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Screamfest '07 is Here!
Filed under: Horror », Thrillers », Mystery & Suspense », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Other Festivals »
You thought that with all the love we've been throwing at Austin's Fantastic Fest we'd probably forget all about good ol' L.A. Screamfest. Not with me on horror watch! The event runs from October 12 to 20, and if you happen to be located anywhere near the legendary Mann's Chinese Theater -- you just might want to duck inside to see what sort of murderous mayhem is going on.
And the Screamfest looks to be starting off on the right foot this year: Last night's opening night film was George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead! After much praise from the audiences at Toronto and Fantastic Fest, the master's latest zombie opus will hit the west coast with much excitement and gore. And the fun doesn't stop there. The festival will also offer Robert Rodriguez's director's cut of Planet Terror (which is awesome) and a 25th Anniversary screening (and cast reunion) of Friday the 13th Part 3. Yes, in 3-D!
Attendees will also get to check out the long-awaited DVDquel Return to House on Haunted Hill, a screening of the great-looking 30 Days of Night (and the video prequels Blood Trails), David Arquette's festival fave The Tripper, and a variety of genre titles of various shapes, sizes and nationalities. Of the Screamfest flicks we've seen, we've already given a strong seal of approval on the quiet but creepy Alone, the robust zest of Wrong Turn 2, the Pakistani lunacy known as Hell's Ground, , the freakishly ferocious Inside, and the apocalyptic awesomeness that is The Signal. Plus I keep hearing that Shrooms is pretty amusing, Buried Alive is gruesome, and Storm Warning is really solid.
Star of Saw Movies Gets Buried Alive
Filed under: Comedy », Horror », Casting », Fandom », Newsstand »
You know that Tobin Bell guy from the Saw movies? Yeah, what a cut-up. No, not like that; I mean he's funny, or at least I hope he is, because he's starring in a supernatural comedy called Buried Alive. While premature interment may not sound like a barrel of laughs, Bell thinks otherwise."Partly, it's a very funny film in a certain way," he said in an interview. "Buried Alive is a little scary, but also a comedy at the same time." The movie, which is currently shooting, will be directed by Robert Kurtzman, who directed Wishmaster, wrote the screenplay for From Dusk Till Dawn and served as an effects artist on films as far ranging as Vanilla Sky, Bubba Ho-Tep, and Predator. Joining Bell in the cast will be Steve Sandvoss, Terence Jay, Erin Lokitz and Leah Rachel."In Buried Alive, I play a guy who is a groundskeeper, a Vietnam-veteran groundskeeper, at a lodge," says Bell. "And these college students come to this lodge. The lodge is owned by the father of one of the college students. This guy lives in a trailer in the property. He's a Vietnam veteran, kind of an odd fellow, kind of like a housepainter." Bell as an unhinged Vietnam vet? I can see that working.
While packing a visceral kick, the title Buried Alive doesn't win points for originality. The IMDB lists ten films by that name, most notably in my mind one truly nasty Italian gore flick from 1979, known in its native language as Buio Omega. No laughs to be had in that flick; take my word for it. But what's in a name? With Buried Alive shooting for a Halloween 2007 release, and with Saw IV presumably releasing around that same time, it looks like Bell's association with Halloween might one day rival Jimmy Stewart and It's a Wonderful Life's hold on Christmas.
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