television. ‘It’s Always Sunny‘ could reinvent itself in … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Featured, Reviews, Snapshots | Tagged Charlie Day, comedy films, Danny DeVito, Glenn Howerton, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Kaitlin Olson, Rob McElhenney, television | Comments Off

Cult Cinema Icons Roger Corman, Malcolm McDowell, George A. Romero, Tony Todd, John Waters, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Dee Wallace and Slipknot to attend massive Las Vegas horror festival this month

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

This is the “thrilla dilla” of horror events, as far as I’m concerned. Cult Cinema Icons Roger Corman, Malcolm McDowell, George A. Romero, Tony Todd, John Waters, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree and Dee Wallace; plus film screenings at The Palms … Continue reading →

Posted in Cult Cinema Icons, Events, Featured | Tagged A Clockwork Orange, Candyman, CineVegas Film Festival, Cujo, cult cinema, cult classics, Dark House, Dawn of the Dead, Death Race 2000, Dee Wallace, fan conventions, Fangoria Trinity of Terrors, film screenings, George A. Romero, horror conventions, horror films, Jeffrey Combs, John Waters, Ken Foree, Las Vegas events, Malcolm McDowell, Nevada events, Night/Dawn/Day Of The Dead, Nightmares in Red White and Blue, Pink Flamingos, Re-Animator, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Roger Corman, Seed Of Chucky, Slipknot, The Crow, The Devil’s Rejects, The Frighteners, The House of the Devil, The Howling, The Pit And The Pendulum, Ti West, Tony Todd | Comments Off

Fox releases free Dollhouse Virtual Echo app

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

Fox has released a computer app for fans of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, that brings star Eliza Dushku onto your desktop. The new app, powered by Adobe Air, takes her Echo character out of the Dollhouse and brings her to you, … Continue reading →

Posted in News, The New Frontier | Tagged action films, cult cinema, Dollhouse, drama, Eliza Dushku, software, television | Comments Off

Pirates of the Caribbean producing team board DevaShard comic adaptation

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

Eric McLeod and David Venghaus, who worked together on Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, have joined the ranks of DevaShard, the fantasy adaptation recently picked up by Vanquish Motion Pictures, that’s based on eastern mythology. Vanquish’s Jay Douglas and Nav … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News | Tagged A Christmas Carol, action films, Bioshock, comic based, David Venghaus, Denzel Washington, DevaShard, Eric McLeod, fantasy films, Fluid Comics, Heather Kenealy, Jay Douglas, Jerry Bruckheimer, Kevin Grevioux, Nav Gupta, Pirates of the Caribbean, Prince of Persia, Robert Zemeckis, Tony Scott, Underworld, Unstoppable | Comments Off

Rare LeBron James video clips now available online

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

In conjunction with today’s limited release of LeBron James’ More Than a Game documentary, some rare and never-before-seen footage from the superstar’s high school days is now available online. More Than a Game follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News, Video - Other Clips | Tagged documentary films, LeBron James, More Than A Game, sports films | Comments Off

U.S. release trailer for Red Cliff hits the web

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

Legendary action director John Woo and international superstar Tony Leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 cult classic Hard Boiled for the epic historical drama Red Cliff (Chi bi), based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News | Tagged action films, Asian film, Bronson, Chang Chen, Chi bi, District 13: Ultimatum, foreign films, Hard Boiled, historical films, John Woo, Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, Red Cliff, Six Shooter Film Series, Takeshi Kaneshiro, The Warlords, Tony Leung, war films, You Yong, Zhang Fengyi | Comments Off

Fox prepping a Spore movie for EA, plus Mass Effect, Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno films are in the works

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

Fox is teaming up with Electronic Arts to turn the Spore game, which has developed into a worldwide ecosystem – into an animated monster film, with Chris Wedge (Ice Age) attached to direct, according to Variety. Greg Erb and Jason … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News | Tagged animated films, animation, Army of Two, Avi Arad, Chris Wedge, Dante’s Inferno, Dead Space, Disturbia, DJ Caruso, gaming, Graham King, Greg Erb, Hancock, Ice Age, Jason Oremland, Johnny Depp, Leaf Men, Mass Effect, Peter Berg, Rio, robots, Spore, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Princess and the Frog, The Sims | Comments Off

