This article marks Part 1 of the Gold Derby series reflecting on Horror Films at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the spine-tingling movies that earned Academy Awards nominations, including the following films from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
In considering history of horror cinema and its performance at the Oscars, it must first be acknowledged that a plethora of pictures from this genre were released prior to the very existence of the Academy Awards. The legendary likes of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (1920), “Nosferatu” (1922) and “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925), among others, all earned releases prior to the first Oscar ceremony, in 1928.
There were not many horror films eligible for consideration at the 1st Academy Awards – the most worthy of such recognition would have been “The Man Who Laughs” (1928), one of countless horror movies released in the first half of the century by Universal Pictures. The picture did not garner recognition,...
In considering history of horror cinema and its performance at the Oscars, it must first be acknowledged that a plethora of pictures from this genre were released prior to the very existence of the Academy Awards. The legendary likes of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (1920), “Nosferatu” (1922) and “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925), among others, all earned releases prior to the first Oscar ceremony, in 1928.
There were not many horror films eligible for consideration at the 1st Academy Awards – the most worthy of such recognition would have been “The Man Who Laughs” (1928), one of countless horror movies released in the first half of the century by Universal Pictures. The picture did not garner recognition,...
- 10/16/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
Review by Sam Moffitt
Being the first is not always a good thing. Many ground breaking artists who introduce something new into the cultural mix do not always fare well after they have changed the rules and the game. Take, just as one example, Orson Welles who changed forever how movies were made as well as radio drama and stage productions. Although Welles made out better than Maila Nurmi, also known as Vampira, the subject of the incredible and unforgettable documentary Vampira and Me.
H Greene first got to know Maila Nurmi when he interviewed her for a documentary called Schlock! The Secret History of Hollywood, (a good documentary in its own right.) Nurmi had grown distrustful of just about everyone, and with good reason. Yet for reasons Greene doesn’t even speculate on she trusted Greene and gave him almost two hours of interview time and discussed every last moment of her bizarre,...
Being the first is not always a good thing. Many ground breaking artists who introduce something new into the cultural mix do not always fare well after they have changed the rules and the game. Take, just as one example, Orson Welles who changed forever how movies were made as well as radio drama and stage productions. Although Welles made out better than Maila Nurmi, also known as Vampira, the subject of the incredible and unforgettable documentary Vampira and Me.
H Greene first got to know Maila Nurmi when he interviewed her for a documentary called Schlock! The Secret History of Hollywood, (a good documentary in its own right.) Nurmi had grown distrustful of just about everyone, and with good reason. Yet for reasons Greene doesn’t even speculate on she trusted Greene and gave him almost two hours of interview time and discussed every last moment of her bizarre,...
- 9/7/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mike Cecchini Chris Cummins Nick Harley Jim Knipfel Vinny Murphy Tony Sokol Oct 26, 2019
Trick or treat...or rock n' roll? Why choose? If you need some of the best Halloween rock songs, we're your ghouls.
If you're looking for the "Monster Mash" you may look elsewhere. Halloween is handily the most rock n' roll friendly holiday, as the music that initially frightened parents and authority figures can always take particular inspiration from the vibes that are generally put forth on this most unholy of nights.
We've compiled 31 appropriate (or inappropriate) tunes for the holiday, focusing either specifically on horror movies, the supernatural, or that just have a spooky hook somewhere in there.
We've tried to arrange this like a double LP (four sides) of music for your listening pleasure. Crank 'em up, and make your own suggestions in the comments! You can also enjoy this as a Spotify playlist!
Burt Bacharach...
Trick or treat...or rock n' roll? Why choose? If you need some of the best Halloween rock songs, we're your ghouls.
If you're looking for the "Monster Mash" you may look elsewhere. Halloween is handily the most rock n' roll friendly holiday, as the music that initially frightened parents and authority figures can always take particular inspiration from the vibes that are generally put forth on this most unholy of nights.
