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Roger Corman's 'Piranha' on Blu-ray

22 December 2009 12:03 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

It was just yesterday that one of my co-workers alerted me to the fact that Shout Factory had plans to release a slew of Roger Corman classics on DVD and Blu-ray. Today we have word on the first title to get the hi def treatment courtesy of Hi Def Digest and it's Corman's 1978 killer fish flick (Directed by Joe Dante and written by John Sayles) Piranha. Yes folks, Piranha will be given the Blu-ray treatment on April 6th 2010. No word on specs or supplements, but it's worth noting that HD Digest is indeed listing a Blu-ray sized Msrp of $27.99, so here's hoping for one heck of a new hi-def transfer and lots of goodies to go along with it. Looking forward to the other Corman titles to be announced, we'll keep »

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Interviews: ‘M*A*S*H’ Up! ‘Trapper John, M.D.’ at the Hollywood Celebrities Show

22 December 2009 4:37 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The film and TV journey of “M*A*S*H” was recently present at the Hollywood Celebrities Show in Rosemont, Illinois. From the film, Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman were there, as well as Gregory Harrison of “Trapper John, M.D.”

HollywoodChicago.com put the three stars through their interview paces at the event and also asked them to pose for Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto.

The saga of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, based in Korea during that war, spawned a virtual entertainment industry. The book called “M*A*S*H,” by Richard Hooker (a pseudonym for Dr. Richard Hornberger) was released in 1968 and was a publishing sensation.

The legendary director Robert Altman made his mark with the film version in 1970. And then, of course, the M*A*S*H fate was sealed in the guise of the extremely popular TV sitcom from 1972-1983. So popular was the series, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Science+Fiction Festival Report: Christopher Lee on Modern Horror Movies

22 December 2009 12:07 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

In late November the 2009 Science+Fiction Festival was held in Trieste, Italy. This happening is an international science fiction event dedicated to exploring the worlds of fantasy, experimental languages, and new technologies in film production, television, and visual and performing arts.

Most of the movies and lectures were concentrated on science fiction and fantasy, but there was quite a good share of horror related happenings. While the majority of attendees were psyched that cyberpunk guru Bruce Sterling was presiding over the international jury, I was mainly interested in visits by two legendary horror icons -- Roger Corman, who was just awarded with an "early" honorary Oscar, and Sir Christopher Lee, who had recently been knighted during the Queen's Birthday Honours.

These two genre heavyweights were certainly the icing on the top of a well produced and run film festival for me, but unfortunately, due to business obligations I missed Corman, »

- Uncle Creepy

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"The Hurt Locker," "Nine" Top 14th Satellite Awards

21 December 2009 10:30 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"The Hurt Locker" and "Nine" took home the big prizes at the International Press Academy's 14th Satellite Awards. "The Hurt Locker" won best drama while "Nine" for best musical.

(Check out the complete list of nominees right here)

And the winners are:

Motion Pictures

Actress in a motion picture, drama

Shohreh Aghdashloo, .The Stoning of Soroya M..

Actor in a motion picture, drama

Jeremy Renner, .The Hurt Locker.

Actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical

Meryl Streep, .Julie & Julia.

Actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical

Michael Shahlbarg, .A Serious Man.

Actress in a supporting role

Mo.Nique, .Precious.

Actor in a supporting role

Christoph Waltz, .Inglourious Basterds.

Motion picture, drama

.The Hurt Locker.

Motion picture, comedy or musical

.Nine.

Foreign language film

tie -- .The Maid. and .Broken Embraces.

Animated or mixed media

.Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Documentary

.Every Little Step.

Director

Kathryn Bigelow, .The Hurt Locker.

