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Dear Mr. Gacy Teaser, Clip, and Q&A with William Forsythe

10 December 2009 1:08 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

We haven't heard much lately about Dear Mr. Gacy, the film adaptation of The Last Victim, the memoirs of Jason Moss, who corresponded with serial killer John Wayne Gacy; but today brought forth a bonanza of information, including a teaser, a clip, and the chance for members of the Dread Central community to ask star William Forsythe any questions they might have regarding the new film and/or his portrayal of Gacy.

Currently Dear Mr. Gacy producer Clark Peterson is focusing on the social promotion aspect for the film, which is due out next year. An official site was recently launched, and in addition Forsythe will be doing a video shoot in the Chicago area next Monday and Tuesday, December 14 and 15, 2009. The actor will be talking to several of Gacy's old acquaintances and his defense attorney, as well as detectives that were on the famous case, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year. »

- Uncle Creepy

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Alien on an Oil Rig Gets a New Title and Trailer - The Rig

22 October 2009 1:24 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

It was nearly two years ago that I first told you of a creature feature called The Platform starring William Forsythe and Art Lafleur about a crew trapped aboard an oil rig with a mutant monster. Been so long I had completely forgotten about the film until the other day when I decided to check on the status of it. At the time information was scarce. Now I find the film has a new title - The Rig, a new website, and a new trailer.

"When a tropical storm forces an offshore drilling company to evacuate non-essential personnel from the "Charlie" oil rig, the small but experienced crew left behind settles in to ride out the storm. Isolated on the rig, their routine night is interrupted when a crew member goes missing and an extensive search proves futile. Slowly, they discover that a deadly creature is stalking the crew, eliminating them one by one. »

- Foywonder

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iMURDERS (DVD Review)

13 October 2009 1:54 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

From the moment iMURDERS (just out on DVD from Anchor Bay) begins, the viewer is struck with a feeling of, to use on-line slang, Wtf? Halfway through the credits is a video interlude depicting a cheating husband getting busted by his wife, and a subsequent gunshot. We don’t see the faces of anyone involved, or even who takes the bullet. Once the remaining credits come to an end, this event isn’t brought up again for more than half the movie; we literally forget all about it until the shooting resurfaces. What unspools instead is a thinly veiled morality tale for the Internet generation, hiding behind a murder mystery.

As the story proper begins, we meet Sandra Wilson (Terri Colombino) as she’s about to move into a new apartment. Having learned about the listing from one of her on-line friends, Sandra is eager to show her less tech-savvy »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Logan DeSisto)

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iMURDERS claims Best Feature Film at the Chicago Horror Film Festival

29 September 2009 12:33 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Writer/director Robbie Bryan's latest picture iMURDERS continues it's successful impression picking up Best Feature Film award at the Chicago Horror Film Festival this past weekend. The picture, which stars William Forsythe, Tony Todd, Gabrielle Anwar and Brooke Lewis (check out our own iMURDERS discussion with Brooke here) is a dramatic murder mystery with a touch of horror. Other genre veterans involved in this project include Charles Durning and Harry Manfredini, the genius behind the Friday The 13th musical theme.

The iMURDERS DVD comes to us courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment and is slated to street on October 13th.  For more information (including trailers, galleries and up to date news) on this award winning flick head to www.imurdersthemovie.com or visit www.myspace.com/imurdersmovie. You can also preorder the DVD now via Amazon.com »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Matt Molgaard)

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Jeff Bridges And Coen Brothers Reunite For 'True Grit' Remake

11 September 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

There are plenty of actors I wish would work with the Coen brothers again: Tim Robbins; Nicolas Cage; Beth Grant; William Forsythe; Tony Shalhoub; Philip Seymour Hoffman. Of course, the one that most of us Coen fans want the most is "The Dude" himself, Jeff Bridges. Well we're in luck, because the "Big Lebowski" star is in talks to join Joel and Ethan Coen for their remake of the 1969 comedic western "True Grit," according to Variety.

Based on Charles Portis' novel, the original "True Grit" starred an eye patch-wearing John Wayne as 'Rooster' Cogburn, an aging U.S. marshal who helps a 14-year-old girl find the man who killed her father. Also along for the ride in the original is country singer Glen Campbell, who additionally performed the film's Oscar-nominated theme song. "Grit" is mostly remembered for being the film that finally won Wayne his only Academy Award, which »

- Christopher Campbell

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iMurders Comes To DVD October 13th!