We've compiled 31 appropriate (or inappropriate) tunes for the holiday, focusing either specifically on horror movies, the supernatural, or that just have a spooky hook somewhere in there.
We've tried to arrange this like a double LP (four sides) of music for your listening pleasure. Crank 'em up, and make your own suggestions in the comments! You can also enjoy this as a Spotify playlist!
Burt Bacharach...
- 10/31/2014
- Den of Geek
Empire of the Dead Act 1 Tpb
Written by George Romero
Art by Alex Maleev
Colors by Matt Holingsworth
Letters by Vc’s Cory Petit
Cover by Alex Maleev
George Romero decided to make his latest zombie masterpiece a comic book with a planned 15 issues split into three acts,rather than a movie. Act 1 was recently released as a trade paperback. It’s hard to write an objective review of Empire Of The Dead. If you are over a certain age and love zombies than you know that George Romero almost singlehandedly defined the genre. In which case it becomes too easy too give him a pass on his more recent endeavors (Survival Of The Dead) because of his past work (Dawn Of The Dead). If you don’t care for zombies than you have no business reading Empire Of The Dead in the first place.
Since the author of this review fits into category one,...
Written by George Romero
Art by Alex Maleev
Colors by Matt Holingsworth
Letters by Vc’s Cory Petit
Cover by Alex Maleev
George Romero decided to make his latest zombie masterpiece a comic book with a planned 15 issues split into three acts,rather than a movie. Act 1 was recently released as a trade paperback. It’s hard to write an objective review of Empire Of The Dead. If you are over a certain age and love zombies than you know that George Romero almost singlehandedly defined the genre. In which case it becomes too easy too give him a pass on his more recent endeavors (Survival Of The Dead) because of his past work (Dawn Of The Dead). If you don’t care for zombies than you have no business reading Empire Of The Dead in the first place.
Since the author of this review fits into category one,...
- 7/30/2014
- by Zachary Zagranis
- SoundOnSight
Walking Dead comic writer Robert Kirkman may be King of the Zombies (or at least crown prince to George A. Romero’s Z-monarch) but he also toils on a number of undead-free titles, including the superhero-filled Invincible, the kiddie-aimed Super Dinosaur, and Thief of Thieves. The latter details the adventures of a light-fingered master criminal named Conrad Paulson and is produced by Kirkman in collaboration with other writers, including Andy Diggle (The Losers) whose first issue hits stores May 29.
Below, Kirkman — who is also an executive producer on the Walking Dead TV show — talks about Thief of Thieves. Then, click on,...
Below, Kirkman — who is also an executive producer on the Walking Dead TV show — talks about Thief of Thieves. Then, click on,...
- 5/23/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW.com - PopWatch
A swing and a miss. My cricket bat whiffed harmlessly past the snarling zombie’s brainpan as he lurched forward, toppling me to the ground as he began his morbid meal. The loading screen floods the television with a mosaic of CCTV monitors, which give way to reveal my next avatar, a middle-aged woman with a bobbed haircut who lurches awake, only to spy a moribund reminder projected across the floor: ZombiU is survival horror.
Survival horror is a diluted phrase in 2012. Resident Evil has long since made the shift from the slow, ammo-sparing days of the original to white-hot action, and all of its contemporaries have followed suit, empowering players with high-powered weapons and a plentiful cache of ammo to fuel their monster-slaying rampages. ZombiU hearkens back to the gritty days of survival horror, with players managing a meager inventory as they face seemingly impossible odds. To many, this...
Survival horror is a diluted phrase in 2012. Resident Evil has long since made the shift from the slow, ammo-sparing days of the original to white-hot action, and all of its contemporaries have followed suit, empowering players with high-powered weapons and a plentiful cache of ammo to fuel their monster-slaying rampages. ZombiU hearkens back to the gritty days of survival horror, with players managing a meager inventory as they face seemingly impossible odds. To many, this...
