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Soon in cinemas The Escapist

Frank Perry is a lifer; in prison for the rest of his natural born days. He’s never had a problem with that: he did the crime; he’ll do the time. Until now. He receives a letter telling him that his only and much loved daughter is critically ill following an overdose. He knows that he ….

The People Vs. From Dusk Till Dawn

Defending From Dusk Till Dawn Released:1996 Director: Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Sin City) Writer: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2) Cast: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu, Salma Hayek Synopsis: Two cavorting outlaw brothers (Clooney and Tarantino) kidnap a preacher and his two children (Keitel, Lewis, and Liu) ….

The People Vs. Predator 2

Case #1: Predator 2 Released:1990 Director: Stephen Hopkins (24[TV], The Life and Death of Peter Sellers) Cast: Danny Glover, Ruben Blades, Gary Busey, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Bill Paxton Synopsis: In this, the latter of the two Predator films, the titular alien is wreaking havoc in L.A., where the Jamaicans and Latinos are currently engaged ….

Case No. 3: Alien 3

This Week’s Case: The People V. Alien 3 Released: 1992 Director: David Fincher Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover Synopsis: After her jettisoned escape pod crash lands on a technology deprived prison planet, Lt. First Class Ellen Ripley, now sans Newt and Corporal Hicks, must again spar with an ….

Prizes for ManiaTV Film Festival

ManiaTV! Film Festival Forum I wanted to let you know that ManiaTV!’s 2nd annual Film Festival is around the corner and we got some awesome prizes for you to win. Each category winner will receive 1 of the following: A collection of 15 DVDs, either a Lowepro Omni Trekker and Trekker Extreme or a Rolling ….

Shadow of a Doubt

One of Hitchcock’s earlier films released in 1943 starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. This movie is very suspenseful and shows why the well loved director is the father of the suspense thriller. Cotten plays Charlie, a lonely drifter decides to visit his older sister and her family in Santa Rosa California. Young Charlie, played ….

Case #7: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy (Part 1)

This Weeks Case: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy  Part 1: House of 1000 Corpses Released: 2003 Written and Directed by: Rob Zombie Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Karen Black, and Sheri Moon Zombie Synopsis: In House of 1000 Corpses, four road-tripping twenty-somethings seeking information about a local serial killer named Dr. Satan, find themselves kidnapped and tortured ….

Case #7: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy (Part 2)

This Weeks Case: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy  Part 2: The Devil’s Rejects Released: 2005 Written and Directed by: Rob Zombie Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Karen Black, and Sherri Moon Zombie Synopsis: In The Devil’s Rejects, police raid the house of the family Firefly only to be met with brutal resistance from members of the ….

Q: Where is This Week’s Column?

A: It’s on its way. I’m in the process of transferring all of my earthly belongings from one stink-cloister to another (slightly more expensive) stink-cloister. However! Check here late Sunday night for a thrilling double column featuring Rob Zombie’s first feature film, House of 1000 Corpses, and its sequel (which, for the record, has already become an ….

Case #6: From Hell

This Week’s Case: From Hell Released: 2001 Director(s): Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane Synopsis: Based on the comic by Allen Moore, From Hell is the story of an eccentric police inspector with psychic tendencies (Depp) who is placed in charge of capturing Jack the Ripper during the notorious murderer’s historic ….

Case #5: High Tension, War of the Worlds, Push Off, I’m On Vacation

This Week’s Case(s): High Tension/War of the Worlds/Push Off, I’m On Vacation That’s right. I’m at the Aqua Teen famed South Jersey Shore. Rather than getting all uppity at A.O. Scott for shit-canning some mildly obscure sequel to a big budget softcore vampire noir, I’d rather just briefly tell you why recent releases High Tension ….

Case #4: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This Week’s Case: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Released: 1993 Director: Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm Starring: The Voices of Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Abe Vigoda, and Mark Hamill Synopsis: A new villain, The Phantasm, is murdering its way through the Gotham underworld all the while leading police to believe that Batman has turned to homicide. The plot thickens ….