Posts Tagged ‘Vampire’
Posted by Jesse in Latest News, Movies on November 20th, 2009
Via The Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks has hired Med Men scribe Marti Noxon to take another stab at their proposed remake of 1985’s cult classic Fright Night. Noxon is a veteran of TV vampire sagas, having worked on both Buffy and Angel.
The project was thought DOA earlier this year when Screen Gems halted production, however talks of the demise were premature and the film will be produced by Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig and was
The original horror comedy was written and directed by Tom Holland, and starred William Ragsdale as a young horror fan who recruits his favorite TV horror host (Roddy McDowall) to battle Chris Sarandon’s suburban vampire.
If you haven’t seen it, by all means check it out – it’s a great, underrated horror comedy that stands up well alongside An American Werewolf in London and Night of the Creeps, with a clear love of monster-fan culture (how many films feature an aging horror host as its wise-sage?).
There are almost as many long-winded editorials opining the current deluge of remakes as there are remakes themselves, so I won’t indulge my skepticism. Both the creature make-up (love that toothy grin, half camp/half Freudian nightmare) as well as the visual effects (by a post-Ghostbusters Richard Edlund) of the original hold up well, and Holland and the cast balance the tone wonderfully, in a mix all too rarely nailed, especially these days.
I approach this one with a skeptical “wait-and-see.”
Posted by dominie in Movies on January 18th, 2009
Somehow Summit Entertainment has got it figured out. We may not all agree on Twilight, but it’s sequel, New Moon, hasn’t even begun photography yet and hype is already stirring up for the third installment of the franchise, Eclipse. This week, during an interview with THR, producers Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger hinted that the Catherine Hardwicke swap-out for Chris Weitz might not be the last. The franchise could potentially get a new director for each installment of the Twilight series. This is only still speculation of course. More casting updates and possible contenders for the new helmer in the series is provided below from Variety.
“Don’t believe everything you hear about Twilight and its sequels. Things are heating up already on the third installment, Eclipse. They haven’t even started the second one yet, New Moon. When you’ve got a robust franchise, filmmakers are eager to get on board. Word is, the Spanish director of The Orphanage, Juan Antonio Bayona, and 3:10 to Yuma helmer James Mangold are both circling the project, but Summit insists that no meetings are scheduled as yet. Both would be strong choices.
As to the last two unfilled roles in New Moon, vampires Jane and Aro, no offers have yet gone out, despite what you may have read. And the role of Leah Clearwater isn’t being filled, because according to writer Melissa Rosenberg, she isn’t in the script!”
Posted by philip in Movies, Reviews on September 3rd, 2008
Perhaps best known for writing the novel of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, writer, director, screenwriter, musician, special FX man, prop builder, and actor, Donald Glut continues to feed his passion for making independent movies in his latest project, Blood Scarab. As one of the original “sci-fi boys”, Glut lived and breathed horror and science fiction. His efforts gained him much publicity in the original Famous Monsters of Filmland magazines during its time. Today he returns to us in the new era of Famous Monsters.
Blood Scarab, produced by Dan Golden and directed by Donald Glut, is Frontline Entertainment’s sequel to their Countess Dracula and Mummy’s Kiss series. Starring Monique T. Parent, Blood Scarab tells the tale of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the infamous vampire who bathed in the blood of virgins to preserve her youth, in her quest for survival in daylight. Her motivation: her husband Count Dracula (accurately hounded as Vlad) has just fallen victim to the sunlight, and she too nearly suffered a similar fate. Committed to serving now Countess Elizabeth, Renfield (of the long line of Transylvania Renfields not to be confused with Marty Renfield of the Long Island Renfields) discovers a method via the “mummy’s kiss” for his mistress to walk in the daylight. Their hunt leads them to steal the mummified body of Hor-Shep-Sut (Hmmm…that’s a mouth full) which will allow the contact to Hathor, the Egyptian blood goddess and sister of Ra, (cousin to Courtney, mother to Bolinda…oh sorry, wrong movie). Consumed by her newfound ability, the Countess attempts to dispose of the loyal Renfield and defies Hathor. The Countess and the Mummy engage in an all out battle of the boobs.
Anyone familiar with the old Hammer films will immediately recognize Blood Scarab. Donald Glut pays homage to these old films by revisiting the legend (created in the last 37 years) of the “Blood Countess” from the 1971 Hammer horror Countess Dracula and in addition, merges her character with another one of our favorite genre monsters, the Mummy with boobs.
Glut takes the film to a new level. You know the level you wanted to see when you were 12, watching Creature Features and the two vampire chicks are almost naked, cat calling the other? Get your mind out of the “Glut-ter”. The bloodshed is plentiful throughout the movie (and so are the boobs) to keep the audience in suspense. Glut spares no details for the virgins in this film…Virgins in Hollywood?!!! We’ll that’s some acting, Aye?
The mummy suit was created by special FX man John Buechler. Although the mummy suit is not up to par with today’s The Mummy franchise, this had boobs…are you getting the picture? Well you can on DVD.
Posted by dominie in Movies on August 27th, 2008
The hype over Twilight continues, as Thanksgiving weekend will soon approach us. MTV revealed yesterday that Twilight rallied up cast and crew to shoot “additional scenes” for the film this week. We won’t quibble over the semantics, but here are the details.
Its not uncommon for films to reshoot scenes, but it usually means that the original footage is less than adequate for the big screen—an indication that something is amiss. According to Peter Facinelli who plays vampire patriarch Carlisle Cullen, and Taylor Lautner who plays Jacob, however, this isn’t the case.