- 12/12/2012
- by Carl Lyon
- FEARnet
The latest Uwe Boll-produced movie is bound to be two hours too long, but the trailer gives us plenty of time to meet the film's friendly cast
Reading this on mobile? Click here to view trailer
Look. You're not going to watch Zombie Massacre. Uwe Boll produced it. You don't watch Uwe Boll films. Maybe there was a time when you used to watch Uwe Boll films ironically, but that stopped being a good idea about a third of the way into Postal. You didn't even watch Blubberella, and that was a film about a female vampire who's funny because she's fat, so you're definitely not going to watch Zombie Massacre. You know it. I know it. Uwe Boll knows it.
So the only relationship you're ever going to have with Zombie Massacre is with its trailer. And that's no bad thing, because a trailer is probably the medium that serves the film best.
Reading this on mobile? Click here to view trailer
Look. You're not going to watch Zombie Massacre. Uwe Boll produced it. You don't watch Uwe Boll films. Maybe there was a time when you used to watch Uwe Boll films ironically, but that stopped being a good idea about a third of the way into Postal. You didn't even watch Blubberella, and that was a film about a female vampire who's funny because she's fat, so you're definitely not going to watch Zombie Massacre. You know it. I know it. Uwe Boll knows it.
So the only relationship you're ever going to have with Zombie Massacre is with its trailer. And that's no bad thing, because a trailer is probably the medium that serves the film best.
- 10/17/2012
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
So you’re a horror fan, but you’re on a budget. You like a little of everything from Hostel to Browning’s Dracula and the gamut that is run in between especially during the month of October. How do you pick up a respectable horror movie collection, quickly, spending as little money as possible? Mill Creek (not Wolf Creek or Boggy Creek). These guys put out a nice series of collections from the Drive In theater favorites to those rad 100 movie boxes you might find on the shelves of Walmart.
Make sure you take a gander at the selection below and stop by their website. We’ll have product reviews as we watch them and make sure you know what you’re getting inside each box. No matter what, you’ll be getting a pile of movies at a low price. I’m sure you’ll be able to...
Make sure you take a gander at the selection below and stop by their website. We’ll have product reviews as we watch them and make sure you know what you’re getting inside each box. No matter what, you’ll be getting a pile of movies at a low price. I’m sure you’ll be able to...
- 9/21/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
Movies from the “golden age” of black and white films (approximately the 1930’s through the 1950’s) almost invariably contain well-written dialogue and strikingly subtle humor, making them a favorite among many fans of cinema. The horror movies of this more subtle period in film history are therefore of a cerebral nature, primarily relying on the viewer’s imagination to generate the true sense of horror that modern movies generate through more visual means. It is these oft-ignored horror movies that will be the focus of a series of articles detailing the reasons why true fans of horror movies should rediscover these films.
With this 4th installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, we return to the golden age of B&W horror films with a classic Bela Lugosi movie called The Devil Bat (1940). Jean Yarborough, whose King of the Zombies appeared in the debut article of the Forgotten B&W Horror series,...
With this 4th installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, we return to the golden age of B&W horror films with a classic Bela Lugosi movie called The Devil Bat (1940). Jean Yarborough, whose King of the Zombies appeared in the debut article of the Forgotten B&W Horror series,...
- 2/7/2012
- by Tim Rich
- Obsessed with Film
Now I realise that this film is not exactly forgotten, indeed it has just been re-released by the Criterion Collection in a lavish DVD/Blu-ray edition, but it isn’t an Easy Rider or Bonnie and Clyde, it’s not a picture that comes straight to mind when one thinks about 1960s American cinema, but it should be. Samuel Fuller’s Shock Corridor is a primitive, angst ridden allegory, fusing a noir inflected style with intense psychodrama which is still shocking and relevant today, “it has to be seen to be believed” wrote Andrew Saris in the American cinema, such a phrase is simply apt.
