Comedy

Kino Lorber to release Pioneers of African-American Cinema Collection on Blu-ray featuring work of Oscar Micheaux, Paul Robeson and many more

Kino Lorber has announced the upcoming release of Pioneers of African-American Cinema, a monumental five-disc set representing the significant but long-overlooked achievements of early, independent African-American filmmakers. Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called “race films” that flourished in the 1920s through the 40s. Unlike the “black cast” films ….

Details on Shout Factory’s feature-rich Return of the Living Dead Limited Edition release

Filmmaker Dan O’Bannon (Alien, Lifeforce) puts an uproarious spin on the zombie apocalypse movie in 1985’s cult classic The Return of the Living Dead, starring Clu Gulager (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge), James Karen (Mulholland Drive) and Don Calfa (Weekend at Bernie’s). Considered one of the campiest undead romps of its time, ….

Free screening of horror comedy Fear Town, USA this weekend

Tomorrow, December 12th, Videology in Brooklyn, New York will host a free screening of Troma’s comedic slasher film, Fear Town, USA, according to Troma Entertainment President and creator of The Toxic Avenger, Lloyd Kaufman. Fear Town, USA is directed by Brandon Bassham, director of The Slashening and a contributing writing to both Saturday Night Live ….

#CultCinemaIcons Candyman, Fright Night, Chopping Mall, Hellraiser part of 1980’s horror series at Egyptian Theatre

Many consider the 1980s a golden age of cult horror. The decade gave film fans some of the most terrifying, hard-to-kill bad guys in cinema history, including Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and the titular demon of PUMPKINHEAD – the rise of the villain-as-hero is one reason ’80s horror films remain such bloody fun. I’ll never ….

Character posters for action comedy Masterminds

Relativity Studios has released four new character posters for the upcoming action comedy Masterminds. Meet “The Pawn” (Zach Galifianakis), “The Brains” (Owen Wilson), “The Bait” (Kristen Wiig), and “The Psycho” (Jason Sudeikis). In the action comedy Masterminds, David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. Inspired by true ….