Facinelli tells MTV, “They like it so much, they are bringing us back for some encore time—to beef it up… A little salt and pepper.” Lautner adds that the shooting days were planned before Summit Entertainment swiped their early release date, explaining, “They’ve been showing it to some people, and some people go, ‘I want to see a little more of this,’ or ‘I don’t quite understand this.’”
Will the teen vampire drama live up to it’s hype?
Posted by Dominic in Movies on August 17th, 2008
A release from our pals over at Anchor Bay:
Burbank, CA – They are the sexy embodiment of immortality. Their literal lust for life rivals the antics of today’s rockstars. The story of the vampire has ravished humanity for thousands of years. But, in particular, evil, erotic and insatiable, vampires have stalked our dreams – especially with our eyes wide open in a darkened theater. The vampire has been a fixture of the cinematic landscape, from the silent era to today’s CGI blockbusters. What is the continuing fascination? The Starz Originals documentary Bloodsucking Cinema, which Anchor Bay Entertainment is releasing on DVD September 23 at the anemic SRP of $19.97, goes a long way to toward explaining this attraction. (more…)
Posted by Dominic in Movies on August 17th, 2008
During the promotion for Mirrors, Kiefer Sutherland also talked about his association with The Lost Boys. He told ShockTilYouDrop, “There were great [follow-up] ideas. Joel [Schumacher] had one that was a prequel dating back all the way to the earthquake in San Francisco. The one we talk about in the original.”
“The whole thing I found interesting was that once you were a vampire you go back to that youthful state,” he said. “The prequel was always going to follow David when he was mortal before he got sucked into the earthquake and got turned. That was Joel’s idea and I thought that was really cool. But apparently Joel was really busy, Warner Bros. was really busy and it didn’t happen.”
As for his non-participation in the recently release direct-to-DVD sequel, Sutherland was emphatic. “No, absolutely not. Lost Boys was a massive part of my life, it still is. You can’t crap on that. And I’m not going to go out and do a cameo in a DVD release sequel. Why they never talked to Joel Schumacher in the past 15 years about doing a proper sequel… If you’re not going to embrace what you’re coming from in its original state…look, it was hard enough for me to do Young Guns 2 which I ended up thinking – because we were all better – was a better film.”
Posted by Dominic in Movies on August 17th, 2008
It’s been a busy few weeks for Twilight and its related world. No sooner does Warner Bros. move Harry Potter from fall to summer, then Twilight seizes the open weekend now coming just prior to Thanksgiving.
Sara Castillo at FEARnet was able to catch up with some of cast and chatted about how each of them tapped into their respective inner vampires. FM now recaps on the highlights of each interview. (more…)
Posted by Dominic in Movies on August 17th, 2008
Magnet Releasing, a division of Magnolia Pictures, has set theatrical release dates for their Six Shooter Film Series with the first beginning in late October. The series is motivated by a labor of love for genre films and aims to bring fans the vanguard of quality genre cinema from around the globe. Each of the six films originates from a different country and captivates a unique and refreshing approach to genre films we have become all too familiar with. The six-slated features will release in succeeding months after their inaugural debut on October 24 with award winning vampire tale, Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson. Magnolia will run each theatrical release for one week in theaters with plans for extension depending on their box-office performance. Of its series, LTROI is already scheduled for a wider release in following weeks after its debut. (more…)
Posted by Dominic in Comics on August 7th, 2008
Antarctic Press will be releasing a new four-issue miniseries this October with the deceptively simple title of Yeti vs. Vampire, written by Miles Gunter and illustrated by Kelsey Shannon. The first issue will retail for a mere 99 cents and the creators are happily blogging about it.
Gunter also did an extensive interview at Comic Monsters, talking about the project and its origins. “Yeti vs. Vampire is the story of Monda, a vampire fashion designer who sets out to capture the Yeti and use its exotic fur to create a line of ultra chic fur coats for her upcoming runway show in Milan,” he explained.
In addition to a Yeti and a vampire, Gunter promises, “Lots of monsters! We’ve got outlaw gutter punk werewolves, Egyptian sphinx cyclops horticulturists, Armani clad skeleton butlers, a giant mummified alligator that likes to play fetch with a steel skull, as well as some other creatures that I don’t want to reveal.”
Posted by Dominic in Books on August 5th, 2008
In case you missed the hubbub, Stephenie Meyer’s final chapter in her Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn, mustered the same sort of buzz as did the final Harry Potter book. Hachette Book Group USA reported an all time high for one-day sales with release of Breaking Dawn. The book was released at 12:01 a.m. with great fanfare and events at bookstores across the country. By the end of Saturday it had sold some 1.3 million copies of the tome. While the first day sales for Breaking Dawn were significant, last year’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows still had the biggest 24-hour sales with 8.3 million books sailing off shelves.
Posted by Dominic in Movies on August 4th, 2008
Director Patrick Tatopolous spoke with ShockTilYouDrop and riffed on what might be found in a fourth chapter in the Underworld franchise. While Underworld: Rise of the Lycans goes back to explore how the Lycans were enslaved by the vampires, the next installment might expand further on the background or go back to the present and continue Selene’s story.
Tatopolous admitted co-creator Len Wiseman “has a concept of what the next film will be. At this stage, where we’re at now, I would personally love to go back to the future. You can explore a lot of things, however, with our film; we’ve opened the door to other interesting projects. It could be [another] period film.”
Expect Underworld: Rise of the Lycans on January 23, 2009.
Posted by Dominic in Movies on August 4th, 2008
Lost Boys: The Tribe just hit DVD a week ago and already Moviehole is hearing word of another installment. More of Corey Haim and Jamison Newlander is being promised for the third installment, along with, of course, Corey Feldman. The direct-to-DVD certainly sets up threads for more vampiric action. For those missing Newlander in the main film, he can be found on the DVD’s extras so make sure you take a peek.