With a performance as smouldering as hot coals, Peter Breck plays investigative journalist Johnny Barrett, an ambitious and daring reporter with his eyes on a Pulitzer Prize. Johnny envisions his prize winning piece as an exposé on a recent murder at a local mental hospital,...
With a performance as smouldering as hot coals, Peter Breck plays investigative journalist Johnny Barrett, an ambitious and daring reporter with his eyes on a Pulitzer Prize. Johnny envisions his prize winning piece as an exposé on a recent murder at a local mental hospital,...
- 12/1/2011
- by Tom Day
- Obsessed with Film
Movies from the “golden age” of black and white films (approximately the 1930’s through the 1950’s) almost invariably contain well-written dialogue and strikingly subtle humor, making them a favorite among many fans of cinema. The horror movies of this more subtle period in film history are therefore of a cerebral nature, primarily relying on the viewer’s imagination to generate the true sense of horror that modern movies generate through more visual means. It is these oft-ignored horror movies that will be the focus of a series of articles detailing the reasons why true fans of horror movies should rediscover these films. King of the Zombies (Monogram Pictures, 1941) is the first movie in this series.
King of the Zombies made its debut during World War II. The entire world’s consciousness was focused on the war resulting in a wide range of movies with at least a passing reference to the global conflict.
King of the Zombies made its debut during World War II. The entire world’s consciousness was focused on the war resulting in a wide range of movies with at least a passing reference to the global conflict.
- 11/28/2011
- by Tim Rich
- Obsessed with Film
Editor's Note: This is the final entry in our Oscar Horrors miniseries. We really hope you enjoyed all 17 entries -- full index at the bottom of this post. Should we do it again next year? (Yes, there are more nominations afforded to the creepy-crawly films. The Oscars have been around for 84 years after all...) -Nathaniel
Here Lies... Ruth Gordon's Oscar-winning turn in Rosemary's Baby who drugged her competition and dragged them to hell in 1968.
Robert here, with a look back at one of Oscar's best Best Supporting Actress decisions. You probably already know that Ruth Gordon was a real Hollywood veteran when she won her Oscar for Rosemary's Baby, having been in the showbiz business ever since appearing as a picture baby in 1915 and taking a stage role as one of Peter Pan's lost boys. Even if you didn't know that, it's the sort of thing that seems right.
Here Lies... Ruth Gordon's Oscar-winning turn in Rosemary's Baby who drugged her competition and dragged them to hell in 1968.
Robert here, with a look back at one of Oscar's best Best Supporting Actress decisions. You probably already know that Ruth Gordon was a real Hollywood veteran when she won her Oscar for Rosemary's Baby, having been in the showbiz business ever since appearing as a picture baby in 1915 and taking a stage role as one of Peter Pan's lost boys. Even if you didn't know that, it's the sort of thing that seems right.
- 10/31/2011
- by Robert
- FilmExperience
Happy Halloween! This month Team Film Experience has been celebrating those rare Oscar nominations given to horror films. Here's a true oddity from Robert Gannon. This mini-series was his idea! Take it away, Robert.
Here lies...the original costume designs of The Swarm. Three time Oscar nominated costume designer Paul Zastupnevich earned his second nomination for the epic killer bee film from 1978. As silly as the film is, the costume design is no joke.
Zastupnevich designed very detailed costumes for the entire cast of the film. They fall into three broad categories. The first is military uniforms, including the imagined design for the killer bee response team in orange and white jumpsuits. The second is business attire, worn by a large cavalcade of performers and professionals woven throughout the running time of the film. The third is casual civillian wear, designed in an American-hued palette of various reds, whites, and blues.
Here lies...the original costume designs of The Swarm. Three time Oscar nominated costume designer Paul Zastupnevich earned his second nomination for the epic killer bee film from 1978. As silly as the film is, the costume design is no joke.
