Jul 30, 2010
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Second in the series of theatrical pastiches assembled by producer and film buff Robert Youngson that popularized forgotten giants of silent cinema. Moviegoers welcomed these hilarious glimpses into the past, even though Youngson framed them in such a nostalgic glow that some audiences left in sniffles.
is hosting a tribute to actress Paula Prentiss on August 6th at 7:30 PM at the American Cinematheque's Aero Theater in Santa Monica. "Man's Favorite Sport" and "The Black Marble" are onscreen, with Paula in person for a Q&A.
was joined by Julie Corman, Allan Holtzman, Mary Woronov, Joe Dante and Sid Haig for a well-attended panel at San Diego's Comic Con to promote the Shout! Factory DVD release of several remastered New World Pictures including Piranha and Galaxy of Terror.
His upcoming Sharktopus! starring Eric Roberts is garnering the biggest buzz of any SyFi Channel production. The mind-bending trailer is here: Sharktopus!
latest is the ecological disaster thriller ARCTIC
BLAST. It premieres on August 4th in Sydney's Opera House, as part of
Possible Worlds, a Festival of Canadian Films. There's more info at Arctic Blast
first feature since Hot Fuzz, the astounding "Epic of Epic Epicness"! Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring Michael Cera made a huge splash at ComicCon and is set to conquer the world on August 13.Here's a link to the trailer.
hosted a star-studded tribute to Ray Harryhausen over the weekend at the British Film Institute. Read all about it here.
And here are a couple of pictures from the event, Ray on stage with his admirers and Ray taking an opportunity to animate John Landis!
finished shooting an episode of Showtime's DEXTER, season #5. Now he's sweating it out in Atlanta directing an episode of Frank Darabont's new AMC series THE WALKING DEAD.
is presently doing an episode of Brothers and Sisters for ABC/Disney, then heads to NY for Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
is hosting Cooley High with director Michael Schultz this Thursday at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood - 7:30pm
Here's Ib, Joe Dante, Mick Garris and Ernest Dickerson at the recent Larry Edmund signing in Hollywood...
And here's a link to a few more pics:
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is working on the post-production of Burke and Hare. This very black romantic body-snatching comedy in the classic Ealing tradition - for Ealing Studios - stars Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson and Isla Fisher and opens in the UK on Halloween.
And one of John Landis's very first TFH commentaries accompanies the long-overdue release of The T.A.M.I. Show on DVD from Shout! Factory.
The current issue of Vanity Fair has a fascinating article on Michael Jackson and the making of John's influential short Thriller.
has made a cool new music video. Here's the link.
will be the Executive Producer/Director of Hellcats, an hour-long musical drama set in the world of Collegiate Competitive Cheerleading. The series will air on the CW, Wednesday nights at 9 starting in September.
And the deluxe DVD edition of Rock n Roll High School is out now, along with Death Sport, which Allan co-directed under a pseudonym.
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Casino Jack, a dramatic and comical take on the Jack Abramoff scandal that rocked Washington, has been picked up for distribution by Metropolitan, Inc. in the fall. Kevin Spacey, Jon Lovitz, Kelly Preston and Barry Pepper star. We've seen this one and it's terrific.
new interview show, Post Mortem, is available on FEARnet's VOD channel in its half-hour iteration and on FEARnet.com as five-minute webisodes. The show features interviews with horror genre icons such as Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, Frank Darabont, as well as TFH gurus Rick Baker and Roger Corman.
Does anyone besides me recall the Westworld tv series ??? It only lasted 3 episodes, what a hunk of junk !. .
oh man!. The Robert Youngson film compilations and the books of William k Everson are what got me interested in silent film in the 60s and early 70s...
The Italian cutr looks beautiful but I sure miss Karloff's voice, that's a big loss. Drip Of Water scared the hell out of me as a kid !.
Mr. DeCoteau, if this was made in '63/'64, Joan was closer to 60...
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