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Anchor Bay’s Frozen Gets a Poster

22 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Anchor Bay Films has sent over the official poster for their new survival thriller “Frozen”. Check it out below. A typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for three snowboarders when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run. As the ski patrol switches off the night lights, they realize with growing panic that they’ve been left behind dangling high off the ground with no way down. With the resort closed until the following weekend and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in, the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death. Once they make their move, they discover with horror that they have much more to fear than just the frigid cold. As they combat unexpected obstacles, they start to question if their will to survive is strong enough to overcome the worst ways to die? …

- Nix

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Sundance '10: Chilling Super Hi-Res One Sheet for 'Frozen'

16 December 2009 2:01 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

Let the hype begin for Adam Green's Frozen! Kevin Zegers (Transamerica, Dawn of the Dead), Shawn Ashmore (X-Men, The Ruins) and Emma Bell (Dollhouse, Supernatural) star in this intense suspense thriller that follows three skiers who are mistakenly stranded on a chairlift, forced to make life-or-death choices that prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death. Beyond the break you'll find a hi-res look at the official one sheet from writer/director Adam Green (Hatchet) and Producer Peter Block (Saw I-vi, Crank, Rambo), along with the full synopsis for the film arriving in theaters February 5 from Anchor Bay. It will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month. …

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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Two

16 December 2009 3:18 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

Case 39

Opens: January 1st 2010

Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Kerry O'Malley

Director: Christian Alvart

Summary: A family services social worker thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case - a troubled 10-year old girl whose parents try to kill her. The social worker decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along.

Analysis: Despite the presence of promising German director Christian Alvart ("Pandorum"), 'Case' has sat on a shelf since late 2006 and is finally being quietly shuffled out as the lone release on New Year's Day for one very good reason - it stinks. Having opened in Australia a few months back, reviewers utterly savaged the film as both incredibly dumb and utterly ludicrous. Lead star Renee Zellweger also scored personal criticism to a level rarely seen in film reviews outside of comments about Nicole Kidman …

- Garth Franklin

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Eisner Now Brooding

15 December 2009 5:29 PM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

On the heels of my earlier comments about some commercial dude directing The Creature From The Black Lagoon remake instead of Breck Eisner, I can report that, according to the L.A. Times, Eisner will be directing another remake:  David Cronenberg's The Brood.

Eisner's remake of The Crazies has been getting lots of love on other horror sites of late, but I'll reserve my comments on the film until I see it (and if it lacks the social commentary of George Romero's original, those who criticized Zach Snyder's Dawn Of The Dead remake for eschewing Romero's commentary on consumerism should be equally upset with Eisner). 

The one comment I will make is about a new type of director that's emerging in horror of late:  the sequel king.  Guys like Eisner and Marcus Nispel threaten to throw themselves into a horror ghetto where all they will be known for …

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Bind Casting, Synopsis, and Start Date

13 December 2009 4:56 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything regarding filmmaker Dan Walton’s planned feature directorial debut Bind, but today that’s all changed. Walton (who served as co-executive producer on 2008’s lurid Gutterballs) informed us that the film (which now features the tag-line "Hell Just Froze Over") is set to go before cameras in March of 2010 in Vancouver, Canada, and also provided us with a synopsis of the 80’s horror homage and an updated cast list.

According to Walton, who will direct from his own script, Bind tells the story of “a weekend getaway to a scenic winter wonderland that takes a deadly turn when a group of friends find themselves pitted against the elements and a dark presence with a bloody agenda.”

FX man Brian Sipe, whose previous credits include Van Helsing and Pirates of the Caribbean, will be on hand to provide what is expected …

- SeanD.

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The 2009 Terror Film Festival 'Claw' Awards - Winners Announced

13 December 2009 1:23 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

On October 24th, The Terror Film Festival Claw Awards took place at the Ethical Society Building on the famous Rittenhouse Square of Philadelphia.

The 4th season brought in the most astounding talent from all over the USA, as well as, the world. The assemblage of fans, filmmakers, screenwriters, and industry professionals, waited in anticipation, and all bets were on, as the illustrious Claw and the beautiful Princess Horror stood onstage, envelopes in hand, to present the coveted awards.

