by Patti Pauley | Aug 7, 2018 | Culture
THE WEIRD, TRUE LIFE INCIDENT THAT INSPIRED “THE BLOB” We’ve seen it a thousand times. When we see “based on true events”, I always take that with a mighty grain of salt and throw it over my shoulder like a silly superstition. Inspiration for films is almost ALWAYS...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 7, 2018 | Fantasia International Film Festival, Review
Fantasia ’18 Review: “MONTRÉAL DEAD END” is provincial literally and figuratively By EVIL ANDY Starring Guy Jodoin, Carmen Sylvestre and Marco Collin Directed by Hugo Belhassen, Audric Cussigh, Julie De Lafrenière, Tiphaine DeReyer, Eve Dufaud, Rémi Fréchette, Émilie...
by Tomb Dragomir | Aug 7, 2018 | Tomb's Jukebox
JOY DIVISION CHEER UP TOMB’S JUKEBOX Today on the Jukebox: a classic cut from JOY DIVISION! Tune in today as a cloaked congregation carries prodigious pictures across barren lands all day long on the Jukebox… DON’T WALK AWAY! Tune in weekdays exclusively at...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 6, 2018 | Fantasia International Film Festival, News
“TERRIFIED,” “ONE CUT OF THE DEAD” and others nab Fantasia 2018 awards By MICHAEL GINGOLD The 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival came to a close August 2 (with the sold-out Canadian premiere of Panos Cosmatos’ MANDY), and a new round of award-winners from among...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 6, 2018 | Blu-ray/DVD, News
The original “EVIL DEAD” is coming in 4K! By MICHAEL GINGOLD Sam Raimi’s THE EVIL DEAD will be sharper, darker and redder than ever when it makes its 4K debut later this year. Read on for the info and cover. Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases THE EVIL DEAD in a 4K...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 6, 2018 | Fantasia International Film Festival, Review
Fantasia ’18 Review: A long, slow trip around the world with “THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL” By EVIL ANDY Starring Claude Duhamel, Birgit Minichmayr and Jilon VanOver Directed by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Can Evrenol, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Calvin Reeder, Yannis...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 6, 2018 | Indie Films, News
Terror by the water in exclusive “BLACK WAKE” clip By MICHAEL GINGOLD A Lovecraft-esque evil lurks and has an unholy influence on humans in BLACK WAKE, which sees release tomorrow. Jump past the jump for an exclusive clip, plus the poster and all the details. Vision...
by Tomb Dragomir | Aug 6, 2018 | Tomb's Jukebox
THE CRAMPS KICK-IN TOMB’S JUKEBOX Today in 1965: Russ Meyer’s FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! premieres! Let’s beckon back to “belted, buckled and booted” beauties as we queue up a CRAMPS classic cut. Come celebrate 53 years of FLEET FOOTED FELINES today on Tomb’s...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 3, 2018 | News
Fantasia/Frontières project “MEET JIMMY,” about a killer podcast, lands at Paramount; story details and poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD One of the most intriguing movies pitched at the Frontières Co-Production Market at the just-concluded Fantasia International Film...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 3, 2018 | News
“LIZZIE” takes a whack at a trailer By MICHAEL GINGOLD Tomorrow is the 126th anniversary of the infamous Lizzie Borden murders, and to mark the occasion, a new trailer has been released this morning for LIZZIE, an updated take on the story coming to theaters next...
