Benny Chan’s A Moment of Romance swiftly establishes the narrow perimeter of the world that triad member Wah Dee (Andy Lau) inhabits. Though Dee cuts a profile of louche cool in his denim jackets and sleek motorcycle, the gangster getaway driver moves through the emptiest and least exotic realms of the criminal underworld. His stomping grounds generally consist of rundown buildings and day-rate hotels where he works and sleeps, and his only visible means of letting off steam consists of heading to a nearby quarry to watch a kind of demolition derby with all the other fast-living losers who occupy the bottom rungs of triad life. He treats his bosses with the usual differences demanded by organized crime’s rigid power structures, and they in turn speak to him as little more than an indentured servant.
When one of Dee’s superiors, Trumpet (Wong Kwong-leung), stages a jewelry store robbery,...
When one of Dee’s superiors, Trumpet (Wong Kwong-leung), stages a jewelry store robbery,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
The ’80s was a decade of movies that you can hear at a roar even on mute. A screenshot of Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay aboard the train in “Risky Business” has a sound to it. The same goes for a still image of Kaneda riding towards Neo-Tokyo in “Akira,” or Jack Nicholson’s car snaking its way up the mountains towards the Overlook Hotel during the opening titles of “The Shining.”
It was a decade of synths and sad jazz; a decade of legends reaching the height of their powers (e.g. John Williams and Ennio Morricone), and of newcomers from other disciplines becoming cinematic virtuosos in their own right (e.g. Ryuichi Sakamoto and Philip Glass). The movies had never sounded that way before, but the best film scores of the ’80s — our picks are listed below — continue to echo in our minds as if they’ve always been there.
It was a decade of synths and sad jazz; a decade of legends reaching the height of their powers (e.g. John Williams and Ennio Morricone), and of newcomers from other disciplines becoming cinematic virtuosos in their own right (e.g. Ryuichi Sakamoto and Philip Glass). The movies had never sounded that way before, but the best film scores of the ’80s — our picks are listed below — continue to echo in our minds as if they’ve always been there.
- 8/15/2023
- by David Ehrlich and Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Entertainment One will release the 2009 science fiction-horror movie Bio-Dead on DVD on July 26 for a list price of $24.98.
Hazmat suits are the uniform of the day in Bio-Dead.
Touted by its distributor as “Resident Evil meets Alien,” Bio-Dead zeroes in on the aftermath of a biological disaster in Southern California that’s contaminated some 4000 square miles, turning it into a wasteland known as “The Zone.” A grisly tomb for 12 million infected corpses, it’s also home to a vicious predator that has even nastier plans in store for the rest of the human race. Pity the poor hazmat team that enters a seemingly uninhabited structure in the middle of “The Zone” in search of survivors…
Written and directed by Stephen J. Hadden and starring Matthew Norton, Derek Long and Tony Williams, the film premiered as a Video-on-Demand title in August, 2009.
Bonus features on the DVD include the following:
-Behind-the-scenes footage...
Hazmat suits are the uniform of the day in Bio-Dead.
Touted by its distributor as “Resident Evil meets Alien,” Bio-Dead zeroes in on the aftermath of a biological disaster in Southern California that’s contaminated some 4000 square miles, turning it into a wasteland known as “The Zone.” A grisly tomb for 12 million infected corpses, it’s also home to a vicious predator that has even nastier plans in store for the rest of the human race. Pity the poor hazmat team that enters a seemingly uninhabited structure in the middle of “The Zone” in search of survivors…
Written and directed by Stephen J. Hadden and starring Matthew Norton, Derek Long and Tony Williams, the film premiered as a Video-on-Demand title in August, 2009.
Bonus features on the DVD include the following:
-Behind-the-scenes footage...
- 6/23/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Director: Stephen J. Hadden.
Writer: Stephen J. Hadden.
Bio-Dead is a Time Warner Video-On-Demand selection for 2009 and the film blends science fiction with horror, in a grotesque fashion. A film with a claustrophobic feel, Bio-Dead offers a good time, but skimps on the size of cast and settings. A second film for director Stephen J. Hadden, fans can check this film out if you feel you can handle the gore!
The plot is simple, direct and revolves around four workers who must investigate the contaminated "Zone." The story takes place after a bio-terrorist attack in southern California. Millions are dead and a corporation has been given the green light to find survivors, retrieve bodies, and generally clean up the "Zone." However, things get complicated when a supposed safe area turns out to be a haven for the genetically mutated. Can this team of four bio-hazard workers (Tony Williams, Jacob Gentry,...