Screenplay, »

- Manny

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Sunday Morning Movie Jumble: December 20, 2009

20 December 2009 2:48 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

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Clue: The iconic character in this film is a combination of Ed Gein, Ted Bundy and Gary Heidnick Directors Roger Corman plays the FBI Director and George A. Romero has a cameo. The 1986 film that preceded it wasn't a direct part of the franchise, especially considering it was remade in 2002 as part of the new franchise. Additional Clue: (Highlight for the clue if you are about ready to give up) I wouldn't blame you if you decided to never watch this film while eating fava beans or drinking chianti. Give Up? Click Here

Don't give away the answer in the comments, but help me out... What did you think of this one? Clues too easy? Which one gave it away for you? »

- Brad Brevet

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Avatar | Film review

19 December 2009 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

At $500m, James Cameron's Avatar is the most expensive movie ever. Yet for all its brilliant imagery, is it any more than a smug sermon?

Before I read that James Cameron was born 55 years ago in Kapuskasing, Ontario, the only thing I knew about the town was that when, during their 1951 tour of Canada, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip stopped there for an hour, they were greeted by a banner headline in the local paper reading "Kapuskasing by no mere fluke, welcomes the Princess and the Duke".

He got his first film job in 1980 as art director on Roger Corman's low-budget Sf film Battle Beyond the Stars, a transposition to outer space of The Magnificent Seven. It was scripted by John Sayles, who was to remain an independent film-maker of personal, modestly financed movies, while Cameron was soon to make exponentially expensive blockbusters.

His seventh feature, Titanic, is »

- Philip French

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Directors We Love: Monte Hellman

17 December 2009 4:15 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I have seen nearly every Christmas movie ever made, but there was one I couldn't wait to see that kept eluding me: Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (1989). Why, you're wondering, would I waste my time on this crappy, sub-par horror series whose only claim to fame was irritating a group of parents back in the 1980s? Because this third part of a five-film series was the "comeback" feature for one of the greatest American directors of the 1960s and 1970s. Finally, Lionsgate has released the film on DVD for the first time, in a three-disc box set, no less, that also contains Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) and Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991, starring Mickey Rooney!). I finally got to see it. But more on that later.

Like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme and others, Monte Hellman (born 1932) started working for Roger Corman. »

- Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Total Recall: James Cameron Movies

16 December 2009 6:58 AM, PST | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

He got his start as a miniature model maker at Roger Corman Studios, and promptly went on to establish himself as one of the biggest directors in Hollywood -- both in terms of his staggering box office grosses ($3.5 billion worldwide and counting) and his seemingly limitless appetite for epic storytelling. Like a lot of filmmakers, James Cameron's imagination has often outpaced the available technology -- but unlike most of his peers, when confronted with those limits, he simply spurs the invention of new technology to get around them. Cameron's latest effort, Avatar, required the development of a whole new »

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Stacie Ponder - All Hail Roger Corman, King of the Bs!

15 December 2009 9:00 PM, PST | amctv.com - Horror Hacker: Stacie Ponder | See recent amctv.com - Horror Hacker: Stacie Ponder news »

Complaining about the Oscars is one of my favorite pass times, and my biggest complaint is that my favorite genre is usually shut out of the entire process. But the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science just made up for past transgressions -- even the shunning of 2002's Shark Attack 3: Megalodon -- by awarding Roger Corman an honorary Oscar. Yep, the man who helped spawn Attack of »

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Did You Hear About "Avatar"?

14 December 2009 7:09 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

This week we can immerse ourselves in tales of American sentiment, French fantasy, English history, Italian romance and alien invasion.

"Avatar"

After more than a decade on hiatus, James Cameron returns from his days as "King of the World" with a mind on conquering a few new ones in this sci-fi epic that the director maintains will alter the face of moviemaking forever. (Early reviews seem to agree.) A galaxy away from Cameron's days as a miniature maker on Roger Corman's "Battle Beyond the Stars," "Avatar" blends performance capture technology with real world photography to create Pandora, where a troubled U.S. marine (Sam Worthington) is tasked with infiltrating the Na'vi, a tribe of primitive but proud aliens, via a genetically created body, though he finds his loyalties torn when he falls in love with one of their own (Zoe Saldana). The film's reported $300 million price tag is surely »