Zastupnevich designed very detailed costumes for the entire cast of the film. They fall into three broad categories. The first is military uniforms, including the imagined design for the killer bee response team in orange and white jumpsuits. The second is business attire, worn by a large cavalcade of performers and professionals woven throughout the running time of the film. The third is casual civillian wear, designed in an American-hued palette of various reds, whites, and blues.
- 10/31/2011
- by Robert G
- FilmExperience
In the daily Oscar Horrors series we're looking at those rare Oscar nominations for horror movies. Happy Halloween from Team Film Experience.
Here lies… Sissy Spacek’s Oscar for Best Actress in Carrie (1976). Carrie White may burn in hell (along with her ill-fated off-Broadway musical), but Sissy Spacek’s nomination remains a shining beacon of hope that genre fare from little-known actors don’t have to be relegated to, ahem, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Awards.
Can you conceive of it today? A 26-year-old actress, in one of her first major roles, portraying an introverted teenage high schooler with supernatural powers who kills the students at her senior prom. Sounds like fairly standard genre stuff, especially when coming from the minds of an up-and-coming writer (Stephen King was paid $2,500 for the book rights) and director (Brian De Palma). Yet somehow, it became one of the few...
Here lies… Sissy Spacek’s Oscar for Best Actress in Carrie (1976). Carrie White may burn in hell (along with her ill-fated off-Broadway musical), but Sissy Spacek’s nomination remains a shining beacon of hope that genre fare from little-known actors don’t have to be relegated to, ahem, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Awards.
Can you conceive of it today? A 26-year-old actress, in one of her first major roles, portraying an introverted teenage high schooler with supernatural powers who kills the students at her senior prom. Sounds like fairly standard genre stuff, especially when coming from the minds of an up-and-coming writer (Stephen King was paid $2,500 for the book rights) and director (Brian De Palma). Yet somehow, it became one of the few...
- 10/25/2011
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
In this series, Team Experience is looking at Oscar nominated or Oscar winning contributions from or related to the horror genre. In this episode, Robert Gannon -- who dreamt up this whole series for us! -- looks at a true oddity in Oscar history.
Here Lies...The original score of King of the Zombies (1941). There are a few interesting things to note about the Oscar nomination for a brief horror film (67 minutes!) that has not aged well. The least of which is that, music aside, it's not a particularly great or memorable film.
The year is 1942. Music is still a respected category at the Academy Awards. In an odd twist, 20 films are nominated for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture. Only at the 1945 ceremony were more films nominated in the category. At this point in Oscar history, there was no limit on the number of nominees. The nominated films simply met a quality threshold.
Here Lies...The original score of King of the Zombies (1941). There are a few interesting things to note about the Oscar nomination for a brief horror film (67 minutes!) that has not aged well. The least of which is that, music aside, it's not a particularly great or memorable film.
The year is 1942. Music is still a respected category at the Academy Awards. In an odd twist, 20 films are nominated for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture. Only at the 1945 ceremony were more films nominated in the category. At this point in Oscar history, there was no limit on the number of nominees. The nominated films simply met a quality threshold.
- 10/23/2011
- by Robert G
- FilmExperience
King of the zombies George A. Romero has apparently found his next big zombie movie, according to /Film. They report that Romero is looking to adapt Steven C. Schlozman’s book The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse, which follows a group of scientists as they perform autopsies on zombies after a zombie apocalypse. Romero was also interviewed by io9 where he revealed more on his next zombie flick:
This is Steve’s story, not mine. It’s more like The Andromeda Strain. It’s very tense and very medically correct. This guy’s a doctor, it’s all about being medically correct. I think about it like the first Hammer Frankenstein film, which was all about very graphic scenes of brains floating in blood and things like that. I want it to be perfectly accurate, almost shockingly so.
This is Steve’s story, not mine. It’s more like The Andromeda Strain. It’s very tense and very medically correct. This guy’s a doctor, it’s all about being medically correct. I think about it like the first Hammer Frankenstein film, which was all about very graphic scenes of brains floating in blood and things like that. I want it to be perfectly accurate, almost shockingly so.
