Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
V/H/S/99 Blu-ray from Rlje Films
Produced by Bloody Disgusting, V/H/S/99 is going to Hell on Blu-ray and DVD on May 23 via Rlje Films. Pre-orders are only $14.99.
The fifth installment in the found footage horror franchise consists of five segments from directors Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), Vanessa & Joseph Winter (Deadstream), Maggie Levin (Into the Dark: My Valentine), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), and Flying Lotus (Kuso).
Special features include a filmmaker audio commentary, New York Comic Con panel, deleted scenes, bloopers, and more.
Bride of Chucky Vinyl Soundtrack from Enjoy the Ride Records
Bride of Chucky’s original motion picture soundtrack is available on vinyl for the first time for $40 via Enjoy the Ride Records.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
V/H/S/99 Blu-ray from Rlje Films
Produced by Bloody Disgusting, V/H/S/99 is going to Hell on Blu-ray and DVD on May 23 via Rlje Films. Pre-orders are only $14.99.
The fifth installment in the found footage horror franchise consists of five segments from directors Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), Vanessa & Joseph Winter (Deadstream), Maggie Levin (Into the Dark: My Valentine), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), and Flying Lotus (Kuso).
Special features include a filmmaker audio commentary, New York Comic Con panel, deleted scenes, bloopers, and more.
Bride of Chucky Vinyl Soundtrack from Enjoy the Ride Records
Bride of Chucky’s original motion picture soundtrack is available on vinyl for the first time for $40 via Enjoy the Ride Records.
- 4/7/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
When Steven E. de Souza embarked on his big-screen adaptation of Capcom's arcade classic "Street Fighter II," the transformative upgrade on the ho-hum original, he painted a fire-engine red target on his back. The A-list action screenwriter of "48 Hrs.," "Commando" and "Die Hard" had more than earned the opportunity to make his directorial debut, but, in 1994, no one took video games seriously as a storytelling medium — and for good reason! Aside from role-playing computer franchises like "Ultima," "The Bard's Tale" and "Final Fantasy," most non-sports-centric games were either side-scrolling quests with the most slender of narratives or button-mashing combat competitions.
"Street Fighter II" fell in the latter camp. No one chugged Mountain Dew until sunrise because they wanted to know M. Bison's backstory; they did so to exert their console-controller primacy over their friends and dormmates. But Capcom's PvP sensation was so wildly popular that the video game...
"Street Fighter II" fell in the latter camp. No one chugged Mountain Dew until sunrise because they wanted to know M. Bison's backstory; they did so to exert their console-controller primacy over their friends and dormmates. But Capcom's PvP sensation was so wildly popular that the video game...
- 4/6/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Following their vinyl soundtrack releases for Little Monsters and Haunt back in February, Enjoy The Ride Records is teaming up with Back Lot Music for a limited edition vinyl release of Graeme Revell's delightfully deadly score for Bride of Chucky!
We have a look at the official details and Garreth Gibson's new artwork for the Bride of Chucky limited edition vinyl score, and keep an eye on Enjoy The Ride Records' official website when the new release goes on sale this Friday, March 31st, at noon Et!
Enjoy The Ride Records in conjunction with Back Lot Music proudly present a limited-edition vinyl pressing of Graeme Revell's Bride of Chucky Original Motion Picture Score. Composed and Conducted by Graeme Revell and Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony, Bride of Chucky is the fourth film in the Child's Play franchise, and where we begin to see a bit of a shift - Andy is out,...
We have a look at the official details and Garreth Gibson's new artwork for the Bride of Chucky limited edition vinyl score, and keep an eye on Enjoy The Ride Records' official website when the new release goes on sale this Friday, March 31st, at noon Et!
Enjoy The Ride Records in conjunction with Back Lot Music proudly present a limited-edition vinyl pressing of Graeme Revell's Bride of Chucky Original Motion Picture Score. Composed and Conducted by Graeme Revell and Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony, Bride of Chucky is the fourth film in the Child's Play franchise, and where we begin to see a bit of a shift - Andy is out,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“All I want to do is rule the world, is that so much to ask?”
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia in Street Fighter (1994) Steelbook Blu-ray is currently available from Mill Creek Entertainment. It can be ordered Here
Based on the massively popular video game franchise, this adrenaline-pumping adventure stars martial arts superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Double Impact, Kickboxer) as Colonel Guile, who leads an international strike force against the mad General M. Bison. Bison, who has hatched an evil plan for world domination, takes dozens of relief workers hostage and gives the world only 72 hours to respond to his twisted demands. In that time, Guile must find the captives and confront Bison in an electrifying battle for the fate of the free world. Along the way Guile recruits intelligence officer Cammy, reporter and martial arts expert Chun-Li, two young con men Ken and Ryu, and a sumo wrestler E.
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia in Street Fighter (1994) Steelbook Blu-ray is currently available from Mill Creek Entertainment. It can be ordered Here
Based on the massively popular video game franchise, this adrenaline-pumping adventure stars martial arts superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Double Impact, Kickboxer) as Colonel Guile, who leads an international strike force against the mad General M. Bison. Bison, who has hatched an evil plan for world domination, takes dozens of relief workers hostage and gives the world only 72 hours to respond to his twisted demands. In that time, Guile must find the captives and confront Bison in an electrifying battle for the fate of the free world. Along the way Guile recruits intelligence officer Cammy, reporter and martial arts expert Chun-Li, two young con men Ken and Ryu, and a sumo wrestler E.
- 12/9/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If reading Monte Yazzie's insightful Class of 1980 retrospective on Flash Gordon made you want to revisit the space opera or experience it for the first time, then you're in luck, because Arrow Video is releasing the cult movie on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in both limited and standard editions on August 18th, alongside a new Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release of David Twohy's Pitch Black, and we have the full lists of special features for both sci-fi films.
You can check out the complete release details and cover art for the new home media releases of Pitch Black and Flash Gordon below, and to learn more, visit Mvd Entertainment Group's website.
This August, Arrow Video releases its first ever titles in 4K Ultra HD - two sci-fi classics, the superb space shocker Pitch Black, starring Vin Diesel, and the beloved and brilliantly timeless Flash Gordon,...
You can check out the complete release details and cover art for the new home media releases of Pitch Black and Flash Gordon below, and to learn more, visit Mvd Entertainment Group's website.