New photos from Clash of the Titans online

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

Empire has released new photos from the upcoming remake of Clash of the Titans, featuring Sam Worthington’s Perseus, along with a variety of creatures. Transporter 2 and The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier is at the helm of the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, Images - Photos, News | Tagged action films, Alexa Davalos, Clash of the Titans, Danny Huston, Desmond Davis, fantasy films, Gemma Arterton, Hans Matheson, Ian Whyte, Izabella Miko, Jamie Sives, Jason Flemyng, Liam Cunningham, Liam Neeson, Louis Leterrier, Luke Evans, Luke Treadaway, Mads Mikkelsen, Martin McCann, Nathalie Cox, Nicholas Hoult, Pete Postlethwaite, Polly Walker, Ralph Fiennes, Ray Harryhausen, Sam Worthington, Tamer Hassan, The Incredible Hulk, Transporter 2, Vincent Regan, William Houston | 1 Comment

The Crazies trailer hits the net

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rene

A husband and wife in a small Midwestern town find themselves battling for survival as their friends and family descend into madness in The Crazies. A mysterious toxin in the water supply turns everyone exposed to it into mindless killers … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News, Video - Trailers | Tagged Alcatraz, Antoine Fuqua, Breck Eisner, Brooklyn's Finest, Case 39, Cloverfield, cult cinema, cult classics, Danielle Panabaker, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin, Ethan Hawke, F. Gary Gray, Gerard Butler, Good Night and Good Luck, Grant Heslov, horror films, J. J. Abrams, Jeepers Creepers, Joe Anderson, Let Me In, Lili Taylor, Matt Reeves, Pandorum, Pulse, Radha Mitchell, Ray Wright, remakes, Richard Gere, Sahara, Scott Kosar, Shooter, The Amityville Horror, The Crazies, The Italian Job, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Salva, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wesley Snipes, Will Patton | Comments Off

Extended trailer for Phantom miniseries now online

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

An extended trailer has been released for The SyFy Channel’s Phantom miniseries, which is based on the classic Lee Falk superhero. The trailer includes storyline elements, including the fact that it’s clearly an origin tale, featuring a young version of … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Video - Trailers | Tagged action films, Cameron Goodman, Cas Anvar, comic based, Desperate Housewives, Isabella Rossellini, Lee Falk, Paolo Barzman, Robert Crooks, Ryan Carnes, Sandrine Holt, The Phantom, thrillers, Trevor Hayes | Comments Off

Dark Knight director’s sci-fi thriller Inception coming to IMAX

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

IMAX and Warner Bros. announced today that the sci-fi thriller Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and starring multiple Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond, The Aviator), will be released to IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s wide … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News | Tagged 500 Days of Summer, Batman Begins, Blood Diamond, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Dan Fellman, Ellen Page, imax, Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Juno, Ken Watanabe, La vie en rose, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Platoon, RocknRolla, sci-fi films, The Aviator, The Cider House Rules, The Dark Knight, The Last Samurai, thrillers, Tom Berenger, Tom Hardy, Veronika Kwan-Rubinek | Comments Off

New images from Avatar hit the net

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

Spoiler TV has posted some amazing high-res photos from James Cameron’s Avatar, due in theaters on December 18th. The new shots are the best looks yet at Na’vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), as well as new views of Sigourney Weaver, … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, Images - Photos, News | Tagged action films, Avatar, fantasy films, James Cameron, Joel Moore, Michelle Rodriguez, Sam Worthington, sci-fi films, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana | Comments Off

Cabin in the Woods and Priest getting graphic novel treatment

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

Tokyopop has announced two additional major film-related graphic novel releases for 2010, including The Cabin in the Woods, which will be based on the upcoming horror film by Joss Whedon, and Priest: Purgatory, based on the movie Priest starring Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News | Tagged Amy Acker, Anna Hutchison, Brad Dourif, Bradley Whitford, Brian J. White, Cabin In the Woods, Cam Gigandet, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Plummer, comic based, Drew Goddard, Fran Kranz, horror films, Jesse Williams, Joss Whedon, Karl Urban, Kristen Connolly, Legion, Lily Collins, Madchen Amick, Maggie Q, manga, manhwa, Min-Woo Hyung, Paul Bettany, Priest, Priest: Purgatory, Richard Jenkins, Scott Stewart, Stephen Moyer, thrillers, Tokyopop | Comments Off

