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• The Call Of Cthulhu - The H.P. Lovecraft Preservation Society, a group of dauntless fans that created the brilliant, Cthulhu-themed musical, A Shoggoth On The Roof, have created the ultimate fan film, an incredible tribute to the writer whose work seeded modern horror favorites like Re-Animator and From Beyond. Shot like a 1920's era silent film, the 47-minute feature is technically amazing, shot (in black-and-white), lit and performed like an authentic film of the period would have been (although it would have horrified people of the time right into Arkham Sanitarium.) Considered Lovecraft's most famous story, the story of a man who inherits a collection of documents detailing the ghastly Cthulhu Cult, it is very faithfully adapted, not to mention super-efficient. The title cards are in the viewer's choice of an astonishing 24 different languages, and the lush, symphonic score can be played in hi-fi and the kitschy-fun, lo-fi "Mythoscope". A skillful build and an extremely satisfying payoff (think creature design King Kong '33 style) add up to one of the smartest horror films of recent memory.

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• Greencine has announced a deal with Zealot Pictures and Heretic Films to become the first vendor to release a DVD and make it possible that you at home can buy the film, rent the film through mail or download it over the internet -- all at the same time! Sheesh, and all I want it to do is sing me to sleep at night. Can you make that possible Greencine? Huh? Please? The film making history is called 24 Hours on Craigslist and it's a documentary that chronicles, well, take a wild freaking guess..

• Seeing as David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortenson have a history together, it's fitting that the two will once again be teaming up on the Steve Knight (Dirty Pretty Things) penned Eastern Promises. Cronenberg, who directed Mortenson in last year's A History of Violence will once again step behind the camera. Pic is being described as a thriller that focuses on a nurse who, while investigating a child's death, stumbles deep inside the world of sex trafficking. This one has dirty, pretty and violence written all over it.

• How can we possibly go a day without following Quentin Tarantino on his quest to break Jon Heder's record for Hollywood Person Involved in The Greatest Number of Projects At One Time? This latest rumor has the bad-boy director directing a Jimi Hendrix biopic. According to the report, Tarantino will have full access to Hendrix's music and likeness, with the film supposedly going into production later this year.