Cult Cinema

Original Night of the Living Dead returning to theaters in 3D

Night of the Living Dead is getting a unique dimensional twist that promises to pull viewers closer to the undead action. The team at Legend Films and PassmoreLab is bringing new life to the undead by converting the previously colorized genre-defining zombie film into 3D. The enhanced 1968 George A. Romero cult classic is slated ….

Frank Miller bringing Buck Rogers to the big screen

Comic legend Frank Miller and Odd Lot Entertainment, the team behind the upcoming The Spirit film adaptation, are looking to bring the cult classic sci-fi comic-turned-TV-series Buck Rogers to the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Odd Lot is in negotiations to option the rights to the “franchise” from Nu Image/Millennium, which obtained those ….

Joss Whedon’s web-based series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on DVD today

Amazon-owned CreateSpace announced that Joss Whedon’s cult web series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog DVD and soundtrack CD featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Nathan Fillion will be available for the first time this December exclusively on Amazon.com using the CreateSpace DVD and CD distribution solution. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, which originated as a musical ….

Hairspray director to tackle Sinbad film project?

Adam Shankman (Hairspray) has signed on to direct Sinbad Sony Pictures, according to Variety. Shankman is in final negotiations to develop a take on classic epic adventure Sinbad. The long-in-development feature has had a number of directors attached through the years, including John Singleton and Rob Cohen. The original film follows the adventures of Sinbad ….

Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber, Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones Hat, Christian Bale’s Batman cowl and much more up for auction

Mark Hamill’s hero “Luke Skywalker” lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ($150,000-$180,000), the original 82-inch diameter hero “United Planets Cruiser C-57D” flying saucer filming miniature from Forbidden Planet ($80,000-$120,000); three volume presentation First Editions of The Lord of the Rings with Elvish inscription with all three volumes signed by J.R.R. ….

Terminator Salvation the Game coming with the film

Warner Bros. Interactive, Equity Games and Halcyon Games announced Terminator Salvation – The Videogame, a third-person shooter to be released in conjunction with the Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures film, which opens nationwide on May 22, 2009. Based on the upcoming Terminator Salvation film, the game offers players the chance to assume the role of ….

Win a copy of the classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on Special Edition DVD

On December 2nd 2008, Fox Home Entertainment will release an all new Special Edition of the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on DVD & Blu-ray. One of the greatest sci-fi classic films of all time finally gets the special edition treatment it deserves before the remake hits theaters next month. The original ….

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD review

The Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, which became a pop culture landmark in the 1990s by poking fun at horrible movies of every genre and time period, has been successfully brought back to life by Shout! Factory. On October 28th, the pop culture treasure hunters, released four episodes that have ….

Ennio Morricone in talks to score Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds

Italian music composer Ennio Morricone, whose resume includes some of the greatest action films of the 1960s through today, including such cult classics as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Clint Eastwood, A Dollar a Head with Burt Reynolds, A Fistful of Dynamite with James Coburn, Night Flight from Moscow with Yul Brynner, ….

Full Star Trek trailer attached to Quantum of Solace gives story clues

The full trailer for Star Trek was indeed attached to Quantum of Solace (which rocked). The trailer rocked, too. It gives a host of storyline windows, including Captain Kirk’s mischievous childhood years on Earth, Spock’s origins, and some possible love affairs on board the ship. According to the Chicago Tribune, the new Star Trek movie’s ….

Even more new pics from J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

Entertainment Weekly nabbed even more photos from the J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie last night and posted them on their website. The new Star Trek will kick off next summer’s blockbuster season on May 8, 2009, and explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers, and presents a new vision of Star Trek, featuring ….