19 August 2009 5:13 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

We just got in the press release from Anchor Bay Entertainment for their latest acquisition, iMurders, which hits DVD shelves on October 13th. If you recall, we talked briefly about the flick with actress Erika Smith in her Icons interview last year. Below are all the full details!

Murder has a technology all its own. Tune in, turn on … and drop dead. iMURDERS. An all-star, high-tech horror whodunit from Anchor Bay Entertainment, just in time for Halloween.

The Internet. For some, it’s one of the great innovations of the modern world, a pathway to knowledge, growth and new experiences. But for a group of people who share a common chat room, it could be the instrument of their destruction.

Just in time for Halloween, Anchor Bay Entertainment – the undisputed leader in cult and classic horror home entertainment – will release the star-laden shocker iMurders. Street date is October 13, 2009 with an »

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Halloween (2007, Film Review)

19 July 2009 7:35 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Restored Archive Review, Originally Posted on 9/6/07

Given how ’70s-inflected his previous features House Of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’S Rejects were, it was perhaps inevitable that Rob Zombie would become involved in the current trend of reduxing low-budget horror’s golden age. And if Halloween had to be remade—which was sadly inevitable under the circumstances—Zombie was inarguably among the best choices for the job. The good news is that his take on John Carpenter’s 1978 classic demonstrates a far greater affinity for the material than the makers of the clueless Assault On Precinct 13 and The Fog remakes. The bad news is that his attempts to simultaneously explore different avenues of the story and stick to the trail forged by Carpenter ultimately cancel each other out.

For about the first 45 minutes or so, the new Halloween engenders a reaction echoing that which greeted Stanley Kubrick’s film »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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iMurders: An Interview with Brooke Lewis

6 July 2009 11:35 AM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »

Brooke Lewis is a prolific actress with dozens of acting credits to her name. However, Brooke is not only a previous off Broadway actress, but an executive producer, producer, director, and promoter of horror films and now one of several stars in the upcoming "iMurders," which, as previously reported here, will show in a limited engagement in Pasadena this July 25.

Small in stature, curvaceous, and big in heart Ms. Vampy talks of "iMurders" and several other upcoming features in this one of a kind interview from one of the most beautiful actresses in the horror genre. Check out the interview and get a sense of Brooke's passionate personality on camera and off just past the break

(Michael Allen) When did you realize your passion for acting?

(Brooke Lewis) "I feel like I have been very fortunate to know what I wanted to do with my life at an early age. »

- Michael Ross Allen

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iMurders in Pasadena July 25

6 July 2009 9:33 AM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »

In the works for six years "iMurders" will be released for fans October 13 on DVD and for fans in the Pasadena area there is a limited run on the big screen at the Regency Academy Cinemas. This film involves eight users of "a Facespace chat room" who end up brutalized in a series of bloody murders. Tony Todd (The Candyman, Masters of Horror), William Forsythe (The Devils Rejects) and Brooke Lewis (Kinky Killers) will headline this thrilling piece of film noir that makes a social comment about the perceived safety of internet use. Have a look at the theatrical trailer, synopsis, cast/crew, and limited engagement location inside.

"iMurders" on July 25 at 6:00 (Saturday) here:

1003 E. Colorado Blvd.

Pasadena, CA

91106

A synopsis for "iMurders" here...

"When the participants of an internet chat room are brutally murdered in succession, one person’s past holds the key to the gruesome mystery (Myspace)."

Director: Robbie Bryan. »

- Michael Ross Allen

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Texas Frightmare Weekend May 1St-3Rd!

30 April 2009 12:01 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

This upcoming weekend marks the return of the Texas Frightmare Weekend in Dallas, Texas, and while our staffer Phil Fasso always makes the effort to hit up this particular convention, he sent along this message to our fellow Icons readers -

"Regrettably I won't be able to make my planned trip to the Dallas are for this weekend's Texas Frightmare Weekend, but that shouldn't stop you horror fans from going.  Tfw is the largest con in the area, and this year offers some great guests to Texans, such as Alice Cooper, Tobe Hooper, C.J. Graham, the great Dick Miller, the cast of Laid to Rest, and Icon's own John Toranni, many of whom will make their first appearance in the area (incidentally, Toranni is listed as a Texas filmmaker, but he's actually a fellow Long Islander).  Last year's Tfw was one of the greatest cons I've ever been to, »

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D-Cups and Teacups: The Weekend in Review

