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Want to Buy a Christian Horror Movie Script on eBay?
Filed under: Horror », Deals », Religious »
Ordinary movie producers get to shag top-drawer hotties, shine their shoes with tongues of fans, and get shopping carts loads of honorary awards when they're too old to be players anymore. But Christian movie producers get all of the above, plus a free pass to heaven when they croak. Thanks to Richard Mavers for the tip on the news that the writers of Turn Me On Deadman are auctioning the rights to their script on eBay. The hope is that someone will buy it and produce it. Writer Nathyn Brendan Masters notes: "While this wouldn't take a huge amount of money to produce there would be a bit more involved to do it as well as we would like. If you or someone you know has been looking for this type of project then please feel free to place a bid."
Bidding starts at a measly dollar. We learn that the story is of haunted backward-masking on a popular CD, which destroys the life of a student who tampered with the occult. The talents involved previously did the evil Ouija board flick The Wages of Sin (above). "Decent!" raves DVDverdict.com about this earlier effort, but a less glowing review is here at moviecynics.com. We get a lot of mainstream Christian horror in The Reaping and The Exorcism of Emily Rose (here's an interview with Emily Rose's director Scott Derrickson, claiming that horror is the perfect venue for the Christian evangelical.) Not only is this the first time we've seen a script-bidding auction on eBay, it's the first time we've heard that there's a direct horror market for religious viewers.
Scott Derrickson to Helm 'Day The Earth Stood Still' Remake
Filed under: Classics », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », 20th Century Fox », Remakes and Sequels »
Last February we shared with you a few vague reports that seemed to indicate one thing: Fox had claimed a May 5 (2008) release date for a remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, which is one of the first movies I remember watching with my dad and is therefore an unquestionably awesome film. (Lots of other people like it too, apparently.) In an effort to fill my previous report with text other than "Why the HELL would they remake this movie?" I threw out a few possible directors for the project ... but I never saw this one coming.Scott Derrickson, the guy who directed Hellraiser: Inferno and The Exorcism of Emily Rose (as well as an adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost, which is almost finished), has been tapped by Fox to remake Robert Wise's science-fiction classic. Now, I don't know the guy and I'm sure he's got more talent than his current filmography might indicate ... but did Fox really just hire a two-time low-budget horror helmer to oversee a remake to one of the most beloved sci-fi stories of all time? According to one reliable source, that's precisely what Fox did.
Early word indicates that the story will be "modernized" and that the production will be one of the largest (and longest) to hit Vancouver in quite some time. For those of you too young and/or disinterested to give the original Day a fair shake, I'll remind you that it's about a spaceman who arrives on Earth (with a giant robot) with a mission: Get humans to stop killing each other already. But when humanity responds the way it always does in sci-fi movies, the spaceman (and his giant robot) have to take more ... drastic measures. (It's all right there in the title!) Best of luck to Mr. Derrickson on this project; more information will be shared as soon as it becomes available.
You Asked for It; You Got It -- Boogeyman 2
Filed under: Horror », Sony », Remakes and Sequels »
Yes, horror fans, it's true. And don't go blaming Ghost House Productions, because it was us who made last January's really terrible Boogeyman a big enough hit to warrant a follow-up. (Yes, Boogeyman made almost $47 million in domestic box office, and to this day I still have no freaking idea how it happened.)We don't have much info just yet on Boogeyman 2, but I think it's safe to assume that it'll probably be better than the Boogeyman 2 movie that Ulli Lommel churned out in 1983 (mainly because Lommel's sequel was constructed almost exclusively from clips cribbed from Boogeyman 1). According to the production company's blog (and from ), the director on B2 will be Jeff Betancourt, a veteran film editor who'll be making his helming debut here. (To be fair, the guy did cut The Grudge, When a Stranger Calls and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, so he does have some experience with the horror genre. Too bad he's never worked on a good one.)
According to the IMDb, Boogeyman 2 spawns from a screenplay by first-timer Brian Sieve, and the early (uncomfirmed) cast list includes names like Renee O'Connor, Johnny Simmons and Angela Sarafyan. No word yet on when the flick will
[Thanks to Bloody-Disgusting.com for the tip.]
Fango Announces Chainsaw Nominees!
Filed under: Foreign Language », Horror », Independent », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Thrillers », Awards », Mystery & Suspense », Remakes and Sequels », Cinematical Indie »
A few days ago, Slither-maker James Gunn mentioned on his MySpace page that his adorably splattery sci-fi horror rom-com was the receipient of four Fangoria Chainsaw Award nominations. My response was "Hey, cool. Where are the rest of the nominations?!?!?" And now, a few days later, here they are. Neat-o.Although Fangoria has been doing their annual Chainsaw awards for over a decade now, 2006 marks the very first time the event will be televised, much to the delight of zombie freaks and slasher geeks all over North America. The event will be held in L.A. on October 15th, although the Fuse Network won't be airing it until the 22nd. (Which means if you want to watch the event "un-spoiled," I wish you luck.) Want to throw your own votes into the tally? Fine. You can vote right here, but only between September 1st and 13th (which is a Friday, mwaahaaa!)
After the jump you'll find a complete list of all the 2006 Chainsaw nominees, plus my own predictions on which flicks would win if the event were called Amazing Geek Weinberg's Horror Awards instead of The Chainsaws.
Insert Heaven vs. Hell Quips Here: Weekend Box Office
Filed under: New Releases », Box Office »
In a lucky coincidence for those laying in wait for opportunities to make analogies concerning the triumph of good versus evil, Just Like Heaven beat The Exorcism of Emily Rose at the box office this weekend. But just barely: Exorcism made $115.3 million (a disappointing if unsurprising 50% dropoff from its debut) to Heaven's $16.5 million. The week's second highest debut was Andrew Niccol's Lord of War, which hit third place with $9.2 million. Elsewhere, 40 Year-Old Virgin crossed the $90 million mark (and should hit $100 million by the end of the month), and March of the Penguins collected another $2.6 million, bringing its overall total to $70.4 million in its 12th week. It's slowly but surely gaining on Fahrenheit 9/11 for the title of the highest grossing documentary of all time, but it's got a good $50 million left to go. Full top ten after the jump.Free Movies: Atlanta Edition
Filed under: New Releases », Free Movies »
For those of you into the whole possession thing, there's an extremely disturbing article here about the real "Emily Rose," who was actually a German girl named Anneliese Michel. The story is so deeply horrifying that I almost found it a relief to read that, as part of her possession, Anneliese "compulsively performed up to 400 squats a day." Whatever was torturing the poor girl apparently also wanted to keep her fit. I wonder if that part's in the movie.
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (before 9/9)
- The Edukators (before 9/9)
- Lord of War (9/14)
- Corpse Bride (9/22)
- Serenity (before 9/30)
- Everything is Illuminated (10/4)
- Two for the Money (early October)
Exorcism of Emily Rose clips online
Filed under: Horror », Thrillers », New Releases », Sony Classics », Politics »
There are a couple of very short clips from the upcoming thriller The Exorcism of Emily Rose up on Yahoo! movies. I saw the film yesterday, and it's interesting. It's like an extremely serious episode of Law and Order chock full of incredible guest stars. It's based on the true story of a priest (Tom Wilkenson) who was tried for murder after the death of a college student on whom he performed a Church-sanctioned exorcism. Although there's a lot of dumb trickery going on, it's also an interesting study of a skeptic (Laura Linney) changed by an encounter with spiritual evidence that she can't explain. And as a film that posits medicine and religion as fierce opposites – and, all the way through, takes religion's side – I have to wonder how it's going to be received. Watch the clips and let me know what you think.[via The Movie Blog]
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