And the winners are...

Evil Angel - A steamy and heart-pounding story based on the ancient myth of Lilith, the first wife of Adam, who has roamed the Earth for centuries as a sexy and seductive villainous, and proudly holds the title of the world’s first serial killer. Written and directed by the iconoclastic Richard Dutcher of Utah, the film garnered several awards, such as, Best Feature Film, Best Original Music …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Source: TERROR FILM FESTIVAL)

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Second Trailer for the Remake of Romero's 'Crazies'

12 December 2009 2:14 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Back in the early 1970s, director George Romero made a flick called The Crazies. Probably due to his reputation as one of the icons of low-budget scare 'ems, a mostly Ok but not fantastic movie has secured a place in the director's legacy. It's fine, but not one of his best.

The remake, coming out early next year, follows a similar patter used by the 2005 version of Dawn of the Dead. If it works out that well, then the film is an unqualified success. It's off to a good start, because Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell are worth having in your horror movie. And the first trailer had a few surprisingly intense moment. I say surprising because I trust director Breck Eisner about as far as I can thrown my car.

Now there's a second trailer, which premiered on Friday at Yahoo!, and they're two-for-two. It might not blow you away or anything, …

- Colin Boyd

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Christmas Blu-ray roundup

11 December 2009 4:08 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The prices plummeted this year, so Blu-ray players are likely to be under plenty of Christmas trees. Phelim O'Neill advises what to play on them

Blockbusters

Jj Abrams's rebooted Star Trek (Paramount) was not only the sole moment of unbridled fun in this year's blockbuster season but the best, full bells and whistles Blu-ray issue, too. With its sparkling HD visuals (not a given for Blu-ray), vibrant soundtrack and exhaustive supplementary material, it's ideal for showing to anyone who dares ask, "Why all the fuss about Blu-ray?"

Documentary

Let's not forget the educational importance of Blu-ray. Actually, let's do, as the picture quality on series like David Attenborough's Planet Earth and Life (BBC) is so gobsmackingly pristine that the senses are too overloaded to take in any useful information. Better to go for slightly lower-fi stuff, documentaries where the pictures do all the talking …

- Phelim O'Neill

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PontyPool Movie Review

10 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

George Romero Fans  I have a new zombie film for you all that is sure to tickle your fancy and put a smile on your zombie loving face. Its name? Pontypool. I watched this movie a couple weeks ago and can not say enough how much it impressed me. Unlike alot of zombie films which go for gore and grizzlyness over intelligence and intensity Pontypool actually manages to pull off both which is what brings George Romeros name into this conversation.

Helmed by renowned Director Bruce McDonald, Pontypool marks the filmmaker’s first venture into the horror genre. The film is adapted from the novel “Pontypool Changes Everything” by Tony Burgess which tells the story of a morning radio show broadcasting out of a church basement in the small town of Pontypool.  What starts out as an otherwise ordinary day suddenly turns deadly when reports start coming in of a …

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UK Fangorians: New Years Eve Horror Allnighter in London!

10 December 2009 1:45 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

This event sounds cool as hell, and if we were in London - we'd have to be there. For our UK readers, check out the full details below on the New Year's Eve Gash "Horror Film Experience" celebrating the past decade in horror cinema with 17 films on 5 screens!

We’ve created a totally unique New Year’s Eve event to celebrate 10 years of great horror movies made this century.

We’re playing a serious line-up of films on 5 screens allowing you to watch what you want to watch. Until midnight we’ll all enjoy a double feature together and take in a series of weird and wonderful live performances, comedy and music in one of London’s biggest screens. After the chimes have rung in the New Year you can stay as long as you want and take in some really great stuff from our Movie Carousel. Afterall this is our cinema for the night. …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Christmas? Zombies? Monroeville Mall?

9 December 2009 8:23 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies | Second annual Zombie Holiday Party at Time & Space Toys on December 13

You can’t keep zombies down after Halloween.  Back by popular demand, Time and Space Toys presents its annual Monroeville Mall Zombie Holiday Party on Sunday, December 13 from 6 Pm to 10 Pm. 

