Dennis Hopper

Blue Velvet 25th Anniversary Blu-ray review

David Lynch’s masterpiece modern day film noir Blue Velvet debuted on Blu-ray November 8th, brining with it 50 minutes of never-before-seen rediscovered footage that was thought to be lost forever. With Blue Velvet, Lynch skillfully removed the glossy veneer of suburban existence, revealing the painful realities of everyday American life, adding his own sense of ….

Reviews of MGM On-Demand titles Queen of Blood, The Ambulance, The Caller, Cohen & Tate, Cop Hater and Daughters of Satan

Queen of Blood When an alien ship crash-lands on Mars, a rescue ship is dispatched to search for survivors. Instead they find an alien vampire who begins killing the crew ‘Dracula’ style. Queen of Blood, which originally opened in 1966 for the grind house crowd, has a simple but fun plot. A sickly greenish Martian ….

Jim Jarmusch and Alex Cox to have Q & A after cult classic Straight to Hell screening

Director Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Repo Man) revisits his 1986 cult classic Straight to Hell, adding previously cut scenes and some extra blood spatter, plus a brand new soundtrack, in a screening at 92Y Tribeca, located at 200 Hudson Street in New York City. The event takes place on Thursday, March 3, 2011, beginning ….

Actor Dennis Hopper dies

THR reports that Dennis Hopper, whose career included working on films including the cult classics Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider and Blue Velvet, has died at the age of 74, after a battle with prostate cancer. Hopper was a two-time Academy Award nominee and was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, ….

Twilight Zone event to include screenings and pop culture debate marking 50th Anniversary of cult series

October 2nd, 2009 marks the 50th Anniversary of Rod Serling’s sci-fi classic show The Twilight Zone, which almost single-handedly triggered the inclusion of the television sci-fi genre into the pop culture lexicon. On that night, illustrator, author and Twilight Zone scholar Arlen Schumer will be hosting a multimedia presentation called The Twilight Zone Forever at ….

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 ….

Red band trailer for Not Quite Hollywood – the untold story of Australian exploitation cinema

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 action. Free-wheeling sex romps! Blood-soaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, ….

Miami International Film Festival announces 2009 line up

The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), presented by Miami Dade College, today announced highlights of its 26th edition, running Friday, March 6 – Sunday, March 15, 2009. The 137 selections for this year’s Festival represent more than 40 countries. Along with 40 shorts are 97 feature-length films, including four world premieres, 22 North American premieres ….