This August, Arrow Video releases its first ever titles in 4K Ultra HD - two sci-fi classics, the superb space shocker Pitch Black, starring Vin Diesel, and the beloved and brilliantly timeless Flash Gordon,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
An amazing Blu-ray year is capped by a genuine favorite, rescued by its filmmaker and set aside for almost twenty years. Wim Wenders was forced to make a shortened version of what he hoped would be his greatest success, following Wings of Desire: but he cleverly saved his 4.5-hour uncut version, making its Blu-ray debut on December 10. Longform video is currently the rage, so perhaps the time has finally come for the uncut Bis ans Ende der Welt. The music soundtrack is nothing less than fantastic, not to be missed.
Until the End of the World
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1007
1991 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 158, 181, 287 min. / Bis ans Ende der Welt / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 10, 2019 / 39.95
Starring: Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill, Rüdiger Vogler, Jeanne Moreau, Max von Sydow, Chishu Ryu, Kuniko Miyake, Allen Garfield, David Gulpilil, Ernie Dingo, Lois Chiles, Adelle Lutz, Chick Ortega, Eddy Mitchell,...
Until the End of the World
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1007
1991 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 158, 181, 287 min. / Bis ans Ende der Welt / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 10, 2019 / 39.95
Starring: Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill, Rüdiger Vogler, Jeanne Moreau, Max von Sydow, Chishu Ryu, Kuniko Miyake, Allen Garfield, David Gulpilil, Ernie Dingo, Lois Chiles, Adelle Lutz, Chick Ortega, Eddy Mitchell,...
- 11/30/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Ever since seeing Bloodline at the 2019 Popcorn Frights Film Festival, I've had its infectious, synth-infused soundtrack stuck in my head, as the original music by Trevor Gureckis is like its own character in the film, giving the serial killer story a deadly pulse that hearkens back to some of the most memorable collaborations between John Carpenter and Alan Howarth. With Bloodline—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack coming to digital via Lakeshore Records on September 20th (the same day the film will be released in theaters and on Digital and VOD by Momentum Pictures), we've been provided with an exclusive track from the film's score to share with Daily Dead readers.
Below, you can listen to the exclusive "Good Boy" track from Bloodline—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ahead of its September 20th release from Lakeshore Records.
In case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's 4-star review of the film, and we...
Below, you can listen to the exclusive "Good Boy" track from Bloodline—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ahead of its September 20th release from Lakeshore Records.
In case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's 4-star review of the film, and we...
- 9/17/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
John Carpenter’s “Halloween” music? A “Star Wars” compendium? It’s no shock to see these show up on a list of soundtrack label Varèse Sarabande’s historical 10 biggest selling albums. More surprising? Non-genre soundtracks like “Rudy” and “The Man from Snowy River,” which film music fans snatched up in numbers matching some of the more obvious fare. Here are the imprint’s 10 most popular releases from their first 40 years:
1. “Ghost”
Maurice Jarre, 1990
Varèse’s sole platinum album to date, selling an estimated 1.5 million units. Its inclusion of the Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” accounted for many of these sales.
2. “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
Brad Fiedel, 1991
Fiedel’s electronic score proved enduringly popular.
3. “The Star Wars Trilogy”
Varujan Kojian conducting Utah Symphony, 1983
One of several classic film-score recordings produced for Varèse by George Korngold with London orchestras.
4. “The Last of the Mohicans”
Joel McNeely conducting Royal Scottish National Orchestra, 2000
New recording...
1. “Ghost”
Maurice Jarre, 1990
Varèse’s sole platinum album to date, selling an estimated 1.5 million units. Its inclusion of the Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” accounted for many of these sales.
2. “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
Brad Fiedel, 1991
Fiedel’s electronic score proved enduringly popular.
3. “The Star Wars Trilogy”
Varujan Kojian conducting Utah Symphony, 1983
One of several classic film-score recordings produced for Varèse by George Korngold with London orchestras.
4. “The Last of the Mohicans”
Joel McNeely conducting Royal Scottish National Orchestra, 2000
New recording...
- 12/8/2018
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The only thing more amazing than the fact that there are three sequels to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho—an untouchable classic that defies sequelization—is the fact that all three sequels are surprisingly good. This is a horror franchise that never should have existed, and yet it is one of the few horror franchises without a single stinker in the bunch… that is, until we get to the 1987 made-for-tv spinoff movie Bates Motel and Gus Van Sant’s shot-for-shot remake in 1998. For our purposes, let’s just stick to the original series of Psycho films starring Anthony Perkins. Anything without the original Norman Bates just ain’t Psycho.
Having never seen the 1990 made-for-cable sequel/prequel Psycho IV: The Beginning prior to Scream Factory’s new Blu-ray release, I was sure this would be the entry in the Psycho series that dropped the ball—the one that looked like what I...
Having never seen the 1990 made-for-cable sequel/prequel Psycho IV: The Beginning prior to Scream Factory’s new Blu-ray release, I was sure this would be the entry in the Psycho series that dropped the ball—the one that looked like what I...
- 8/30/2016
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Puppy love is sweet until it turns deadly. Packed with special features including new interviews with the cast, Alan Shapiro’s The Crush (1993) Blu-ray will be released by Scream Factory on June 21st, and the special features have now been revealed.
Press Release: Romantic obsession has harrowing consequences in ‘90s cult-classic, suspense thriller The Crush, written and directed by Alan Shapiro (Flipper, TV’s The Outsiders) and starring Cary Elwes (Saw, The Princess Bride, Twister), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Batman and Robin), Jennifer Rubin (Bad Dreams, Screamers) and Kurtwood Smith (TV’s Agent Carter, That ‘70s Show). On June 21st, 2016, Scream Factory™ is proud to present The Crush Blu-ray edition, featuring new audio commentary with writer/director Alan Shapiro, new interviews with Kurtwood Smith and Jennifer Rubin, and more!
Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this special Scream Factory home entertainment release is a must-have for movie collectors, horror/ thriller...
Press Release: Romantic obsession has harrowing consequences in ‘90s cult-classic, suspense thriller The Crush, written and directed by Alan Shapiro (Flipper, TV’s The Outsiders) and starring Cary Elwes (Saw, The Princess Bride, Twister), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Batman and Robin), Jennifer Rubin (Bad Dreams, Screamers) and Kurtwood Smith (TV’s Agent Carter, That ‘70s Show). On June 21st, 2016, Scream Factory™ is proud to present The Crush Blu-ray edition, featuring new audio commentary with writer/director Alan Shapiro, new interviews with Kurtwood Smith and Jennifer Rubin, and more!
Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this special Scream Factory home entertainment release is a must-have for movie collectors, horror/ thriller...
- 5/11/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
“A lot of this was done at the very last minute.”