- Neil Pedley

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First Squad Wins In Trieste

3 December 2009 7:25 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

The annual Trieste Science+Fiction Festival has just come to a close with the awards hardware being handed out to an interesting collection of films.  The Silver Melies Award - an award granted by every accredited festival of the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals, qualifying the film for the year end Golden Melies award - went to Tom Shankland's The Children, the Audience Award went to Jac Schaeffer's TiMER, lifetime acheivement nods to Roger Corman and Christopher Lee and the Asteroid Award - the hardware being hoisted in the photo to the left - for Best Feature in the competition section went to Russian anime First Squad, with an honorable mention to Tarik Saleh's Metropia.  Here's the full announcement:

Science+Fiction

Science Fiction Festival

Zero/Nine Edition

Trieste 22-28 November 2009

Cinecity Multiplex - Torri d'Europa

Animated Movie First Squad Wins The Asteroid Award And Another Animation, »

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Oh Yeah! Haunt Me Morella!

2 December 2009 1:48 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

You ever have one of those nights you can’t sleep? So you go down to the living room, turn off all the lights, make sure no one is home, and “accidentally” turn on Cinemax?  If you’ve done so, then you know about the cavalcade of skin that takes over the late night airwaves, especially during the late 80’s and early 90’s.  Many of these films stay with us, occupying a special place in the back of our minds. We know they’re there; we just would never admit seeing them to anyone else. 

While doing my weekly foraging at the Goodwill searching the VHS rack looking for rare horror titles, I stumbled upon a memory.  I exclaimed aloud, “Holy shit! The Haunting Of Morella! Where have I seen that before?”  I glanced over at my fellow horror comrades and saw the look of shame in the eyes of »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Bekah McKendry)

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Paul Naschy Passes Away

1 December 2009 2:53 PM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

 The word's gone out on several horror sites that Paul Naschy passed away today.  Though many modern American horror fans may not know the name, fans of low budget Spanish horror will fondly remember writer/producer/director.  Naschy, whose real name was Jacinto Monina, was most famous for his schlocky takes on old Universal horror characters such as Dracula, the werewolf and the Hunchback, as well as more modern beasts such as zombies and demons that needed exorcising.  Revered by his European fans, Naschy has often been compared with Roger Corman, Fred Olen Ray and Lloyd Kaufman.

 

In his mid-70s, Naschy was still working on films of the same sort that drew his cult following.

I've only seen two of Naschy's films, and though they weren't my cup of tea, I can see why fans of schock films made with a Spanish flair would love him so.  His cult »

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"Nine" Dominates Satellite Award Nominations! See Complete List!

30 November 2009 10:52 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"Nine," the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, led the Satellite Award scoring 11 nominations including Best Picture in the Comedy or Musical category.

Rob Marshall also received a Best Director nomination, and stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Daniel Day-Lewis received Best Acting nods, and the cast got Best Ensemble.

John Woo's "Red Cliff" followed with seven nominations.

Roger Corman is the 2009 Recipient of the Auteur Award while master cinematographer and eight-time Oscar nominee, Roger Deakins, is the 2009 Recipient of the Nikola Tesla Award.

The 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are given by the International Press Academy. Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 20th, at the Grand Salon/Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

Visit the Satellite Awards official site right here.

And the nominees for the 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are:

Film

Motion Picture (Drama)

"Bright Star"

"An Education"

"The Hurt Locker"

"The Messenger"

"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire »

- Manny

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The Satellites Have Launched. What Are They Orbiting?

30 November 2009 6:10 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

The Satellites (formerly Golden) have announced their 2009 nominations for what it's worth. And you might be screaming "not very much".

It's hard to know what to make of this Golden Globe splinter group. There is never much of a narrative thread in their nominations. You can't sense from year to year a type of film they like or whatnot. Which makes them feel a bit suspect. They also do very strange things which you're about to see if you read their nominations. They never get much attention and yet they keep plugging away. This year they were especially kind to 2012 (who knew?), Nine and The Stoning of Soraya M. But they were downright rude to the sci-fi drama Moon which received zero nominations despite their lack of aversion to sci-fi films. I mention this because the moon is a natural satellite and the Satellites are artificial. Maybe they're jealous. What they're orbiting we know not. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Revenge of the shlockmeister: Roger Corman gets his due

25 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Roger Corman's output through the years may not be immediately familiar, but he's been a wide conduit for emerging talent and raw creativity. That's why he's finally been given an Oscar

"Ok, so, November 14th 2009, Roger Corman receives an Oscar. People … what took you so long?" The words of Jonathan Demme in his speech before handing over the statuette to Corman on that fateful evening.

