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Horror Geeks Rejoice! The 'Night of the Creeps' Writhes Again!
Filed under: Action », Comedy », Horror », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Sony »
If you're of a certain age bracket (and an amazingly geeky movie freak), then you probably remember the volcanic geyser of nerdly enthusiasm when Fred Dekker's The Monster Squad finally made its DVD debut. Very fun flick, perfect for younger horror fans, a great special edition package, and lots of happy DVD collectors. Nice story, eh?
Except that if you're a full-bore HORROR FAN, you'll bypass the family-friendly Goonies-style shenanigans of The Monster Squad, opting instead for Mr. Dekker's earlier mini-masterpiece: The adorably comic bookish and entirely movie-geeky Night of the Creeps, which is one of those movies in which A) sci-fi meets horror flick meets monster movie meets romantic comedy, B) all of the characters share their names with famous genre directors, and C) everyone (including the viewer) is in on the joke. The joke being, "Yeah, a lot of genre flicks are pretty darn broad, pulpy, and silly ... but boy do we love 'em anyway."
This smoothly amusing genre concoction hit the scene back in '86, and it didn't take long for a small-but-LOUD fan-base to grow. I should know; I've been a member since the day Creeps first hit VHS. Best of all, this tale of slimy beasties invading a college campus while parties break out and zombies lurch by ... will hit DVD with a whole bunch of fan-friendly treats: Director's cut, alternate ending, numerous goodies too juicy to worry about right this second -- because the platters won't be ready until October. But still, this is a red-letter day for the old-school horror fans. Night of the Creeps has been one of our Holy Grail titles since the invention of the acronym "DVD," so as Tom Atkins would say: Thrill me.
[ As the bearer of wonderful news, we gladly drape Shock with seven layers of Rick Baker-style gore chunks. An extra portion of splat goes to InternalBleeding.net, because that's where I stole the screen shot from. ]
Fan Rant: After Dark Grabs 4-Day Release Window for 'Frontiere(s)'
Filed under: Horror », Lionsgate Films », Fandom », Toronto International Film Festival », Fan Rant »
A few months back I knocked the After Dark Horrorfest guys for not booking Frontiere(s) as part of their second annual sorta-festival. I quickly received a very cordial response from an AD representative who told me He also explained how an unrated / NC-17 film could not play as part of Horrorfest, given the existing contracts between the event and its venues. OK, fair enough. But the horror geeks are getting royally gore-teased by the Weinsteins on Inside, so when can we get a peek at this freaky Frontiere(s) flick already?
May 9, according to ShocktyDrop.com, is when Lionsgate will be releasing Xavier Gens' whacked-out horror stew in theaters. It will no doubt be a
DVD Specs for the Admirably Weird 'Mr. Brooks'
Filed under: Drama », Horror », Thrillers », Mystery & Suspense », MGM », Home Entertainment »
OK, so it's a pretty slow news day, but I think one of the cool things we movie bloggers do is shine a light on titles that might have been underrated, overlooked and plain old dismissed. Bruce Evans' Mr. Brooks didn't blow many doors down at the multiplexes ($33 million worldwide gross) -- nor did it wow the critics all that much (56% positive at Rotten Tomatoes) -- but I dug it. Maybe it's just the novelty of seeing Kevin Costner, Dane Cook and William Hurt in the same movie ... or maybe it was the collective presence of Demi Moore, Reiko Aylesworth, Danielle Panabaker and (rowr!) Marg Helgenberger that kept me enraptured.All I know is that (aside from one really nagging complaint) I really liked the movie. In it, Costner plays a seemingly normal upper-class family man -- but inside his brain lives a psychotic who looks a lot like William Hurt. And together they do very terrible things. You'll rent it, you'll like it. Thank me later. Demi Moore plays a millionaire police detective. You'll have a ball.
According to DVDActive.com, Mr. Brooks will hit DVD on October 23 courtesy of MGM Home Video, and the disc will come packing a few solid goodies: Evans and longtime collaborator Raynold Gideon will provide an audio commentary (together the duo penned the beautiful Starman, the lovable Stand By Me ... and ... Cutthroat Island), several deleted scenes (with optional commentary), three featurettes and the theatrical trailer. (And hopefully an alternate ending that doesn't ... never mind. Forget I said anything.) Lastly, what's up with that lame-ass DVD cover? I thought the theatrical poster was pretty damn cool.
Leslie Vernon Survives to Stalk DVD
Filed under: Comedy », Horror », Home Entertainment », Cinematical Indie »
The coolest horror flick of the year that nobody went to see has claimed itself a DVD release date. After giving the critically-embraced Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon a cursory (and very limited) theatrical release, Anchor Bay will bring the slick slasher deconstruction home to DVD on June 26th. According to Bloody-disgusting.com, the platter will come complete with audio commentaries, a couple of featurettes, several deleted and extended scenes, two of the very cool trailers, thoughts from writer/director Scott Glosserman and a perfectly lovely anamorphic widescreen transfer.For the record, Anchor Bay released Behind the Mask in 72 theaters on March 16th. (It opened opposite Dead Silence and Premonition, hardly heavy-hitters but most certainly "genre" flicks.) Over the course of its 3-week theatrical run, the movie grossed less than $70,000. I mention that rather ugly number not to draw attention to the film's fiscal failure, but to indicate how damn hard it must be to "sell" a movie like this one. It's got no stars, it's definitely an "indie" and it's tailor-made for a very specific niche audience. But this is what makes DVD so great: I predict that millions of horror fans will have a ball "discovering" Leslie Vernon on their own ... and if this movie doesn't become a cult mini-classic within five years time, then I vow to retire from the horror game forever. (Disclaimer: In actuality I promise no such thing.)
Anyway, you can see for yourself if the horror community has over-hyped Behind the Mask when the flick goes digital in June. As far as Anchor Bay's theatrical releases are concerned, they also have a full-bore September 7 release planned for Adam Green's Hatchet -- a flick that better get more than 72 screens and 70k before we hear news of a DVD release!
Final Feast Update
Filed under: Horror », The Weinstein Co. »
Back in June we learned that the third Project Greenlight flick, the horrorific Feast, would be making its theatrical debut on September 22nd. Well, that's still true, but if you want to enjoy the mayhem in a rowdy movie house, you better make some free time for opening weekend. Seems the thing will only be playing late-night on the 22nd and 23rd, apparently just to act as promotion for Feast's October 17th DVD release. (So if you miss the screenings, you won't be depressed for very long.)Oh, and if you'll be in Las Vegas on September 12th, you can see the flick at its world premiere. It'll be held at the Palms Casino, which is owned by some of the guys who helped bankroll Feast in the first place. Hmm, what else? Well my friend Erik really liked the movie (and he's not even a big horror nut!), plus Fangoria is now offering a peek at the movie's all-new one-sheet. (It has a monster on it!)
Still no word on when Project Greenlight 4 will get underway. (That was a joke.)
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