2007’s Grindhouse experiment between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino was viewed as something of a misfire upon its initial release, but in the years since it’s enjoyed something of a reappraisal. Most viewers seem to have a strong opinion as to which of the two films is best, but regardless of where you land on that point there’s no denying that Rodriguez’s Planet Terror is far more attuned to the “grindhouse” aesthetic.
Where Death Proof feels like a slickly produced Tarantino film, Planet Terror is a gloriously intentional mess of jarring cuts, cheap tropes, B-movie dialogue, and crowd-pleasing beats. It’s not great cinema, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun and one of Rodriguez’s most consistently entertaining movies.
Keep reading to see what I heard on the Planet Terror commentary!
Planet Terror (2007)
Commentator: Robert Rodriguez (writer/director)
https:...
2007’s Grindhouse experiment between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino was viewed as something of a misfire upon its initial release, but in the years since it’s enjoyed something of a reappraisal. Most viewers seem to have a strong opinion as to which of the two films is best, but regardless of where you land on that point there’s no denying that Rodriguez’s Planet Terror is far more attuned to the “grindhouse” aesthetic.
Where Death Proof feels like a slickly produced Tarantino film, Planet Terror is a gloriously intentional mess of jarring cuts, cheap tropes, B-movie dialogue, and crowd-pleasing beats. It’s not great cinema, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun and one of Rodriguez’s most consistently entertaining movies.
Keep reading to see what I heard on the Planet Terror commentary!
Planet Terror (2007)
Commentator: Robert Rodriguez (writer/director)
https:...
- 5/5/2016
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Making all of your nightmares come true … Varèse Sarabande will be releasing A Nightmare On Elm Street 8-cd box set (limited 2000 units) on October 16, 2015.
This deluxe package contains all 8 soundtracks from the original series, over 8 hours of music including almost 3 hours of bonus tracks. New artwork has been commissioned for the set (by artist Shawn Conn, http://atomicdeadguy.com/), and configuring the sleeves together forms a larger piece of art. Before you have any nightmares, please don’t worry … the original Matthew Joseph Peak creations are included in the packaging.
The set comes complete with the trademark knitted Freddy sweater encasing the outer box.
The world was introduced to Wes Craven’s Freddy Krueger (portrayed by Robert Englund) in 1984 with A Nightmare On Elm Street. Krueger was a former child killer seeking revenge against the parents who burned him by haunting the dreams of their teenage children and killing them in their dreams.
This deluxe package contains all 8 soundtracks from the original series, over 8 hours of music including almost 3 hours of bonus tracks. New artwork has been commissioned for the set (by artist Shawn Conn, http://atomicdeadguy.com/), and configuring the sleeves together forms a larger piece of art. Before you have any nightmares, please don’t worry … the original Matthew Joseph Peak creations are included in the packaging.
The set comes complete with the trademark knitted Freddy sweater encasing the outer box.
The world was introduced to Wes Craven’s Freddy Krueger (portrayed by Robert Englund) in 1984 with A Nightmare On Elm Street. Krueger was a former child killer seeking revenge against the parents who burned him by haunting the dreams of their teenage children and killing them in their dreams.
- 9/18/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hollywood has no shortage of talented composers crafting mostly serviceable tunes for the next young adult literary adaptation or prestige awards tearjerker. But for every auteur like Hans Zimmer and John Williams, you have musical yes men pounding out ominous notes in anticipation of the next horror movie jump scare or making ratatat noise to underscore a superhero chase scene. The film world screams for diverse sounds, but is often left wanting when scores become interchangeable to feed the Hollywood machine. The current film decade is no different from any other in terms of talent, mediocrity, and ingenuity, but could always use a boost from professionals who bring specificity to the table. These five forgotten or diminished artists, each among them with varied yet singular skills, are screaming to be brought back into the Hollywood fold to create their signature sounds.
Elliot Goldenthal
One of the most prolific composers from the 90’s,...
Elliot Goldenthal
One of the most prolific composers from the 90’s,...
- 2/13/2015
- by Shane Ramirez
- SoundOnSight
Gotham Season 1, Episode 1 ‘Pilot’
Written by Bruno Heller
Directed by Danny Cannon
Airs Mondays at 8pm Et on Fox
Batman is one of the most iconic comic book superheroes of all time and has been amongst the pop culture zeitgeist for, at most, three quarters of a century, being adapted into all kinds of media, from novels to video games and of course, to film and television. Strangely enough, as popular as the hero has been throughout the decades, the character has had very little time on the live action small screen. Even now, in this newest retelling of his origin story, Batman himself is not expected to make a full costumed appearance. Instead we are introduced to all the tangential characters that surround the Batman mythology and formulate Batman’s allies and foes.
There is a fine line to walk when adapting a comic book character for live action television or film.
Written by Bruno Heller
Directed by Danny Cannon
Airs Mondays at 8pm Et on Fox
Batman is one of the most iconic comic book superheroes of all time and has been amongst the pop culture zeitgeist for, at most, three quarters of a century, being adapted into all kinds of media, from novels to video games and of course, to film and television. Strangely enough, as popular as the hero has been throughout the decades, the character has had very little time on the live action small screen. Even now, in this newest retelling of his origin story, Batman himself is not expected to make a full costumed appearance. Instead we are introduced to all the tangential characters that surround the Batman mythology and formulate Batman’s allies and foes.
There is a fine line to walk when adapting a comic book character for live action television or film.
- 9/23/2014
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
Arrow
Karl Yune ("Speed Racer," "Real Steel") has scored the major recurring role of Maseo Yamashiro, Oliver Queen's Hong Kong handler, in the upcoming third season of The CW's "Arrow".
The character will evolve into a teacher and a friend who helps Oliver step ever closer to becoming the superhero he is today. He is also the husband of Tatsu Yamashiro (Devon Aoki) who becomes DC Comics superheroine Katana. [Source: TV Line]
Man Seeking Woman
Fxx has ordered ten episodes of "Man Seeking Woman" which Lorne Michaels will executive produce. The half-hour dating comedy will premiere in 2015.
Jay Baruchel plays a naive romantic on a desperate quest for love after his girlfriend dumps him. He enters the dating scene only to discover a nightmarish hellscape of untold horror. Eric Andre, Britt Lower and Maya Erskine co-star. [Source: The Live Feed]
Flash
A new featurette is out looking at the supporting character of Detective Eddie Thawne (Rick...
Karl Yune ("Speed Racer," "Real Steel") has scored the major recurring role of Maseo Yamashiro, Oliver Queen's Hong Kong handler, in the upcoming third season of The CW's "Arrow".