- 10/21/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
King of the zombies George Romero is currently writing an adaptation of a 2011 book The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse written by Steven C.Schlozman. Schlozman’s novel shows that there’s still life left in the overworked zombie genre, and we're pretty sure he's happier than a dead-head with a mouthful of brains that Romero's adapting it. The novel is about a group of scientists perform autopsies on zombies after a zombie apocalypse, making startling discoveries. Romero said “I've...
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- 10/21/2011
- by Lorna Fisher
- TotalFilm
Video game movie tie-in’s have a difficult reputation to shake. Often produced cheaply and quickly to simply increase the profit and awareness of an upcoming movie, they are normally best avoided. Recent blockbusters like Iron Man 2 have followed this trend with lousy efforts, whilst consoles in the 80′s and 90′s were completely over-saturated with bad movie games. The awful Atari game based on Et was responsible for 1983′s video games crash, with the silly alien almost putting an abrupt end to the future of gaming.
In recent years, games based on movies are generally increasing in quality, with many developers putting care and attention into making something faithful to the film itself. In 2005 Rockstar brought us a brilliant beat-em-up based on The Warriors , while last years Toy Story 3 was a respectable and surprisingly deep game which even adults could enjoy.
Following our recent article on games which deserve...
In recent years, games based on movies are generally increasing in quality, with many developers putting care and attention into making something faithful to the film itself. In 2005 Rockstar brought us a brilliant beat-em-up based on The Warriors , while last years Toy Story 3 was a respectable and surprisingly deep game which even adults could enjoy.
Following our recent article on games which deserve...
- 8/10/2011
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
Zombie Feast Poster 2010Zombie Feast is an almost exclusively zombie themed horror film festival, which begins in Victoria, British Columbia today! This event will host several feature length films. Included are Left Film's Colin, the 1973 classic Crypt of the Living Dead, Silent Night, Zombie Night, where writer Wes Laurie has been interviewed (here) and Brain Dead also reviewed (here). Dozens of shorts will also participate over this three day festival including: "Night of the Living Dead Mexicans," "Bong of the Dead," director Thomas Newman has been interviewed (here), and "Dead Walkers." The full film schedule is below and horrorites are invited to attend beginning noon today (tix are only $5).
Friday, October 29th (Noon - 9pm)
Noon:
Crypt of the Living Dead (1973) :85 Julio Salvador, Ray Danton Classic Horror
1:30 Pm
Silent Night, Zombie Night :83 Sean Cain, Wes Laurie Velvet Hammer Films
3:00 Pm
"If We Wait Till Tomorrow" :...
Friday, October 29th (Noon - 9pm)
Noon:
Crypt of the Living Dead (1973) :85 Julio Salvador, Ray Danton Classic Horror
1:30 Pm
Silent Night, Zombie Night :83 Sean Cain, Wes Laurie Velvet Hammer Films
3:00 Pm
"If We Wait Till Tomorrow" :...
- 10/29/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
It’s that time of year again…
It’s October, which can only mean that AMC’s Fearfest is here and we at TVOvermind can be none the happier. Starting Monday, October 18th, AMC plans on celebrating the premiere of their original drama series, The Walking Dead, by having two weeks worth of horror films and behind the scenes bits about up and coming talent in the horror field. There will be over 60 films covering nearly three hundred hours of programming that will culminate the eagerly anticipated zombie drama that bows Halloween night (Sunday, October 31st) @ 10/9c.
Here’s AMC’s full press release of the Fearfest schedule:
AMC Fearfest Kicks Off The Countdown To The World Premeire Of “The Walking Dead”
AMC Fearfest Also Features: The 30th Anniversary of Friday the 13th and AMC Premieres of 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead and More
“Killer Conversations” with Directors Frank Darabont,...