Admission is free and the party will feature:

Photos with Zombie Santa – photo package available at the store for $10 Tours of the Monroeville Zombies themed attraction Living Dead Experience motion simulator ride – ride tokens available in the store for $3 Appearance by Leonard Lies – “Machete Zombie” in the original Dawn of the Dead Zombie movie trivia contest Prize drawings Refreshments

Zombie party goers will have an opportunity to check out the store’s newly remodeled Monroeville Zombies exhibit, which is a celebration of Zombies in Pop Culture. Located in the historic Monroeville Mall, site of the original film, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Wayne Mackie)

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Evilution (DVD Review)

9 December 2009 7:46 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

What can you say about a movie called Evilution? The title alone dictates one of two feelings the viewer will have about this movie. Either it will be a "so bad, it's good" movie, one in which the absurdness of the film is recognized and is played as such, or it will be a "so bad, it is really bad" movie. If I went by the first 5 minutes of the movie, I would have gone with the first option, but then the real movie kicked in and, unfortunately, it becomes the latter. this dreck is played straight as an arrow, serious and earnest, when it needed to be a hamfest of the highest order.

The plot, if you want to call it that, centers on a scientist and Captain named Darren Hall, the sole survivor of the opening scene. Hall, who escapes the blood and carnage of an army facility …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Eric Mayo)

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Cast Announced For Night Of The Living Dead Origins

2 December 2009 11:00 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

According to recent reports, Jesse Corti, Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Joe Pilato, Alona Tal and Cornell Womack have all signed on to voice characters in the upcoming 3D CGI “Night of the Living Dead: Origins.” Pilato has also appeared in 1978’s “Dawn of the Dead.” The upcoming re-imagining of the classic George A. Romero zombie flick is being directed by Zebediah de Soto, with Jib Polhemus, the president of Simon West and Simon West Productions, onboard as producer. The film’s story will follow a group of humans trying to stay alive during a worldwide zombie attack. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more “Dead” news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) …

- Costa Koutsoutis

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Cast Official for Night of the Living Dead: Origins

2 December 2009 10:53 PM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »

The unconfirmed cast of director Zebediah De Soto's CGI "re-imagining" Night of the Living Dead: Origins is finally official. Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Joe Pilato, Alona Tal were all previously announced, but were unconfirmed. Well, dust off that tie and drive to the church because this cast is confirmed! 

Moseley will return as Johnny, the part he played in Tom Savini's 1990 remake, and will likely play Johnny in every remake made from here on out. Harris will play Barbara, and Pilato (who appeared in Romero's Dawn of the Dead) and Tal will voice the Coopers.

The casting of Piluto and Moseley is obviously a calculated one, one De Soto explained is "a nod to Romero fans. Horror is a genre and zombie movies are a subgenre that people have been following for years and years." De Soto is one of those followers, and claims that Night of the Living Dead …

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Six Actors Join Voice Cast Of Night Of The Living Dead Remake

2 December 2009 2:52 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Jesse Corti, Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Joe Pilato, Alona Tal and Cornell Womack are all lending their voices to The Night Of The Living Dead: Origins, the upcoming re-imagining of George A. Romero's 1968 classic, which is being made in 3D CGI.

Newcomer Zebediah de Soto is directing the horror remake, which follows a group of humans trying to stay alive during a zombie attack.

Corti (Heroes) is voicing the part of a news reporter, Harris (Halloween II) plays a woman broken by the loss of her family, Moseley (Carnivale) is reprising the role of a Wall Street-type that he portrayed in a 1990 live-action remake of Living Dead, Pilato (Dawn Of The Dead) is voicing Harry Cooper, a blue-collar worker who lives for his injured daughter, Tal voices his wife Helen, and Womack (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen) is a no-nonsense New York cop.

De Soto said some of the …

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Big Lebowski Screening and New Years Movie Marathon!