The character will evolve into a teacher and a friend who helps Oliver step ever closer to becoming the superhero he is today. He is also the husband of Tatsu Yamashiro (Devon Aoki) who becomes DC Comics superheroine Katana. [Source: TV Line]
Man Seeking Woman
Fxx has ordered ten episodes of "Man Seeking Woman" which Lorne Michaels will executive produce. The half-hour dating comedy will premiere in 2015.
Jay Baruchel plays a naive romantic on a desperate quest for love after his girlfriend dumps him. He enters the dating scene only to discover a nightmarish hellscape of untold horror. Eric Andre, Britt Lower and Maya Erskine co-star. [Source: The Live Feed]
Flash
A new featurette is out looking at the supporting character of Detective Eddie Thawne (Rick...
- 7/2/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
According to Film Music Reporter, Fox's Batman prequel series has found a composer in Graeme Revell. Having previously collaborated with the pilot's director and executive producer Danny Cannon on the first season of CSI: Miami, Revell has also worked on the likes of Daredevil, Pitch Black/Chronicles of Riddick, Pineapple Express, From Dusk Till Dawn and Sin City. Before there was Batman, there was Gotham. Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler,...
- 7/2/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Whether you saw it in theaters of not, you’ll never have gotten the full experience of Riddick, directed by David Twohy and starring Vin Diesel, until you’ve obtained and watched it in your home entertainment center. Here are all the details in the official press release below.
Vin Diesel Returns As The Most Wanted Man In The Universe In A Stunning New Chapter Of The Explosive Sci-fi Adventure Franchise Riddick Be The First To Own It On Digtal HD December 17, 2013 Never-before-seen Unrated Director’S Cut With Alternate Ending Coming To Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack Including Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD With Ultraviolet™ January 14, 2014 Also Available: Riddick: The Complete Collection Including Riddick, Pitch Black And The Chronicles Of Riddick Plus The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dark Fury “One Hell of a Thrill Ride.”—Joel D. Amos, Moviefanatic.Com
Universal City, California, November 12, 2013— Vin Diesel returns to the larger-than-life role...
Vin Diesel Returns As The Most Wanted Man In The Universe In A Stunning New Chapter Of The Explosive Sci-fi Adventure Franchise Riddick Be The First To Own It On Digtal HD December 17, 2013 Never-before-seen Unrated Director’S Cut With Alternate Ending Coming To Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack Including Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD With Ultraviolet™ January 14, 2014 Also Available: Riddick: The Complete Collection Including Riddick, Pitch Black And The Chronicles Of Riddick Plus The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dark Fury “One Hell of a Thrill Ride.”—Joel D. Amos, Moviefanatic.Com
Universal City, California, November 12, 2013— Vin Diesel returns to the larger-than-life role...
- 11/14/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Conceptually, a horror film should seem like a self-contained endeavor. One brainstorms for a neat idea to pull off a few scares on the audience through a tale filled with some ghouls, goblins, and other various ghastly figures that go bump in the night, the end. Film history and the ever-pervasive reality of box office rewards has dictated otherwise on plenty of occasions. Warranted or not from a story perspective, horror films, from slashers to ghost tales, have seen a near-incalculable number of sequels (and now prequels and reboots) ordered into production. It is doubtful even a scientific calculator could keep proper count of all the further installments developed from horror films.
Even though the fans’ common reflex is to proclaim a sequel’s dip in quality in relation to the first episode that does not entail that a sequel is not a good film in its own right. Every now and then,...
Even though the fans’ common reflex is to proclaim a sequel’s dip in quality in relation to the first episode that does not entail that a sequel is not a good film in its own right. Every now and then,...
- 10/16/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
It took almost ten years, but writer/director David Twohy and actor Vin Diesel have finally made another Riddick movie. While The Chronicles of Riddick was not a commercial success, it still gained a cult following on home video and fans kept clamouring for Twohy and Diesel to make another film to continue the adventure. It’s because of that continued support that the third movie in the franchise (which started with Pitch Black) is now a reality.
This movie, simply entitled Riddick, sees the dangerous criminal left for dead on a desolate planet where he fights for survival against alien predators and a band of bounty hunters determined to bring him back dead or alive.
I was lucky enough to have a one-on-one interview with Mr. Twohy when he was at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California for the Riddick press conference. While The Chronicles of Riddick...
This movie, simply entitled Riddick, sees the dangerous criminal left for dead on a desolate planet where he fights for survival against alien predators and a band of bounty hunters determined to bring him back dead or alive.
I was lucky enough to have a one-on-one interview with Mr. Twohy when he was at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California for the Riddick press conference. While The Chronicles of Riddick...
- 9/4/2013
- by Ben Kenber
- We Got This Covered
Riddick, the latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000′s hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004′s The Chronicles of Riddick reunites writer/director David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway, The Fugitive) and star Vin Diesel (the Fast and Furious franchise, xXx). Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy.
The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.
The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose...
The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.
The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose...
- 8/27/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Riddick fans rejoice, for its star and occasional Rock-botherer Vin Diesel has rewarded his Facebook followers with a trailer for the film which we’ve snuck out of the social network’s entirely imagined vaults to present here for your immediate enjoyment. Enjoy immediately:
At 22 seconds, it’s certainly a teaser trailer in the truest terms, but there’s more than enough in there from dragon-strangling to gravel-voiced grimace to get you excited for the threequel which is due this September from Universal.
Riddick also stars Karl Urban, Dave ‘Batista’ Bautista, Nolan Funk (whose incredible name sounds like a particular style of Northern Irish club music), Keri Hilson, Katee Starbuck Sackhoff (goddamit, every god damn time!), Jordi Molla and Matt Nable.
David Twohy returns from Pitch Black and The Chronicles Of Riddick to write and direct which bodes well for the franchise, as does the return of composer Graeme Revell,...
At 22 seconds, it’s certainly a teaser trailer in the truest terms, but there’s more than enough in there from dragon-strangling to gravel-voiced grimace to get you excited for the threequel which is due this September from Universal.
Riddick also stars Karl Urban, Dave ‘Batista’ Bautista, Nolan Funk (whose incredible name sounds like a particular style of Northern Irish club music), Keri Hilson, Katee Starbuck Sackhoff (goddamit, every god damn time!), Jordi Molla and Matt Nable.
David Twohy returns from Pitch Black and The Chronicles Of Riddick to write and direct which bodes well for the franchise, as does the return of composer Graeme Revell,...