6 April 2009 11:57 AM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

Two nights on the town (a little town I like to call "Manhattan"), and oh the difference in granularity. Friday night we descended into the funky womb of Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia to catch Keigwin Kabaret, featuring members of Larry Keigwin's dance company in cahoots with a a beanpole emcee with a husky come-on voice and a disinclination to wear pants, a lariat twirler with a barnyard secret to tell, a mermaid in a wheelchair afflicted with Marlene Dietrich malaise, and enough pulchitrude to add a few new continent shelves to the topopraphy of the female form. Each time the Keigwin dancers returned to the intimate stage, hypodermic jabs of energy cut a jagged swath through the theater. You ask: How can a pointy needle cut a jagged swath? Excellent question. I wish I knew. And yet I refuse to retract or revise the metaphor, since.it conveys the »

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Jill Johnson, Mario Zambrano Named 2009 Artists In Residence At The New School

2 April 2009 4:11 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts has named renowned Forsythe dancers and educators Jill Johnson and Mario Zambrano as the 2009 Artists in Residence at The New School. Johnson and Zambrano will create with the students an original work inspired by One Flat Thing, reproduced, a work by choreographer William Forsythe of The Forsythe Company, which premiered in 2000. »

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John Wayne Gacy Comes Back To Life Onscreen

5 February 2009 10:26 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

When I saw Jesse Moss in The Uninvited, playing the tragically short-lived boyfriend, he didn't seem particularly impressive or memorable. But apparently he's got one thing going for him that no other actor does: His name is almost exactly the same as the lead character in Dear Mr. Gacy, and that may just be how he snagged the role in the upcoming drama. Jesse Moss will play Jason Moss, a college student who became obsessed with serial killer John Wayne Gacy, narrowly escaped an attack from him, and visited the killer on death row before ending his own life in 2006. THR says the producers are selling the story as a real-life Silence of the Lambs, but it's hard to imagine that movie working so well with Clarice biting it in the end. William Forsythe, recently seen in Rob Zombie's Halloween, will play Gacy, a Chicago resident who raped and murdered »

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Forsythe to Star in Dear Mr. Gacy

5 February 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

The real-life story of Jason Moss, a college student who became obsessed with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, is coming to the screen from Monster producer Clark Peterson. In the film Dear Mr. Gacy , William Forsythe will play the title role, while Jesse Moss, who stars in Paramount's current release The Uninvited , will play the role of Jason Moss. Director Svetozar Ristovski ( Mirage ) will make his English-language debut with the feature, directing from a script by Kellie Madison. Gordon Yang is also producing, while Tom Berry and Madison are exec producing. The project is based on the memoir "The Last Victim" by Jason Moss, who began corresponding with Gacy in 1994, the last year of the killer's life. Moss eventually met Gacy on Death Row and even »

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Monster Producer Tackles Gacy Memoir

5 February 2009 1:49 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Word came down via THR this morning that Monster producer Clark Peterson is returning to the world of serial killers with Dear Mr. Gacy. The film will be an adaptation of The Last Victim, the memoirs of Jason Moss, who corresponded with serial killer John Wayne Gacy during the last year of the killer’s life and narrowly avoided being killed himself.

William Forsythe will star as Gacy, while The Uninvited lead Jesse Moss will take on the role of Jason Moss. Mirage director Svetozar Ristovski is making his English-language debut with the film, which starts shooting in Vancouver later this month.

It’ll be interesting to see a true-crime movie with such a well-known lead taking on the role of the clown-faced killer; hopefully this will lead to bigger and better things for Forsythe. Peterson is also producing the long discussed remake of Scanners, which currently has David Goyer on board as writer. »

- Johnny Butane

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New Gacy film from Monster producer

5 February 2009 12:05 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

According to The Hollywood Reporter, producer Clark Peterson, whose credits include the Oscar-winning Monster, returns to serial-killer cinema with Dear Mr. Gacy. The movie is based on the memoir The Last Victim by Jason Moss.

Award-winning Macedonian director Svetozar Ristovski makes his English-language debut on the movie, which recounts the real-life correspondence between college student Moss and the imprisoned child murderer. Moss wound up visiting Gacy on Death Row and almost became one of his victims; following the book’s publication, he committed suicide in 2006. “The theme here is once you encounter that kind of darkness, it’s hard to escape it,” Peterson tells the trade. “Jason seemed to be a success because he had this encounter with John Wayne Gacy, wrote a book and went on television. But ultimately it came to a tragic end.”

The Devil’S Rejects’ William Forsythe has been cast as Gacy, and Jesse Moss (no relation to Jason, »

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