Writer: Stephen J. Hadden.
Bio-Dead is a Time Warner Video-On-Demand selection for 2009 and the film blends science fiction with horror, in a grotesque fashion. A film with a claustrophobic feel, Bio-Dead offers a good time, but skimps on the size of cast and settings. A second film for director Stephen J. Hadden, fans can check this film out if you feel you can handle the gore!
The plot is simple, direct and revolves around four workers who must investigate the contaminated "Zone." The story takes place after a bio-terrorist attack in southern California. Millions are dead and a corporation has been given the green light to find survivors, retrieve bodies, and generally clean up the "Zone." However, things get complicated when a supposed safe area turns out to be a haven for the genetically mutated. Can this team of four bio-hazard workers (Tony Williams, Jacob Gentry,...
- 11/4/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Writer/director Stephen J. Hadden sent along the news that his sci-fi/horror feature Bio-dead makes its debut today via video-on-demand, as well as some new exclusive photos (see them below). The movie will be available via the Time Warner, Bright House and Charter digital cable providers.
Bio-dead, which we last reported on here, stars Socket’s Derek Long, Matthew C. Norton, Tony Williams, Rick Hall and Jacob W. Gentry in the story of a hazmat team who go into a bioterror-contaminated section of Southern California and become plagued by both scary hallucinations and a vicious predator. Lightning Media has the distribution rights; you can see the movie’s official website here.
Bio-dead, which we last reported on here, stars Socket’s Derek Long, Matthew C. Norton, Tony Williams, Rick Hall and Jacob W. Gentry in the story of a hazmat team who go into a bioterror-contaminated section of Southern California and become plagued by both scary hallucinations and a vicious predator. Lightning Media has the distribution rights; you can see the movie’s official website here.
- 8/6/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
"Bio-Dead," a futuristic horror film, will be available August 6th through Time Warners Charter digital service. Already the film has received a hard R for violence, gore, and torture so fans will want to steel themselves for the blood fest that takes place on the screen. Shot in Los Angeles "Bio-Dead" is a must see for horror fans in 2009. Have a look at the synopsis and cast info' inside.
A synopsis for "Bio-Dead" here:
"Set in the not-too-distant future 'Bio-Dead' takes place during the aftermath of a bioterrorist attack that has killed twelve million people and rendered Southern California uninhabitable. The once thriving mecca has now become a contaminated wasteland known as The Zone. Hazmat teams are dispatched into The Zone to search for survivors and document all casualties (Lightning)."
Director/writer: Stephen J. Hadden
Cast: Derek Long, Matthew C. Norton, Tony Williams, Rick Hall, Jacob W. Gentry.
A synopsis for "Bio-Dead" here:
"Set in the not-too-distant future 'Bio-Dead' takes place during the aftermath of a bioterrorist attack that has killed twelve million people and rendered Southern California uninhabitable. The once thriving mecca has now become a contaminated wasteland known as The Zone. Hazmat teams are dispatched into The Zone to search for survivors and document all casualties (Lightning)."
Director/writer: Stephen J. Hadden
Cast: Derek Long, Matthew C. Norton, Tony Williams, Rick Hall, Jacob W. Gentry.
- 8/4/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Director Stephen Hadden just dropped us a line to let us know his grisly post-apocalyptic themed horror film Bio-dead will have its world premiere via nationwide video-on-demand on Thursday August 6, 2009 through Time Warner, Bright House and Charter digital cable providers.
Synopsis:
Set in the not-too-distant future, “Bio-dead” takes place during the aftermath of a bioterrorist attack that has killed twelve million people and rendered Southern California uninhabitable. The once thriving mecca has now become a contaminated wasteland known as “The Zone”. Hazmat teams are dispatched into “The Zone” to search for survivors and document all casualties.
When a lone hazmat team enters a seemingly abandoned building after dark, the men begin to experience terrifying hallucinations and soon realize that they are not alone. Trapped inside the compound with no escape, the terrified team finds themselves locked in a struggle for survival against a vicious predator… and each other.
The cast...
Synopsis:
Set in the not-too-distant future, “Bio-dead” takes place during the aftermath of a bioterrorist attack that has killed twelve million people and rendered Southern California uninhabitable. The once thriving mecca has now become a contaminated wasteland known as “The Zone”. Hazmat teams are dispatched into “The Zone” to search for survivors and document all casualties.