- 3/23/2013
- by Paul McNamee
- We Got This Covered
Three new movies are opening wide this Labor Day weekend:
Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the horror thriller Shark Night 3D directed by David R. Ellis and starring Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee, Donal Logue, Chris Carmack, Alyssa Diaz and Joel David Moore. The movie’s score is written by Graeme Revell. A soundtrack album featuring Revell’s music has been released earlier this week by Cutting Edge. To find out more about the album and listen to audio clips from the release, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Already in theater since Wednesday is the political thriller The Debt directed by John Madden and starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Tom Wilkinson. The composer of the film is Thomas Newman. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album including Newman’s score digitally earlier this week. The full details and audio clips can be checked out in our previous article.
Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the horror thriller Shark Night 3D directed by David R. Ellis and starring Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee, Donal Logue, Chris Carmack, Alyssa Diaz and Joel David Moore. The movie’s score is written by Graeme Revell. A soundtrack album featuring Revell’s music has been released earlier this week by Cutting Edge. To find out more about the album and listen to audio clips from the release, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Already in theater since Wednesday is the political thriller The Debt directed by John Madden and starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Tom Wilkinson. The composer of the film is Thomas Newman. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album including Newman’s score digitally earlier this week. The full details and audio clips can be checked out in our previous article.
- 9/3/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Cutting Edge has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Shark Night 3D. The album includes the original score from the movie by composer Graeme Revell. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 30, 2011 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all 19 tracks of the album after the jump. Shark Night 3D is directed by David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2, Snakes on a Plane) and stars Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee, Donal Logue, Chris Carmack, Alyssa Diaz and Joel David Moore. The movie about a group of college friends who spend the weekend at a lake house, only to find all sorts of dangerous sharks lurking beneath the water will be released in theaters on September 2. To find out more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Amazon.com WidgetsHere’s the album track list:
1. Opening Titles – Shark Night 3D...
Amazon.com WidgetsHere’s the album track list:
1. Opening Titles – Shark Night 3D...
- 8/28/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 178 new artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists are two film composers (Terence Blanchard, Graeme Revell) and one music editor (Fernand Bos). Terence Blanchard has been working in the film music industry for more than 20 years. He is best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee, including his music for the Oscar-nominated drama Malcom X, the 2006 hit thriller Inside Man and the drama The 25th Hour, for which the composer has received a Golden Globe nomination. Blanchard has recently recorded his score for the George Lucas-produced drama Red Tails, which is rumored to be released in early 2012. Graeme Revell has been scoring films since the late 80′s. Some of his best known credits include The Crow, The Negotiator, The Siege, Pitch Black, Lara Croft: Tom Raider,...
- 6/17/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released its annual list of invited new members, and it’s clear they’re continuing to try to make their membership younger. On the list alongside veterans like John Hawkes and David Duchovny are a slew of twentysomethings, including Mia Wasikowska, Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Mila Kunis, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lawrence, and Rooney Mara. The Board of Governors also decided to extend an invitation to Restrepo codirector Tim Hetherington, the first time Academy membership has been bestowed posthumously. As a side note, it’s also a hoot to now say the phrase Oscar voter Russell Brand.
- 6/17/2011
- by Dave Karger
- EW - Inside Movies
Beverly Hills, CA . The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 178 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2011 to the Academy.s roster of members.
.These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,. said Academy President Tom Sherak. .Their talent and creativity have entertained moviegoers around the world, and I welcome each of them to our ranks..
The Academy.s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 211 new members in 2011, but as in other recent years, several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
In an unprecedented gesture, the list of new members includes documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed in action in Libya in April.
.These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,. said Academy President Tom Sherak. .Their talent and creativity have entertained moviegoers around the world, and I welcome each of them to our ranks..
The Academy.s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 211 new members in 2011, but as in other recent years, several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
In an unprecedented gesture, the list of new members includes documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed in action in Libya in April.
- 6/17/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
HollywoodNews.com: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 178 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2011 to the Academy’s roster of members.
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “Their talent and creativity have entertained moviegoers around the world, and I welcome each of them to our ranks.”
The Academy’s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 211 new members in 2011, but as in other recent years, several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
In an unprecedented gesture, the list of new members includes documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed in action in Libya in April.
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “Their talent and creativity have entertained moviegoers around the world, and I welcome each of them to our ranks.”
The Academy’s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 211 new members in 2011, but as in other recent years, several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
In an unprecedented gesture, the list of new members includes documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed in action in Libya in April.
- 6/17/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Glen goes through the movie scores of Graeme Revell, and finds a few examples you might want to pick up...
The numerous discussions of late about the on-off proposal for a Crow remake got me reaching for the soundtracks and scores for the original movies, and I was struck at how well Revell's score stands up. So, I decided to go through some of his other key works.
The New Zealand native, Revell, came to people's attention in the late 80s, with his score for Dead Calm, and has since carved out a reputation as a solid film composer across a variety of genres, who's capable of moments of brilliance.
What's included below is by no means a complete list of Revell's scores, as it misses out his Rodriguez collaborations that I wrote about last year. Rather, it looks at what scores I feel showcase his career to date...
The Crow...
The numerous discussions of late about the on-off proposal for a Crow remake got me reaching for the soundtracks and scores for the original movies, and I was struck at how well Revell's score stands up. So, I decided to go through some of his other key works.
The New Zealand native, Revell, came to people's attention in the late 80s, with his score for Dead Calm, and has since carved out a reputation as a solid film composer across a variety of genres, who's capable of moments of brilliance.
What's included below is by no means a complete list of Revell's scores, as it misses out his Rodriguez collaborations that I wrote about last year. Rather, it looks at what scores I feel showcase his career to date...
The Crow...
- 5/30/2011
- Den of Geek
Graeme Revell has been hired to score the horror thriller Shark Night 3D. The movie stars Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee, Donal Logue, Chris Carmack, Alyssa Diaz and Joel David Moore. The film is directed by David R. Ellis and revolves around a group of college friends who spend the weekend at a lake house, only to find all sorts of dangerous sharks lurking beneath the waters. The director’s previous musical collaborators include John Ottman (Cellular), Trevor Rabin (Snakes on a Plane), Shirley Walker (Final Destination 2) and Brian Tyler (The Final Destination). Shark Night 3D marks Revell’s first major feature project in a while. His last box office hit was the Judd Apatow-produced comedy Pineapple Express back in 2008. The composer is no stranger to the horror thriller genre, having previously scored such films as Pitch Black, The Ruins, Below and Open Water. Shark Night 3D...
- 5/2/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
A few weeks back this writer had the opportunity to chat with up-and-coming composer Jermaine Stegall while he was at the La Screamfest Horror Film Festival supporting the two features he had scored that were selected entries: Rogue River and The Psycho Legacy.