New J.J. Abrams spy series close to finding a network home

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

NBC is said to be close to landing a spy drama spec series written by J.J. Abrams and Josh Reims – who most recently worked on ABC’s Brothers & Sisters and Dirty Sexy Money – that sparked a bidding war … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged action films, Alias, Brothers & Sisters, Carl Lumbly, Dirty Sexy Money, drama, espionage films, Fringe, J. J. Abrams, Jennifer Garner, Josh Reims, Michael Vartan, television | Comments Off

Sylvester Stallone considering Death Wish remake

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

Sylvester Stallone told Empire that he’s been circling the possibility of doing a remake of the 1974 cult classic revenge thriller Death Wish. “I’m thinking about it… It’s a classic morality tale, where you take a civilized man and take … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, News | Tagged Charles Bronson, crime thrillers, cult cinema, cult classics, Death Wish, Fred J. Scollay, Hope Lange, Jack Wallace, Jeff Goldblum, Jodie Foster, Kathleen Tolan, Michael Winner, Scorpio, Stephen Elliott, Steven Keats, Stuart Margolin, Sylvester Stallone, The Brave One, The Mechanic, Vincent Gardenia, William Redfield | Comments Off

Charles reviews I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Charles Maye

Tyler Perry’s back with his film version of his stage play, and once again he goes with his recurring theme of “lost woman found”. Academy Award-nominee Taraji P. Henson plays the lost sista this go-around, as a nightclub singer that … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Snapshots | Tagged Adam Rodriguez, Brian J. White, Bryan White, comedy films, CSI Miami, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, drama, Gladys Knight, Hope Olaide Wilson, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, love stories, Madea’s Family Reunion, Taraji P. Henson, Tyler Perry | 2 Comments

Countrywide free screenings of Michael Moore’s documentary Capitalism: A Love Story tonight

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

To kick off the national release of Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore has asked Overture Films to offer a number of screenings in the nation’s hardest hit cities – the ones with the highest unemployment rates and highest foreclosure … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Featured | Tagged Arizona events, Baltimore events, California events, Capitalism: A Love Story, Chicago events, documentary films, film screenings, Florida events, Illinois events, Indiana events, Las Vegas events, Maryland events, Miami events, Michael Moore, Michigan events, Nevada events, North Carolina events, Ohio events, Phoenix events, Raleigh events, San Francisco events, Wisconsin events | Comments Off

Toy Story: 3D double feature internet trailer

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Rene

The return of Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2 to the big screen kicks off a Disney Digital 3D Toy Story celebration, which culminates in a brand new adventure starring Buzz and Woody: Toy Story 3— in theaters June … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Video - Trailers | Tagged 3d tech, animated films, animation, Annie Potts, comedy films, Don Rickles, family films, Jim Varney, Joan Cusack, John Lasseter, Laurie Metcalf, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 | Comments Off

Monthly Archives: October 2009

Win one of three copies of the award-winning Medicine For Melancholy on DVD

Win one of two Special Blu-ray editions of Patrick McGoohan’s entire original The Prisoner TV series

The biggest contest we’ve listed yet: Win trips, TVs, DVDs, collectibles and much more in Amazon’s 10th Anniversary Wish Lists Contest

Win one of two copies of Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead Unrated on DVD

Win one of two Tony Jaa-signed posters from Ong Bak 2: The Beginning

New trailer for Black Dynamite now online

Charles calls Zombieland a hilarious “Romantic Zombedy”

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Ultimate 2-Disc Edition Blu-ray review

George A. Romero to screen Survival of the Dead after Slipknot performance at Fangoria Trinity of Terrors in Vegas

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 4 DVD review

Cult Cinema Icons Roger Corman, Malcolm McDowell, George A. Romero, Tony Todd, John Waters, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Dee Wallace and Slipknot to attend massive Las Vegas horror festival this month

Fox releases free Dollhouse Virtual Echo app

Pirates of the Caribbean producing team board DevaShard comic adaptation

Rare LeBron James video clips now available online

U.S. release trailer for Red Cliff hits the web

Fox prepping a Spore movie for EA, plus Mass Effect, Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno films are in the works

New photos from Clash of the Titans online

The Crazies trailer hits the net

Extended trailer for Phantom miniseries now online

Dark Knight director’s sci-fi thriller Inception coming to IMAX

New images from Avatar hit the net

Cabin in the Woods and Priest getting graphic novel treatment

New J.J. Abrams spy series close to finding a network home

Sylvester Stallone considering Death Wish remake

Charles reviews I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Countrywide free screenings of Michael Moore’s documentary Capitalism: A Love Story tonight

Toy Story: 3D double feature internet trailer

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