It’s October, which can only mean that AMC’s Fearfest is here and we at TVOvermind can be none the happier. Starting Monday, October 18th, AMC plans on celebrating the premiere of their original drama series, The Walking Dead, by having two weeks worth of horror films and behind the scenes bits about up and coming talent in the horror field. There will be over 60 films covering nearly three hundred hours of programming that will culminate the eagerly anticipated zombie drama that bows Halloween night (Sunday, October 31st) @ 10/9c.
Here’s AMC’s full press release of the Fearfest schedule:
AMC Fearfest Kicks Off The Countdown To The World Premeire Of “The Walking Dead”
AMC Fearfest Also Features: The 30th Anniversary of Friday the 13th and AMC Premieres of 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead and More
“Killer Conversations” with Directors Frank Darabont,...
- 10/6/2010
- by Mark O. Estes
- TVovermind.com
This Halloween, AMC invites you to Never Leave Your House!
Leading up to the first episode of The Walking Dead TV show, AMC has announced the lineup for their annual Fearfest, which includes several classics and a couple horror movie-watching marathons. Fearfest starts Monday, October 18, and continues through Sunday, October 31, ending with the 90-minute pilot episode of The Walking Dead. Check out the lineup below.
AMC Fearfest's programming specials include:
AMC Premiere Events
Among a vast library of horror favorites, AMC Fearfest will present premieres of the following:
• House of Wax and debuting October 22, 10pm Et
• Dead Silence debuting October 23, 12 :30am Et
• 28 Days Later debuting October 24, 8pm Et
• Jeepers Creepers 2 debuting October 24, 10 :30pm Et
• Evil Dead II debuting October 30, 10pm Et
• Dawn of the Dead debuting October 31, 8pm Et
• From Dusk Till Dawn debuting October 31, 8pm Et
In addition to the AMC Premieres events, AMC Fearfest will...
Leading up to the first episode of The Walking Dead TV show, AMC has announced the lineup for their annual Fearfest, which includes several classics and a couple horror movie-watching marathons. Fearfest starts Monday, October 18, and continues through Sunday, October 31, ending with the 90-minute pilot episode of The Walking Dead. Check out the lineup below.
AMC Fearfest's programming specials include:
AMC Premiere Events
Among a vast library of horror favorites, AMC Fearfest will present premieres of the following:
• House of Wax and debuting October 22, 10pm Et
• Dead Silence debuting October 23, 12 :30am Et
• 28 Days Later debuting October 24, 8pm Et
• Jeepers Creepers 2 debuting October 24, 10 :30pm Et
• Evil Dead II debuting October 30, 10pm Et
• Dawn of the Dead debuting October 31, 8pm Et
• From Dusk Till Dawn debuting October 31, 8pm Et
In addition to the AMC Premieres events, AMC Fearfest will...
- 10/5/2010
- HugAZombie
What's that shambling over the curb toward the local theater? No, behind the vampires. Could it be a stampede of the undead about to take over Hollywood?
AMC's new drama series "The Walking Dead" debuts on Halloween, and more than a half-dozen zombie-related feature projects are on their way to theaters -- including Friday's "Resident Evil: Afterlife" -- or in development at the studios. With this many flesh-rotting grave-jumpers on tap, could zombies be making a run -- or, perhaps, a very slow, clumsy walk -- at the pop culture crown?
"Zombie movies, much like zombies, could become this horde that just marches across the world," said Rhett Reese, who co-wrote last year's breakout hit "Zombieland" with Paul Wernick.
The movie, TV and publishing industries have been feasting on vampires for material the past few years. But like every profitable trend, the obsession with bloodsuckers must eventually head back into...
AMC's new drama series "The Walking Dead" debuts on Halloween, and more than a half-dozen zombie-related feature projects are on their way to theaters -- including Friday's "Resident Evil: Afterlife" -- or in development at the studios. With this many flesh-rotting grave-jumpers on tap, could zombies be making a run -- or, perhaps, a very slow, clumsy walk -- at the pop culture crown?