Don't worry, you've not missed the Oscar ceremony (something surprisingly easy to do since Sky swiped the TV rights). This was the inaugural Governors awards, part of the new-look Academy that will see the number of nominees greatly expanded come March, where the board issue honorary Oscars to deserving talents who they missed out or ignored over the years. It's a shame this was such a sidelined event as we were denied the opportunity to see Hollywood's brightest and best politely clapping at a »

- Phelim O'Neill

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Silver Surfer Spin-Off has Spun Out!

24 November 2009 5:52 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

This is either good news or bad news for the most devoted of comic book fans. A spin-off film about Silver Surfer has been in gestation ever since the Fantastic Four sequel, which I personally felt was better than the first. In fact, despite it’s their many flaws, I actually enjoyed both Fantastic Four movies on a purely child-like level. Heck… I even own a copy of Roger Corman’s original cinematic rendition of the super hero team.

J. Michael Straczynski (Ninja Assassin), the co-writer tapped to pen the film said in an interview with Collider.com that the underwhelming box office performance of Fantastic Four 2: Rise Of The Silver Surfer is what caused the pull back from the Silver Surfer project, which at one time had Alex Proyas’ (I Robot, Knowing) interest in directing.

Straczynski states that his script had the spin-off picking up where FF2 left off, »

- Travis

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Junkfood Cinema: Battle Beyond the Stars

20 November 2009 12:30 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Editor's Note: We hope you enjoy this new Friday afternoon column, Junkfood Cinema, by Brian Salisbury. It celebrates movies that are so bad, even though they are also sometimes so good. For more (coming each and every Friday), stay tuned to the Junkfood Cinema Archive. Also, please feel free to let us know what you think of this new weekly feature in the comment section below. Battle Beyond the Stars Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami Written by: John Sayles & Anne Dyer Produced by: Roger Corman, Ed Carlin, & Mary Ann Fisher Starring: George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, and Richard Thomas For this second helping of Junkfood Cinema I will gorge myself on Battle Beyond the Stars.  Operating a bad movie column, it was merely a matter of time before I snacked on something from the Roger Corman.  He is the sultan of schlock and a genius in the art of box office manipulation.  If »

- Brian Salisbury

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Directors Pay Tribute To Roger Corman

19 November 2009 3:13 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Corman in London, photographed by Cinema Retro's Mark Mawston.

Entertainment Weekly columnist Chris Nashawaty has done yeoman work in soliciting comments from some top-name directors, actors and writers who recall their memories of working for producer Roger Corman. The B movie king is finally being shown the respect he deserves, culminating with a special Oscar being bestowed on him for his remarkable achievements in film. Corman gave crucial first breaks to many directors and actors who went on to have great careers. In this article, homage is paid to Corman by Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Joe Dante, Jonathan Demme, Sylvester Stallone, Dennis Hopper, William Shatner, Richard Matheson and others. Click here to read »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Gay of the Dead #28: The Lair, Season Three (Part 2 of 2)

18 November 2009 10:00 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

What can I say about Sybil Danning that would be a surprise to anyone? Gorgeous, talented, fun to watch. In whatever project she appears, Danning is always completely committed. Watching her as I have over the years, I see not only chops, but a healthy sense of humor as well. I feel like she “gets it,” if that makes any sense. (And after this interview, I’m even more of a fan.) Courtesy of friend Fred Olen Ray, Danning joins all the vampire fun on The Lair in this third season.

Sean Abley: We’ve actually met very briefly—I moderated the Lair panel for the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in La months ago. I was incredibly intimidated by meeting you. You’re Sybil Danning! But you turned out to be very sweet, and even asked me if it went Ok afterwards. You’ve now worked with my friend Dylan Vox twice, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Sean Abley)

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