A Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic horror movie released in 1984, directed and written by Wes Craven. It follows the story of several teenagers living on Elm Street who are systematically targeted by an enigmatic killer with supernatural powers, Freddy Krueger. The teenagers discover that they can only survive if they stay awake, but even this proves futile as Freddy’s powers extend into the dream world.
The film spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, making it one of the most successful franchises in horror movie history. It also became one of the most recognized and beloved icons in cinema history, with Freddy Krueger’s iconic striped sweater and fedora becoming staples in popular culture. A Nightmare on Elm Street has been credited with revitalizing the slasher genre, inspiring many other movies throughout the years.
The movie was met with both commercial success and critical praise, receiving several Saturn Awards...
The film spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, making it one of the most successful franchises in horror movie history. It also became one of the most recognized and beloved icons in cinema history, with Freddy Krueger’s iconic striped sweater and fedora becoming staples in popular culture. A Nightmare on Elm Street has been credited with revitalizing the slasher genre, inspiring many other movies throughout the years.
The movie was met with both commercial success and critical praise, receiving several Saturn Awards...
- 3/3/2023
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Despite its smattering of shortcomings, “A Castle For Christmas” is gently disarming, heartening, holiday-themed escapism that’s as satisfying as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night. Director Mary Lambert’s romcom is centered on a divorcée who, after a public meltdown, buys a castle in Scotland, meets a dreamy duke and regains her creative vitality. Trading cloying for cute, treacly for tolerable, and caustic for comforting, its sincere, aspirational sentiments about it never being too late to write your own second chapter feel genuinely meaningful, making up for its struggles to pay off unrequited setups.
Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields) is a successful romcom novelist, having released a dozen books in the popular “Emma Gale” series. However, the celebrated author has recently come under fire by her fans since choosing to kill off her protagonist’s love interest — a creative decision motivated by her own bitter...
Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields) is a successful romcom novelist, having released a dozen books in the popular “Emma Gale” series. However, the celebrated author has recently come under fire by her fans since choosing to kill off her protagonist’s love interest — a creative decision motivated by her own bitter...
- 11/26/2021
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Amanda Wyss, who starred as Tina Gray in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On Elm Street, is featured in Cwm Entertainment’s wicked new horror-comedy, Triggered. The film follows a teenage social justice warrior who fakes an attack by a town serial killer and pays the price when the real killer comes after her. Here’s an exclusive first look […]...
- 1/17/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cinema history is filled with tantalizing ‘what ifs,’ ranging from the weird to the fascinating. What if Kubrick had been able to make his epic Napoleon? What if Bill Murray had been cast as Batman in the 1989 film? What would David Lynch’s Return of the Jedi have looked like? Now, we can chalk another one up on the board, because in an interview with Cinema Blend, Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, revealed that he lobbied to make A Nightmare on Elm Street 3.
Elm Street scholars will of course know that the third film in the franchise is Dream Warriors. Set in a mental hospital, we find ‘final girl’ Nancy Thompson training her patients to control their dreams in order to combat Freddy. Needless to say, it doesn’t end well for most of them (I seem to remember Freddy injecting one person with a buttload of heroin).
Englund says...
Elm Street scholars will of course know that the third film in the franchise is Dream Warriors. Set in a mental hospital, we find ‘final girl’ Nancy Thompson training her patients to control their dreams in order to combat Freddy. Needless to say, it doesn’t end well for most of them (I seem to remember Freddy injecting one person with a buttload of heroin).
Englund says...
- 10/7/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Wes Craven.s literal hellish nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street. That.s 30 whole years of teen murdering dream demons, 30 years of the "One, two, Freddy.s coming for you," chant and 30 years of the blitzed remains of Johnny Depp decorating a bedroom ceiling. In that time, Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund has also done a ton of autograph sessions and, as such, gotten a lot of strange requests. One recurring item to sign, however, has stood out. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Englund references the infamous scene in which Tina Gray is slaughtered in her sleep. People love the line "This is God," from that scene; if I'm signing a glove, that.s what they want on it. They also love "Every town has an Elm Street." I'm signing stolen Elm Street signs once a week -- because every town...
- 11/1/2014
- cinemablend.com
Here's the new poster for Elke Blasi's amnesiac thriller *69. The film has its world premiere on January 23, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Ut.
Plot:
It's 2004 and Tina Gray is on the cusp of finally putting the missing pieces of her life back together after a car accident robbed her of her memory a year ago. But, the tragic death of a beloved friend puts Tina on a twisty path where horrific revelations lurk around every corner. With every revelation, a tidal wave of tragedies follow, and Tina soon uncovers that these events are directly related to her past.
Visit http://www.star69movie.com/ Visit and "Like" the official *69 Facebook page...
- 1/10/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
When the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" premiered, it introduced a whole generation of audiences to the term insomnia. More importantly, it introduced the world to a horror movie icon: Freddy Krueger.
Everyone knows Freddy, the boogeyman with the Christmas-colored sweater, fedora and bladed glove. He kills you in your sleep in the most sick, sadistic and often ironic ways. But that's the thing about the man of your nightmares. Unlike his slasher brethren, Freddy actually has quite a lot of fun when it comes to offing his endless stream of teenage dream weavers. Where Jason would usually stab you and Michael Myers would usually, well, stab you as well, Freddy comes up with unique and oftentimes hilarious means of murder.
With the new "Nightmare" premiering today, I take a look back over Freddy's quarter century long career and pick out some of his best and most memorable kills.
Everyone knows Freddy, the boogeyman with the Christmas-colored sweater, fedora and bladed glove. He kills you in your sleep in the most sick, sadistic and often ironic ways. But that's the thing about the man of your nightmares. Unlike his slasher brethren, Freddy actually has quite a lot of fun when it comes to offing his endless stream of teenage dream weavers. Where Jason would usually stab you and Michael Myers would usually, well, stab you as well, Freddy comes up with unique and oftentimes hilarious means of murder.
With the new "Nightmare" premiering today, I take a look back over Freddy's quarter century long career and pick out some of his best and most memorable kills.
- 4/30/2010
- by Kevin Mahadeo
- MTV Movies Blog
The month of April is the month of Freddy Krueger. At the end of the month the remake launches and mid week A Nightmare on Elm Street finally moves to Blu-ray (April 13th). The film in the digital format will have a slew of extras including a director's commentary, a crew commentary (with a dozen participants), three alternative endings, and three featurettes. The transfer has been described as excellent (Monsters) and those wanting to amp themselves up for the big screen release might want to sit down with the original in the best quality available. The original trailer for the film with a complete list of extras are below.
The synopsis for the original 1984 The Nightmare on Elm Street:
"On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends including Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger.
The synopsis for the original 1984 The Nightmare on Elm Street:
"On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends including Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger.
- 4/9/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Below you can check out the Maxim magazine spread of Katie Cassidy who is playing the Tina Gray (now named Kris) role in the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Cassidy -- the daughter of David Cassidy -- also plays Trish Wellington on Harper's Island, was Ruby on Supernatural and was in 2006's remake of Black Christmas... So she should be no stranger to horror fans. Check out her bathing suit pictures after the jump and check out A Nightmare on Elm Street on April 16th, 2010. Don't forget for all of your Elm Street news and nostalgia bookmark and visit Nightmareonelmstreetmovie.com.
- 5/27/2009
- by wil
- HorrorYearbook
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