by Michael Gingold | Aug 19, 2020 | Review
Movie Review: Drive right on past “OPEN 24 HOURS” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Vanessa Grasse, Brendan Fletcher and Emily TennantWritten and directed by Padraig Reynolds4Digital Media OPEN 24 HOURS takes place in a world where a young woman can tell a prospective...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 19, 2020 | News
Cast announced for Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion “PINOCCHIO” feature By MICHAEL GINGOLD The prospect of Guillermo del Toro tackling one of the darker children’s fantasies has always been a hugely promising one, and now the filmmaker’s lifelong passion project,...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 18, 2020 | Fantasia International Film Festival, Review
Fantasia ’20 Review: “LA DOSIS” mixes a potent cocktail of stoic subtext and slow-burn suspense By RACHEL REEVES Starring Carlos Portaluppi, Ignacio Rogers and Lorena VegaWritten and directed by Martin KrautCinetren Connecting with a new acquaintance over a shared...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 18, 2020 | News
Rachel Weisz takes the dual lead in “DEAD RINGERS” remake for Amazon By MICHAEL GINGOLD Here’s a twist: After a David Cronenberg remake directed by female twins, there’s one on the way about female twins–a new version of his 1988 classic. Variety reports that Amazon...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 18, 2020 | News
Exclusive clip: “THE FACELESS MAN” gets in someone else’s face By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s more a monster than a man in a new chiller arising from Australia later this month. Winner of six awards, including Best Film and Best Director, at the Melbourne Underground Film...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Aug 18, 2020 | Fantasia International Film Festival
Join Rue Morgue at Fantasia ’20 Panel: “Print’s Not Dead” For many, death is only the beginning; The Mummy, Vigo the Carpathian and Disco have all had success long after their apparent deaths. This afterlife leniency does not extend to print,...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 18, 2020 | News
Trailer, poster, release info for Darren Lynn Bousman’s “DEATH OF ME” By MICHAEL GINGOLD With his new SAW adventure SPIRAL delayed till 2021, the director will be represented this year by a horrific mystery. Saban Films has announced that DEATH OF ME, directed by...
by James Tucker | Aug 18, 2020 | Streaming Sematary
The Kids are NOT Alright in “THE LODGE” By JAMES TUCKER Starring: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHughDirected by Severin Fiala and Veronika FranzWritten by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Sergio Casci.Produced by Hammer Films, FilmNation Entertainment Severin...
by Bryan Christopher | Aug 17, 2020 | News
Portland’s H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival to Celebrate Lovecraft’s 130th Birthday August 22nd This Saturday, August 22nd, the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® is hosting a streaming event to celebrate the author’s 130th birthday. Beginning at 4:00pm PST...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 17, 2020 | Blu-ray/DVD, News
’90s hillbilly horror “SKINNED ALIVE” coming on restored Ultimate Edition Blu-ray; full details and art By MICHAEL GINGOLD Backwoods nutcases rampage through the vintage direct-to-video splatter favorite, set for a new hi-def double-disc release next month. Tempe...