After quickly realizing that a few moments on the red carpet wasn’t enough time to learn about this new rising genre talent, Dread Central recently caught up with Stegall again to talk about his work on scoring both The Psycho Legacy and Rogue River, what inspired him to become a composer, and how it felt to be working on a documentary about a film series that featured one of the most memorable scores not in only the horror genre but in the entire history of cinema as well.
Dread Central: Can you talk about how you got interested in scoring movies and how you started off in the industry?...
After quickly realizing that a few moments on the red carpet wasn’t enough time to learn about this new rising genre talent, Dread Central recently caught up with Stegall again to talk about his work on scoring both The Psycho Legacy and Rogue River, what inspired him to become a composer, and how it felt to be working on a documentary about a film series that featured one of the most memorable scores not in only the horror genre but in the entire history of cinema as well.
Dread Central: Can you talk about how you got interested in scoring movies and how you started off in the industry?...
- 11/3/2010
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
A mortally wounded man stumbles through the harsh terrain of the Mexican desert fighting the brutal sun and draining the last reserves of his strength for a chance to see his true love one last time. Through dynamic flashbacks the tale of J and Linda unfolds – the tragic love story of a couple destined to be together yet doomed to be apart. That story is Kites: The Remix which has its UK release today.
Bollywood mega star Hrithik Roshan plays J, the smooth talking street hustler who has lost count of his cash-convenient marriages. Mexican soap star Bárbara Mori is the misplaced wife who catches his eye and changes his ways. A twist of fate throws them into each other’s lives once more and sets them on a relentless chase through the glitz of Las Vegas back to the dusty orange roads and verdant fields of Linda’s childhood.
Bollywood mega star Hrithik Roshan plays J, the smooth talking street hustler who has lost count of his cash-convenient marriages. Mexican soap star Bárbara Mori is the misplaced wife who catches his eye and changes his ways. A twist of fate throws them into each other’s lives once more and sets them on a relentless chase through the glitz of Las Vegas back to the dusty orange roads and verdant fields of Linda’s childhood.
- 5/28/2010
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Brett Ratner went to Bollywood, and came back with a remix of one of its films. Luke checks out Kites: The Remix...
Brett Ratner and Bollywood cinema, together at last! Although maybe we shouldn't be that surprised by such a partnership. In a world where two rival parties at each other's throats one day can form a happy union within the week, the idea that Ratner, a man not known for his subtlety behind the camera, should be attracted to Bollywood cinema, where subtlety comes with an order of extravagant dance numbers and six different genres to go, isn't that far-fetched.
Officially billed as a "Brett Ratner Presentation", Kites: The Remix is more than just a rubber stamping by a filmmaker who happened to like what he saw. Ratner's involvement is to reduce Kites (can I drop the Remix bit? I feel like I'm advertising a dance album...
Brett Ratner and Bollywood cinema, together at last! Although maybe we shouldn't be that surprised by such a partnership. In a world where two rival parties at each other's throats one day can form a happy union within the week, the idea that Ratner, a man not known for his subtlety behind the camera, should be attracted to Bollywood cinema, where subtlety comes with an order of extravagant dance numbers and six different genres to go, isn't that far-fetched.
Officially billed as a "Brett Ratner Presentation", Kites: The Remix is more than just a rubber stamping by a filmmaker who happened to like what he saw. Ratner's involvement is to reduce Kites (can I drop the Remix bit? I feel like I'm advertising a dance album...
- 5/28/2010
- Den of Geek
Talking to Brett Ratner is a wacky experience. A conversation with the director veers, minute to minute, across topics and insights and forceful opinions. Thoughts are dropped, others are picked up. Sentences morph into completely unrelated ones with nary a warning. It's a disorienting experience, but it's also pretty entertaining.
That same thing might be said about his films, by both his fans and his detractors. Now comes something utterly different. Ratner has re-cut a new Bollywood movie called, "Kites" (out May 21). Yes, that's as strange as it sounds. But the movie is a delightfully charming one. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Bárbara Mori (he a huge Indian star, she a huge Latin American one) as two foreigners living in Las Vegas. She's about to marry his girlfriend's brother, when Roshan and Mori fall in love. What follows from there is part fairy tale, part action flick, part road movie.
That same thing might be said about his films, by both his fans and his detractors. Now comes something utterly different. Ratner has re-cut a new Bollywood movie called, "Kites" (out May 21). Yes, that's as strange as it sounds. But the movie is a delightfully charming one. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Bárbara Mori (he a huge Indian star, she a huge Latin American one) as two foreigners living in Las Vegas. She's about to marry his girlfriend's brother, when Roshan and Mori fall in love. What follows from there is part fairy tale, part action flick, part road movie.
- 5/21/2010
- by Eric Ditzian
- MTV Movies Blog
Finally, we know why Kites is called Kites! Producer Rakesh Roshan & director Anurag Basu, makers of Kites (www.kites-thefilm.com), one of the most eagerly awaited romantic films of this summer disclose the inspiration behind their film.s title.The title and story of Kites is the brainchild of Rakesh Roshan, the man behind some of Bollywood.s most creative blockbusters..The idea for Kites came to me when I was gazing at the sky and saw two kites flying,. notes Rakesh Roshan. .It looked very romantic. It was very intriguing--the way they came close, played, almost embraced each other and then drew apart. Unaware that someone else was pulling the strings and could cut them loose. I sat down and penned a story around this idea...Kites is the metaphor of the film. Kites fly against the wind and not with it, stronger the wind blows, higher the kites fly,...
- 3/15/2010
- Filmicafe
I cherish "verbal economy". Getting to the bottom of something — to the core level of it — while utilizing the smallest amount of verbiage possible is something that I am profoundly fascinated with. It drives me crazy when someone is trying to make a point, and instead of stating the main crux of their position, they wax on with twenty minutes of preamble.
So, I'll try my damnedest to make this intro quick and to the point.
I am supposed to talk to you today about "competition", but I don't want to, so I'm not going to. Instead, let's talk about what the very core of the word "competition" boils down to: winning and losing. And there's a lot to talk about.
Here's the deal: Right this very second, as you sit wherever you are and read this post, one of two things is taking place in your life. You are...
So, I'll try my damnedest to make this intro quick and to the point.
I am supposed to talk to you today about "competition", but I don't want to, so I'm not going to. Instead, let's talk about what the very core of the word "competition" boils down to: winning and losing. And there's a lot to talk about.
Here's the deal: Right this very second, as you sit wherever you are and read this post, one of two things is taking place in your life. You are...
