Joy Ride 2 Dead Ahead DVD review
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead was one of those itches I just had to scratch. I was a big fan of the original J.J. Abrams’ produced thriller, and wanted to see if they would retain some of the carefully-crafted, open-road chills of the original. What the new film lacks in story depth, it more than ….
The Happening DVD review
Fox Home Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment released The Happening on DVD October 7th. M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) brings a self-inflicted doomsday to the big screen in The Happening, the thriller about a family on the run from a mysterious and deadly phenomenon, which causes people to halt in unison, then begin ….
New photos from House released
I’ve posted new photos from Robby Henson’s new horror film House. House revolves around a couple who find themselves driving fast and running late. Their world suddenly changes when a strange accident leaves them stranded with no car, no cell phone coverage, and no help in sight. They have no choice except to continue on ….
Italian Job director Gray takes over Citizen film directing duties
The Italian Job director F. Gary Gray is replacing Frank Darabont on the legal thriller Law-Abiding Citizen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Darabont, who co-wrote the script, recently left the film over creative differences with producers. John Singleton showed interest in the project, but Gray has contracted for the job. Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler ….
Let the Right One In the right film to start Six Shooter Film Series
I caught a screening of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In (Lat den ratte komma in) on Wednesday, and came away feeling not only that it was one of the strongest films of the genre I had seen, but that globally, there is a stark realism in storytelling that’s missing in many ….
Deception DVD review
Jonathan McQuarry (played by Ewan McGregor) is a timid accountant whose life revolves almost completely around his work, although it doesn’t seem to “stimulate” him. In fact, his life seems completely dry and uninteresting until a chance meeting with a suave, corporate lawyer named Wyatt Bose (Hugh Jackman) introduces him to “The List.” Suddenly, after ….
Pathology DVD review
German Director Marc Schoelermann creates an effective thriller with his U.S. feature debut Pathology. The psychological thriller is set in the medical school world, as we find brilliant student Ted Grey (played by Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia) with his entire life ahead of him, as a forensic pathologist. He soon becomes a pawn in a ….
David Goyer’s Unborn trailer
Below is the trailer for the new David Goyer film The Unborn, which revolves around a young woman who fights a spirit that is slowly taking possession of her. The Unborn stars Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rachel Brosnahan, Rhys Coiro, Carla Gugino, Gene Fojtik. Film Fetish Trivia: ….
Shiver (Eskalofrio) film trailer
Below is the official trailer for the Spanish horror film Shiver, which follows a lonely adolescent who moves with his mother to an isolated village, as a series of strange events shock the community. The film will be in limited release beginning October 28, 2008.
Guillermo del Toro to write vampire virus thriller series
Director Guillermo del Toro recently closed a publishing deal with Harper Collins, to pen a trilogy of vampire thrillers with author Chuck Hogan, whose previous books include Prince of Thieves, The Killing Moon, South of Shiloh and The Price of Blood. The first of the del Toro series, titled The Strain, hits bookstores in summer ….
David Cronenberg to helm Robert Ludlum conspiracy book adaptation
Writer and director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence, Eastern Promises) is currently in negotiations to direct The Matarese Circle, a political thriller and potential franchise for MGM, according to reports by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Denzel Washington is attached to star in the film, which is based on a Robert Ludlum novel. The ….
Superman, Shaft and Trinity from The Matrix join forces in terrorism thriller Unthinkable
Brandon Routh, Gil Bellows, Martin Donovan and Carrie-Anne Moss will join Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Sheen in the suspense thriller Unthinkable, which will be produced and distributed by Senator U.S. This according to a report on The Hollywood Reporter. Routh and Bellows will play members of an FBI anti-terrorism squad headed by Agent Brody ….
Trailer for film adaptation of HP Lovecraft thriller Cthulhu
I found this great clip from the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Cthulhu, which recently began screening at select theaters across the U.S. Cthulhu is adapted from the H.P. Lovecraft story about a professor caught in an accelerating series of events on the Oregon coast, when he discovers his father’s New Age cult has dangerous and apocalyptic ….
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street coming on Blu-ray
On October 21st, Paramount Home Entertainment will release the Golden Globe winning cinematic masterpiece from Director Tim Burton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on Blu-ray. Re-imagined by legendary director Tim Burton and starring Golden Globe winner (and Academy Award nominated) actor Johnny Depp, Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning Broadway hit never looked and ….
Explosive second trailer for Oliver Stone’s W
The second trailer for Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic features the Talking Heads’ Once in a Lifetime, and fittingly. The new clips show some of the behind-the-scenes meetings that went in the White House just after 9/11, and the turmoil within the Bush family over the legacy of Bush senior. We also get glimpses ….