2 December 2009 2:00 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

The fantastic friend of quality films that is the Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel has brought to our attention that they are again showing some classic films and hosting some brilliant sounding events in the coming month due to the success of their excellent 80’s film series back in October and it’s all starting off with the special screening of the classic Coen Brothers film ‘The Big Lebowski’.

Big Lebowski is a phenomenal film and my favourite film of all time, it’s also created one of the biggest cult followings spawning the Lebowski-Fest Festivals which celebrates all things Lebowski and also the creation of the religion of Dudeism.

This film should not be missed on the big screen as it may change your life!

So get down to the Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel on the 10th December at 8:30pm to witness this film and if …

- Gary Phillips

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Horror Society presents the Holiday Of Horrors fest!

1 December 2009 10:45 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Our friends over at Horror Society are bringing yet another event to Chicago's Portage Theatre, when their Holiday Of Horrors Film Festival arrives on December 12th. Director Lewis Jackson will be in-attendance to present his 1980 classic Christmas Evil (aka You Better Watch Out!), and they'll be screening Silent Night, Deadly Night, New Years Evil, and Black Santa's Revenge. Not enough for you? How about vendors, booze, prizes, and an opportunity to get your picture taken with Satan Santa himself?

December 12, 2009 | Tickets are $10 (get yours here) | Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Il 60641

Christmas Evil

Released in 1980 and once again we have an unstable main character who puts on the red suit and beard and gives the naughty what they deserve-and we’re not talking about lumps of coal. Arguably the best of the “Christmas Killer” movies, Christmas Evil should not be missed. This rare screening features a 35mm print from …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Christmas Must-Haves: Horror Sneaker Bonanza

1 December 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

The sneaker culture eludes me. Me? I'm a boots kind of guy. I know dudes that have more sneakers than Carrie Bradshaw's shoe collection in Sex in the City . Hey, to each their own. But I will admit to getting a bit excited when designers venture into horror territory and create a decent pair of sneaks based on some of my favorite films. Nike took a crack at the genre with a line-up based on A Nightmare on Elm Street , Friday the 13th , Dawn of the Dead and more. But those never saw the light of day (read more about that here ). Now, I've come across some more designs - some that will never be reproduced - that you ought to check out like a pair of sneakers that would make Pinhead grin and another set to stomp a city in. Of course, these suckers - if available - fetch. …

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Serious Scores: Goblin

30 November 2009 12:45 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The appropriately named prog rock band Goblin is most famous for their collaboration with Dario Argento on his gory giallo films, especially Suspiria, arguably Argento's most well-known and best film to date. Goblin provided Argento with unforgettable soundtracks to Tenebre, Phenomenon, and Deep Red, as well as Argento's 2001 film Sleepless, which brought the band back together again after 22 years. I'm ashamed to say I have not yet seen Sleepless, but after sitting through Argento's more recent movies like Do You Like Hitchcock? and even Mother of Tears, I'm a little wary.

Goblin also supplied soundtracks to other Italian horror movies, as well as giallo and soft porn director Joe D'Amato's Beyond the Darkness. They did the soundtrack to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, aka Zombi, under the name The Goblins; much later, Shaun of the Dead used one of the songs from the soundtrack in their film …

- Jenni Miller

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Box sets for Christmas | Gift ideas

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

Stumped for what to buy your friends and family this year? Forget the socks and chocs and bubble bath – our critics have chosen 40 of the best music, film and TV box sets

Pop by Kitty Empire

1 The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set (Parlophone)

At £145, the Beatles box set probably costs roughly what a small car did in the early 1960s. But the startling detail on these CDs will repay the outlay for Beatles nerds and mere mortals alike. Its sister release, The Beatles in Mono – 1960s scooter prices, at a guess – is even more desirable, audiophiles reckon.

2 Kraftwerk The Catalogue (Mute/Emi)

Eight albums by the electronic Beatles, dating from 1974's Autobahn, all gleamingly remastered. Costing considerably less than one of Ralf Hütter's beloved bicycles, this is the master text of most electronic genres – electro, techno, even hip-hop – today.

3 Spiritualized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Deluxe …

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