The shtick of foul-mouthed elderly folk fighting off hordes of the undead could get old pretty quick. Luckily, COCKNEYS VS ZOMBIES focuses on the best foul-mouthed elderly folk in the world, the British.
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This October 10-November 2, the Fairplex in Pomona, CA will play host to Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare. Featuring three mazes, fifteen nights of bands and one night of Lucha Libre, Zombie is co-producing alongside Steve Kopelman, Andy Gould, John Reese and Warped Tour creator Kevin Lyman.
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After the care bestowed upon Ted Kotcheff’s lost masterpiece WAKE IN FRIGHT and the 1987 Tae Kwon Do friendship epic MIAMI CONNECTION, any repertory title from Drafthouse Films is one to be excited about. But this is really something.
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Modern extensions of classic monster mythos are rarely enthralling. Often, it’s the straining to connect, or continue that story and losing sight of what should be the focus — this story’s characters and heart —that does it in. Admittedly, that unavoidable exposition is where Mac Rogers’ new play, FRANKENSTEIN UPSTAIRS feels slightly bogged down, but it’s sure not lacking in character, heart or an intense emotional center. Now playing at the Secret Theatre, the show marries domestic drama and horror story with both wit and tragedy, drawing you in with the former before breaking you down in its second act.
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At this point, if it’s a horror film, the term “organic” should raise eyebrows.
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There seems to be a sideshow nature to Richard Raaphorst’s upcoming Nazi monster saga FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY. Appropriate then, that one of its zombot creations, Mosquito stands tall, front & center looking as if a stilts-adorned carny attraction beckoning you toward whatever madness lies within.
Read more »The highly anticipated new film from Ben Wheatley (KILL LIST, SIGHTSEERS) will be something of an event when it releases in the UK. Hitting cinemas, DVD, VOD and television broadcast all on the same day, the latest promo highlights the unique premiere, as well as some fantastic looks at the psychedelic period piece.
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Brad Anderson, director of SESSION 9 and THE MACHINIST, is about to get underway on ELIZA GRAVES, a mental institution horror story with some stellar inmates. HARRY POTTER’s David Thewlis and the fantastic Brendan Gleeson are just the latest to join.
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Shaw and David have blasted off from LV-223, and now the writer who will take us and them to wherever’s next has been named.
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Actor Ryan Gosling is currently underway on his first feature at the helm, something of a dark fantasy noir entitled HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER. Boasting some stellar leads in Christina Hendricks and Saoirse Ronan, the cat is now out that the performer-turned-filmmaker has cast one of the most entrancing screen presences in horror and film history, Barbara Steele.
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