First poster revealed for Tony Jaa’s bone-crunching Ong Bak 3
Martial arts legend and ‘Cult Cinema Icon’ Tony Jaa writes, directs, produces and stars in Ong Bak 3, the third and final installment in one of the most beloved action series of all time. Picking up at the cliffhanger ending where Ong Bak 2 leaves off, Jaa ramps up the epic supernatural elements of the ….
Win an authentic Saw film trap or one of ten limited edition Jason Mecier art prints signed by Jigsaw himself
Earlier this week, Lionsgate launched an innovative Facebook application which encourages Saw fans to share their anticipation for the final Saw film on Facebook and Twitter. Once Saw’s more than 3,000,000 Facebook and Twitter fans share their excitement for the series enough times, a new, special edition print created by famed celebrity artist Jason Mecier ….
Update: Savage County to invade MTV2, Twitter and New York Comic-Con
Somehow the marketing team behind Savage County received quick word that I wrote a little story about tonight’s premiere of the film on MTV2. So they’ve forwarded me some additional information surrounding facts about the project, along with a whole series of events happening in the next few days, that are actually much more fun ….
AMC Theatres unexpectedly pulls unrated slasher flick Hatchet II from all screens
Just a couple of days after the release of grindhouse slasher tribute Hatchet II, the AMC theater chain has pulled the unrated sequel from all locations that were running the movie, according to EW. “We woke up this morning and the movie was gone,” says director Adam Green. “I’m bewildered and confused.” AMC volunteered to ….
New Wonder Woman television show in the works at Warner Bros.
Wonder Woman may be headed to the small screen instead of the big screen, according to LiveFeed. The report indicates that Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine and has nabbed David E. Kelley, the showrunner behind legal dramas such as Ally McBeal, Boston Legal and The ….
Win one of three copies of the new book from the king of gritty pulp
Fans of FX’s Justified know Elmore Leonard as the creator of the character “Raylan Givens,” a U.S. Marshall from Leonard’s novels Pronto and Riding the Rap. What you may not know is that Leonard’s career spans sixty years, forty-four novels, twenty-one feature film adaptations, and three honorary doctorates. Turning eighty-five this October, the “Dutch” Leonard ….
Cult series The Munsters getting television remake treatment
Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is developing a modern-day reboot of the creepshow classic The Munsters, according to EW. The new show is expected to run on NBC, which has only ordered a pilot thus far. The potential series is being described as “Modern Family meets True Blood,” and rumor has it that Guillermo del ….
All six Star Wars films getting 3D re-release starting in 2012
THR reports that George Lucas is prepping the entire Star Wars franchise in 3D conversions for re-release in 2012. Though the 3D versions have been rumored for some time, Lucas was apparently waiting until there were enough 3D screens available to make the release a sizable event.
Cult Cinema Icons to appear at nationwide Hatchet II screenings in support of uncensored horror release
Dark Sky announced that in anticipation of the October 1st release of Hatchet II – which is getting the widest release of an uncut and unrated genre film in more than 25 years – the film’s legendary cult movie cast and its director, will be making special appearances at midnight and opening weekend screenings across ….
Emma Stone circling leads in 21 Jump Street and Spider-Man reboots
Emma Stone, from the recently released Easy A, is circling the female lead in the long in development 21 Jump Street film adaptation, opposite Jonah Hill, according to Variety. The story comes from Hill, along with Michael Bacall, who wrote the script. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs director Phil Lord is set to helm ….
Producer gives multiple Godzilla reboot updates
Hellraiser’s new Pinhead is…
Bloody Disgusting has reported who will replace Doug Bradley as the infamous “Pinhead” in Dimension Films’ currently shooting Hellraiser: Revelations, as well as who will be playing “Pseudo-Pinhead”.
Clive Barker joins guest list for Weekend Of Horrors 2
Artist, writer and filmmaker Clive Barker – creator of Candyman, Hellraiser, Nightbreed and countless others – has joined the list of celebrities attending Creation Entertainment’s Weekend Of Horrors II, coming to the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in Burbank, California. Barker joins a cavalcade of horror and cult film icons, including Bruce Campbell, Sid Haig, Jeffrey ….
Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma goes in a new direction with Purge
Troma’s most recent acquisition, Purge, stretches the boundaries of science fiction and the age range of Troma’s audience. An original creation of Australian writer-director David King, Purge offers something previous youth-only-oriented Troma films have not: a point of identification for the Baby Boomer generation. King spent his 1970s rebelling through a camera lens. Part of ….
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You're standing right now with nine delegates from 100 gangs. And there's over a hundred more. That's 20,000 hardcore members. Forty-thousand, counting affiliates, and twenty-thousand more, not organized, but ready to fight: 60,000 soldiers! Now, there ain't but 20,000 police in the whole town. Can you dig it?
By: Roger Hill
Characters: Cyrus
From: The Warriors
Genres: Cult Cinema
Context:
Gang overlord Cyrus says this to a sea of gang members meeting for a sort of "peace summit" in The Bronx, at the beginning of the Walter Hill film The Warriors. He called the conference in an attempt to unite all the gangs in the area.