- 2/15/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Deane Ogden)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Our five-part Halloween Week retrospective on "The Crow" continues, celebrating the film's 15th anniversary with cast and filmmaker interviews that explore its origin and legacy. Check back each day this week for another installment of our "15 Years Of Devil's Night" series.
Part Four: Best. Soundtrack. Ever?
By Ryan J. Downey
"The Crow" soundtrack is quite possibly the greatest alt-rock compilation assembled in the '90s. Coupled with Graeme Revell's hauntingly moving score, bands like The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Machines Of Loving Grace perfectly complimented the movie's dark and romantic themes.
Even the bands who contributed cover songs selected material that lined up well with the flick, intentionally or not. Nine Inch Nails covered "Lost Souls," by one of The Crow creator James O'Barr's favorite bands, Joy Division. Rollins Band did a version of Suicide's "Ghost Rider," about the Marvel hero. Pantera...
Part Four: Best. Soundtrack. Ever?
By Ryan J. Downey
"The Crow" soundtrack is quite possibly the greatest alt-rock compilation assembled in the '90s. Coupled with Graeme Revell's hauntingly moving score, bands like The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Machines Of Loving Grace perfectly complimented the movie's dark and romantic themes.
Even the bands who contributed cover songs selected material that lined up well with the flick, intentionally or not. Nine Inch Nails covered "Lost Souls," by one of The Crow creator James O'Barr's favorite bands, Joy Division. Rollins Band did a version of Suicide's "Ghost Rider," about the Marvel hero. Pantera...
- 10/29/2009
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
Budgeting and scheduling... hmm. Where do budgets even come from? You have to have money, right?
I'm not rich for doing this yet, by any means, so I'm going to talk about how to get to the place where you are creating some cash and starting to carve a spot in the film music business.
Tomorrow, I start my final year at USC. Because of that, today is my last day of full-time work at my current place of employment, Deane Ogden Music. This has easily been the best job I've had since moving to Los Angeles in 2004 and I will miss it greatly. Deane has generously taught me things about how to be a great composer and how to treat the people that you work with like royalty, and his influence on me is deep - I will miss hanging out with him, working alongside him, and watching a master craftsman accomplish his work.
I'm not rich for doing this yet, by any means, so I'm going to talk about how to get to the place where you are creating some cash and starting to carve a spot in the film music business.
Tomorrow, I start my final year at USC. Because of that, today is my last day of full-time work at my current place of employment, Deane Ogden Music. This has easily been the best job I've had since moving to Los Angeles in 2004 and I will miss it greatly. Deane has generously taught me things about how to be a great composer and how to treat the people that you work with like royalty, and his influence on me is deep - I will miss hanging out with him, working alongside him, and watching a master craftsman accomplish his work.
- 9/2/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Jai Meghan)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
One of the greatest things about SCOREcast (maybe The greatest thing about it) is that a lot of us contributors have already "been there and done that". You can learn from our mistakes/successes. Several of us have been at this for some time, and so it's only natural that we've learned certain "tricks of the trade" or "secrets", if you will, and we are now able to pass them on in hopes that you don't have to learn them the hard way as we once did. My aim for this Site is that you will never again have to "pay" for the knowledge that someone who has gone before you could just as easily spend 5 minutes telling you about from first-hand experience.
Having worked along side composers like Hans Zimmer, Graeme Revell, and more recently Steve Jablonski, Rupert Gregson-Williams, and SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden, I've gleaned much by watching...
Having worked along side composers like Hans Zimmer, Graeme Revell, and more recently Steve Jablonski, Rupert Gregson-Williams, and SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden, I've gleaned much by watching...
- 7/8/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Jai Meghan)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
I should open this review by noting that I haven’t read the best-selling Scott Smith novel upon which The Ruins is based, so I’m not in a position to judge the faithfulness of its screen adaptation (which Smith himself scripted). Nor can I judge if any complexities were lost in the author’s paring down of his 300-plus-page (or 500-plus, if you’re looking at the paperback) narrative for this 90-minute movie. What I can say is that, assessed on its own merits, the film is a taut and solid hour and a half of good old-fashioned chills and thrills. Why DreamWorks and Paramount decided to tar it with the no-critics’-screenings brush is a mystery; did they perhaps believe that “respectable” critics would be prejudiced walking into a movie about man-eating plants?
It’s actually one of the movie’s qualities that its deadly vines, while an integral part of the storyline,...
It’s actually one of the movie’s qualities that its deadly vines, while an integral part of the storyline,...
- 3/24/2009
- Fangoria
According to the latest update of James Newton Howard's resumee from the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, the composer of The Sixth Sense, The Happening and The Dark Knight is attached to Phillip Noyce's upcoming thriller Salt, starring Angelina Jolie. The Columbia Pictures release, scheduled to come out in 2010, tells the story about a female CIA agent who is outed as a Russian spy. Brian Helgeland and Kurt Wimmer writes. The project is James Newton Howard's first for Phillip Noyce, who previously worked with composers such as Graeme Revell and Craig Armstrong. James Newton Howard, who was recently nominated to an Oscar for his Defiance score, is also doing the music for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur's new film, Inhale, starring Diane Kruger, Dermot Mulroney, Rosanna Arquette and Sam Shepard.
- 2/24/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
David Twohy's new film, A Perfect Getaway, gets an original score penned by Russian-born composer Boris Elkis. He has been orchestrating and programming for composer Graeme Revell since 2003, and Revell is acting as the producer of Elkis' score for A Perfect Getaway. Revell has scored Twohy's previous films Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick and Below. A Perfect Getaway is a thriller set on Hawaii, starring Timothy Olyphant and Milla Jovovich as a honeymoon couple stalked by a pair of killers. M-g-m will release the film this spring.
- 1/22/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
Screened
Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- Cross "Body Heat" with "No Way Out" and you wind up with "Out of Time", a slick crime melodrama with more style than substance. Director Carl Franklin certainly knows all the right moves in this genre, so even a less-than-stellar performance by Denzel Washington probably won't hurt the film's chances of becoming a medium-range success for MGM.
The locale of Florida's Gulf Coast and the way a love-starved man's sexual indiscretions lead him into a frame-up for murder suggest "Body Heat". But "No Way Out" (itself a remake of "The Big Clock") contributes the film's two key elements: a rapidly ticking clock and a cop desperate to solve a double murder when he knows all the clues point to him. Working from a tight script by first-time screenwriter Dave Collard, Franklin moves the story at a brisk pace as his often-in-motion camera captures the sultry sensuality of a backwater coastal town.
