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Buy This: Vampire Movie Props
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Even in good economic times, few of us have the kind of money required to throw around at movie prop auctions -- but oh, how sweet it is to look at them and wish.
A pretty amazing one is hitting the auction block this spring. Forrest J. Ackerman's horror collection is being sold, and if you know Ackerman at all, you realize he had some amazing stuff. Among the things going up for auction are Bela Lugosi's Dracula ring (pictured above), Lugosi's robe from The Raven, his cape from stage productions of Dracula, and a first edition of the Bram Stoker novel, signed by Stoker, Lugosi, and a slew of other famous people. Fritz Lang's monocle, which he wore during Metropolis filming, is the odd prop out right now, but no less cool. It's rather heartbreaking to see it scattered to the four winds though, isn't it?
For less, er, exalted horror memorabilia, you can hit up Premiere Props. According to LA Weekly, on February 7 they'll be auctioning off costumes and weapons from Underworld: Evolution to benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation -- and while you might sniff at the films, I'm willing to bet some of you would love to get your hands on Selene's skintight latex. One of Kate Beckinsale's full costumes is up for grabs, as is the shirt off Scott Speedman's back. (My poor Underworld-obsessed sister will probably cry at the thought of not being able to afford a single piece.)
And if neither Dracula nor Underworld is your thing, and you inexplicably have money to burn ... well, Premiere Props also has Hugh Jackman's boxers up for sale.
Check out the gallery below for some cool photos -- and let us know if you're actually looking to buy! Not because we get a cut or anything, but because we just want to bask in your glow.
A pretty amazing one is hitting the auction block this spring. Forrest J. Ackerman's horror collection is being sold, and if you know Ackerman at all, you realize he had some amazing stuff. Among the things going up for auction are Bela Lugosi's Dracula ring (pictured above), Lugosi's robe from The Raven, his cape from stage productions of Dracula, and a first edition of the Bram Stoker novel, signed by Stoker, Lugosi, and a slew of other famous people. Fritz Lang's monocle, which he wore during Metropolis filming, is the odd prop out right now, but no less cool. It's rather heartbreaking to see it scattered to the four winds though, isn't it?
For less, er, exalted horror memorabilia, you can hit up Premiere Props. According to LA Weekly, on February 7 they'll be auctioning off costumes and weapons from Underworld: Evolution to benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation -- and while you might sniff at the films, I'm willing to bet some of you would love to get your hands on Selene's skintight latex. One of Kate Beckinsale's full costumes is up for grabs, as is the shirt off Scott Speedman's back. (My poor Underworld-obsessed sister will probably cry at the thought of not being able to afford a single piece.)
And if neither Dracula nor Underworld is your thing, and you inexplicably have money to burn ... well, Premiere Props also has Hugh Jackman's boxers up for sale.
Check out the gallery below for some cool photos -- and let us know if you're actually looking to buy! Not because we get a cut or anything, but because we just want to bask in your glow.
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.
New On DVD - Firewall, Glory Road, Underworld Evolution
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- Firewall - Like Rip Van Winkle with a $25 million per picture deal, nap-addled gruff boy Harrison Ford has seen his career hibernate for more than a decade now, scoring hit upon forgettable hit. Ford's latest variation on a theme is, like the bulk of his post-Indiana Jones filmography, predictable formula fare, and therein lies its broad appeal. In what ultimately feels like a diluted remake of Ron Howard's 1996 thriller, Ransom, he plays a bank security expert whose family is held captive in exchange for his aid in electronically liberating $100 million. Bad guy Paul Bettany sneers and jeers so much that we know from the moment he turns up that Ford is going to heroically beat him and his dirty, dirty bastards, and our belief that goodness triumphing over ee-vil will be renewed. Able British stalwart Richard Loncraine, who directed Bettany in Wimbledon, paints this one by-the-numbers, and anyone looking for what might be their last Harrison Ford fix before Indy 4 (and presumed retirement) will get what they paid for, though very little more.
