Cult Cinema

Cult sci-fi drug traffic thriller Outland getting the remake treatment

Warner Brothers and Hollywood Gang Productions have attached cult favorite Shoot ‘Em Up writer and director Michael Davis to direct a remake of the cult 1981 Sean Connery sci-fi drug-fueled thriller Outland, Variety reports. Writer Chad St. John (The Days Before) will pen the new project. The original film, which was directed by Peter Hyams ….

The Waterboy Blu-ray review

Originally released in 1998, the Frank Coraci (he also directed Sandler’s cult classic The Wedding Singer and the more recent Click) film Waterboy, is one of Adam Sandler’s best classic comedy efforts. The Touchstone film was finally released to the Blu-ray format for the first time on August 4th, from Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Win a signed prop from the set of Rob Zombie’s Halloween II

Rob and Sheri Moon Zombie will be making an appearance at the Planet Hollywood in Times Square tomorrow at 12:45pm, to donate Michael Myers’ knife from Halloween II. To celebrate the events, producers of the horror film are running a twitter contest and will be giving away a Rob Zombie signed skull (pictured), that comes ….

Cast attached to Straw Dogs remake

Screen Gems has contracted with James Woods, Prison Break’s Dominic Purcell and Willa Holland (The O.C., upcoming Legion) to star in Straw Dogs, the Rod Lurie-directed reimagining of Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 cult classic film, according to Variety. Lurie will direct the film from his own script, which already has James Marsden (X-Men) attached to star ….

Legendary Pictures prepping major new Godzilla feature film

Bloody Disgusting has learned that Legendary Pictures, the studio behind The Hangover, as well as the upcoming Ninja Assassin and the Clash of the Titans remake, is in in early discussions to develop another major movie with Godzilla, although there are apparently no details at this point other than this would be a reboot, rather ….

X-Men director Bryan Singer to direct Battlestar Galactica feature film

Universal Pictures has contracted Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns) to produce and direct a feature version of Battlestar Galactica, according to Variety. According to the report, Singer will be putting his own creative stamp on the project, as Universal indicates that the film will be “a complete reimagination.” Series creator Glen A. Larson will return ….

Win an official prop from Halloween II signed by director Rob Zombie

Enter Fangoria’s Halloween II mash-up contest by creating your own mash-up clip. You simply start with the assets provided, add your own original content, and then slice and dice away. You’ll get video clips from the movie and audio from Rob Zombie’s remake of the classic Halloween theme. From there, it’s up to you. Slice ….

Hilarious character bios online for cast of Mike Judge’s Extract

The filmmakers behind the film Extract have posted characters profiles for the shady bunch that make up the main cast of Extract, Mike Judge’s upcoming follow-up to the cult comedy classic Office Space. The short “bios” are accompanied by photos and character one-sheets, that include personal information about each, including Step (Clifton Collins Jr., above), ….

Bid on vehicles from No Country For Old Men, Rush Hour 3 and more at the Movie Car and Prop Auction this weekend

Premiere Props and Picture Car Warehouse will be holding a large Movie Car and Prop Auction this Saturday August 15th. Premiere Props just announced the addition of major classic cars such as a pair of 1967 mint condition Corvettes, a 1966 Jaguar 4.2 Mark X Grand Salon, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Hard Top Pro ….

Cult Cinema Icons: Not Quite Hollywood grindhouse movie trailers

I found this great playlist that was created to honor the recently released grindhouse documentary Not Quite Hollywood. Not Quite Hollywood is the wild, wonderful, untold story of “Ozploitation” films. It irreverently documents an era when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor ….

Hurt Locker director headed for a Triple Frontier with new crime thriller

Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow (Blue Steel, Point Break) has struck a deal with Paramount Pictures to direct a new film titled Triple Frontier according to various reports on the net, which may have originated at Variety. Few plot details about the new film have been released, except that it’s described as an adventure set ….

Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse – Season One Blu-ray review

Joss Whedon, who introduced the world to kick-ass female vampire slayers, had quite a difficult time getting Dollhouse off the ground. Fox gave the show a time-slot that seemed to show little faith in its prospects for success. Add to that the writer’s strike, and the minimalist marketing campaign that first appeared on the tubes, ….

Win one of five copies of the cult horror DeadGirl from the producer of Hellraiser

DeadGirl, the groundbreaking shocker from the producer of the cult classics Hellraiser and Heathers makes Its DVD debut on September 15th, 2009, in Its original theatrical version and an unrated Director’s Cut packed with extras. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away five copies of the DVD for readers to enjoy. PLEASE NOTE: To ….