A noirish tale sets up small-town police chief Matt Lee Whitlock (Washington) for the fall as smoothly as a well-blended summer drink. Estranged from wife Alex (the striking Eva Mendes), who happens to be a police detective, Matt fools around with Ann Merai (Sanaa Lathan), whose nasty ex-football player husband Chris Dean Cain) has gotten wind of the affair. Matt then gets hit with two blows: His wife files for divorce, and Ann Merai learns she has terminal cancer.
Ann Merai's only long-shot hope is alternative therapy in Europe, which costs a fortune. But wait! There is that $1 million life insurance policy her husband bought a year ago. Maybe she can leverage that policy for quick cash. When this scheme fails, she changes the beneficiary to Matt, and in exchange he gives her stacks of drug money, which his office is holding for a trial years away. Then Ann Merai's house burns down that night in an arson fire, killing both her and her husband.
Alex is on the case the next morning. Matt realizes the evidence will all too quickly point to him. Frantic, Matt struggles to stay one step ahead of his enterprising wife to solve the murder before he finds himself in jail. Of course, logic would dictate that Matt should take his wife into his confidence
after all, she is still on friendly terms with him. But what fun would that be for viewers?
The film contains a number of well-orchestrated sequences where that one step shortens to a half-step, especially at a Miami hotel where Matt races to get to a suspicious character (Alex Carter) before his wife does, only to wind up hanging from a hotel balcony with the suspect.
Washington never appears to have gotten a handle on his character, though. Matt is a sleazy guy who doesn't just make a mistake or two but a whole series of them, all predicated on his own self-interest. Yet Washington tries to play Matt as a sympathetic innocent, which doesn't wash. A little of that "Training Day" evil cunning might have worked better.
Mendes, in her best role yet, gives her cop plenty of energy and femininity. John Billingsley is wonderful as a slacker medical examiner who becomes Matt's sidekick in crime and serves as the film's comic relief. Lathan and Cain hit just the right notes of guile and ardor.
Adding to the film's rich atmosphere are terrific Florida locations, Theo Van de Sande's elegant cinematography -- emphasizing voluptuous earth tones -- and Graeme Revell's rousing Latin jazz score.
OUT OF TIME
MGM
An Original Film/Monarch Pictures production
Credits:
Director: Carl Franklin
Screenwriter: Dave Collard
Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Jesse B'Franklin
Executive producers: Kevin Reidy, Jon Berg, Damien Saccani, Alex Gartner
Director of photography: Theo Van de Sande
Production designer: Paul Peters
Music: Graeme Revell
Costume designer: Sharen Davis
Editor: Carole Kravetz Aykanian
Cast:
Matt Lee Whitlock: Denzel Washington
Detective Alexandra Whitlock: Eva Mendes
Ann Merai: Sanaa Lathan
Chris: Dean Cain
Chae: John Billingsley
Tony: Robert Baker
Cabot: Alex Carter
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- Cross "Body Heat" with "No Way Out" and you wind up with "Out of Time", a slick crime melodrama with more style than substance. Director Carl Franklin certainly knows all the right moves in this genre, so even a less-than-stellar performance by Denzel Washington probably won't hurt the film's chances of becoming a medium-range success for MGM.
The locale of Florida's Gulf Coast and the way a love-starved man's sexual indiscretions lead him into a frame-up for murder suggest "Body Heat". But "No Way Out" (itself a remake of "The Big Clock") contributes the film's two key elements: a rapidly ticking clock and a cop desperate to solve a double murder when he knows all the clues point to him. Working from a tight script by first-time screenwriter Dave Collard, Franklin moves the story at a brisk pace as his often-in-motion camera captures the sultry sensuality of a backwater coastal town.
A noirish tale sets up small-town police chief Matt Lee Whitlock (Washington) for the fall as smoothly as a well-blended summer drink. Estranged from wife Alex (the striking Eva Mendes), who happens to be a police detective, Matt fools around with Ann Merai (Sanaa Lathan), whose nasty ex-football player husband Chris Dean Cain) has gotten wind of the affair. Matt then gets hit with two blows: His wife files for divorce, and Ann Merai learns she has terminal cancer.
Ann Merai's only long-shot hope is alternative therapy in Europe, which costs a fortune. But wait! There is that $1 million life insurance policy her husband bought a year ago. Maybe she can leverage that policy for quick cash. When this scheme fails, she changes the beneficiary to Matt, and in exchange he gives her stacks of drug money, which his office is holding for a trial years away. Then Ann Merai's house burns down that night in an arson fire, killing both her and her husband.
Alex is on the case the next morning. Matt realizes the evidence will all too quickly point to him. Frantic, Matt struggles to stay one step ahead of his enterprising wife to solve the murder before he finds himself in jail. Of course, logic would dictate that Matt should take his wife into his confidence
after all, she is still on friendly terms with him. But what fun would that be for viewers?
The film contains a number of well-orchestrated sequences where that one step shortens to a half-step, especially at a Miami hotel where Matt races to get to a suspicious character (Alex Carter) before his wife does, only to wind up hanging from a hotel balcony with the suspect.
Washington never appears to have gotten a handle on his character, though. Matt is a sleazy guy who doesn't just make a mistake or two but a whole series of them, all predicated on his own self-interest. Yet Washington tries to play Matt as a sympathetic innocent, which doesn't wash. A little of that "Training Day" evil cunning might have worked better.
Mendes, in her best role yet, gives her cop plenty of energy and femininity. John Billingsley is wonderful as a slacker medical examiner who becomes Matt's sidekick in crime and serves as the film's comic relief. Lathan and Cain hit just the right notes of guile and ardor.
Adding to the film's rich atmosphere are terrific Florida locations, Theo Van de Sande's elegant cinematography -- emphasizing voluptuous earth tones -- and Graeme Revell's rousing Latin jazz score.
OUT OF TIME
MGM
An Original Film/Monarch Pictures production
Credits:
Director: Carl Franklin
Screenwriter: Dave Collard
Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Jesse B'Franklin
Executive producers: Kevin Reidy, Jon Berg, Damien Saccani, Alex Gartner
Director of photography: Theo Van de Sande
Production designer: Paul Peters
Music: Graeme Revell
Costume designer: Sharen Davis
Editor: Carole Kravetz Aykanian
Cast:
Matt Lee Whitlock: Denzel Washington
Detective Alexandra Whitlock: Eva Mendes
Ann Merai: Sanaa Lathan
Chris: Dean Cain
Chae: John Billingsley
Tony: Robert Baker
Cabot: Alex Carter
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 10/23/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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