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House of the Devil producer channels Orson Welles for Tales From Beyond the Pale radio shows

From Glass Eye Pix, the maverick production company responsible for the cult genre films The Last Winter, I Sell the Dead, and The House of the Devil, comes a new venture in the macabre. Inspired by the classic radio shows of Alfred Hitchcock, Boris Karloff , Peter Lorre, and Orson Welles, Tales From Beyond the ….

Another Harvest Moon getting theatrical release

Panorama Entertainment has nabbed U.S. theatrical distribution rights to Another Harvest Moon, starring Ernest Borgnine, Piper Laurie, Anne Meara, Doris Roberts, Richard Schiff and Cybill Shepherd. Panorama is planning a February 2011 release in the southwest and southeast. The film was directed by Greg W. Swartz with screenplay by Jeremy T. Black. Another Harvest Moon ….

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance director bringing ‘special surprise’ to TromaDance Press Conference

The TromaDance Film Festival Committee has announced that writer-director Mark Neveldine will provide a very special surprise prior to the panel discussion at the TromaDance Press Conference at the 2010 American Film Market. The press conference is scheduled for November 4, 2010 at 3 pm in the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Press Room. Currently ….

Disney prepping big screen 3D TRON Night next week

Walt Disney Studios and IMAX announced that tickets for TRON Night: An IMAX 3D Experience, featuring an exclusive 20-plus minute sneak-peek of their highly anticipated TRON: Legacy, sold out rapidly after going on sale October 12th for the October 28th screenings in 120 IMAX theaters across the U.S. and Canada. “TRON Night” is not unlike ….

Cult Cinema Icon William Castle gets fans in the Halloween spirit

William Castle has an update for fans about some current events celebrating his work, including William Castle’s Shockers, presented by the very undead folks from Cinefamily at Hollywood’s iconic Silent Movie Theatre, which has been running Saturday nights this month. And, a double feature on Halloween night, Sunday, October 31st. CLICK HERE for a very ….

Magnet to distribute a witch, an iron maiden, and the plague

Mark Cuban’s Magnet Releasing announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to Christopher Smith’s medieval thriller Black Death. Starring Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings), Black Death is described as a creepy, pitch perfect period film that expertly channels such UK classics as The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General. Christopher Smith’s cult hit ….

Nosferatu, Brides of Dracula and Son of Frankenstein on the big screen this weekend

This weekend, on October 22nd and 23rd, the Loew’s Jersey Theatre will screen classic horror films, including Nosferatu, which will be screened with live organ accompaniment by Wayne Zimmerman of the Garden State Theatre Organ Society. Friday, October 22un – 8 PM Brides of Dracula (1960) Cast: Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur, Marita Hunt, David Peel, ….

Microsoft announces games line-up for Xbox 360 Kinect launch

Today Microsoft announced 17 games that will be available on launch day with Kinect for Xbox 360, their highly anticipated controller-free gaming system. Kinect launches on November 4th, and is Microsoft’s answer to the Nintendo Wii’s motion controllers, which helped turn that console into one of this generation’s most popular gaming devices. Both Sony and ….