When a lone hazmat team enters a seemingly abandoned building after dark, the men begin to experience terrifying hallucinations and soon realize that they are not alone. Trapped inside the compound with no escape, the terrified team finds themselves locked in a struggle for survival against a vicious predator… and each other.
The cast...
- 8/4/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Joseph Dickstein of Lightning Entertainment has acquired North American and United Kingdom distribution rights for "Bio-Dead," a futuristic, post-apocalyptic, science fiction thriller starring Derek Long (Socket, 3-Day Weekend, Black Dawn) and Matthew C. Norton (America's Next Top Model, G-Spot). From first time director and screenwriter Stephen J. Hadden "Bio-Dead," will be receiving a video-on-demand August 2009 initial release date; then, the DVD will be available for fans worldwide shortly after that. Already a teaser trailer for "Bio-Dead," is available along with a whole slew of movie stills from the films homepage both of which can be found below.
A synopsis for "Bio-Dead," can be found here...
"Set in the not-too-distant future, “Bio-Dead,” takes place during the aftermath of a bio-terrorist attack that has killed twelve million people and rendered Southern California uninhabitable. The once thriving mecca has now become a contaminated wasteland known as “The Zone”. Hazmat teams are dispatched into...
A synopsis for "Bio-Dead," can be found here...
"Set in the not-too-distant future, “Bio-Dead,” takes place during the aftermath of a bio-terrorist attack that has killed twelve million people and rendered Southern California uninhabitable. The once thriving mecca has now become a contaminated wasteland known as “The Zone”. Hazmat teams are dispatched into...
- 4/27/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Stephen J. Hadden, writer/director of the new sci-fi shocker Bio-dead, got in touch with the news that his movie (which we previously reported on here) has been picked up by Lightning Media for North American and UK distribution. He also passed on a couple of new exclusive pics, which you can see below.
Bio-dead, which was produced by Manfred Drews II and stars Socket’s Derek Long, Matthew C. Norton, Tony Williams (first photo), Rick Hall and Jacob W. Gentry (second photo), takes place in a near future where Southern California has been rendered uninhabitable by a bioterrorist attack. A hazmat team enters a contaminated region known as “The Zone,” and begin to suffer frightening hallucinations as well as attacks by a vicious predator. “We are thrilled that Bio-dead has found a home with Lightning Media,” Hadden says. “I was immediately impressed with Lightning’s vast catalog of horror,...
Bio-dead, which was produced by Manfred Drews II and stars Socket’s Derek Long, Matthew C. Norton, Tony Williams (first photo), Rick Hall and Jacob W. Gentry (second photo), takes place in a near future where Southern California has been rendered uninhabitable by a bioterrorist attack. A hazmat team enters a contaminated region known as “The Zone,” and begin to suffer frightening hallucinations as well as attacks by a vicious predator. “We are thrilled that Bio-dead has found a home with Lightning Media,” Hadden says. “I was immediately impressed with Lightning’s vast catalog of horror,...
- 4/22/2009
- Fangoria
Writer/director Stephen J. Hadden sent along the exclusive makeup FX photo seen below and some info on his new fright feature Bio-dead. The pic features actor Derek Long, recently seen in Socket, in the midst of a sequence in which prosthetics “were applied to his face and torso to simulate knife wounds, burns and a gouged-out eye,” Hadden tells us.
Long stars in Bio-dead as Benson, leader of a hazmat team sent to search for survivors after terrorists unleash a lethal toxic weapon into the atmosphere over Southern California. Deep within the uninhabitable region known as “The Zone,” they come across what appears to be an empty building, but after venturing inside, they soon find themselves being stalked by a vicious predator, while suffering from frightening hallucinations.
“Bio-dead was inspired by my love for postapocalyptic cinema, especially the films made by the Italians in the early 1980s,” Hadden says.
Long stars in Bio-dead as Benson, leader of a hazmat team sent to search for survivors after terrorists unleash a lethal toxic weapon into the atmosphere over Southern California. Deep within the uninhabitable region known as “The Zone,” they come across what appears to be an empty building, but after venturing inside, they soon find themselves being stalked by a vicious predator, while suffering from frightening hallucinations.
“Bio-dead was inspired by my love for postapocalyptic cinema, especially the films made by the Italians in the early 1980s,” Hadden says.
- 3/16/2009
- Fangoria
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