"Zombie movies, much like zombies, could become this horde that just marches across the world," said Rhett Reese, who co-wrote last year's breakout hit "Zombieland" with Paul Wernick.
The movie, TV and publishing industries have been feasting on vampires for material the past few years. But like every profitable trend, the obsession with bloodsuckers must eventually head back into...
- 9/9/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What is up Tossers? Couple things on my mind…
I really wish Mr. George Romero would just stop. With the upcoming release of Survival of the Dead it is now 100% official that Grandpa George has flogged the Zombie genre to death (pun intended). I hate this, of course, as Grandpa George is the King of the Zombies. A few years ago when the Zombie film had a resurgence with Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake and every film studio in H-wood threw a couple of Undead Flicks into the pot I was happy to learn that Romero was getting into the game with Land of the Dead. Even though that movie disappointed it was forgivable. Then came Diary of the Dead and I started getting pissed. Save for a few well-executed Zom-Gore scenes, Diary was just about equivalent to the standard, sub-par, Direct-To- DVD crap that you find...
I really wish Mr. George Romero would just stop. With the upcoming release of Survival of the Dead it is now 100% official that Grandpa George has flogged the Zombie genre to death (pun intended). I hate this, of course, as Grandpa George is the King of the Zombies. A few years ago when the Zombie film had a resurgence with Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake and every film studio in H-wood threw a couple of Undead Flicks into the pot I was happy to learn that Romero was getting into the game with Land of the Dead. Even though that movie disappointed it was forgivable. Then came Diary of the Dead and I started getting pissed. Save for a few well-executed Zom-Gore scenes, Diary was just about equivalent to the standard, sub-par, Direct-To- DVD crap that you find...
- 3/23/2010
- by Monkey Toss TV
The vampire has been a key figure in folklore, literature, television and cinema. Its popularity, at present, has never been so high. It is easy to see the appeal: immortality and sex. Since death is the fate that awaits us all, a creature that we invent and imbue with an indeterminate lifespan, captivates the collective imagination like no other. Due to sexual liberalism and relaxed censorship of the 1960s, the erotic sensibilities inherent in the mythology were allowed to fruition in cinema. What once was implied, could now be shown in all its sexy glory (see the films of Jean Rollin). Gothic horror and romanticism may be the classic home of the vampire, but in cinema, they have found a new place to spread wider-reaching nightmares.
In recent times, the everlasting monster has been tamed. Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga saw them turn into something akin to vegetarians and teen heart-throbs,...
In recent times, the everlasting monster has been tamed. Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga saw them turn into something akin to vegetarians and teen heart-throbs,...
- 11/11/2009
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Starz Inside: Zombiemania, directed by Donna Davies and produced by Kimberlee Mctaggert (the team behind Pretty Bloody) premieres tomonight, Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 p.m. on Starz! This documentary is a fun look at the Zombie craze around the world.
Featuring clips from a vast library of Zombie films and Zombie experts, including the “grandfather of Zombie films” George A. Romero and best-selling author Max Brooks, it traces the evolution of the Zombie from its roots in African folklore and Haitian Voodoo to its current role as pop culture icon. Watch the trailer, and then watch tonight...
How do you kill a Zombie? How can you kill something if it’s already dead? We’ve been told to shoot them in the head or take a machete to the brain. Hey, whatever works. It beats being eaten alive, right? Starz Inside: Zombiemania (Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 p.m.) is a...
Featuring clips from a vast library of Zombie films and Zombie experts, including the “grandfather of Zombie films” George A. Romero and best-selling author Max Brooks, it traces the evolution of the Zombie from its roots in African folklore and Haitian Voodoo to its current role as pop culture icon. Watch the trailer, and then watch tonight...
How do you kill a Zombie? How can you kill something if it’s already dead? We’ve been told to shoot them in the head or take a machete to the brain. Hey, whatever works. It beats being eaten alive, right? Starz Inside: Zombiemania (Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 p.m.) is a...
- 10/13/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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