2006 Horror Movie Report Card: Quarter One
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It seems a fairly obvious observation, but horror flicks are pretty "hot" these days. The current cycle of scary flicks can be attributed to box office hits like Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, Marcus Nispel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, James Wan's Saw, and probably a half-dozen others, but moreso than any other genre, the popularity of horror movies seems to arrive in "waves." Apparently we're knee-deep in one of those waves right now. And now with one quarter of 2006 behind us, it's time for the first of four "progress reports," in which you and I wade through all the horror flicks presented in January, February, and March, and then decide if the studios and the indies have been treating the Gorehounds kindly.
1/6/06 -- BloodRayne (Romar) -- Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez, and Michael Madsen humiliate themselves through the latest hilariously bad offering from the adorably inept filmmaker known as Uwe Boll. (It's a horror movie in that it features vampires -- and it's an absolute horror to sit through.) Jam-packed with laughable dialogue, dime-store costumes, non-sensical plot-churnings, and hyper-inept editing, BloodRayne is the kind of flick that should be required viewing for any and all film students. It's precisely the sort of movie that's so bad it's good -- although I suspect Boll is beginning to do "amazingly awful" on purpose, which sort of takes some of the fun out of it... Grade: D- (DVD release: 5-23)
Weekend Box Office: Vampires rule!
Filed under: Animation », Drama », Romance », Box Office », Distribution », Family Films », Remakes and Sequels »
According to early box office
estimates, Screen Gems' clever
ploy of not screening Underworld:
Evolution for critics had the desired effect: the film took in about $27.6 million this weekend, more than
doubling the take of any other film and even bettering the open of the first installment in the series. This weekend's
other major release was End
of the Spear which, though it didn't make much (about $4.2 million) depending on your source), was shown in
fewer than as half many theaters as Underworld; it ended up in the eighth spot. Holding steady in second was
Hoodwinked,
which made just over $11 million in its second week of release; it was followed by Glory
Road and Last
Holiday, both of which took in $9.1 million in week two.Among Oscar hopefuls, Brokeback Mountain's expansion to about 1200 screens earned it fifth place and just under $8 million - I guess all those Golden Globes didn't hurt, huh? And appearing for the first time in the charts this weekend is Terrence Malick's The New World, which was released in its recut form on Friday. The film took in a modest $4.3 million, which was good enough for the final spot in the top 10. The growing audience bodes well for both Malick and his film, as does the positive critical response to the new edit. (For the purposes of comparison, Hostel, which is in its third week of release, also made $4.3 million - but on 2,258 screens to The New World's 811.)
Kate Beckinsale is not a doll. But she does enjoy a good burqa.
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The marketing department behind the hotly-anticipated (at least, by Martha) vampire sequel
Underworld: Revolution have apparently nixed plans to produce action figures based on the film's characters.
This news comes as a pleasant surprise to star Kate Beckinsale, who was reportedly unhappy with the dolls produced in
conjuction with the first film. "I looked," she says, "Like someone having a sex-change op."
You'd think Kate might have enough pull with the powers-that-be to fix the doll to her liking – after all, she is
married to Underworld director Len Wiseman. Why should Scott Speedman have to give up the chance to be
immortalized in plastic in order to better serve Princess Kate's gender insecurities? In totally unrelated news, there's another Beckinsale interview going around where the actress suggests that privacy-sensitive Hollywood stars should start wearing burqas to hide from paparazzi and prying fans. "Actually, I'm surprised there aren't more celebrities in burkas. You wouldn't have to work out. You could let yourself go. We should design a non-religious celebrity burka with a floral print," she apparently told GQ. "Times like this, it would be so handy to be a Saudi!" Later in the interview, she nixes the idea, based on the fact that it's seemingly impossible to "smoke a fag in a burka". Yes, yes. Those Arabs know absolutely nothing about functional design. We'll turn this tool of female oppression into a kicky contemporary seperate yet. Let's get Tom Ford right on it.
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